BA's Organizational Top 10 Prospects List Official Thread (ALL 30 TEAMS)

Jaypers · Jan 19, 2013

If you tell me you correctly predicted Ryu to be the Dodgers' #1 guy, you're a liar.

Or that Zach Lee would fall to #5.

I would have ranked Seager above Puig.

DODGERS
TOP TEN
PROSPECTS
1. Hyun-Jin Ryu, lhp
2. Yasiel Puig, of
3. Corey Seager, ss
4. Joc Pederson, of
5. Zach Lee, rhp
6. Chris Reed, lhp
7. Onelki Garcia, lhp
8. Paco Rodriguez, lhp
9. Matt Magill, rhp
10. Ross Stripling, rhp

BEST
TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Corey Seager
Best Power Hitter Yasiel Puig
Best Strike Zone Discipline Joc Pederson
Fastest Baserunner James Baldwin III
Best Athlete Yasiel Puig
Best Fastball Chris Withrow
Best Curveball Onelki Garcia
Best Slider Chris Reed
Best Changeup Zach Lee
Best Control Hyun-Jin Ryu
Best Defensive Catcher Tim Federowicz
Best Defensive Infielder Jesmuel Valentin
Best Infield Arm Jesmuel Valentin
Best Defensive OF Joc Pederson
Best Outfield Arm Yasiel Puig

PROJECTED 2016
LINEUP
Catcher Tim Federowicz
First Base Adrian Gonzalez
Second Base Jesmuel Valentin
Third Base Corey Seager
Shortstop Hanley Ramirez
Left Field Andre Ethier
Center Field Matt Kemp
Right Field Yasiel Puig
No. 1 Starter Clayton Kershaw
No. 2 Starter Zack Greinke
No. 3 Starter Hyun-Jin Ryu
No. 4 Starter Zach Lee
No. 5 Starter Chris Reed
Closer Kenley Jansen

Jaypers · Jan 19, 2013

Another surprise in my book. Even with the time off due to injury, Matt Eddy still ranked Kelly as their #1. For me, it would have been Gyorko.

No Joe Ross??? Zach Eflin? Travis Jankowski?

PADRES
TOP TEN
PROSPECTS
1. Casey Kelly, rhp
2. Max Fried, lhp
3. Jedd Gyorko, 3b/2b
4. Austin Hedges, c
5. Rymer Liriano, of
6. Matt Wisler, rhp
7. Cory Spangenberg, 2b
8. Joe Wieland, rhp
9. Adys Portillo, rhp
10. Robbie Erlin, lhp

BEST
TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Jedd Gyorko
Best Power Hitter Rymer Liriano
Best Strike Zone Discipline Jaff Decker
Fastest Baserunner Mallex Smith
Best Athlete Brian Adams
Best Fastball Adys Portillo
Best Curveball Max Fried
Best Slider Matt Wisler
Best Changeup Keyvius Sampson
Best Control Joe Wieland
Best Defensive Catcher Austin Hedges
Best Defensive Infielder Stephen Carmon
Best Infield Arm Edinson Rincon
Best Defensive OF Rico Noel
Best Outfield Arm Yeison Asencio

PROJECTED 2016
LINEUP
Catcher Yasmani Grandal
First Base Yonder Alonso
Second Base Cory Spangenberg
Third Base Chase Headley
Shortstop Jace Peterson
Left Field Jedd Gyorko
Center Field Cameron Maybin
Right Field Rymer Liriano
No. 1 Starter Casey Kelly
No. 2 Starter Max Fried
No. 3 Starter Cory Luebke
No. 4 Starter Matt Wisler
No. 5 Starter Joe Wieland
Closer Andrew Cashner

Jaypers · Jan 19, 2013

Scratching my head, trying to figure out why they're so low on Blackburn. Never got that.

Pretty bleak system overall.

GIANTS
TOP TEN
PROSPECTS
1. Kyle Crick, rhp
2. Joe Panik, ss
3. Chris Stratton, rhp
4. Gary Brown, of
5. Mike Kickham, lhp
6. Clayton Blackburn, rhp
7. Heath Hembree, rhp
8. Francisco Peguero, of
9. Roger Kieschnick, of
10. Adalberto Mejia, lhp

BEST
TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Joe Panik
Best Power Hitter Adam Duvall
Best Strike Zone Discipline Joe Panik
Fastest Baserunner Gary Brown
Best Athlete Gary Brown
Best Fastball Kyle Crick
Best Curveball Chris Marlowe
Best Slider Mike Kickham
Best Changeup Chris Heston
Best Control Clayton Blackburn
Best Defensive Catcher Jeff Arnold
Best Defensive Infielder Ehire Adrianza
Best Infield Arm Chris Dominguez
Best Defensive OF Gary Brown
Best Outfield Arm Francisco Peguero

