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Prospect Central Volume 25

Rookies to watch (with Starting Jobs  in 2007) II

Delmon Young | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Outfield

Just two seasons after being the first overall pick in the 2003 draft, Delmon Young has become the consensus best prospect in all of baseball.  After hitting .322/.388/.538 with 25 homers and 56 total extra-base hits in 131 games at Single-A in 2004, Young moved up to the high minors last season and batted .315/.354/.527 with 26 homers and 59 total extra-base hits in 136 games between Double-A and Triple-A.  Those numbers are impressive enough on their own, but what makes them particularly outstanding is that Young played the entire 2005 season at the age of 19.

The sky is essentially the limit when it comes to Young’s offensive potential.  He needs to work on drawing walks and could cut down on his strikeouts, but those are things that tend to improve naturally at his age.  Young has huge power potential, has shown the ability to post big batting averages wherever he’s gone, and has surprisingly good speed.  In addition to hitting .317/.370/.531 with 51 homers and 214 RBIs in 267 pro games in 2005, Young has stolen 53 bases at 75-percent clip.   He has legitimate Hall of Fame ability.

Delmon Young made headlines this season for just about everything but his actual performance.  He received a 50-game suspension for throwing his bat at an umpire and angered the Devil Rays with negative comments in a USA Today article.  Of course, when it comes to his fantasy value, the important thing is that Dmitri’s little brother hit .316/.341/.474 with eight homers, 34 total extra-base hits, and 22 steals in 86 games at Triple-A.  Arguably baseball’s top prospect.

Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: A+

Andrew Miller | Detroit Tigers | Starter

The No. 6 overall pick in June’s draft, Andrew Miller became the first player from the class to make it to the majors when he was called up last week.  Miller dominated as a starter at the University of North Carolina and was considered by many to be the top talent in the draft, but slipped to Detroit because of concerns over his demands.  Part of his contract included being called up this early, but Miller is unlikely to see anything but mop-up duty down the stretch.  Come July of next season, he could be ready to join Justin Verlander and Jeremy Bonderman in the ace-filled rotation.

Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: A-

Troy Tulowitzki | Colorado Rockies | Shortstop

Troy Tulowitzki followed Bobby Crosby as the starting shortstop at Long Beach State University and then as a first-round pick, with the Rockies grabbing him seventh overall in 2005. Tulowitzki hit .291/.370/.473 with 13 homers and 49 total extra-base hits in 104 games at Double-A and was called up when Colorado decided they’d seen enough of Clint Barmes’ out-making.  Coors Field no longer inflates numbers to ridiculous degrees and Tulowitzki doesn’t have much speed, but he projects as one of the better-hitting shortstops in baseball over the long haul and has value in NL-only leagues right now.

Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: A-

Alexi Casilla | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop

Signed by the Angels out of the Dominican Republic in 2003, Alexi Casilla batted .296/.371/.370 with 75 steals in 156 pro games before being shipped to the Twins for J.C. Romero during the offseason.  Romero has been a complete bust, while Casilla’s prospect stock has risen dramatically.  He hit .318/.385/.398 with 50 steals in 123 games between Single-A and Double-A, earning a trip to Minnesota.  He’ll serve as a pinch-runner and occasional sub for Luis Castillo at second base for now, but long term Casilla projects as Jason Bartlett’s double-play partner as soon as mid-2007.

Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: B

Adam Lind | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfield

A third-round pick out of the University of South Alabama in 2004, Adam Lind batted .313/.373/.484 in 196 games between two levels of Single-A coming into this season.  Lind began this year at Double-A, batted .310/.357/.543 in 91 games, and received a quick promotion to Triple-A.  Once there he went nuts, hitting .394/.496/.596 in 34 games.  Lind’s high strikeout rate makes it unlikely that he’ll continue to post huge batting averages in the majors and he’s limited defensively, but at the very least he projects as a .280-20-90 hitter.  He should get a chance in Toronto next season.

Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: B

Ryan Sweeney | Chicago White Sox | Outfield

Taken in the second round out of an Iowa high school in 2003, Ryan Sweeney has moved very quickly through Chicago’s organization, getting a call-up to the big leagues at the age of 21.  He’s always been talked about as someone with big-time power potential, but so far has managed a total of 23 homers in 394 pro games.  He batted .296/.350/.452 with 13 homers and 41 total extra-base hits in 118 games at Triple-A prior to joining the White Sox, which makes Sweeney a solid bet regardless of whether the power fully develops.  If the White Sox decide to ditch Scott Podsednik, Sweeney is the replacement.

Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: B

Kevin Kouzmanoff | Cleveland Indians | Third Base

A sixth-round pick in 2003, Kevin Kouzmanoff is light on physical tools and heavy on outstanding numbers.  Kouzmanoff hit .330 in 2004 and .339 last season, and then made those numbers look downright pathetic after moving up to the high minors this season.  Splitting the year between Double-A and Triple-A, Kouzmanoff hit .379/.437/.656 with 22 homers and 51 total extra-base hits in 94 games before getting a call-up to the big leagues over the weekend.  A third baseman in the minors, Kouzmanoff’s long-term home in the majors is likely first base or a corner-outfield spot.

Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: B-

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2006 Archives: 

Volume 1  Delmon Young OF, Prince Fielder 1B, Francisco Liriano SP, Ian Stewart 3B, Justin Verlander SP, Ryan Zimmerman 3B, Jeremy Hermida OF

Volume 2  Dan Uggla 2B, James Loney 1B, Ian Kinsler 2B, Brian Bannister SP, Reggie Abercrombie OF, Josh Barfield 2B

Volume 3  Fausto Carmona SP, Ricky Nolasco SP, Taylor Buchholz SP, Fernando Nieve SP, Sean Marshall SP, Jason Hammel

Volume 4  Drew Meyer SS, John Rheinecker SP, Shaun Marcum SP, Ronny Paulino C, Jeremy Guthrie SP, Manny Delcarmen RP

Volume 5  Howie Kendrick 2B, Mike O’Connor SP, Kevin Frandsen 2B, Casey Janssen SP, Angel Guzman SP, Reggie Willits OF

Volume 6  Russell Martin C, Andre Ethier OF, Brandon Fahey SS, Carlos Ruiz C, Tommy Murphy OF, Mike Napoli C

Volume 7  Cole Hamels SP, Willy Aybar 3B, Dana Eveland SP,  Chris Roberson OF,  Melky Cabrera OF, Jose Bautista 3B

Volume 8  Yusmeiro Petit SP, Erick Aybar SS, Anthony Reyes SP, Boof Bonser SP, Ty Taubenheim SP, Renyel Pinto SP

Volume 9  Kendry Morales 1B, Jered Weaver SP, Jason Botts 1B, Enrique Gonzalez SP, Alay Soler SP, Jack Hannahan 3B

Volume 10 Joel Guzman OF, Lastings Milledge OF, Matt Kemp OF, David Pauley SP, Bill Bray RP, Jamie Shields SP

Volume 11 Jon Lester SP, Mike Rouse SS, Chris Sampson SP, Eliezer Alfonzo C, Zach Jackson SP, Zach Miner SP

Volume 12 Chad Billingsley SP, Scott Mathieson SP, Franklin Gutierrez OF, Travis Ishikawa 1B, Carlos Villanueva SP, Carlos Marmol SP

Volume 13 Jeremy Sowers SP, Craig Hansen RP, Ben Johnson OF, Scott Thorman 1B, Jon Switzer RP, Edward Mujica RP

Volume 14 Catcher: Kurt Suzuki, First Base: Ryan Shealy, Second Base: Howie Kendrick, Honorable Mention: Alberto Callaspo,  Shortstop: Brandon Wood,  Third Base: Alex Gordon, Left Field: Billy Butler,  Center Field: Chris Young, Right Field: Elijah Dukes, Starter: Phil Hughes, Starter: Homer Bailey, Starter: Jered Weaver, Starter: Matt Garza, Starter: Tom Gorzelanny, Reliever: Pat Neshek

