Just got my copy of the prospect handbook from Baseball America in the mail.  Since no one else has posted anything on this I figured I would list the top 10 plus a few other nuggets I thought were intersting from it.  Here goes...

#1 Felix Pie.  Big surprise here- NOT!  See the other ten thousand posts about CF if you want to know more about him.

#2  D Veal.  States he is a possible #2 but amazingly they don't seem 100% convinced despite the fantastic stats he put up last year- which BTW were even better after he moved up a level at midseason.  

#3  T Colvin.  Says he has a nice all around game with room to grow since he was "young" for being a college draftee.  Compares to Steve Finley and Shawn Green- would be nice if could reach that level!!!

#4  J Samardzija.  Amazingly BA went out on a limb on this one and they look really smart now considering the news that he will play baseball full time (announced just yesterday).  They say he may end up in the pen if his secondary pitches don't improve- this was more likely if he split his time between 2 sports.  They think he could really shoot thru the system.

#5.  S Gallagher.  Say his fastball improved last year to 90-94 thus his ceiling went from a #4/5 to possible a #3.  There biggest concern was after his AA promotion he overthrew and got away from what had made him so successful.  His walk rate went up noticibly but he still managed to put up a sub 3 era.  My personal opinion is they still seem to be selling him short.  BA typically falls in love with players with "tools" and often overlooks the results the players actually obtain.  

#6.  E Patterson.  See all the other posts about 2nd base for more on EP.  Basically they say he is still the 2nd basemen of the future for the cubs but is probably a half season or so away.  Did mention they played him some in instructional league in CF- wow that would be weird if he made it to the Cubs as a CF!

#7  S Moore.  "ultimately will serve Chicago as a versatile reserve or as trade bait".  Obviously Ramirez is the 3rd basemen for the Cubs so Moore will have to learn to play elsewhere or go somewhere else.

#8.  R Harvey.  Still undecided on if this guy is a bust or is just waiting to bust out.  My guess is the former.  He will be in AA this season and his sub 300 OBP will likely plummet even further IMHO.

#9.  C Huseby.  Perfect example of BA prefering tools as Huseby pitched only 17 innings in the rookie league with only mediocre results (5+ era, less than a K/IP, and only a 2 to 1 K:BB).  Say he was throwing 90-95 mph just 15 months after TJ surgery.  Should find out if he was worth all the money the cubs threw at him this season (1.3 million as an 11th rd pick- basically they bought him since he would have been an early rd pick prior to getting hurt and the cubs had no 2nd-4th pick).  Thus, it was a gamble to replace the picks they lost.

#10.  M Pawelek.  BA really seems to have soured on this guys potential.  Saying he now pitches at 88-92 (before it was 95) and thus has only a chance for 3 solid "average" pitches (therefore his ceiling isn't nearly as high).  Somewhat surprising to me considering his stats are still quite good and supposedly he showed up last spring in really poor shape.  Not surprisingly, his season numbers were unimpressive at the start but from the midpoint on he was consistently good to great (including a 7 IP playoff win).  Supposedly he learned a lesson and this next season will give us a better feel for what his true ceiling is.  

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