Life On The Farm: Florida Marlins (# 2)

The 2nd best system last year, is it still a hallmark this year?

Graduated To Majors: Cameron Maybin (OF, # 1), Brett Carroll (OF, UR), Chris Coghlan (2B, # 9), Gaby Sanchez (1B, # 8), Brett Hayes (C, # 26), Burke Badenhop (RP, UR), Chris Leroux (RP, # 16), Tim Wood (RP, # 17), Eulogio De La Cruz (RP, # 23, now with Padres), Sean West (SP, # 4), Graham Taylor (SP, # 30), Dan Meyer (RP, # 27)

The Rest Of The Top 10 (with quick commentary)
Hitters: BA-OBP-SLG, AB, HR-RBI, BB-K, SB-CS
Pitchers: G-GS, W-L, ERA, IP-H-HR-BB-K

2 - Mike Stanton: OF
Hi A: .294-.390-.578, 180, 12-39, 28-45, 2-2
AA: .231-.311-.455, 299, 16-53, 31-99, 1-1
Quick Take: Continues to show his massive power potential.

3 - Logan Morrison: 1B
Hi A: .273-.333-.364, 11, 0-2, 1-2, 0-1
AA: .277-.411-.442, 278, 8-47, 63-46, 9-4
Quick Take: Showed above average on-base ability and bat control, but struggled to hit for power.

5 - Ryan Tucker: RHP
R: 2-2, 1-0, 2.25, 8-5-0-2-7
AAA: 4-4, 1-2, 8.04, 15.2-18-1-14-7
Quick Take: Lost season, ended up on the DL with a knee issue.

6 - Matt Dominguez: 3B
Hi A: .262-.333-.420, 381, 11-53, 38-68, 1-0
AA: .186-.292-.320, 97, 2-9, 14-24, 0-0
Quick Take: Still extremely special at third base, but bat is still a question mark.

7 - Kyle Skipworth: C
Lo A: .208-.263, .348, 264, 7-37, 18-91, 1-2
Quick Take: Likely moved too aggressively and needs to repeat Low A.

10 - Jose Ceda: RHP
DNP
Quick Take: Placed on DL in April, likely due to a shoulder related injury he had prior to being acquired, though that is speculation.

AAA: New Orleans Zephyrs (PCL)
Breakout Hitter: Chris Coghlan (# 9): .344-.418-.552, 96, 3-22, 12-10, 9-1
Disappointing Hitter: Brett Hayes (# 26): .240-.281-.324, 321, 4-37, 20-66, 2-0
Breakout Pitcher: Rick VandenHurk (UL): 11-11, 5-2, 2.87, 59.2-43-3-16-51
Disappointing Pitcher: Brett Sinkbeil (# 12): 47-8, 2-8, 6.07, 83-106-9-44-52
Quick Take: Coghlan went from tweener offensive prospect to one of the top young hitters in the game. VandenHurk appears ready to be a full-time starter in the bigs. Hayes, despite a big league promotion, struggled to get going offensively. Sinkbeil has struggled since graduating to the advanced minors (AA and AAA) the last 2 years.

AA: Jacksonville Suns (SL)
Breakout Hitter: Bryan Petersen (# 19): .297-.368-.413, 431, 7-49, 50-66, 13-12
Disappointing Hitter: Lee Mitchell (UR): .227-.339-.378, 362, 11-54, 62-129, 1-0
Breakout Pitcher: Graham Taylor (# 30): 23-23, 8-7, 3.69, 126.2-115-9-54-71
Disappointing Pitcher: None
Quick Take: Petersen may be ready to make his major league debut next season while Taylor got his first major league debut this season. Mitchell struggled to get going this past season. The Suns had tremendous pitching performances from just about everyone that appeared in Jacksonville.

Hi A: Jupiter Hammerheads (FSL)
Breakout Hitter: Mike Stanton (# 2): Line above.
Dissapointing Hitter: Smelin Perez (UL): .181-.256-.241, 116, 2-6, 10-18, 5-3
Breakout Pitcher: Elih Villanueva (UL): 26-25, 9-12, 3.47, 158-159-10-18-110
Disappointing Pitcher: Derell McCall (UL): 10-8, 1-3, 6.47, 40.1-52-6-15-27
Quick Take: Stanton is one of the finest hitting prospects in the game while Villanueva was the best of a lot of similar pitching lines of Hammerheads. Perez struggled offensively at 3 different levels while McCall's performance got him released.

Lo A: Greensboro Grasshoppers (SAL)
Breakout Hitter: Jeremy Synan (UL): .291-.353-.483, 375, 13-63, 33-84, 4-6
Disappointing Hitter: Kyle Skipworth (# 7): Line above.
Breakout Pitcher: Brad Hand (# 18): 26-26, 7-13, 4.86, 127.2-130-12-66-122
Disappointing Pitcher: Graham Johnson (UL): 20-20, 6-7, 4.83, 91.1-100-8-47-52
Quick Take: Synan had a strong midseason debut and got a quick promotion to High A, where he had some struggles. Hand showed a good strikeout rate in his big league debut from the left side. Skipworth struggled through his full-season debut while Johnson didn't do much in his full-season debut.

TK's Early 2010 Top 10 Prospects:
1) Mike Stanton: OF
Maybe a step behind Heyward in regards to prospects.
2) Logan Morrison: 1B
Still a pretty good looking prospect at first base.
3) Chad James: LHP
Lefty was 18th overall pick and set to make pro debut next season.
4) Matt Dominguez: 3B
Still ahead of schedule and profiles as a starting third basemen.
5) Kyle Skipworth: C
Prep catcher looks to finally show off hitting ability.
6) P.J. Dean: RHP
Likely will make full-season debut next season.
7) Bryan Berglund: RHP
High school righty was 2nd round pick and set to make pro debut next year.
8) Bryan Petersen: OF
Set to make pro debut next season if he can play well at AAA next year.
9) Brad Hand: LHP
Lefty had good strikeout numbers in pro debut.
10) Jose Ceda: RHP
If he can rebound from an arm injury, he could debut next season.

Dropped From Top 10: Tucker (# 5)

Final Overview: System lost a lot with promotions to majors, but still has some touted guys in it, led by Stanton. First round pick James is another top lefty pitching prospect. A system in a little it of transition and is likely closer to mid teens then amongst the best.