Wily Peralta was the clear choice for the #1 spot, so here are our five nominees for #2:
Jed Bradley
Scooter Gennett
Taylor Green
Taylor Jungmann
Tyler Thornburg
Follow the jump for more on the candidates, then vote in the poll below.
Jed Bradley, LHP
Age: 21
Top Level Reached In 2011: (none)
2011 Stats:
Peoria (Arizona Fall League): 8.1 IP, 6.48 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 4 BB, 8 K
Other Rankings:
Source | Rank | Out Of |
John Sickels | 4 | 20 |
FanGraphs | 4 | 15 |
Baseball America | 3 | 10 |
Scooter Gennett, 2B
Age: 21
Top Level Reached in 2011: A+
2011 Stats:
Brevard County (A+): 601 PA, .300/.334/.406, 9 HR, 11 SB, 10 CS, 27 BB, 69 K
Peoria (Arizona Fall League): 100 PA, .411/.470/.556, 2 HR, 2 SB, 0 CS, 10 BB, 15 K
Other Rankings:
Source | Rank | Out Of |
John Sickels | 7 | 20 |
FanGraphs | 6 | 45 |
Baseball America | 5 | 10 |
Taylor Green, 3B
Age: 25
Top Level Reached in 2011: MLB
2011 Stats:
Huntsville (AA): 13 PA, .364/.385/.455, 0 HR, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 BB, 3 K
Nashville (AAA): 487 PA, .336/.413/.583, 22 HR, 1 SB, 0 CS, 55 BB, 72 K
Milwaukee (MLB): 37 PA, .270/.270/.351, 0 HR, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 BB, 6 K
Other Rankings:
Source | Rank | Out Of |
John Sickels | 5 | 20 |
FanGraphs | 5 | 15 |
Baseball America | 8 | 10 |
Taylor Jungmann, RHP
Age: 22
Top Level Reached in 2011: (none)
Other Rankings:
Source | Rank | Out Of |
John Sickels | 3 | 20 |
FanGraphs | 1 | 15 |
Baseball America | 2 | 10 |
Tyler Thornburg, RHP
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: A+
2011 Stats:
Wisconsin (A): 68.2 IP, 1.57 ERA, 1.078 WHIP, 25 BB, 76 K
Brevard County (A+): 68 IP, 3.57 ERA, 1.147 WHIP, 33 BB, 84 K
Peoria (Arizona Fall League): 5.1 IP, 3.38 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 4 BB, 3 K
Other Rankings:
Source | Rank | Out Of |
John Sickels | 2 | 20 |
FanGraphs | 2 | 15 |
Baseball America | 4 | 10 |