Balls, Bulls, Bears!

The Orioles system is lookin’ damn fine. You need a left handed pitcher? What about a righty? Power? Control? They’ve got it all.

Will Lingo over at Baseball America puts together the Orioles Top-10 Prospects.

1. Brian Matusz, lhp
2. Josh Bell, 3b
3. , lhp
4. , rhp
5. , rhp
6. , 1b
7. , rhp
8. , rhp
9. Mychal Givens, ss
10. Caleb Joseph, c

Sickels started his 2010 prospect journey with your Minnesota Twins!

Anyone who pegs Aaron Hicks as a break-out player is A-OK in my books.

1) Aaron Hicks, OF, Grade B+
2) , OF, Grade B
3) Kyle Gibson, RHP, Grade B-
4) , C, Grade B-
5) Adrian Salcedo, RHP, Grade B-
6) Billy Bullock, RHP, Grade B-
7) , OF, Grade C+
8) Danny Valencia, 3B, Grade C+
9) , OF-1B, Grade C+
10) Miguel Sano, SS, Grade C+

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The Braves have held onto their top-prospects, but after that; things get a bit murky. John Sickels of MinorLeagueBall showcases his top 20 Braves’ prospects:

1) , OF, Grade A
2) , 1B, Grade B+
3) , RHP, Grade B
4) Randall Delgado, RHP, Grade B
5) Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Grade B
6) , LHP, Grade B-
7) Christian Bethancourt, C, Grade B-
8) J.J. Hoover, RHP, Grade B-
9) , RHP, Grade B-
10) , RHP, Grade C+

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The Royals Top 20 is filled with player movement and some of the can’t-miss prospects are quickly turning into can’t-hit prospects.

1) , LHP, Grade B+
2) , 3B, Grade B
3) Aaron Crow, RHP, Grade B
4) Tim Melville, RHP, Grade B
5) , LHP, Grade B
6) Wil Myers, C, Grade B
7) Eric Hosmer, 1B, Grade B-
8) Carlos Rosa, RHP, Grade B-
9) David Lough, OF, Grade B-
10) Jordan Parraz, OF, Grade B-
11) , LHP, Grade B-

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had everyone convinced that he was a Grade-A talent before he even made the trip to the desert. With a solid showing in Arizona, there’s no reason to doubt him. John Sickels of MinorLeagueBall shows us his version of the Nationals’ Top 20.

1) , RHP, Grade A
2) , C, Grade B+
3) , RHP, Grade B+
4) Danny Espinosa, SS, Grade B
5) , 1B, Grade B
6) Jeff Kobernus, 2B, Grade B-
7) , OF, Grade B-
8) Justin Maxwell, OF, Grade C+
9) Ian Desmond, SS, Grade C+
10) Bradley Meyers, RHP, Grade C+

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John Sickels puts together his list of Top-20 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects over at minorleagueball.com

1) Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Grade A
2) , OF, Grade B
3) , C, Grade B
4) Zack Von Rosenberg, RHP, Grade B-
5) , RHP, Grade B-
6) , RHP, Grade C+
7) Chase D’arnaud, INF, Grade C+
8) Starling Marte, OF, Grade C+
9) Rudy Owens, LHP, Grade C+
10) Ronald Uviedo, RHP, Grade C+

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