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Rank Prospects In the Best Farm System Ever

2012 RR Ranking of BFSE

By Jeff Zimmerman
H. Darr Beiser-USA TODAY - Presswire

Two things we love at Royals Review are prospects and polls. Time to combine the two classics. The following are 22 prospects. Look over them. Then at the end of the article is a poll for the top 10. I will compile the data after a few days of voting and publish the results. Happy Heated Discussions!

The Prospects

Adalberto Mondesi (SS) - 17 years old - Signed for $2M from Dominican Republic

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA HR SB BA OBP
2012 16 Idaho Falls PION Rk KCR 50 232 3 11 .290 .346
1 Season 50 232 3 11 .290 .346

Bryan Brickhouse (SP) - 20 years old - 3rd round (2011 Draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev W L ERA G GS IP WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2012 20 Idaho Falls PION Rk 0 0 37.80 1 1 1.2 4.800 27.0 5.4 16.2 5.4 0.33
2012 20 Kane County MIDW A 3 3 5.61 10 10 51.1 1.422 8.8 0.5 4.0 7.0 1.74
1 Season 3 3 6.62 11 11 53.0 1.528 9.3 0.7 4.4 7.0 1.58

Bubba Starling (OF) - 20 years old - 1st round (2011 Draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev G PA HR SB BA OBP SLG
2012 19 Burlington APPY Rk 53 234 10 10 .275 .371 .485
1 Season 53 234 10 10 .275 .371 .485

Cameron Gallagher (C) - 19 years old - 2nd round (2011 Draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA HR SB BA OBP SLG OPS
2011 18 Royals ARIZ Rk KCR 20 86 1 0 .141 .209 .179 .389
2011 18 Idaho Falls PION Rk KCR 8 33 1 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
2012 19 Burlington APPY Rk KCR 36 139 3 1 .276 .331 .425 .756
2 Seasons 64 258 5 1 .221 .283 .328 .611

Cheslor Cuthbert (3B) - 19 years old - Signed as free agent out of Nicaragua (2009)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev G PA HR SB BA OBP SLG
2010 17 Royals ARIZ Rk 18 76 1 1 .265 .342 .412
2010 17 Idaho Falls PION Rk 14 64 2 1 .233 .281 .433
2011 18 Kane County MIDW A 81 342 8 2 .267 .345 .397
2012 19 Wilmington CARL A+ 124 517 7 6 .240 .296 .322
3 Seasons 237 999 18 10 .250 .315 .361

Chris Dwyer (SP) - 24 years old - 4th round (2009 Draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev W L ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2009 21 Idaho Falls PION Rk 0 0 4.15 4 4 8.2 2.308 1.0 8.3 15.6
2010 22 Wilmington CARL A+ 6 3 2.99 15 15 84.1 1.328 0.3 3.5 9.9
2010 22 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 2 1 3.06 4 4 17.2 1.189 1.0 5.1 10.2
2011 23 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 8 10 5.60 27 27 141.1 1.429 0.9 5.0 8.0
2012 24 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 5 8 5.25 17 16 85.2 1.436 1.4 4.6 7.5
2012 24 Omaha PCL AAA 3 4 6.97 9 9 50.1 1.927 1.8 4.3 5.9
4 Seasons 24 26 4.99 76 75 388.0 1.482 1.0 4.6 8.3

Christian Colon (2B/SS) - 23 years old - 1st round (2010 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev G PA HR SB BA OBP SLG
2010 21 Wilmington CARL A+ 60 271 3 2 .278 .326 .380
2011 22 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 127 568 8 17 .257 .325 .342
2012 23 Royals ARIZ Rk 7 27 0 1 .364 .481 .500
2012 23 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 73 315 5 12 .289 .364 .392
2012 23 Omaha PCL AAA 5 21 1 0 .412 .429 .647
3 Seasons 272 1202 17 32 .275 .341 .372

Donnie Joseph (RP) - 24 years old - 3rd Round (2009 Draft by Cincinnati)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev W L ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2009 21 Billings PION Rk 2 1 0.77 8 0 11.2 0.857 0.0 3.1 8.5
2009 21 Dayton MIDW A 2 2 4.35 16 0 20.2 1.113 0.0 4.4 13.5
2010 22 Dayton MIDW A 2 1 0.78 19 0 23.0 0.870 0.0 2.7 15.7
2010 22 Lynchburg CARL A+ 0 4 2.31 31 0 35.0 1.114 0.5 4.1 14.4
2010 22 Carolina SOUL AA 1 0 5.14 7 0 7.0 1.286 0.0 2.6 9.0
2011 23 Carolina SOUL AA 1 3 6.94 57 0 58.1 1.663 1.2 4.6 10.2
2012 24 Pensacola SOUL AA 4 2 0.89 26 0 30.1 0.692 0.3 2.4 13.6
2012 24 Louisville IL AAA 4 1 2.86 18 0 22.0 1.409 0.0 3.7 9.0
2012 24 Omaha PCL AAA 1 0 4.15 11 0 17.1 1.962 0.5 6.8 9.9
4 Seasons 17 14 3.55 193 0 225.1 1.260 0.5 4.0 11.9

