One question, would anybody be opposed to seeing Craig be called up in place of Duncan? He offers hardly any bat and NO defense. At least Ankiel plays hard, has a good arm and great range. I would even take Jay over Duncan. I’m I in the minority here?

1) Wallace – we all know about him :)
2) D. Jones – I am higher on him than some…I think he will be a very good MLB player and give the Cards another speed guy that could be top of the order material which we have been lacking for years. With that said he needs to work on his BB and cutting down his K’s a touch. He has the ability to be a leadoff hitter if he works on aspects of his game to fit that type of hitter.
3) Miller – I usually don’t put a HS pitcher just drafted this high on any prospect list. But Miller is special…because we have no other SP’s that are ace or #2 type pitchers he has to this high. Could easiely be our #1 prospect this time next year.
4) Todd – The little man just keeps getting it done. He is a 7th/8th inning guy for me when he gets adjusted to the bigs. I still think we gave up too early on him as a starter…but what can ya do.
5) Mortensen – To me he is the best pitching prospect we have that is high enough in the minors to consider close to MLB ready. I agree he projects very well as a #3 type starter and if all goes well is my favorite to take the #5 rotation spot for next year.
6) Garcia – Very close Mort but with TJ it knocked him out of my Top 5. A lefty that also projects well as a #3 type starter. If he rebounds and shows no ill effects from TJ then I think he will be with the big club mid-next year in some capacity. I like Garcia alot.
7) Descalso – This guy has a chance to be the starting 2B for us next year…but we all know TLR is not a fan of just saying “Here ya go” to any rookie. So my guess is he gets the opportunity to be a role player for awhile and if he has some success they give him more and more time. By the end of 2010 I can definitely see him manning 2B for us. A guy that was off many peoples radar at the start of the season…but he keeps putting up numbers.
8) Mateo – I couldn’t bring myself to put him any higher than this on my list. The big bonus and projections are fine and all….but at 16 yrs old I need to see him for 2 years in the system to get anymore excited about him.
9) Kozma – As everyone always says…he is not flashy and isn’t exciting in any one aspect of his game. But I believe he is a solid defender and will hit enough to play everyday in the bigs. Any SS that is projected to do that should always be in the Top 10-12 prospects in your system.
10) Lynn – I liked this pick in last years draft and he is moving up the system. Another year in the minors to continue to grow and face advanced hitting and he moves up my board. I only see him as a #4 type starter in his prime…but every team needs 5 starters to run out there every 5th day to succeed.
11) Samuel – Electric arm with not so electric control. If he ever starts showing progress in his control he will shoot up my board…but that also assumes he is still in our system at that point.
12) Henley/Jay – I lump these 2 together because I like about that same. I think they both project as fringe starting OF in the bigs…but both will be very valuable 4th OF’s IMO. I think I project Henley a touch higher than Jay…but Jay is more advanced.
13) Reifer – With his stuff only he has to make the list. If/when his stats start looking like his stuff he will be in my Top 5 no questions asked.
14) Luna – I liked this kid at Rice…I liked when we drafted him and I like him now. His stats aren’t exactly eye popping but he is starting to figure it out.
15) De La Cruz – On potential only he had to be squeezed into the Top 15. Hopefully we see some progress in the next year.

It’s just my own little ranking, take it for what it’s worth.

It’s not just you, and maybe it’s just that emotions are hard to convey online, but I’m just a little bit surprised by a few of the comments where people are all up in arms about their pet prospects or arguing about so-and-so getting snubbed. it’s pretty clear to me that as you go down the list, you can interchange a lot of these guys and not do them a big injustice. They are all “C” guys. No big deal.

This is just for fun, take it with a grain of salt.