2008 Major League Baseball Top 100 Prospects
Compiled by J.P. Schwartz
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 Jay Bruce -- Cincinnati Reds (AAA) 50G .305, 12(2B), 2(3B), 11HR, 25RBI, 15BB, 48K, 2SB (AA) 16G .333, 7(2B), 1(3B), 4HR, 15RBI, 8BB, 20K, 2SB (High-A) 67G .325, 27(2B), 5(3B), 11HR, 49RBI, 24BB, 67K, 4SB
#2 Clay Buchholz -- Boston Red Sox (MLB) 3-1, 1.59ERA, 22.2IP, 10BB, 22K, .184BAA (AAA) 1-3, 3.96ERA, 38.2IP, 13BB, 55K, .221BAA (AA) 7-2, 1.77ERA, 86.2IP, 22BB, 116K, .180BAA
#3 Joba Chamberlain -- New York Yankees (MLB) 2-0, 0.38ERA, 24IP, 6BB, 34K, .145BAA (AAA) 1-0, 0.00ERA, 8IP, 1BB, 18K, .179BAA (AA) 4-2, 3.35ERA, 40.1IP, 15BB, 66K, .218ERA (High-A) 4-0, 2.03ERA, 40IP, 11BB, 51K, .181BAA
#4 Evan Longoria -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (AAA) 31G .269, 8(2B), 5HR, 19RBI, 22BB, 29K (AA) 105G .307, 21(2B), 21HR, 76RBI, 51BB, 81K, 4SB
#5 Clayton Kershaw -- Los Angeles Dodgers (AA) 1-2, 3.65ERA, 24.2IP, 17BB, 29K, .193BAA (Low-A) 7-5, 2.77ERA, 97.1IP, 50BB, 134K, .203BAA
#6 Cameron Maybin -- Florida Marlins (MLB) 24G .143, 3(2B), 1HR, 2RBI, 3BB, 21K, 5SB (AA) 20G, .400, 1(2B), 4HR, 8RBI, 6BB, 6K (High-A) 83G .304, 14(2B), 5(3B), 10HR, 44RBI, 43BB, 83K, 25SB (RK) 2G .571, 1RBI, 2BB, 2K
#7 Colby Rasmus -- St Louis Cardinals (AA) 128G .275, 37(2B), 3(3B), 29HR, 72RBI, 70BB, 108K, 18SB
#8 David Price -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st Round Draft Pick; Did Not Play Pro Baseball In 2007
#9 Homer Bailey -- Cincinnati Reds (MLB) 4-2, 5.76ERA, 45.1IP, 28BB, 28K, .257BAA (AAA) 6-3, 3.07ERA, 67.1IP, 32BB, 59K, .204BAA (High-A) 0-1, 10.51ERA, 8IP, 5BB, 7K, .385BAA
#10 Jacob McGee -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (AA) 3-2, 4.24ERA, 23.1IP, 13BB, 30K, .224BAA (High-A) 5-4, 2.93ERA, 116.2IP, 39BB, 145K, .203BAA
#11 Mike Moustakas -- Kansas City Royals (Rk) 11G .293 4(2B), 1(3B), 10RBI, 4BB, 8K
#12 Wade Davis -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (AA) 7-3, 3.15ERA, 80IP, 30BB, 81K, .249BAA (High-A) 3-0, 1.84, 78.1IP, 21BB, 88K, .196BAA
#13 Matt Wieters -- Baltimore Orioles 1st Round Draft Pick; Did Not Play Pro Ball In 2007
#14 Jacoby Ellsbury --Boston Red Sox (MLB) 116G .353, 7(2B), 1(3B), 3HR, 18RBI, 8BB, 15K, 9SB (AAA) 87G .298, 14(2B), 5(3B), 2HR, 28RBI, 32BB, 47K, 33SB (AA) 17G .452, 10(2B), 2(3B), 13RBI, 6BB, 7K, 8SB
