Top 25 NL Prospects for 2008 and 2009

Here's the Top 25 list of NL prospects in terms of potential impact in 2008 and 2009 - which includes major weighting on opportunity for meaningful playing time.

Any prospects not likely to be ready for a major role by the 2nd Half of 2009 are excluded - the top prospects that fall into this 'excluded' list include Jarrod Parker-RHP-ARI, Fernando Martinez-OF-NYM, Angel Villalona-3B-SF and Josh Vitters-3B-CHC.

1. Cameron Maybin, OF, FLA
2. Joey Votto, 1B, CIN
3. Jay Bruce, OF, CIN
4. Clayton Kershaw, LHP, LAD
5. Chase Headley, 3B/OF, SD
6. Colby Rasmus, OF, STL
7. Andy LaRoche, 3B, LAD
8. Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT
9. Steven Pearce, 1B/OF, PIT
10. Franklin Morales, LHP, COL
11. Johnny Cueto, RHP, CIN
12. Geovany Soto, C, CHC
13. Manny Parra, LHP, MIL
14. J.R. Towles, C, HOU
15. Matt Antonelli, 2B, SD
16. Brandon Jones, OF, ATL
17. Jordan Schafer, OF, ATL
18. Chris Marrero, 1B/OF, WAS
19. Ian Stewart, 3B, COL
20. Matt LaPorta, OF, MIL
21. Chin-Lung Hu, SS, LAD
22. Max Scherzer, RHP, ARI
23. Ross Detwiler, LHP, WAS
24. Carlos Carrasco, RHP, PHI
25. Chris Volstad, RHP, FLA

DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT: Homer Bailey, RHP, CIN

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