#31 Prospect - Luis Noel

[Jordan Tuwiner]

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After making a name for himself in 2008, visa issues kept Luis Noel in the Dominican Republic for all of 2009, limiting him to the Dominican Summer League. He returned to the U.S. in 2010 where he posted some impressive numbers at Delmarva, earning him a mid-season promotion to Frederick. His play tailed off a bit with the Keys, but he still struck out batters at a good clip and posted solid ground ball numbers.

Full top 50 list
31. Luis Noel
32. Tim Berry
33. Jaime Esquivel
34. Michael Ohlman
35. Rick Zagone
36. Ashur Tolliver
37. Wynston Sawyer
38. Brenden Webb
39. Troy Patton
40. Eddie Gamboa
41. Chorye Spoone
42. Brandon Waring
43. Greg Miclat
44. Jake Cowan
45. Ronnie Welty
46. Kyle Hudson
47. Sebastian Vader
48. Jarret Martin
49. Dudley Leonora
50. Justin Dalles

[Shorebirdfan]

Like to see the walks per 9 improve. Glad to see him make a comeback last season after the visa issue. I thnk that guys like him and Bernardo are proof why we need to get more involved in signing young players from the Dominican. Just 22 and already has so many years under his belt. You hit on one or two of these and you've got kids who can be at AAA by 22. Long reliever would seem to be the right place for him.

[Jordan Tuwiner]

Like to see the walks per 9 improve. Glad to see him make a comeback last season after the visa issue. I thnk that guys like him and Bernardo are proof why we need to get more involved in signing young players from the Dominican. Just 22 and already has so many years under his belt. You hit on one or two of these and you've got kids who can be at AAA by 22. Long reliever would seem to be the right place for him.

Now that Bluefield's gone they won't be able to take as many chances though, but still a good point. Would love to see more Schoops and Leonoras.