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I went through and did the RZ top 10 prospects. I added in Soto and Valakia as 9 and 10 because you could make an argument that they fit there, but also I knew more about them than the rest. I included the RZ rankings in the evaluations as well as assigning a point value into the level each player was in AAA 1, AA 2, A+ 3, A- 4, Rookie 5. Granted this is almost done by proximity but it gives the players ready to contribute a little extra weight. Here is how it went.

Ranking
1 Alonso
2 Leake
3 Frazier
4 Francisco
5 Rodriguez
6 Wood
7 Heisey
8 Cozart
9 Soto
10 Valakia

Ceiling
1 Rodriguez
2 Soto
3 Francisco
4 Leake
5 Alonso
6 Frazier
7 Wood
8 Cozart
9 Heisey
10 Valakia

Floor
1 Alonso
2 Frazier
3 Francisco
4 Leake
5 Heisey
6 Cozart
7 Wood
8 Valakia
9 Soto
10 Rodriguez

Proximity
1 Frazier
2 Francisco
3 Heisey
4 Wood
5 Cozart
6 Valakia
7 Alonso
8 Leake
9 Soto
10 Rodriguez

Position
1 Leake
2 Rodriguez
3 Wood
4 Cozart
5 Frazier
6 Francisco
7 Soto
8 Valakia
9 Heisey
10 Alonso

Production
1 Wood
2 Frazier
3 Francisco
4 Rodriguez
5 Alonso
6 Cozart
7 Heisey
8 Soto
9 Valakia
10 Leake

Level
2 Alonso
2 Leake
1 Frazier
1 Francisco
5 Rodriguez
1 Wood
1 Heisey
2 Cozart
4 Soto
1 Valakia





1 Frazier 20
2 Francisco 22
3 Wood 29
4 Alonso 31
4 Leake 31
6 Rodriguez 36
7 Cozart 39
8 Heisey 41
9 Soto 48
10 Valakia 52

Some thoughts on this. I think what this list shows is the Reds have a lot of nice players, just no stars with the exception of Rodriguez. Frazier gets a lot for credit for being a refined prospect, but he doesn't have a true position, yet. His value may be enhanced by the ability to play all over the diamond. I think Francisco is a little over valued, but if he learns plate discipline he could be a monster. I think 1b is a little devalued, but then again I don't see Alonso being a Pujols or Texiera type. If he isn't that type of player how does he push Votto off 1b? How do you push a better player off his position? I think we all forget how Soto went gangbusters in his first true season. Wood looks about right in the rankings, a lefty who had a dominant season last year and looks primed to make his MLB debut in 2010. While Valakia looks like he will be a utility player, those types of players are valuable in the national league.