Volume 15 Mike Pelfrey SP, Anibal Sanchez SP, Shin-Soo Choo OF, Pat Neshek RP, Wes Littleton RP, Kevin Barry SP

Volume 16 Stephen Drew SS, Adam Jones OF, Adam Loewen SP, Chris Denorfia OF, Todd Linden OF, Tony Gwynn Jr. OF

Volume 17 Carlos Quentin OF, Jason Windsor P, Mark Lowe RP, Tony Pena RP, Josh Rabe OF, Melvin Dorta IF

Volume 18 Andy Marte 3B, Nelson Cruz OF, Josh Rupe SP, Matt Albers SP, Shane Komine SP, James Johnson SP

Volume 19 Ben Zobrist SS, Ryan Roberts 2B,  Josh Sharpless RP, Juan Mateo SP,  Brent Clevlen OF, Jose Veras RP

Volume 20 Matt Garza SP, Jason Hirsh SP, Edinson Volquez SP, Ryan Garko 1B, Alberto Callaspo 2B, Zach Ward SP

Volume 21 Chris Young OF, Davis Romero SP, Rajai Davis OF, Andrew Brown RP, John Hattig 3B, Ryan O’Malley SP

Volume 22 Dustin Pedroia SS, Chris Iannetta C, Jeff Karstens SP, James Hoey RP, T.J. Bohn OF, Joe Thurston OF

Volume 23 Delmon Young  OF, Andrew Miller SP, Troy Tulowitzki SS, Alexi Casilla SS, Adam Lind  OF, Ryan Sweeney  OF, Kevin Kouzmanoff  3B, Fred Lewis  OF, David Murphy OF, Charlton Jimerson  OF, Charlie Haeger  SP, Vinny Rottino  3B, Ryan Braun RP, Jon Huber RP, Brian Rogers  RP

Volume 24 Alex Gordon 3B, Brandon Wood SS, Billy Butler OF, Andy LaRoche 3B, Ian Stewart 3B, Felix Pie OF, Josh Fields 3B, Hunter Pence OF, Evan Longoria 3B, Ryan Braun 3B

2005 Archives: 

Volume 1  Jeff Baker, Mark Teahen, Huston Street, Jason Repko

Volume 2  2B Pete Orr,  P Andy Sisco, 2B Mike Fontenot, OF Tony Blanco, RP Ryan Speier

Volume 3 Matt Diaz, Todd Coffey, D.J. Houlton, Jonny Gomes, Ambiorix Burgos

Volume 4 Colter Bean RP , Tim Bausher SP, Scott Munter RP, Carmen Cali RP, Royce Ring RP

Volume 5 Ezequiel Astacio SP, Robinson Cano 2B, Jeremy Accardo RP, Sean Henn SP , Chien-Ming Wang SP

Volume 6 Keith Reed OF, Tim Stauffer P, Jeff Fiorentino OF, Oscar Robles 3B,  Brad Thompson P

Volume 7 Ervin Santana  SP, Aaron Hill  SS, Todd Self OF, Joe Dillon 3B, Chris Prieto OF

Volume 8 Brandon McCarthy  SP ,  Dan Johnson 1B ,  Kyle Davies SP,  Wandy Rodriguez SP, Derek Thompson SP

Volume 9 Hayden Penn  SP, Kelly Shoppach C, Kelly Johnson OF, Mike Morse SS Chad Orvella

Volume 10 Andy Marte Third Base, Rickie Weeks Second Base, Tony Giarratano Shortstop,  Shane Costa Outfield, John Koronka Starter

Volume 11 Brian McCann Catcher,  Chris Ray Reliever, Prince Fielder First Base,  J.P. Howell Starter, Ryan Shealy First Base

Volume 12  Justin Huber  1B, Edwin Encarnacion  3B , Paul McAnulty 1B, Brandon Medders RP, Jonah Bayliss RP

