Down on the Farm: Baseball America's 2009 Top 10 AFL Prospects
by Ray Guilfoyle on Dec 3, 2009 3:00 PM EST
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PrintBaseball America posted their Top 10 Arizona Fall League prospects yesterday and with a little luck I was able to find the list over at Mets Minor League Blog.
Here are their Top 10 AFL prospects for 2009:
1. Stephen Strasburg, RHP, Nationals
2. Buster Posey, C, Giants
3. Dominic Brown, RF, Phillies
4. Dustin Ackley, OF, Mariners
5. Josh Bell, 3B, Orioles
6. Jenrry Mejia, RHP, Mets
7. Freddie Freeman, 1B, Braves
8. Yonder Alonso, 1B, Reds
9. Starlin Castro, SS, Cubs
10. Ike Davis, 1B, Mets
With the hype that Starlin Castro received I am surprised there are 8 other guys ahead of him on this list. Mets fans have to be happy about seeing two of their prospects listed in the top 10. Maybe their farm system is turning around. Was it due to Tony Bernazard challenging them to a fight?
This list would be different had the Braves and Marlins not pulled Jason Heyward and Michael Stanton after the first week of games due to minor injuries.
I wonder if Castro would have made the Top 10 had they played the entire AFL season?
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I think
the list would be more interesting if they based it solely on AFL performance, which doesn’t seem to be the case.
agreed
it certainly was not based on performance. Just who the top rated prospects were who played.
Brown only hit around .230 in the AFL
raygu
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