Nationals Prospect lists... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Washington Nationals Minor League players of the year (one P, one hitter, was just a POTY in Montreal) http://www.federalbaseball.com/2011/9/10/2416865/washington-nationals-name-stephen-lombardozzi-and-brad-peacock-minor 2012: Nathan Karns, Matt Skole (also BA's two POTY for the org) 2011: Steve Lombardozzi, Brad Peacock 2010: Tyler Moore, Tommy Milone 2009: Derek Norris, Brad Meyers 2008: Leonard Davis, Jordan Zimmermann 2007: Justin Maxwell, John Lannan 2006: Kory Casto, Zech Zinicola 2005: Kory Casto, Mike O'Conner 2004: Ryan Church 2003: Terrmel Sledge 2002 2001 2000: Brad Wilkerson 1999: 1998: Michael Barrett, Noah Hall 1997: 1996: Vladimir Guerrero 1995: Vladimir Guerrero =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jonathan Mayo/mlb.com post 2012 season top 100 9/7/12 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2012/ 37. Anthony Rendon 57. Alex Meyer 75. Brian Goodwin (AJ Cole and Daniel Norris: #99 and #100) Mayo's top 10 for Nats organization: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2012/ 1. Anthony Rendon 2. Alex Meyer 3. Brian Goodwin 4. Lucas Gioioto 5. Chris Marrero 6. Michael Taylor 7. Eury Perez 8. Matt Purke 9. Destin Hood 10. Robbie Ray =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mid-Season Nats prospect check-in Graduated Prospects: Harper, Lombardozzi, Moore RHPs: Giolito (i), Meyer, Karns, Jordan (i) RH relievers: Garcia, Davis, Wort, Holland, Barrett, Meza LHPs: Purke (i), Solis (i), Ray, Rosenbaum, Monar, Mooneyham, LH relievers: infielders: Rendon, Marrero (i), Rivero, Walters, Skole, Martinson outfielders: Goodwin, Taylor, Perez, Hood, Wander Ramos Catchers: Stretches by position RH Starters: Perry (not really a prospect but re-developing), Schwartz (stretch), Demny, Pineyro, Self (early) RH relievers: Selik (i), Benincasa (early) LH Starters LH Relievers: Smoker, McGeary INF: Hague/Souza/Martinson/Kobernus (stretch), Renda (early), Perez (early) OF: Brown (sort of), Miller (early), Jennings (early) C: Leon (sort of): Keiboom (early), Manuel (early) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Long-term Future Prospect/Inhouse only Starting roster (created 1/27/12 using current Long term contracts and prospects only) inf: Morse, Rendon, Espinosa, Zimmerman, Ramos of: Werth, Harper, Hood (Goodwin?) sp: Strasburg, Zimmermann, Gonzalez, Purke, Solis rp: Storen, Clippard, Burnett, Meyer, Detwiler, Smoker, ? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Kevin Goldstein top 101 in MLB http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16020 2. Bryce Harper, OF 26. Anthony Rendon, 3B 91. Matt Purke, LHP Gonzalez trade 60. AJ Cole, rhp 64. Brad Peacock, rhp 96. Derrik Norris, C Scouting Book top 10 plus full review http://www.scoutingbook.com/blog/was-washington-nationals-top-prospects-2012 1. Bryce Harper OF (#1 overall) 2. Anthony Rendon 3B (#18 overall) 3. Matt Purke LHP (#72 overall) 4. Alex Meyer RHP (#101 overall) 5. Brian Goodwin OF (#130 overall) 6. Steve Lombardozzi 2B (#222 overall) 7. Sammy Solis LHP (#246 overall) 8. Chris Marrero 1B (#262 overall) 9. Michael Taylor OF (#281 overall) 10. Josh Smoker LHP (#342 overall) Keith Law top 10 per system 2/10/12 http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7551540/mlb-top-10-prospects-organization Washington Nationals (overall in parenthesis) 1. Bryce Harper, RF (2) 2. Anthony Rendon, 3B (17) 3. Alex Meyer, RHP 