Top 100 Prospects for 2012

[Chrispy]

http://www.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2012/

[Warner2BruceTD]

How many will be busts?

Somebody dig up the a Top 100 from 15 years ago.

[Leftwich]

2 Orioles prospects in the top 100 and both years out... damn it.

[Guest]

2 Orioles prospects in the top 100 and both years out... damn it.

You expected better? Not to mention BA did a ranking after the winter meetings, and one of our top 10 came from the Cubs in the Rule 5 draft.

[Swarley]

I think I spotted 4 Sox specs in there, Middlebrooks, Brentz, Bogaerts, and Lavarnway. Also 2 in the top 50 that we traded away last year for Gonzo in Kelly and Rizzo.

[Sigona]

How many will be busts?

Somebody dig up the a Top 100 from 15 years ago.

 

1. Andruw Jones, of, Braves
2. Vladimir Guerrero, of, Expos
3. Kerry Wood, rhp, Cubs
4. Matt White, rhp, Devil Rays
5. Travis Lee, 1b, Diamondbacks
6. Miguel Tejeda, ss, Athletics
7. Todd Walker, 3b, Twins
8. Kris Benson, rhp, Pirates
9. Ruben Rivera, of, Yankees
10. Nomar Garciaparra, ss, Red Sox
11. Paul Konerko, 1b, Dodgers
12. Jose Cruz Jr., of, Mariners
13. Scott Rolen, 3b, Phillies
14. Bartolo Colon, rhp, Indians
15. Derrek Lee, 1b, Padres
16. Todd Helton, 1b, Rockies
17. Carl Pavano, rhp, Red Sox
18. Ben Grieve, of, Athletics
19. Richard Hidalgo, of, Astros
20. Karim Garcia, of, Dodgers
21. Chad Hermansen, ss, Pirates
22. Jaret Wright, rhp, Indians
23. Roy Halladay, rhp, Blue Jays
24. Jose Guillen, of, Pirates
25. Matt Morris, rhp, Cardinals
26. Aramis Ramirez, 3b, Pirates
27. Carlos Guillen, ss, Astros
28. Chris Carpenter, rhp, Blue Jays
29. Dmitri Young, 1b, Cardinals
30. Adrian Beltre, 3b, Dodgers
31. Mike Cameron, of, White Sox
32. Braden Looper, rhp, Cardinals
33. Neifi Perez, ss, Rockies
34. Jay Payton, of, Mets
35. Mike Drumright, rhp, Tigers
36. Juan Melo, ss, Padres
37. Eli Marrero, c, Cardinals
38. Bob Abreu, of, Astros
39. Kevin McGlinchy, rhp, Braves
40. Jackson Melian, of, Yankees
41. John Patterson, rhp, Diamondbacks
42. Kevin Orie, 3b, Cubs
43. Felix Heredia, lhp, Marlins
44. Brian Rose, rhp, Red Sox
45. Joe Fontenot, rhp, Giants
46. Chris Reitsma, rhp, Red Sox
47. Willie Martinez, rhp, Indians
48. Ron Wright, 1b, Pirates
49. Wilton Guerrero, 2b, Dodgers
50. Hiram Bocachica, ss, Expos
51. Donnie Sadler, 2b, Red Sox
52. Valerio de los Santos, lhp, Brewers
53. Eric Chavez, 3b, Athletics
54. Alex Gonzalez, ss, Marlins
55. Seth Greisinger, rhp, Tigers
56. Jim Pittsley, rhp, Royals
57. Shannon Stewart, of, Blue Jays
58. Derrick Gibson, of, Rockies
59. Ben Davis, c, Padres
60. Jeff Suppan, rhp, Red Sox
61. Dan Kolb, rhp, Rangers
62. Ben Petrick, c, Rockies
63. Terrence Long, of, Mets
64. Rafael Medina, rhp, Yankees
65. Brad Fullmer, 1b, Expos
66. Jarrod Washburn, lhp, Angels
67. Kelvim Escobar, rhp, Blue Jays
68. Manuel Aybar, rhp, Cardinals
69. Abraham Nunez, ss, Pirates
70. Luis Rivas, ss, Twins
71. Edgard Velasquez, of, Rockies
72. Pat Cline, c, Cubs
73. Enrique Wilson, ss, Indians
74. Billy Koch, rhp, Blue Jays
75. Jake Westbrook, rhp, Rockies
76. Vladimir Nunez, rhp, Diamondbacks
77. Mark Kotsay, of, Marlins
78. Geoff Jenkins, of, Brewers
79. Torii Hunter, of, Twins
80. Jeff Abbott, of, White Sox
81. Aaron Boone, 3b, Reds
82. Bobby Seay, lhp, Devil Rays
83. Bruce Chen, lhp, Braves
84. Brett Tomko, rhp, Reds
85. Katsuhiro Maeda, rhp, Yankees
86. Wes Helms, 3b, Braves
87. Russ Branyan, 3b, Indians
88. Jimmy Anderson, lhp, Pirates
89. Glendon Rusch, lhp, Royals
90. Todd Dunwoody, of, Marlins
91. Brad Rigby, rhp, Athletics
92. Dante Powell, of, Giants
93. Carlos Beltran, of, Royals
94. George Lombard, of, Braves
95. Onan Masaoka, lhp, Dodgers
96. Nerio Rodriguez, rhp, Orioles
97. Bobby Estalella, c, Phillies
98. Sidney Ponson, rhp, Orioles
99. Chad Green, of, Brewers
100. Livan Hernandez, rhp, Marlins

NOMAH! Was ten.

[Warner2BruceTD]

So around the #35 mark you start to see names that you probably don't recognize, sprinkled with guys who at least had respectable careers, and a star or two.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Wow, look at this scouting report on Mark Kotsay...

Projects as painfully average in every way...the prime definition of 'just a guy'...Speed: mediocre....Power: mediocre...Glove: mediocre...Arm: mediocre...ugly girlfriend, so he lacks self confidence...15 years, 15 WAR...

[Hasselbeck]

Matt Moore =

I just hope they move Shields and Upton before it's too late.

[EmpireWF]

Mets

#90 - RHP Jeurys Familia
#38 - RHP Matt Harvey
#28 - RHP Zach Wheeler


UPDATE: Oops, Wheeler IS there.

[Chrispy]

They still Montero listed as a yankee

#12 Manny Banuelos
#41 Dellin Betances
#53 Gary Sanchez
#73 Mason Williams

[GoRedRocket]

Bauer, Bradley and Skaggs for AZ. Hoping to see a badass rotation in Arizona within the next 2-3 years.

[Obst]

May, Cosart, Biddle and Colvin. Not bad.

[Woy]

[Guest]

LOL at the 15 year old list. Nerio Rodriguez is the only Oriole on there......at the very least, that was from Gillick cleaning the house to form a competitive team.