The Best 149 RHP Prospects for 2010
Showing 1 to 149 of 149. Overall SB ranking for 2010 shown in parentheses.
RHP, WAS (#1 overall)
One of the best college pitchers of any class in memory, righthander Stephen Strasburg mixes a high-90's (and low-100's) fastball with a highly-effective slider/curve for a devastating 1-2 punch. He wasn't a strikeout pitcher early in his college career, instead focusing on pitching to contact, but his K rate has been rising steadily since 2007. A few experts are concerned about his delivery, but it's important to take that with a big grain of salt: there was also a choir united about Mark Prior's 'perfect' mechanics, once, too.
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RHP, TEX (#4 overall)
An eighteen year old Dominican whose fastball has been clocked at 98mph, Feliz was a sleeper deep in the Atlanta system, scooped by Texas as part of the prospect package that sent Mark Teixeira to the Braves. He's still raw, but when he's wild he's effectively wild.
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RHP, BOS (#15 overall)
Boston decided to push their phenom reliever hard last year, promoting him all the way to AA in his second pro season. Bard responded to the higher level play by striking out 64 hitters in 49 innings. His K/9 across the year was twelve and a half.
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RHP, TB (#17 overall)
Jacob McGee's old rotation partner in the Midwest League, righthander Wade Davis might end up the more successful MLB player. And since Tampa runs its team on young pitchers, good luck and gasoline fumes, he's bound to get a shot sometime in 2010, though probably only in a limited way. We like him as a starter, but some may prefer the fastball in the pen, especially after how effective David Price was in a limited relief role last year before 'graduating' to the rotation the following season. Right now, Davis might have the highest upside of any pitcher not named Strasburg.
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RHP, TB (#19 overall)
He was overshadowed by the more polished David Price in Tampa's minor league system, but the Rays' second best pitching prospect would be a clear number one in most organizations. A power righthander with three-pitch command from a deceptive 3/4 delivery, he has been a strikeout pitcher at all stops, most recently racking up 162 of them in 148 innings last year. A real sleeper in deep leagues, Hellickson is the sort of pitcher who can set a league on fire, especially his first time through. His workload last year is a bit of a worry, however, as it was more than double his previous best effort. If Tampa can show patience with Hellickson, he could be a top-flight pitcher, but the risk of a setback is high in a system famous for pushing its young arms very hard.
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RHP, BOS (#21 overall)
The big, strong shortstop who also pitches has become the big, strong pitcher who used to play short. Young Casey Kelly is already 6-3 and 200lbs, with more size and strength to come as he fills out, and now that he's a full time mound monster, he can put all of that strength into his fastball.
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RHP, ARZ (#22 overall)
Jarrod Parker, one of the most highly-touted prospects in the 2007 draft, fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 9th overall pick, and they did not hesitate. While he's still young, he shows exceptional character and makeup, which means he may be destined for the big leagues sooner than most.
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RHP, PHI (#33 overall)
The rising wave of Canadian pitchers continued when Seattle chose Quebec native Philipe Aumont with their first-round pick in 2007. A 6-7 righthander with a 92-95 MPH sinking fastball, Aumont has an imposing mound presence that endears him to scouts and coaches alike. While he's barely 21, he's already raising eyebrows with a precocious ability to pound the lower part of the zone and work both sides of the plate. While he has a slider and changeup, neither is a plus pitch, which means he'll rise or fall on his sinker. He was traded to the Phillies in the winter 2009 blockbuster that moved Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. Now that he's in the NL East, there's some talk of making him a reliever, but it's most likely that the Phils will give him a full season starting in the minors in 2010 to see what they've really gotten a hold of, here.
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RHP, TOR (#34 overall)
The Son of Drabek has sky high expectations but needs a year or two of seasoning before being thrown into the fire. A part of the Roy Halladay compensation bundle, he's now staring down the AL East as his future, which is a lot scarier than the NL version. Still, he has the talent, the pedigree and the work ethic. He will be ready sooner or later, and when he is he will be a good one.
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RHP, BAL (#39 overall)
A late 2007 signee who raised eyebrows around baseball with his Olympic performance in 2008, Arrieta put up some impressive Carolina numbers last year too, leading the league in ERA and finishing 4th in strikeouts. Like many raw talents, he's succeeded so far on the strength of an overpowering fastball, a 97mph darter, so he'll need to add and refine his secondary pitches before he's ready for anything more than a relief role in MLB. Since his closest thing right now is a slider, some are angling to move him into a bullpen role. If he can handle 150+ innings and his curve comes along to be passable, he'll be one of the team's best pitching prospects entering 2010.
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RHP, ATL (#41 overall)
A rake-thin Colombian being slow-cooked in the Braves pitchin' kitchen, righthander Julio Teheran combines a plus fastball and change with two different breaking balls and flashes of great control. He's still very young, and being called 'the best Latin American pitcher since Felix Hernandez' is a lot of pressure to handle, but he's in the best possible system to nurture his development while also containing his ego. He's been a bit jammed in a system ripe with strong pitching prospects, but if he continues to develop at his current accelerated pace, he's going to force his way onto the big league roster before 2011 is finished. The best-case scenario shows him taking over as Atlanta's ace by the end of 2012.
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RHP, MIN (#45 overall)
With stuff enough to be the ace of any college staff, Kyle Gibson was hidden behind Aaron Crow in Missouri. While he's still not a Crow-type talent, the big righthander is a workhorse with a high-command fastball and the determination to grind through opposing batters inning after inning. His fastball can reach 94-95mph, but he works mainly in the 91-92 range, relying on his plus slider and above-average change to beguile batters.
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RHP, BOS (#47 overall)
Michaen Bowden is a polished young righthander in the Red Sox system who zoomed all the way from AA ball at the start of 2008 into the Boston bullpen for the playoffs. While his ERA increased at each stop (2.33 to 3.38 in Pawtucket and up to 3.60 in Fenway), that's expected as a young player faces better and better competition.
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RHP, PIT (#48 overall)
With Lincecum and Cain already toeing the rubber every fifth day, the title of best Giants pitching prospect was Alderson's until he was unceremoniously shipped East at 2009's trade deadline. The 6-7 righthander from Phoenix has a plus-plus curveball and terrific control for such a young player. In his junior and senior high school year combined, he struck out 173 batters while walking only nine.
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RHP, NYM (#52 overall)
An international signee who immediately jumped to the top of the Mets' pitching prospect chart, young Jenrry Meija is one of the few bright spots in a downtrodden farm system. The righthander is the proud owner of easy heat in the form of a mid-90s fastball and a very good, deceptive change. Jenrry's control has been better than expected for such a young player, and despite an 0-5, 4.47 looksee in 2009, he looks ready to tackle a full season of AA ball in 2010.
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RHP, KC (#55 overall)
A righthander with three quality pitches and middle of the rotation capability, Aaron Crow was a nice fit for a patient Nationals team that's good at developing overlooked pitching talent. Sadly, the Nats couldn't sign him before the deadline in 2008, and so he went back into the draft for 2009, when he was selected by his local Kansas City Royals. Don't forget about him.
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RHP, STL (#58 overall)
The Cardinals first round pick in 2009, pitcher Shelby Miller is a raw but talented prospect with a wicked-hot fastball that has excellent and natural late movement. The Cards will probably start him out at A-level Quad Cities in 2010, but he could move up a notch or two soon after that, since his raw stuff is probably good enough to overpower lesser hitters. At higher levels, he'll need to lean on his 12-6 curve and the extra sink he can put on his two-seam fastball to succeed. With a projectable body that could probably add muscle in the years to come, he looks like a good workhorse candidate in St. Louis come 2014 or so, though he'll probably get a look-see a bit sooner than that.
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RHP, CIN (#59 overall)
A two way player who can turn in above average range and defense in the outfield, Arizona righthander Mike Leake is more appealing to MLB scouts as a pitcher. While he lacks a classic plus pitch, he has four above-average ones, which is remarkable in such a young player, and the baseball smarts to infuriate batters. Some scouts see Leake as too small-bodied for 220-inning seasons, but ever since the rise of Tim Lincecum, smaller pitchers have been getting the benefit of the doubt. The Reds will likely develop Leake as a starter until something changes their mind.
