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121 Francisco Peguero - Another big SB guy who needs much better plate discipline. Has some power, too.
122 J.D. (Julio) Martinez - No outstanding tool but seems to do everything well. Will have to prove he's more than a 4th OFer-type.
123 Juan Francisco - Has some of the biggest power in the minors. Plate discipline has always been a problem, and defensive position is another issue. But he should get some MLB ABs this year and BA rates him above Frazier.
124 Todd Frazier - Another Reds' corner IF/OF hopeful. Both Frazier and Francisco are pretty much blocked in Cincy.
125 Bobby Borchering - Highly rated coming out of college. Has had solid but unspectcular stats so far and may not stick at 3B.
126 Trevor May - The 3rd highly-rated Philly pitcher. K rate was one of the best in the minors, but needs much better control.
127 Andrew Oliver - Projects as a 3rd-starter type. Will he crack the Det rotation out of ST?
128 Chad James - Hi ERA and walk rate but good K-rate and he was young for his league.
129 Jaff Decker - Injuries really slowed him in 1st half but hit like usual in 2nd half. Another bat-first guy.
130 Thomas Neal - 2010 stats werent nearly as good as 2009's but still solid. BA says his status hasn’t dipped too much.
131 Matt Harvey - Among the next tier of new pitching draftees that need pro experience.
132 A.J. Cole - See write-up for Harvey, above.
133 Kaleb Cowart - Highly rated new draftee. Bad stats in limited ABs doesn’t deter experts. Was BA's HS player of the year.
134 Starling Marte - Got a very favorable report from BA so he's back on the list. Actually, his report makes him sound like a potential 5-tool candidate. Has excellent speed so good SB potential.
135 Jake Marisnick - Another highly-rated prospect out of the 2009 draft. Very good SB potential. BA rates him the Jays' best athlete.
136 Drew Cumberland - Has always had good minor league stats and he's finally getting some recognition now. Good speed but little power.
137 Arodys Vizcaino - Another candidate for the crowded future Atl rotation (Hudson, Lowe, Hanson, Jurrjens, Minor, Delgado, Beachy, Medlen, Kawakami). Maybe needs another trade.
138 Robbie Erlin - Very good stats, including K-rate and BB-rate, but undersized and doesn’t throw particularly hard. Will he have similar success as he advances to higher levels?
139 Liam Hendriks - Great stats and getting some recognition as top prospect candidate now. Was runner-up minors' ERA leader. Has had trouble keeping healthy.
140 Chris Withrow - Rather rough year in 2010 dips his prospect status. Still not a good BB-rate but still good K-rate.
141 Tyler Chatwood - Low K-rate but he throws pretty hard so this is expected to get better. Despite being undersized, BA says he could be a top of the rotation guy.
142 Rubby De La Rosa - Vaulted onto the prospect charts last year. Throws very hard, even touches 100 mph, but uncertain whether he will be a starter.
143 Marc Krauss - Highly-rated prospect out of the 2009 draft. Good stats, except for plate discipline. Is a bat-first guy.
144 Greg Halman - After a miserable 2009, he reestablished himself somewhat last year and even earned a callup. A very hi-risk guy, but cant ignore that unique power/speed combo.
145 Guillermo Pimentel - Very young but very talented. Excellent power potential. Plate discipline needs a ton of work.
146 J.P. (Jonathan) Arencibia - After the Jays got Napoli, I removed him from this list, then put him back when Napoli was traded again. Cant see J. Molina getting most of the ABs in Toronto, so I figure J.P. will get them, altho T. D'Arnaud is a possibility, too. Offers power potential, but plate discipline has always been a problem.
147 Christian Yelich - A late addition to this list, Callis described him as having a special bat.
148 Randall Grichuk - Was drafted in the 1st round and put up excellent stats in pro debut. I was surprised BA didn’t rank him higher. So he qualifies as one of my 'sleepers'.
149 Hisashi Iwakuma - Has been one of the best pitchers in Japan for a while. Don’t know why Oakland low-balled him on their offer. He'll be a FA next year, so he should be coming to US in 2012.
150 Alfredo Despaigne - BA says he's the best hitter in Cuba now. I have no idea whether he'll defect or not. He and Iwakuma are interesting enough to be 'stickies' at the back of my list as sleepers, altho they're hard to rank against the other players.
