2008 Kansas City Royals Top 10 Prospects
Compiled by J.P. Schwartz
2008 Midseason Prospect Rankings 7/19/08
NOTE - Each player CANNOT have pitched more than 50 innings, nor had more than 130 ABs in the Majors in a single season
#1 Mike Moustakas -- Preseason Rank: 1 (Low-A) 86G .247, 13(2B), 2(3B), 12HR, 42RBI, 27BB, 56K, 5SB
#2 Mike Montgomery -- Preseason Rank: NR (Rk) 0-0, 1.35ERA, 13.1IP, 5BB, 10K, .209BAA
#3 Daniel Cortes -- Preseason Rank: 2 (AA) 4-4, 4.33ERA, 72.2IP, 34BB, 70K, .248BAA
#4 Carlos Rosa -- Preseason Rank: 8 (MLB) 0-0, 2.70ERA, 3.1IP, 3K, .250BAA (AAA) 4-2, 3.78ERA, 47.2IP, 10BB, 41K, .264BAA (AA) 4-2, 1.20ERA, 45IP, 7BB, 42K, .189BAA
#5 Blake Wood -- Preseason Rank: NR (AA) 3-3, 4.95ERA, 43.2IP, 11BB, 43K, .301BAA (High-A) 3-2, 2.67ERA, 57.1IP, 15BB, 63K, .168BAA
#6 Danny Duffy -- Preseason Rank: NR (Low-A) 4-4, 3.27ERA, 52.1IP, 11BB, 68K, .235BAA
#7 Julio Pimentel -- Preseason Rank: 7 (AA) 4-9, 5.52ERA, 104.1IP, 32BB, 75K, .298BAA
#8 Matt Mitchell -- Preseason Rank: NR (Low-A) 5-8, 4.15ERA, 86.2IP, 16BB, 59K, .282BAA
#9 Everett Teaford -- Preseason Rank: NR (High-A) 5-3, 3.28ERA, 98.2IP, 30BB, 77K, .224BAA
#10 Kelvin Herrera -- Preseason Rank: NR (Rk) 1-1, 1.50ERA, 30IP, 3BB, 25K, .184BAA
OFF LIST:
Luke Hochevar -- Preseason Rank: 3 Graduated To Major Leagues
Chris Lubanski -- Preseason Rank: 4 (AAA) 76G .232, 14(2B), 3(3B), 8HR, 34RBI, 24BB, 90K, 3SB
Mitch Maier -- Preseason Rank: 5 (AAA) 79G .316, 22(2B), 1(3B), 8HR, 37RBI, 26BB, 35K, 11SB
Tyler Lumsden -- Preseason Rank: 6 (AAA) 3-10, 7.27ERA, 83IP, 49BB, 31K, .333BAA
Brent Fisher -- Preseason Rank: 9 (Rk) 0-1, 6.75ERA, 2.2IP, 2BB, 2K, .222BAA
Blake Johnson -- Preseason Rank: 10 (AA) 8-6, 4.19ERA, 107.1IP, 23BB, 65K, .286BAA
Preseason Rankings
NOTE - Each player CANNOT have pitched more than 50 innings, nor had more than 130 ABs in the Majors in a single season
#1 Mike Moustakas (Rk) 11G .293 4(2B), 1(3B), 10RBI, 4BB, 8K
#2 Dan Cortes (High-A) 8-8, 3.07ERA, 123IP, 45BB, 120K, .226BAA
#3 Luke Hochevar (MLB) 0-1, 2.13ERA, 12.2IP, 4BB, 5K, .239BAA (AAA) 1-3, 5.12ERA, 58IP, 21BB, 44K, .244BAA (AA) 3-6, 4.69ERA, 94IP, 26BB, 94K, .286BAA
#4 Chris Lubanski (AAA) 49G .208, 6(2B), 1(3B), 6HR, 22RBI, 16BB, 48K (AA) 64G .295, 14(2B), 3(3B), 9HR, 34RBI, 28BB, 43K, 3SB
#5 Mitch Maier (AAA) 140G .279, 29(2B), 5(3B), 14HR, 62RBI, 33BB, 89K, 7SB
#6 Tyler Lumsden (AAA) 9-6, 5.88ERA, 119.1IP, 59BB, 74K, .306BAA
#7 Julio Pimental (High-A) 12-4, 2.65ERA, 152.2IP, 43BB, 73K, .250BAA
#8 Carlos Rosa (AA) 6-6, 4.38ERA, 97IP, 43BB, 70K, .272BAA (High-A) 2-1, 0.39ERA, 23IP, 3BB, 15K, .209BAA
#9 Brent Fisher (Low-A) 1-4, 5.09ERA, 35.1IP, 14BB, 28K, .322BAA
#10 Blake Johnson (High-A) 9-6, 3.28ERA, 131.2IP, 33BB, 80K, .244BAA
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