Volume 13 Ryan Howard 1B, Justin Verlander SP, Scott Olsen SP, Zach Duke SP, Brian Shackelford RP

Volume 14 Jeff Francoeur OF, Bobby Jenks P, Melky Cabrera OF, Adam Stern OF, Fernando Cortez IF

Volume 15  Joey Gathright OF, Chin-Feng Chen OF , Chris Snelling OF,  Matt Murton OF, Fernando Cabrera RP

Volume 16 Curtis Granderson OF, Scott Baker SP, Chip Ambres OF, Brad Eldred 1B, John Rodriguez OF

Volume 17 Conor Jackson 1B, Yuniesky Betancourt 1B, John Gall 1B,  Jonathan Broxton RP, Manny Delcarmen RP

Volume 18 Omar Quintanilla SS, Dustin McGowan SP, Macay McBride RP, Jon Papelbon SP , Jeff Harris RP

Volume 19 Felix Hernandez SP, Anthony Reyes SP, Jeff Mathis C,  Brandon Watson OF, Alejandro Freire 1B

Volume 20 Joe Saunders SP, Brian Anderson OF, Joey Devine RP,  Jose Capellan RP, Corey Hart OF

Volume 21 Matt Cain SP, Choo Freeman OF, Greg Dobbs 3B,  Mike Jacobs 1B,  Eude Brito SP

Volume 22 Ryan Zimmerman IF, Freddie Bynum IF, Shingo Takatsu RP, Shane Victorino  OF,  Franklin Gutierrez OF,  Bernie Castro 2B,  Justin Huber 1B, Josh Willingham C/ OF , Walter Young 1B, Jeremy Hermida OF, Travis Bowyer RP, Francisco Liriano SP, Andy Marte 3B, Guillermo Quiroz C, Ben Johnson OF, Willy Aybar 2B, Ramiro Mendoza RP, Matt Watson OF, Juan Cruz RP, Jose Lopez IF

2004 Archives: 

Volume 1  AARON MILES – 2B  TERRMEL SLEDGE – OF JOE MAUER – C KHALIL GREENE – SS  BOBBY CROSBY – SS  JASON BAY – OF

Volume 2  CASEY DAIGLE - P  HECTOR LUNA – SS DAVID AARDSMA - P CHRIS SHELTON – 1B/C JOSE CASTILLO – 2B/SS  RYAN WAGNER - P

Volume 3 MATT HOLLIDAY – OF JASON FRASOR - P ALEX GRAMAN - P  ADRIAN GONZALEZ – 1B CHAD TRACY – 3B/OF

Volume 4 BRIAN DALLIMORE – IF  FRANKLYN GRACESQUI - P DARNELL McDONALD – OF KAZUHITO TADANO - P VALENTINO PASCUCCI – OF

Volume 5 BRAD HAWPE – OF DANNY GARCIA – IF BRIAN BRUNEY - P WILSON BETEMIT – IF

Volume 6 CASEY KOTCHMAN – 1B DOUG DeVORE – OF FELIX DIAZ - P DANIEL CABRERA – P RYAN MADSON - P

Volume 7  ZACK GREINKE - P NICK GREEN – 2B KEVIN YOUKILIS – 3B JAMIE BROWN – P FRANK FRANCISCO - P

Volume 8   CLINT NAGEOTTE - P JUSTIN GERMANO – P ANDY DOMINIQUE – 1B/C ALEX RIOS – OF SEAN BURNETT - P

Volume 9   TODD LINDEN – OF YADIER MOLINA – C MATT TREANOR – C CHOO FREEMAN – OF BEN HENDRICKSON - P

Volume 10  JUAN DOMINGUEZ - P ARNIE MUNOZ - P JON KNOTT – OF/1B TIM RAINES JR. – OF ROBB QUINLAN – OF/1B

Volume 11  MATT GUERRIER - P  ANDY GREEN – 2B  BRAD HALSEY - P  NOAH LOWRY - P TOP FIVE KEEPER TARGETS FROM THE 2004 DRAFT

