Top 100 Prospects in The Bigs - Season 2

TOP 100 Prospects In The Bigs

Starting pitching in the minors does not look short in the Bigs for Season 2. Forty-one of the top 106 prospects in the league were starting pitchers with another 12 at the closer position. Over 40% of the top 105 were at the AAA level and you can see the breakdown in the table below. It was Monterrey that claimed the most spots in the list with 7 followed by Durham, Ottawa, Salt Lake City, Toledo and Trenton with 6 . I have included a mini statline which has the key ratings in judging a player. I also took into account the most under-rated rating in HBD, durability. Baserunning and speed also increased the players rating slightly. If the health was below 55 or so there was a slight decrease in the players' rating as well. Makeup also played a minor role. Good/great defense also made a significant difference.

LEVEL	COUNT
AAA	43
AA	22
HI-A	19
LO-A	15
R	7

ABREV:	MEANING
c	contact
p	power
i	batting eye
s	stamina
++++	> 90 pitch rating
+++	70-89 pitch rating
++	55-69 pitch rating
+	40-54 pitch rating
glove	overall defense

POS	COUNT
SP	41
2B	13
CP	12
OF	12
SS	11
C	8
1B	5
3B	4

RANK	PLAYER	POS	LVL	RATING	FRA	PROJ	NOTES
1.	Sean Simpson	2B	AAA	9.65	CHI	97	c72, p86, 94/100 splits, i74, B glove
2.	Amp Palmer	SS	R	9.6	LOU	94	c81, p75, 84/74 splits, i73, A glove
3.	Matt Skinner	CP	R	9.3	WIC	87	s33, 96/94 splits,2+++1+, 93 control
4.	Fred Carter	SP	AAA	9.25	ATL	86	s83, 82/86 splits,1+++3++1+, 97 control
5.	Alex Samuel	SP	AA	9.25	DUR	81	s64, 93/100 splits ,3+++1+, 90 control
6.	Hipolito Maradona	SP	HI-A	9.2	LOU	91	s93,73/83 splits, 3+++1+, 100 control
7.	Alex Javier	CP	HI-A	9.0	FAR	85	s34, 95/89 splits, 1++++1+++, 84 control
8.	Che Bong	SS	LO-A	8.8	SLC	89	c83, p66, 67/91 splits, i75,B+ glove
9.	Luther Brush	SP	AAA	8.7	MNT	89	s100, 71/83 splits, 1++++2+++2++1+, 87 control
10.	Vic James	OF	R	8.7	SLC	86	c100, p72, 69/94 splits, i74,C-- glove
11.	Jocko Keats	SP	AAA	8.65	MNT	82	s81,86/83 splits, 1+++3++1+, 87 control
12.	Jack Hunt	2B	LO-A	8.6	VAN	91	c77, p86, 72/76 splits, i87,C++ glove
13.	Mateo Batista	SP	HI-A	8.6	ANA	83	s78, 81/89 splits, 1++++1++2+, 92 control
14.	Tony Stieb	C	HI-A	8.6	NAS	89	c100, p63, 85/88 splits, i61,C+ glove
15.	Lloyd Freel	CP	LO-A	8.6	OTT	77	s53, 70/90 splits, 1++++2+++2++1+, 96 control
16.	Ismael Polanco	1B	HI-A	8.55	LOU	78	c89, p85, 73/75 splits, i70,D glove
17.	Albie Torres	SS	AAA	8.55	N.O.	87	c71, p82, 77/81 splits, i73, B++ glove
18.	Trever Russell	2B	AAA	8.5	MNT	84	c92, p90, 70/60 splits, i77,C-- glove
19.	Steve Bako	CF	AAA	8.45	VAN	83	c73, p65, 83/69 splits, i68, B glove
20.	Lonny Gates	SP	HI-A	8.45	HOU	81	s76, 74/94 splits, 1++++2+++1+, 94 control
21.	Placido Sanchez	2B	LO-A	8.45	CHI	88	c100, p54, 73/65 splits, i86, B glove
22.	Jason Walker	2B	LO-A	8.45	ATL	89	c86, p75, 76/71 splits, i72, B+ glove
23.	Rico Guevara	2B	HI-A	8.4	TOL	88	c55, p80, 97/70 splits, i96, B-- glove
24.	Louie Bolivar	SP	AAA	8.45	TOL	87	s87, 75/65 splits, 4+++1+, 91 control
25.	Marty Lane	SP	AAA	8.4	CSP	89	s89, 67/75 splits, 2+++2++1+, 93 control
