| 01 |
MATT
WIETERS |
C,ORIOLES |
| 1.054: His on-base plus slugging percentage in 2008 between two minor league levels. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 | |
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| 11 |
TREVOR
CAHILL |
RHP, ATHLETICS |
| 2.25: ERA for Team USA in two Olympic starts last season en route to a bronze medal |
| Opening Day Age: 21 |
ETA: 2009 | |
| 02 |
DAVID
PRICE |
LHP, RAYS |
| 109: Strikeouts, in 110 minor league innings, between three levels last season. |
| Opening Day Age: 23 |
ETA: 2009 | |
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| 12 |
PEDRO
ALVAREZ |
3B, PIRATES |
| 9/24: Date he signed with the Pirates—more than a month after the Aug. 15 deadline—after the union's grievance on his behalf. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 | |
| 03 |
COLBY
RASMUS |
OF, CARDINALS |
| 2005: Year he led Russell County High to Alabama and national championships, when he also was a first-round pick. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 | |
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| 13 |
MIKE
MOUSTAKAS |
3B, ROYALS |
| 1992: The last time a teenager led the Midwest League in homers, before he did it with 22 in 2008. |
| Opening Day Age: 20 |
ETA: 2010 | |
| 04 |
TOMMY
HANSON |
RHP, BRAVES |
| 49: Strikeouts in just 29 innings in the Arizona Fall League, when he became the first pitcher to win the league MVP award. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 | |
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| 14 |
BUSTER
POSEY |
C, GIANTS |
| .879: Division I-best slugging percentage for Florida State last spring, when he won BA's College Player of the Year award. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2010 | |
| 05 |
JASON
HEYWARD |
OF, BRAVES |
| 14: Overall pick in the 2007 draft where the Braves nabbed Heyward, who wasn't expected to fall that far. |
| Opening Day Age: 19 |
ETA: 2010 | |
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| 15 |
DEXTER
FOWLER |
OF, ROCKIES |
| 14: Round in which he was drafted; he signed for $925,000, turning down a Miami scholarship. |
| Opening Day Age: 23 |
ETA: 2009 | |
| 06 |
TRAVIS
SNIDER |
OF, BLUE JAYS |
| 50: Minor league homers in 305 career games. |
| Opening Day Age: 21 |
ETA: 2009 | |
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| 16 |
MIKE
STANTON |
OF, MARLINS |
| .988: OPS away from Greensboro's cozy NewBridge Bank Park; it was .996 at home. |
| Opening Day Age: 19 |
ETA: 2010 | |
| 07 |
BRETT
ANDERSON |
LHP, ATHLETICS |
| 10.11: Strikeouts per nine innings he compiled in 2008 between two levels. |
| Opening Day Age: 21 |
ETA: 2009 | |
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| 17 |
LARS
ANDERSON |
1B, RED SOX |
| .404: Career OBP in 252 career minor league games. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 | |
| 08 |
CAMERON
MAYBIN |
OF, MARLINS |
| 8/18/07: Date when he hit his first big league homer—off Roger Clemens. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 | |
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| 18 |
LOGAN
MORRISON |
1B, MARLINS |
| 29: RBIs in 25 games he played in the AFL while hitting .404. |
| Opening Day Age: 21 |
ETA: 2010 | |
| 09 |
MADISON
BUMGARNER |
LHP, GIANTS |
| 1.46: His minor league-best ERA last season at low Class A Augusta. |
| Opening Day Age: 19 |
ETA: 2010 | |
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| 19 |
ALCIDES
ESCOBAR |
SS, BREWERS |
| 5.44: His range factor last season—best among shortstops in BA's Prospect Handbook, and another way to say he's an elite defender. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 | |
| 10 |
NEFTALI
FELIZ |
RHP, RANGERS |
| 3: Home runs allowed last season in 127 innings. |
| Opening Day Age: 20 |
ETA: 2009 | |
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| 20 |
GORDON
BECKHAM |
SS, WHITE SOX |
| 28: Home runs he hit for Georgia last season, tied for the NCAA Division I lead. |
| Opening Day Age: 22 |
ETA: 2009 | |