Cincinnati Reds Top 20 Prospects for 2008.

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John Sickels Top 20 Reds Prospects
Published 12/7/2007 by JD Arney <info@redreporter.com> at Red Reporter
John Sickels has his top 20 Reds prospects up, and I'm sure there will be some buzz with Homer Bailey only given a B+ and a ranking of fourth. ...

John Sickels’ Top 20 Prospects
Published 12/8/2007 by Chad at Redleg Nation
John Sickels has released his annual list of the Top 20 prospects in the Reds organization; here’s the top ten: 1. Jay Bruce, OF, Grade A (I’m not worried about the strikeouts given his age and performance) 2. Johnny Cueto, RHP, Grade A- 3. Joey Votto, 1B, Grade A- 4. Homer Bailey, RHP, Grade B+ 5. Todd Frazier, SS-3B, Grade B+ 6. Matthew Maloney, LHP, Grade B (I have always liked him, has component marks of a power pitcher not a finesse guy even though he doesn’t throw hard) 7. Devin Mesoraco, C, Grade B 8. ...

Minor league stuff (non-Rangers)
Published 12/10/2007 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball
... pretty barren, after all the trades, with only 1 B+ prospect (Rick Porcello), and two B-s (Jeff Larish and Danny Worth)... On the other hand, Sickels says in the top 20 for Cincy that the Reds have a strong, deep system, with what I'm guessing he'd deem one of the 2 or 3 top systems in baseball. And ...

Blanton trade rumors heat up
Published 12/17/2007 by Ryan Armbrust at A Minor Consideration
... could also be targets in a package deal for Blanton/Street/Harden… but that’s pretty unlikely. The Reds didn’t want to part with Cueto for Dan Haren, so it’s not probable that they’d part with him for Blanton, even if others were included. If you hadn’t heard, the Reds have an outstanding farm system at the moment. ...

Thursday Grab Bag: Pitchf/x, Arms, PAP, Prospects, Baserunning, & Projections
Published 1/25/2008 by Justin at On Baseball and the Reds
... let's try to keep a level head when we see the pitch counts mounting on Bailey, Cueto, etc, this year. We can be concerned, but we don't have to immediately call for Dusty Baker's head. Reds popping up in various articles A few highlights from some recent studies or features that featured Reds or former Reds: Kevin Goldstein released his list of the Reds' top 11 prospects. There are a lot of similarities with John Sickels' Top 20 prospect list, but some modest differences of opinion as well. Dan Fox released ...

Changing Landscapes
Published 3/12/2008 by Kujo at Rockin' the Red
... - who is now the 6th rated prospect in a strong Cincinnati farm system. It could become another step in the rebuilding of the franchise while simultaneously opening a spot for the return of Matt Clement, Mark Mulder, or even Chris Carpenter. ...

2008 Prospect Lists
Published 10/29/2008 by azruavatar at Future Redbirds
... Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Minnesota Twins New York Yankees Seattle Mariners Oakland Athletics Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays NL Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Colorado Rockies Florida Marlins Houston ...