Today we wrapped up the Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 top 10 prospects countdown. The results, with links to the individual reports, are as follows:
1. Gerrit Cole
2. Jameson Taillon
3. Starling Marte
4. Josh Bell
5. Luis Heredia
6. Robbie Grossman
7. Tony Sanchez
8. Stetson Allie
9. Kyle McPherson
10. Nick Kingham
If you enjoyed the countdown and the reports on each player, you’ll also enjoy the 2012 Prospect Guide, which features similar reports on the remaining top 50 prospects, as well as over 250 prospect reports and a feature on the top four pitching prospects in the system. You can purchase your copy of the book on the products page of the site.
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December 23, 2011 at 11:31 pm
@Tim how about Jai Miller could be an interesting waiver claim if he gets to them? Limited ABs and playing in a huge park. There has to be some bum on the 40 man to get rid of maybe Nunez.