Baseball America Announces Nationals Top 10 Prospects

Today Baseball America announced the 2008 pre-season, Washington Nationals Top Ten Prospects list. Only former Senators rhp Collin Balester made the list. Balester, who played part of two seasons with the Senators was #3 on the list. Balester was ranked as the Nationals #1 prospect entering the 2007 season. In 2007 he posted a 4 – 10 record with a 3.89 ERA. While in Harrisburg, he showed good stuff but suffered from poor run support, which lead to a 3-7 record. He is just 21 with a bright future if he can stay healthy and get run support he could be in the Nationals rotation for a long time.



The Washington Nationals Top Ten Prospects by Baseball America are:

1. Chris Marrero, of/1b
2. Ross Detwiler, lhp
3. Collin Balester, rhp
4. Michael Burgess, of
5. Jack McGeary, lhp
6. Josh Smoker, lhp
7. Jordan Zimmerman, rhp
8. Glenn Gibson, lhp
9. Justin Maxwell, of
10. Colton Willems, rhp