Baseball America Notes 2010 NYPL Top 20 Prospects

Yesterday, Baseball America (BA) published its list of the Top 20 Prospects in the 2010 New York-Penn League.  The list is determined by polling scouts and league managers.  For a player to be considered for the list, he must have been with the team for at least one-third of a season.  Position players must have one plate appearance for each game.  Pitchers must have thrown for at least one-third of an inning in each appearance, and relievers must have had a minimum of 10 appearances.

According to those polled, the NYPL had a down year, since there were not as many star-studded players as in the past.  According to Connecticut Tigers Manager Howard Bushsong,

"The New York-Penn League wasn't as good as it was last year. Especially the pitching—it wasn't even close. And there wasn't a position player who blew you away like Westmoreland last year, and no (Alex) Colome like last year that made you go, 'Wow.' I saw some good players, but I didn't see the 'wow' factor we saw last year."

Despite Mr. Bushsong's assessment, there was certainly plenty of top-flight talent on display in the NYPL this past season.  Here is the list of players from BA:

1.  Carlos Perez, Catcher, Auburn Doubledays (Blue Jays)
2.  Jake Thompson, Right Hand Starting Pitcher, Hudson Valley Renegades (Rays)
3.  Cory Vaughn, Outfield, Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets)
4.  Marcell Ozuna, Outfield, Jamestown Jammers (Marlins)
5.  Roman Mendez, Right Hand Starting Pitcher, Lowell Spinners (Red Sox):
          traded during the season to Texas for Jarrod Saltalamaccia
6.  Zach Von Rosenberg, Right Hand Starting Pithcer, State College Spikes (Pirates)
7.  Kolbrin Vitek, Third Base, Lowell Spinners (Red Sox)
8.  Nick Longmire, Outfield, Batavia Muckdogs (Cardinals)
9.  Cesar Hernandez, Second Base, Williamsport Crosscutters (Phillies)
10. Colton Cain, Left Hand Starting Pitcher, State College Spikes (Pirates)
11. Darrell Ceciliani, Outfield, Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets)
12. Domingo Santana, Outfield, Williamsport Crosscutters (Phillies)
13. Bryce Brentz, Outfield, Lowell Spinners (Red Sox)
14. Mike Kvasnicka, Outfield/Third Base/Catcher Tri-City Valley Cats (Astros)
15. Aaron Altherr, Outfield, Williamsport Crosscutters (Phillies)
16. Drew Hutchinson, Starting Right Hand Pitcher, Auburn Doubledays (Blue Jays)
17. Zachk Dodson, Left Handed Starting Pitchers, State College Spikes (Pirates)
18. Daniel Webb, Right Handed Starting Pitchers, Auburn Doubledays (Blue Jays)
19. Josue Carreno, Right Handed Starting Pitchers, Connecticut Tigers (Tigers)
20. Madison Younginer, Right Handed Starting Pitchers, Lowell Spinners (Red Sox)

Note: For those people with a subscption to Basebal America, you can go to the home page to find a scouting report on these 20 players, as well as a New York-Penn Leage Chat Room held earlier today.