4. Destin Hood, RF 5. Brian Goodwin, CF 6. Sammy Solis, LHP 7. Matt Purke, LHP 8. Steve Lombardozzi, IF 9. Robbie Ray, LHP 10. Michael Taylor, CF Project Prospects top 100 for mlb http://projectprospect.com/article/2012/01/27/2012-top-100-prospect-list #2 Bryce Harper #10: Anthony Rendon #59: Brad Peacock #76: AJ Cole HM: Derek Norris MLB Prospect watch http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2012/#list=was Bryce Harper - OF Anthony Rendon - 3B Alex Meyer - RHP Sammy Solis - LHP Michael Taylor - OF Matt Purke - LHP Eury Perez - OF Destin Hood - OF Brian Goodwin - OF Steve Lombardozzi - INF 2012 Baseball America Prospect Handbook (pre gonzalez trade, system ranked #1) 1. Bryce Harper, OF 2. Anthony Rendon, 3B 3. Brad Peacock, RHP 4. A.J. Cole, RHP 5. Brian Goodwin, OF 6. Alex Meyer, RHP 7. Matt Purke, LHP 8. Sammy Solis, LHP 9. Derek Norris, C 10. Steve Lombardozzi, 2B 11. Destin Hood, OF 12. Chris Marrero, 1B 13. Tommy Milone, LHP 14. Michael Taylor, OF 15. Rick Hague, SS 16. Tyler Moore, 1B 17. Robbie Ray, LHP 18. Kylin Turnbull, LHP 19. Zach Walters, SS 20. Jeff Kobernus, 2B 21. Matt Skole, 3B 22. Eury Perez, CF 23. Danny Rosenbaum, LHP 24. Sandy Leon, C 25. Jason Martinson, SS 26. Cole Kimball, RHP 27. David Freitas, C 28. Adrian Sanchez, 2B 29. Paul Demny, RHP 30. Kevin Keyes, OF 31. Taylor Jordan, RHP Baseball Prospectus/Kevin Goldstein http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15894 1. Bryce Harper, OF 2. Anthony Rendon, 3B 3. Matt Purke, LHP 4. Brian Goodwin, OF 5. Alex Meyer, RHP 6. Destin Hood, OF 7. Michael Taylor, OF 8. Steve Lombardozzi, IF 9. Robbie Ray, LHP 10. Sammy Solis, LHP 11. Tyler Moore, 1B 12. Chris Marrero, 1B 13. Eury Perez, OF 14. Zach Walters, SS 15. Taylor Jordan, RHP 16. Josh Smoker, LHP 17. Jason Martinson, SS 18. Matt Skole, 3B 19. Sandy Leon, C 20. David Freitas, C All these are pre-Gio Gonzalez trade. Fangraphs/Marc Hulet: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/top-10-prospects-washington-nationals/ 1. Bryce Harper, OF 2. Anthony Rendon, 3B/2B 3. A.J. Cole, RHP 4. Alex Meyer, RHP 5. Brian Goodwin, CF 6. Matthew Purke, LHP 7. Brad Peacock, RHP 8. Robbie Ray, LHP 9. Derek Norris, C 10. Destin Hood, OF 11. Sammy Solis, LHP 12. Chris Marrero, OF 13. Steve Lombardozzi, 2B 14. Zack Walters, SS 15. Jeff Kobernus, 2B sleeper: Josh Smoker, LHP Baseball America/Aaron Fitt http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2012/2612573.html 1. Bryce Harper, OF 2. Anthony Rendon, 3B 3. Brad Peacock, RHP 4. A.J. Cole, RHP 5. Brian Goodwin, OF 6. Alex Meyer, RHP 7. Matt Purke, LHP 8. Sammy Solis, LHP 9. Derek Norris, C 10. Steve Lombardozzi, 2B/SS MLB.com/Jonathan Mayo http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2011/#list=was 1. Bryce Harper, OF 2. Brad Peacock, RHP 3. A.J. Cole, RHP 4. Sammy Solis, LHP 5. Derek Norris, C 6. Eury Perez, OF 7. Chris Marrero, 1B 8. Destin Hood, OF 9. Cole Kimball, RHP 10. Rick Hague, 3B (no 2011 draftees; No Ray, no Lombardozzi). