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| Top Prospects | | 1. | Lance Broadway , SP (R) | | | Will compete for No. 5 spot; set to arrive soon even if he loses. | | 2. | Jack Egbert, (R) | | | Scouts don't see him as front-liner, but has chance to arrive soon. | | 3. | Aaron Poreda, SP (L) | | | '07 No. 1 pick throws high-90s and could arrive, dominate soon. | | 4. | John Shelby, 2B | | | Has decent power for middle infielder; future hinges on Richar. | | 5. | Micah Schnurstein, 1B | | | Offers power, not much else; probably not a full-time player. | | White Sox Season Preview | | Top Prospects | | 1. | Adam Miller, SP (R) | | | Injuries led to disappointing Triple-A year, but his stuff is great. | | 2. | Aaron Laffey, SP (L) | | | Doesn't have knockout stuff, but favored to win rotation spot. | | 3. | Chuck Lofgren, SP (L) | | | A little erratic last year; big pitching prospect on team loaded with them. | | 4. | Jordan Brown, 1B | | | Young Wally Joyner, but needs to make impact soon at age 24. | | 5. | Wes Hodges, 3B | | | Had solid first pro season; gives Indians fallback for Marte. | | Indians Season Preview | | Top Prospects | | 1. | Yorman Bazardo, SP (R) | | | A candidate to open year in bullpen, but a starter down the road. | | 2. | Virgil Vasquez, SP (R) | | | Awful results in bigs last year moves Bazardo ahead in pecking order. | | 3. | Jeff Larish, 1B | | | Getting old, but has great power and draws a lot of walks. | | 4. | Rick Porcello, SP (R) | | | Recently drafted; signability problems dropped big talent to Tigers. | | 5. | Jordan Tata, SP (R) | | | Running out of time; will need a string of injuries to make impact. | | Tigers Season Preview | | Top Prospects | | 1. | Luke Hochevar, SP (R) | | | '06 No. 1 overall needs time, disappointed in first full season. | | 2. | Michael Moustakas, 3B | | | '07 No. 2 overall pick drafted as SS, probably moving to 3B. | | 3. | Justin Huber, 1B | | | Always looked good in the minors, not a complete afterthought. | | 4. | Chris Lubanski, OF | | | Numbers haven't matched the hype, but he could find it in '08. | | 5. | Julio Pimentel, SP (R) | | | Posted good ERA last season, but not much of a strikeout artist. | | Royals Team Preview | | Top Prospects | | 1. | Philip Humber, SP (R) | | | Might open as team's No. 5 SP, recently had Tommy John surgery. | | 2. | Glen Perkins, SP (L) | | | Will likely begin year in bullpen if not team's No. 5 SP. | | 3. | Nick Blackburn, SP (R) | | | Excellent control, a possibility to open in big-league rotation. | | 4. | Kevin Mulvey, SP (R) | | | Key piece in Santana deal took big step forward last year. | | 5. | Jason Pridie, OF | | | Nice OPS man has outside shot at starting in center field. | | Twins Season Preview |
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