Baseball America released it's top 100 prospect list today and Jesus Montero represented the Yankees at #4 overall, coming in behind Jason Heyward, Stephen Strasburg and Mike Stanton. While the Yankees only had two prospects crack the Top 100 (Montero and Austin Romine at #86), the Yankees farm system was well represented by two prospects the Yanks dealt during the offseason, Arodys Vizcaino at #69 and Austin Jackson at #76.
The Red Sox had Ryan Westmoreland and Casey Kelly crack the top 25, coming in at #21 and #24 respectively. Josh Reddick came in at #75 and Lars Anderson is still grasping at a top 100 spot at #87 after a year in which he saw huge dropoffs in every major offensive category.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
BA Top 100 Released
Baseball America released their Top 100 prospect list for the 2009 season and both the Yankees and the Red Sox have three members among the 100 best in the minors.
Sox first baseman Lars Anderson ranks the highest among both the Yankees and the Red Sox minor leaguers coming in at number 17 but it's a long drop to the next Sox prospect, Michael Bowden, who comes in and number 83 and then Daniel Bard at number 98.
The three Yankees on the list are Austin Jackson and Jesus Montero at 36 and 38 respectively and Andrew Brackman who moved up eight spots from last season to 92 on this year's list.
I think those rankings are pretty fair for all the talent involved though, I think Montero ends up getting a raw deal because nobody ever expects him to still be a catcher by the time he makes it to the bigs. That assumption usually costs him a few spots on everyone's prospect list but his bat is huge if he stays behind the plate. Mike Piazza huge.
Most of the top 100 stuff is free on the Baseball America site, so if you're into following the young guys at all then you should definitely check it out.
Sox first baseman Lars Anderson ranks the highest among both the Yankees and the Red Sox minor leaguers coming in at number 17 but it's a long drop to the next Sox prospect, Michael Bowden, who comes in and number 83 and then Daniel Bard at number 98.
The three Yankees on the list are Austin Jackson and Jesus Montero at 36 and 38 respectively and Andrew Brackman who moved up eight spots from last season to 92 on this year's list.
I think those rankings are pretty fair for all the talent involved though, I think Montero ends up getting a raw deal because nobody ever expects him to still be a catcher by the time he makes it to the bigs. That assumption usually costs him a few spots on everyone's prospect list but his bat is huge if he stays behind the plate. Mike Piazza huge.
Most of the top 100 stuff is free on the Baseball America site, so if you're into following the young guys at all then you should definitely check it out.
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