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Nationals Starter prospect Ceilings (per scouting reports); updated with Gonzalez trade. #1: Strasburg #2: Zimmermann, Gonzalez, Meyer, Purke #3: #4: Lannan, Solis, Ray #5: Detwiler, Meyers, Rosenbaum MLB bullpen: Turnbull Minors starter: Maya, Stammen, McGeary, Jordan, Grace Minors bullpen: Holder, Smoker =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Updated projected arrival times for leading Nats prospects updated 12/31/11 with big trade, 2011 draft. (former/fringe prospects in parenthesis) 2010: Desmond, Bernadina 2011: Espinosa, Ramos, Maya, Kimball, Marrero 2012: Harper, Lombardozzi, Severino (Arnesen, Mandel, Moore) 2013: Rendon, Meyer, Hood, Perez, Kobernus, Hague (Rosenbaum, Higley, Ramirez, Demny, McGeary, Holder, Lehman, Roark, Tatusko) 2014: Ray, Purke, Solis, Godwin =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Top Prospects post 2010 season BA's top 100 prospects in baseball: 1. Bryce Harper 64. Derek Norris (was #32 last year) 66. Danny Espinosa 96. Wilson Ramos Baseball America's top 30: 1. Bryce Harper, OF 2. Derek Norris, C 3. Danny Espinosa, SS/2B 4. A.J. Cole, RHP 5. Wilson Ramos, C 6. Sammy Solis, LHP 7. Cole Kimball, RHP 8. Eury Perez, OF 9. Chris Marrero, OF 10. Brad Peacock, RHP 11. Yunesky Maya, RHP 12. Destin Hood, OF 13. Steve Lombardozzi, 2B 14. Rick Hague, SS 15. Robbie Ray, LHP 16. Tom Milone, LHP 17. Adrian Sanchez, 2B/3B 18. A.J. Morris, RHP (traded) 19. Michael Burgess, OF (traded) 20. Elvin Ramirez, RHP 21. Jeff Kobernus, 2B 22. Jason Martinson, SS 23. Danny Rosenbaum, LHP 24. Tyler Moore, 1B 25. J.P. Ramirez, OF 26. Ryan Tatusko, RHP 27. Brad Meyers, RHP 28. Trevor Holder, RHP 29. Adam Carr, RHP 30. Hassan Pena, RHP Keith Law top 10 for the team 1. Bryce Harper, RF 2. Derek Norris, C 3. Wilson Ramos, C 4. A.J. Cole, RHP 5. Danny Espinosa, SS 6. Sammy Solis, LHP 7. Eury Perez, OF 8. Robbie Ray, LHP 9. Chris Marrero, 1B 10. Destin Hood, OF Overall top 100: Harper #3, Norris #33, Ramos #95. MLB top 50: #3 Bryce Harper, OF (1,2 are Hellickson and Trout). Last year we had Strasburg and Storen. Baseball America's preliminary top 10 list Aaron Fitt http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2011/2611096.html 1. Bryce Harper, OF 2. Derek Norris, C 3. Danny Espinosa, 2B-SS 4. A.J. Cole, RHP 5. Wilson Ramos, C 6. Sammy Solis, LHP 7. Cole Kimball, RHP 8. Eury Perez, OF 9. Chris Marrero, 1B 10. Brad Peacock, RHP Graduated from last year: Strasburg, Storen, Desmond, Maxwell) Missing from last year: Kobernus, Burgess, Hood Possible next 10: Maya (does he count?) Burgess, Hood, Moore, Ray, Kobernus, Hague, Morris, Milone, Wilkie, Ramirez, Demny BA's Jim Callis's top 10 Nats prospects 1. Bryce Harper, of: Has monster power, though he won't match Strasburg's immediate impact. 2. Wilson Ramos, c: Matt Capps trade freed Ramos from being blocked by Joe Mauer with Twins. 3. Derek Norris, c: Still needs to polish bat and defense, but he has power and on-base ability. 4. A.J. Cole, rhp: First-round stuff earned him $2 million as a fourth-rounder. 5. Sammy Solis, lhp: Don't be surprised if the $1 million second-rounder outperforms Cole. 6. Danny Espinosa, ss: Solid defender has cannon arm and surprising pop (40 HR in 2009-10). 7. Chris Marrero, 1b: Best proven all-around bat in system, though little defensive value. 8. Brad Peacock, rhp: Runs his fastball up to 95, flashes solid knuckle-curve and changeup. 9. Michael Burgess, of: Power potential remains impressive, but will he make enough contact? 10. Yuneski Maya, rhp: Former Cuban national team ace got $8 million big league contract. Hon Mention: Tyler Moore, Despite numbers (30hrs 110 rbis) old for level, not a prospect? Hon Mention: Robbie Ray; high end HSer who was a steal as a 12th rounder Baseball Prospectus Kevin Goldstein 11/24/10 Five-Star Prospects 1. Bryce Harper, OF 2. Derek Norris, C Four-Star Prospects 3. Danny Espinosa, SS/2B 4. A.J. Cole, RHP Three-Star Prospects 5. Sammy Solis, LHP 6. Wilson Ramos, C 7. Michael Burgess, OF 8. Robbie Ray, LHP Two-Star Prospects 9. Eury Perez, OF 10. Tyler Moore, 1B 11. Rick Hague, SS Nine More: 12. Cole Kimball, RHP: This power arm out of the bullpen was touching 97-98 mph in the Arizona Fall League. 