122 J.D. (Julio) Martinez - No outstanding tool but seems to do everything well. Will have to prove he's more than a 4th OFer-type.
123 Juan Francisco - Has some of the biggest power in the minors. Plate discipline has always been a problem, and defensive position is another issue. But he should get some MLB ABs this year and BA rates him above Frazier.
124 Todd Frazier - Another Reds' corner IF/OF hopeful. Both Frazier and Francisco are pretty much blocked in Cincy.
125 Bobby Borchering - Highly rated coming out of college. Has had solid but unspectcular stats so far and may not stick at 3B.
126 Trevor May - The 3rd highly-rated Philly pitcher. K rate was one of the best in the minors, but needs much better control.
127 Andrew Oliver - Projects as a 3rd-starter type. Will he crack the Det rotation out of ST?
128 Chad James - Hi ERA and walk rate but good K-rate and he was young for his league.
129 Jaff Decker - Injuries really slowed him in 1st half but hit like usual in 2nd half. Another bat-first guy.
130 Thomas Neal - 2010 stats werent nearly as good as 2009's but still solid. BA says his status hasn’t dipped too much.
131 Matt Harvey - Among the next tier of new pitching draftees that need pro experience.
132 A.J. Cole - See write-up for Harvey, above.
133 Kaleb Cowart - Highly rated new draftee. Bad stats in limited ABs doesn’t deter experts. Was BA's HS player of the year.
134 Starling Marte - Got a very favorable report from BA so he's back on the list. Actually, his report makes him sound like a potential 5-tool candidate. Has excellent speed so good SB potential.
135 Jake Marisnick - Another highly-rated prospect out of the 2009 draft. Very good SB potential. BA rates him the Jays' best athlete.
136 Drew Cumberland - Has always had good minor league stats and he's finally getting some recognition now. Good speed but little power.
137 Arodys Vizcaino - Another candidate for the crowded future Atl rotation (Hudson, Lowe, Hanson, Jurrjens, Minor, Delgado, Beachy, Medlen, Kawakami). Maybe needs another trade.
138 Robbie Erlin - Very good stats, including K-rate and BB-rate, but undersized and doesn’t throw particularly hard. Will he have similar success as he advances to higher levels?
139 Liam Hendriks - Great stats and getting some recognition as top prospect candidate now. Was runner-up minors' ERA leader. Has had trouble keeping healthy.
140 Chris Withrow - Rather rough year in 2010 dips his prospect status. Still not a good BB-rate but still good K-rate.
141 Tyler Chatwood - Low K-rate but he throws pretty hard so this is expected to get better. Despite being undersized, BA says he could be a top of the rotation guy.
142 Rubby De La Rosa - Vaulted onto the prospect charts last year. Throws very hard, even touches 100 mph, but uncertain whether he will be a starter.
143 Marc Krauss - Highly-rated prospect out of the 2009 draft. Good stats, except for plate discipline. Is a bat-first guy.
144 Greg Halman - After a miserable 2009, he reestablished himself somewhat last year and even earned a callup. A very hi-risk guy, but cant ignore that unique power/speed combo.
145 Guillermo Pimentel - Very young but very talented. Excellent power potential. Plate discipline needs a ton of work.
146 J.P. (Jonathan) Arencibia - After the Jays got Napoli, I removed him from this list, then put him back when Napoli was traded again. Cant see J. Molina getting most of the ABs in Toronto, so I figure J.P. will get them, altho T. D'Arnaud is a possibility, too. Offers power potential, but plate discipline has always been a problem.
147 Christian Yelich - A late addition to this list, Callis described him as having a special bat.
148 Randall Grichuk - Was drafted in the 1st round and put up excellent stats in pro debut. I was surprised BA didn’t rank him higher. So he qualifies as one of my 'sleepers'.
149 Hisashi Iwakuma - Has been one of the best pitchers in Japan for a while. Don’t know why Oakland low-balled him on their offer. He'll be a FA next year, so he should be coming to US in 2012.
150 Alfredo Despaigne - BA says he's the best hitter in Cuba now. I have no idea whether he'll defect or not. He and Iwakuma are interesting enough to be 'stickies' at the back of my list as sleepers, altho they're hard to rank against the other players.