MLB.com Top 50 Prospects

[asianinvasion]

HGM, you called Mark Prior a star?

[HoustonGM]

HGM, you called Mark Prior a star?

He had multiple "star level" seasons. But whether he's a "star" or not is completely beside the point.

[asianinvasion]

I count 21 players that have had significant major league careers, at least 10 of whom have had multiple "star level" seasons. (Casey Kotchman , Juan Rivera, Rafael Soriano, Orlando Hudson, Brandon Phillips, Hank Blalock, Carl Crawford, Mike Cuddyer, Nick Johnson, Brett Myers, plus the stars: Mark Texieria, Josh Beckett,Mark Prior, Josh Hamilton, Carlos Pena, Adrian Gonzalez, Jose Reyes, Joe Mauer, Adam Wainwright, Justin Morneau, Jake Peavy).

Oh and he only had one "star" season in 2002.

[HoustonGM]

Oh and he only had one "star" season in 2002.

120 ERA+ is a very good season (2005), not quite star level , but still. Again, it's completely beside the point.

[Jeffy25]

http://www.springtrainingmagazine.co...9-00.html#2000

no albert

[asianinvasion]

Nice, in the top-10, all but 4 were busts (Ankiel was a bust as a pitcher).

[HoustonGM]

http://www.springtrainingmagazine.co...9-00.html#2000

no albert

Pujols came out of nowhere. Drafted in 1999 in the 13th round, he didn't have that much of a "scouting" pedigree, hence why he didn't rank highly on prospect lists. In 2000, he skyrocketed through the minor leagues (ranking 23 on that same group's prospect list the next season), and was up for good that year.