MLB.com Top 50 prospects

[olliegjw]

There is a new article on MLB.com showing the top 50 prospects. Escobar and Jeffress are 42 and 43, respectively. No La Porta or Gamel on the list? The list includes guys in the majors that still have rookie status.

[GB12]

I was quite surprised to see Jeffress but not Gamel or La Porta.

[trwi7]

I believe this was made before the season started.

[battlekow]

Two new prospect lists did just come out, though.

 

Rotoworld:

15. Mat Gamel

"Gamel has the stick of a top-10 prospect, but with anything more than batting gloves on his hands, he scarcely resembles a major leaguer. Especially now that LaPorta is gone, the Brewers have good reason to try him in the outfield. While he's a fair enough athlete, there's simply no way he's making it at third base. Gamel's bat should be ready during the first half of next year, assuming that it isn't already. The left-handed hitter makes an awful lot of hard contact and could settle in as a 25-homer guy. He's hit .398 against lefties this year, so it doesn't appear that he'll need to be platooned. The Brewers probably won't be willing to move Corey Hart to center field to make room for him, but he could be the first player called on in the event of an injury next year."

26. Alcides Escobar

80. Angel Salome

131. Taylor Green

Surprised to see Jeremy Jeffress missing. Jonathan Lucroy wouldn't have been out of place late on the list, either.

Matt LaPorta was #5, Jake Arrieta #69, and Will Inman #70. UW-Stevens Point alumnus Jordan Zimmerman (Nats) was #64.

Project Prospect (top 25):

Gamel is #16, up two spots.

After going yard 13 times in April/May, has just 2 HR in June/July; still, .428 overall wOBA.

LaPorta is static at #4.

[olliegjw]

I believe this was made before the season started.

That would make some sense. Just a little weird that MLB would post (re-post) that now. At least update the thing.

[trwi7]

Surprised to see Jeremy Jeffress missing. Jonathan Lucroy wouldn't have been out of place late on the list, either.

 

Jeffress is 102.

[battlekow]

Surprised to see Jeremy Jeffress missing. Jonathan Lucroy wouldn't have been out of place late on the list, either.

Jeffress is 102.

Well, better that my reading comprehension be poor and Jeffress be appreciated!

 

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

While he's a fair enough athlete, there's simply no way he's making it at third base.

I agree with this, but this might not sit well with many of us.

[TheCrew07]

Many of us haven't seen him play enough to know either way and I doubt that anyone from Rotoworld or BA has either. I'm sure that's the opinion of a trusted scout, and while it doesn't mean the opinion isn't valid, we can only hope that he does in fact stick at 3B. Quite honestly I'm more willing to accept Money's opinion of him than I am the opinion of a national publication.

[battlekow]

Minor League News named Gamel the #1 overall prospect in baseball. Yes, you read that correctly. I'm not a subscriber, so I don't know who the other 49 are, but they do have a couple cool Gamel graphics. For anyone who is a subscriber, is this worth paying for? It's pretty cheap ($11.99/year).

 

http://www.minorleaguenews.com/graphics/baseball/Graphics/2008/07/15/players_lg/MLNFAB50Baseball2008Top.jpg

[battlekow]

Haudricourt ranks the Brewers prospects.

1B: Chris Errecard, Class AA Huntsville

2B: Eric Farris, Class A West Virginia

SS: Alcides Escobar, Huntsville

3B: Mat Gamel, Huntsville

C: Angel Salome, Huntsville

LF: Cole Gillespie, Huntsville

CF: Michael Brantley, Huntsville

RF: Caleb Gindl, West Virginia

SP: Jeremy Jeffress, Class A Brevard County

RP: Luis Pena, Class AAA Nashville

 

Errecar-T, Tom.

[TheCrew07]

Is he saying that Errecart is the top prospect in the organization? Or was he just throwing names out there by position?

[biedergb]

This was a "who's the top prospect-by-position"

 

Almost guaranteed that Errecart is not top 5 on anyone's list. Some names that aren't on the list -- Lucroy, T. Green -- are ommited because another prospect (Salome, Gamel, respetively) are listed at that position.

[battlekow]

Project Prospect extends their list to 50.

 

Jeffress is only other Brewer on the list besides Gamel, just making the cut at 50 on the dot, up from 89.

Don't let the 5.16 ERA fool you -- he's dominating A+: 31.2% K, 3.26 FIP; 11.2% BB a bit high

[twobrewers]

I am kind of surprised to see Gindl on the list instead of Cain.

[sbrylski]

I am kind of surprised to see Gindl on the list instead of Cain.

I would slot Taylor Green as our best 2B prospect too, even though he's playing 3rd right now.

 

[twobrewers]

I would slot Taylor Green as our best 2B prospect too

Good call.

 

I am sure Haudricourt wasn't going to move players around like that - but Farris certainly stands out (as on oddity) on that list.