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RHP, BAL (#69 overall)
Young and unpolished, the onetime phenom Erbe still shows signs of greatness, even if the shine isn't quite so blinding anymore. He still demonstrates a 98 mph fastball that provides moments of dominance, but he has never really showed that he can hold down a job for a full season: he tends to tire in the summer months and usually stumbles to a poor finish. This all projects 'relief pitcher', if you haven't been paying attention. While still a longshot to contribute much in 2010, he's a possible backup plan as a closer or spot starter, so he shouldn't be completely forgotten about. The tools remain there, even if it's taking a bit longer than hoped to get them into play.
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RHP, DET (#70 overall)
One of the top high school arms in the country, Jacob Turner was drafted in the first round (9th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2009. More a potential pitcher than a pitcher just yet, Turner has a big, strong, projectable body and a low-90's fastball, but not much else... which means that he'll need to be molded into something greater before he can have an impact on professionals.
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RHP, BOS (#71 overall)
Japan's best amateur pitcher, 22-year old Junichi Tazawa met with four big league teams this spring, and the Red Sox were first in line with a big check, not to mention first in Tazawa's heart. He is the first premium amateur to skip Japanese baseball altogether.
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RHP, SF (#72 overall)
A flame-throwing righthander from Georgia, Zack Wheeler mixes his 96mph fastball with a curve ball that's already a plus pitch. He's adding a changeup, and if he can make it even a league-average offering he can be a middle-rotation starter anywhere. Even without one, his fastball-curve combination is good enough for a major league bullpen today. He'll need some seasoning, of course, and scouts would like to see his pitcher-perfect body take on a starter's workload.
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RHP, OAK (#74 overall)
Inoa, the child of two accomplished ballplayers, is a towering, flame throwing teenager who already has a mid-90s fastball and an advanced changeup. He's several years away from breaking into big-league ball, but if he can stay healthy, he'll be something special come 2012 or so. The only question is how the A's will manage to squeeze all their hot young talent into the rotation in time for their 2013 championship run.
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RHP, COL (#77 overall)
A rail-thin flamethrower from Venezuela, Chacin is on the fast track in Colorado, especially as some of the other Rockie options have slid from their earlier grace. His 94mph fastball has good location and late movement, and his curve and change show plus promise, though does have a bad habit of hanging that curve a bit too often. 'Joolie' does seems to have the character and work ethic to be a middle-to-front starter, but he could be adapted to the bullpen as well. Either way, he's a good 2011 option for the Rockies right now, and might even see limited action sooner than that.
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RHP, WAS (#79 overall)
A righthander who worked as both a starter and a reliever for Stanford, Drew Storen is a smallish pitcher with a good mix of raw stuff and polished command. As a sophomore draftee, he's a bit rougher than most college pitchers and will likely need more time in the minors than most, but he's a solid all around ballplayer with an excellent future, whether it's in the middle of the rotation or the bullpen. With the recent locking-in of Matt Capps to close in Washington for 2010 and 2011, it looks like Storen's future is a little further away than some had hoped, which might give the Nats time to examine his potential as a starter, too.
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RHP, TEX (#83 overall)
A hot prospect before the 2008 draft, Scheppers fell to the Pirates (and, after not signing, the Rangers in 2009) due to concerns about an unusual (but non-structural) shoulder injury. He has big upside, but as he'll now be two years older than most college draftees before even starting pro play, his prospect status has taken a hit.
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RHP, CHC (#88 overall)
Texas Christian's ex-closer, Andrew Cashner has that perfect mix of electric 98mph fastball and nasty low-90's slider that everyone wants to see in a ninth-inning specialist. Of course, the Cubs already have two or three of those on staff, so it's possible that Cashner could be stretched into starting duty: he's already got the workable changeup and innings-eating frame to do that if needed. There was talk of looking at him as a Wrigley fill-in artist in late 2009, but that didn't pan out. For now, look for him to get an audition sometime in 2010.
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RHP, CLE (#89 overall)
An under-the-radar phenom last year, Carrasco can't sneak past anyone now, and when the Indians went looking for a prospect haul in exchange for Cliff Lee, he was on top of their wish list. He's now one of baseball's top pitching prospects, and he's essentially ready for MLB today: he's already got three solid big-league ready pitches, he's shown durability and endurance needed to be a front-line starter, and he's got the brains to outsmart sluggers from outing to outing and at-bat to at-bat. The AL won't be easy on him, and he's bound to get lit up like a pinball machine at times, but if Cleveland gives the kid an early shot, expect some highlight-reel performances.
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RHP, CHW (#91 overall)
One of the fastest-moving prospects in the minors, White Sox righthander Dan Hudson went from rookie ball all the way to AAA Charlotte in 2009, and he should be competing to take that last step to MLB in the spring. His minor league numbers to date (19-9, 2.65, 0.98 WHIP) certainly justify another promotion, but with the White Sox rotation full up and the bullpen already bulging with veterans, it's unclear what role he could take in 2010. He's not an overpowering pitcher: his fastball dances around 92mph most nights, but he mixes in his slider and change with sufficient control (see his 256:56 strikeout to walk ratio in the minors) to keep even patient hitters frustrated. With not much left to prove in the minors, he could be a 'surprise' rookie headline grabber in 2010.
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RHP, STL (#102 overall)
The Cardinals' minor league pitcher of the year, righthander Michael (Lance) Lynn is a 6-6, 260lb monster out of U Mississippi who frustrates opposing hitters with a hard sinker mixed with an effective change and curve. More of a smart, pitchability type than a power pitcher, Lynn exhibits plus command of all his pitches and has shown a knack for keeping hitters off balance. If he can hold up to the workloads of pro ball, he could be a real innings eater for the Cardinals in a year or two.
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RHP, LAD (#103 overall)
The Dodgers' first round pick in 2007, righty Chris Withrow went 8-8 over 22 starts in 2009, split between high A Inland Empire and AA Chattanooga. With 131 strikeouts in 114 innings, he's looking like a power pitcher, and that's exactly what the Dodgers are looking for, here. His fastball lives around 93 but can hit 98 with good movement. His improving curve is a strikeout pitch, an 11-5 hammer that he's comfortable throwing in almost any count. A middle-rotation candidate who's already showing superior makeup, Withrow could move quickly, especially if the Dodgers suffer injuries in 2010.
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RHP, CHC (#106 overall)
If any prospect ever needed a nickname, it's Cubs righthander Chris J. Carpenter, one of the fastest-rising pitching prospects in baseball and part of a prospect resurgence in Chicago. A big power arm out of Kent State, Carpenter's early Tommy John surgery kept him in the shadows for awhile, and left him dangling until the Draft's third round. He's fully recovered now, and looking like a premium arm again. Carpenter, who we're now calling CJ, opened 2009 at A-level Peoria, going 4-3 with a 2.44 ERA and 1.20 WHIP, before being promoted to high-A Daytona. At the higher level, CJ went 2-1 with a 1.44 ERA and 0.92 WHIP in five starts, which was enough to punch another ticket, this time to AA Tennessee. In 27 combined starts at all three levels, he struck out 118 batters while walking only 52. While he's likely to spend all of 2010 in AA, CJ will probably get his first taste of MLB by September.
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RHP, LAD (#116 overall)
No relation to Russ, though the righthanded pitcher does have at least one other thing in common with the catcher: both are viable backups at third base. The Dodgers are looking at Ethan as a pitcher and only a pitcher, however, and that might be more than enough. The powerful, savvy righthander projects a lot like the Giants' young Tim Lincecum, with a pinpoint fastball and a nasty hard slider coming from a compact frame. He's not close to ready, but when he does add some experience to his talent, he should be yet another in a long string of powerful home-grown Dodger arms.
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RHP, CLE (#119 overall)
A relatively unknown pitcher hidden in the Cleveland system, righthander Hector Rondon blew through AA last year and landed at AAA for season's end. He went 7-5, 2.75 at AA Akron, striking out 73 batters in 74 innings while walking only 15. His build and delivery concern some scouts, and his ceiling might not be as high as some of the bigger names on the farm, but his darting 93mph fastball and MLB-ready breaking ball are highly effective when he commands them... which is most of the time. He could sneak into the Cleveland bullpen sometime in 2010, or even into the depleted rotation.
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RHP, ATL (#122 overall)
The Yankees top international signee back in 2007, righthander Arodys Vizcaino was one of the team's top prospects when he moved to Atlanta as part of the trade that sent Javier Vazquez back to the Bronx. His fastball hovers in the low 90s, but should get harder as he matures. He complements that with an already-superb curve and a developing change. His development over the next year in Atlanta's pitching labs will determine whether he's starter or bullpen material, but he's already proven he can pitch rather than just throw: in 2009, he posted a 1.16 WHIP and a 2.13 ERA in 42 innings of work at short-season Staten Island.