13. J.P. Ramirez, OF: Ramirez has impressive hitting skills, but he needs to improve his power and plate discipline to profile in a corner. 14. Chris Marrero, 1B: Like Ramirez, Marrero can hit, but as a first baseman only, he has to do more than just that. 15. Brad Meyers, RHP: He has a deep arsenal and plus command and control; scouts just wish he threw harder. 16. Jason Martinson, SS: Martinson probably is not a shortstop in the end, but he does have intriguing tools for third or second base. 17. A.J. Morris, RHP: He's a classic sinker/slider type who might work better in a relief role. 18. Brad Peacock, RHP: Peacock has excellent command, but his fastball is straight and often up in the zone. 19. Paul Demny, RHP: Demny was much improved in a second go-round at Low-A; his sturdy frame offers some projection. 20. Destin Hood, OF: He had no power, speed, or walks in full-season debut, but he has a surprisingly adept bat. John Sickels A Bryce Harper B+ Derek Norris B/B+ Danny Espinosa B Sammy Solis, A.J. Cole B- Wilson Ramos, Robbie Ray C+/B- Michael Burgess C+ Eury Perez, Rich Hague, Cole Kimball, J.P. Ramirez, Chris Marrero, Steve Lombardozzi, Brad Meyers, Brad Peacock, A.J. Morris C Tyler Moore, Tom Milone, Danny Rosenbaum OTHERS OF NOTE: Adrian Alaniz, RHP; Justin Bloxom, 1B; Adam Carr, RHP; Paul Demny, RHP; Dave Freitas, C; Tyler Hanks, RHP; Destin Hood, OF; Taylor Jordan, RHP; Blake Kelso, INF; Jeff Kobernus, 2B; Jason Martinson, INF; Yunesky Maya, RHP; Randolph Oduber, OF; Tanner Roark, RHP; Atahualpa Severino, LHP; Josh Smoker, LHP; Josh Wilkie, RHP; Rob Wort, RHP. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2012 Prospect/Inhouse only Starting roster (updated 8/19/10) inf: Marrero, Desmond, Espinosa, Zimmerman, Ramos of: Bernadina, Morgan, (Hood possibles) sp: Strasburg, Zimmermann, Detwiler, Lannan, Maya rp: Storen, Clippard, Burnett, Mandel, Stammen, Balester =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2011 Prospect-only Starting roster (done 10/1/09) inf: Marrero, Desmond, Espinosa, Zimmerman, Flores of: Bernadina, Morgan, Maxwell (Burgess, Hood possibles) sp: Strasburg, Lannan, Zimmermann, Detwiler, Meyers rp: Storen, Clippard, Burnett, Mandel, Stammen, Balester, Atilano/Martis? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009 top Minor League prospects by team (Listing year end team, includes 9/1 callups) AAA Columbus: Maxwell, Desmond, Morse AA Harrisburg: No BA top 20. Consideration: Desmond, Meyers, Detwiler. High-A Potomac: Espnosa. Marrero, Meyers , Burgess all have holes/issues. Low-A Hagerstown: Norris. Moore, Lombardozzi maybe. Short-A Vermont: Destin Hood, JP Ramirez. McGeary, Juan Jaime, Evan Bronson. Rookie Gulf Coast: Eury Perez, Hendry Jimenez. Smoker, Rosenbaum, Jordan, Del La Rosa BBA/Baseball America top Minor League prospects by league, 10/09 GCL/Rookie: #8 Destin Hood of Repeat GCL participant, power improving, balanced approach #14 Eury Perez of won GCL batting title NYPenn/Short A #13 Destin Hood of balanced swing, etc etc. South Atlantic League #4 Derek Norris c near unanimous praise for Norris. Carolina League #10 Danny Espinosa ss switch hitter, great defense and good power. Eastern League No BA top 20 prospects. International League No BA top 20 prospects. projected arrival times (if ever; some of these are marginal MLB prospects). 