Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Baseball America: Nationals Top 10 Prospects for 2009

Today Baseball America announced the Washington Nationals Top 10 Prospects (as well as the Best Tools in the organization and the Nationals Projected lineup for 2012). Nationals right-handed pitching prospect, and 2008 Harrisburg Senator, Jordan Zimmermann (Pictured below) tops the list.


Jordan Zimmermann



2009 Top 10 Prospects by Baseball America
1.Jordan Zimmermann, rhp
2.Rodd Detwiler, lhp
3.Chris Marrero, 1b
4.Michael Burgess, of
5.Jack McGeary, lhp
6.Derek Norris, c
7.Destin Hood, of
8.Adrian Nieto, c
9.J.P. Ramirez, of
10.Esmailyn Gonzalez, ss

Best Tools
Best Hitter for Average: J.P. Ramirez
Best Power Hitter: Chris Marrero
Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Derek Norris
Fastest Baserunner: Roger Bernadina
Best Athlete: Justin Maxwell
Best Fastball Jordan Zimmerman
Best Curveball Jack McGeary
Best Slider Jordan Zimmerman
Best Changeup Shairon Martis
Best Control Jack McGeary
Best Defensive Catcher Sandy Leon
Best Defensive Infielder Danny Espinosa
Best Infield Arm Ian Desmond
Best Defensive Outfielder Roger Bernadina
Best Outfield Arm Michael Burgess

Washington Nationals Projected 2012 Lineup
Catcher Jesus Flores
First Base Chris Marrero
Second Base Esmailyn Gonzalez
Third Base Ryan Zimmerman
Shortstop Cristian Guzman
Left Field Elijah Dukes
Center Field Lastings Milledge
Right Field Michael Burgess
No. 1 Starter Jordan Zimmerman
No. 2 Starter Ross Detwiler
No. 3 Starter Scott Olsen
No. 4 Starter Collin Balester
No. 5 Starter John Lannan
Closer Garrett Mock

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to Roger Bernadina, Justin Maxwell, Jordan Zimmermann, Shairon Martin, and Ian Desmond on being recognized for these various skills. Continued success in 2009!

Jane

ryane said...

Detweiler is grossly overrated..speaking solely on behalf of senators fans, I'd really like more of these lists to shine some light on the remarkable upside leonard davis possesses..he looked average in aaa but, you have to remember he made several jumps in leagues last year..not to mention he absolutely tore it up during his stint with the senators