This is my personal list of the Top Minor League Baseball Prospects in 2009

1. DAVID PRICE LHP (A+) Tampa Bay Rays: He has all the tools you could want from a big league starter. I project him as an ace for at least the next 15 years!

2. MATT WIETERS C (A)Baltimore Orioles: The best hitting prospect in the minors almost hands down; projectably better than Mike Piazza.

3. MADISON BUMGARNER LHP (A)San Francisco Giants: Has done everything you could ask of such a young pitcher thus far, he & Tim Lincecum could be an unstoppable 1-2 knockout punch in about 2-3 years.

4. Neftali Feliz RHP (A)Texas Rangers: Acquired in the Mark Teixeira trade, he dominated in AA at the age of 20, and is still getting better; future ace without any doubt.

5. Travis Snider OF (A-)Toronto Blue Jays: He will make an immediate impact in 2009. It may take some time for him to adjust to big league pitching, but when he does 30-40 homerun power is likely; he will make many All-Star squads.

6. Cameron Maybin OF (A-) Florida Marlins: Acquired in the Miguel Cabrera trade with Detroit, he is slated to start 2009 as the leadoff man; quite a jump for a guy who's never played in AAA. Likely a future All-Star regular and near 5-tool player.

7. Rick Porcello RHP (A-) Detroit Tigers: He has 5 pitches, throws strikes, and has thus far lived up to the hype; dominating in A ball. He may still be 2-3 full seasons from the majors, but it will be worth the wait. Projects as a Brandon Webb type.

8. Logan Morrison 1B (A-) Florida Marlins: Potentially the best first base prospect in baseball. At 20, he is still young, but is putting everything togerher very quickly. I project as a .280 hitter with 30+ homerun power and likely in a devastating Marlins lineup if they stay together within 2-3 years. He does have competition at his position within the Marlins farm system, but I actually think that will help keep him focused.

9. Colby Rasmus OF (A-) St. Louis Cardinals: He has nothing left to prove in the minors, it's time to see if he can swim. I believe he may struggle a bit in 2009, but will learn quickly and potentially become a consistent All-Star for many years to come with his 5-tool power arsenal. Projects as a .300 hitter with 25-35 homerun power with 20+ stolen bases!

10. Lars Anderson 1B (A-) Boston Red Sox: His power ceiling may be higher than anyone presently in the minors. A prototypical power slugger, he has the tools, the size, and the work ethic to be dominant for a long time. Good plate discipline, makes pitchers make mistakes. Projects as a Justin Morneau type hitter, and it won't take long.

11. Elvis Andrus SS (A-) Texas Rangers

 

12. Brett Wallace 3B (A-) St. Louis Cardinals

 

13. Buster Posey C (A-) San Francisco Giants

 

14. Mike Moustakas 3B (A-) Kansas City Royals

 

15. Jason Heyward OF (A-) Atlanta Braves

 

16. Justin Smoak 1B (A-) Texas Rangers

 

17. Eric Hosmer 1B (A-) Kansas City Royals

 

18. Jordan Walden RHP (B+) Anaheim Angels

 

19. Carlos Santana C (B+) Cleveland Indians

 

20. Matt LaPorta 1B-OF (B+) Cleveland Indians

 

21. Jesus Montero C (B+) New York Yankees

 

22. Gordon Beckham SS (B+) Chicago White Sox

 

23. Wilmer Flores SS-3B (B+) New York Mets

 

24. Dexter Fowler OF (B+) Colorado Rockies

 

25. Trevor Cahill RHP (B+) Oakland A's

 

26. Mat Gamel 3B (B+) Milwaukee Brewers

 

27. Michael Bowden RHP (B+) Boston Red Sox

 

28. Freddie Freeman OF (B+) Atlanta Braves

 

29. Josh Vitters 3B (B+) Chicago Cubs

 

30. Yonder Alonso 1B (B+) Cincinnati Reds

 

31. Matt Dominguez 3B (B+) Florida Marlins

 

32. Kyle Blanks 1B (B+) San Diego Padres

 

33. Tim Alderson RHP (B+) San Francisco Giants

 

34. Fernando Martinez OF (B+) New York Mets

 

35. Brett Anderson LHP (B+) Oakland A's

 

36. Alcides Escobar SS (B+) Milwaukee Brewers

 

37. Jordan Zimmerman RHP (B+) Washington Nationals

 

38. Chris Tillman RHP (B+) Baltimore Orioles

 

39. Jarrod Parker RHP (B+) Arizona Diamondbacks

 

40. Wade Davis RHP (B+) Tampa Bay Rays

 

41. Ben Revere OF (B+) Minnesota Twins

 

42. Taylor Teagarden C (B+) Texas Rangers

 

43. Mike Stanton OF (B+) Florida Marlins

 

44. Chris Perez RHP (B+) St. Louis Cardinals

 

45. James McDonald RHP (B+) Los Angeles Dodgers

 

46. Austin Jackson OF (B+) New York Yankees

 

47. Aaron Poreda LHP (B+) Chicago White Sox

 

48. Jhoulys Chacin RHP (B+) Colorado Rockies

 

49. Aaron Cunningham OF (B+) Oakland A's

 

50. Brett Cecil LHP (B+) Toronto Blue Jays

51. Michael Burgess OF (B+) Washington Nationals

52. Brian Matusz LHP (B+) Baltimore Orioles

53. Jeremy Hellickson RHP (B+) Tampa Bay Rays

54. Tommy Hanson RHP (B+) Atlanta Braves

55. Kila Ka'aihue 1B (B+) Kansas City Royals

56. Derek Holland LHP (B+) Texas Rangers

57. Aaron Hicks OF (B+) Minnesota Twins

58. Carlos Carrasco RHP (B) Philadelphia Phillies

59. Kyle Skipworth C (B) Florida Marlins

60. Trevor Reckling LHP (B) Anaheim Angels

61. Beau Mills 1B (B) Cleveland Indians

62. Angel Villalona 1B (B) San Francisco Giants

63. Tyler Flowers C (B) Chicago White Sox

64. Gio Gonzalez LHP (B) Oakland A's

65. Brett Lawrie C (B) Milwaukee Brewers

66. David Cooper 1B (B) Toronto Blue Jays

67. Daniel Bard RHP (B) Boston Red Sox

68. Dellin Betances RHP (B) New York Yankees

69. Adrian Cardenas 2B (B) Oakland A's

70. Jeremy Jeffress RHP (B) Milwaukee Brewers

71. Chris Marrero 1B (B) Washington Nationals

72. Jake Arrieta RHP (B) Baltimore Orioles

73. Chris Withrow RHP (B) Los Angeles Dodgers

74. Tim Beckham SS (B) Tampa Bay Rays

75. Gorkys Hernandez OF (B) Atlanta Braves

76. Michael Main RHP (B) Texas Rangers

77. Jeff Samardzija RHP (B) Chicago Cubs

78. Hank Conger C (B) Anaheim Angels

79. Jason Castro C (B) Houston Astros

80. Adam Miller RHP (B) Cleveland Indians

81.Ethan Martin RHP (B) Los Angeles Dodgers

82. Zach McAllister RHP (B) New York Yankees

83. Henry Sosa RHP (B) San Francisco Giants

84. Jon Niese LHP (B) New York Mets

85. Chris Carter 1B (B) Oakland A's

86. Mat Latos RHP (B) San Diego Padres

87. Jess Todd RHP (B) St. Louis Cardinals

88. Will Smith LHP  (B-) Anaheim Angels

89. Chris Valaika 2B,SS (B-) Cincinnati Reds

90. Ryan Flaherty SS (B-) Chicago Cubs

91. Wilson Ramos C (B-) Minnesota Twins

92. Todd Frazier 2B (B-) Cincinnati Reds

93. Ryan Tucker RHP (B-) Florida Marlins

94. Jason Motte RHP (B-) St. Louis Cardinals

95. Lonnie Chisenhall SS (B-) Cleveland Indians

96. Brad Holt RHP (B-) New York Mets

97. Jon Lucroy C (B-) Milwaukee Brewers

98. Neftali Soto 3B (B-) Cincinnati Reds

99. Andrew Cashner RHP (B-) Chicago Cubs

100. Peter Kozma SS (B-) St. Louis Cardinals

101. Nick Adenhart RHP (B-) Anaheim Angels

102. Hector Rondon RHP (B-) Cleveland Indians

103. Andrew Lambo OF (B-) Los Angeles Dodgers

104. Phil Coke LHP (B-) New York Yankees

105. Brandon Hynick RHP (B-) Colorado Rockies

106. Christian Friedrich LHP (B-) Colorado Rockies

107. Michael Inoa RHP (B-) Oakland A's

108. Reese Havens SS (B-) New York Mets

109. Daniel Cortes RHP (B-) Kansas City Royals

110. Michael Taylor OF (B-) Philadelphia Phillies

111. Daryl Jones OF (B-) St. Louis Cardinals

112. Ryan Perry RHP (B-) Detroit Tigers

113. Kellen Kulbacki OF (B-) San Diego Padres

114. Ivan DeJesus Jr. SS (B-) Los Angeles Dodgers

115. Angel Salome C (B-) Milwaukee Brewers

116. J.P. Arencibia C (B-) Toronto Blue Jays

117. Josh Reddick OF (B-) Boston Red Sox

118. Ross Detwiler LHP (B-) Washington Nationals

119. Brandon Erbe RHP (B-) Baltimore Orioles

120. Daniel Schlereth LHP (B-) Arizona Diamondbacks

121. Desmond Jennings OF (B-) Tampa Bay Rays

122. Jordan Schafer OF (B-) Atlanta Braves

123. Carlos Rosa RHP (B-) Kansas City Royals

124. Travis D'Arnaud C (B-) Philadelphia Phillies

125. Josh Roenicke RHP (B-) Cincinnati Reds

126. Ryan Westmoreland OF (B-) Boston Red Sox

127. Nolan Reimold OF (B-) Baltimore Orioles

128. Cole Rohrbaugh LHP (B-) Atlanta Braves

129. Sean West LHP (B-) Florida Marlins

130. Cedric Hunter OF (B-) San Diego Padres

131. Jon Jay OF (B-) St. Louis Cardinals

132. Brian Bogusevic OF (B-) Houston Astros

133. Sean Doolittle 1B (B-) Oakland A's

134. Josh Lindblom RHP (B-) Los Angeles Dodgers

135. Connor Gillaspie 3B (B-) San Francisco Giants

136. Kevin Ahrens 3B (B-) Toronto Blue Jays

137. Ryan Kalish OF (B-) Boston Red Sox

138. Garrett Mock RHP (B-) Washington Nationals

139. Zach Britton LHP (B-) Baltimore Orioles

140. Jason Donald SS (B-) Philadelphia Phillies

141. Kyle Lotzkar RHP (B-) Cincinnati Reds

142. Jose Ceda RHP (B-) Florida Marlins

143. Brett Jacobson RHP (B-) Detroit Tigers

144. Jaime Garcia LHP (B-) St. Louis Cardinals

145. Jordan Lyles RHP (B-) Houston Astros

146. Nick Weglarz OF (B-) Cleveland Indians

147. Vin Mazzaro RHP (B-) Oakland A's

148. James Simmons RHP (B-) Oakland A's

149. Austin Romine C (B-) New York Yankees

150. Casey Weathers RHP (B-) Colorado Rockies

 

To be continued...............Ranking Explanations will soon Follow!!