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| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Jesus Montero | C/DH | The ball rockets off his bat; he's an elite contact hitter; not patient & D isn't great | 20.4 | NYY | AA | ||||||
| 2 | Carlos Santana | C | Lots of power, patient/balanced, good contact; elite arm; needs more polish on D | 24.0 | CLE | AA | ||||||
| 3 | Buster Posey | C | Ground-ball tendencies will limit power; D is solid and he's a good contact hitter | 23.0 | SF | MLB | ||||||
| 4 | Tyler Flowers | C | Notable contact concerns + below-ave. D take away from this power hitter's ceiling | 24.2 | CHW | MLB | ||||||
| 5 | Derek Norris | C | Patient masher was AFL-bound but broke hamate; not great on D or with contact | 21.1 | WAS | A | ||||||
| 6 | Wil Myers | C/DH | Upside alert! Very athletic, elite bat speed, strong arm, good footwork; great debut | 19.3 | KC | R | ||||||
| 7 | Tony Sanchez | C | Very good defender; owned Low-A (.409 wOBA, 188 PA) after a breakout jr. season | 21.9 | PIT | A+ | ||||||
| 8 | Jason Castro | C | Good LD hitter has solid approach and is elite defender; doesn't offer much power | 22.8 | HOU | AA | ||||||
| 9 | Jonathan Lucroy | C | Upside isn't overwhelming; could turn into an average regular; solid D, good BB/K | 24.2 | MIL | AA | ||||||
| 10 | Alex Avila | C | Rapid rise though minors; good bat, but not great D -- solid arm, clunky footwork | 23.2 | DET | MLB | ||||||
| 11 | Travis D'Arnaud | C | Elite defender w/ good contact skills and power; BB% was 3.7 in Apr. vs. 9.5 in Aug. | 21.2 | PHI | A | ||||||
| 12 | Josh Donaldson | C | Polished hitter is only a gap-to-gap power threat, but could become ave. defender | 24.3 | OAK | AA | ||||||
| 13 | Lou Marson | C | A talented all-around backstop, aside from lack of power (.112 career MiLB IsoP) | 23.8 | CLE | MLB | ||||||
| 14 | Max Ramirez | C/DH | Slowed by wrist injuries in '09; good power & patience; has struggled w/ contact | 25.5 | TEX | MLB | ||||||
| 15 | Hank Conger | C/DH | Bat will get him to the bigs; won't offer much on D; slowest runner we saw at AFL | 22.2 | LAA | AA | ||||||
| * Ages are as of 4/1/10; Lvl is the highest the player has reached; Our rankings put a lot of weight into floor as well as ceiling | ||||||||||||
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