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Midseason Prospect Rankings

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http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/m ... prospects/

Cards have 4 in the top 50
2. Oscar Taveras
Has been limited by an ankle injury, but power, hitting ability still evident.

12. Michael Wacha
In a thinner organization, he’d have made more than three big league starts this year.

24. Carlos Martinez
Either going to be a future closer or a solid middle of rotation starter with plus stuff.

47. Kolten Wong
Not flashy, but a safe bet to have a lengthy big league career as a solid all-around second baseman.
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One might even say Cards have 4 in the top 47.

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Baseball Prospectus did one, we had 3 in the top 50

1) Oscar Taveras, OF, St Louis Cardinals (Age: 21, ETA: Late 2013, Preseason Rank: 2)

Potential Earnings: $35+ Risk Factor: Low

Fantasy Overview: Four-category contributor; Impact potential in AVG, HR, RBI

What has changed: Not much. Taveras is still the best hitter in the minor leagues, despite missing time this season with a lingering ankle injury. And don’t lose sight of the fact that he just turned 21 years old in late June.

16) Carlos Martinez, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (Age: 21, ETA: Late 2013, Preseason Rank: 33)

Potential Earnings: $20-25 Risk Factor: Low

Fantasy Overview: Four-category contributor; Impact potential in K, ERA

What has changed: The likelihood of Martinez getting a real shot as a starter at the major-league level has increased, though his value remains buoyed by the fact that he could fail at that and still become an elite-level closer.

27) Michael Wacha, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (Age: 22, ETA: Late 2013, Preseason Rank: 63)

Potential Earnings: $15-20 Risk Factor: Low

Fantasy Overview: Four-category contributor; Impact potential in W, ERA, WHIP

What has changed: A rise in his fantasy floor and timetable. Not a jump in his ceiling.

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One might even say Cards have 3 in the top 27.

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Taveras was #2 in BP, with Buxton #1.

BA published pieces on all the farms, with brief mid-season reports--Best Player, Biggest Disappointments, Biggest Leap Forward for each team. Goold (who writes the Cardinals entries pre-season and in the annual but does not, I don't think, have input on the lists) wrote about Wong as the best player in the farm this year.
Goold wrote:...all Wong has done this season is assert his place in the Cardinals’ future.

Wong, 22, had a .312/.368/.466 line through his first 75 games for Triple-A Memphis, and he’s shown significant improvement in several areas the Cardinals wanted to see. He’s 11-for-12 on stolen bases attempts, and he’s a nimble fielder at second base. Wong is poised to be a regular in 2014, which could force a shuffle of the roster ahead of him.

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