Top Eastern League Players of 2009

Today our series of minor league rankings moves down to the Double-A level. The Eastern League is one of three AA leagues. In my opinion this is the level that has the most exciting prospects. You get guys like Carlos Santana, Pedro Alvarez and Jesus Montero.

Top 25 Eastern League Batters (minimum 50 at-bats)

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wOBA
Daniel Nava	Red Sox	17.50%	10.20%	0.364	0.479	0.568	0.203	2.8	0.382	0.471
Ryan Strieby	Tigers	16.20%	27.20%	0.303	0.427	0.565	0.262	3.6	0.359	0.445
Pedro Alvarez	Pirates	13.30%	26.60%	0.333	0.419	0.59	0.257	2.2	0.407	0.444
Brandon Snyder	Orioles	11.80%	22.40%	0.343	0.421	0.597	0.254	1.8	0.404	0.444
Michael Taylor	Phillies	9.90%	16.00%	0.333	0.408	0.569	0.236	6.9	0.361	0.438
Ike Davis	Mets	11.20%	29.00%	0.309	0.386	0.565	0.256	0.9	0.381	0.426
Scott Sizemore	Tigers	13.30%	20.20%	0.307	0.402	0.535	0.228	6.1	0.353	0.422
Carlos Santana	Indians	17.40%	19.40%	0.29	0.413	0.53	0.241	3.4	0.314	0.418
Brian Dopirak	Blue Jays	9.60%	22.90%	0.308	0.374	0.576	0.268	2.2	0.35	0.417
Aaron Bates	Red Sox	7.60%	23.80%	0.34	0.405	0.505	0.165	3	0.42	0.414
Jorge Vazquez	Yankees	3.40%	20.00%	0.329	0.357	0.578	0.249	2.1	0.365	0.414
Joshua Bell	Orioles	8.80%	24.60%	0.298	0.354	0.579	0.281	1.1	0.325	0.411
Michael Bertram	Tigers	9.60%	25.20%	0.285	0.353	0.585	0.301	4	0.321	0.408
Jesus Montero	Yankees	7.70%	12.60%	0.317	0.37	0.539	0.222	0.6	0.321	0.407
Daniel Figueroa	Orioles	14.10%	21.80%	0.319	0.444	0.412	0.092	6.2	0.402	0.406
Mark Wagner	Red Sox	15.50%	17.00%	0.301	0.41	0.477	0.176	2	0.347	0.404
Jeremy Slayden	Phillies	12.60%	23.70%	0.281	0.372	0.525	0.245	1.7	0.309	0.397
Ian Desmond	Nationals	8.60%	23.50%	0.306	0.372	0.494	0.188	6.4	0.371	0.396
Steve Torrealba	Orioles	25.30%	16.10%	0.242	0.425	0.419	0.177	0.1	0.245	0.39
Neil Sellers	Phillies	8.50%	13.70%	0.317	0.383	0.486	0.17	3.1	0.342	0.389
Paco Figueroa	Orioles	11.70%	16.40%	0.305	0.39	0.438	0.133	7	0.365	0.387
Josh Petersen	Mets	11.70%	13.80%	0.326	0.409	0.442	0.116	2.5	0.366	0.386
Luis Exposito	Red Sox	4.20%	29.30%	0.337	0.371	0.489	0.152	2.7	0.452	0.382
Josh Reddick	Red Sox	10.50%	24.20%	0.277	0.352	0.52	0.242	5.5	0.32	0.382
Brock Bond	Giants	13.00%	15.30%	0.333	0.429	0.409	0.076	5.4	0.392	0.381
Casper Wells	Tigers	12.10%	33.10%	0.26	0.369	0.489	0.228	5.7	0.342	0.381
Danny Valencia	Twins	12.40%	18.30%	0.284	0.373	0.482	0.197	5.2	0.322	0.38
Jeff Frazier	Tigers	7.40%	14.90%	0.322	0.375	0.471	0.149	1.9	0.37	0.378
Nick Evans	Mets	8.70%	21.00%	0.276	0.35	0.467	0.19	4.9	0.325	0.376
Ray Chang	Pirates	10.60%	12.60%	0.291	0.383	0.449	0.157	2.9	0.321	0.375
Reegie Corona	Yankees	15.40%	16.30%	0.287	0.397	0.397	0.111	5.3	0.335	0.375
Brian Stavisky	Phillies	13.60%	21.30%	0.279	0.377	0.454	0.175	3.3	0.331	0.375
Brian Dinkelman	Twins	10.70%	15.90%	0.296	0.383	0.44	0.144	3.2	0.339	0.374
Josh Thole	Mets	9.90%	8.90%	0.328	0.395	0.422	0.094	3.8	0.358	0.373
Alex Avila	Tigers	13.60%	23.40%	0.264	0.365	0.45	0.185	3.2	0.313	0.371

