| Rank | Hitters | Pitchers |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Aaron Seuss | PJ Dean |
| 23 | Edgardo Baez | Federico Tanco |
| 24 | Garrett Bass | Jack Spradlin |
| 25 | Alejandro Hodge | Marcos Frias |
| Francisco Soriano | Juan Jamie | |
| Yeurys Tejeda |
Seuss was a 2007 27th round draft pick out of California Baptist University. The 22-year old righthanded outfielder hit 293/349/398 in 69 games for the Vermont Lake Monsters. His performance was strong enough in 2007 for the Nationals to include Seuss in their 2008 Accelerated Spring Training program. I imagine he could start the 2008 season with the P-Nats.
The 19-year old Dean was a 2007 7th round selection out of high school in Texas. He’s projectable at 6′3″ and 175 pounds. His repertoire is highlighted by an 88-92 mph fastball and a hard breaking ball. He still needs to finetune his mechanics but held his own in his initial professional experience in the GCL going 3-1 over 9 appearances with 26 strikeouts and 11 walks over 31 innings of work. He’ll likely be in extended spring training until the season in Vermont begins.
Four more weeks | 20-Jan-08 at 2:07 pm | Permalink
It’s exciting to think that we can promote kids from the GCL and Vermont, and yet still probably have good teams there. Might Hagerstown and Harrisburg be decent this year?
Wooden U. Lykteneau | 20-Jan-08 at 2:31 pm | Permalink
I think it’s safe to say that Harrisburg will be better, now that it’s getting prospects vs. suspects from Potomac this year.
Hendo | 20-Jan-08 at 4:41 pm | Permalink
Hagerstown will be my team to watch. With Alaniz, Beno, Zimmermann and Burgess on track to progress to A- this spring, they should handily outpace last year’s edition.
Not that Harrisburg shouldn’t improve, partially because they couldn’t do much worse, but also because of the contributions I hope to see from Baez, Desmond and Lowrance. (Also that tall skinny kid, Det something, we picked up last year.)
Wooden U. Lykteneau | 20-Jan-08 at 5:40 pm | Permalink
Hendo — Does that mean we’re looking at another “tale of two halves” in Potomac?
Hendo | 20-Jan-08 at 6:34 pm | Permalink
WUL - Depends on how steady the Nats want to keep the prospect flow, maybe. For example, I could see them moving Alaniz along after just a half season in Hagerstown. Not that he’s a slow developer, but I’d think that as both a late (age-23) draftee and an effective swingman, he’s someone whose potential they’d probably be wanting to fast-track to the big club (as indeed they’re doing in the ADP; I expect to see him high in Brian’s rankings).
It wouldn’t stun me to see Zimmermann in Woodbridge before the end of the Carolina League season, either.
By contrast, Beno and Burgess, being younger, could perhaps wait a while.
Hendo | 20-Jan-08 at 7:11 pm | Permalink
And in fact Brian spoke back in September: “Expect Alaniz to start 2008 in Potomac with Zimmermann.”
Senatorsfansunite | 21-Jan-08 at 12:09 pm | Permalink
I expect that Harrisburg will be better this season and surely next season.
Senatorsfansunite | 21-Jan-08 at 12:11 pm | Permalink
Noticed that Jack Spradlin is listed at #22 and #23.
Senatorsfansunite | 21-Jan-08 at 7:34 pm | Permalink
My mistake, Spradlin is #24. I was looking at it wrong. Sorry, not much sleep this weekend (kids were sick).
tomterp | 22-Jan-08 at 7:59 am | Permalink
In an interview with Charlie Steiner and Buck Martinez yesterday (XM 175)at the Scouts banquet in L.A., Bowden said that Baseball America now rates the Nats farm system 9th among all teams, up from 30th last year, the biggest increase ever (per Bowden).
Not bad!
Chris | 22-Jan-08 at 12:31 pm | Permalink
I was very impressed when I saw Seuss play a couple times last year. That said, they have to push him as he was old, lets see what he can do in A+