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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Rankings

Here is an updated listing of my Indians prospect rankings since 2007.  While I have ranked as many as 100 players in a season, for simplicity sake only the Top 30 for each year are included in this listing.  To see the scouting report for a player during each year, simply roll your mouse pointer over the name of the player and click on it.

Also, below my rankings I also have included the Top 10 since 2007 from reputed publications and sources such as Baseball America, Kevin Goldstein, Keith Law, and John Sickels. (This listing is located in the "Rankings" tab below the site header above for quick reference.)

2010200920082007
1Carlos Santana, CCarlos Santana, CAdam Miller, RHPAdam Miller, RHP
2Lonnie Chisenhall, 3BNick Weglarz, OFJordan Brown, 1BTrevor Crowe, OF
3Nick Hagadone, LHPMatt LaPorta, OFWes Hodges, 3BChuck Lofgren. LHP
4Michael Brantley, OFAdam Miller, RHPJensen Lewis, RHPBrian Barton, OF
5Abner Abreu, OFDavid Huff, LHPChuck Lofgren, LHPScott Lewis, LHP
6Jason Knapp, RHPKelvin de la Cruz, LHPNick Weglarz, OFTony Sipp, LHP
7Nick Weglarz, OFHector Rondon, RHPAaron Laffey, LHPBrad Snyder, OF
8Hector Rondon, RHPBeau Mills, 1BJosh Rodriguez, SSRafael Perez, LHP
9Carlos Carrasco, RHPLonnie Chisenhall, SSTony Sipp, LHPJohn Drennen, OF
10Alex White, RHPWes Hodges, 3BBeau Mills, 1BAsdrubal Cabrera, SS
11Kelvin De La Cruz, LHPCarlos Rivero, SSBen Francisco, OFWes Hodges, 3B
12T.J. House, LHPMichael Brantley, OFTrevor Crowe, OFDavid Huff, LHP
13Jason Kipnis, 2BScott Lewis, LHPJared Goedert, 3BEddie Mujica, RHP
14Tony Sipp, LHPJohn Meloan, RHPScott Lewis, LHPMatt McBride, C
15Jordan Brown, 1B/OFAbner Abreu, 3BMatt McBride, CJ.D. Martin, RHP
16Alexander Perez, RHPTony Sipp, LHPJeff Stevens, RHPMax Ramirez, C
17Zach Putnam, RHPLuis Valbuena, 2BJohn Drennen, OFSung-Wei Tseng, RHP
18Lou Marson, CChris Gimenez, CKelvin de la Cruz, LHPStephen Head, 1B
19Jeanmar Gomez, RHPT.J. House, LHPCarlos Rivero, SSSteven Wright, RHP
20Carlos Rivero, SSJordan Brown, 1BDavid Huff, LHPJensen Lewis, RHP
21Jess Todd, RHPTrevor Crowe, OFReid Santos, LHPRyan Goleski, OF
22Scott Barnes, LHPJosh Tomlin , RHPHector Rondon, RHPRobbie Alcombrack, C
23Jason Donald, SSZach Putnam, RHPMichael Aubrey, 1BJordan Brown, OF
24Josh Judy, RHPJosh Rodriguez, 2BChris Gimenez, CCody Bunkelman, RHP
25Beau Mills, 1BJeanmar Gomez, RHPChris Nash, 1BWyatt Toregas, C
26Wes Hodges, 3B/1BCord Phelps, 2BPaolo Espino, RHPJose Constanza, OF
27Eric Berger, LHPAlexander Perez, RHPJeanmar Gomez, RHPNeil Wagner, RHP
28Delvi Cid, OFEric Berger, LHPJ.D. Martin, RHPBen Francisco, OF
29Cord Phelps, 2BMatt McBride, OF/1BStephen Head, 1B/OFJosh Rodriguez, SS
30Bryan Price, RHPTim Fedroff, OFSung-Wei Tseng, RHPJoe Ness, RHP