The Top 25 Eastern League Pitchers (minimum 50 IP) will appear after these messages...

Name	Team	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP
Hector Rondon	Indians	9.13	2	0.38	1.06	0.305	74.90%	2.75	2.51
Steven Wright	Indians	7.08	2.21	0.11	1.13	0.3	75.60%	2.32	2.6
Marc Rzepczynski	Blue Jays	10.33	4.23	0.12	1.51	0.381	69.10%	2.93	2.64
Zach Putnam	Indians	9.05	2.86	0.32	1.36	0.357	65.20%	4.13	2.65
Kevin Whelan	Yankees	10.37	4.61	0.16	1.21	0.289	76.20%	2.63	2.72
Zach Simons	Tigers	8.82	3.71	0.18	1.18	0.288	66.60%	2.82	2.73
Josh Schmidt	Yankees	10.33	4.09	0.22	1.14	0.282	86.40%	1.61	2.76
Anthony Slama	Twins	12.81	4.41	0.69	1.19	0.31	84.90%	2.48	2.91
Joe Paterson	Giants	9	3.13	0.39	1.03	0.259	80.20%	1.96	2.94
Brad Lincoln	Pirates	7.8	2.16	0.48	1.08	0.287	78.80%	2.28	2.96
Ryan Edell	Indians	9.17	1.91	0.81	1.13	0.315	82.40%	2.32	2.96
Alex Burnett	Twins	8.46	3.09	0.33	0.99	0.246	79.70%	1.79	2.98
Yohan Pino	Twins	9.29	2.32	0.58	1.24	0.34	75.90%	3.19	2.99
Michael Dunn	Yankees	12.83	5.4	0.51	1.37	0.338	73.50%	3.71	2.99
Erik Stiller	Indians	8.78	3.88	0.26	1.23	0.296	68.10%	3.23	3
Zach McAllister	Yankees	7.14	2.45	0.3	1.08	0.277	74.80%	2.23	3.03
Wilkins Arias	Yankees	9.63	3.21	0.58	1.22	0.312	71.40%	3.65	3.07
Jake Arrieta	Orioles	10.68	3.51	0.61	1.15	0.298	76.80%	2.59	3.08
Chance Chapman	Phillies	8.37	3.08	0.51	1.16	0.287	79.20%	2.73	3.11
Dustin Richardson	Red Sox	11.37	5.68	0.28	1.29	0.289	76.60%	2.7	3.12
Matt Yourkin	Giants	10.23	3.69	0.71	1.23	0.306	83.10%	2.42	3.18
Dan Griffin	Giants	10.6	2.84	0.74	1.48	0.397	60.40%	5.42	3.19
Neil Wagner	Indians	10.18	4.72	0.44	1.31	0.304	74.20%	2.95	3.2
Jeff Manship	Twins	5.35	2.38	0.24	1.22	0.294	62.50%	4.28	3.23
Ben Snyder	Giants	7.98	3.53	0.37	1.24	0.294	75.00%	2.88	3.23
Ryan Pope	Yankees	6.75	2.17	0.45	1.34	0.336	56.60%	4.78	3.24
Reidier Gonzalez	Blue Jays	6.48	2.42	0.39	1.15	0.285	71.20%	2.9	3.25
Chad Rhoades	Red Sox	8.96	3.94	0.44	1.3	0.309	68.00%	3.94	3.26
Waldis Joaquin	Giants	6.67	4.67	0	1.19	0.243	73.40%	2.67	3.27
Michael Crotta	Pirates	6.08	2.07	0.44	1.49	0.361	61.90%	4.76	3.3
Junichi Tazawa	Red Sox	8.08	2.39	0.73	1.08	0.277	79.80%	2.57	3.35
Sean Smith	- - -	8.46	3.63	0.5	1.21	0.285	76.90%	2.82	3.36
Randy Boone	Blue Jays	6.28	2.93	0.28	1.31	0.31	66.50%	3.7	3.37
Ryan Mullins	Twins	8.26	2.23	0.81	1.46	0.37	69.90%	4.03	3.4
Jack Spradlin	Nationals	7.59	3.04	0.51	1.14	0.275	73.60%	2.87	3.43

