Who are your "breakout" players for 2010?

[HokieRed]

If he's healthy, Hildenbrandt.

[nemesis]

I would go with Rojas to continue his improvement at the plate. If Wiley can improve his power numbers a touch he could be in AAA by years end. Pitchers Ill go with Fairel and Valiquette to show the most improvement.

[Kingspoint]

Alonso, of course...

Though, he's already had a "breakout", I'm also adding Matt Fairel to make a real splash and enter Top-10 status on the REDS' Prospect's list.

[Kc61]

Mike Leake will be at AAA before 2010 ends.

[HokieRed]

Mike Leake will be at AAA before 2010 ends.

I'll second that call.

[Degenerate39]

Leake and Frazier

[dougdirt]

Leake and Frazier

Can the guys who will likely be ranked second and third in the system really 'breakout'?

[Prf15]

Maybe he thinks those guys are going to breakout and become a couple of the best prospects in the game? I am not sure.

[HokieRed]

Can the guys who will likely be ranked second and third in the system really 'breakout'?

Good question. That's why I went with Hildenbrandt earlier. Seems to me that a whole lot of people mentioned on this thread are no longer "breakout" candidates. How about some more reaches, real come from nowhere type "breakouts"?

[Degenerate39]

Maybe he thinks those guys are going to breakout and become a couple of the best prospects in the game? I am not sure.

You are correct sir

[kpresidente]

Hitter:

Neftali Soto - he had a down year and while I agreed with the decision to start him in High-A, he was probably better suited to begin in Dayton, and the Reds admitted this too. He'll still only be 21 years old next spring and should repeat High-A. The good news is Soto will be out of the FSL so that should help some. Despite a .644 OPS in the FSL, Soto posted a strong LD% of 22.4, which suggests there was some bad luck involved in his struggles. I expect a bounce back season from him in 2010.

Honorable mention: Devin Mesoraco. His statline didn't look pretty but he walked at a solid clip and showed some decent power.

If you adjust for park and luck over at minor-league splits.com, this is what you get for these two guys:

Soto: .313/.344/.446/.790
Mesoraco: .279/.356/.455/.811

So, yeah, they look like pretty safe bets to "breakout", as long as they get out of the FSL.

[Kingspoint]

Good question. That's why I went with Hildenbrandt earlier. Seems to me that a whole lot of people mentioned on this thread are no longer "breakout" candidates. How about some more reaches, real come from nowhere type "breakouts"?

With that, I agree with Josh Ravin.

[princeton]

Seems to me that a whole lot of people mentioned on this thread are no longer "breakout" candidates.

until they actually reach their potential, they're disappointments. I'm still waiting for Jay Bruce to break out.

[lollipopcurve]

You can interpret "breakout" any way you want, I guess. I like to use only the off the radar guys -- so-called "non-prospects" -- but, on this board at least, those guys are getting harder and harder to find.

[GOYA]

I'm going out on a limb and predict Billy Hamilton adds at least 40 points to his BA and 60 points to his OBP.