MILB's top 50 prospects

[Driven]

Weiters SHOULD be number one. So sad for Milb.com, they can do better.....

Over Price? Not really...

If that's your main gripe with the list, then the list is great.

[dodgersuck]

this list SUCKS. no alderson, holland at 48 dominguez at 49...incredible. why is escobar in the top 10??? what the hell is smardja doing in there

[Driven]

what the hell is smardja doing in there

You ALMOST spelled that right. You were really, really close.

[giantspwn]

Alderson not in there is ridiculous.

[dodgersuck]

You ALMOST spelled that right. You were really, really close.

u know who i meant

[laxtonto]

What about the fact that MILB.com's minor league pitcher of the year Chacin did not make their own list.

Horrible list. Is is a voted compilation of several different peoples short list, which means if 1 guy leaves you off, unless everyone voted you extremely high you don't make the list. They should have used the BA approach and had everyone submitted a top 200 (or in this case for a top 50, 100) and compiled the list. Ohh well..

[Tekmosis]

1. David price
2. Matt wieters
3. Jason heyward
4. Rick porcello
5. Cameron maybin
6. Madison bumgarner
7. Travis snider
8. Alcides escobar
9. Neftali feliz
10. Colby rasmus


11. Mike moustakas
12. Andrew mccutchen
13. Brett anderson
14. Matt laporta
15. Dexter fowler
16. Chris tillman
17. Trevor cahill
18. Jarrod parker
19. Buster posey
20. Brian matusz


21. Elvis andrus
22. Tim beckham
23. Mat gamel
24. Tommy hanson
25. Lars anderson
26. Mike stanton
27. Austin jackson
28. Carlos carrasco
29. Lane Kiffin
30. Carlos triunfel


31. Wade davis
32. Fernando martinez
33. Phillippe aumont
34. Yonder alonso
35. Nick adenhart
36. Jake arrieta
37. Scott elbert
38. Freddie freeman
39. Jeremy hellickson
40. Jesus montero


41. Adam miller
42. Brett wallace
43. Lou marson
44. Jeremy jeffress
45. James mcdonald
46. Derek holland
47. Kyle blanks
48. Angel villalona
49. Matt dominguez
50. Jeff samardzija

wtf!?!?!?!?!

[Tekmosis]

It's Jeff Samardjiza, did that without looking...

[championmets]

It's Jeff Samardjiza, did that without looking...

Who cares what his name is why is he there. Also how is a high school kid (beckham) so high

[Jilly Bohnson]

this list SUCKS. no alderson, holland at 48 dominguez at 49...incredible. why is escobar in the top 10??? what the hell is smardja doing in there

Who cares what his name is why is he there. Also how is a high school kid (beckham) so high

It's a numbers versus scouting thing. Samardzija has a VERY good fastball, and a slider and splitter that are sometimes very good as well. And his "little things"(mound presence, defense, athleticism, etc.) are all very good as well. Also, after he hit AAA his numbers started to match his stuff, so the thought by many is that he was merely working on stuff and not worrying about results up until he hit AAA. And it was at that point that he was told to let loose and just focus on getting guys out.

He's a guy who should at the very least be a dynamite reliever, with a good shot of being a front of the rotation starter, putting him at #50 isn't too unreasonable. Certainly much more defensible than Escobar at #8 or Andrus at #21.

[Phelps89]

Hopefully the Cardinals give Rasmus a chance this year.

[Roko]

Hopefully Snider is a stud!!

Looked like it at the end of last year!

[cardinals1226]

Hopefully the Cardinals give Rasmus a chance this year.

It's almost a certain unless he has a terrible Spring. He's expected to be the starting centerfielder on Opening Day.

[dodgersuck]

phillip aumont shouldnt be at 33 imo, not behind wade davis

[TNA110990]

Damn the Cubs have one guy & he's last on the list. Why isn't Josh Vitters on the list at all?
That guy is gonna be a beast for the Cubs when he comes up, in a few years.