Top Pacific Coast League Players of 2009

Continuing our series of minor league rankings. Today we hit the Pacific Coast League a hitters league. I love these lists, they help motivate me to do further research on prospects that appear higher or lower than expected. All of the data presented is courtesy of FanGraphs.com

Top 25 Pacific Coast League Batters (minimum 50 at-bats)

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wOBA
Jake Fox	Cubs	11.40%	18.90%	0.409	0.495	0.841	0.433	5.6	0.431	0.554
Chris Young	Diamondbacks	14.30%	24.10%	0.37	0.46	0.667	0.296	6.9	0.447	0.474
Travis Snider	Blue Jays	13.80%	26.90%	0.337	0.431	0.663	0.326	3.3	0.395	0.462
Brandon Allen	Diamondbacks	12.10%	17.20%	0.324	0.413	0.641	0.317	5.8	0.324	0.458
Tommy Everidge	Athletics	10.30%	16.90%	0.368	0.428	0.632	0.264	2.5	0.4	0.453
John Bowker	Giants	16.80%	17.50%	0.342	0.451	0.596	0.254	5.3	0.37	0.447
Carlos Gonzalez	Rockies	10.30%	16.70%	0.339	0.418	0.63	0.292	6.8	0.367	0.446
Hector Luna	Dodgers	8.20%	16.60%	0.351	0.414	0.61	0.259	5.6	0.381	0.441
Chris Coghlan	Marlins	11.10%	10.40%	0.344	0.418	0.552	0.208	7.1	0.361	0.438
Sean Rodriguez	Angels	12.30%	32.60%	0.299	0.4	0.616	0.318	6.8	0.369	0.437
Mitch Jones	Dodgers	9.40%	26.40%	0.297	0.364	0.651	0.354	5.3	0.32	0.426
Tony Abreu	Dodgers	5.20%	17.00%	0.353	0.385	0.615	0.261	5.1	0.388	0.425
Khalil Greene	Cardinals	3.50%	7.30%	0.345	0.368	0.618	0.273	1.4	0.319	0.424
Randy Ruiz	Blue Jays	9.20%	21.40%	0.32	0.392	0.584	0.264	2.6	0.364	0.418
Joe Inglett	Blue Jays	9.00%	11.20%	0.36	0.422	0.516	0.155	4.5	0.393	0.415
Howard Kendrick	Angels	8.20%	15.40%	0.346	0.414	0.526	0.179	5.3	0.391	0.414
David Dellucci	Blue Jays	8.70%	28.60%	0.317	0.38	0.556	0.238	2.6	0.405	0.408
Chris Davis	Rangers	13.20%	23.60%	0.327	0.418	0.521	0.194	2.9	0.4	0.407
Corey Patterson	Brewers	6.10%	20.20%	0.331	0.366	0.597	0.266	7.6	0.383	0.407
Joel Galarraga	Athletics	12.50%	23.80%	0.357	0.449	0.476	0.119	5.4	0.469	0.407
Alex Gordon	Royals	16.30%	23.90%	0.313	0.435	0.493	0.179	4.7	0.388	0.405
Luke Carlin	Diamondbacks	16.00%	23.20%	0.321	0.43	0.481	0.16	2.8	0.394	0.405
Ryan Shealy	Royals	17.10%	28.70%	0.345	0.454	0.425	0.08	1.5	0.484	0.403
Cory Aldridge	Royals	6.30%	24.30%	0.316	0.361	0.582	0.266	3.2	0.366	0.402
Adam Heether	Brewers	13.50%	22.20%	0.293	0.4	0.501	0.208	3.6	0.341	0.4
Allen Craig	Cardinals	7.30%	20.10%	0.322	0.374	0.547	0.225	3.4	0.359	0.4
Michael Saunders	Mariners	9.20%	19.40%	0.31	0.378	0.544	0.234	6.1	0.342	0.4
John Hester	Diamondbacks	6.30%	19.80%	0.328	0.375	0.535	0.207	7.3	0.388	0.399
Mark Hamilton	Cardinals	9.10%	26.20%	0.308	0.375	0.531	0.223	1.6	0.378	0.396
Ruben Gotay	Diamondbacks	21.60%	18.60%	0.272	0.429	0.45	0.178	2.8	0.309	0.395
Chris Shelton	Mariners	12.50%	21.20%	0.314	0.396	0.509	0.195	2.9	0.368	0.394
Dee Brown	Dodgers	12.60%	15.90%	0.29	0.382	0.523	0.232	4.1	0.306	0.394
Eric Patterson	Athletics	10.00%	17.40%	0.307	0.376	0.494	0.187	8.8	0.351	0.393
Jason Dubois	Cubs	10.60%	28.40%	0.303	0.392	0.506	0.203	2.9	0.388	0.393
Matt Murton	Rockies	9.50%	13.90%	0.324	0.389	0.499	0.174	5.2	0.353	0.392

