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High praise for the Dbacks farm guys coming from Baseball America
(dated Jan. 12, 2006)
With Justin Upton signing and Chris Young arriving via trade, where do they
slot into the Diamondbacks Top 10?
Joon Pahk
Cambridge, Mass.
Though he has yet to make his pro debut because he just signed for a draft-
record $6.1 million, I'd put Upton on top of the loaded Arizona Top 10. He
might not stick at shortstop, but I've had too many scouts tell me Upton
could be the next Ken Griffey Jr. in center field, and I like him more than
Stephen Drew. In fact, had he signed before we sent the Prospect Handbook to
the printers, I would have ranked Upton No. 2 on my overall Top 50 Prospects
list, between Delmon Young and Brandon Wood
Young is supremely talented as well. I liked him more than any prospect in
the White Sox system (though Bobby Jenks will be No. 1 in the Handbook) before
the Javier Vazquez trade, and he made my Top 50 list at No. 24. Yet that would
only put him fifth on a revised Diamondbacks Top 10, behind Upton, Drew, Conor
Jackson and Carlos Quentin.
No team in baseball has five prospects as good as Arizona's. And it doesn't
stop there, as No. 6 Carlos Gonzales is one of the best outfield prospects in
the lower minors and one scout told me No. 7 Dustin Nippert was the best
pitcher he saw in the minors last year. Throw in catcher Miguel Montero,
righthander Garrett Mock and 2005 draft picks such as righties Matt Torra and
Micah Owings, and the Diamondbacks have one of baseball's elite farm systems.
Below is my Top 10 list of traded White Sox prospects, which peters out quickly
into question marks and middle relievers
1. Chris Young, of (December 2005 to Arizona for Javier Vazquez)
Often compared to Mike Cameron, should be better
2. Jeremy Reed, of (June 2004 to Seattle for Freddy Garcia)
Better than advertised defensively, and his bat will come around
3. Gio Gonzalez, lhp (November 2005 to Philadelphia for Jim Thome)
Polished lefty was top pitching prospect in bat-heavy system before deal
4. Josh Fogg, of (December 2001 to Pittsburgh for Todd Ritchie)
Nothing special, but eats innings at back end of rotation
5. Mike Morse, ss (Garcia)
Cooled off after blazing big league start, then got suspended for steroids
6. Daniel Haigwood, lhp (Thome)
43-1 in high school and 32-11 in pro ball, though stuff isn't as good as
numbers
7. Matt Guerrier, rhp (March 2002 to Pittsburgh for Damaso Marte)
Emerged in Twins bullpen last year after getting claimed off waivers
8. Gary Majewski, rhp (July 2004 to Montreal for Carl Everett)
Also traded in March 2001 for Antonio Osuna, reacquired that July for James
Baldwin
9. Josh Rupe, rhp (July 2003 to Texas for Carl Everett)
Looked good in September, has above-average stuff but needs more consistency
10. Franklin Francisco, rhp (Everett/Texas)
Promising 2004 big league debut ended with chair-tossing incident, had TJ
surgery in 2005
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