RedsZone's 2012 Top 50 Prospects

A big thank you to everyone who participated in the voting/conversations. It was another enjoyable year on RedsZone. Here are the final results:

#1 C Devin Mesoraco
#2 SS Billy Hamilton
#3 SS Zack Cozart
#4 RHP Dan Corcino
#5 RHP Robert Stephenson
#6 1B Neftali Soto
#7 OF Yorman Rodriguez
#8 UT Todd Frazier
#9 SS Didi Gregorius
#10 2B Henry Rodriguez
#11 LHP Tony Cingrani
#12 OF Juan Duran
#13 RHP Kyle Lotzkar
#14 3B Gabriel Rosa
#15 C Tucker Barnhart
#16 3B David Vidal
#17 RHP J.C. Sulbaran
#18 OF Ryan LaMarre
#19 1B Donald Lutz
#20 OF Denis Phipps
#21 RHP Tim Crabbe
#22 RHP Andrew Brackman
#23 LHP Amir Garrett
#24 UT Brodie Greene
#25 LHP Donnie Joseph
#26 1B/3B Sean Buckley
#27 3B Junior Arias
#28 RHP Josh Smith
#29 2B Ryan Wright
#30 RHP Drew Cisco
#31 OF Kyle Waldrop
#32 RHP Pedro Villarreal
#33 RHP Josh Judy
#34 RHP Nick Christiani
#35 RHP Drew Hayes
#36 IF Juan Perez
#37 LHP Chris Manno
#38 IF Chris Valaika
#39 RHP Josh Ravin
#40 RHP Dan Tuttle
#41 RHP Dan Renken
#42 LHP Ismael Guillon
#43 RHP Alejandro Chacin
#44 RHP Radhames Quezada
#45 RHP Jake Johnson
#46 RHP Sal Romano
#47 RHP Vaughn Covington
#48 LHP Mitch Clarke
#49 RHP Jonathan Perez
#50 OF Bryson Smith

also receiving votes:
RHP James Allen
RHP Jonathan Correa
2B Brandon Dailey
1B/OF Danny Dorn
C Mark Fleury
LHP Blaine Howell
UT Devin Lohman
RHP Kyle McMyne
RHP Erik Miller
OF Felix Perez
UT Cody Puckett
RHP Carlos Ramos
OF/1B Bill Rhinehart
RHP Chad Rogers
OF Steve Selsky
RHP Mark Serrano
LHP Clayton Tanner

Very nice, camis. Thank you!

I think it's a surprisingly strong list, given the conspicuous depletion through offseason trades. The most encouraging aspect is the depth. To go through 50 prospects (after five of the best had been removed) and still not elect the likes of Cody Puckett, Clayton Tanner, James Allen, Jonathan Correa, Mark Fleury . . . that seems pretty strong. (It's also worth noting, for the record, that J.J. Hoover was not included because of his late acquisition.)

Thanks again for doing the dirty work, Camis. 50 strong. I like it.

I wonder two things about this list. First, where everyone thinks JJ Hoover would fall in. And second, where people would have placed Correa if he hadn't missed last year and he was actually thhe age we thought he was.

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Originally Posted by OGB

I wonder two things about this list. First, where everyone thinks JJ Hoover would fall in. And second, where people would have placed Correa if he hadn't missed last year and he was actually thhe age we thought he was.

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Hoover, for me, would have been around #20. Correa is a much tougher question to answer. How would he have performed last year? Was the stuff the same?

I'd say the 12-22 range for Hoover. I believe he's a better relief possibility, at the moment, than Joseph (#25) and probably better than Brackman (#22), who, however, is still being considered as a starter. I also like him better than Boxberger, whom we had at #8, but I thought Boxberger was over-ranked.

I think this is one of the better lists that RZ has produced over the years. The only big gripes I have is I think Rosa is ranked too low and Duran is ranked too high. I think Hamilton is ranked too high too, but I understand that one a bit more.

Hindsight is 20/20, but 2+ months into this season, I wonder where Yorman and Duran would be ranked now.

Also wondering if someone like Theo Bowe or Andrew Means would make the list now.

I got to thinking about these rankings when I looked up the numbers on the prospects the Reds traded this offseason. Torreyes and Sappelt are having miserable years. Boxberger hasn't been terrible, but he has been the furthest thing from good. Grandal is the only one playing well right now.

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Originally Posted by OGB

Hindsight is 20/20, but 2+ months into this season, I wonder where Yorman and Duran would be ranked now.

Also wondering if someone like Theo Bowe or Andrew Means would make the list now.

I got to thinking about these rankings when I looked up the numbers on the prospects the Reds traded this offseason. Torreyes and Sappelt are having miserable years. Boxberger hasn't been terrible, but he has been the furthest thing from good. Grandal is the only one playing well right now.

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I wouldn't put either in the top 30. Maybe not even in the top 40.

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeRedleg

I wouldn't put either in the top 30. Maybe not even in the top 40.

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Especially following the draft. I feel like the Reds got prospects galore.