Oct 11th, 2009
2009 Postseason Top 25 Prospects
By FutureSox Staff
The minor league season is over after a dreadful 1-10 combined playoff record from four White Sox affiliates. With that, it’s time to kick off our season in review coverage with our Postseason Top 25 Prospects. Per usual, we had a combination of nine FutureSox writers and people who follow the Sox minor league system from our sister site, Soxtalk.com, pool their ballots like an AP Poll. As a result, the rankings are a combination of each of our rankings and don’t reflect any of our individual opinions.
The previous rank is in reference to our Midseason Top 25. Player profiles are linked in the player’s name if the player has one. Tell us what you love and hate about the rankings in the comments section or join the discussion at Soxtalk!
1. Tyler Flowers, C, White Sox
Previous: 1st
2. Dan Hudson, RH SP, White Sox
Previous: 4th
3. Dayan Viciedo, 3B, AA Birmingham
Previous: 2nd
4. Jordan Danks, CF, AA Birmingham
Previous: 3rd
5. C.J. Retherford, 2B/3B, AA Birmingham
Previous: 11th
6. Jared Mitchell, OF, Low-A Kannapolis
Previous: 5th
7. Brent Morel, 3B, High-A Winston-Salem
Previous: 17th
8. Charlie Shirek, RH SP, AA Birmingham
Previous: 10th
9. Trayce Thompson, OF, Rookie Great Falls
Previous: Not yet signed (He would have been 13th if he had)
10. Josh Phegley, C, Low-A Kannapolis
Previous: 8th
11. Carlos Torres, RH SP, White Sox
Previous: 14th
12. Jhonny Nunez, RH RP, White Sox
Previous: 25th
13. John Ely, RH SP, AA Birmingham
Previous: 19th
14. Christian Marrero, OF/1B, AA Birmingham
Previous: UR
15. John Shelby III, OF, AA Birmingham
Previous: 7th
16. Stefan Gartrell, OF, AAA Charlotte
Previous: 23rd
17. Nathan Jones, RH RP, High-A Winston-Salem
Previous: 12th
18. Charlie Leesman, LH SP, Low-A Kannapolis
Previous: 20th
19. Kyle Bellamy, RH RP, Low-A Kannapolis
Previous: UR
20. Lucas Harrell, RH SP, AAA Charlotte
Previous: 15th
21. Stephen Sauer, RH SP, Low-A Kannapolis
Previous: 23rd
22. Jon Link, RH RP, AAA Charlotte
Previous: 13th
23. Steven Upchurch, RH SP, Rookie Bristol
Previous: 16th
24. Brandon Hynick, RH SP, AAA Charlotte
Previous: Not yet in system
25. Clevelan Santeliz, RH RP, AA Birmingham
Previous: UR
Others receiving votes, in order of points/votes received: David Holmberg, Jon Gilmore, Miguel Gonzalez, Dan Remenowsky, Santos Rodriguez, Nevin Griffith, Eduardo Escobar, Brady Shoemaker, Nick Ciolli, Joe Serafin, Ryan Buch, Matt Heidenreich, Kyle Colligan, Gregory Infante, Jim Gallagher, Fernando Hernandez, Brandon Short, Seth Loman
Prospects previously ranked, still in the system from but received no votes this time: Brian Omogrosso (formerly #9, torn labrum), Justin Greene (#19)
Prospects previously ranked, no longer in the system: Dexter Carter (#7, traded to SD), Jack Egbert (#25, now with NYM)
Christian Marrero still flies under the radar, I still think of him as top 5.
I’m just currious. Who is the FutureSox? Is this affiliated with the Chicago White Sox, is this media based, scout based, who is making these projections?
We’re just fans that follow the minor leagues. We have people that watch the games, stat geeks and try to keep in touch with people affiliated with the minor league teams. Our opinion isn’t professional, but we do our best.