26.	Billy Nation	SP	AAA	8.4	LV	84	s84, 79/72 splits, 2+++3++, 94 control
27.	Oswaldo Astacio	SP	AA	8.35	MEM	92	s82, 87/67 splits, 3+++, 97 control
28.	Daniel Koch	SS	AA	8.35	TRE	92	c78, p80, 74/63 splits, i67, B+ glove
29.	Paul Turnbow	CF	LO-A	8.3	TRE	87	c44, p62, 91/95 splits, i54, B++ glove
30.	Mark Ott	CP	AAA	8.3	TOR	75	s42, 89/86 splits, 1+++1+++, 87 control
31.	Derrin Hernandez	2B	AAA	8.3	HUN	94	c63, p63, 98/81 splits, i73, B glove
32.	Ed Allen	SP	HI-A	8.3	N.O.	80	s73, 64/92 splits, 3+++, 93 control
33.	Tito Mercedes	SP	AAA	8.25	CIN	76	s64, 90/64 splits, 1++++1+++2++, 100 control
34.	Derrick Mattews	SS	AAA	8.25	MNT	86	c62, p59, 80/60 splits, i65, A-- glove
35.	Henry Canizaro	CF	AA	8.25	VAN	80	c52, p69, 72/73 splits, i78, B- glove
36.	Rob Cepeda	SP	HI-A	8.25	SLC	86	s82, 81/78 splits, 2+++1++1+, 63 control
37.	Norm Edwards	SP	AAA	8.25	MNT	77	s68, 79/74 splits, 1++++2++1+, 90 control
38.	Albert Martin	2B	AA	8.25	ATL	81	c75, p100, 69/64 splits, i58, C-- glove
39.	Henry Turner	CF	AAA	8.25	OTT	81	c84, p58, 73/60 splits, i62, B++ glove
40.	Kennie Holmes	CP	AAA	8.2	CIN	74	s31,78/78 splits, 2++++, 100 control
41.	Evan Smith	OF	LO-A	8.2	CSP	84	c71, p49, 91/81 splits, i82, B glove
42.	Harold Lewis	OF	AAA	8.2	MIL	81	c68, p95, 78/69 splits, i60, D glove
43.	Sergio Haynes	SS	R	8.2	CLE	70	c32, p57, 52/52 splits, i56, A+ glove
44.	Steve Sweeney	OF	AAA	8.15	SJ	90	c72, p70, 79/87 splits, i78, C-glove
45.	B.C. Stone	SS	LO-A	8.15	ATL	82	c67,p61, 79/58 splits, i57,165bs,B++ glove
46.	Dixie Reynolds	SP	AA	8.1	HUN	73	s69, 61/81 splits, 2+++1++2+, 100 control
47.	Stephen Mills	1B	AAA	8.1	TRE	76	c77, p79, 83/80 splits, i85, D- glove
48.	Marino Coronado	SS	AA	8.1	ANA	84	c89, p51, 45/31 splits, A+ glove
49.	Christy Castillo	SP	AAA	8.1	MEM	78	s72, 74/62 splits, 1++++1+++3++, 87 control
50.	Willie Scott	SS	LO-A	8.1	AZ	87	c35, p73, 90/85 splits,i65bs, B glove
51.	Nick Hernandez	OF	LO-A	8.1	OTT	86	c99, p39, 59/100 splits, i94, C-- glove
52.	Will Piper	SP	AA	8.05	TRE	75	s83, 75/81 splits, 2+++1++, 80 control
53.	Gerald Stargell	3B	AA	8.05	CSP	86	c72, p69, 70/68 splits, i57, B+ glove
54.	Lawrence Black	CF	AA	8.05	SLC	82	c54, p79, 62/46 splits, i70, A-- glove
55.	Tony Gutierrez	C	AAA	8.05	NOR	75	c67, p78, 97/81 splits, i92, C-- glove
56.	Charlie White	SP	AA	8.05	SJ	90	s93, 59/61s, 2+++2++--, 99 control
57.	Pablo Rojas	CP	AA	8.0	NAS	72	s23, 77/86 splits, 1++++1+++, 97 control
58.	Nerio Branson	SP	AAA	8.0	MIL	80	s78, 61/68 splits, 3+++1++, 96 control
59.	Brooke Teut	3B	AAA	8.0	DUR	84	c61, p75, 89/76 splits, i52, B- glove
60.	Placido Romano	SP	R	8.0	BOI	79	s87, 62/70 splits, 1++++3+++, 69 control
61.	Rene Alexander	SP	AAA	8.0	SLC	86	s87, c56, 61/80 splits, 3+++2++, 56 control
62.	Kevin Low	SS	LO-A	8.0	HOU	78	c68, p39, 78/57 splits, i68, A-- glove
63.	Coco Hines	CP	AAA	7.95	LV	77	s32, 73/75 splits, 1++++1+++, 92 control
64.	Jimmie Williams	1B	AA	7.95	PHI	78	c81, p82, 64/88 splits, i68, D- glove
65.	Quentin Fletcher	1B	AA	7.9	TOL	75	c69, p75, 96/67 splits, i80, D- glove
66.	Hiram Spooneybarger	C	AA	7.85	HOU	72	c64, p88, 100/54 splits, i84, C- glove
