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Don’s Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects 2012

Published by Don Olsen on August 2, 2012
Jordan’s List | Tucker’s List | Don’s List Discuss these rankings in our Minors forum »
# Name Pos. Comments
1 Dylan Bundy RHP 5 plus-plus to plus pitch mix, stars lining up make him once in a generation type.
2 Manny Machado SS Plus contact with plus power, another up the middle anchor in the making.
3 Kevin Gausman RHP Electric stuff and iffy command, just a bit of improvement could vault his long-term value.
4 Jonathan Schoop 2B Plus power, maybe plus-plus down the line, slightly above average contact, RF maybe in his future.
5 Nick Delmonico INF Bat speed is back, contact and power tied to game, defense is a question mark.
6 Parker Bridwell RHP Grew a little more than 2 inches, starting to control himself in the second half, pure No. 2 potential, finding confidence again.
7 L.J. Hoes OF Power is below average, contact is above average and not quite plus (bat and approach to do so though), good defender, home is LF.
8 Mike Wright RHP Power pitcher with improved CH, looks more No. 2- 3 than any other role, delivery a slight concern.
9 Bobby Bundy RHP Injury tied 100% to command, still looks to be a No. 3 to No. 5 in my eyes.
10 Branden Kline RHP Great 1-2 punch, delivery tweaks and third pitch dictate role, solid arm speed.
11 Eduardo Rodriguez LHP Looks more BOR type lefty, good mix, looks better against LH batters and worth monitoring.
12 Glynn Davis OF Speed to burn, violent approach causes concern for contact, but gap power certainly feasible.
13 Jason Esposito 3B Having a rough go, but picks up LH pitching very easily, game shows glimpses.
14 Clayton Schrader RHP Command is always a concern, but electric arm still has massive potential.
15 Johnny Ruettiger OF Slightly above average contact, gap power potential, sound OF skills, versatile leadoff ability.
16 Lex Rutledge LHP Power LHPs never grows on trees, role is in flux with tweaks made to mechanics an emphasis this winter.
17 Trent Mummey OF Gap power bat, surprising pop when healthy, quality defense and can stick in CF.
18 Zach Davies RHP Ability to display 4 quality offerings, any size and strength could vault him into type 10 and solidify BOR ability.
19 Roderick Bernadina OF Has never seen a pitch he did not like, nor could not hit, bat speed and tools are enticing.
20 Dan Klein RHP Arm injuries derailed very promising arm.  If he comes back strong, quickly developing back of bullpen arm.
21 Adrian Marin SS Blend of bat (more contact driven), glove, and speed all very enticing, good all around ball player worth tracking.
22 Miguel Chalas RHP Power pitcher, mechanics have improved, role still a toss up to me, love bulldog approach and pounds it inside.
23 Tyler Wilson RHP Change up has made some progress, shows the drop action for high GB type pitcher, maybe BOR potential.
24 Torsten Boss UTIL World of tools, more contact than power bat, he could vault system in a hurry, true test is high A and AA.
25 Tim Berry LHP Flashes some skill with the ability to pull on a string, decent natural movement, needs to improve deception, very promising.
26 Connor Narron INF Sky is the limit with his baseball IQ, strike zone judgement, approach to game is improving, bat tool is something to monitor.
27 Juan Guzman RHP Electric arm that I have heard from scouts touched 95 mph, spin on curve has improved, very intriguing dark horse worth watching.
28 Devin Jones RHP Power arm with one of the best sliders in system.  CH and 2S have found a home in his arsenal, command improving, starter future.
29 Matt Taylor RHP Command of arsenal is close to plus, little too good at times.  Looks more back of bullpen arm, shows great deal of promise.
30 Christian Walker 1B Polished contact hitter, more gap power than pure power bat, solid defense at 1B.

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Don joined Orioles Nation in April 2010. He is our Director of Scouting, a former minor league baseball player, and a scout for a National League team. He contributes to and helps maintain the site's scouting reports and player profiles.

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