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RHP, SD (#124 overall)
A huge, daunting figure who can touch 99mph with his heater, Padres righthander Simon Castro is one of the most promising pitchers in a system that's focused on developing big strong arms for the next decade. (For another example, see Pelzer, Wynn) As a 21 year old at A-level Fort Wayne in 2009, Castro went 10-6 with a 3.33 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP, but most eye-poppingly, he struck out 157 opponents in only 140 innings of work while walking a meagre 37. His slider is probably his best pitch, and when he's locating the fastball at the same time, he's nearly unhittable. Some scouts see a closer in Castro, but for now the Padres will keep pushing him as a rotation member, and since he's got the frame necessary to carry 200 innings, they're probably wise to do so.
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RHP, CLE (#127 overall)
An alum of Marlins lefty Andrew Miller and Red Sox fireballer Daniel Bard, Alex White figures to be the next UNC ace to earn an MLB gig. A mid-90's fastball is his workaday pitch, but his slider is a real plus offering, and even his change is well-developed for such a young pitcher.
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RHP, CHC (#131 overall)
A two-way player drafted by the Cubs as a pitcher in 2008, Randy 'Jay' Jackson is a sturdy righthander with a heavy 93mph fastball and an average curve. He posted a healthy 4-2, 2.88 half-season in A ball after that, but most eye-opening were the 72 strikeouts in 50 innings. He probably won't duplicate that success against higher-quality hitters, but he should get the opportunity soon enough. He's got some 2012 sleeper potential, but if the Cubs need a power righthanded arm in the bullpen sooner than that, the kid they (should) call 'Dawg' could get a look-see a lot sooner than that.
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RHP, TOR (#133 overall)
Already blessed with the best fastball in the Blue Jays system, ex-Red Zach Stewart is a compact righthander who's being fast-tracked to future closing duties in Toronto. That is, it looks an awful lot like that's how the Blue Jays want him to arrive. Should they change their minds, Stewart's high heat and nasty, nasty slider could also do some damage in a starting role.
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RHP, PHI (#136 overall)
The depleted Phillies farm system has provided an opportunity for a few mid-level prospects who can now break into the top levels. Pitcher Trevor May is one of those who will be getting a lot more attention in the near future. May brings three good pitches to the plate every time out, and he's already had some pretty stunning success at low levels of minor league ball, most recently striking out 95 hitters in only 77 innings of work at A-level Lakewood. May's fastball is a standard 92-94 offering with heavy sink, and his secondary pitches (a hammer curve and a straight change) are almost ready for more advanced hitters. He's a pitcher to watch in 2010, though any big-league effectiveness is still a couple of years away.
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RHP, HOU (#139 overall)
A raw gem of a righthander from Hartsville High School in South Carolina, Lyles is the sort of big strong power pitcher that the Astros always love to gamble on. And gamble they did when they took him so high in the 2008 draft (38th player overall). He's got incredible stuff, including a hot and lively fastball that should burn through the lower minor leagues, but he's going to need to improve his offspeed pitches to move beyond that. He has front-line starter potential, but it'll be a couple of years before we know how likely he is to reach it.
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RHP, NYM (#146 overall)
A powerful righthander who slipped to the Mets in the supplemental first round of the 2008 draft, Brad Holt brings a big fastball from a big frame. A college pitcher whose shown good composure, he could factor into the shallow Mets rotation as early as 2010.
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RHP, TB (#148 overall)
A righthanded pitcher from San Pedro de Macoris, DR (his parents must have missed the shortstop delivery truck came by), Alexander Colome is a right-handed pitcher in the Rays system. He zipped onto the prospect radar last year after going 7-4 with a scintillating 1.66 ERA in fifteen starts for low-A Hudson Valley in the NY-Penn League, enough to land him the league MVP award. The definition of 'raw stuff', Colome out 94 and walked 32 in only 74 innings of work, working almost exclusively with his high-90's fastball. His second pitch is a power curve he's still learning to control, but even if he only half-masters it, he could see time in an MLB uniform before his 22nd birthday.
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RHP, COL (#151 overall)
Another live arm the Rockies signed out of Latin America, they found, Esmil Rogers is a whip-thin righthander from the Dominican with the usual attributes one finds in a hot young prospect: hyperactive fastball in the low to mid-nineties, crude but developing change, and a strikeout curve that he hasn't quite learned to control just yet. He'll take a bit more time than the more polished Jhoulys Chacin, but he'll be along soon enough.
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RHP, NYY (#152 overall)
Brackman was scouted by the Yankees since his days in a Cincinnati high school. The team snuck him in as the last pick of 2007's first round, signed him to a major-league contract, and promptly sent for Tommy John surgery to replace the ligament in his throwing elbow. Standing almost seven feet tall, tipping the scales at 245 and bringing a fastball that impressed the Yankees enough to take a huge chance on him, Brackman is a textbook example of a signing for raw potential. His return to pitching following a two-year hiatus didn't go well (2-12, 5.91 ERA, 1.71 WHIP in A-level Charleston), but that's almost to be expected given his long absence from the mount. He'll return to A-ball in 2010, and while he's just as high-ceilinged a prospect as ever, it's anyone's guess how much of the old stuff will ever come back.
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RHP, TB (#155 overall)
Maybe Tampa overpaid for this one, but if he's shown anything, the young right-hander has been consistent and right on the fringes of what it takes to be a front-line MLB starter. With an already-potent 95mph fastball, he only needs a second top-flight pitch to succeed in Tampa, though the bullpen looks like his more likely destination right now.
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RHP, PIT (#158 overall)
Thanks to their thrifty nature, the Pittsburgh farm can be a confusing maze of not quite tip-top (but still useful) prospects. Every year they put half a dozen starters on the prospect lists, and every year some of them work out, while some of them don't. Here's one of the latest entries, righthander Brad Lincoln, complete with his 4:1 minor league K to BB ratio. He's performed well at every minor league stop, which means the rest of the world should get a look-see at what he can really do sometime in 2010. It's possible he could even break camp in the major league rotation.
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RHP, TEX (#160 overall)
A sleeper candidate who could zoom up the list at any time, Texas righthander Wilmer Font is yet another righthander in a potent Texas system. The big Venezuelan missed most of 2008 while nursing knee and shoulder problems, but neither proved serious and Font bounced back to an 8-3, 3.49 ERA season as a 19-year old at Sally League (A) Hickory. A broad-shouldered (and big-waisted) pitcher who can touch 96mph with his fastball, Font struck out 105 but walked 59, so his control isn't quite ready for the higher leagues just yet. Font mixes in a changeup that could be a plus pitch one day along with a so-so curve. While he could be a surprise bullpen arm soon, his real calling is as a Ranger starter somewhere in 2012 or 2013.
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RHP, Japan (#168 overall)
He's six foot five with a 94mph fastball and he's... Japanese? Well, half-Japanese, at least. Darvish, the Japanese/Iranian wunderkind who's half baseball star and half sex symbol, is Japan's best young pitcher. Playing for the Nippon Ham Fighters, Darvish posted a 1.82 ERA over 26 starts while striking out 210. Again, that's 210 strikeouts in only twenty-six starts. at least as high as Daisuke Matsuzaka's, it's more than possible that the financially-strapped Carp will consider how much they could improve their team with, oh, an extra $100 million dollars or so. Despite the flirtatious comments he's made to the media about moving to America, he's committed to Japan for the next couple of years. But he remains a very big question mark for 2012, 2013, 2014...
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RHP, MIN (#172 overall)
A tall, powerful strikeout artist, Guerra has been considered in both starting and bullpen roles for the last couple of years. He should be easy to lock up in the late rounds of a deep draft this year, but he promises to be much more attractive (and widely known) next year. With electric stuff but not much pro experience under his belt yet, Guerro could be one of those guys who blows through the league, Jared Weaver-like, at least once.
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RHP, CLE (#176 overall)
A big-bodied ace in waiting with a 98mph heater, ex-Phillies pitcher Jason Knapp is one of the many young prospects in a refreshed Indians system. He enters 2010 as a 19 year old, but he's already one of the three best pitchers in the Cleveland farm. Arthroscopic shoulder surgery in September 2009 went swimmingly, and he's expected to be at full strength for 2010. He'll probably start at high-A and end the year in AA. He's on target for full-on arrival in 2012 or so.