#15 Andrew McCutchen -- Pittsburgh Pirates (AAA) 17G .313, 4(2B), 1HR, 5RBI, 4BB, 11K, 4SB (AA) 118G .258, 20(2B), 3(3B), 10HR, 48RBI, 44BB, 83K, 17SB
#16 Franklin Morales -- Colorado Rockies (MLB) 3-2, 3.49ERA, 39.1IP, 14BB, 26K, .241BAA (AAA) 2-0, 3.71ERA, 17IP, 13BB, 16K, .323BAA (AA) 3-4, 3.48ERA, 95.2IP, 45BB, 77K, .226BAA
#17 Brandon Wood -- Los Angeles Angels (MLB) 13G .152, 1(2B), 1HR, 3RBI, 12K (AAA) 111G .272, 27(2B), 1(3B), 23HR, 77RBI, 45BB, 120K, 10SB
#18 Travis Snider -- Toronto Blue Jays (Low-A) 118G .313, 35(2B), 7(3B), 16HR, 93RBI, 49BB, 129K, 3SB
#19 Rick Porcello -- Detroit Tigers 1st Round Pick; Did Not Play Pro Baseball In 2007
#20 Fernando Martinez -- New York Mets (AA) 60G .271, 11(2B), 1(3B), 4HR, 21RBI, 20BB, 51K, 3SB (Rk) 3G .111, 1(3B), 1RBI, 1BB, 6K
#21 Carlos Gonzalez -- Oakland Athletics (AAA) 10G .310, 5(2B), 1HR, 11RBI, 6BB. 5K, 1SB (AA) 120G .286, 33(2B), 3(3B), 16HR, 75RBI, 32BB, 103K, 9SB
#22 Jordan Schafer -- Atlanta Braves (High-A) 106G .294, 34(2B), 8(3B), 10HR, 43RBI, 40BB, 95K, 19SB (Low-A) 30G .372, 15(2B), 2(3B), 5HR, 20RBI, 16BB, 31K, 4SB
#23 Andy LaRoche -- Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) 35G .226, 5(2B), 1HR, 10RBI, 20BB, 24K, 2SB (AAA) 73G .309, 18(2B), 1(3B), 18HR, 48RBI, 39BB, 42K, 2SB
#24 Adam Miller -- Cleveland Indians (AAA) 5-4, 4.82ERA, 65.1IP, 21BB, 68K .265BAA
#25 Chris Marerro -- Washington Nationals (High-A) 68G .259, 11(2B), 3(3B), 9HR, 35RBI, 32BB, 63K (Low-A) 57G .293, 14(2B), 14HR, 53RBI, 14BB, 39K
#26 Jason Heyward -- Atlanta Braves (Rk) 4G .313, 1(2B), 1RBI, 1BB, 5K (Rk) 8G .296, 4(2B), 1HR, 5RBI, 2BB, 4K, 1SB
#27 Josh Vitters -- Chicago Cubs (Rk) 7G .190, 1RBI, 2BB, 5K, 1SB (Rk) 7G .067, 2RBI, 1BB, 9K
#28 Austin Jackson -- New York Yankees (AAA) 1G .333, 1(2B), 2BB, 2K, 1SB (High-A) 67G .345, 15(2B), 6(3B), 10HR, 34RBI, 22BB, 48K, 13SB (Low-A) 60G .260, 16(2B), 1(3B), 3HR, 25RBI, 24BB, 59K, 19SB
#29 Matt LaPorta -- Milwaukee Brewers (Low-A) 23G .318 8(2B), 10HR, 27RBI, 7BB, 22K (Rk) 7G .259, 1(2B), 2HR, 4RBI, 1BB, 8K
#30 Angel Villalona -- San Francisco Giants (Short-A) 5G .167, 1RBI, 2K, 1SB (Rk) 52G .285, 12(2B), 3(3B), 5HR, 37RBI, 15BB, 42K, 1SB
#31 Nick Adenhart -- Los Angeles Angels (AA) 10-8, 3.65ERA, 153IP, 65BB, 116K, .273BAA
