1 Jesus Montero – Ready to put up big numbers in 2010, starting in Trenton after hitting .337 (117-for-347) with 17 homers and 70 RBIs in 92 games between the Thunder and Tampa. Broken finger ended his season and he is hitting just .115 (3-for-26) with Magallanes of the Venezula Winter League.

2 Austin Jackson – Certainly big-league ready defensively.  Hit .300 (151-for-504) with Triple-A Scranton.  Power has not come,  but remember power is the last tool to develop. Depending on roster moves, will see time in New York in 2010.

3 Zach McAllister – At 7-5, 2.23 and a strikeout/walk ratio of 96-33, he was named an Eastern League All-Star.  Has the pinpoint control and mound manner to be a solid No. 3 starter. Ticketed for Triple-A in 2010.

4 Francisco Cervelli – Hit .298 (28-for-94) in 42 games with Yankees. Fun guy to be around and good hitter, just not for power.  Yankees backup backstop until either Romine or Montero dislodge him.

5 Austin Romine – Ahead of Montero in technique behind the plate.  Footwork and release improving. Batted .276 (122-for-442) with Tampa and will get a test at Trenton in 2010.

You'll have to click through for the rest. I've said before that I don't like to gripe about other prospect lists because everyone has different opinions when it comes to these things. However, I have some major complaints about this one. Usually, I can tell what a ranker values by looking at his top prospect list, but I can't do that here. It seems like he values players who are somewhat close to the majors, but leaves off guys like Jeremy Bleich and Caleb Cotham.

There aren't very many people who see Kevin Russo as a starter, so I'm surprised to see him in the top 10. Eduardo Nunez, who comes in eighth, seems to have a bit of a following, so there may be something there. However, I don't see it.

The biggest crime of this prospect list, though, is that Arodys Vizcaino didn't make it. Now, if this were a top ten list, that could be understandable. It's a Top 50(!) list, though. I cannot imagine what criteria was being used where a guy like Vizcaino misses the cut. I'm not going to keep going into all the problems I have with this list, but some other notable omissions were Jairo Heredia, Graham Stoneburner, Bryan Mitchell, Jose Ramirez, JR Murphy, and Wilkins de la Rosa.

Anyway, feel free to chime in with your thoughts on the list. I would really like to hear Jed's explanation for leaving Vizcaino off the list, though.

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