BA’s Top 100 Prospects List
River Avenue Blues — ... BA revealed their Top 100 List today, and surprisingly they didn’t cut it into two parts like most years. Joba comes in at number three (behind the overrated Jay Bruce and the underrated Evan Longoria), making it the second year in a row the Yanks boasted the top pitching prospect in the minors. (I’m not counting Dice-K from last year; dude was basically a veteran). Joba’s backed up Jose Tabata (#37), Austin Jackson (#41), and IPK (#45). Alan Horne could be considered a snub, but I’m not going to lose sleep over it. ...

A Throw-in on the Deal?
Mike's Mets — ... I had assumed that the Mets had traded Carlos Gomez, Deolis Guerra, Phillip Humber and Kevin Mulvey to the Twins in return for Johan Santana. Imagine my surprise when Baseball America came out with their Top 100 Prospects list and I saw this: ...

Phillies best pitching prospects showcased tonight
Beerleaguer - Phillies Blog, Baseball News, Trade Rumors & Spirits — Last year's top pick Joe Savery starts tonight’s exhibition game against the Florida State Seminoles, followed by Carlos Carrasco , Joe Bisenius, Josh Outman and J.A. Happ. Game time is 7:05 p.m. in Clearwater. Top 100 Prospects: Tonight’s opener coincides with the annual release of Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects list. Three Phillies made the cut. Carrasco, a right-hander who will be 21 this season, ranked highest at 54, followed by 20-year-old second baseman Adrian Cardenas at 76 and Savery at 90. Outman missed the cut, but received a high vote of 103 among writers. ...

Baseball America Top 100 Prospects
Pinstripe Alley — BA has their rankings up. It's the usual suspects for Yankee fans. BA puts a lot of faith into projectability (they give ETAs of 2009 and 2010 for 9 of their top 20 players). That's not a knock on the great work BA does, it's just a context to keep in mind. ...

BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: Top 100 Prospects: No. 1-20
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: Top 100 Prospects: No. 1-20 The day Baseball America releases its Top 100 list is one of the events I look forward to each year. The combination of their Top 100 list and their ...

BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: Top 100 Prospects
Fantasy Alpha — BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: Top 100 Prospects: No. 1-20 They're up and not behind the subscriber wall. Joba Chamberlain comes in at #3 overall, and the Yankees want him to be a middle reliever. What if he stays in that role all season? Will the Rule of 30 prevent him from being a starter in 2009? Rules-of-thumb followed rigidly is not a wise course.

BA’s Top 100
Future Redbirds — ... Here’s BA’s Top 100. The list begins and ends with two Reds centerfielders-Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs. In between, there are three Cardinals, the ones you would expect. ...

BA Top 100 Prospects
WasWatching.com — Baseball America has issued its Top 100 Prospects List for 2008. Yankees who made the cut: Joba Chamberlain #3 Jose Tabata #37 Austin Jackson #41 Ian Kennedy #45 This should come as no shock - since most feel that Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy, Austin Jackson, Jose Tabata, and Alan Horne are the Yankees top five prospects. It was interesting to see that Baseball America felt that Alan Horne should not be in the Top 100. It will also be interesting to see how many Yankees make the Top 100 next year.

5 Cubs in Baseball America's 2008 Top 100 Prospects
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD — ... for list, considering they didn't have a single player on this list. If Lou is deciding early to go with the Vets in the rotation, but Baseball America is recognizing the talent of Sean Gallagher by putting him on the list, is it only a matter of time in 2008 that Gallagher will enter the rotation? If the Vets faulter in Spring Training or early in the season, it's reassuring that the Cubs really have some talent waiting in the wings. At least on paper, anyways. 5 Cubs in Top 100 Prospects List [Baseball America] ...

Baseball America Top 100 Released Today: New Data Largely As-Expected
Scouting Book — ... praise in Baseball America's print version. Their list ends with #100 Drew Stubbs, a Cincinnati outfielder who doesn't appear on most other lists at all, though we've had him in the mid-150's for some time now. In all, while the Baseball America list might not be the rare treasure it was before the Internet Age, it's still an excellent guide and sanity-check for those of us who like to compare many different rankings and perspectives. The BA list is available free on their website here . We've also added their data to our individual player pages and our comparison machine, ...

