MLB.com Top 50 Prospects

[DarthJaker]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/minorleagues/prospects/y2009/
Rasmus #10 so does this mean he stay in St.Louis?

[phillies999]

yea Lou Marson and Carlos Carrasco are listed!! But where's Jason Donald?

[asianinvasion]

Carlos Triunfel at 30 and Aumont at 33. Sounds good for the M's.

[dickay]

haha, no yankees.

[BINGLEBOP]

Jesus Montero at #40 is a Yankee, but that's the only one.

[dickay]

Jesus Montero at #40 is a Yankee, but that's the only one.

yeah.......their farm isn't overrated though.

[HoustonGM]

yeah.......their farm isn't overrated though.

It's probably worth noting that two of their top prospects, one of whom would've undoubtedly placed in the top 10, are no longer considered prospects (Chamberlain and Kennedy).

[rogue9]

I'm happy to see 3 Giants on there. I wonder how far Alderson is from that list.

[Ninetyfourgoali]

The Red Sox only have one probably because all the rest have already played in the majors like Masterson, Chris Carter, and that other pitcher with the cool last name...

[5DiMaggio]

Isn't there 2 yankees?

Jackson/Montero

[koolzach1]

Isn't there 2 yankees?

Jackson/Montero

Lol, yes, how embarrassing of one of the previous posters... Trying to tell everyone how overrated the Yankees farm system is, but doesn't know enough about baseball to tell that the Yanks have 2 prospects in the top 50 list, while the Sawx have 1...

[KowboyKoop]

So...we're now judging farm systems based on an arbitrary list of the top 50 prospects by a few writers or whatever at mlb.com?? Sweet....two Royals on that list...guess our farm system is better than the Red Sox.

[Moot]

Matt Wieters is #2... Sweet

[dickay]

So...we're now judging farm systems based on an arbitrary list of the top 50 prospects by a few writers or whatever at mlb.com?? Sweet....two Royals on that list...guess our farm system is better than the Red Sox.

This is exactly why I posted what I did. To highlight the rediculousness of these kind of rankings and to nudge a little snide shot at the Yanks. I really don't know 99% of the names, for all I knew there could be 12 Yanks up there lol.

I'd venture 80-90% of those names never have a quality season 'full' season in the pros.

[KowboyKoop]

This is exactly why I posted what I did. To highlight the rediculousness of these kind of rankings and to nudge a little snide shot at the Yanks. I really don't know 99% of the names, for all I knew there could be 12 Yanks up there lol.

I'd venture 80-90% of those names never have a quality season 'full' season in the pros.

That last statement is pretty false, I'd say. That list may or may not be entirely accurate.....but there's some pretty damn good prospects there. I'd say 20% of them will EASILY have solid major league careers...much less have one good season.