#32 Gio Gonzalez -- Oakland Athletics (AA) 9-7, 3.18ERA, 150IP, 57BB, 185K, .216BAA
#33 Ross Detwiler -- Washington Nationals (MLB) 0-0, 0.00ERA, 1IP, 1K, .000BAA (High-A) 2-2, 4.22ERA, 21.1IP, 9BB, 13K, .310BAA (Rk) 0-0, 2.25ERA, 12IP, 3BB, 15K, .234BAA
#34 Jarrod Parker -- Arizona Diamondbacks 1st Round Draft Pick; Did Not Play Pro In 2007
#35 Ian Stewart -- Colorado Rockies (MLB) 35G .209, 4(2B), 1HR, 9RBI, 1BB, 17K (AAA) 112G .304, 23(2B), 2(3B), 15HR, 49BB, 92K, 11SB
#36 Chase Headley -- San Diego Padres (MLB) 8G .222, 1(2B), 2BB, 4K (AA) 121G .330, 38(2B), 5(3B), 20HR, 78RBI, 74BB, 114K, 1SB
#37 Chris Volstad -- Florida Marlins (AA) 4-2, 3.16ERA, 42.2IP, 10BB, 25K, .252BAA (High-A) 8-9, 4.50ERA, 126IP, 37BB, 93K, .293BAA
#38 Tim Alderson -- San Francisco Giants (Rk) 0-0, 0.00ERA, 5IP, 0BB, 12K, .211BAA
#39 Matt Antonelli -- San Diego Padres (AA) 49G .294, 11(2B), 1(3B), 7HR, 24RBI, 30BB, 36K, 10SB (High-A) 82G .314, 14(2B), 4(3B), 14HR, 54RBI, 53BB, 58K, 18SB
#40 Joey Votto -- Cincinnati Reds (MLB) 24G .321, 7(2B), 4HR, 17RBI, 5BB, 15K, 1SB (AAA) 133G .294, 21(2B), 2(3B), 22HR, 92RBI, 70BB, 110K, 17SB
#41 Brett Anderson -- Oakland Athletics (High-A) 3-3, 4.85ERA, 39IP, 11BB, 40K, .311BAA (Low-A) 8-4, 2.21ERA, 81.1IP, 10BB, 85K, .248BAA
#42 Jose Tabata -- New York Yankees (High-A) 103G .307, 16(2B), 2(3B), 5HR, 54RBI, 33BB, 70K, 15SB
#43 Elvis Andrus -- Texas Rangers (High-A) 27G .300, 2(2B), 2HR, 12RBI, 10Bb, 19K, 15SB (High-A) 99G .244, 20(2B), 3(3B), 3HR, 37RBI, 44BB, 88K, 25SB
#44 Reid Brignac -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (AA) 133G .260, 30(2B), 5(3B), 17HR, 81RBI, 55BB, 94K, 15SB
#45 Ian Kennedy -- New York Yankees (MLB) 1-0, 1.89ERA, 19IP, 9BB, 15K, .191BAA (AAA) 1-1, 2.08ERA, 34.2IP, 11BB, 34K, .205BAA (AA) 5-1, 2.59ERA, 48.2IP, 17BB, 57K, .163BAA (High-A) 6-1, 1.29ERA, 63IP, 22BB, 72K, .183BAA
#46 Carlos Carrasco -- Philadelphia Phillies (AA) 6-4, 4.86ERA, 70.1IP, 46BB, 49K, .247BAA (High-A) 6-2, 2.84ERA, 69.2IP, 22BB, 53K, .199BAA
#47 Johnny Cueto -- Cincinnati Reds (AAA) 2-1, 2.05ERA, 22IP, 2BB, 21K, .259BAA (AA) 6-3, 3.10ERA, 61IP, 11BB, 77K, .231BAA (High-A) 4-5, 3.33ERA, 78.1IP, 21BB, 72K, .238BAA
#48 Neil Walker -- Pittsburgh Pirates (AAA) 19G .203, 3(2B), 2BB, 13K, 1SB (AA) 117G .288, 30(2B), 3(3B), 13HR, 66RBI, 55BB, 73K, 9SB