The Top 25 Pacific Coast League Pitchers (minimum 50IP)

Name	Team	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP
Guillermo Moscoso	Rangers	7.71	1.93	0.26	1.01	0.282	75.80%	2.31	2.63
Jeff Stevens	Cubs	9.52	3.9	0.16	1.04	0.251	77.60%	2.03	2.71
Chris Narveson	Brewers	9.08	3.11	0.36	1.13	0.291	61.10%	3.7	2.78
Lenny DiNardo	Royals	7.54	2.25	0.3	1.17	0.308	69.10%	3.32	2.8
Matt Belisle	Rockies	7.25	2.31	0.31	1.25	0.323	75.50%	3.09	2.81
Chad Paronto	Astros	6.79	2.44	0.17	0.93	0.236	86.10%	1.39	2.81
Felix Romero	Giants	8.43	1.95	0.49	1.24	0.339	64.90%	4.28	2.85
Neftali Feliz	Rangers	8.73	3.49	0.23	1.28	0.319	66.50%	3.49	2.88
Hyang-Nam Choi	Dodgers	12.02	3.28	0.94	1.25	0.345	84.90%	2.34	2.97
Jose Ascanio	Cubs	8.24	3.16	0.18	1.27	0.32	69.00%	3.16	3.02
Brad Kilby	Athletics	10.94	3.41	0.71	1.01	0.256	86.40%	2.13	3.03
Jason Vargas	Mariners	8.01	2.61	0.52	1.22	0.311	74.80%	3.14	3.05
Rick VandenHurk	Marlins	7.69	2.41	0.45	0.99	0.254	72.20%	2.87	3.05
Mike Ekstrom	Padres	6.21	2.31	0.29	0.96	0.24	84.20%	1.73	3.06
Blake Hawksworth	Cardinals	7.03	2.47	0.37	1.11	0.28	66.00%	3.58	3.08
Alex Hinshaw	Giants	12.38	5.5	0.52	1.41	0.34	71.40%	3.96	3.2
Josh Banks	Padres	6.84	2.59	0.43	1.25	0.307	70.90%	3.46	3.22
Billy Buckner	Diamondbacks	8.39	3.93	0.44	1.32	0.307	73.90%	3.32	3.31
Jerry Blevins	Athletics	8.81	2.56	0.71	1.31	0.34	73.80%	3.84	3.31
P.J. Walters	Cardinals	8.4	3.27	0.45	1.42	0.348	62.80%	4.54	3.32
Vin Mazzaro	Athletics	6.99	2.7	0.32	1.04	0.257	77.20%	2.38	3.32
Ramon Ortiz	Giants	7.91	2.36	0.76	1.22	0.31	73.60%	3.05	3.33
Adam Eaton	Rockies	5.67	1.82	0.45	1.22	0.307	71.30%	3.18	3.35
Geno Espineli	Giants	4.7	1.97	0.3	1.4	0.333	69.30%	3.64	3.35
Doug Fister	Mariners	6.69	0.93	0.85	1.34	0.356	72.40%	3.81	3.39
Bud Norris	Astros	8.4	3.98	0.45	1.31	0.302	78.00%	2.63	3.41
Jeremy Johnson	Astros	5.4	2.56	0.38	1.29	0.304	66.70%	3.51	3.43
Carlos Rosa	Royals	10.14	4.06	0.76	1.42	0.344	66.20%	4.56	3.44
Doug Mathis	Rangers	6	2.37	0.47	1.39	0.332	75.50%	2.84	3.45
Jay Marshall	Athletics	5.33	2.66	0.36	1.34	0.311	69.50%	3.2	3.48
Jose Marte	Diamondbacks	7.91	4.27	0.38	1.42	0.318	67.10%	4.52	3.49
Brian Gordon	Rangers	5.94	2.33	0.58	1.19	0.286	70.60%	3.49	3.5
Blake Parker	Cubs	10.26	4.86	0.54	1.24	0.276	74.00%	3.06	3.5
Casey Daigle	Astros	8.57	4.04	0.49	1.54	0.358	82.60%	2.91	3.51
Brandon Morrow	Mariners	6.55	3.76	0.33	1.33	0.294	70.20%	3.6	3.53

