Eric's Top 30

Written by Greg Fertel | 22 February 2009

Sorry for the long wait for this list, but at long last, here is my preseason Top 30 Prospects list. I excluded players who are likely to start next season in the majors (or who spent time up there last year), so guys like Dave Robertson, Phil Coke, Alfredo Aceves, and Brett Gardner are not going to be on the list. I haven't gotten a chance to do full writeups yet for each prospect, but I figure I might as well start the discussion with a full list. My list will include the player, their position, and the highest level they reached last season. Enjoy, and I look forward to hearing some feedback. For those interested, Kevin Goldstein just posted his top 11 Yankee prospects, and I may have comments in a later post.

1. Jesus Montero, C/DH A
2. Austin Jackson, CF AA
3. Dellin Betances, RHP A
4. Andrew Brackman, RHP Hawaii
5. Austin Romine, C A
6. Zach McAllister, RHP High-A
7. Mark Melancon, RHP AAA
8. Jairo Heredia, RHP A
9. Jeremy Bleich, LHP Hawaii
10. Arodys Vizcaino, RHP GCL
11. Wilkins de la Rosa, LHP High-A
12. George Kontos, RHP AA
13. Brad Suttle, 3b, A
14. Christian Garcia, RHP High-A
15. Manuel Banuelos, LHP GCL
16. Francisco Cervelli, C, AA
17. Juan Miranda, 1b/DH AAA
18. Brandon Laird, 1b/DH A
19. Brett Marshall, RHP GCL
20. Kelvin De Leon, OF DSL
21. Eduardo Sosa, CF DSL
22. DJ Mitchell, RHP
23. Carmen Angelini, SS A
24. Abraham Almonte, CF A
25. Garrison Lassiter, SS GCL
26. Kyle Higashioka, C GCL
27. Eric Hacker, RHP AA
28. Corban Joseph, 2b GCL
29. Alan Horne, RHP AAA
30. Damon Sublett, 2b high-A