2010

Baseball AmericaKevin GoldsteinKeith LawJohn Sickels
1Carlos Santana, CCarlos Santana, CCarlos Santana, CCarlos Santana, C
2Lonnie Chisenhall, 3BLonnie Chisenhall, 3BLonnie Chisenhall, 3BLonnie Chisenhall, 3B
3Nick Hagadone, LHPAlex White, RHPHector Rondon, RHPNick Hagadone, LHP
4Jason Knapp, RHPJason Knapp, RHPMichael Brantley, OFAlex White, RHP
5Michael Brantley, OFNick Hagadone, LHPNick Hagadone, LHPHector Rondon, RHP
6Nick Weglarz, OF/1BHector Rondon, RHPAbner Abreu, OFMichael Brantley, OF
7Hector Rondon, RHPLou Marson, CAlex White, RHPCarlos Carrasco, RHP
8Carlos Carrasco, RHPJason Kipnis, 2BNick Weglarz, OF/1BNick Weglarz, OF/1B
9Alex White, RHPCarlos Carrasco, RHPJason Kipnis, 2BJason Knapp, RHP
10Jason Kipnis, 2BMichael Brantley, OFT.J. House, LHPT.J. House, LHP

2009



Baseball America
Kevin Goldstein
Keith Law
John Sickels
1Carlos Santana, CMatt LaPorta, OF/1BCarlos Santana, CCarlos Santana, C
2Matt LaPorta, OF/1BCarlos Santana, CMatt LaPorta, OF/1BMatt LaPorta, OF
3Nick Weglarz, OF/1BNick Weglarz, OF/1BAdam Miller, RHPAdam Miller, RHP
4Adam Miller, RHPAdam Miller, RHPNick Weglarz, OF/1BBeau Mills, 1B
5Beau Mills, 1BBeau Mills, 1BDavid Huff, LHPHector Rondon RHP
6Lonnie Chisenhall, 3BHector Rondon, RHPHector Rondon, RHPLonnie Chisenhall 3B
7Kelvin de la Cruz, LHPDavid Huff, LHPKelvin de la Cruz, LHPNick Weglarz, OF
8David Huff, LHPTrevor Crowe, OFLonnie Chisenhall, 3BDavid Huff, LHP
9Michael Brantley, OFCarlos Rivero, SSCarlos Rivero, SSCarlos Rivero, SS
10Carlos Rivero, SSLonnie Chisenhall, 3BAbner Abreu, 3BScott Lewis, LHP

2008


Baseball America
Kevin Goldstein
Keith Law
John Sickels
1Adam Miller, RHPAdam Miller, RHPAdam Miller, RHPAdam Miller, RHP
2Chuck Lofgren, LHPWes Hodges, 3BNick Weglarz, OFChuck Lofgren, LHP
3Beau Mills, 1BBeau Mills, 1BChuck Lofgren, LHPBeau Mills, 1B
4Wes Hodges, 3BChuck Lofgren, LHPBeau Mills, 1BJosh Rodriguez, SS
5Aaron Laffey, LHPNick Weglarz, OFWes Hodges, 3BWes Hodges, 3B
6Nick Weglarz, OFAaron Laffey, LHPN/ABrad Snyder, OF
7Jordan Brown, 1BJensen Lewis, RHPN/AJensen Lewis, RHP
8David Huff, LHPJosh Rodriguez, SSN/AJared Goedert, 3B
9Ben Francisco, OFJordan Brown, 1BN/ATrevor Crowe, OF
10Jensen Lewis, RHPTrevor Crowe, OFN/AJohn Drennen, OF

2007


Baseball America
Kevin Goldstein
Keith Law
John Sickels
1Adam Miller, RHPAdam Miller, RHPN/AAdam Miller, RHP
2Chuck Lofgren, LHPChuck Lofgren, LHPN/AChuck Lofgren, LHP
3Trevor Crowe, OFTrevor Crowe, OFN/ABrian Barton, OF
4Tony Sipp, LHPJohn Drennen, OFN/AJohn Drennen, OF
5Brian Barton, OFBrian Barton, OFN/ABrad Snyder, OF
6John Drennen, OFTony Sipp, LHPN/AWes Hodges, 3B
7Scott Lewis, LHPWes Hodges, 3BN/ATrevor Crowe, OF
8Brad Snyder, OFBrad Snyder, OFN/ATony Sipp, LHP
9Wes Hodges, 3BRafael Perez, LHPN/ADavid Huff, LHP
10David Huff, LHPScott Lewis, LHPN/AEdward Mujica, RHP

13 comments:

Jake Taylor said...

