Baseball's Top Prospects for 2010
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LHP , WAS
A smart control lefty with a 91mph fastball and better than average change, McGeary is committed to Stanford through 2010, but he's already signed with Washington and will continue to work in their minor league system whenever classes are out. McGeary won't overpower anyone, but he has shown advanced, Glavine-like command of his pitches and can add and subtract with professional acumen. He's a tasty tease to debut in the Washington rotation come 2012.
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3B, PIT
Once identified as the best catcher in the 2004 draft, Walker has had a bumpy road to pro ball. Now a full-time third baseman, he still shows the switch-hitting power stroke that brought him to the Pirate's attention years ago.
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RHP, HOU
Sugarland's own Ross Seaton made 24 generally-impressive starts at single-A Lexington in 2009, posting a 3.29 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. His control's a bit iffy, and he doesn't really dominate hitters with any one single plus pitch, but he's a smart and capable arm who could fit into the back end of a weak rotation if he continues to develop.
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OF, SEA
A slightly-built Venezuelan outfielder with wheels, Carrera was signed as a teenaged free agent back in 2005. Recently, hit .263/.344/.393 at high-A ball last year, with 28 steals to go along with it. He's a few years away from showing the left-handed impact bat he promises, but in the mean time he's a solid defensive outfielder with plus speed, and that's not a bad thing to have tucked away in your system. A natural center fielder with a good arm, he'll probably repeat high-A this year for his new team while continuing to work on his batting approach.
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RHP, CLE
A righthanded power pitcher who was expected to ascend to the Cardinal rotation in 2010 Jess Todd ended the season in the Cleveland Indians system instead, and that's where he'll open 2010. Todd is a fastball/sinker/slider ground-ball machine who has recently learned to harness a plus cutter. His career 2.69 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in the minors hasn't translated to success in his brief MLB service, but he's still a young pitcher brimming with upside, and Cleveland is the type of rebuilding franchise that should be willing to let him develop further before tossing him into the flames.
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OF, CHC
The Cubs first round pick in 2006, Colvin has developed quickly, reaching AA in his first full season of pro ball. He has good speed and solid defense, which projects to be useful in Wrigley, and raw but developing power. The Cubs jumped the gun a bit in 2010 by pushing him all the way to MLB, but he remains a solid if unspectacular long-term bet.
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RHP, SD
When the Padres chose Carrillo with their first-round pick in the 2005 MLB draft, he was regarded as the most 'Major League ready' pitcher available. While things didn't quite work out that way, he remains a powerful prospect, with a 96mph fastball that has approached 100mph, a moving two-seam fastball, and an almost-ready changeup.
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1B, TOR
The Blue Jays have been bereft of developing power threats recently, but they're fixing it with this move. Cooper is a high-average, high-on-base machine with significant power to all fields. He was drafted higher than expected, but the way the power bats were vanishing from the board this year, one can hardly blame the Blue Jays for reaching.
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SS, SEA
A solid, gritty shortstop without a single stand-out tool in his bag, Florida grad Nick Franklin projects as 'a switch-hitting Michael Young' according to at least one scout. He's an above-average fielder with decent range, a solid line-drive hitter with a discerning eye, and a faster-than-slow baserunner. He didn't have much time in 2009 to show off, but in a handful of Rookie and A-ball games, he slashed .332/.354/.476 while adding a homer and a single stolen base in 16 starts. If everything falls just right, he could be a decent starter for most MLB clubs, but the odds are stacked more in favor of a backup/utility role at this point.
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OF, CIN
A highly-prized prospect for his combination of power and speed, Rodriguez was a free-agent prize when he was stolen by the Reds as a Latin American free agent in 2008. A very young and very raw talent, he probably has the highest ceiling of any hitter in the Reds' system... but he's a long way from polished or proven. Before he can move up through the minors, he'll need to learn to hit breaking balls, and to stop swinging at everything he can reach. His speed and arm make him look like a natural centerfielder, though, so he won't be expected to develop his already-solid power potential much further.
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301. Jack McGeary
302. Neil Walker
303. Ross Seaton
304. Ezequiel Carrera
305. Jess Todd
306. Tyler Colvin
307. Cesar Carrillo
308. David Cooper
310. Yorman Rodriguez
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