Lawr Michaels’ Top 50 Prospect List for 2013

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Saturday, 01 December 2012 19:49

Some prospect lists are tilted towards fantasy, some focus on MLB potential. Lawr Michaels' Top-250 combines both. It is a proprietary meld of the player's skills, age and the level at which he played. The focus is on the skills that most often lead to success (OBP, xBH, K%, BB% for hitters and K%, BB% and BAA for pitchers). Age versus level is a strong consideration.

Perhaps the best use of Lawr's list is in deep leagues with extended reserve, ultra or farm lists. Since age plays such a major role, Lawr's methodology often identifies a player a few years away from the Show but displaying the necessary skills to get there. Often, the player is on your radar to track before your league-mates have ever heard about him.

Below is a free sample of the Top-50. The full 250 with commentary and Lawr's special Zen's picks are available as part of the 2013 Mastersball Platinum Package.

Click HERE for the Top 50 in .xls form

							2012
Rank	NAME	Pos	AGE	B	T	2012 TEAM_NAME	LEAGUE	ORG
1	Buckel, Cody	P	20	R	R	Frisco RoughRiders	TEX	TEX
2	Taveras, Oscar	OF	21	L	L	Springfield Cardinals	TEX	STL
3	Profar, Jurickson	SS	20	S	R	Frisco RoughRiders	TEX	TEX
4	Skaggs, Tyler	P	21	L	L	Reno Aces	PCL	ARI
5	Walker, Taijuan	P	20	R	R	Jackson Generals	SOU	SEA
6	Ortiz, Joe	P	22	L	L	Round Rock Express	PCL	TEX
7	Bundy, Dylan	P	20	S	R	Frederick Keys	CAR	BAL
8	Blackburn, Clayton	P	20	L	R	Augusta GreenJackets	SAL	SF
9	Singleton, Jonathan	1B	22	L	L	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	HOU
10	Sano, Miguel	SS	20	R	R	Beloit Snappers	MID	MIN
11	Martinez, Carlos	P	21	R	R	Springfield Cardinals	TEX	STL
12	Teheran, Julio	P	22	R	R	Gwinnett Braves	INT	ATL
13	Wisler, Matthew	P	20	R	R	Fort Wayne TinCaps	MID	SD
14	Rodriguez, Eduardo	P	19	L	L	Delmarva Shorebirds	SAL	BAL
15	Fulmer, Michael	P	20	R	R	Savannah Sand Gnats	SAL	NYM
16	Flores, Wilmer	2B/3B	22	R	R	Binghamton Mets	EAS	NYM
17	Bogaerts, Xander	SS	20	R	R	Salem Red Sox	CAR	BOS
18	Pederson, Joc	OF	21	L	L	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	CAL	LAD
19	Fernandez, Jose	P	20	R	R	Jupiter Hammerheads	FSL	MIA
20	Bauer, Trevor	P	22	R	R	Reno Aces	PCL	ARI
21	Miller, Shelby	P	22	R	R	Memphis Redbirds	PCL	STL
22	Lindor, Francisco	SS	19	S	R	Lake County Captains	MID	CLE
23	Hanson, Alen	1B	20	S	R	West Virginia Power	SAL	PIT
24	Perez, Martin	P	21	L	L	Round Rock Express	PCL	TEX
25	Franklin, Nick	SS/2B	22	S	R	Jackson Generals	SOU	SEA
26	Syndergaard, Noah	P	20	L	R	Lansing Lugnuts	MID	TOR
27	Simon, Kyle	P	22	R	R	Reading Phillies	EAS	PHI
28	Cowart, Kaleb	3B	21	S	R	Inland Empire 66ers	CAL	LAA
29	Llorens, Dixon	P	20	R	R	Quad Cities River Bandits	MID	STL
30	Campos, Jose	P	20	R	R	Charleston RiverDogs	SAL	NYY
31	Lee, Zach	P	21	R	R	Chattanooga Lookouts	SOU	LAD
32	Myers, Wil	OF	22	R	R	Omaha Storm Chasers	PCL	KC
33	Holmberg, David	P	21	R	L	Mobile BayBears	SOU	ARI
34	Mejia, Adalberto	P	19	L	L	Augusta GreenJackets	SAL	SF
35	Wheeler, Zack	P	22	R	R	Buffalo Bisons	INT	NYM
36	Robinson, Drew	3B	21	L	R	Hickory Crawdads	SAL	TEX
37	Pettibone, Jonathan	P	22	L	R	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	INT	PHI
38	Barbato, Johnny	P	20	R	R	Fort Wayne TinCaps	MID	SD
39	Stephenson, Robert	P	20	R	R	Dayton Dragons	MID	CIN
40	Santana, Domingo	OF	21	R	R	Lancaster JetHawks	CAL	HOU
41	Davidson, Matt	3B	22	R	R	Mobile BayBears	SOU	ARI
42	Escobar, Edwin	P	20	L	L	Augusta GreenJackets	SAL	SF
43	Wells, Ben	P	20	R	R	Peoria Chiefs	MID	CHC
44	Smith, Kyle	P	20	R	R	Kane County Cougars	MID	KC
45	Rondon, Bruce	P	22	R	R	Erie SeaWolves	EAS	DET
46	Cole, A.J.	P	21	R	R	Burlington Bees	MID	OAK
47	Arcia, Oswaldo	OF	22	L	R	New Britain Rock Cats	EAS	MIN
48	Soto, Giovanni	P	21	L	L	Akron Aeros	EAS	CLE
49	Story, Trevor	SS/3B	20	R	R	Asheville Tourists	SAL	COL
50	Ramirez, Jose	2B	21	S	R	Lake County Captains	MID	CLE

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