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RHP, STL (#178 overall)
A fastball and slider specialist, Sanchez is a lights-out reliever simmering in the St. Louis system. The young Venezuelan ended his 2009 with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, and now projects as a nasty late-inning weapon for the Cardinals, perhaps as soon as 2010.
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RHP, MLW (#181 overall)
A big right-hander who projects as an innings-eating workhorse down the road, Brewer prospect Eric Arnett throws a 94mph fastball with heavy sink, and complements it with a still-erratic low-80's slider. A still-developing splitter and changeup are also in the quiver, though he doesn't use either with confidence just yet.
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RHP, OAK (#187 overall)
When a pitcher blows through five teams in a few months, you have to figure he's a pretty dominant reliever on a hot streak. But when that pitcher blows through by changing uniforms four times, something must be very wrong. A dominant minor league reliever two years ago when the Dodgers packaged him up with catcher Carlos Santana for a three month rental of Casey Blake (!) from the Indians, Meloan has since changed teams many more times: Since the end of 2008, he's been a Dodger, an Indian, a Pirate, a Ray and an Athletic.
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RHP, OAK (#190 overall)
A sandwich pick from 2007, righthander Clay Mortensen zoomed up the Cardinal chart until being bundled off to Oakland for Matt Holliday. The sinker-specialist also features a hard slider, a two-pitch punch that induces plenty of ground balls. Like many young pitchers, his offspeed pitches are a bit raw, and he's been developing a straight change that should make his hard-movers more effective. A move to pitcher-happy environment in Oakland could help Mortensen flourish soon.
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RHP, MIN (#192 overall)
The ex-Miami Hurricanes closer throws a 98mph fastball that could get even faster as he comes back from TJ surgery. His breaking ball is still a bit sub-par, but if any coaching staff can coax secondary pitches from power arms, its the wizard's guild in Minnesota. Gutierrez is still a year or two away from being completely ready, but the Twins work in mysterious ways, which means he could see opportunities as a setup man as early as 2010, with the closer's mantle for Minnesota's post-Nathan days still within reach.
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RHP, TEX (#193 overall)
A two-way player and 2004 Little League star who some prefer as an infielder, righthander Jurickson Profar was signed as an international free agent in 2009. Blessed with a 94mph heater and a slider that could mature into a real plus pitch, the teenager is an ideal late reliever right now, but could go in any direction in the years to come. If he moves to the field, he has the hands and arm strength to work at shortstop, though his hitting ability isn't looking quite as promising just yet. A deep talent in the Rangers system, Jurickson is one to watch in the years to come.
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RHP, CLE (#196 overall)
Where does Tampa find these kids? Over a statistically significant 500 innings pitched, Talbot's strikeout ratio is over 4, his WHIP is under 1.3, and his potential to break into a major league rotation is very very high, especially for such a young pitcher. His recent trade to Cleveland only accelerates his likely arrival, though the less-magical coaching and development staff could hinder his potential.
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RHP, SF (#201 overall)
A rising star in the Giants system, the 6-foot-2 righthander Henry Sosa is a power pitcher in the Matt Cain variety, though without the control and (so far) without the command of his breaking stuff: his curve could be a plus pitch one day, but so far it's very much a work-in-progress, which means hitters can sometimes sit on his 96mph fastball.
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RHP, NYM (#204 overall)
A stocky right-handed specialist who spent most of his career with NPB's Yakult Swallows before moving to America, Ryota Igarashi is the proud owner of a lifetime 3.26 ERA and 1.07 in Japan, almost all of it in relief. Though most frequently a setup man or middle reliever, he also closed 37 games for the Swallows in 2004. In 2010, he'll provide depth in the bullpen for the Mets, who signed him to a two year deal during the offseason.
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RHP, TB (#210 overall)
Barnese's fastball is a lively 92mph offering, and he mixes in a late-breaking slurve that's almost (but not quite) a hammer curve. Like most young pitchers, his changeup isn't really ready for the bright lights yet, but his confidence, poise and aggressive intelligence make it seem like only a matter of time before he's ready to toe the rubber in Tampa. He pitched the 2009 season at Bowling Green alongside fellow top Rays prospect Matt Moore, and while he couldn't match the lefty's gaudy strikeout numbers, he actually delivered a better season overall, with a 2.53 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP testifying to his unshakeable command.
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RHP, ATL (#212 overall)
Righthander Randall Delgado is a wiry power pitcher with three quality pitches and developing control. His fastball, which can touch 95, lives more in the 92mph range with significant late movement. His control is about where you'd expect it to be in such a youngster: some days he can blow hitter away, while on other days he looks lost on the mound. He struggled a bit in his first full season of pro ball in 2009, but finished strong, with 141 strikeouts to balance against only 49 walks. There's no room for him at higher levels of the Atlanta system (the Braves farm is stacked in pitching) so he's likely to spend 2010 in class-A Rome, even though he's probably ready for a bigger challenge than that.
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RHP, ATL (#213 overall)
A fireplug righty in the Jon Broxton fashion, Kimbrel is the Braves' number one closer prospect. His heavy fastball touches 96, and when he mixes in his plus slider, he's near-unhittable. With 18 saves across three levels of minor league ball in 2009, he's also very close to ready to try his hand at the big game. Expect him to pay a visit to the Braves bullpen in 2010.
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RHP, LAA (#220 overall)
Regarded as the best high school prospect of the 2006 draft, righthander Walden took his time to eventually sign a midnight deal with the Angels in 2007.
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RHP, NYY (#222 overall)
Newly a Yankee, look for Sanchez to work in the bullpen, at least initially. Long-term, the big man might be better as an innings-eating starter, as his fastball control and work ethic make him a viable 200 inning guy in short order. Worth a flier, at the very least.
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RHP, TEX (#224 overall)
Acquired from the Royals at the tail end of the 2009 season, pitcher Danny Gutierrez jumped onto the prospect boards in 2008 as a 96mph monster in the Midwest League. Since then, his curve and change have developed to complement the fastball, and he looks like a promising future starter in MLB. He posted a 1.65 ERA in 27.3 High-A innings in 2009. Gutierrez works with his fastball closer to 94mph most of the time, along with a slow curveball and an impressive low-80's change. His mechanics and release point are sound and fairly consistent, with an easy, repeatable motion that leaves hitters guessing.
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RHP, FA (#226 overall)
The winner of the 2009 best righthanded pitcher award in the Cuban League, Yuniesky Maya defected the following year, becoming an MLB-qualified free agent at age 27. Yuni is a smart pitcher with a well-rounded repertoire: his 92mph fastball won't blow many away, but the deft way in which he mixes in a shifty two-seamer, a quality change, a solid curve and even a strikeout slider means he doesn't need to break bats: he can miss them instead.
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RHP, HOU (#228 overall)
A slight Dominican righthander with good pitching sense and one of the nastiest sliders in the system, young Sammy Gervacio is one of the few bright spots in a dark Houston minor league system. With a 3.11 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP across four and a half minor league seasons and the proud owner of a strikeout to walk ratio near four, he earned a shot in the Astro bullpen in 2009. He performed well enough, giving up only five runs in 29 bullpen appearances, to earn consideration for a full-time role in 2010. A lifetime reliever, he has closer potential if the Astros have the guts to let someone with an 88mph fastball into the ninth inning.
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RHP, PIT (#232 overall)
The 49th overall selection in the 2009 draft, high schooler Zachary Von Rosenberg was a high-upside pick for the Pirates, who went well over their usual budget to sign him and keep him away from LSU. A big, strong player with good overall athleticism, he projects as an innings-eating workhorse, as long as he can stay healthy. He's already quite well-developed, with three pitches that look like they could play in the majors quite soon: a 90mph fastball with movement that should get harder as he grows, an already-advanced curve, and a changeup that's quite a bit ahead of average. Don't press too hard just yet, but you can pencil him into the middle of the Pirate rotation come 2014 or so.
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RHP, MLW (#234 overall)
A big, strong righthander from Illinois, Brewer pitcher Cody Scarpetta is one of a half-dozen cogs grinding away in the minors while working his way higher in the prospect machine. He doesn't look much like his wiry teammate Wily Peralta, but his results at A-level Wisconsin were near identical: a 3.43 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and 116 strikeouts versus 55 walks in 105 innings.
