Oakland Athletics Top 20 Prospects for 2010
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1) Chris Carter, 1B-OF, Grade A-: I just absolutely love this bat, enough to
override the questions about defense and give him an A-. He added pure
hitting skills to go with the power.
2) Michael Taylor, OF, Grade B+: Borderline A-. This was a great pickup: he
fits into Oakland's needs more easily than Brett Wallace. More defensive
value than Carter, but a year older and doesn't have quite as much power.
3) Grant Green, SS, Grade B+: Glove is very fine at shortstop, and I'm
optimistic about his bat. At worst a steady regular, and could develop into a
star.
4) Grant Desme, OF, Grade B: Strikeout rate precludes a higher grade, but
he's always had good tools and put them to use last year.
5) Adrian Cardenas, 2B, Grade B-: I'm not sure why, but there's just
something here holding me back from giving him a straight B. Todd Walker type
with better glove?
6) Jemile Weeks, 2B, Grade B-: I don ‘t think we've seen him at his best.
Between Cardenas and Weeks they have two good options for future second
basemen.
7) Tyson Ross, RHP, Grade B-: Reminds me of a young Scott Erickson with hard
sinker, let's see if he can keep his command in gear.
8) Max Stassi, C, Grade B-: Glowing scouting reports from high school are
nice, need to see some performance before ranking higher. Baseball people
rave about his intangibles.
9) Josh Donaldson, C, Grade B-: Great plate discipline, nails baserunners,
still polishing other defensive aspects and power remains largely untapped.
10) Sean Doolittle, OF-1B, Grade B-: Knee injury was badly timed. Needs a
fast start to separate himself from the 1B/OF pack in this organization.
11) Henry Rodriguez, RHP, Grade B-: 5.77 ERA at Sacramento was deceptive; FIP
was 4.20 and he still has the amazing K/IP ratio. I'm going to cut him some
slack for one more year, but obviously he needs to get the walks down.
12) Corey Brown, OF, Grade C+: On a good day he looks like a cross between a
young Kurt Gibson and Jeromy Burnitz. On a bad day he looks completely
helpless. No way to know what we'll get here.
13) Fautino De Los Santos, RHP, Grade C+: Could move quickly back up the
prospect charts now that Tommy John is further behind him. Will stuff and
command both return?
14) Michael Ynoa, RHP, Grade C+: Impossible to rank or grade accurately at
this point. Still has all-world potential, but we need to see him take the
mound against real hitters.
15) Arnold Leon, RHP, Grade C+: Gets a lot of attention from A's fans for
some reason. I think he's a good prospect as a fourth starter or strong
reliever but I don't see ace potential in him.
16) Pedro Figueroa, LHP, Grade C+: Live-armed lefty needs better control as
he moves up.
17) Ben Hornbeck, LHP, Grade C+: Amazing K/IP ratio in the California League
stands out. Upper-80s fastball with strong changeup and decent breaking ball.
Will have to prove himself in Double-A but I lean towards optimism.
18) Sam Demel, RHP, Grade C+: Funky delivery with above average stuff, could
help in pen soon if command sharpens up.
19) Anthony Capra, LHP, Grade C+: Decent stuff with strong K/IP ratios, walk
rate a bit higher than it should be, Double-A transition should be
interesting.
20) Connor Hoehn, RHP, Grade C+: Unhittable as a closer in the Northwest
League, could move fast in that role but more slowly if he starts.
21) Justin Marks, LHP, Grade C+: I liked him a lot coming out of college at
Louisville, advanced feel for pitching with decent stuff, but we need to see
some innings.
22) Mickey Storey, RHP, Grade C+: Amazing statistical performance at four
levels last year, finishing strong in Triple-A pen. Could help in middle
relief due to pinpoint command of curveball.
OTHERS: (Grade C): Jeremy Barfield, OF; Bobby Cassevah, RHP; Jason Christian,
3B; Dusty Coleman, SS; Conner Crumbliss, 2b-OF; Rashun Dixon, OF; Brad Kilby,
LHP; Ian Krol, LHP; Tyler Ladendorf, SS; Josh Leyland, C; Clayton Mortensen,
RHP; Ryan Ortiz, C; Shane Peterson, OF-1B; James Simmons, RHP; Paul Smyth,
RHP; Wilfredo Solano, SS-3B; Justin Souza, RHP; Matt Sulentic, OF.
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