[HAPPY HOUR] Scott Kazmir Just Made Us Throw Up A Little
Rays Index — ... . Now we get to see how those guys stack-up against the rest of the prospects in baseball with BA's "Top 100 Prospects". Four Rays are in the Top 20, including Evan Longoria (2), David Price (10), Jake McGee (15) and Wade Davis (17). Reid Brignac (39), Desmond Jennings (59) and Jeff Niemann (99) also made the list. [Baseball America] ...

BA Top-100 List, Kazmir and 2009 Free Agents
N/A — ... things you should check out today in your free time: Baseball America released their Top-100 Prospects list today. Joba ranked 3rd overall, Jose Tabata was #37, Austin Jackson landed at #41 and Ian Kennedy came in at #45. Alan Horne, Jeff Marquez and Jesus Montero made the just missed list. Check out the rankings here: 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100. You can also check out ...

Baseball America's Top 100
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... links you to Baseball America's Top-100 prospects , which was released today. Joba Chamberlain clocks in at #3 (behind standouts OF Jay Bruce of the Reds' organization and up-and-coming 3B Evan Longoria with the Rays). Meanwhile, Jose Tabata is No. 37 (Price notes that this ranking is down from his # 27 ranking a year ago), outfielder Austin Jackson is at # 41 and IPK is at # 45. Did we mention Brian Cashman should be re-signed? What a stocked system; four players in the top-50. Wow.

Top Prospects To Pitch In Phils Exhibition Opener
Phillies Nation — ... Baseball America has released its top-100 prospect list, and three Phillies made the cut. Check out the list over there. ...

BA Top 100
YanksBlog.com — As many other blogs have mentioned, BA came out with their top 100 today . As expected, Joba is very high (#3), followed by Jose Tabata (#37), Austin Jackson (#41), and IPK (#45). I am pretty surprised about Alan Horne not making the top 100, especially with some of the guys on there but what're you gonna do. He was mentioned with a list of ...

Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — Baseball America has released its annual list of the top 100 prospects. Here's the complete list. The Yankees had four players on the list, all in the top 50. Joba Chamberlain ranked at #3, Jose Tabata is #37, Austin Jackson is #41, and pitcher Ian Kennedy is #45. ...

Baseball America Top 100 Prospects - Centerfield
FakeTeams — Baseball America's Top 100 is out and available to non-subscribers. There are so many wasy to slice and dice it, I can't decide which one to do. ...

BA releases its Top 100 minor league prospects…5 Rangers make the cut.
Young Guns — ... –Baseball America announced it’s Top 100 minor league prospects and 5 Rangers minor leaguers appear on the list.  They are: ...

On Baseball Prospectus
Diamond Hoggers — I went to Barnes & Noble the other night and enjoyed some of the freebie's that it allowed me. Their top 100 Prospects for 2008 have been made public, with Wonder Kid Jay Bruce being ranked #1 overall in baseball and Homer Bailey at #9. ...

Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects (2008)
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. — ... Baseball America has issued it’s list of the 100 best prospects heading into the 2008 season.  I’ve listed the top 25 below, but definitely check out Baseball America’s list in it’s entirety.  And don’t forget to also check out ...

Baseball America Top 100 Prospects - ETA 2009
FakeTeams — Baseball America's Top 100 is out and available to non-subscribers. There are so many wasy to slice and dice it, I can't decide which one to do. ...

Prospects on the Rise...
Scouting Book — ... praise in Baseball America's print version. Their list ends with #100 Drew Stubbs, a Cincinnati outfielder who doesn't appear on most other lists at all, though we've had him in the mid-150's for some time now. In all, while the Baseball America list might not be the rare treasure it was before the Internet Age, it's still an excellent guide and sanity-check for those of us who like to compare many different rankings and perspectives. The BA list is available free on their website here . We've also added their data to our individual player pages and our comparison machine, ...

