Top 100 Prospects Season Review: 1-20

So to try and make up for that last post of the "Baseball America's" Top 100 Prospects I'm going to try and post a season review of how they did. Probably won't do all 100, as I most likely will be doing VORP(Value Over Replacement Player) for NQII like I did for Fingers.

1. Luke McFeely 3B, Durham Disaster

Luke spent the year at High A and only played in 86 games, though when he was in the game he absolutely raked. He posted a .365/.467/.675 line with 22HR and 68 walks.

2. Arthur Daniels RP, Boston BackBay Badboys

Arthur had an up and down year for Boston in the Majors. When he pitched good he was unhittable, but when he gave up runs, he gave them up in bunches. It's unclear how Boston plans on using him during the playoffs.

3. Gus Carpenter SP, Cheyenne Magic Bus

Carpenter had a gem of a rookie season for Cheyenne as he held oppenents to a .233 batting average. His whip was a low 1.17 but an unusually high era of 3.96 shows he was a little unlucky at times. His 13-10 record also indicates either a lack of run support, or that he gave up runs in bunches. Should be a shoe-in for NL Rookie of the Year.

4. Cliff Morgan SS, Jacksonville Hurricanes

Cliff spent the year at High A. He won a Silver Slugger and an All Star invitation for his efforts, as he posted a .362/.452/.621 line with 117 batted in.

5. Ralph Karl RP, Santa Fe Lockdown

Ralph spent the year playing Double A ball and locked up 31 out of 36 saves. Limited opponents to a .301 OBP/.336 SLG and had a K9 of 8.3. Also won the AA AL Fireman of the Year award as well as an All Star invitation.

6. Trent Gragg SP, Minnesota Goats

Gragg had a fairly respectable rookie season by all accounts. Pitched a total of 176 innings while striking out 166 and only walking 46. Trent will definitely look to build upon this season next year.

7. Esteban Johnson SP, Cheyenne Magic Bus

The 2nd of Cheyenne's ROY candidates, Johnson also had a great rookie campaign. Going 13-9 while pitching over 200 innings, while striking out 199 batters is a success in anyone's book.

8. Terry Jacquez SP, Santa Fe Lockdown

Jacquez had an average year at Double A posting a 1.41 whip over 126 innings and 22 starts. If there is anything to highlight from his year is that he held opponents to a .253 batting average. In the playoffs he pitched 5 innings of 2 hit baseball while striking out 4.

9. Santiago Martinez SP, Santa Fe Lockdown

This Santa Fe Double A team is stacked with pitching, as this is the 3rd player they have in the top 10. Santiago pitched a little bit better than Terry as his whip was at 1.39. He struck out 167 batters in 174 innings of work while only issuing 58 free passes. Also earned an All Star invitation this year.

10. Gary Fletcher RF, New Orleans Gushing Dikes

Fletcher is well on his way to being on the the majors best right fielders, and this season he didn't disapoint. Had 61 extra base hits on the season and was an All Star.

11. Louie Cho 2B, Augusta Sea Dogs

Had a great rookie season and is a candidate for NL ROY. The guy is an on base machine after drawing 101 walks for a .414 OBP, which was second only to Trent Buehrle of Scranton.

12. Ray Slocumb 3B, Cheyenne Magic Bus

Cheyenne's third and final ROY Candidate, Slocumb had a solid season for a third baseman, and what would be considered a great year for a rookie third baseman. He committed only 7 errors on the season while batting a point shy of .300 with 24hrs and 97rbi.

13. Bosco Cochrane RP, Buffalo Wings

An All Star, US Futures Team invitation, and runner up to Double A Fireman of the Year award, Bosco's season is for all intents and purposes a successful one. Converting 32 of 36 save chances, Bosco struck out 83 in only 63 innings. He's a closer right now, but he might be converted to a starter as his stamina is high enough to warrant it.

14. Ismael Nieves, SS Buffalo

Ismael spent the year at High A and posted a .319/.397/.540 line in 450ABs. His defense is relatively advanced for his age and is nearly ML ready as is his offense. He was 1 run scored short of 100 on the year, and had over 100rbi's.

15. Kevin Lennon SP, Charleston

Looking at Lennon's W-L record of 7-10 you would think that he had a fairly bad year at High A but looking at his peripherals it tells a different story. His whip was a decent 1.36 and he had a sub 4.00 era. His K/BB ratio was a good 2.5 so look for him to improve his W-L record next year as he keeps his teams in games.

16. Matthew Nitkowski SP, New Orleans Gushing Dikes

Matt had a setback at Low A this year after recovering from elbow tendinitis last year. His 3.72 era is lower than what his 1.46 whip indicates it could have been. One bright side of his season was his K/BB ratio of over 3

17. Dennis Acquilino SS, Buffalo Wings

Dennis had a respectable season at Double A, even after spending a week on the DL with a strained hamstring. He posted a .300/.383/.447 line while stealing 50+ bases. Also was chosen as the backup shortstop at the midsummer classic. Look for him to compete for the starting shortstop position coming out of spring training next year.

18. Aaron Lemon SP, Durham Disaster

Lemon had an amazing year playing Low A ball for Durham going 11-1 as a tandem starter. Struck out 123 batters while holding opponents to a ridiculously low ops of .613. Surprisingly he did not make the All Star game or post season award finalists.

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20. Oswaldo Flores SP, New York Leathernecks

Flores missed a couple of starts during the year due to a lower back strain, but it didn't halt his development at all as he went 16-3 in 28 starts. He struck out 150 in only 146 innings while posting a sub 3.00 era. He was an All Star and finished 2nd in the Cy Young voting this season.