Elier Hernandez (OF) - 17 years old - Signed as free agent out of Dominican Republic (2011)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev G PA HR SB BA OBP SLG
2012 17 Idaho Falls PION Rk 60 267 0 2 .208 .256 .280
1 Season 60 267 0 2 .208 .256 .280

Jake Odorizzi (SP) - 22 years old - 1st Round (2008)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev W L ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2008 18 Brewers ARIZ Rk 1 2 3.48 11 4 20.2 1.306 0.9 3.9 8.3
2009 19 Helena PION Rk 1 4 4.40 12 10 47.0 1.362 0.6 1.7 8.2
2010 20 Wisconsin MIDW A 7 3 3.43 23 20 120.2 1.152 0.5 3.0 10.1
2011 21 Wilmington CARL A+ 5 4 2.87 15 15 78.1 1.149 0.5 2.5 11.8
2011 21 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 5 3 4.72 12 12 68.2 1.282 1.7 2.9 7.1
2012 22 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 4 2 3.32 7 7 38.0 0.974 0.5 2.4 11.1
2012 22 Omaha PCL AAA 11 3 2.93 19 18 107.1 1.351 1.0 3.4 7.4
5 Seasons 34 21 3.50 99 86 480.2 1.227 0.8 2.8 9.2
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Jason Adam (SP) - 21 years old - 5 round (2010 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev W L ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2011 19 Kane County MIDW A 6 9 4.23 21 21 104.1 1.141 0.8 2.2 6.6
2012 20 Wilmington CARL A+ 7 12 3.53 27 27 158.0 1.165 1.0 2.1 7.0
2 Seasons 13 21 3.81 48 48 262.1 1.155 0.9 2.1 6.8

John Lamb (SP) - 22 years old - 5th round (2008 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev W L ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2009 18 Idaho Falls PION Rk 3 1 3.70 8 8 41.1 1.065 0.9 2.4 10.0
2009 18 Burlington APPY Rk 2 2 3.95 6 6 27.1 1.207 1.3 3.0 8.2
2010 19 Burlington MIDW A 2 3 1.58 8 8 40.0 1.075 0.4 3.8 9.7
2010 19 Wilmington CARL A+ 6 3 1.45 13 13 74.2 0.991 0.1 1.8 10.8
2010 19 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 2 1 5.45 7 7 33.0 1.515 0.5 3.5 7.1
2011 20 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 1 2 3.09 8 8 35.0 1.314 0.8 3.3 5.7
2012 21 Royals ARIZ Rk 0 0 6.35 4 4 5.2 1.412 0.0 3.2 9.5
2012 21 Idaho Falls PION Rk 0 1 7.36 2 2 7.1 1.500 2.5 2.5 9.8
4 Seasons 16 13 3.06 56 56 264.1 1.169 0.6 2.8 9.1

Jorge Bonifacio (OF) - 19 years old - Signed as free agent out of Dominican Republic (2009)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev G PA HR SB BA OBP SLG
2010 17 Royals DOSL FRk 48 196 1 13 .335 .429 .476
2010 17 Royals ARIZ Rk 21 86 0 1 .211 .271 .342
2011 18 Burlington APPY Rk 62 258 7 5 .284 .333 .492
2012 19 Kane County MIDW A 105 448 10 6 .282 .336 .432
3 Seasons 236 988 18 25 .286 .348 .448

Kyle Smith (SP) - 20 years old - 4th round (2011 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2012 19 Idaho Falls PION Rk 1.80 1 1 5.0 0.800 0.0 1.8 19.8
2012 19 Kane County MIDW A 2.94 13 13 67.1 1.218 0.4 2.7 11.6
1 Season 2.86 14 14 72.1 1.189 0.4 2.6 12.2

Kyle Zimmer (SP) - 21 years old - 1st round (2012 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2012 20 Royals ARIZ Rk 0.90 3 3 10.0 0.500 0.0 0.0 11.7
2012 20 Kane County MIDW A 2.43 6 6 29.2 1.416 0.3 2.4 8.8
1 Season 2.04 9 9 39.2 1.185 0.2 1.8 9.5