#49 Deolis Guerra -- Minnesota Twins (High-A) 2-6, 4.01ERA, 89.2IP, 25BB, 66K, .240BAA
#50 Billy Rowell -- Baltimore Orioles (Low-A) 91G .273 21(2B), 3(3B), 9HR, 57RBI, 31BB, 104K, 3SB
#51 Dan Cortes -- Kansas City Royals (High-A) 8-8, 3.07ERA, 123IP, 45BB, 120K, .226BAA
#52 Jeff Clement -- Seattle Mariners (MLB) 9G .375, 1(2B), 2HR, 3RBI, 3BB, 3K (AAA) 125G .275, 35(2B), 3(3B), 20HR, 80RBI, 61BB, 88K
#53 J R Towles -- Houston Astros (MLB) 14G .375, 5(2B), 1HR, 12RBI, 3BB, 1K (AAA) 13G .279, 2RBI, 4BB, 7K, 2SB (AA) 61G .324, 12(2B), 2(3B), 11HR, 49RBI, 23BB, 35K, 9SB (High-A) 26G .200, 3(2B), 2(3B), 11RBI, 12BB, 15K, 3SB
#54 Max Scherzer -- Arizona Diamondbacks (AA) 4-4, 3.91ERA, 73.2IP, 40BB, 76K, .235BAA (High-A) 2-0, 0.53ERA, 17IP, 2BB, 30K, .089BAA
#55 Carlos Gomez -- Minnesota Twins (MLB) 58G .232, 3(2B), 2HR, 12RBI, 8BB, 27K, 12SB (AAA) 36G .286, 8(2B), 2(3B), 2HR, 13RBI, 15BB, 23K, 17SB (High-A) 5G .154, 1BB, 4K, 2SB
#56 Desmond Jennings -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Low-A) 99G .315, 21(2B), 5(3B), 9HR, 37RBI, 45BB, 53K, 45SB
#57 Anthony Swarzak -- Minnesota Twins (AA) 5-4, 3.23ERA, 86.1IP, 23BB, 76K, .241BAA (High-A) 0-0, 2.30ERA, 15.2IP, 5BB, 18K, .241BAA
#58 Jair Jurrjens -- Atlanta Braves (MLB) 3-1, 4.70ERA, 30.2IP, 11BB, 13K, .220BAA (AA) 7-5, 3.20ERA, 112.2IP, 31BB, 94K, .257BAA
#59 Chuck Lofgren -- Cleveland Indians (AAA) 0-1, 10.80ERA, 5IP, 3BB, 7K, .350BAA (AA) 12-7, 4.37ERA, 146.1IP, 68BB, 123K, .270BAA
#60 Chin Lung Hu -- Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) 12G .241, 1(3B), 2HR, 5HR, 8K (AAA) 45G .318, 10(2B), 1(3B), 8HR, 28RBI, 6BB, 18K, 3SB (AA) 82G .329, 30(2B), 5(3B), 6HR, 34RBI, 26BB, 33K, 12SB
#61 Dexter Fowler -- Colorado Rockies (High-A) 65G .273, 7(2B), 5(3B), 2HR, 23RBI, 44BB, 64K, 20SB
#62 Scott Elbert -- Los Angeles Dodgers (AA) 0-1, 3.86ERA, 14IP, 10BB, 24K, .128BAA
#63 Philippe Aumont -- Seattle Mariners 1st Round Draft Pick; Did Not Play Pro Baseball In 2007
#64 Adrian Cardenas -- Philadelphia Phillies (Low-A) 127G .295, 30(2B), 2(3B), 9HR, 79RBI, 47BB, 80K, 20SB
#65 Fautino De Los Santos -- Oakland Athletics (High-A) 1-1, 3.65ERA, 24.2IP, 7BB, 32K, .220BAA (Low-A) 9-4, 2.40ERA, 97.2IP, 36BB, 121K, .148BAA
#66 Lars Anderson -- Boston Red Sox (High-A) 10G .343, 2(2B), 1HR, 9RBI, 11BB, 9K (Low-A) 124G .288, 35(2B), 3(3B), 10HR, 69RBI, 71BB, 112K, 2SB
