Keith Law's Top 25 MLB Prospects Update

Insider article; I'll only excerpt Royals-related info:

17. Eric Hosmer, 1B, Kansas City. Continues to rake in High-A despite being young for the level, and he's hitting the ball with more authority of late while hitting left-handers very well. The power (just 4 HR so far) will come eventually. Previous ranking: No. 23

21. Mike Moustakas, 3B, Kansas City. Still mashing in Double-A, but his home/road split is becoming more pronounced, and he does play his home games in a hitter's park. I'm not arguing that the breakout isn't real, but when you're hitting about 80 percent of your home runs at home and just .230/.319/.420 on the road, expectations may be running a little too high. Previous ranking: No. 25

Why Not?
Mike Montgomery? Because he's hit the DL twice with elbow soreness.

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In his intro

he also alludes to Christian Colon possibly making the next update.

by MkeRoyal on Jun 29, 2010 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

those rankings seem about right to me

although i thought even with minor injury issues, Montgomery is deserving in a top 25 spot given his ceiling.

by ZeppelinDZ on Jun 29, 2010 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

Very promising

We could have four Top 30 prospects next year – Hos, Moose, Monty, Colon, and one more guy in the Top 100 in Myers, as well as guys with enough upside that they could be on the list with a good year next year in Crow, Arguelles and Melville.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 29, 2010 11:41 AM EDT reply actions

duffy and lamb

if either has a strong second half, they could be top 50

by ZeppelinDZ on Jun 29, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions

lamb possibly...

but i dont see duffy even sniffing the top 50…he wasnt really even that highly thought of before his half season hiatus

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by billybeingbilly on Jun 29, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions

right

i remember a couple of prospect analysts mentioning him as a player who didn’t miss the top 100 cut by very much, but the time he took off likely can’t benefit him in their eyes.

by 9il on Jun 29, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

although Duffy certainly has a lot to prove

to say he wasn’t that highly thought of is dubious.

Just doing a quick Google search (spent only 5 minutes) and every list i found had him above Myers and Melville, and even some had him above Montgomery, Moose and/or Hosmer.

I’m not saying things haven’t changed or that any of those facts are still the case, but I think you are really short-changing Duffy’s upside or at least prospect “experts” opinion of it.

by ZeppelinDZ on Jun 29, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

THAT highly thought of...

meaning top 50 caliber. And yes, while he was ahead of Myers in most eyes before this year….Myers has raked as a 19 year old in a tough league for hitters while Duffy has pitched to 4 batters in Rookie ball.

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by billybeingbilly on Jun 29, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions