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[Brew Man Dan]

Its seems like the Dodgers, Angels and Diamondbacks have 3 or 4 top 20 prospects(BA Top 100 - 2006). How do they do it? Why don't the Brewers have that many great prospects? Where do you think Gallardo, Braun and Inman will rank on the 2007 Top 100?

 

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[Nader Raider Tim]

www.topprospectalert.com/top100baseballprospects.htm

[sbrylski]

I would think Gallardo and Braun would push top 25. Inman should be in somewhere too, but as to where I don't know. Probably lower at Baseball America, because they put a premium on tools, and often look the other way on preformance. Inman doesn't seem to excite scouts based on his hieght and whatnot. Those three are probably the only ones that would make a top 100 list though.

 

It'd be interesting to see who they rank higher this year, Inman or Rogers. It'd almost have to be Inman, though BA loves Rogers.

[igor67]

It's almost impossible to be in the top 5 for more than 2 years in a row on a prospect list. If you have enough really good prospects to rate that highly within those two years either they have lost their prospect status due to catastrophic injury, are playing in the majors, or have been traded for other major leaguers. The odds of being able to produce what would have to amount to two huge waves of prospects back to back is nigh impossible without perhaps the benefit of many compensation picks. The best farm teams long term like the Angels, Dodgers, and Twins will have years when they get a big group of really good prospects together, and other years they will be floating around the top 10 or so when they don't have quite so many potential all-stars but still have a lot of solid prospects. Arguably the Brewers could be classified in that group of generally good farm systems as well.

[Brew Man Dan]

Is Matt Garza still a rookie, because he has pitched exactly 50IP.

[1992casey]

Tough call, 999555999, but I'd say yes. I think exceeded is the likely operative word.

A player shall be considered a rookie unless, during a previous season or seasons, he has (a) exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues; or (b) accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the period of 25-player limit (excluding time in the military service and time on the disabled list).

Note that people doing prospect lists can use whatever parameters they want, though.

[colbyjack]

Why don't the Brewers have that many great prospects?

 

I've argued before that I have a hard time finding too many, if any teams, that have a better top three prospects (Braun, Gallardo, Inman) than the Brewers have.

 

They're doing just fine. And when that second wave arrives (Braun, Yo, others) we can start getting about that third wave (Inman, Salome, Cain, Gillespie) that will be sniffing the big leagues.

 

I should add "hopefully" because you never know of course.