And Prospects on the Fall...
Scouting Book — ... praise in Baseball America's print version. Their list ends with #100 Drew Stubbs, a Cincinnati outfielder who doesn't appear on most other lists at all, though we've had him in the mid-150's for some time now. In all, while the Baseball America list might not be the rare treasure it was before the Internet Age, it's still an excellent guide and sanity-check for those of us who like to compare many different rankings and perspectives. The BA list is available free on their website here . We've also added their data to our individual player pages and our comparison machine, ...

Rich farm system a credit to Cashman
Bugs & Cranks — ... Baseball America has released its list of the Top 100 prospects entering the 2008 season, and there are four New York Yankees in the Top 50. ...

Top Prospects
Bucs Trade Winds — Baseball America has it's top 100 prospects list out. McCutchen is 14, Walker is 61, Pearce is 89. Pearce is the projected to arrive in 2008 while McCutchen and Walker are slated for 2009. Bring on dem feared Manatee!!!! Leave your opinion in the BTW Forum, Win Bob Walk. Register for the forum here: http://forum.bucstradewinds.net/index.cgi?action=register

Destination Red Sox Nation - 2/27
SOX & Dawgs — ... , we took a look at the top 100 prospect lists from Baseball Prospectus and Scouts, Inc. as to where the Red Sox prospects rated. Today we are going to take a look at Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects. Baseball America has already released their ...

Minors: The Next Generation
MetsBlog.com — ... Fernando Martinez, the Mets’ top prospect, was ranked 20th in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list, released online Tuesday. ...

Joba and 99 other guys
My Pinstripes — ... Buchholz, 5. Cards outfielder Colby Rasmus, 6. Marlins OF Cameron Maybin, 7. Dodgers P Clayton Kershaw, 8. Rockies P Franklin Morales, 9. Reds P Homer Bailey, and 10. Rays P David Price. Joining Joba in the top 100 (actually in the top 50) are fellow Yankees prospects Jose Tabata (37), Austin Jackson (41), and Ian Kennedy (45). Click here to see the complete list.

Finally! Baseball America’s Top-100 Prospects, Spring Training Pranks Galore, Bonds to the Rays? Maybe..
Baseball Mastermind — ... I’ve been patiently waiting all off-season.  Baseball America has finally released their ...

Thin at the Top
Nick's Twins Blog — ... The other day, Baseball America released their Top 100 Prospects list for the 2008 season. The Twins organization had three representatives: Deolis Guerra at 35, Carlos Gomez at 52 and Nick Blackburn at 56. Only one of those players was actually signed and developed by the Twins. ...

Thursday Afternoon Rangers Notes
Texas Rangers — ... guys? Anybody? Please? Speaking of Daniels, multiple local reports are indicating that the 30-year-old general manager is set to receive a contract extension within the week. Though details of the pact have not yet been fully hammered out, the extension is expected to match the duration of team president Nolan Ryan’s deal (likely through the 2011 season, per Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram), which is also yet to be finalized. Baseball America has released their Top 100 prospect rankings, with five Rangers making the cut: #19 - ...

Friday Links (29 Feb 08)
Ducksnorts — ... Baseball America has released its list of Top 100 prospects for 2008. Two Padres are represented: Chase Headley at #32 and Matt Antonelli at #50. [ ...

Breaking Down The Rays Top Prospect Lists.
Tampa Bay Rays — ... As I mentioned earlier in the week, Baseball America released their top 100 prospects of 2008 list. In this article I will compare how the Rays prospects compare on the Baseball America’s list to the ...

Up In the Air Part 2: National League Personnel Choices
Baseball Analysts — ... Like the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati's hopes this season will rest on how Dusty Baker uses the resources at hand. According to Baseball America, Bruce is the very best prospect in baseball. Votto has a career .476 slugging percentage in five Minor League seasons. Now 24 and coming off a scorching September call-up last year, he seems primed for regular play. That ...

Prospect Stew
Future Redbirds — ... I’m not sure if these were linked previously so I’m dropping them in here as a precaution. I’d hate to miss something and ruin our reputation here!!!!11!!!!!1! Both are in association with Baseball America’s Top 100 list. The first is some snippets about ...

BA’s Prospect Speculation: A’s Edition
A Minor Consideration — After posting its top 100 prospects in late February, Baseball America’s John Manuel chatted about his views on the A’s prospects included. Just to refresh our memories, BA ranked Carlos Gonzalez (22), Gio Gonzalez (26), Daric Barton (48), Fautino de los Santos (60). I was surprised to see for the Athletics that you had ML ETA for B Anderson and F De Los Santos to be 2009. Anderson and De Los Santos both have either zero or very little time above low A ball. Also was Trevor Cahill close to being in Top 100? ...

Cardinals Outfield Jamboree :: Colby Rasmus
STLSportsMag — ... ) Rasmus has become a consensus top 5 prospect in all of baseball thanks to an impressive AA season where he put up a .932 OPS, led the league with 29 HR and stole 18 bases all while playing a strong centerfield.  He did it all at the age of 20.  That kind of production at that age is what will make it awfully tempting to call on him early rather than wait. Regardless of what Tony LaRussa says, no one is fooling themselves into thinking that this isn't a rebuilding year, and what better way to rebuild than to give the centerfield keys to your prize prospect and turn him ...

BA Top 100 - Outside the Top 20
Rotoprofessor — ... With this year’s list having recently been released (you can view it by clicking here), I thought that I should pick the players I thought were most likely to make an impact this season, despite being ranked outside the Top 20.  Keep in mind that I’m only taking into account the players that are expected by Baseball America to have an influence on their team during 2008.  If their ETA is 2009 or later, they are not being taken into account.  ...

Joba Chamberlain: Minor League Marketing Gold?
Hugging Harold Reynolds — ... Besides Chamberlain (ranked 3), who is a lock to make the Yankees big league roster this year, only 3 Yankees appear in Baseball America's top 100 prospects: ...

The Prospecting Mission Statement (Part One)
SaberScouting — By Kiley McDaniel When it comes to ranking prospects, these days it seems everyone has a philosophy they’d like to share, but more importantly a list they want you to read and a book for you to buy (and probably a timeshare presentation). And I’d bet these lists look a lot like Baseball America’s Top 100 List or Baseball Prospectus writer ...

Rays place Aybar on DL, recall top prospect Longoria
The Transaction Guy — ... with a sore hamstring. To replace the switch-hitting Aybar at the hot corner, the Rays recalled third baseman Evan Longoria, rated as the second-best prospect in the game by Baseball America. ...

Hottie Prospectus 2008
Ladies... — ... That pretty much does it for our hottie prospects. Special thanks to Becky for helping with the oh-so-tedious research. Spending an evening scouting the Top 100 list was really, really taxing. ...

[BRIAN GILES] Jeff Moore Doesn't Understand Why The Rays Are Successful
Rays Index — ... Are they also going to mortgage part of the future by trading TWO Top-100 prospects (Jeff Niemann and Desmond Jennings) for a player that is a free agent at the end of the season? NO ...

Searching for Jay Bruce, finding Colby Rasmus
Roto Arcade — ... Rasmus was ranked No. 5 among Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects, so don't worry, it's not like it's just the Yahoo! crackpots recommending him. ...

Dusty Baker Manages, Fails; Observes, Succeeds
Baseball Analysts — ... With two outs and Bruce set to come to the plate, Baker sent the reigning #1 Baseball America prospect back to the dugout in favor of...wait for it... ...

WHAT A DAY, JASON BAY IS A TAMPA BAY RAY, OY VEY
The #1 Source for New England Sports Opinions and Propaganda... — ... the season, or 29%. Manny is owed somewhere in the neighborhood of $5.2 to $5.8 million for the rest of the year. Obviously the Marlins wouldn't want to pay all of this. The trade deadline is fast approaching as I write this. By the time this post is published, the official time will have past. But deals can still be made, they just have to go through waivers. Sources: IGN.com Baseball America ...