Cards Top 10, Baseball America Style

[Cardinals (A)]

Procrastination alert . .

Top Ten Prospects

1. Stephen Strasburg
2. Neftali Feliz
3. Pedro Alvarez
4. Carlos Santana
5. Alcides Escobar
6. Christian Friedrich
7. Ike Davis
8. Michael Saunders
9. Simon Castro
10. Brett Jackson

Best Tools

Best Hitter for Average Alcides Escobar
Best Power Hitter Pedro Alvarez
Best Strike-Zone Discipline Carlos Santana
Fastest Baserunner Alcides Escobar
Best Athlete Brett Jackson
Best Fastball Stephen Strasburg
Best Curveball Christian Friedrich
Best Slider Stephen Strasburg
Best Changeup Stephen Strasburg?
Best Control Stephen Strasburg
Best Defensive Catcher Carlos Santana
Best Defensive Infielder Alcides Escobar
Best Infield Arm Alcides Escobar
Best Defensive Outfielder Brett Jackson
Best Outfield Arm Starling Marte

Projected 2013 lineup

Catcher Carlos Santana
First Base Ike Davis
Second Base Reese Havens
Third Base Pedro Alvarez
Shortstop Alcides Escobar
Left Field Nicholas Weglarz
Center Field Brett Jackson
Right Field Michael Saunders
No. 1 Starter Stephen Strasburg
No. 2 Starter Clay Buchholz
No. 3 Starter Neftali Feliz
No. 4 Starter Christian Friedrich
No. 5 Starter Brad Lincoln
Closer Daniel Schlereth

Top Draft picks of the decade

2009 Stephen Strasburg
2008 Pedro Alvarez
2007 Beau Mills
2006 Jason Place

[Giants GM (A) - Blue Jays co]

Ridiculous. If everything pans out, this should be better then the Twins or Giants current rosters.

[Cardinals (A)]

I feel like I've got my core together now, and I just need to be patient and let them develop, and try to add to it, mixing in high upside youngsters and also higher floor guys to be complements in 2011 and beyond (Aaron Cunningham, etc).

[Rockies GM (A)]

Ah. The Cards. The most awesome team you will ever see. Three years from now. Perpetually. ;D

[Cardinals (A)]

You mean rebuilding jobs take more than 1 year? Maybe even 3?