Jim Callis: Kershaw is a better prospect than Hamels was, because he has more stuff and a much better medical history. He's the best in a while. McGee would be the No. 2 lefty in the minors behind Kershaw. They're close, but I like Kershaw's breaking ball better and he's more advanced than McGee was at the same age.

Jim Callis: Not for the Top 20 . . . Lansing didn't have anyone who was close except for Travis Snider, who checked in at No. 2. Ginley has a good fastball, probably will be a reliever in the long run if he makes it.

Jim Callis: Reliever Kenny Maiques really interests me, as a guy with a tough fastball-slider combo. I think he can help the Cardinals in the next couple of years, and he was one of the guys who just missed making the list. Brandon Buckman and Steven Hill had good offensive years but both were quite old for the MWL and I want to see them at higher levels. There were some more good pitches on Quad City, such as Brad Furnish, P.J. Walters and Eddie Degerman.

Jim Callis: Not very close, as Kershaw was clearly the consensus choice of MWL observers. He was the clear No. 1, Snider was the clear No. 2, and then the league started to drop off. I wouldn't worry too much about the strikeouts. Snider is young and he was in perhaps the toughest hitter's league in full-season ball. He walks enough, and he'll produce plenty even if he racks up some strikeouts.

Jim Callis: Mitchell would have been in the 31-50 range somewhere (for the first time of perhaps many, I'll point out that the MWL has 14 teams, so it's list runs deeper than most, even in a so-so year for talent). Mitchell is a good athlete and he's not just a slap-and-run guy, but the scouts weren't in love with his bat and saw him as more of a fourth outfielder.

Jim Callis: Phillips has a lot of a raw ability, with the emphasis on "raw." He's not as polished as Brandon was at the same stage. P.J. still needs to make a lot more contact and get a lot more consistent on the defensive side.

Jim Callis: Remember that all of those guys were old for the league, too. West Michigan is a tough place to hit, but none of them had even an .800 OPS and Boesch couldn't crack .700. Sizemore has the best chance to reach the majors, more as a utility guy. The position player who got the most mention on that club was catcher James Skelton, but he's also undersized.

Jim Callis: More middle, a No. 3 or 4. He doesn't have the pure stuff nor the projection to envision him as a frontline guy. That said, he's very polished for his age and perhaps the best pitching prospect in the A's system.

Jim Callis: He has more upside than most, especially with the bat. The big question is whether he can stay behind the plate. He's missed a lot of time with injuries, costing him some needed experiences, and scouts aren't sold on his throwing or receiving.

Jim Callis: Yes, the Kernels were the most prospect-laden club in the league. 3B Matt Sweeney just missed the Top 20, and OF Chris Pettit (though older) had a good deal of support. Among their other standouts were OF Peter Bourjos and RHPs Trevor Bell and Warner Madrigal. LHP Barret Browning could get to L.A. pretty quick as a reliever. We already discussed Phillips, and 2B Ryan Mount is another talented infielder. The club was loaded with athletes and quality arms.

Jim Callis: He did struggle, though keep in mind that he was 19 and it's a tough hitter's league. Scouts weren't in love with his bat, as one questioned whether he could hit even a fringy fastball and another pointed out that he constantly changed his swing and approach. Not sure what the Twins will do, but they've typically moved guys on, which could help get Parmelee's bat going in a hitter-friendlier league.

Jim Callis: He has a lot of tools but still looks lost at the plate. He's still young at 20 but has so far to go. Guys are cooling on him.

Jim Callis: Everyone is considered . . . we do a thorough job of asking about everyone. But no one was high on any prospect on Burlington. Robinson is a tremendous athleterunner, but he hits a lot of harmless groundballs. I don't like his bat at all, and I didn't talk to anyone who did.

Jim Callis: Sulentic was one of the biggest disappointments for me this year. Got off to a horrible start in the MWL and couldn't or wouldn't make adjustments. He was way off balance at the plate and couldn't make hard contact. After a demotion to the Northwest League, he was better but struck out a ton. There's some hitting ability in there, but it sure didn't come out in 2007. Next year will be crucial for him.

Jim Callis: In terms of prospectness, to make up a word, Snider would rank behind Upton, Bruce, Maybin and Rasmus from last year's MWL crop. All have tons of hitting ability as well and can do a lot more on the bases and in the outfield than Snider can. I'd rank Snider ahead of McCutchen, though, after the year McCutchen had with the bat.

Jim Callis: There's a chance, but it's a ways off. Maestri is fringy and Liddi has some potential but a long way to develop physically and as a baseball player.

Jim Callis: Might be a little quick for Brett Anderson, but he's on the fast track. He's a lefty who can really locate three pitches. His lack of athleticism hasn't caught up to him yet and it shouldn't prevent him from succeeding, though I would think MLB teams might be able to exploit him with bunts more than minor league clubs could. He really needs to get into better shape.

Jim Callis: He wasn't real close to making it. Nice year at West Michigan, but he's an older guy in a pitcher's park, and he can command multiple pitches. Those guys usually do very well in low Class A.