Top International League Players of 2009

I am going to be working my way through the stats of minor leaguers over the next couple of weeks. I figure I'll share some lists ranked by FIP for pitchers and WoBA for hitters.

The Top 25 International League Pitchers (50 IP minimum)

Name	Team	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	ERA	FIP
Winston Abreu	Rays	13.59	2.82	0.71	0.138	0.76	0.221	1.94	2.14
Tommy Hanson	Braves	12.21	2.31	0.68	0.176	0.86	0.265	1.49	2.42
Edwar Ramirez	Yankees	10.94	2.82	0.53	0.213	1.08	0.306	3.18	2.47
David Hernandez	Orioles	12.4	2.83	0.78	0.206	1.05	0.309	3.3	2.62
Luis Valdez	Braves	9.46	2.4	0.5	0.247	1.19	0.33	3.28	2.63
Jeremy Hellickson	Rays	10.99	2.35	0.63	0.161	0.8	0.228	2.51	2.66
Chris Tillman	Orioles	9.22	2.42	0.47	0.238	1.15	0.315	2.7	2.76
J.D. Martin	Nationals	6.44	1.02	0.41	0.232	0.97	0.277	2.66	2.77
Garrett Mock	Nationals	8.47	2.29	0.35	0.2	0.96	0.262	2.65	2.77
Nelson Figueroa	Mets	7.55	1.93	0.4	0.224	1.03	0.279	2.25	2.77
Charlie Morton	- - -	7.79	2.13	0.38	0.217	1.02	0.274	2.26	2.85
Mark Melancon	Yankees	9.17	1.87	0.51	0.198	0.91	0.263	2.89	2.86
Tom Gorzelanny	Pirates	8.79	3.1	0.31	0.229	1.18	0.304	2.48	2.87
Jim Miller	Orioles	8.21	2.64	0.42	0.26	1.28	0.331	2.64	2.91
Casey Fien	Tigers	10.24	2.33	0.78	0.238	1.14	0.32	3.41	2.92
Alberto Castillo	Orioles	9.35	2.94	0.35	0.25	1.27	0.337	2.77	2.95
Carlos Torres	White Sox	9.14	3.94	0.28	0.21	1.19	0.285	2.39	2.98
Frank Herrmann	Indians	5.92	1.54	0.36	0.279	1.26	0.327	2.96	2.99
Ehren Wassermann	White Sox	8.06	2.54	0.42	0.286	1.41	0.36	3.68	3.06
Yohan Pino	- - -	8.03	1.8	0.69	0.211	0.95	0.26	2.49	3.06
Matt Maloney	Reds	7.87	1.51	0.69	0.262	1.17	0.322	3.08	3.1
Lucas French	Tigers	7.93	2.2	0.66	0.236	1.11	0.291	2.98	3.16
Juan Morillo	Twins	11.69	6.85	0.13	0.229	1.6	0.35	3.9	3.17
Brian Duensing	Twins	5.26	2.27	0.24	0.291	1.41	0.335	4.66	3.21
Clay Buchholz	Red Sox	8.09	2.73	0.64	0.194	0.98	0.24	2.36	3.23
Daniel McCutchen	Pirates	6.94	1.83	0.63	0.265	1.22	0.316	3.47	3.24
Fernando Cabrera	Red Sox	8.72	3.76	0.51	0.212	1.18	0.275	1.71	3.26
Joe Bateman	Rays	9.19	5.03	0	0.196	1.24	0.276	3.02	3.26
Mike Koplove	- - -	8.28	3.48	0.33	0.215	1.16	0.279	1.82	3.27
Dale Thayer	Rays	6.25	2.13	0.43	0.248	1.17	0.294	2.27	3.28
Bob Keppel	Twins	4.53	2.1	0.16	0.245	1.15	0.279	2.43	3.29
Nate Bump	Tigers	4.37	1.32	0.4	0.232	1	0.257	2.38	3.33
Jeff Manship	Twins	5.36	3.04	0.18	0.272	1.39	0.317	3.22	3.34
Andy Sonnanstine	Rays	5.65	1.41	0.63	0.296	1.34	0.337	4.4	3.37
Jonathon Niese	Mets	7.82	2.48	0.67	0.263	1.28	0.324	3.82	3.38