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RHP, LAD (#236 overall)
A dominating college closer drafted in the second round of 2008, ex-Boilermaker Josh Lindblom is being developed by the Dodgers as a future starter. In nine short starts (remember, he's just learning), he turned in a shimmering 2.12 ERA and held batters to .157 average over 34 innings. His 37-5 K-BB ratio over that stretch looks a lot like he's still using his closer's stuff, too. He'll spend the year in the minors, probably at AA, but he's a great candidate to zip up to the top of the prospect charts for 2010-2011.
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RHP, Japan (#239 overall)
Righthander Naoyuki Shimizu is a starting pitcher from NPB, where he played 10 seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines before signing last winter with the Yokohama BayStars on a one-year deal. He also played with Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Naoyuki's fastball can touch 94mph, but he works most of the time in the 86-90mph range, relying on deceptive delivery and late motion to befuddle hitters. He works both sides of the plate and mixes in a change in the low to mid-70's to keep hitters perpetually off-balance. While he's only got a few more peak years left, he could be a good fit on any number of MLB ballclubs.
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RHP, SD (#241 overall)
Adis (or sometimes, inexplicably, Adys) Portillo is a hard-throwing right-hander who shows more polish than most Venezuelan prospects. Portillo exhibits a dominating mound presence and great composure, featuring a moving fastball that tops out at about 94mph. It's the raw stuff he wields with three possible plus pitches, though, that puts him into the upper ranks of pitching prodigies.
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RHP, STL (#243 overall)
A tall, lanky Canadian righthander who was the Cardinals top-rated prospect as far back as 2004, Blake Hawksworth is now a mature prospect on the cusp of landing a full-time job in major league baseball. After posting a 5-4 record (3.58 / 1.11 WHIP) for the AAA Memphis in 2009, Hawksworth got a taste of MLB, going 4-0 in 40 innings of mop-up duty. His 2.03 ERA while handling that low-leverage trial demonstrated enough ability to gain the righthander consideration for bullpen or spot-starting duty in 2010. He won't be a Cy Young winner, not even with Dave Duncan around, but he could be a capable and effective major league pitcher for most of the next decade, given the opportunity.
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RHP, SEA (#244 overall)
Another late inning specialist, Fields has no real place in the Mariners of today or the near future, so we can only guess that they're going to attempt some sort of bizarro-world Brandon Morrow trick here, and turn this sure-thing reliever into a maybe-starter. He chose not to sign with Atlanta last year, so it's no sure thing that he'll prefer Seattle this time around. Even if he does sign, he might end up being a trade piece in the near future. Fields is a terrific ball of potential, and it'd be a shame to see him wither in a Mariners system that has no place for him.
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RHP, COL (#246 overall)
How many closers do the Rockies need, exactly? Vanderbilt's elite fireman (31 saves, 0.93 WHIP) was originally drafted by the Tigers in 2006, but after re-entry was snapped up by Colorado in 2007.
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RHP, MLW (#248 overall)
Wily Peralta is an intriguing young righthander in the Brewer system. Currently a two-pitch pitcher who flashes an occasionally plus curve, Peralta looked pretty good in A ball in 2009. Used as a sometime-starter and sometime-reliever in Wisconsin, Peralta produced a composite 1.32 WHIP and 3.47 ERA. He struck out an impressive 118 batters in only 103 innings, but it was the Midwest League, after all. His walk rate was a bit too high, and his propensity for getting deep into counts prevented him from getting deep into games too often, but he's still young, and worth keeping an eye on.
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RHP, TOR (#254 overall)
A burly righthander from Kennesaw State, Toronto's Chad Jenkins is a promising workhorse starter who could push his way into the Toronto rotation sooner than some of the bigger names on the farm. A rare talent who possessses four workable pitches, Jenkins throws both a four- and two-seam fastball (the latter with serious sink) and mixes in a strikeout slider and a change that could be a real plus pitch. His projectable body and well-regarded baseball smarts all add up to rapid advancement. He'll spend 2010 trying to push his way into AA, and once he shows he can handle hitters well there, he'll be ready for a date in Toronto.
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RHP, SF (#257 overall)
If Brian Wilson's arm ever falls off, the Giants have an acceptable substitute ready in the 100mph cannon hanging from Dominican Waldis Joaquin's shoulder. After bumping past AA and AAA last year, he spent a bit of time auditioning in the SF bullpen with mixed results. He's erratic, and his secondary pitches aren't quite ready for prime-time yet, but coaches who watch him inevitably fall in love with his Zumaya-like power, which means he'll keep receiving opportunities to dominate.
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RHP, TB (#260 overall)
A second round pick from the 2005 draft, Chris Mason is a converted outfielder with a low-90's moving fastball and a nasty slider/curve, and a developing changeup. The 23-year-old righthander spent almost the whole 2007 with the Montgomery Biscuits (AA), and led the Southern League with a 15-4 record and a 2.53 ERA in 2007. He ranked fourth with 132 strikeouts, enough to garner the League's Pitcher of the Year Award. The league's most consistent starter, Mason did not allow more than three runs in any of his 13 second-half starts for the Biscuits.
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RHP, MLW (#261 overall)
Another good thing/bad thing pitching prospect. Jeffress lights up radar guns with three-figure readings almost every night (that's a good thing), but needs work on his control (bad thing). His 50 game substance abuse suspension last year can be overlooked (marijuana isn't exactly a performance enhancer), but it's tougher to ignore his lack of solid secondary pitches. If the Brewers need a righthander with near triple digits in their bullpen this year, he could see action, but the more conservative minds will want to keep developing his arsenal for a 2011 or 2012 rotation debut.
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RHP, TEX (#263 overall)
An intriguing prospect, Main was drafted as a two-way player (starter and right fielder) out of high school, thanks to his best-of-class right arm. He's been clocked at 98mph with his fastball, and his hard curve is developing so fast that it's already his go-to pitch.
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RHP, TOR (#266 overall)
A mature prospect on the cusp of big-league play, righthander Josh Roenicke is a power pitcher who came to the Blue Jays from the Reds in 2009. He's had mixed results in his brief time in the majors to date, but his stuff is significant, and he projects as one of the best best to take over closing duties for Toronto in the years to come.
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RHP, LAA (#268 overall)
A righthanded smoke-monster with two plus pitches, Garrett Richards might have the best stuff in the Anaheim system today, at least if a single season of A-ball is any indication. The question with Richards is his command. In 2009 he put up an 11-6 record with Oklahoma, striking out 85 batters in 75 innings. But he also walked 38 of them on his way to an ugly 6.00 ERA and even uglier 1.55 WHIP. He looked a lot better in a Pioneer League stint at the end of year, 3-1 , 1.53, 1.16 with a ridiculous 30-4 ratio of strikesouts to walks, but that was only 35 innings of work, and, well... it was the Pioneer League.
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RHP, HOU (#272 overall)
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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RHP, CLE (#274 overall)
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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RHP, SD (#275 overall)
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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RHP, BAL (#277 overall)
A monster of a man, young Kam Mickolio is a 6-9 righthander who makes even CC Sabathia look boy-sized. A forgotten piece of the package that shipped Erik Bedard to the Mariners, Mickolio is a power reliever who throws a hard sinker from a 3/4 arm slot. He's well equipped to rack up both strikeouts and groundouts with the pitch, which is especially devastating against right-handed batters. He's a middle reliever for now, and that's how the Orioles tested him in a September 2008 cup of coffee, but he has the raw stuff and power to be a premium setup man or even closer someday. Think Jonathan Broxton, but even bigger and scarier.
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RHP, SD (#280 overall)
Well, it's a better name for a pitcher than 'Homer', that's for sure. Described at the time of his signing as 'a big arm with a power breaking ball', Pelzer hasn't done anything to shake that label in his time on the farm. That breaking ball is a sizzling slider, and when it's matched up against the 98mph fastball he keeps in his back pocket, the combination can be close to unhittable. He's a bit raw, as can be expected, and that oh-so-important third pitch isn't yet on tap, but as long as he keeps up the hard work and solid conditioning he's already known for, Wynn will be the stuff of headline puns in San Diego for many years to come.
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RHP, TOR (#281 overall)
A control artist with a plus changeup, Venezuelan righthander Henderson Alvarez will only be 19 years old at the start of 2010, but he's already a strong candidate for a rotation spot in Toronto.
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RHP, PIT (#287 overall)
The 26th overall selection in the 2006 draft, Pirate righthander Avery (Bryan) Morris was acquired by the Pirates as part of the multi-team deal that moved Jason Bay. He spent all of 2007 recovering from TJ surgery, much of 2008 recovering from toe surgery, and most of 2009 just re-finding his delivery. But he remains one of Pittsburgh's better long-term pitching prospects. Morris has a high-90's fastball and a plus curve, and frustrates batters with an unorthodox delivery. While his name might have been forgotten by many, he should be moving up the ranks again now that he's healthy, two full years after receiving his fancy new elbow.