67.	Raymond Lamb	2B	AAA	7.85	TOL	79	c68, p52, 63/67 splits, i83, B- glove
68.	Tony Rowan	SP	AAA	7.8	OTT	79	s77, 81/74 splits, 1+++2++1+, 83 control
69.	Greg Nieman	SP	LO-A	7.8	ANA	71	s60, 73/86 splits, 1++++1+++1++2+, 93 control
70.	Hipolito Santana	SP	AAA	7.8	TOR	75	s71, 68/74 splits, 2+++1++1+, 100 control
71.	Billy Spencer	SP	AAA	7.8	CLE	86	s88, 73/71 splits, 2+++2++, 64 control
72.	Orber Halter	SP	AA	7.8	ATL	79	s85, 82/73 splits,2+++1+, 80 control
73.	Frankie Ligtenberg	CP	R	7.75	OTT	82	s43, 82/61 splits, 1+++2++, 100 control
74.	Tony Escuela	C	AAA	7.7	HUN	73	c52, p96, 100/82 splits, i81, D- glove
75.	Steve Clay	SP	AAA	7.7	CLE	74	s78, 75/80 splits, 1+++2++1+,59 control
76.	Willie Sierra	C	AAA	7.7	BOI	74	c80, p92, 100/64 splits, i78, D- glove
77.	Rick Anderson	C	HI-A	7.7	MNT	75	c66, p78, 78/77 splits, i69, C glove
78.	Mitch Clark	CP	AA	7.7	TRE	81	s24, 71/75 splits, 2+++, 99 control
79.	Carlos Martinez	SP	AA	7.7	DUR	78	s67, 48/59 splits, 1++++3+++, 100 control
80.	Bobby Ray Hooper	CP	AAA	7.65	N.O.	76	s34, 61/80 splits, 1++++1++, 85 control
81.	Cesar Beltre	SP	LO-A	7.65	OTT	71	c47, p24, 61/67 splits, A- glove
82.	Tito Martin	2B	HI-A	7.65	CLE	78	c71, p51, 88/84 splits, i88, C++ glove
83.	Eddie Marquis	SP	HI-A	7.6	N.o.	81	s85, 66/61 splits, 1++++1+++1++1+, 90 control
84.	Lucas Worthington	SP	HI-A	7.6	TOL	73	s77, 88/67 splits, 1+++3++, 98 control
85.	Jeremi Gant	SP	AAA	7.6	TOR	84	s88, 67/55 splits, 1++++2+++1++1+, 82 control
86.	Eddie Gutierrez	SP	HI-A	7.6	FAR	84	s92, 63/82 splits, 2+++1++2+, 63 control
87.	Jimmie Cole	SP	HI-A	7.5	DUR	83	s100, 69/88 splits, 1++++1+++1++. 61 control
88.	Jeff Pearson	OF	AA	7.5	CSP	77	c35, p76, 77/75 splits, i63, 169bs, C++ glove
89.	Kenneth Schalk	CP	AAA	7.45	SJ	77	s35, 75/69 splits, 1++++1+++, 83 control
90.	Orlando Diaz	SS	AAA	7.45	AZ	80	c63, p79, 70/60s, i63, C++ glove
91.	Vic Rincon	SP	AAA	7.4	TRE	75	s76, 65/78 splits, 1++++1+++2++1+, 65 control
92.	Ivan Webster	SP	HI-A	7.4	DUR	82	s100, 60/63 splits, 1++++1+++1++, 81 control
93.	Felix Pryce	2B	AAA	7.4	SJ	83	c77, p64, 58/58 splits, i76, C++ glove
94.	George Spencer	2B	HI-A	7.4	ANA	82	c80, p75, 63/63 splits, i68, C- glove
95.	Alex Estrada	C	AAA	7.35	ANA	72	c66, p75, 70/73 splits, C-- glove
96.	Harry Guillen	SP	R	7.35	BOI	75	s70, 64/70 splits, 1++++1+++3++, 58 control
97.	Michael Giambi	SP	LO-A	7.35	MNT	82	s97, 86/65 splits, 1++3+, 92 control
98.	Vic Molina	CP	AAA	7.35	WIC	74	s32, 80/71 splits, 1+++1++, 86 control
99.	Chris Lowry	SP	AA	7.3	NY	82	s95, 56/68 splits, 2+++2+, 94 control
100.	Chris Langston	SP	AA	7.2	TOL	74	s77, 67/82 splits, 2+++2++, 63 control
101.	Oleg Greisinger	3B	AAA	7.2	BOI	81	c67, p58, 71/71 splits, i56, C+ glove
102.	Achilles Parris	3B	AAA	7.2	PHI	77	c57, p66, 66/77 splits, i52, C+ glove
103.	Marty James	2B	AAA	7.25	DUR	78	c58, p56, 71/51 splits, i87, B-- glove
104.	Al O'Shae	C	HI-A	7.25	CIN	69	c52, p73, 61/83 splits, i84, D++ glove
105.	Brendan Taft	1B	HI-A	7.25	BOIS	70	c79, p72, 66/69 splits, i79, D glove
106.	Tony Delgado	CF	LO-A	7.2	PHI	71	c94, p29, 29/60 splits, i49, B+ glove, 179BS