BA Midseason Top 25 Prospects

[winudi]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=5456

Tillman 8

Matusz 9

Arrieta somewhere in the next 25

[Pruke]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=5456

Tillman 8

Matusz 9

Arrieta 29

Not bad at all.

Makes the heart feel good despite our struggles at the ML level.

Is this the second coming of Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz?

Let's keep our fingers crossed regarding their health...

[wickedwitch]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=5456

Tillman 8

Matusz 9

Arrieta 29

Arritea's not 29th. The "Next 25" are in alphabetical order.

[Mackus]

Justin Smoak #4. Cue the breakdown.

[winudi]

Arritea's not 29th. The "Next 25" are in alphabetical order.

Good catch. My bad. I edited it.

[lovetoaster]

Arritea's not 29th. The "Next 25" are in alphabetical order.

I was wondering how we knew he was 29th when it is a top 25 list.

[Hank Scorpio]

Justin Smoak #4. Cue the breakdown.

I'll still take Matusz over Smoak.

[Mackus]

I'll still take Matusz over Smoak.

I'd be thrilled to have either.

[blueblood]

And only 1 pitcher is ahead of them in the top10. u got to be impressive with their results this year.

[scottbbfm]

Nevermind....

[hoosiers]

Tillman and Matusz were the two highest rated pitchers after Baumgarner at 5. Seven pitchers in the top 25.

Florida OFer Stanton was #2 overall - so that may be a bit rich if asking for such a return for GS.

[ShoelesJoe]

What jumps out at me is the fact the Yankees supposedly have the #3 prospect in all of baseball in 19 year old catcher Jesus Montero. He's from Venezuela and putting up decent numbers at AA, but my BS meter is in the red because he's listed at 6' 4" and 225 lbs. I'd like to see some pics and video, but right now I'd wager serious money he aint 19 years old.

[tywright]

Nice to finally see BA acknowledge that Tillman and Matusz are the best righty/lefty combo in the minors.

[ChaosLex]

Anybody else think Matusz is actually ranked a bit low?

[oriolefan1035]

Anybody else think Matusz is actually ranked a bit low?

I definitely think he's a bit low, and after his recent run of stellar outings, if you're upset that we didn't draft Smoak you need to get a clue.