Nationals 2009 Top 31 by Baseball America

Thanks to Steven over at firejimbowden.blogspot.com for sharing the Nationals Top 31 Prospects list with me, while I await the arrival of my copy of Baseball America 2009 Prospect Handbook.

Photo:Jordan Zimmermann
Rank – Position- Name – (08 Rank) – Finished season at

1. RHP - Jordan Zimmermann (7) - Hbg
2. LHP - Ross Detwiler(2) - Potomac
3. 1B/OF - Chris Marrero (1) - Potomac
4. OF - Michael Burgess (4) - Potomac
5. LHP - Jack McGeary (5) - Vermont
6. C - Derek Norris (22) - Vermont
7. OF - Destin Hood (unranked) 08 Draft
8. C - Adrian Nieto (unranked) 08 Draft
9. OF - J.P. Ramirez (unranked) 08 Draft
10. SS - Esmailyn Gonzalez (17) – GCL Nats
11. OF - Justin Maxwell (8) - Hbg
12. RHP - Garrett Mock (15) -
13. RHP - Shairon Martis (18) – MLB Nats
14. SS - Danny Espinoza (unranked) - Vermont
15. LHP - Graham Hicks (unranked) - Vermont
16. 3B - Leonard Davis (unranked) - AAA
17. 1B - Bill Rhinehart (unranked) - Hbg
18. OF - Roger Bernadina (29) - AAA
19. SS - Ian Desmond (14) - Hbg
20. RHP - Craig Stammen (unranked) -
21. RHP - Marco Estrada (unranked) -
22. LHP - Mike Hinckley (unranked) -
23. 3B - Stephen King (16) - Potomac
24. LHP - Will Atwood (unranked) - Vermont
25. LHP - Josh Smoker (6) – GCL Nats
26. RHP - Colton Willems (9) - Hagerstown
27. RHP - Luis Atilano (unranked) - Potomac
28. LHP - Cory Van Allen (unranked) - Hbg
29. C - Luke Montz (unranked) – MLB Nats
30. RHP - Terrell Young (unranked) 08 Rule 5 Draft
31. OF - J.R. Higley (unranked) – GCL Nats

14 of the 31 prospects listed above have appeared in uniform for the Senators (bold).

I think we could see Detwiler(2), Marrero(3), Maxwell (11), Rhinehart (17), Desmond (19), Atilano (27) and Van Allen (28) possibably start the season in Harrisburg.

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