- Pedro Alvarez
- Jose Tabata
- Tony Sanchez
- Brad Lincoln
- Chase D'Arnaud
- Starling Marte
- Tim Alderson
- Zack Von Rosenberg
- Rudy Owens
- Gorkys Hernandez
No surprises at the top with Pedro and Jose, but there are a couple things in the middle that I was surprised to see. I honestly didn't expect Chase D'Arnaud and Starling Marte to be so high, and it also surprised me that Tim Alderson was the whole way down at #7. Scouts really don't care for Alderson very much, based on his mechanics and whatnot. All I know is the guy can pitch, and the numbers (10-3, 3.93) he put up last year show it.
The article also projects the Pirates 2013 lineup, which looks like this:
C - Tony Sanchez
1B - Jeff Clement
2B - Akinori Iwamura
SS - Chase D'Arnaud
3B - Pedro Alvarez
LF - Lastings Milledge
CF - Andrew McCutchen
RF - Jose Tabata
SP - Brad Lincoln
SP - Charlie Morton
SP - Ross Ohlendorf
SP - Zach Duke
SP - Paul Maholm
CL - Victor Black
Not a bad looking squad I must say, lots of potential in there. The only things I see wrong with it are that Duke and Maholm are still on the team. I really don't see both of them being in Pittsburgh in 2013, as they are both eligible for free agency before that. There is no reason the Pirates would make a special effort to keep them with guys like Tim Alderson and Rudy Owens in the minors, but we will see.
In related news, Tim at Buccofans.com has been counting down his own Pittsburgh Pirates prospects, the whole way from #50. He is now in the top 10, so check him out.