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RHP, NYY (#288 overall)
With a WHIP under 1.00 and a scary-good strikeout rate, Betances has been one of the many weapons being sharpened in the Yankee labs. His lightning stuff has been sidelined a bit too often by minor injuries, sadly, and he underwent a bit of surprise surgery in late 2009 that could put most of his 2010 season in doubt. Still, he remains a high-ceiling if risky long-term asset: guys with stuff this wicked always seem to find their way onto MLB rosters sooner or later.
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RHP, OAK (#290 overall)
A scout's favorite, righthander Tyson Ross was coveted by the Oakland A's for a few years, even before he rose to prominence as a Golden Spike finalist in 2008. The righthander is 6-7 and still growing, and his 97mph fastball may not have reached its top limit yet, either. His unorthodox delivery scares some, but teams are a lot more willing to see where strange mechanics take them ever since the success of Tim Lincecum. A definite sleeper for Oakland, and maybe the steal of their 2008 draft.
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RHP, FLA (#292 overall)
A Dominican righthander signed at 17 as an international free agent, Jhan Martinez is a bit of an under-the-radar sleeper prospect in the Marlins system. Martinez is a slight pitcher with a power fastball that can touch 98, but he has more success with his two-seamer, a 92mph offering with good movement. He's taking longer than expected to adjust to life in pro baseball, and his change and slider need to improve before they're ready for the big stage, but he has so much raw talent that he's bound to make it sooner or later.
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RHP , OAK (#293 overall)
A solid but unspectacular righthander in an Oakland system, James Simmons has a shot to break onto the MLB roster in 2009, but only if many cards fall his way. Leaning heavily on his heavy 92mph fastball and a workable change, he needs to add a significant third pitch if he's to make it in the rotation. At present, his curve and slider are below average offerings.
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RHP, SEA (#295 overall)
A big, strong Dominican righthander signed by the Mets as an international free agent in 2006, Cleto spent a year learning US-style baseball in the GCL, then started 2008 at low-A, where he went 5-11 with a 4.25 ERA as a starter, striking out 81 batters while walking 34. He made major progress in 2008, and was promoted to high-A St Lucie at the end of the year. No soft tosser, Cleto's moving fastball is a 97mph thunderbolt that looks like a real plus pitch. His slider is a work in progress, but if he can polish it or add a working off-speed pitch, he will really be a player to watch. He was already zooming up the Mets' prospect charts with only one and a half pitches, and likely would have opened 2009 in high-A before he was traded to Seattle. While nobody knows how the new management in Seattle will handle pitchers, the old guard was aggressive with promotion and development, meaning that Cleto could break into AA as early as this season. If his change develops, he could be a strong starter, but if it's the slider that comes along best, look for him as a late-inning strikeout artist come 2011 or so.
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RHP, NYY (#296 overall)
After gaining national attention as the award winning closer at U Arizona, Melancon's selection by the Yankees in the 2006 draft had 'Rivera Replacement' written all over it. After taking a year and a half to climb back up from TJ surgery, his fastball returned, and he's about as ready for the big-leagues as any prep pitcher has ever been. That 95mph fastball and hammer curve looked pretty good during limited use at Yankee Stadium in 2009 ten strikeouts, zero walks), and by all reports, Melancon has the big game attitude and short memory that closers need to succeed at any level. He should stick in the Yankees bullpen this season, probably ending up as Mariano's setup man and heir apparent... unless Joba Chamberlain once again returns to favorite bullpen son status.
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RHP, TEX (#299 overall)
One of Detroit's most promising righthanders before being shipped to Texas for Gerald Laird, pitcher Guillermo Moscoso first attracted attention when he threw a perfect game in a NYP-league game in July, 2007. Last year, he went 5-4 in 12 starts with a 2.70 ERA between high-A Lakeland and double-A Erie. Perhaps most impressively, though, he struck out 122 while walking only 21 in 87 innings. A power righty who gets plus movement on his 92mph runner, some scouts prefer him as a late-inning reliever due to endurance and workload worries (he's never thrown 100 innings), and so he can maximize the effectiveness of his strikeout pitch.
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RHP, CLE (#301 overall)
A promising righthander with strikeout stuff, Bryson was buried a little too deep in the Brewers' system until the orbit of CC Sabathia pulled him out of Milwaukee and into Cleveland. A flamethrower with a 96mph fastball and an electric if erratic slider, Bryson put up an 84:26 K:BB ratio in the Sally League, and should find better traction in the shallower Indians' system.
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RHP, CLE (#302 overall)
One of the best college closers of recent years, Rice righthander Bryan Price was a fireball threat buried deep in the Red Sox Nation before the Victor Martinez acquisition sent him him Cleveland. There are some questions about his health and the durability of his shoulder, which makes the comparisons to Joel Zumaya especially poignant.
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RHP, CIN (#304 overall)
USC righthander Brad Boxberger was the 43rd player selected in the 2009 draft. The strong, stout Boxberger projects as a middle-of-rotation arm for the Reds in the near future, thanks to his pro-level collection of above-average pitches and his ability to survive under pressure. He works with a 92-94mph fastball that he'll work in on hitters quite fearlessly, and he complements it with a decent-and-improving curve. Most interestingly, though, he features a nifty sinking change that could be a real strikeout pitch for him once he learns to command it a bit more consistently.
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RHP, OAK (#310 overall)
A fireballing righthander with a 96mph heater, De Los Santos has a good future ahead of him, likely in the bullpen. While his secondary pitches are acceptable, an even slightly-improved change would help him get better results with his fastball, making him a potent late-inning option. DLS is on a long road back after 2008 TJ surgery, but all reports have been positive on his recovery. He remains an interesting arm on a system that tends to develop them well, which means his future is a lot brighter than it was last year.
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RHP, LAA (#313 overall)
Angels prospect Fabio Martinez went 4-2 (3.35 ERA / 1.31 WHIP) in sixteen starts at Rookie-level Orem in the Pioneer League in 2009. That's not a blazing season, but Martinez is raw enough that the overall game results don't matter that much just yet.
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RHP, SEA (#314 overall)
A prospect more famous for his MySpace pictures and public urination than his talent (go Google it yourself, lazy reader), Dan Cortes is a very young and very strong righthander who's already with his third organization. Originally a 7th round selection by the Chicago White Sox in 2005, he has been until recently a one-pitch power arm. His previously-serviceable curve took a leap forward last year, when he used it effectively for the first time.
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RHP, PHI (#316 overall)
A 38th-round selection from Clear Creek Texas, Phillies talent Jarred Cosart has zoomed up the depth charts over the last two seasons. As a pitcher, he displays a consistent, balanced delivery, with a mid-90's fastball and a polished 11-5 curve that he uses as an out pitch. His change, while a bit rough, also looks to be a potential plus offering. In the field, he shows above-average range in the outfield and an 'unbelievable' arm strength. At the plate, his short, compact swing benefits from very quick wrists and a level swing, giving him line-drive power to all fields. If there's one question about Cosart, it's wondering whether any part of his game will ever show enough weakness to allow him to focus on his other skills.
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RHP, KC (#317 overall)
Timothy 'Magoo' Melville is a bit of a sleeper prospect in the Royals system, where he doesn't get quite as much attention as he perhaps deserves. Drafted out of high school in 2008's fourth round, he's already blossoming as a starter. He uses a mid-nineties fastball to set up his strikeout curve, while his change is a better-developed pitch than any teenager deserves to have. Another year or two with the pitching coaches in KC and he should be ready to step into the Royals' rotation. It's not as if he needs much help, either: he struck out 96 in 97 innings at A-level Burlington in 2009, and he looks almost ready to step up to AA sometime in 2010.
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RHP, LAA (#318 overall)
A flameout as a starter due to recurring elbow issues, R-Rod has ascended to top reliever status in the Angels' minor league system. The strikeout artist should open the season in the bullpen for the club's AAA franchise in Salt Lake, and will probably end it as their closer. He's one of a half-dozen arms vying to be the long-term answer to Francisco Rodriguez's departure, and one of the most interesting from a risk/reward standpoint.