Michael Mariot (SP/RP) - 23 years old - 8th round (2010 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2010 21 Idaho Falls PION Rk 3.54 15 7 56.0 1.179 0.6 2.6 10.3
2011 22 Wilmington CARL A+ 3.41 28 9 100.1 1.196 0.6 1.9 7.2
2012 23 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 3.40 31 14 113.2 1.240 1.0 2.4 6.4
2012 23 Omaha PCL AAA 2.25 2 0 8.0 1.125 0.0 3.4 3.4
3 Seasons 3.40 76 30 278.0 1.209 0.7 2.3 7.4

Miguel Almonte (SP/RP) - 19 years old - Signed as free agent out of Dominican Republic (2010)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2011 18 Royals DOSL FRk 5.40 5 1 11.2 1.543 0.0 5.4 6.9
2012 19 Royals DOSL FRk 1.44 10 10 50.0 0.840 0.4 1.4 8.3
2012 19 Royals ARIZ Rk 2.33 6 2 27.0 1.000 0.0 1.7 9.3
Rk (1 season) Rk 2.33 6 2 27.0 1.000 0.0 1.7 9.3

Mike Montgomery (SP) - 23 years old - 1st round (2008 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2008 18 Royals ARIZ Rk 1.69 12 9 42.2 1.008 0.4 2.5 7.2
2009 19 Burlington MIDW A 2.17 12 12 58.0 1.138 0.2 3.7 8.1
2009 19 Wilmington CARL A+ 2.25 9 9 52.0 0.962 0.0 2.1 8.0
2010 20 Royals ARIZ Rk 1.04 3 3 8.2 0.808 0.0 1.0 7.3
2010 20 Wilmington CARL A+ 1.09 4 4 24.2 0.730 0.0 1.5 12.0
2010 20 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 3.47 13 13 59.2 1.374 0.6 3.9 7.2
2011 21 Omaha PCL AAA 5.32 28 27 150.2 1.500 0.9 4.1 7.7
2012 22 Omaha PCL AAA 5.69 17 17 91.2 1.669 1.2 4.2 6.6
2012 22 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 6.67 10 10 58.0 1.552 1.9 3.3 6.8
5 Seasons 4.15 108 104 546.0 1.346 0.8 3.5 7.6

Orlando Calixte (SS) - 20 years old - Signed as free agent out of Dominican Republic (2010)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev G PA HR SB BA OBP SLG
2010 18 Royals DOSL FRk 20 80 0 3 .227 .350 .318
2011 19 Kane County MIDW A 81 317 3 11 .208 .256 .263
2012 20 Kane County MIDW A 62 254 10 2 .241 .303 .465
2012 20 Wilmington CARL A+ 63 278 4 8 .281 .326 .426
3 Seasons 226 929 17 24 .241 .298 .372

Sam Selman (SP) - 21 years old - 2nd round (2012 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2012 21 Idaho Falls PION Rk 2.09 13 12 60.1 1.110 0.1 3.3 13.3
1 Season 2.09 13 12 60.1 1.110 0.1 3.3 13.3

Wil Myers (OF) - 21 years old - 3rd round (2009 draft)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev G PA HR SB BA OBP SLG
2009 18 Idaho Falls PION Rk 18 80 4 2 .426 .488 .735
2009 18 Burlington APPY Rk 4 16 1 0 .125 .125 .438
2010 19 Burlington MIDW A 68 294 10 10 .289 .408 .500
2010 19 Wilmington CARL A+ 58 247 4 2 .346 .453 .512
2011 20 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 99 416 8 9 .254 .353 .393
2012 21 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 35 152 13 4 .343 .414 .731
2012 21 Omaha PCL AAA 99 439 24 2 .304 .378 .554
4 Seasons 381 1644 64 29 .303 .395 .522
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Yordano Ventura (SP) - 21 years old - Signed as free agent out of Dominican Republic (2008)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev ERA G GS IP WHIP HR/9 BB/9 SO/9
2009 18 Royals DOSL FRk 2.78 10 5 22.2 1.456 0.0 2.0 4.4
2010 19 Royals DOSL FRk 2.31 3 3 11.2 0.857 0.0 0.8 10.0
2010 19 Royals ARIZ Rk 3.25 14 6 52.2 1.253 0.5 2.9 9.9
2011 20 Kane County MIDW A 4.27 19 19 84.1 1.257 0.9 2.6 9.4
2012 21 Wilmington CARL A+ 3.30 16 16 76.1 1.231 0.8 3.3 11.6
2012 21 Royals ARIZ Rk 2.45 1 1 3.2 1.091 0.0 2.5 17.2
2012 21 Northwest Arkansas TL AA 4.60 6 6 29.1 1.227 0.3 4.0 7.7
4 Seasons 3.62 69 56 280.2 1.243 0.6 2.9 9.6


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