#67 Brett Sinkbeil -- Florida Marlins (High-A) 6-4, 3.42ERA, 79IP, 14BB, 49K, .268BAA
#68 Chris Davis -- Texas Rangers (AA) 30G .294, 7(2B), 12HR, 25RBI, 13BB, 27K (High-A) 99G .298, 28(2B), 3HR, 24HR, 93RBI, 22BB, 123K, 3SB
#69 Brandon Jones -- Atlanta Braves (MLB) 5G .158, 1(2B), 4RBI, 8K (AAA) 44G .300, 12(2B), 1(3B), 4HR, 26RBI, 17BB, 36K, 5SB (AA) 94G .293, 21(2B), 6(3B), 15HR, 74RBI, 44B, 84K, 12SB
#70 Eric Hurley -- Texas Rangers (AAA) 4-7, 4.91ERA, 73.1IP, 28BB, 59K, .236BAA (AA) 7-2, 3.25ERA, 88.2IP, 27BB, 76K, .219BAA
#71 Beau Mills -- Cleveland Indians (High-A) 10G .275, 6(2B), 1HR, 5RBI, 4BB, 8K (Low-A) 44G .271, 12(2B), 1(3B), 5HR, 36RBI, 14BB, 38K (Short-A) 8G .179, 2(2B), 1RBI, 3BB, 7K
#72 Madison Bumgarner -- San Francisco Giants 1st Round Draft Pick; Did Not Play Pro Baseball In 2007
#73 Collin Balester -- Washington Nationals (AAA) 2-3, 4.18ERA, 51.2IP, 23BB, 40K, .255BAA (AA) 2-7, 3.74ERA, 98.2IP, 25BB, 77K, .268BAA
#74 Brett Cecil -- Toronto Blue Jays (Short-A) 1-0, 1.27ERA, 49.2IP, 11BB, 56K, .197BAA
#75 Jeff Niemann -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (AAA) 12-6, 3.98ERA, 131IP, 46BB, 123K, .277BAA
#76 Joe Savery -- Philadelphia Phillies (Short-A) 2-3, 2.73ERA, 26.1IP, 13BB, 22K, .214BAA
#77 Geovany Soto -- Chicago Cubs (MLB) 18G .389, 6(2B), 3HR, 36RBI, 5BB, 14K (AAA) 110G, .353, 31(2B), 3(3B), 26HR, 109RBI, 53BB, 94K
#78 Manny Parra -- Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) 0-1, 3.76ERA, 26.1IP, 12BB, 26K, .255BAA (AAA) 3-1, 1.73ERA, 26IP, 7BB, 25K, .172BAA (AA) 7-3, 2.68ERA, 80.2IP, 26BB, 81K, .234BAA
#79 Jordan Walden -- Los Angeles Angels (Rk) 1-1, 3.08ERA, 64.1IP, 17BB, 63K, .209BAA
#80 Nate Schierholtz -- San Francisco Giants (MLB) 39G .304, 5(2B), 3(3B), 10RBI, 2BB, 19K, 3SB (AAA) 109G .333, 31(2B), 7(3B), 16HR, 68RBI, 17BB, 58K, 10SB
#81 Tyler Colvin -- Chicago Cubs (AA) 62G .291 11(2B), 2(3B), 9HR, 31RBI, 5BB, 54K, 7SB (High-A) 63G .306, 24(2B), 3(3B), 7HR, 50RBI, 10BB, 47K, 10SB
#82 Daric Barton -- Oakland Athletics (MLB) 18G .347, 9(2B), 4HR, 8RBI, 10BB, 11K, 1SB (AAA) 136G .293, 38(2B), 5(3B), 9HR, 70RBI, 78BB, 69K, 3SB
#83 Troy Patton -- Baltimore Orioles (MLB) 0-2, 3.55ERA, 12.2IP, 4BB, 8K, .213BAA (AAA) 4-2, 4.59ERA, 49IP, 11BB, 25K, .247BAA (AA) 6-6, 2.99ERA, 102.1IP, 33BB, 69K, .247BAA