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RHP, TEX (#322 overall)
Beavan is a huge, powerful righthander who at the tender age of 20 is already showing a 96mph fastball. He also brings a polished slider that acts more like a slurve, with big, loose movement that keeps batters off balance. Even his third pitch, a more traditional changeup, is better than average. (His arsenal resembles no one as much as Francisco Rodriguez, and that's a pretty good comp.)
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RHP, MLW (#329 overall)
A supplemental first round pick for the Brewers, this tall righthander has a smooth and easy delivery that portends well for his future in the system. He's a few years away from serious attention, but he's worth keeping an eye on.
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RHP, PIT (#331 overall)
The Yankees selected Daniel McCutchen in round 13 of the 2006 Draft. A product of the University of Oklahoma, McCutchen's rapid rise to the bigs was derailed by a 50-game steroids suspension near the beginning of his pro career. Following that interruption, he burned through A-level ball and was promoted to AA in the summer. In 2009, he went 13-6 with a 3.47 ERA and a 22 WHIP at AAA Indy.
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RHP, NYY (#337 overall)
Originally signed by the Dodgers, Dominican Romulo Sanchez made a stop in Pittsburgh on his way to the Yankee bench in 2009. Once seen as a future closer despite his so-so strikeout numbers, he's more of a swingman in Yankee plans. To succeed at high levels, he still needs to learn how to refine his control a little while not losing too much of his velocity. His secondary pitches still grade out as average.
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RHP, BOS (#338 overall)
The Red Sox best Latin American pitching prospect, righthander Stolmy Pimentel is only 19 this year, but he's already showing signs of a solid four pitch arsenal. His 94mph fastball has good late life, and he uses it well, balanced against a curve, change and developing sinker that could all be serious pitches in another couple of years. The change, in particular, is nightmarish when delivered on target, and has the potential to embarrass a lot of AL hitters come 2013 or so.
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RHP, STL (#339 overall)
A tall, lanky righthander with a nice moving fastball and a deceptive delivery, pitcher PJ Walters is one of the high-upside but low-spotlight players developing in the Cards' system. St Louis's 2007 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, he slipped a bit in 2008 and 2009, when his ERA and WHIP jumped sharply. On the other hand, he also seemed to rediscover his strikeout pitch, increasing his K/9 to almost exactly 9.0. He's not the best raw talent in St. Louis, and he looked positively overmatched in a late season cup of coffee, but he might be the most big-league ready pitcher available, and opportunity can do wonders for a young man.
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RHP, STL (#341 overall)
Selected 30th overall by the Cardinals in the 2006 draft, Ottavino dominated hitters at Northwestern University with a K/9 rate over 10 and a notable ability to handle tough left-handed hitters. He projects a promising mix of confidence and stuff, and scouts see him as a future middle-of-rotation starter. He's had a rocky time in the minors so far, but his advanced mental game and advanced skills should come together sooner or later.
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RHP, Japan (#348 overall)
Saitoh is a tall, lanky pitcher who, like many Japanese pitchers, makes use of his lower body to generate most of his velocity.
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RHP, STL (#349 overall)
A fifth-round pick in the 2005 draft, Boggs is a durable righthander in the Cardinal system. Working primarily with a 95mph fastball and a splitter-slider that he's still learning to master, Boggs is still working to find pitches that he can throw with movement and for strikes at the same time. While Mitch could probably do a fine job in the bullpen very soon, using nothing but his heat, the Cardinals want to keep developing Boggs as a starter in the hope that he can become a major league workhorse. He projects as a middle-to-back-end starter, but a reliable one, in the Joe Blanton category.
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RHP, FLA (#355 overall)
A high-ceiling righthander who's often come up as a 'future closer' name in Florida, Brett Sinkbeil has had his development hampered by a series of injuries. When he can take the mound, though, he's an impressive kid: the combination of plus fastball and nasty slider could be just what the 9th-inning doctor ordered, if the Marlins commit to Sinkbeil as a reliever.
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RHP, CHW (#357 overall)
A workhorse lefty with a quality curveball, Holmberg was the 71st pick overall in the 2008 draft. He's not an overpowering pitcher, but he's pretty well-developed, leveraging his almost MLB-ready hammer from a 90mph fastball which features good late movement: it cuts in on righthanded hitters in an especially nasty way. He's a couple of years away from Chicago, but he should move quickly. He'll break more than his share of bats along the way.
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RHP, MIN (#358 overall)
Steve 'Shooter' Hunt is an erratic but high-ceiling righthander from Tulane who could join the stable of frontline Minnesota starters in the future. With a plus-action fastball, strikeout curve and an already-polished changeup, he has terrific raw stuff, but his spotty command will have to improve before he's a big-league caliber pitcher. He's definitely one to keep an eye on for 2012 or so.
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RHP, FLA (#359 overall)
A stocky righthander who generates good power from his strong legs, Marlins' pitcher Ryan Tucker has been up and down the depth chart in Florida, and remains on the horizon for a future role with the Marlins. Signed for his plus moving fastball, Tucker has been working hard to add a slider and change to his repertoire. Results have been mixed, and he'll need some more time to refine those secondary pitches if he's going to remain on the hot-prospect radar in South Florida.
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RHP, TEX (#361 overall)
The only closer the young Golden Eagles have ever had, Fukimori is an unusual closer, but a very successful one. Working with high control rather than overpowering heat, Fukumori's fastball won't break 90 often, but he mixes in an array of breaking pitches (forkball, knuckle-curve, shuuto) and keeps batters off balance.
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RHP, FLA (#364 overall)
A big, strong, flamethrowing star of the future signed as an international free agent in 2006, righthander Jose Ceda was probably Chicago's best remaining pitching prospect (depending on how you view the enigma of Jeff Samardzija) when he was shipped to Florida for the more established Kevin Gregg in 2008's offseason. A burly closer cast from Jonathan Broxton-sized iron, Ceda is a power pitcher with strikeout stuff who could ascend to closing duties for the Marlins within the next few years. Problems with his mechanics remain, though (he struggles to repeat his delivery, leading to spurts of wildness) and there is some concern about the ability of his legs and back to hold up to a season of work. If he continues to mow down hitters in the minors, though, Florida will find room for him soon enough, and he can polish his skills in Miami.
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RHP, BAL (#365 overall)
Jason Berken is a strikeout artist in the Baltimore Orioles system who vanished from the prospect radar for awhile after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2005. The Green Bay native and Clemson alum came back, though, and went 12-4 with a 3.58 ERA at AA Bowie last year, showing off an impressive 125:38 ratio of strikeouts to walks. He leans hard on a fastball-slider combination, which makes him look a lot like a reliever, but his change and curve are too good to abandon. A squat workhorse, he seems to have the grit to grind out a long season. Baltimore has other pitching prospects with much higher upsides, but Berken's close enough to MLB ready that he might get a chance sooner than any of them.
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RHP, CHC (#371 overall)
Juan Yasser Serrano is lanky Cuban righthander who defected to the United States in April 2009. Serrano gained some attention in the US when he helped the junior national team to a 2-1 defeat of the USA for at the Pan-Am Games, but that's the extent of his exposure in America. Back in Cuba, he posted a 16-23 'lifetime' record as a starter, and didn't look like much of a premium prospect in his final year with Villa Clara. We can forgive his mind being on his pending defection, but what we have trouble forgiving is the 6.46 ERA and .312 opponents' batting average across sixteen starts.
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RHP, BAL (#372 overall)
A towering right-hander with lights-out potential, Hoey rode a brief rollercoaster in 2007, performing well in the minors and looking unhittable during his first week in Baltimore before crashing to earth. He ended the season with as many big-league walks as strikeouts (18 of each). His 2008 was even more heartbreaking, as he was shut down in spring and ended the year in May with shoulder surgery. He'll be back eventually, but that hotshot closer club membership card is looking less and less likely everyday.
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RHP, BAL (#375 overall)
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RHP, CHW (#377 overall)
With a name bound to be misspelled often in the coming years, White Sox prospect Clevelan Santeliz is a right-handed pitcher from Valencia, Venezuela. A stocky six-footer with broad shoulders and high heat, he was nearly unhittable at AA Birmingham in 2009, when he posted a shiny 0.96 in 40 relief appearances. Then again, maybe hitters should just sheathe their lumber: his 35 walks in only 56 innings is frighteningly consistent with his minor league average of just under six per nine innings. He'll need to harness that control if that mid-90's fastball is going to play more than one batter at a time.