Volume 12 MIKE WOOD - P DAVID DeJESUS – OF MARK TEAHEN  – 3B JOHN BUCK  – C MIKE TONIS  – C

Volume 13 DAVID NEWHAN – IF/OF DAVID BUSH - P  JUSTIN LEONE  – 3B  TRAVIS BLACKLEY - P  JUAN BRITO  – C

Volume 14 CHARLES THOMAS – OF CHRIS BURKE  – 2B JOSH WILLINGHAM  – C/1B BRENDAN HARRIS  – IF MARCUS THAMES – OF

Volume 15 DAVID WRIGHT – 3B GRADY SIZEMORE  – OF BUCKY JACOBSEN  – DH  NOOK LOGAN  – OF BOBBY MADRITSCH – P

Volume 16  SCOTT KAZMIR – P JUSTIN JONES – P BILL MURPHY – P HENRI STANLEY – OF REGGIE ABERCROMBIE  – OF Justin Huber Brendan Harris

Volume 17  JESSE CRAIN – P B.J. UPTON – SS YHENCY BRAZOBAN – P MERKIN VALDEZ – P RUBEN GOTAY  – 2B

Volume 18 GABE GROSS – OF BRAD HENNESSEY – P RYAN SNARE – P JAIRO GARCIA – P CHA-SEUNG BAEK – P

Volume 19 FREDDY GUZMAN – OF  JEFF KEPPINGER – 2B JIMMY SERRANO – P JORGE de la ROSA – P CRAIG BRAZELL – 1B

Volume 20 10) Mark Teahen  9) Wilson Valdez 8) Josh Kroeger 7) Rick Ankiel 6) Eric Crozier 5) Jason Kubel 4) Garret Atkins 3) Casey Kotchman 2) Edwin Jackson 1) Jose Capellan

Volume 21 6) Jeremy Guthrie, Cleveland Indians 5) Russ Adams, Toronto Blue Jays 4) Dave Krynzel, Milwaukee Brewers 3) Gavin Floyd, Philadelphia Phillies 2) Nick Swisher, Oakland A’s 1) Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies

Volume 22 Dallas McPherson, Anaheim Angels  J.D. Durbin, Minnesota Twins  Jeremy Reed, Seattle Mariners  Mike Gosling, Arizona Diamondbacks  Dioner Navarro, New York Yankees  Logan Kensing, Florida Marlins  Greg Dobbs, Seattle Mariners  Carmen Cali, St. Louis Cardinals

Volume 23 Dan Johnson, Andy Phillips, Curtis Granderson, Dan Meyer, Victor Diaz

Volume 24 Jason Bay, Khalil Greene, Bobby Crosby, Zack Greinke, David DeJesus, Justin Morneau, Adam LaRoche, Scott Hairston, David Wright, Noah Lowry

Volume 25  P Joe Blanton, P Jeff Francis, RP Chin-Hui Tsao, 2B/SS Jason Bartlett, P Edwin Jackson, 3B Dallas McPherson, 1B Casey Kotchman, SS Russ Adams, OF Jason Kubel, Minnesota Twins, OF Jeremy Reed, OF Nick Swisher

 

2003 Archives: 

Volume 1  JERIOME ROBERTSON – SP COLBY LEWIS – SP KURT AINSWORTH – SP GARY KNOTTS – SP JOSH STEWART – SP  OSCAR VILLARREAL – SP MARK TEIXEIRA – 3B/1B

Volume 2  ERICK ALMONTE – SS  ROCCO BALDELLI – OF JEREMY BONDERMAN – SP  RICH HARDEN – SP AARON HEILMAN – SP JESSE FOPPERT – SP

Volume  3  COCO CRISP – OF ALEXIS GOMEZ – OF JOHN-FORD GRIFFIN – OF GRADY SIZEMORE – OF B.J. UPTON – SS HANLEY RAMIREZ – SS

