Balls, Bulls, Bears!

Kevin Goldstein takes a look at Pittsburgh’s Top-Prospect list. The Pirates have improved ten-fold since Huntington took office. Here’s Basbeall Prospectus’ look at the Pirates’ system:

Five-Star Prospects
1. Pedro Alvarez, 3B
Four-Star Prospects
2. , C
3. , OF
Three-Star Prospects
4. Starling Marte, OF
5. Chase D’Arnaud, SS
6. , RHP
7. , OF
8. Colton Cain, LHP
9. Rudy Owens, LHP
10. Zack Von Rosenberg, RHP
Two-Star Prospects
11. , RHP

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2009 Donruss Extra Elite Edition

Where’s the Hype at and How Much Are You Paying For It?

Now, onto part two where we’re dealing with the other side of the spectrum. This list is by no means a list of can’t-miss prospects, but rather a list of guys that’re being mentioned at a steady pace but their cards fail to properly represent their hype. Position and payroll has a lot to do with it, as you’ll see when we start our list with a Pitcher from Texas that’s not getting the love we’d expect

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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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