July 12, 200917 yr BA put out its Top 25 Midseason Players list the other day, but it's exclusive to paid subscribers. If anyone can post this, that would be a big help.
July 12, 200917 yr This is free: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=5456 Midseason Top 25 Prospects Posted Jul. 9, 2009 10:59 am by J.J. Cooper Filed under: Prospect Rankings While subscribers can see a more in-depth look at the top 25 prospects and will get a listing of the organizations who have improved their stock and which teams have slipped, we do want everyone to be able to see the listing of the Top 25 Prospects at the midseason. So here it is. And let us know what you think of the list by leaving comments. Top 25 Prospects 1. Jason Heyward, of, Braves 2. Mike Stanton, of, Marlins 3. Jesus Montero, c, Yankees 4. Justin Smoak, 1b, Rangers 5. Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants 6. Buster Posey, c, Giants 7. Carlos Santana, c, Indians 8. Chris Tillman, rhp, Orioles 9. Brian Matusz, lhp, Orioles 10. Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins 11. Freddie Freeman, 1b, Braves 12. Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks 13. Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers 14. Alcides Escobar, ss, Brewers 15. Yonder Alonso, 1b, Reds 16. Wade Davis, rhp, Rays 17. Dominic Brown, of, Phillies 18. Desmond Jennings, of, Rays 19. Jason Castro, c, Astros 20. Tim Beckham, ss, Rays 21. Brett Wallace, 3b, Cardinals 22. Matt LaPorta, 1b/of, Indians 23. Michael Taylor, of, Phillies 24. Kyle Drabek, rhp, Phillies 25. Michael Saunders, of, Mariners
July 13, 200917 yr I'm a little surprised to see Morrison at 10 just because players don't usually jump ahead in the rankings after missing sigificant time with injury. That just shows how much the scouts think of him.
July 13, 200917 yr Author Wow, pretty surprised that Stanton is #2 and Morrison is #10. Not surprised that Heyward is #1, that kid is a beast. I've watched him at lot the last two years over at Disney during ST.
July 13, 200917 yr That list and looking at the stats makes me even more pissed that we didn't get Buster Posey. I knew when I watched him as FSU that he would be a star in the making, and I honestly had no idea who Skipworth was when we drafted him. Seeing the difference in play just further fills my anger over the Giants taking the pick I wanted
July 24, 200917 yr That list and looking at the stats makes me even more pissed that we didn't get Buster Posey. I knew when I watched him as FSU that he would be a star in the making, and I honestly had no idea who Skipworth was when we drafted him. Seeing the difference in play just further fills my anger over the Giants taking the pick I wanted The Marlins wanted Posey because he was a college catcher, and near MLB-ready. They were kind of stuck with Skipworth when Posey was chosen just ahead of our draft position. On another note, it looks like Stanton is adjusting to Double-A nicely after a rocky start, and Morrison continues to improve in Jax as well (his BB/K ratio is insane right now).
July 27, 200917 yr Posey got a lot more money than Skipworth. It's doubtful they would have drafted him to commit that kind of cash. Maybe in 2 years from now.
July 27, 200917 yr Don't know how Heyward is ahead of Montero. Pre-season BA had Heyward at 5 and Montero at 38, the top 4 are in the majors now, so they probably just slid him into the #1 spot. He has been having a great season so I'm not surprised. But your right, he's not a Catcher.
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