Saturday, January 28, 2012

BA list has 5 to Biscuits, 7 to Crabs, 8 to Hot Rods

In another sign that spring grows near, I pulled the Baseball America Prospect Handbook out of my mailbox today. Of their top 31 Rays prospects, BA projects five with Montgomery come April's Opening Day. Here's their Rays people and projected Opening Day destinations ...

Tampa Bay
1. LHP Matt Moore
11. OF Brandon Guyer (if there's an opening)

Durham
3. RHP Chris Archer
6. LHP Alex Torres
7. SS Tim Beckham
22. C/OF/1B Stephen Vogt

Montgomery
2. SS Hak-Ju Lee
5. RHP Alex Colome
19: RHP Matt Bush (it says "could" be in MGM. I'd think he'll be at Durham)
29. 2B Tyler Bortnick
30. RHP Jake Thompson

Charlotte
8. LHP Enny Romero
10. OF Mikie Mahtook
13. SS Derek Dietrich
15. C Luke Bailey
17. RHP Albert Suarez (BA not specific)
21. LHP Braulio Lara
23. RHP Wilking Rodriguez

Bowling Green
9. OF Drew Vettleson
12. SS Jake Hager
14. 2B Ryan Brett
16. RHP Parker Markel
24. RHP Lenny Linsky
26. OF Kes Carter ("could" be in BWG)
28. LHP Felipe Rivero* (depends on spring performance)
31. 1B Jeff Malm

Hudson Valley
27. C Justin O'Conner (BA not specific)
28. Rivero*

Princeton
4. RHP Taylor Guerrieri
18. 3B Tyler Goeddel
20. LHP Blake Snell
25. SS Brandon Martin

4 comments:

William Lee Coleman III said...

I am very excited about seeing Taylor Guerrieri 3 years from now.

Biscuits2004 said...

Mahtook!!!

bowling green hotrods said...

No way Mahtook skips Bowling Green, He may be with the Stone Crabs by midseason but will start with the Hot Rods.

bowling green hotrods said...

No way Mahtook skips Bowling Green, He may be with the Stone Crabs by midseason but will start with the Hot Rods.