#84 Justin Masterson -- Boston Red Sox (AA) 4-3, 4.34ERA, 58IP, 18BB, 59K, .225BAA (High-A) 8-5, 4.33ERA, 95.2IP, 22BB, 56K, .275BAA
#85 Steven Pearce -- Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB) 23G .294, 5(2B), 1(3B), 6RBI, 5BB, 12K, 2SB (AAA) 34G .320, 9(2B), 1(3B), 6HR, 17RBI, 6BB, 12K, 5SB (AA) 81G .334, 27(2B), 2(3B), 14HR, 72RBI, 33BB, 45K, 7SB (High-A) 19G .347, 4(2B), 1(3B), 11HR, 24RBI, 8BB, 13K, 2SB
#86 Taylor Teagarden -- Texas Rangers (AA) 29G .294, 3(2B), 7HR, 16RBI, 10BB, 39K (High-A) 81G .315, 25(2B), 20HR, 67RBI, 65BB, 89K, 2SB
#87 Jeremy Hellickson -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Low-A) 13-3, 2.67ERA, 111.1IP, 34BB, 106K, .214BAA
#88 Michael Burgess -- Washington Nationals (Short-A) 19G .286, 1(2B), 1(3B), 3HR, 10RBI, 10BB, 23K, 1SB (Rk) 36G .336, 6(2B), 3(3B), 8HR, 32RBI, 25BB, 37K, 1SB
#89 Chris Tillman -- Baltimore Orioles (High-A) 6-7, 5.26ERA, 102.2IP, 48BB, 105K, .266BAA (Low-A) 1-4, 3.55ERA, 33IP, 13BB, 34K, .238BAA
#90 Jed Lowrie -- Boston Red Sox (AAA) 40G .300, 16(2B), 1(3B), 5HR, 21RBI, 12BB, 33K (AA) 93G .297, 31(2B), 7(3B), 8HR, 49RBI, 65BB, 58K, 5SB
#91 Josh Outman -- Philadelphia Phillies (AA) 2-3, 4.50ERA, 42IP, 23BB, 34K, .242BAA (High-A) 10-4, 2.45ERA, 117.1IP, 54BB, 117K, .236BAA
#92 Blake Beavan -- Texas Rangers 1st Round Draft Pick; Did Not Play Pro Baseball In 2007
#93 Matt Latos -- San Diego Padres (Short-A) 1-4, 3.83ERA, 56.1IP, 22BB, 74K, .266BAA
#94 Michael Main -- Texas Rangers (Short-A) 2-0, 4.75ERA, 15.1IP, 7BB, 18K, .237BAA (Rk) 0-1, 1.42ERA, 12.2IP, 6BB, 16K, .196BAA
#95 Brad Lincoln -- Pittsburgh Pirates Injured Did Not Play In 2007
#96 Henry Sosa -- San Francisco Giants (High-A) 5-5, 4.38ERA, 63.2IP, 36BB, 78K, .262BAA (Low-A) 6-0, 0.73ERA, 62IP, 25BB, 61K, .144BAA
#97 Chris Perez -- St Louis Cardinals (AAA) 0-1, 8SV, 4.50ERA, 14IP, 13BB, 15K, .143BAA (AA) 2-0, 27SV, 2.43ERA, 40.2IP, 28BB, 62K, .126BAA
#98 Aaron Poreda -- Chicago White Sox (Rk) 4-0, 1.17ERA, 46.1IP, 10BB, 48K, .181BAA
#99 Trevor Cahill -- Oakland Athletics (Low-A) 11-4, 2.73ERA, 105.1IP, 40BB, 117K, .220BAA
#100 Nick Noonan -- San Francisco Giants (Rk) 52G .316, 11(2B), 4(3B), 3HR, 40RBI, 12BB, 20K, 18SB
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