Top 30 Prospects list

1. Phil Hughes (SP, 20, AA)
2. Jose Tabata (OF, 18, A-)
3. Joba Chamberlain (SP, 22, A+)
4. Tyler Clippard (SP, 21, AA)
5. Dellin Betances (SP, 18, Rk)
5a. Humberto Sanchez (SP, 23, AAA)*
6. J.B. Cox (RP, 22, AA)
7. Ian Kennedy (SP, 22, A+)
8. Christian Garcia (SP, 20, A+)
9. Jesus Montero (C, 16, Rk)
10. Eric Duncan (3b, 21, AA)
11. Austin Jackson (CF, 19, A-)
12. Jeff Marquez (SP, 22, A+)
13. Brett Gardner (CF, 23, AA)
14. T.J. Beam (RP, 26, AAA)
15. Steve White (SP, 24, AAA)
16. Marcos Vechinoacci (3b, 20, A-)
17. Mark Melancon (RP, 21, A+)**
17a. Kevin Whelan (RP, 22, A+)*
18. Jeff Karstens (SP, 24, MLB)
19. Angel Reyes (LHSP, 19, Rk/A-)
20. George Kontos (SP, 21, SS/A-)
21. Zach McAllister (SP, 18, Rk)
22. Tim Norton (SP, 23, SS/A-)
23. Colin Curtis (CF, 21, SS/A-)
24. Mitchill Hilligoss (3b/SS, 21, SS/A-)
25. Cody Ehlers (1b, 24, A+)
26. Tim Battle (OF, 20, A-)
27. Francisco Castillo (SP, 20, A-)
28. David Robertson (RP, 21, NCAA)
29. Bronson Sardinha (OF, 23, AAA)
30. Alan Horne (SP, 23, A+)

* - Traded after initial rankings
** - Injured after initial rankings

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*Note* - This is not the end of prospect profiles at Fire Joe Torre! On the horizon will the following series of profiles:

Works in Progress - Prospects in Tampa, Trenton, and Columbus who are starting to get a little long in the tooth but still have the possibility of a productive major league career.

Up and Coming - Guys who were too young to make the top 30 list, but could very well break out next season and become top-30 guys.

Salvage Projects - Guys whose potential major league careers have imploded due to injury or ineffectiveness but still may have a comeback left in them.