Top 10 Prospects for 2013

#1) Wil Myers (OF) Rays

Minors:.314 BA, 37 HR, 109 RBI, .987 OPS

I think Myers will have the biggest fantasy impact this season. Rays will have him start in the minors but I can see him have the same path Longoria had his rookie year when they brought him up after one week of play. Only guys in front of him are Matt Joyce and Luke Scott. Zobrist will probably start the year in the outfield but when Myers comes up they will move Zobrist back to 2B and push Kelly Johnson to a bench role.

2013 Projections: 400 AB's, .275, 24 HR, 70 RBI, 55 R, 5 SB


#2) Adam Eaton (OF) Diamondbacks

Minors: .375 BA, 7 HR, 130 R, 44 SB, .978 OPS

All winter I was debating whether or not I was gonna draft Eaton as a bench spot until he got playing time but as soon as the D'Backs traded Upon away I knew they were ready to make Eaton an everyday player. Eaton Isn't the most exciting prospect on the board but with everyday at bats he'll provide some solid fantasy stats.

2013 Projections: 500 AB's, .280, 7 HR, 45 RBI, 80 R, 25 SB


#3) Oscar Tavarez (OF) Cardinals

Minors: .321 BA, 23 HR, 94 RBI, .953 OPS

Really well rounded hitter that makes a lot of solid contact.  Tavarez will probably start the season in AAA but he shouldn't be down too long cause either Beltran will get injured or the Cards will realize that they are wasting their time having Jon Jay in the outfield rather than their highly toted prospect. When he gets the call up he'll be ready to make a fantasy impact as soon as he arrives.

2013 Projections:  300 AB's, .280, 10 HR, 35 RBI, 45 R, 12 SB


#4) Julio Teheran (SP) Braves

Minors: 7-9, 5.08 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 97 Ks, 131 IP

Don't be fooled by last years stats. There was reason why Teheran was a top 3 prospect heading into last season and he's showing why this spring. Braves were tweaking his delivery last season and he has gone to his old ways this spring and has been lights out.  He's got 18 k's in 14 innings and only 2 ER's. Braves have already gave him the last rotation spot and I'd grab him in the late rounds.

2013 Projections: 28 GS, 13-8, 4.05, 1.29 and 160 K's in 170 IP


#5) Jedd Gyorko (2B) Padres

Minors: .311 BA, 30 HR, 100 RBI, .921 OPS

Read yesterdays post on Gyorko for a full review.

2013 Projections: 500 AB's, .270, 22 HR, 75 RBI, 65 R, 3 SB


#6) Shelby Miller (SP) Cardinals 

Minors: 11-10, 4.74 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 160 Ks, 136 IP

Was really high on this guy especially when I found out Carpenter was seriously injured but this spring he's been out pitched by Joe Kelly. So right now he's still in a battle for that #5 spot. If he doesn't win the job out of spring I'm sure he'll be in the rotation soon enough as someone is bound to get hurt (Garcia) or pitch their way out of the rotation.

2013 Projections: 20 GS, 11-5, 3.80, 1.25 and 135 K's in 140 IP


#7) Travis D'Arnaud (C) Mets

Minors: 67 Games .333, 16 HR, 52 RBI, .975 OPS

D'Arnaud was cruising last year until he blew out his knee ending his season abruptly.  Mets will most likely start him down in the minors just to make sure his knee is fine but he should be up in no time to take over from John Buck.  A weak Catchers position makes D'arnaud even that more interesting.

2013 Projections: 350 AB's, .270, 15 HR, 50 RBI, 40 R


#8) Leonys Martin (OF) Rangers

Minors: 55 G, .359 BA, 12 HR, 42 RBI, 10 SB

Martin should finally have regular at bats all year and show how well rounded he is at the plate. So far this spring he's been showing a bit of everything and looking like he's ready to go. He could easily have similar stats to #2 ranked Eaton by year end.

2013 Projections: 500 AB's, .275, 10 HR, 50 RBI, 75 R, 25 SB


#9) Jurickson Profar (2B) Rangers

Minors: .281 BA, 14 HR, 16 SBs, .820 OPS

I'd probably have Profar ranked #2 if he had a starting job but fact of the matter is as long as the Rangers have Andrus you probably won't see Profar until the rosters widen at the end of the year. If the Rangers struggle and need to make a trade Andrus will be the first to go. His contract ends next season and they haven't been able to negotiate with him so he'll be on the move at the end of the season reagardless. I think in a few years from now we'll be seeing Profar getting drafted in the first 3 rounds easily. Even next year I could see him being close to 20/20 with a .280+ average in his first full season.

2013 Projections: 200 AB's .275, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 35 R, 10 SB


#10)Aaron Hicks (OF) Twins

Minors: .286 BA, 13 HR, 32 SB, 11 3Bs, .844 OPS

Going into spring everyone thought that Mastroianni was probably gonna win the CF battle and be the everyday starter but former top prospect hicks had a solid minor league last year and is crushing balls this spring. If Hicks indeed wins the CF job he'll probably be leading off.

2013 Projections: 550 AB's, .260, 11 HR, 40 RBI, 85 R, 25 SB