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RHP, NYY (#380 overall)
The Yankees drafted William Alan Horne in the 11th round of the 2005 MLB Draft, a lower position than xpected due to his TJ surgery. He's come along slowly but surely since then: he went 12-4 with a 3.11 ERA and a 165/57 K/BB ratio with AA Trenton last year, on his way to winning the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year honors.
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RHP, PHI (#381 overall)
A young, raw, but very promising prospect signed at the tender age of 16 Dominican Years (that is, 18 or 19), Garcia has always shown the potential to bring spectacular stuff to the mound, but his still-developing control and lack of experience have so far made it impossible to judge exactly how good he'll be.
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RHP, CLE (#382 overall)
Miller, formerly known as 'Mr. 101' stemming from a late-season velocity reading before an arm injury in 2004, has dialed down his fastball since his teenage years, but still hits the mid nineties, working his two-seam fastball down, down, and down in the zone. His slider is one of the best in the minors, while his change is also above average.
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RHP, TEX (#383 overall)
A righthander with a fading shot at the Ranger rotation in 2009, Hurley has developed fast over the last few seasons.
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RHP, NYY (#384 overall)
A finesse pitcher when he was signed out of high school, Zach McAllister has grown into more of a power build over the past two seasons, which means it's anyone's guess how he'll end up. In high school he worked with a 90mph sinking fastball and a great 82mph slider, but the Yankees may be reevaluating his strengths now that he's a big boy in pinstripes. He has an outside shot at bullpen work in 2010, but more likely he'll continue to move slowly. He's worth keeping an eye on over the next couple of years.
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RHP, HOU (#385 overall)
The 19th pick of the 2009 draft's second right, righthanded Tanner Bushue is a 6-4 teenager who can hit the upper 90's with his fastball, though he usually works around 92-94mph. A late signee, he made five starts in rookie ball at the end of the season and showed promise, outclassing the other youngsters with a 1.03 WHIP and a 19:5 ratio of strikeouts to walks. He's a long way on the horizon, but in a thin farm system he could be moved up as quickly as he can handle it.
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RHP, CIN (#388 overall)
A premium prospect in college, Buck's stock took a dive when it was discovered that he played through a partial ligament tear en route to Oregon State's College World Series championship in 2006. Of course, the same event proved that his heart was two sizes too large, and he's been a bit of an underdog darling ever since. Buck had TJ surgery to rebuild his elbow in 2007 and has been coming back since. When healthy, Dallas is a workhorse who throws a 92-94 mph fastball, a plus slider and a changeup that could develop into a premium MLB pitch. He'll idle under the radar until fully recovered from his operation, but after the usual 18 months pass, he should return to top prospect status.
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RHP, BAL (#394 overall)
A Vanderbilt product from Carefree, Arizona, righthander Brett Jacobson has sky-high potential but fell to the Tigers in the fourth round of the 2008 draft due to some rough college outings in his junior season. His 95mph fastball has hard sink, and the combination of his max-effort approach and deceptive over-the-top delivery seem to indicate a bullpen role in his future. His secondary pitch is a 12-6 curve that he's still learning to control, but it won't matter as anything other than a show-me pitch as a reliever.
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RHP, BAL (#401 overall)
A stocky righthander with good fundamentals, the oddly-named Chorye ('Corey') has four good pitches, including a mid-nineties four-seamer, and a low-nineties two-seam fastball with good sink. His curve and change are still works in progress, but show signs of becoming plus offerings in the near future. His mound presence is intense, though he does seem to get rattled and thrown off his game on occasion.
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RHP, CIN (#404 overall)
A big, strong Canadian signed by the Reds in 2007's supplemental round, righthander Kyle Lotzkar is one of the most promising arms in the Cincinnati stable. Like most of the Reds' best farm talent, he's awhile away from big-league action, but he's already showing the poise and polish necessary to succeed in pro ball. While he's still wrestling with his control, he looks like he could bring a plus change and curve to bear consistently soon, which could be devastating when combined with his existing 94mph fastball. Thanks to his control problems, his walk rate is way too high, but if he manages to start pitching within himself, look out. Only 20 entering 2010, he's definitely a name to highlight for the next couple of seasons.
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RHP, SEA (#411 overall)
A mature prospect who's been slowly filtering up the Seattle system, righthander Chris Jakubauskas has a chance to help balance out the back end of the Seattle rotation this year, if he's not called upon sooner to assist with the shaky bullpen. While he doesn't have a real plus pitch, he has good control and baseball smarts, which means he should be able to leverage his impressive 2009 work into a serviceable gig sometime in 2010.
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RHP, CHC (#412 overall)
A lefthanded changeup specialist in the Cubs system, Korean Dae-Eun Rhee is something of a sleeper. Signed by Steve Wilson as an international free agent in 2008, he threw only 40 innings last season at A-level Peoria, but what a 40 innings they were: 4-1, 1.80 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and a 2:1 K:BB ratio. He'll move up to AA this year, and if better hitters are as flummoxed by his changeup as those before, he'll be frustrating major leaguers by 2011.
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RHP, SD (#413 overall)
Everyone who sees the kid loves his makeup, and while the pitching staff in Milwaukee could have used the boost, they were so confident in their other options that they sent him to the Padres without hesitation. While this pushes him down on the depth chart a bit, it also brings him into the realm of an organization known for pitching development, and a better pitcher's park, should he make the majors soon.
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RHP, MLW (#417 overall)
A righthanded high-schooler, Lintz attracted attention with a 9-0 record and 0.57 ERA in his senior year. He's a deep prospect in the Milwaukee system.
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RHP, CHW (#430 overall)
A 13th-round pick way back in the 2004 draft, Egbert has made a slow but steady climb through the Sox system. While he's never been a white-hot prospect, he does project as a solid back-of-rotation pitcher in the next few years.
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RHP, Japan (#431 overall)
A lifetime Nippon Ham Fighter, Tateyama has been one of the franchise's best relievers for most of the last decade. He could a useful piece in an MLB bullpen, as his deceptive delivery and workmanlike attitude are good fits for American-style baseball.
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RHP, WAS (#434 overall)
Perez, a sometime-reliever and sometime-starter in the minors, is running out of chances to break into the Nationals' bullpen or rotation, though he's had chances at both. The relief corps still seems a bit thin this year, so it's possible that Perez could get one more shot at the back-end duty.
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RHP, SD (#435 overall)
A screwball specialist, Guevara had strong success in the Reds system before being left unprotected in the 2007 Rule Five Draft. While he doesn't show much in terms of endurance, his raw stuff and effort promise a decent future in middle relief.
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RHP, SD (#438 overall)
Once one of the hottest arms in the White Sox organization, the polydactylic Perez had 'future closer' written all over him until the Sox tried passing him through waivers. He bounced through the Indian and Yankee systems in late 2008 before being picked up by San Diego before the 2009 season.
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RHP, MLW (#439 overall)
Before he got banged up, Rogers looked like he was starting to figure out how to pitch (not just throw). His raw stuff is still majestic, but he needs to show a lot more polish and smarts to make it onto a big league roster.
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RHP, CHW (#440 overall)
A smallish righthander who once threw a perfect game at Floosmoore (FL) High School, John Ely is a professional pitcher with significant upside. Ranked second among U Miami career strikeout artists (284 in only three years), the young pitcher already has major league guile, and has shown the ability to perform in big-game situations. While he's primarily a fastball-change pitcher, using his 94mph heater to set up a real plus change, his curve is solid enough to be a viable third pitch. There are concerns about his mechanics and small stature, but if the White Sox resist the urge to tinker and stick to him as a starter, he could make the White Sox roster as early as 2011, while a couple of years more could make him a viable middle-rotation starter.
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RHP, CIN (#443 overall)
A thirteenth-round pick back in 2004, Chad Reineke is a bulldog righthander who uses his strength to pound the strike zone with low-90's fastballs and tilting sliders. Last time we checked in, he was working on a changeup in AAA Round Rock. His success with that off-speed project will determine whether he'll find success as a starter. Without a good change, though, he's destined for middle relief. He saw the majors with the Padres in 2008, and he should be back in 2010... unless he's traded again first.
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11. Julio Teheran
12. Kyle Gibson
14. Tim Alderson
15. Jenrry Mejia
16. Aaron Crow
17. Shelby Miller
18. Mike Leake
20. Jacob Turner
22. Zack Wheeler
23. Michael Inoa
24. Jhoulys Chacin
27. Andrew Cashner
28. Carlos Carrasco
29. Dan Hudson
31. Chris Withrow
36. Simon Castro
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45. Andrew Brackman
49. Yu Darvish
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