Dan’s Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects

Published by Dan Sanchez on July 12, 2011

#	Name	Pos.	Comments
1	Manny Machado	SS	Potential elite shortstop, added weight might facilitate move to 3B
2	Jonathan Schoop	2B/3B	55 hit, 65 power; strong arm; could become avg. defender at 2B or 3B
3	Bobby Bundy	RHP	Potential plus FB/CB combo, developing change; avg. control/command
4	Dan Klein	RHP	Above avg. control of 4 average or better pitches; needs to stay healthy
5	Xavier Avery	CF	Excellent athlete, raw approach; 80 foot speed, good bat speed, boom/bust.
6	Parker Bridwell	RHP	Projectable frame; plus FB, 2 potential plus secondaries; #2/3 starter upside
7	Ryan Berry	RHP	3 average or better pitches; good deception; injury risk; plus pitchability
8	L.J. Hoes	2B/OF	Hitting .300+ as 21-year-old in AA, but little power; positionless at the moment
9	Clayton Schrader	RHP	Swing-and-miss stuff; plus FB/CB combo; could be in ML bullpen in 2012
10	Trent Mummey	CF	Kid knows how to play; concussion and hammy injury slowed solid start
11	Matt Hobgood	RHP	Decreased velo & injuries have disappointed; could still become 3/4/5 starter
12	Tyler Townsend	1B	Plus power, scary K/BB. Needs to stay healthy and improve discipline
13	Mychal Givens	SS	Plus arm and foot speed, raw in all aspects. Could end up a reliever
14	Mike Wright	RHP	Plus fastball; will be tried as a starter but likely late inning reliever
15	Ronnie Welty	OF	Rough half-season, but some pop in his bat; contact issues
16	Matt Angle	OF	4th OFer; no pop, but speed and some on base skills.
17	Randy Henry	RHP	Good frame, GBs & some Ks out of pen. Should move quickly in 2012 if healthy
18	Eduardo Rodriguez	LHP	Projectable lefty from Venezuela. Heavy, deceptive fastball. Sleeper pick.
19	Jaime Esquivel	RHP	Some projection; sturdy right-handed frame.
20	Joe Mahoney	1B	Crushed in ’10; Injuries halted progression; skillset may not play in MLB
21	Caleb Joseph	C	Could be a respectable back-up catcher in MLB
22	Connor Narron	3B	Uncannily patient 19 YO, often to a fault; current 40 hit; tools to hit for power
23	Sebastian Vader	RHP	Projectable righty learning to pitch; room for growth & velo; Likely reliever
24	David Baker	RHP	Excellent starter’s frame with some room to fill; one to watch.
25	Cameron Coffey	LHP	Big lefty post-TJ surgery; rebuilding arm strength; likely reliever
26	Oliver Drake	LHP	Beware of the 24 YO successfully repeating Hi-A ball; Stuff may play in ‘pen
27	Matt Bywater	LHP	Crafty lefty could turn into #4/5 starter, mid-relief arm or LOOGY.
28	Jarret Martin	LHP	Like frame, deception; don’t like command/release; reliever at higher levels
29	Glynn Davis	OF	Need to see more; good foot/bat speed combo. Plenty of room to fill out
30	Brandon Erbe	RHP	Lost season due to another injury; could pop back up as reliever up healthy

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