my top 25 is done

#1 - Mike Moustakas, 3B
#2 - Eric Hosmer, 1B
#3 - Daniel Cortes, RHP
#4 - Danny Duffy, LHP
#5 - Tim Melville, RHP
#6 - Johnny Giavotella, 2B
#7 - Kila Ka'aihue, 1B
#8 - Carlos Rosa, RHP
#9 - Mike Montgomery, LHP
#10 - Blake Wood, RHP
#11 - Daniel Gutierrez, RHP
#12 - Derrick Robinson, CF
#13 - Jeff Bianchi, SS
#14 - Kelvin Herrera, RHP
#15 - Jason Taylor, 1B/LF
#16 - David Lough, CF
#17 - Tyler Sample, RHP
#18 - Julio Pimentel, RHP
#19 - Joe Dickerson, RF
#20 - Chris Nicoll, RHP
#21 - Edward Cegarra, RHP
#22 - Salvador Perez, C
#23 - Sam Runion, RHP
#24 - Keaton Hayenga, RHP
#25 - John Lamb, LHP

Just missed (haven't posted this yet on the blog, but will soon): C Jose Bonilla, C Sean McCauley, SS Yowill Espinal, SS Geulin Beltre, SS Kyle Martin, OF Paulo Orlando, OF Adrian Ortiz, RHP Greg Holland, RHP Henry Barrera, RHP Alexander Caldera, RHP Matt Mitchell, RHP Chris Hayes, RHP Devon Lowery

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I'm surprised you haven't moved Taylor out of the top 20

…given his issues. And, given age/level/tools/performance, I don’t know that Bianchi deserves the top 15. I’d move Cegarra and Nicoll up and Taylor and Bianchi down.

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by NYRoyal on Mar 22, 2009 4:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i made this list last october

no changes have been made since then.

i would definitely move Taylor down. Nicoll would be higher if I knew he was definitely going to be a starter, but i haven’t heard anything. Bianchi might be a tad high but I love his 5-tool potential at SS so I am fine with him there. Cegarra is fine where he is for me. his upside is pretty limited.

only guy i might not really like at the spot he is — Wood. three above average pitches, big frame, workhorse type #2/#3 starter. i would move him higher if I redid this list.

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by doublestix on Mar 22, 2009 4:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blake Wood

I really like him too. I’ve read some analysts knock him for not doing well in his first taste of AA ball in 2008, and on first glance he didn’t perform too well with a 5.30 ERA. But the more meaningful stats were quite good. A little under 8 K/9, a little more than 3 BB/9 and few HR’s for a FIP of 3.85, after a 2.57 FIP at Wilmington to start the year. At 23, I think he might be ready for AAA by midseason, if not sooner.

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by NYRoyal on Mar 22, 2009 4:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yup

i bet he and Cortes are on the similar…“show you can handle AA and we’ll bump you up” plan. DM mentioned Wood as a sleeper for some starts later in the season in an interview a while back.

if he can become a little more consistent with his off speed pitches i wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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by doublestix on Mar 22, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i like bianchi in the top 15

hopefully he can cut down on his strkeouts, maybe walk a little more, but that is really the only complaint. he’s going to be moved to shortstop and when he hits the ball, he hits it hard. you should also take into consideration his stats were in burlington last year.

the only player i’d move past taylor as a result of the drug test is lough. maybe perez. it’s upsetting but he could be sent to winter ball to make up for lost time. i don’t look it as that big of a deal. it’s better than him getting injured.

by 9il on Mar 22, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it'd be less of a big deal if it wasn't his second time getting in trouble for it...

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by doublestix on Mar 22, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'm aware that it doesn't look good

being his second time getting in trouble (did everyone just assume what the organizations suspension was for?) but a lot of fans are acting like he’s finished. if he’s just smoking pot, it shouldn’t be that big of a deal, it’s replaceable. he just turned 21 and now can get drunk in the clubs like a professional athlete.

by 9il on Mar 22, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i agree he is not done

but makeup is important for a prospect (unless your just so f’ing talented it doesn’t matter, ala J. Hamilton). if he’s not showing that he cares or won’t do the things he needs to do (meaning, not sucking the bong) to become a MLB player, it isn’t good for his prospects.

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by doublestix on Mar 22, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs