NL Prospect Roundup
May 30, 2009
Each week we review how the National League’s top prospects are performing in the minor leagues. You’ll notice that many of the league’s top fantasy baseball prospects, including Josh Vitters, Tommy Hanson, Dominic Brown, and Madison Bumgarner, are performing at a high level as expected. If there are prospects you would like me to report on that are not on this list, please respond in the comments section and I will try to incorporate them in future editions. Note that all stats listed below are courtesy of www.minorleaguebaseball.com.
Here’s how the top NL prospects are doing as of May 30, 2009:
1. Josh Vitters, 3B, CHI – .351 BA, 11 HR, 28 RBI, 2 SB, .382 OBP%, .601 SLG% in 168 AB
2. Tommy Hanson, RHP, ATL – 3W, 1.48 ERA, 60.2 IP, 35 H, 17 BB, 82 K’s, .164 BAA
3. Dominic Brown, OF, PHI – .331 BA, 6 HR, 33 RBI, 12 SB, .411 OBP%, .563 SLG% in 151 AB
4. Yonder Alonso, 1B, CIN – .296 BA, 7 HR, 37 RBI, 0 SB, .373 OBP%, .506 SLG% in 162 AB
5. Jason Castro, C, HOU – .295 BA, 5 HR, 36 RBI, 1 SB, .379 OBP%, .489 SLG% in 176 AB
6. Alcides Escobar, SS, MIL – .290 BA, 2 Hr, 14 RBI, 21 SB, .336 OBP%, .385 SLG% in 200 AB
7. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT – .237 BA, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 1 SB, .338 OBP%, .456 SLG% in 169 AB
8. Jarrod Parker, RHP, ARI – 4 W, 2.20 ERA, 49 IP, 49 H, 20 BB, 53 K’s, .262 BAA
9. Andrew Lambo, OF, LAD – .267 BA, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 2 SB, .323 OBP%, .428 SLG% in 180 AB
10. Kyle Blanks, 1B, SD – .260 BA, 9 HR, 27 RBI, 0 SB, .362 OBP%, .446 SLG% in 177 AB
11. Madison Bumgarner, RHP, SF – 7 W, 1.14 ERA, 47.1 IP, 35 H, 10 BB, 47 K’s, .205 BAA
12. Buster Posey, C, SF – .301 BA, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 4 SB, .376 OBP%, .511 SLG% in 176 AB
13. Jason Heyward, OF, ATL – .295 BA, 9 HR, 22 RBI, 4 SB, .373 OBP%, .561 SLG% in 139 AB
14. Logan Morrison, 1B, FL – .333 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB, .556 OBP%, 1.167 SLG% in 6 AB
15. Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT – .295 BA, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 10 SB, .352 OBP%, .481 SLG% in 183 AB
16. Angel Villalona, 1B, SF – .301 BA, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 0 SB, .337 OBP%, .466 SLG% in 176 AB
17. Tim Alderson, RHP, SF – 3 W, 3.20 ERA, 45 IP, 49 H, 4 BB, 41 K’s, .275 BAA
18. Jhoylys Chacin, RHP, COL – 3 W, 3.49 ERA, 49 IP, 44 H, 19 BB, 43 K’s, .235 BAA
19. Todd Frazier, SS/3B, CIN – .303 BA, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 4 SB, .340 OBP%, .449 SLG% in 178 AB
20. Jason Donald, SS, PHI – .234 BA, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 4 SB, .299 OBP%, .337 SLG% in 175 AB
21. Brett Wallace, 3B, STL – .283 BA, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 0 SB, .378 OBP%, .422 SLG% in 180 AB
22. Fernando Martinez, OF, NYM – .291 BA, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 2 SB, .337 OBP%, .552 SLG% in 165 AB (currently in the majors)
