Baseball America's Top 10 Nats Prospects

by nowayback on Jan 7, 2009 4:44 PM EST

The top ten Nationals prospects going into the 2009 season, according to Baseball America, are:

1. Jordan Zimmermann

2. Ross Detwiler

3. Chris Marrero

4. Michael Burgess

5. Jack McGeary

6. Derek Norris

7. Destin Hood

8. Adrian Nieto

9. J.P. Ramirez

10. Esmailyn "Smiley" Gonzalez

Thoughts? Gripes? They must be high on Hood's potential/tools because he was rather unspectacular last year, statistically. Nieto and Ramirez had stronger GCL debuts, and Smiley was also much more solid.

I like that they haven't given up on Detwiler. He had a lot of adjustments to make last year - he was more raw than you'd want a guy picked that high out of college to be - but he started to turn a corner near the end.

I was a bit surprised that they ranked Marrero ahead of Burgess, but I guess they afforded him the same perspective as Detwiler and noted his improvement before the injury.

Tweet Comment 10 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Wow! Baseball America agrees with the Nationals...

Jordan Zimmermann’s #1, and the DC Front Office has been saying he has the best chance to be the next young pitcher to jump to the Majors…

I’m gonna have MORE on this later, in a new Post and more comments here when I get home and can take a closer look…but thanks for starting the discussion…

"Nothin' wrong with my leg, I'm just B-boy limpin'" - MCA

by Patrick Reddington on Jan 7, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions

BA's Top 10s compiled

Some of you may have already seen this link on Sickels’ site.

For those of you that haven’t, I’ve put together a few pages reflecting BA’s top 10’s. The pages show the past few seasons for side-by-side comparisons along with this years reviews. The pages are formatted by division which allows you to read multiple teams on one page instead of going back and forth.

Peace.

by Hardball Warriors on Jan 7, 2009 7:34 PM EST reply actions

Many thanks for the convenience!!!

"Nothin' wrong with my leg, I'm just B-boy limpin'" - MCA

by Patrick Reddington on Jan 7, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions

Having Zimmerman #1...

…was almost a no-brainer. He absolutely lit up our minors.

The one thing that puzzles me is the lack of Martis. I’m pretty sure he still qualifies as a prospect. He posted solid stats in ’07, really good numbers in ’08 during a rapid, Lannan-like ascent through our minors, and looked to have impressive stuff when he was up with the big club in September. What gives?

by nowayback on Jan 7, 2009 8:26 PM EST reply actions

Is he already considered as having arrived, maybe?

"Nothin' wrong with my leg, I'm just B-boy limpin'" - MCA

by Patrick Reddington on Jan 7, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions

Esmailyn Gonzalez is the real deal guys

.343 with an obp of .431 at the age of 18? Get excited guys. He’s advanced for is age, has a solid bat and a better head on his shoulders. Hopefully he can step right in when Guzman’s contract runs out in 2010.

I wrote a little about it on my page.

www.TheNatsBlog.com

by yardyoder on Jan 7, 2009 10:44 PM EST reply actions

Been following him since DC and Frank Robinson introduced him...

… 20yo. in 2010 when Guzman’s deal is up…it’s a long way from the Gulf Coast League to the Majors in 2 years, but everything I’ve heard about him has me believing the same as you…

"Nothin' wrong with my leg, I'm just B-boy limpin'" - MCA

by Patrick Reddington on Jan 7, 2009 10:54 PM EST up reply actions