By Ben Lipson

Matt Moses is this week's Top Prospect Alert.

After destroying Gulf Coast League pitching to the tune of a .385 batting average as an 18 year old, Matt Moses had a 2004 season to forget.

Limited to just 29 games due to a lower back strain and other assorted ailments, Moses posted a meager .223 batting average for Quad Cities.

What a difference a year makes, as Moses is now healthy and re-emerging as a top minor league prospect.

So far this season, through 17 games at Fort Myers, Moses has been hitting lights out, and has shown no sign of a learning curve in his adjustment to Florida State League pitching.

He currently posts a .435 batting average with 4 homers and 19 RBI's, and has shown very nice plate discipline, striking out only 10 times in 62 at-bats this year.

Even more impressive is the fact that Moses currently leads the FSL in batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage.

If Moses continues to post numbers like these in May, chances are he won't be spending June in Single-A.

Moses is no stranger to hitting as he was the Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Virginia in 2003 when he hit .488 Mills Godwin High School, just prior to being drafted by the Twins with the 21st overall pick in the 2003 draft.

From a fantasy perspective, Moses is definitely one to watch. He's still only 20 and has a stable glove so if his power numbers continue to develop at the higher levels of the minors, as they have thus far this year, Moses could become a future fantasy force.

He's still likely a good two to three years away from any big league action, but at the rate he's going now, I'd expect him to get a shot at Double-A pitching by August.

I'd recommend trying to pick up Moses in a keeper league and hope he can stay healthy as he moves up in the Twins system.