Tucker’s Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects 2012

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#	Name	Pos.	Comments
1	Dylan Bundy	RHP	#1 pitching prospect in baseball, with all plus pitches. Nothing else needs to be said.
2	Manny Machado	SS	Age 20 at AA and holding his ground. I love his bat and think the defense is plenty fine to stick at SS. Top 5 prospect in baseball.
3	Kevin Gausman	RHP	Workhorse from LSU who has pitched in big games already. Mid 90s fastball and plenty of potential here. Bundy and Gausman could be a big 1-2 punch down the road.
4	Jonathan Schoop	2B	Raw prospect with plenty of growth left. Shows flashes of power, and will impress with lightning bat speed. Struggles against good secondaries and defense is work in progress still.
5	Nick Delmonico	IF	Solid line-drive hitter who is above average in all hitting categories. Power potential is main question, and still searching for a position. Might be a corner OF down the road.
6	L.J. Hoes	OF	Prototypical contact batter. Minimal power due to short and compact load, but could be solid regular at MLB level.
7	Eduardo Rodriguez	LHP	Sneaky prospect who has steadily climbed way through system. 90-92 mph fastball, Been dominant at times for Delmarva.
8	Branden Kline	RHP	Potential to start but could be RP down road. Has a strong fastball at 91-95 and nice curve.
9	Parker Bridwell	LHP	Uber talent who has struggled in 2012. The overall package is unworldly good, but he is very raw. Talent alone keeps me intrigued.
10	Mike Wright	RHP	Has innings eater mold looked for in pitchers. Has found groove in AA after dominating A+.
11	Adrian Marin	SS	Speedy and raw athlete who has exciting talents for a SS. Quick bat and plenty of potential.
12	Bobby Bundy	RHP	I’m writing off 2012. Has way too much talent and something was just wrong. 2013 rebound on way.
13	Christian Walker	1B	Big-time college bat who gets on base. Power is main concern; Needs to move up and face better competition.
14	Zach Davies	RHP	Undersized and not a huge ceiling. Knows how to pitch and just has that “it” factor.
15	Trent Mummey	CF	Has huge talent if healthy. All-around game of power, speed, arm, range and base-running. Health issues huge.
16	Clayton Schrader	RHP	Wild and powerful bullpen arm. Racks up K and BB but is so gifted that makes one wonder the potential.
17	Glynn Davis	CF	Fastest player in system. Speed is unreal. Potential to be plus defensive CF. Bat needs works, especially on breaking pitches.
18	Miguel Chalas	RHP	Big power righty who has been up-and-down in rotation. A move to pen would rocket him through system.
19	Tim Berry	LHP	Projectable lefty has been pitching well in 2012. Missing bats and showing nice fastball and curve.
20	Johnny Ruettiger	OF	Quick and smart player. Complete gamer who won’t wow you but shows above average bat speed and plate discipline.
21	Jason Esposito	3B	Having a rough year, but not every prospect has same timeline. Needs another year before any huge conclusions can be made.
22	Michael Belfiore	LHP	A big get in the Josh Bell trade, has power stuff and could be a viable piece in O’s bullpen as early as 2013.
23	Roderick Bernadina	OF	Super raw and gifted athlete. Plus bat speed but has violent swing. Very similar to cousin Roger.
24	Torsten Boss	UTIL	Jack of all trades. Can play 3B/OF/2B, you name it. Elongated swing could hurt down road. Needs to be moved above NYPL.
25	Dan Klein	RHP	Has talent to be late inning RP. Health and lost 2012 really hurt him.
26	Lex Rutledge	LHP	Power lefty with mid 90s fastball and nasty curve. Could be a late inning arm down the road if he can cut down walks.
27	Matt Price	RHP	Projectable bullpen arm who could move quick through system. Throws 90-93 in relief, possible 6-7th inning guy.
28	Brenden Webb	RF	Repeating A-ball, but has shown the true skills he has. Cannon arm, high OBP, speed, power. Ks and contact big concern.
29	Juan Guzman	RHP	A little old for NYPL, but absolutely dominated there before promotion. Power pitcher who could move to pen down road.
30	Devin Jones	RHP	Nice arsenal with slider, fastball and change up. 2S fastball has really come on as of late.