Jim Callis: He was close to making it. Ultimately, it came down to me thinking he would be a reliever and putting him behind guys I believed in more as starters: Sean O'Sullivan, Trevor Cahill and Tyler Robertson. I do like Watson's fastball-slider combo, and in a league with less than 14 teams, he would have made it.

Jim Callis: Bell has the tools to be a third baseman, but scouts say he'll need to take his defense more seriously and work at it. I could see him as a .270 hitter with 25-plus homers in the majors. Mattingly had a dreadful year. He was an enigma in the 2006 draft, as some clubs really liked him and others weren't on him much. He's not a good defender and probably will wind up in LF, and he's still very raw at the plate. That may be surprising because of the bloodlines, but he was a three-sport star and doesn't have as much baseball experience as you might expect.

Jim Callis: The biggest difference between those two is that Kazmir had more polish and command at the same stage. Also, his velo didn't dip as much in his first full season as it did with Kiker.

Jim Callis: Sweeney was very close to making the list. What worked against him is that I only had 20 spots for players on 15 teams, and scouts don't give him any chance to play third base in the majors. He's a first baseman, and that hurt him in comparison to guys like Josh Bell, Johnny Whittleman and Juan Francisco. Conger would play first base and could have enough bat to play there--his bat is that good.

Jim Callis: That's an accurate assessment of his stuff. It often does catch up to guys at higher levels, though Sullivan's feel for pitching is so outstanding that he may be an exception. While he's interesting, he's far from a slam-dunk guy.

Jim Callis: I'll still take Felix.

Jim Callis: Triunfel does project to hit enough to play third base, which is good news, because the scouts I talked to say he's destined to move there. He lacks the range, speed and athleticism for shortstop. Boston's Oscar Tejeda is a legit shortstop, but Triunfel has shown more with the bat to this point.

Jim Callis: He didn't pitch enough innings to qualify. As a starter, he needed 13 IP for each team game. Same thing happened to him in the New York-Penn League as well. Mortensen has a plus sinker and an intriguing slider.

Jim Callis: They are high on Ramos, and he's another guy who just missed the list. Most scouts liked him more than Parmelee or Benson, and he was easily the best all-around catcher in the league. Hank Conger was a better hitter and Wellington Castillo (Peoria) might have been a better defender, but neither had Ramos' all-around game.

Jim Callis: They were disappointed. Thought he needed to show a lot more energy and effort, and that he was off balance at the plate with a really loopy swing that would make it hard to generate any power.

Jim Callis: Probably fourth. I would have taken elite bats like Bruce, Maybin and Upton ahead of him.

Jim Callis: Furbush was pretty good, but he didn't qualify and I'm still not completely sold on him after a so-so spring at LSU. I do like Brett Jensen, a very effective sidearmer. I'm always surprised there aren't more of those guys in the majors.

Jim Callis: He doesn't have the same impact bat those other guys do. Hernandez is a more traditional style of leadoff hitter than Granderson, but it's hard to argue with the season Granderson has had. I do think Granderson-Hernandez-Maybin will be Detroit's outfield of the future.

Jim Callis: Not really. He got off to a bad start, got hurt, then finished strong. I did have a scout who said his arm action caused him to worry about his control and durability. But Butler is still a big lefty with quality stuff, so the ceiling is still high.

Jim Callis: Not uncommon at all, especially for teenagers in their first full season. Very few amateurs have experience starting every fifth day, and it often takes a toll on their stuff.

Jim Callis: Hmmm. For me, they have similar ceilings as good No. 3 starters. Neither has tremendous stuff, so I think you have to go to the guy who comes out best in command, the strong suit for both. That would be Slowey.

Jim Callis: That's an accurate assessment. He didn't light anyone up, but his age makes him a guy to keep an eye on for the future.

Jim Callis: The power intrigues me. He's not really a catcher, though he has played there some during college and sparingly as a pro. He's much more of a guy who would be a backup first basemanoutfielder and a third catcher than he is a regular catcher.

Jim Callis: Very fair. At his best, he had as good a three-pitch combo as anyone in the league. But he was easily flustered and didn't dominate on a consistent basis.

Jim Callis: I'll guess Hernandez but it will be a close call.

Jim Callis: He's a possible closer. He has two power pitches in his fastball and his slider, but he has to really improve his changeup, mechanics and command to make it as a starter. He's still somewhat raw, so I wouldn't count on seeing him in Chicago before mid-2009.

Jim Callis: Maybe .260 or .270. I don't think he'll ever hit for a high average, but Stubbs still can be a very good big leaguer, as a 20-20 or maybe 30-30 guy providing Gold Glove defense in center field.

Jim Callis: No, he doesn't have the stuff to match his great numbers. He commands an average fastball very well, setting up hitters for his slider. Keep an eye on him, but he looks like a middle reliever at best. He also was 22, old for the MWL.

Jim Callis: He's a pretty interesting hitter, capable of hitting .280 with 15-20 homers in the majors if it all works out. Legit prospect, needs to get a lot better defensively at third base, though he does work at it.