MWL Top 20 Prospects

Baseball America did their Top 20 Prospects List for the Midwest League yesterday. No Rattlers. The top five were:

1. Jay Bruce, of, Dayton (Reds)
2. Cameron Maybin, of, West Michigan (Tigers)
3. Justin Upton, of, South Bend (Diamondbacks)
4. Colby Rasmus, of, Quad Cities (Cardinals)
5. Nick Adenhart, rhp, Cedar Rapids (Angels)

This is how those five guys did against the Rattlers in 2006:

Bruce -- 8 games; 4-for-31 (.129) 1 HR, 5 RBI
Maybin -- 7 games; 9-for-23 (.391) 0 HR, 5 RBI
Upton -- 7 games; 5-for-28 (.179) 0 HR 3 RBI
Rasmus -- 8 games; 8-for-28 (.286) 1 HR 5RBI
Adenhart -- 1 game; 1-0; 7IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 7K

Go to the link for the complete list.

There was a chat for BA.com subscribers with Jim Callis after the list was revealed. I know J over at Mariner Minors does this, but here is the one question about the Timber Rattlers in that chat yesterday:

Q: Jill from New Orleans, LA asks:No Mariners prospects? Anyone close?

A: Jim Callis: No, not really. The Wisconsin team was pretty barren. The best prospect was second baseman Luis Valbuena, and he wasn't close to the Top 20 at all.

Also, Wisconsin native Erik Cordier, who played for the Burlington Bees had a question asked about him:

Q: Paul from Kansas City asks:Erik Cordier only made a handful of starts in the league, but does he still rate high as a prospect? And do you have any info on his medical status?

A: Jim Callis: Cordier didn't pitch long enough to qualify for the list. But he's fully healthy, finally, and one scout saw his fastball sit at 93-94 mph and touch 97 late in the year. He's back and is one of the Royals' top pitching prospects.