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Miller dominated the Midwest League in his first full year in pro ball, and the Cardinals have to be doing cartwheels to have landed him with the 19th overall pick in 2009.

He will pitch at 92-95 but can run the fastball up to 98 mph, and his command of the pitch has improved by leaps and bounds over where it was in high school. The biggest change for him in 2010 was his changeup, a pitch he rarely used as an amateur because he rarely needed it, but regular use and help from the Cardinals' coaches has made it a viable weapon, to the point that he held left-handed hitters in 2010 to a .194/.259/.274 line.

He still has an out-pitch curveball in the 76-80 range with good depth, but has been more of a flyball pitcher than expected despite getting good downhill plane from his delivery. He's probably two to three years away but projects as the frontline starter the Cardinals will need to replace Chris Carpenter in the long run.

Q: What year is it?
A: Ty Wigginton

Goldstein only has one Cardinal in top-101. Has Jenkins ahead of Cox and Martinez.

Law isn't as good as Goldstein in my amateur opinion. Remember how high Law was on Boggs?

I expect Miller will be anywhere from 9-22 on most people's list I'd suspect.

Law says Matias has better raw stuff than Shelby Miller and could leapfrog Miller on the list next year if 2011 'lives up to expectations.' That's great to hear and nice to dream on.

Law isn't as good as Goldstein in my amateur opinion. Remember how high Law was on Boggs?

Q: What year is it?
A: Ty Wigginton

Boggs could pitch in the majors right now as a reliever, although the Cardinals have been developing him as a starter due to his durable frame and ability to hold his stuff through 90-plus pitches. Boggs has a plus pitch in his 93-96 mph fastball and a future-plus pitch in his sharp downer breaking ball at 82-84 mph. His fastball command, especially to his glove side, needs work and may just result from a little herky-jerky movement early in his delivery. More troubling is that for some reason he has struggled to miss bats despite his solid stuff, which would portend a move to the bullpen long term unless he finds a way to finish hitters off.

A 2013 or 2014 rotation of Waino-Miller-Garcia-Matias could be impressive.

Right-hander Tyrell Jenkins was a three-sport star in high school who turned down a football scholarship to Baylor. He's an outstanding athlete who has hit 96 mph and has a chance for four pitches.

Law says Matias has better raw stuff than Shelby Miller and could leapfrog Miller on the list next year if 2011 'lives up to expectations.' That's great to hear and nice to dream on.

If I remember right, Law had Boggs at about 99 in his top 100 when Boggs was in AAA posting an era under 3.5 and had a mid-90's fastball. I think I remember that he liked Boggs because he could be a decent starter or a high quality releiver/closer, if he could harness his control. Seems like Boggs is on his way toward becoming that high quality reliever and maybe a closer down the road. Who knows.