Volume  4  JASON GRABOWSKI – OF/C/3B/1B AARON TAYLOR – RP LEW FORD – OF  JASON LANE – OF  FREDDY SANCHEZ – 2B/SS ROBB QUINLAN – OF

Volume  5  JEROME WILLIAMS – SP CLAUDIO VARGAS – SP CHASE UTLEY – 2B/3B JODY GERUT – OF JASON BAY – OF

Volume  6 GERALD LAIRD – C ANDREW GOOD – SP KIRK SAARLOOS – SP TODD SEARS – 1B WILLIE HARRIS – OF/2B JOSE REYES – SS

Volume  7 Top Ten Hitting Prospects

Volume  8 Top Ten Pitching Prospects

Volume  9 JOHNNY ESTRADA  – C BUBBA CROSBY – OF ROB STRATTON – OF JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER - SP ESIX SNEAD – OF CHONE FIGGINS – IF

Volume  10  DONTRELLE WILLIS - SP ANTONIO PEREZ – SS/2B JASON PHILLIPS – C/1B JASON YOUNG - SP PAT STRANGE - SP

Volume  11 NICK SWISHER – OF/1B ANDY MARTE – 3B PRINCE FIELDER – 1B BRAD NELSON – 1B/OF JUSTIN HUBER – C

Volume  12 DAVID KELTON 3B/1B/OF JHONNY PERALTA – SS/3B  ZACH SORENSEN – IF  MIKE NAKAMURA – RP  EDGAR GONZALEZ – SP

Volume  13  MATT KATA – 2B  FRANCISCO SANTOS – 1B/OF JOSE VALVERDE – RP  MARIO RAMOS – SP BO HART – 2B

Volume  14 DAVE MATRANGA – IF  RODRIGO ROSARIO – SP  BRANDON CLAUSSEN – SP  CARLOS VALDERRAMA – OF  CARLOS RIVERA – 1B

Volume  15 CODY ROSS – OF DAN HAREN – SP JIMMY JOURNELL – SP MIKE GALLO – RP NATE BUMP – SP

Volume  16 LAYNCE NIX – OF LUIS TERRERO – OF  EDWIN ALMONTE – RP  JASON STANFORD – SP CHRIS MEARS – RP

Volume  17 ALEJANDRO MACHADO – IF VICTOR DIAZ – IF RYAN SNARE – SP WILL SMITH – OF ADRIAN GONZALEZ – 1B

Volume  18 RICH HARDEN – SP RENE REYES – OF RYAN WAGNER – RP MARK MALASKA – RP CHIN-HUI TSAO – SP

Volume  19 RYAN HANNAMAN – SP JOE VALENTINE – RP KENNY KELLY – OF PHIL DUMATRAIT – SP

Volume  20  GARRETT ATKINS – 3B  JIMMY GOBBLE – SP JON SWITZER – SP JOSH HALL – SP AARON LOOPER – RP

Volume  21 DERNELL STENSON – 1B/OF NEAL COTTS – SP J.J. PUTZ – RP JON ADKINS – SP

Volume  22  JOSE LOPEZ – SS  JASON STOKES – 1B   MIGUEL CABRERA – 3B  JEFF MATHIS – C  CASEY KOTCHMAN – 1B

Volume  23 JUSTIN MORNEAU – 1B JOSE REYES – SS  VICTOR MARTINEZ – C JOE MAUER – C  MARK TEIXEIRA – 1B/3B

Volume  24  JEROME WILLIAMS - SP  JEREMY BONDERMAN - SP JASON ARNOLD - SP CLINT NAGEOTTE - SP ADAM WAINWRIGHT - SP

Volume  25 GAVIN FLOYD - SP SCOTT KAZMIR - SP  FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ - RP RICH HARDEN - SP  JESSE FOPPERT - SP

Volume  26 RICKIE WEEKS – 2B  BOBBY CROSBY – SS KHALIL GREENE – SS EDWIN JACKSON - SP MATT RILEY - SP

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