Bay Area Baseball

1. Rick Porcello - RHP - A - ETA 2010 - Comp - Aaron Cook
2. Cale Iorg - SS - C- - ETA 2012 - Comp - Julio Lugo with less speed
3. Casey Crosby - LHP - C - ETA 2012
4. Scott Sizemore - 2B - C- ETA 2011
5. Ryan Perry - RHP - C- - ETA 2010

Detroit pillaged its own system last off season shipping out star prospects Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin, and Gorkys Hernandez. Left on the cupboard is right handed future ace Rick Porcello. Porcello showed why Detroit signed him to a $7.29 million dollar contract going 8-6 with a 2.66 ERA. Cale Iorg struck out a ton but showed some flashes of becoming a potential player. Crosby and Sizemore look like part time players and Perry is a future middle reliever.

Maybin is a five tool athlete.

Original Picks
6 Ricky Romero Toronto Blue Jays
7 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies
8 Wade Townsend Tampa Bay Devil Rays
9 Mike Pelfrey New York Mets
10 Cameron Maybin Detroit Tigers

New Picks
6 Toronto Blue Jays - Cameron Maybin, OF - Five tool star should be in the majors to stay in 2009. Toronto would be lucky to have him along side Vernon Wells and Alex Rios for years to come.
7 Colorado Rockies - Matt Gamel, 3B - A built in replacement at either corner for Garret Atkins or Todd Helton, Gamel is a power bat who could fill a role in the Colorado lineup.
8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Andrew McCutchen, OF - It might be overkill to have this athlete in the Rays system, but he would look great in the outfield with BJ Upton and Carl Crawford.
9 New York Mets - Mike Pelfrey, RHP - The Mets have to be pleased with the way that Pelfrey progressed in 2008. He looks like he will be able to support Johan Santana in the #2 spot in their rotation.
10 Detroit Tigers - Brian Matusz, LHP - He didn’t sign in 2005, but the 08 first rounder is the type of lefthander teams dream about with three pitches that rate at above-average.

That’s a pretty big number up there for Morrow.

Original Picks

6 Andrew Miller Detroit Tigers
7 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers
8 Drew Stubbs Cincinnati Reds
9 Bill Rowell Baltimore Orioles
10 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants

New Picks

6 Detroit Tigers - Brandon Morrow, RHP - Dominated as the Mariners closer last season before converting to a starting role. His mid to high nineties fastball had him no-hitting the Yankees deep into the game and would match Justin Verlanders at the top of the Detroit rotation.
7 Los Angeles Dodgers - Brett Anderson, LHP - With Kershaw gone Los Angeles could take this powerful lefty and not be doing too bad. Anderson should be in Oakland’s rotation in 09.
8 Cincinnati Reds - Travis Snider, OF - No chance Snider drops to Toronto this time around. His powerful lefthanded bat would play nicely in the future for the Reds alongside Jay Bruce.
9 Baltimore Orioles - Chris Tillman, RHP - Tillman, who ended up with Baltimore anyways in the Erik Bedard trade, has blossomed into one of the top pitchign prospects in the game today.
10 San Francisco Giants - Trevor Cahill, RHP - Cahill, who is one of Oakland’s top pitching prospects, would probably already be in the San Francisco rotation. While he is certainly no Tim Lincecum, he is a force to be reckoned with.