Talk about an astronomical talent jump in two years, and that's without even seeing the names of Carrasco, Knapp, Hagadone, Barnes, Graham, Price, Marson, & Donald.

That's not even naming the breakouts like Cook, Espino, Nuno, & Popham, and other potentials like Brito.

Let's just hope we can stay with a boatload of talent, even when these guys are playing in Cleveland.

Tony said...

You ain't kidding. It was tough to make a legit Top 10 two years ago in 2007.....and this year I can't figure out who to not put in the Top 10. Our 20th ranked guy this year may be as good as the #2 guy in 2007. It's a credit to the recent drafts and obviously all the talent acquired in the trades over the last 17 months. That said, they NEED this talent to be real and do something at the big league level and not die out at AAA or when they get to the bigs.

GoTribe028 said...

Adam Miller, does he even crack a top 30 list anymore?

-Clay

Tony said...

Regarding Miller, hell yes. He should even still get consideration for Top 10....though think he'll fall into the teens on many lists purely because of his questionable status. A lot more will be known on his status in the next six weeks....but if he looks to be on his way back there are still few if any better pitchers in the organization.

GoTribe028 said...

I see. I only ask because at some point, given the injury history and his age (incredibly "old" 25) doesn't he begin to lose his lofty prospect status?

In a perfect world, since he's had something close to a year off now his elbow is nice and rested and his hand is reconstructed out of steel. Then he becomes that top flight starter like the legend was once told.

Tony said...

Factoring injuries/health is always tough when doing these rankings. Do you take injury into account and what their status is for the year, or do you assume the player who is rehabbing comes back and will perform better at some point in the year or a year down the road?

Miller is a great talent, but has a questionable future because of the finger injury. More will be known about him by the end of December (hopefully) so we will see.....but I think his talent still has to be considered and until said otherwise you have to assume he comes back at some point this year. And for that, you gotta put him in the Top 20 and maybe even the Top 10.

J S III said...

Will you be updating this with the 2010 list? I like to refer back to players a few times during the season and the only way I currently see how is to click through the post archive. Great work by the way, really appreciate an alternative to BA.

Tony said...

Yeah, I had this on the list to update this weekend and early next week before the season starts.

raidertrain44 said...

we need to add BO GREENWELL and JASON SMIT to the top 30s list. these two guys can flat out play. they r the two best pure hitters in the organization. both are going to find their way to the big leagues

Mr Negative said...

Hopefully, a few of the young arms will mature a little faster. Alex White and Nick Hagadone are both a little long in the tooth to put on a 4 year track to Cleveland.

Too bad about Lewis. Let's hope its simply precautionary.

Adam Miller? No updates...anything, any word, how about an interview?

Anthony Reyes? How is he progressing? Odds of him being a factor in 2011? Is he tracking a 2010 comeback?

Ambriz? Who goes down?

Jordan Brown? What value does he have with the glut of left handed bats? Wouldn't he have to take a lefties spot on the roster? Other than giving Hafner a rest as DH, where could Brown fit in?

Tony said...

In regard to Adam Miller, I did an update on him in spring training about a month ago (nothing has changed since). Here is the piece: http://www.indiansprospectinsider.com/2010/03/goodyear-notebook-314.html

Reyes is not expected to pitch this year, and if at all comes back in late August or September. I don't see him remaining in the org after this season. I have checked into his current status so will update on the site (Twitter) what I find out if anything.

Ambriz will be here sometime in the next week unless we comeplete a trade so we can officially option him to Columbus. With Wood coming back, Wright is first to go and then one of Smith, Laffey, Lewis, or Sipp are optioned out for Ambriz.

Brown could fit in at left field if LaPorta is DLed. The Indians are strongly considering DLing LaPorta, so Brown may be an option to fill his spot. Him hitting left-handed doesn't really matter....I mean yeah you want a balanced lineup, but the whole lefty thing I think is overblown. You actually want a left-handed heavy lineup since 70-75% of the pitchers are right-handed anyway.

raidertrain44 said...

still think you should add Bo Greenwell to this list. The kid is absolutly tearing it up this year.

Tony said...

This is a fixed listing so it won't change for this year....but if Greenwell keeps it up this year I see no reason he won't make the Top 30 next year. He was in the 40s this year.

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