The Top 25 International League Hitters (minimum 50 at-bats)

Name	Team	BB%	K%	OBP	SLG	ISO	Spd	BABIP	wOBA
Nolan Reimold	Orioles	14.20%	22.90%	0.485	0.743	0.349	3.5	0.453	0.53
Oscar Salazar	Orioles	6.10%	13.60%	0.408	0.618	0.246	2.9	0.395	0.441
Adam Rosales	Reds	9.90%	13.80%	0.408	0.596	0.248	7.3	0.371	0.437
Desmond Jennings	Rays	14.30%	13.20%	0.419	0.491	0.167	7.9	0.354	0.426
Mike Morse	Nationals	8.30%	16.40%	0.404	0.558	0.218	4.7	0.379	0.424
Luis Valbuena	Indians	17.00%	16.70%	0.436	0.538	0.218	5.7	0.355	0.424
Ryan Raburn	Tigers	13.00%	27.70%	0.357	0.638	0.383	4.4	0.241	0.423
Juan Francisco	Reds	4.20%	26.10%	0.384	0.598	0.239	3.9	0.444	0.422
Andy Marte	Indians	6.80%	16.70%	0.369	0.593	0.267	3.7	0.345	0.419
Jonny Gomes	Reds	8.40%	27.50%	0.361	0.58	0.298	4.7	0.326	0.412
Elijah Dukes	Nationals	11.70%	13.20%	0.388	0.529	0.25	3.8	0.286	0.412
Ian Desmond	Nationals	10.10%	17.40%	0.428	0.461	0.107	5.7	0.425	0.408
Brian Myrow	- - -	15.10%	19.20%	0.419	0.496	0.189	2.8	0.346	0.404
Don Kelly	Tigers	10.40%	13.70%	0.404	0.465	0.134	7.3	0.371	0.402
Jorge Padilla	Nationals	7.20%	10.30%	0.424	0.482	0.116	5.7	0.4	0.401
Shelley Duncan	Yankees	12.40%	20.80%	0.37	0.546	0.27	3.3	0.29	0.401
Matt LaPorta	Indians	11.10%	16.60%	0.388	0.53	0.231	3.4	0.317	0.401
Kevin Barker	Reds	13.20%	22.60%	0.376	0.551	0.266	3.3	0.313	0.398
Todd Linden	Yankees	10.20%	25.70%	0.381	0.515	0.203	6.5	0.396	0.397
Jordan Brown	Indians	6.70%	15.30%	0.381	0.532	0.197	2.7	0.37	0.397
Kelly Johnson	Braves	7.10%	15.40%	0.339	0.596	0.288	5.6	0.317	0.396
Jeff Fiorentino	Orioles	11.60%	17.00%	0.387	0.51	0.197	6.3	0.351	0.393
Matt Wieters	Orioles	12.40%	21.30%	0.387	0.504	0.199	3.7	0.358	0.391
Scott Sizemore	Tigers	9.00%	16.80%	0.378	0.473	0.164	5.8	0.349	0.39
Chris Richard	Rays	12.50%	22.70%	0.364	0.521	0.258	2.1	0.279	0.39
Darnell McDonald	Reds	5.40%	20.00%	0.349	0.539	0.225	6.6	0.367	0.386
Andrew McCutchen	Pirates	7.80%	11.90%	0.361	0.493	0.189	8.1	0.329	0.384
Jon Weber	Rays	11.00%	21.70%	0.382	0.497	0.195	2.1	0.36	0.383
Fernando Martinez	Mets	5.90%	18.80%	0.337	0.54	0.25	4.5	0.319	0.382
Juan Miranda	Yankees	11.20%	23.10%	0.369	0.498	0.208	3.3	0.34	0.382
Rhyne Hughes	- - -	6.20%	31.80%	0.357	0.51	0.21	3.5	0.411	0.381
Todd Frazier	Reds	8.70%	19.00%	0.362	0.476	0.175	3.2	0.347	0.381
Michael Restovich	White Sox	10.60%	24.10%	0.366	0.505	0.215	3.1	0.346	0.381
Clete Thomas	Tigers	12.90%	28.00%	0.39	0.417	0.126	6.7	0.4	0.381
Matt Joyce	Rays	13.80%	23.50%	0.373	0.482	0.209	5.2	0.323	0.379