2010: Strasburg, Storen, Desmond, Maxwell 2011: Espinosa, Thompson, Meyers, Peacock, Mandel, Severino, Atilano 2012: Marrero, Burgess, Kobernus, Norris, Morris, Jaime, Lehman, Atwood, Rhinehart 2013: Hood, Perez, Rosenbaum, Higley, Ramirez, Demny, McGeary, Willems Baseball Prospectus top 11 prospects 2/10 Baseball Prospectus top 11 prospects 2/10 Five-Star Prospects 1. Stephen Strasburg, RHP 2. Derek Norris, C Four-Star Prospects 3. Drew Storen, RHP 4. Danny Espinosa, SS Three-Star Prospects 5. Ian Desmond, SS 6. Michael Burgess, OF 7. Eury Perez, OF 8. Jeff Kobernus, 2B 9. Chris Marrero, 1B 10. Juan Jaime, RHP Two-Star Prospects 11. Paul Demny, RHP Four More: 12. Destin Hood, OF: This big outfielder remains high on upside, but raw with the bat. 13. Justin Maxwell, OF: A toolsy outfielder, Maxwell has plenty of secondary skills, but he's 26, and he might never hit for average. 14. Brad Meyers, RHP: He’s a command and control righty who is very good at what he does, but his ceiling ends at a back-end starter. 15. J.R. Higley, OF: Higley certainly passes the scouting sniff test, but will he hit? Baseball America top 100 prospects: 2/10 2. Stephen Strasburg rhp (Jason Heyward = #1) 38. Derrick Norris C 92. Drew Storen rhp Fangraphs top 10 prospects: 1. Stephen Strasburg rhp 2. Derek Norris C 3. Ian Desmond ss/2nd 4. Danny Espinosa ss 5. Chris Marrero 1B 6. Michael Burgess OF 7. Bradley Meyers rhp 8. Aaron Thompson lhp 9. Destin Hood OF 10. Eury Perez of (he leaves off Drew Storen b/c he never ranks prospects first year after draft, despite Storen's performances). Keith Law top 100 prospects (Jason Heyward = #1) jan/10 2. Stephen Strasburg rhp 31. Derek Norris C 92. Drew Storen rhp 103. Ian Desmond SS MLB.com top 50 prospects (Jason Heyward = #1) jan/10 2. Stephen Strasburg rhp 50. Drew Storen rhp MLB Fanhouse top 100 prospects 1. Stephen Strasburg rhp 35. Derek Norris C 63. Chris Marrero 1B 79. Drew Storen rhp BBA Top 30 prospects, their 2009 level, probable 2010 level, projected starter in MLB timeframe 1. Stephen Strasburg rhp none; late draft pick, AAA/MLB 2010. MLB ready 2010. 2. Derek Norris C Low-A, led league in obp, high HRs. High-A 2010, MLB ready 2012 3. Drew Storen rhp low-A, high-A, AA; pitched great in all. MLB ready 2010 4. Ian Desmond ss/2nd AA/AAA/mlb callup: possible starter 2010. MLB ready 2011 5. Danny Espinosa ss high-A: played really well, great power for SS. AA 2010, MLB ready 2011 6. Chris Marrero 1B high-A again, lit up high-A. AA 2010, MLB ready 2012 7. Jeff Kobernus 2nd short-A; injured early, everyone likes. high-A 2010, MLB ready 2012. 8. Justin Maxwell OF AAA/MLB callup, swing adjustment hopful. MLB ready 2010. 9. Michael Burgess OF High-A; low average, big power, great defense. AA 2010, MLB ready 2012. 10. Destin Hood OF Rookie/short-A: good average, good skills. Low-A 2010, MLB ready 2013 11. Eury Perez of GCL; won GCL batting title. Probably low-A 2010, MLB ready 2013 12. Aaron Thompson rhp AA; trade, 1st rnd from Fla. Projects back end starter. AAA 2010, MLB 2011 14-15: J.R. Higley of Low-A; well ranked, High-A 2010, mlb ready 2012-2013 11-30. AJ Morris rhp Low-A: 2009 draft pick, did ok. Low-A or high-A 2010, MLB ready 2012 11-30. Danny Rosenbaum lhp GCL 2009, very effective against younger competition. Low-A 2010, mlb ready 2013 11-30. Juan Jaime rhp low-A; great year, great arm. High-A 2010, mlb ready 2012 11-30. Brad Meyers rhp AA; great year, #5 starter prospect though. AAA 2010, mlb ready 2011 11-30. Luis Atilano rhp AAA, might be mid-relief. Probably AAA to start 2010. mlb ready 2010. 