The first benefit for you of our new partnership with Project Prospect is that we are able to bring you their positional top prospect lists, as well as some of their articles and analysis as we wrap up this season and begin evaluating the top prospects. I want to once again thank Adam and his team for this content. Also make sure that you are following me @firstinning for the latest updates on insights from our trip to the Arizona Fall League.
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | Org | Lvl | |||||||
| 1 | Justin Smoak | 1B | 23.3 | TEX | AAA | |||||||
| Good all-around bat & likely MLB regular; missed most of June (strained oblique) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Yonder Alonso | 1B | 23.0 | CIN | AA | |||||||
| Not far behind Smoak; elite LD hitter who walks + has pop; broke hamate in ‘09 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Logan Morrison | 1B | 22.6 | FLA | AA | |||||||
| Missed 4/11-6/8 with wrist fracture; no major weaknesses– power potential? | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Chris Carter | 1B/OF | 23.3 | OAK | AAA | |||||||
| Stiff defender has powerful LD stroke; can struggle w/ contact — swing has holes | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Freddie Freeman | 1B | 20.6 | ATL | AA | |||||||
| Youngin’ w/ promising future — great contact hitter; hand injury ended year on 8/22 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ryan Strieby | 1B/OF | 24.7 | DET | AA | |||||||
| Awesome power considering ‘08-’09 wrist injuries; low contact rate slight concern | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ike Davis | 1B | 23.0 | NYM | AA | |||||||
| Strong pro debut; contact is a concern; was among our favorite ‘08 draft “sleepers” | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Brandon Snyder | 1B/3B | 23.4 | BAL | AAA | |||||||
| Poor AAA stint after studly half season in AA — power vanished; ‘05 1st-rounder | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 20.7 | BOS | A+ | |||||||
| Sported 30% line-drive rate in 229 A+ PA; he’s polished and ready for a breakout | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | 20.4 | KC | A+ | |||||||
| Vision problem may have contributed to ‘09 struggles; high ceiling but low floor | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Brandon Allen | 1B | 24.1 | ARI | MLB | |||||||
| From solid AA bat to PCL HR machine to MLB K-king — 40 Ks over 116 MLB PA | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Lars Anderson | 1B | 22.5 | BOS | AA | |||||||
| Bad back may have contributed to nose-dive in AA; should he get a mulligan? | ||||||||||||
| 13 | David Cooper | 1B | 23.1 | TOR | AA | |||||||
| Solid pro debut for likely big leaguer, but his power won’t be above-average | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Chris Parmelee | 1B/RF | 22.1 | MIN | A+ | |||||||
| Finally made contact strides — power took a hit; polished bat should keep movin’ | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Chris Marrero | 1B | 21.8 | WAS | AA | |||||||
| Promoted to AA after over 1,000 A+ PA; solid skill set and young for high minors | ||||||||||||
| * Ages are as of 4/1/10; Lvl is the highest the player has reached; Our rankings put a lot of weight into floor as well as ceiling | ||||||||||||
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