Top 2009 Prospect List from Scoutingbook.com

[Guancous]

Scoutingbook.com took their 2008 list and removed everyone who used up their rookie eligibility: http://www.scoutingbook.com/prospects/

 

Josh Vitters comes in a #9! I like him as a prospect but I certainly didn't see him as a top ten guy yet. I don't think the list includes any 2008 draftees.

 

It seems everyone but the Sporting News loves his upside:

http://www.scoutingbook.com/players/p2167

[TruffleShuffle]

i'd trade vitters straight up for a whole lot of guys on that list, but most people knew that already. trevor cahill and brett anderson, jason heyward, rick porcello, wade davis. lars anderson is the guy we should've given a sizable bonus to, not drew rundle. brandon wood or jed lowrie? yes please.

 

saying that mat gamel is a "bit of a liability at third base" is like saying that tony pena jr. is a bit of a liability at the plate. he's worse than ryan braun, if that is even possible.

 

pedro alvarez at #63? wut?

 

tyler colvin is #100. veal 112, samardzija 120, josh donaldson 172 (??), eric patterson 198 ("the scrappy Patterson has been a hot shortstop prospect for some time"), cashner 231, flaherty 269. i don't think ceda was on the list, though i only looked through it once.

[Guest]

I'd question any top prospect list with Vitters and Carrasco in the top 10 and Kershaw not in the top 5.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

sure would be nice to have a legitimate top 10 prospect

[Ryno is God 23]

Right now Vitters is not top 10 but he could get there if he continues his solid season....

[davell]

For Vitters to wind up in next year's BA top 10, I'd venture to say he'd need to get promoted to Peoria and then still hit .300ish or so once he got there.

[Ryno is God 23]

For Vitters to wind up in next year's BA top 10, I'd venture to say he'd need to get promoted to Peoria and then still hit .300ish or so once he got there.

 

It looked like a promotion was coming for Vitters but then he had the ankle which could hold him back this year. Either way he seems to be a legit prospect.

[sneakypower]

what a weird list