Nice list, Never understood the Keplar love, to me the only thing he brings to the table is the ability to sell MLB-tv to Germany

Not sure about the Polanco love...everyone seems to be on his bandwagon this offseason. I watched him a few times this year when the Kernels were in town playing Kane County and I wasn't blown away personally. Extreme small sample size, I know, but I don't see him above Rosario yet, considering league and track record, Rosario is a ways ahead of him in my opinion.

Not sure about the Polanco love...everyone seems to be on his bandwagon this offseason. I watched him a few times this year when the Kernels were in town playing Kane County and I wasn't blown away personally. Extreme small sample size, I know, but I don't see him above Rosario yet, considering league and track record, Rosario is a ways ahead of him in my opinion.

I'm not going to disagree with anyone that thinks that Rosario should be higher, but I think it's close regardless. Consider their low-A season, Rosario (at age 20) and Polanco (at age 19).

Polanco had a higher average (.308 to .296) and OBP (.362 to .345). Rosario had the advantage in both HR, SLG and OPS, but in terms of XBH, only had one more than Polanco. Neither are burners, so Polanco's double totals suggest they're a result of having some power to the gaps. Polanco's K rate (only 11% of PAs) is also phenomenal, both for someone his age and with that many extra base hits. Another feather in Polanco's cap is that he had no platoon splits as a switch-hitter. Rosario handled left-handed pitchers well too, but he's always been touted as an advanced hitter.

Defensively, even though they play the same position, I'm giving a slight nod to Polanco. A second baseman that can fill it at shortstop has got to be better than a second baseman that also plays the outfield.

Obviously, Polanco needs to prove himself against more advance competition, and AA probably won't happen until 2015, but the points above all had me tip the scale slightly in Polanco's favor.

Actually I believe that Polanco is the long term answer at SS

Hard to climb on the Thorpe (I need to see some success against batters who have played for a while and not only against kids who just learning how to use wooden bats) and Kepler (one above average pro season in 4 a top prospect does not make) bandwagons these days. And I still have Sano over Buxton

After I have seen Danny Santana play in a few games live, I think that his upside is a utility guy. Lexi Casilla was a better player in all aspects of the game, and I think that this says a lot about Santana.

Oh. Felix Jorge not Jorge Felix and I am still waiting to see more from him. Good live arm for sure.

Stuart Turner smells like the Drew to me. But I have not seen him play. Might change my mind after ST.

Good stuff. It is amazing how strong the system is and how hard it is to make a list like this.

Oh. Felix Jorge[/url'] not Jorge Felix and I am still waiting to see more from him. Good live arm for sure.

According to the guru (Seth), the Twins have been messing it up since he signed and now they've got it right. He'll be Jorge Felix going forward. (At least we hope so, that's how we've been doing it in the Handbook.)

Wow, you like your young untested pitchers. I like some of those arms too, but you have 6 arms who haven't pitched above Rookie Ball.

Upside is nice but that seems too heavy to me.

Jeremy, I like what you've done. I think next year at this time your list my be closer than most. I really like Gonsalves, but his mechanics are as raw as I can recall seeing. I can't believe he didn't take at least the JUCO route. I played against a lefty about the same size, taken in the 3rd-4th round and he was so much smoother.

I may over-value the arms, but given the lack of quality arms the last three seasons, I realize how important they - or the hope of them - are.

I'm not going to disagree with anyone that thinks that Rosario should be higher' date=' but I think it's close regardless. Consider their low-A season, Rosario (at age 20) and Polanco (at age 19).

 

Polanco had a higher average (.308 to .296) and OBP (.362 to .345). Rosario had the advantage in both HR, SLG and OPS, but in terms of XBH, only had one more than Polanco. Neither are burners, so Polanco's double totals suggest they're a result of having some power to the gaps. Polanco's K rate (only 11% of PAs) is also phenomenal, both for someone his age and with that many extra base hits. Another feather in Polanco's cap is that he had no platoon splits as a switch-hitter. Rosario handled left-handed pitchers well too, but he's always been touted as an advanced hitter.

 

Defensively, even though they play the same position, I'm giving a slight nod to Polanco. A second baseman that can fill it at shortstop has got to be better than a second baseman that also plays the outfield.

 

Obviously, Polanco needs to prove himself against more advance competition, and AA probably won't happen until 2015, but the points above all had me tip the scale slightly in Polanco's favor.[/quote']

 

I guess my only real reason for being so much higher on Rosario is the level at which he has played/produced. Once Polanco puts up good numbers at Ft Myers I think I will back off my skepticism. I have faith but I don't know if he ends up being more of an impact player than Rosario, then again I haven't seen Rosario in person...