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Top 10 Traded Prospects

Posted Aug. 5, 2009 10:47 am by J.J. Cooper
Filed under: Prospect Rankings

In his newest column, John Manuel consulted with pro scouts to rank the top 10 prospects who were traded in the past month. Subscribers can read the complete analysis , but here is the rankings so everyone can comment upon them.

1. Brett Wallace, 3b/1b, Athletics (from Cardinals).
2. Zach Stewart, rhp, Blue Jays (from Reds).
3. Nick Hagadone, lhp, Indians (from Red Sox).
4. Aaron Poreda, lhp, Padres (from White Sox).
5. Jason Knapp, rhp, Indians (from Phillies).
6. Tim Alderson, rhp, Pirates (from Giants).
7. Josh Bell, 3b, Orioles (from Dodgers).
8. Lou Marson, c, Indians (from Phillies).
9. Jason Donald, inf, Indians (from Phillies).
10. Carlos Carrasco, rhp, Indians (from Phillies).

And John Manuel also listed five honorable mentions:

Dexter Carter, rhp, Padres (from White Sox).

Tyler Ladendorf, ss, Athletics (from Twins).
Roque Mercedes, rhp, Diamondbacks (from Brewers).
Mauricio Robles, lhp, Mariners (from Tigers).
Hunter Strickland, rhp, Pirates (from Red Sox).

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John,

Carlos Carrasco is on pace to pitch 140 or more innings for the fourth year in a row. He doesn’t walk a ton of batters. And his strikeout rate is solid. When I charted one of his Spring Training games this year, I was impressed by his stuff, though he made a lot of mistake pitches.

Can you elaborate on why you have him below Jason Knapp and Tim Alderson?

Thanks,

Adam

Posted by Adam Foster | August 5, 2009 at 1:48 pm | Shortcut

Shoot!

I saw John’s name in the text but didn’t look to see that you wrote the article J.J. I’ll redirect my inquiry to you :).

Posted by Adam Foster | August 5, 2009 at 1:49 pm | Shortcut

Josh Bell’s numbers are just as good as wallace’s, I think he’s flying under the radar he won the southern league all star MVP and the orioles got a steal!!

Posted by Jacob | August 5, 2009 at 5:21 pm | Shortcut

How close was Scott Barnes to making this list? He has quite an upside and the Indians must think highly of him if they traded Ryan Garko for him straight up.

Posted by Mario | August 5, 2009 at 6:13 pm | Shortcut

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