Jason Kipnis received the most votes with 4. Jon Singleton recieved 3, Zach Wheeler got 2 votes, Chris Dwyer, Matt Davidson and Alex White each recieved 1.
I'm shocked Jon Singleton isn't getting more love, but I'm only posting results.
Here's where we stand:
1. Stephen Strasburg, RHP, WSH
2. Mike Trout, OF, LAA
3. Wil Myers, OF, KC
4. Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA
5. Shelby Miller, RHP, STL
6. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF
7. Mike Leake, RHP, CIN
8. Kyle Gibson, RHP, MIN
9. Mike Minor, LHP, ATL
10. Jacob Turner, RHP, DET
11. Nick Franklin, SS, SEA
12. Tony Sanchez, C, PIT
13. Brett Jackson, OF, CHC
14. Tyler Matzek, LHP, COL
15. Tyler Skaggs, LHP, ARI
16. Grant Green, SS, OAK
17. Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE
Others to think about:
(stats from Baseball America)
Zack Wheeler- Had a rough start to the season but showed why he was drafted where he was.
| Club (League) | Class | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BB/9 | SO/9 | WHIP | STK% | G/F |
| Augusta (SAL) | LoA | 3 | 3 | 3.99 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 38 | 70 | 5.83 | 10.74 | 1.45 | — | 3.17 |
Drew Storen - The set-up man for the Nats this season.
| Club (League) | Class | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BB/9 | SO/9 | WHIP | STK% | G/F |
| Harrisburg (EL) | AA | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.96 | 10.61 | 0.64 | — | 1.60 |
| Syracuse (IL) | AAA | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.45 | 4.91 | 1.23 | 69% | 1.13 |
| Washington (NL) | MAJ | 4 | 4 | 3.58 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55.1 | 48 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 52 | 3.58 | 8.46 | 1.27 | 63% | 1.00 |
Alex White - Did well in High A but not as well in AA.
| Club (League) | Class | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BB/9 | SO/9 | WHIP | STK% | G/F |
| Kinston (CAR) | HiA | 2 | 3 | 2.86 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 3.89 | 8.39 | 1.16 | — | 1.86 |
| Akron (EL) | AA | 8 | 7 | 2.28 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 106.2 | 91 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 76 | 2.28 | 6.41 | 1.11 | — | 2.58 |
Jonathan Singleton - 1B last year but he will likely be a LF in the future due to Ryan Howard locked up in Philly.
| Club (League) | Class | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SH | SF | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Lakewood (SAL) | LoA | .290 | 104 | 376 | 64 | 109 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 62 | 74 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .393 | .479 | .872 |
Nolan Arenado - He is just scratching the surface of his power.
| Club (League) | Class | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SH | SF | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Asheville (SAL) | LoA | .308 | 92 | 373 | 45 | 115 | 41 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 19 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .338 | .520 | .858 |
Matt Davidson - Had a similar year to Arenado but with many more strikeouts.
| Club (League) | Class | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SH | SF | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| South Bend (MWL) | LoA | .289 | 113 | 415 | 58 | 120 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 79 | 43 | 109 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .371 | .504 | .875 |
| Visalia (CAL) | HiA | .169 | 21 | 71 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 | .268 | .566 |
Bobby Borchering - One of the best high school hitters in the class showed potential this year.
| Club (League) | Class | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SH | SF | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| South Bend (MWL) | LoA | .270 | 135 | 523 | 74 | 141 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 74 | 54 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .341 | .423 | .764 |
Billy Hamilton- Bold prediction: could steal 100 bases this season.
| Club (League) | Class | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SH | SF | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Billings (PIO) | R | .318 | 69 | 283 | 61 | 90 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 56 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .383 | .456 | .839 |
Tanner Scheppers - MLB ready relief arm can hit upper 90's routinely. Has injury history.
| Club (League) | Class | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BB/9 | SO/9 | WHIP | STK% | G/F |
| Frisco (TL) | AA | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0.00 | 15.55 | 0.27 | 68% | 0.83 |
| Oklahoma City (PCL) | AAA | 1 | 3 | 5.48 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 69.0 | 82 | 45 | 42 | 5 | 30 | 71 | 3.91 | 9.26 | 1.62 | 62% | 1.22 |
Donovan Tate - Athlete who has shown no baseball skill yet.
| Club (League) | Class | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SH | SF | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Padres (AZL) | R | .222 | 25 | 90 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .336 | .344 | .680 |
Matt Hobgood - Big Righty hasn't shown a reason to be drafted as highly as he was.
| Club (League) | Class | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | BB/9 | SO/9 | WHIP | STK% | G/F |
| Delmarva (SAL) | LoA | 3 | 7 | 4.40 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 90 | 56 | 46 | 6 | 38 | 59 | 3.64 | 5.65 | 1.36 | — | 2.53 |
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