11-30. Brad Peacock rhp high-A; did well. sleeper per BA, AA in 2010, mlb ready 2011 11-30. Pat Lehman rhp low-A: did well, high-A 2010, mlb ready 2012 if ever 11-30. Wil Atwood lhp high-A; did well, AA in 2010, mlb ready 2012 11-30. Jeff Mandel rhp AA ended up, earned promotions. AA or AAA 2010, mlb ready 2011 11-30. Paul Demny rhp low-A; struggled, but great arm. low-A 2010, mlb ready 2013 20s. Jack McGeary LHP short-A; struggled at low-A, career in trouble. low-A 2010, mlb ready 2013 if ever. 20s. Atahualpa Severino lhp AA, got hurt, good arm, good speed for lefty. AAA 2010, mlb ready 2011 Previous top prospects, dropped off rankings for 2009 ?. Adrian Nieto C GCL 2009 for 2nd straight year, really struggled. Low-A 2010. ?. J.P. Ramirez OF Short-A 2009; good power. low-A 2010, mlb ready 2013 ?. Bill Rhinehart 1B AA 2009, didn't hit at all, getting too old. mlb ready 2012 if ever. ?. Josh Smoker lhp GCL 2009, coming back from injury. GCL/low-A 2010, MLB ready 2013 ?. Colton Willems rhp high-A 2009, not performing, high-A again 2010, running out of time. mlb ready 2013 if ever ?. Josh Wilkie rhp AAA 2009. Not in top 30. Great change, not enough fastball. mlb ready 2010 ?. Clint Everts rhp AAA 2009; 6yr FA, probably moving onwards. mlb ready 2010. ?. Joel Guzman 3b AA 2009, MLFA now, ship has sailed. ?. Nathan Karns rhp drafted 2009, not sure where he even played. off radar for now. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Best hitting prospects by level 2009 AAA: none really. Desmond (SS), Eldred (1B), Bynum (2B), Padilla (OF). Maxwell (CF) struggling AA: Guzman (3b), Davis (LF). Whitney (1B) ok, Montz (C) benched, Rhinehart (1B) struggling High-A: Marrero (1B), Espinosa (SS). Burgess (RF) batting .226. Low-A: Norris (C), Moore (1B), Lombardozzi (2B). Souza (3B) struggling. Short-A: Soriano (2B), Ramirez (LF), Nichol (SS), Hood (CF) just promoted, Kobernus (2B) struggling/DL GCL: Newstrome (1B), Nieto (C) ok. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2008 top Minor League prospects by team (hard to do b/c there's been so many callups...) AAA Columbus: Balester, Mock, Clippard, Martis, MEstrada, Hinckley AA Harrisburg: Montz, Bernadina, Maxwell, Desmond, JZimmerman, Brownlie High-A Potomac: Detwiler (eh), Davis, Marrero, Atilano, Alaniz, Arnesen, Mandel Low-A Hagerstown; Burgess, Willems, Milone, Meyers Short-A Vermont: Dean, Norris, Espinosa, Atwood Rookie Gulf Coast: McGeary, EGonzalez, Hood, Nieto, Hicks, JPRamirez Dominican Summer #1: *Osvaldo Rodriguez, Luis Ortega, Juan Martinez, Ruben DeLa Rosa, Ricardo Martinez, Eury Perez, Dominican Summer #2: Hendry Jiminez, Luis Ortega (wait, he was on both teams?) BBA Top 30 prospects and their 2008 level 1. Jordan Zimmermann RHP Mid-A, high-A, AA: 14-3 overall, probably MLB 2009 2. Ross Detwiler LHP high-A, up and down season, probably AA 2009 3. Chris Marrero 1B high-A, injured ankle out for season, probably AA 2009 4. Michael Burgess OF Mid-A, allstar and HR derby winner, probably AA 2009 5. Jack McGeary LHP Rookie, led league in starts, innings Ks, probably mid-A 2009 6. Derek Norris C Short-A, led league in walks, OBP, probably high-A 2009 7. Destin Hood OF Rookie, 2008 draft pick, probably