Post by Cardinals (A) on Oct 11, 2010 14:26:58 GMT -5
St. Louis Cardinals Top 20
1) 3B Mike Moustakas (#1 TEX, #2 PCL) (Sickels A)
2) 1B Freddie Freeman (#5 IL) (Sickels A-)
3) [Mesoraco traded]
4) CF Brett Jackson (#8 SOU, #7 FSL)
5) SP Chris Dwyer (#7 CAR) (Sickels B)
6) SP Jarred Cosart (#7 SAL)
7) SS Hak-ju Lee (#13 MWL)
8) [Nick Franklin traded]
9) CF Engel Beltre (#5 CAL, #18 TEX)
10) SP Rubby de la Rosa (#15 MWL)
11) CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis (#19 EA)
12) 2B Reese Havens
13) SS Eduardo Nunez (#13 IL)
14) C Christian Bethancourt (#14 SAL) (Sickels C+)
15) CF Daniel Fields
16) SP Enny Romero (#2 APP)
17) 2B Kyle Seager
18) CF Cesar Puello (#13 SAL)
19) RF James Jones
20) SP Joe Gardner
Added since list first made: OF Jerry Sands, SP Alex Colome.
Strengths: top five guys were all at AAA or AA, and should see the majors some time next year and join a strong young core; strong up the middle at C, MI and CF; top four guys should (along w/ Carlos Santana and Gordon Beckham at the ML level) anchor lineup for a long, long time' will be adding either Aroldis Chapman or Bryce Harper with the #2 pick; Cosart, De la Rosa, Dwyer, Romero and a bunch of rookie league arms could shoot up lists next year.
Weaknesses: After graduations and trades (dealt Matt Moore, John Lamb, Randall Delgado, Christian Friedrich, Simon Castro, Jason Knapp and others over the last year), pitching is weak again, especially at the upper levels; would like to have a potential impact bat coming up in either LF or RF, or both; neither Mesoraco or Franklin can play OF (yet).
2013 Cards:
C: Carlos Santana
1B: Freddie Freeman
2B: Gordon Beckham
3B: Mike Moustakas
SS: Stephen Drew
LF: Kirk Nieuwenhuis
CF: Brett Jackson
RF: Engel Beltre
SP1: Stephen Strasburg
SP2: Clay Buchholz
SP3: Brandon Morrow
SP4: Josh Beckett
SP5: Luke Hochevar
CL: Rubby de la Rosa
Focuses for the future: big ceiling arms and OF bats (trade partners: hint hint)
1) 3B Mike Moustakas (#1 TEX, #2 PCL) (Sickels A)
2) 1B Freddie Freeman (#5 IL) (Sickels A-)
3) [Mesoraco traded]
4) CF Brett Jackson (#8 SOU, #7 FSL)
5) SP Chris Dwyer (#7 CAR) (Sickels B)
6) SP Jarred Cosart (#7 SAL)
7) SS Hak-ju Lee (#13 MWL)
8) [Nick Franklin traded]
9) CF Engel Beltre (#5 CAL, #18 TEX)
10) SP Rubby de la Rosa (#15 MWL)
11) CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis (#19 EA)
12) 2B Reese Havens
13) SS Eduardo Nunez (#13 IL)
14) C Christian Bethancourt (#14 SAL) (Sickels C+)
15) CF Daniel Fields
16) SP Enny Romero (#2 APP)
17) 2B Kyle Seager
18) CF Cesar Puello (#13 SAL)
19) RF James Jones
20) SP Joe Gardner
Added since list first made: OF Jerry Sands, SP Alex Colome.
Strengths: top five guys were all at AAA or AA, and should see the majors some time next year and join a strong young core; strong up the middle at C, MI and CF; top four guys should (along w/ Carlos Santana and Gordon Beckham at the ML level) anchor lineup for a long, long time' will be adding either Aroldis Chapman or Bryce Harper with the #2 pick; Cosart, De la Rosa, Dwyer, Romero and a bunch of rookie league arms could shoot up lists next year.
Weaknesses: After graduations and trades (dealt Matt Moore, John Lamb, Randall Delgado, Christian Friedrich, Simon Castro, Jason Knapp and others over the last year), pitching is weak again, especially at the upper levels; would like to have a potential impact bat coming up in either LF or RF, or both; neither Mesoraco or Franklin can play OF (yet).
2013 Cards:
C: Carlos Santana
1B: Freddie Freeman
2B: Gordon Beckham
3B: Mike Moustakas
SS: Stephen Drew
LF: Kirk Nieuwenhuis
CF: Brett Jackson
RF: Engel Beltre
SP1: Stephen Strasburg
SP2: Clay Buchholz
SP3: Brandon Morrow
SP4: Josh Beckett
SP5: Luke Hochevar
CL: Rubby de la Rosa
Focuses for the future: big ceiling arms and OF bats (trade partners: hint hint)