PROJECTED 2016
LINEUP
Catcher Buster Posey
First Base Brandon Belt
Second Base Joe Panik
Third Base Pablo Sandoval
Shortstop Brandon Crawford
Left Field Angel Pagan
Center Field Gary Brown
Right Field Hunter Pence
No. 1 Starter Matt Cain
No. 2 Starter Madison Bumgarner
No. 3 Starter Kyle Crick
No. 4 Starter Tim Lincecum
No. 5 Starter Chris Stratton
Closer Heath Hembree

That's all 30 teams' top 10 lists. You can find #s 11-30 in the Prospect Handbook, which is supposed to ship next week. When I receive mine, I'll start up a new thread (if someone else hasn't already), in which you can ask me where your favorite guys ranked.

padremurph · Jan 19, 2013

BA's Organizational Top 10 Prospects List Official Thread(DBacks, Rox, Dodgers, Padres, Giants)

Interesting top 5 for the Padres. Surprised to see Rymer at 5. Padres do need a big year out of Kelly. Surprised as well to see no Joe Ross, and Span is still pretty high after a bad year.

PadresFan86 · Jan 19, 2013

Padres

Who would you best compare Hedges to if he were to reach his ceiling? There is some talk that Gyorko will be the starting second baseman this season. I don't see how Cashner is projected to be the future closer.

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Jaypers · Jan 19, 2013

PadresFan86 said:
Who would you best compare Hedges to if he were to reach his ceiling?

If he develops more pop, I could see him in the same sentence as d'Arnaud.

padremurph · Jan 19, 2013

BA's Organizational Top 10 Prospects List Official Thread(DBacks, Rox, Dodgers, Padres, Giants)

Jaypers said:
If he develops more pop, I could see him in the same sentence as d'Arnaud.

I sure hope so, I have a decent stash going. Hope he puts up big power numbers in the Cal league this coming year.

SydBarrett · Jan 19, 2013

Corey Seager @ 3 for Los Angeles means I definitely will not be able to pick up his stuff, dammit.

Gary Brown at number 4 for San Francisco is surprising.

Jaypers · Jan 20, 2013

Bump, ICYMI.

jtrinaldi · Jan 20, 2013

Jaypers said:
If he develops more pop, I could see him in the same sentence as d'Arnaud.

Jason Parks was on twitter a few weeks ago saying that Hedges has the chance to become an All Star catcher. Keith Law said that he is in his top 25. After seeing Hedges play, he should be the Padres top Prospect.

padremurph · Jan 20, 2013

BA's Organizational Top 10 Prospects List Official Thread(DBacks, Rox, Dodgers, Padres, Giants)

jtrinaldi said:
Jason Parks was on twitter a few weeks ago saying that Hedges has the chance to become an All Star catcher. Keith Law said that he is in his top 25. After seeing Hedges play, he should be the Padres top Prospect.

Yea, I thought he would be higher on BAs list but the Padres top five seems to be a shuffle.

Jaypers · Jan 21, 2013

DBacks' chat for subscribers at 1pm EST today.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/chat/?1358779399

darkman · Jan 21, 2013

anything of interest said about Matt Davidson, JP?

Jaypers · Jan 21, 2013

darkman said:
anything of interest said about Matt Davidson, JP?

In the chat, someone asked how much more seasoning does Matt Davidson need at AAA before he gets a call up.

Bill Mitchell's answer: Close to a full season at Triple-A would serve Davidson well, but I could see him being ready, or close to ready, after a few months in Reno. However, be cautious when looking at his Triple-A stats because Reno is an extreme hitter's environment.

darkman · Jan 21, 2013

okay, so expect big things from Davidson short term! thats an investing tip!

Jaypers · Jan 22, 2013

Rockies' top 10 list went up on their site a day earlier than expected. Chat at 1pm EST for subscribers.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/chat/?1358868810

Jaypers · Jan 28, 2013

Live Padres chat for subscribers at 2pm EST.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/chat/?1359387367

padremurph · Jan 28, 2013

BA's Organizational Top 10 Prospects List Official Thread(ALL 30 TEAMS)

JP, anything said about Hedges? What's your take? Top 20 next year? Thanks.

Jaypers · Jan 28, 2013

padremurph said:
JP, anything said about Hedges? What's your take? Top 20 next year? Thanks.

Matt Eddy answered a Hedges question I had.

@Jaypers413 (IL): Does Hedges possess the defensive skills to surpass other above-average catchers such as Travis d'Arnaud and A.J. Jimenez, in time?

Matthew Eddy: I believe the answer to be yes, and I think Hedges is the best catching prospect in the low minors. The defense/throwing arm really separates him from backstops like Gary Sanchez or Will Swanner.

As for your other questions, if his bat turns out to be as good as his backstop skills, I don't see why he can't rank that high next year.

padremurph · Jan 28, 2013

Thanks for the response, much appreciated.

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