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How Valuable Are Prospects in Your Fantasy League?

I'm in leagues that treat prospects like a precious resource not to be squandered and in other leagues that treat rookies and young players as worthless (until they hit 30 homers or steal 20 bases).

Check out this article by Joe Posnanski about pitchers taken with the number one pick and why MLB should allow draft picks to be traded. You may also find this Jayson Stark article interesting. Joe references it in his piece.

How are these players valued in your leagues? Share with the group in the comments section.

A Name to Know: Bryce Harper

By now, assuming you read as many blogs as I do, or maybe you just watch ESPN's Sportscenter during the blog talk segment, you have to already know the name Bryce Harper. This is the kid who is featured on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated. I didn't know a hell of a lot more than you about Harper until this morning. That is when I read just about every article I could find (old and new) about this high school catcher and freakishly talented boy being compared to Ken Griffey Jr. and LeBron James. The kid prefers to be compared to LeBron James.

Now I'm convinced that every fantasy owner should also know this name. I get crazy about prospects but aside from the occasional blurb in Baseball America I had not bothered to look into him. I'm not going to translate for you I'm just going to link you to a series of articles and a embed a video that should speak quite loudly.

Remember This Name - By Rich Lederer

Let me introduce you to the No. 1 pick in the 2011 amateur draft . . . Bryce Harper. I know, that particular draft won't take place for three more years. As such, how in the world could I make this type of a prediction now? Well, if you watched the 15-year-old, lefthanded-hitting catcher take batting practice, infield, and two plate appearances on Tuesday at the Area Code Games, as I did, then I have no doubt that you would be as enthusiastic about this phenom as I am. Harper has a power bat and a plus throwing arm that "already grades out to 70 on the 20 to 80 scouting scale," according to Dave Perkin of Baseball America. During infield prior to the game, Harper, in full gear, rifled the ball out of a crouch to second and third base with precision. Upon seeing him in action, I marked down "+ + arm" next to his name in my program. Although the rap on him is that he's not all that fast, I thought he ran very well from home to third on that triple, especially considering his age, size, and power. The kid is nothing if not impressive.

While I didn't witness Harper during the SPARQ (acronym for Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, Quickness) testing that morning, he earned a score of 63.93, the 54th highest total out of 178 participants. It was the fourth-highest rating among the 25 underclassmen. Interestingly, he ran a 3.91 in the 30-yard dash, ranking in the top 10% in that category.

Revisiting Bryce Harper - By Rich Lederer

Harper made some more noise earlier this month at the third annual International Power Showcase High School Home Run Derby at St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field. Although Harper didn't win the contest, according to Baseball America's Nathan Rode, the tenth grader "played the part of Josh Hamilton" while Christian Walker, a third baseman from Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High in Norristown, Pennsylvania "served the role of Justin Morneau."

Baseball's Lebron - Tom Verducci

When James was 16, he was a high school sophomore with an NBA game and a body to match. Harper has been compared to Justin Upton, Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr., each a freakishly advanced high school player and each the top overall pick of his draft. But Harper, say the baseball men who are paid to make such assessments, has the ability as a sophomore that the aforementioned trio had as seniors. That is why Harper—to his own approval—is best compared to James. Indeed, Harper nearly fell off the couch one day last month when he heard a sports announcer call San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg, the presumptive No. 1 pick in next week's draft, "the LeBron James of baseball."