Top 100 Prospects for 2012

[NAHSTE]

I don't feel Andrelton Simmons is as good as some think he is. Had a really good year with the bat but that was his biggest question mark going in. He's got a plus plus arm and is really athletic, but I doubt he can sustains his high contact rate. Last year he posted a lower walk rate and a higher strike out rate than in his first professional season, but a .343 BABIP helped him hit thirty points higher.

Still might end up being a solid regular but I can't ever see him being much more than that. Basically, he's exactly like the other shortstops in the Braves system, including Pastornicky. Betancourt is as intriguing a player as we have thanks to his tools, but there are questions about his bat (unless you trust numbers from the Arizona Fall League).

[BiggaAdams]

mariners
#13 Montero
#16 hultzon
#18 Walker
#77 Paxton

[FirstTimer]

 

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.

Who is #20?

[FirstTimer]

mariners
#13 Montero
#16 hultzon
#18 Walker
#77 Paxton

Love James Paxton. I think the dude can be a stud.




Cubs:
#33 Brett Jackson
#37 Anthony Rizzo
#62 Javier Baez

[BiggaAdams]

Love James Paxton. I think the dude can be a stud.




Cubs:
#33 Brett Jackson
#37 Anthony Rizzo
#62 Javier Baez

Me too. He's got some good stuff!

[GangstaE]

Cant believe bettances is making it, we played together for a few years in youth service and played against each other a few times in high school when he was on grand street campus. Of course he beat us but he wasn't so far ahead of us in terms of pitching skill. He did buy tickets for his first game last year and I'm proud he worked out the kinks to make it. Hopefully he makes us Yankee fans happy and makes us youth service vets proud.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

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.

I would hypothesize that a baseball Top 100 prospects has more contributors and guys with at least one post-rookie deal contract than the NFL Top 100 prospects.

Just a hypothesis.

Maybe some bum like NAHSTE can do the leg work on that one and get back to me.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

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

Incredibly accurate.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Of the Top 20 of the 2012 list...

Matt Moore, Bryce Harper, Shelby Miller, Manny Machado, Trevor Bauer, and Jesus Montero I think will be the best of that Top 20 bunch.

Of the 26-50, I like Pomeranz, Jackson, Rendon, Rizzo, Alonso, Singleton the most.

[Primetime]

Of the Top 20 of the 2012 list...

Matt Moore, Bryce Harper, Shelby Miller, Manny Machado, Trevor Bauer, and Jesus Montero I think will be the best of that Top 20 bunch.

Of the 26-50, I like Pomeranz, Jackson, Rendon, Rizzo, Alonso, Singleton the most.

[NAHSTE]

^ Pedro 2.0

[Leftwich]

Of the Top 20 of the 2012 list...

Matt Moore, Bryce Harper, Shelby Miller, Manny Machado, Trevor Bauer, and Jesus Montero I think will be the best of that Top 20 bunch.

Of the 26-50, I like Pomeranz, Jackson, Rendon, Rizzo, Alonso, Singleton the most.

I disagree. Maybe its me being a homer but i see Machado being the top of the bunch. All of them will be great in their own regard but Machado to me has IT.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I disagree. Maybe its me being a homer but i see Machado being the top of the bunch. All of them will be great in their own regard but Machado to me has IT.

Bruh bruh...the collective was the best of the Top 20...not just Montero. The whole group were the guys I cherry picked from the Top 20 that I liked.

And, I think Harper will be the absolute best of the bunch.

[Leftwich]

Bruh bruh...the collective was the best of the Top 20...not just Montero. The whole group were the guys I cherry picked from the Top 20 that I liked.

And, I think Harper will be the absolute best of the bunch.

I do hope he is the best for my fantasy teams sake.

[NAHSTE]

And, I think Harper will be the absolute best of the bunch.

(points at sig)