MT/UM Top 50 Prospects, June

Rank Player Position Team Prvs Rank Notes
1 Jay Bruce CF CIN 1 Impressive in his MLB debut
2 Colby Rasmus CF STL 3 Still not concerned about production
3 Clayton Kershaw SP LAD 6 Deserved the promotion, just needs to build durability
4 Joba Chamberlain SP NYY 5 Transition to rotation should prove easy
5 Matt LaPorta LF MIL 10 Leading Double-A in HR (13) & absolutely raking
6 Matt Wieters C BAL 17 Needs to be bumped up to Double-A
7 David Price SP TBR 9 Hard to imagine he would rank behind two of his draft-mates
8 Andrew McCutchen CF PIT 15 Toolsy McCutchen should get some MLB Abs this year
9 Andy LaRoche 3B LAD 11 On fire in Triple-A. Needs a fair shake at LAD 3B job
10 Travis Snider OF/DH TOR 19 Improving at Double-A, but fanning way too often
11 Jeff Clement C SEA 13 Looks more and more like a C/1B/DH split is in his future
12 Cameron Maybin CF FLA 12 Still not concerned about production
13 Brandon Wood 3B ANA 14 Same concerns as always, Wood needs consistent MLB Abs
14 Rick Porcello SP DET 21 18 in A+ & succeeding
15 Jacob McGee SP TBR 8 It’s time for McGee to see Durham
16 Mat Gamel 3B MIL 46 Improved defense & an incredible offensive year
17 Chris Marrero 1B WAS 20 Struggling offensively but still has vast potential
18 Carlos Gonzalez OF OAK 22 He’s in the show now & just needs to show what he’s done all along
19 Homer Bailey SP CIN 16 Command is improving
20 Jarrod Parker SP ARI 24 Doing very well in the Midwest League
21 Justin Masterson SP BOS 27 Continues to do exactly what he’s done all along
22 Max Scherzer SP ARI 28 Pitching well in the bigs, adjusting to the bullpen
23 Jason Heyward OF ATL 29 Having one of the best debuts of ‘07 HS Draftees
24 Nick Adenhart SP ANA 25 Still hanging in there
25 Mike Moustakas SS KCR 30 Really turned it on in May
26 Craig Italiano SP OAK NR No pitcher has been as dominant as Italiano
27 Trevor Cahill SP OAK 35 83 Ks in 68.2 innings & only 20 walks.
28 Madison Bumgarner SP SFG NR Tearing through low-A
29 Ross Detwiler SP WAS 37 Struggling but has a very high BABIP
30 Michael Bowden SP BOS NR Ready for a promotion & another challenge
31 Wade Davis SP TBR 18 Struggling in many facets of his game right now
32 Lars Anderson 1B BOS 32 As last time, would like to see more considering he’s at Lancaster
33 Will Inman SP SDP 40 Continues to do what I expected him to do last year
34 Jordan Shafer CF ATL 38 Waiting to see him back in action
35 Desmond Jennings CF TBR 39 See above
36 Jed Lowrie SS BOS 41 Doing better after poor start
37 Chris Davis 1B TEX NR He needs to be given some MLB ABs, ASAP
38 Josh Vitters 3B CHC 34 XST/Injury have not really changed things
39 Fernando Martinez OF NYM 44 Showing more power this time around
40 Brett Anderson SP OAK 36 Struggles aren’t completely unexpected
41 Michael Burgess OF WAS 43 Fans too much, average is down, but power is up
42 Max Ramirez C TEX NR He’s crushing the ball, only question is defense
43 Wladimir Balentien OF SEA 31 Struggling in the bigs
44 Jaime Garcia SP STL NR He probably will need to pitch in St. Louis this month
45 Gio Gonzalez SP OAK 33 Struggles aren’t completely unexpected
46 Phillipe Aumont SP SEA NR Pitching well in the MWL
47 Angel Villalona 3B SFG 50 As always, the talent is there, production is not
48 Daniel Bard RP BOS NR Move to the bullpen has been huge for Bard
49 Reid Brignac SS TBR 49 May be some MLB ABs soon, not good for TB fans
50 Neftali Feliz SP TEX NR Dominating fastball & good stats

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