mid-A 2009 to start 8. Adrian Nieto C Rookie, 2008 draft pick, probably mid-A 2009 9. J.P. Ramirez OF Rookie, 15th round 2008 draft pick, BBA very high, probably mid-A 2009 10. Esmailyn Gonzalez SS Rookie, won GCL batting title, probably mid-high A 2009 11. Justin Maxwell OF AA/MLB callup, regressed, probably AAA 2009 12. Garrett Mock RHP AAA/MLB bouncer, probably MLB long reliever 2009 13. Shairon Martis RHP 3 levels in 2008, probably AAA starter 2009 17. Bill Rhinehart 1B mid-A, good numbers, probably high-A 2009 2x. Josh Smoker lhp mid-a 2008, surgery offseason, probably high-A 2009 2x. Colton Willems rhp mid-A, ok numbers, probably high-A 2009 2x. Stephen King 3b ? level 2008 Keith Law Top 100 prospects: ONE in the top 100 prospects. geeze. Ranked Washington 29/30 and noted only Detwiler and Smoker among other prospects. 42. Jordan Zimmerman rhp BBA/Baseball America top Minor League prospects by league, 9/08 GCL/Rookie: #9 Jack McGeary lhp Led GCL in starts, innings, Ks #14 Smiley Gonzalez ss won GCL batting title #18 Destin Hood of 2008 draft pick markedly improved in just a few games NYPenn/Short A #4 Derek Norris c Let league in walks, obp and runners thrown out #10 PJ Dean rhp Dominated in most starts, 91-92 reaching 93/94 #14 Danny Espinosa ss contact hitter. South Atlantic League #11 Michael Burgess of Allstar, HR derby winner Carolina League #10 Chris Marrero 1b 11hrs in 70games before injuring ankle #11 Ross Detwiler lhp struggled this year. Eastern League #5 Jordan Zimmerman lhp Nats ML pitcher of the year, 14-3 over 3 levels, probably 09 starter #18 Collin Balester rhp Already part of rotation in majors International League =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- top Minor League prospects by team AAA Columbus: Balester, Munoz(L), Claussen, AA Harrisburg: Mock, Perez, Albaladejo, Carr, Bernadina High-A Potomac: Detwiler, Marrero, Maxwell, Martis, Desmond, Meyers Low-A Hagerstown; Short-A Vermont: King, Willems, Gibson, JZimmerman, Alaniz Rookie Gulf Coast: Smoker, McGeary, Burgess (named top prospect), EGonzalez, Smolinski Dominican Summer: Frias, Peralta Baseball America top 30 Nationals Minor League prospects, announced 11/7/07 name pos 07 level 1. Chris Marrero 1b/of high-a potomac 2. Ross Detwiler lhp 2007 draft, rookie/high-a potomac, 9/1 callup 3. Collin Balester rhp AAA Columbus 4. Michael Burgess rf 2007 draft, Rookie 5. Jack McGeary lhp 2007 draft, Rookie 6. Josh Smoker lhp 2007 draft, Rookie 7. Jordan Zimmermann rhp 2007 draft, Rookie 8. Glenn Gibson lhp short-a Vermont 9. Justin Maxwell of high-a potomac, 9/1 callup 10. Colton Willems rhp short-a Vermont 11. Jake Smolinksi 3b 12. Tyler Clippard rhp 13. Adam Carr rhp 14. Ian Desmond rhp 15. Garrett Mock rhp 16. Stephen King 3b 17. Smiley Gonzalez ss 18. Shairon Martis rhp 19. Brad Peacock rhp 20. Kory Casto if/of 21. Matt Whitney 1b Rule5 subsequently returned to Cleveland spr07 22. Derek Norris ca 23. Mike Daniel of 24. Steven Englund of 25. Jhonny Nunez rhp 26. Hassan Pena rhp 27. Martin Beno rhp 28. Zech Zinicola rhp 29. Roger Bernadina of 30. PJ Dean rhp Does not include: Mock, King, EGonzalez Baseball America top 100 2008 prospects. - Chris Marrero 1b/of #27 - Ross Detwiler lhp #51 - Collin Balester rhp #86 ESPN Insider top 100 prospects 2007 - Ross Detwiler lhp #51 - Chris Marrero 1b/of #64 - Jordan Zimmermann rhp #83 - Josh Smoker lhp #90 =============================================================================================