Gulf Coast League Top 20 Prospects List

Young talent proves tough to gauge

By Chris Kline
September 20, 2007

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TOP 20 PROSPECTS

1. Michael Burgess, of, Nationals

2. Jesus Montero, c, Yankees

3. Ben Revere, of, Twins

4. Che-Husan Lin, of, Red Sox

5. John Tolisano, 2b, Blue Jays

6. Pedro Baez, 3b, Dodgers

7. Oscar Tejeda, ss, Red Sox

8. Neftali Soto, ss, Reds

9. Luis de la Cruz, c, Cardinals

10. Andrew Lambo, 1b/of, Dodgers

11. Devin Mesoraco, c, Reds

12. Kevin Aherns, 3b/ss, Blue Jays

13. Kyle Lotzkar, rhp, Reds

14. Scott Moviel, rhp, Mets

15. Jairo Heredia, rhp, Yankees

16. D'Marcus Ingram, of, Cardinals

17. Deryk Hooker, rhp, Cardinals

18. Daniel Berlind, rhp, Twins

19. Angel Morales, of, Twins

20. Tyler Kolodny, 3b, Orioles

The Rookie-level Gulf Coast League is always packed with tons of potential, but this season was difficult to gauge, especially from a numbers standpoint.

Of all the players with a draft pedigree or a solid international background, just one performed to where he stood out among all the rest. The lone exception was Nationals outfielders Michael Burgess, a supplemental first-round pick who leads our GCL prospects list.

Several high draft picks, most notably Braves first-round outfielder Jason Heyward, didn't play long enough in the GCL to qualify. Several others were left off because of a lack of performance or tools.

On the other hand, several sleepers came into their own this summer and bring an awful lot of upside to the table as teenagers. That group includes Cardinals catcher Luis de la Cruz and outfielder D’Marcus Ingram, and Dodgers third baseman Pedro Baez.

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