With September here and minor league seasons over, we turn our prospect attention to breaking down the top talents in each division. We always start with the teams in the East, so let's change it up and start with those in the AL West.
We break down the top five prospects for each organization for 2008, taking into consideration: games, at-bats, innings and major-league service time. We expect these players to have rookie status remaining heading into next year.
According to MLB rules: "A player shall be considered a rookie unless, during a previous season or seasons, he has (a) exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the major leagues; or (b) accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a major league club or clubs during the period of 25-player limit (excluding time in the military service and time on the disabled list)."
Remains a little wild, but he has knockout potential that others don't have.
Best of the rest: P Andrew Bailey, C Anthony Recker, P Jerry Blevins, 2B Kevin Melillo, OF Javier Herrera, OF Richie Robnett, P Justin Simmons, 1B Sean Doolittle, P Vincent Mazzaro, P Jared Lansford, OF Danny Putnam, SS Cliff Pennington, P Jason Windsor, OF Jermaine Mitchell, P Chad Lee, OF Matt Sulentic, P Shane Komine, P Conor Robertson, SS Josh Horton, OF Grant Desme, OF Corey Brown, P Sam Demel, P Travis Banwart, 2B Justin Sellers.
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