Diamond Futures’ Retrospective: Our 2008 Top 100

Jay Bruce edged out Evan Longoria for the top spot

A number of you have inquired recently as to where you can find our previous Top Prospect Lists. In response, we have begun to post our previous lists and will get through all of them before the season starts. Up until now we have provided recaps with the highlights and lowlights from our previous lists, but as we get to 2008, we still don’t know the future of many of the players on the list, so from here on out we will just provide the lists without commentary.
The complete list can be found below:


Diamond Futures 2008 Top 100

1 ) Bruce , Jay
2 ) Longoria , Evan
3 ) Bailey , Homer
4 ) Maybin , Cameron
5 ) Rasmus , Colby
6 ) Ellsbury , Jacoby
7 ) Price , David
8 ) Wieters , Matt
9 ) LaRoche , Andy
10 ) McGee , Jacob
11 ) McCutchen , Andrew
12 ) Chamberlain , Joba
13 ) Gonzalez , Carlos
14 ) Kershaw , Clayton
15 ) Porcello , Rick
16 ) Martinez , Fernando
17 ) Brignac , Reid
18 ) Tabata , Jose
19 ) Vitters , Josh
20 ) Elbert , Scott
21 ) Snider , Travis
22 ) Niemann , Jeff
23 ) Heyward , Jason
24 ) Andrus , Elvis
25 ) Parker , Jarrod
26 ) Moustakas , Mike
27 ) Cueto , Johnny
28 ) Barton , Daric
29 ) Reimold , Nolan
30 ) Fukodome , Kosuke
31 ) Adenhart , Nick
32 ) Buchholz , Clay
33 ) Miller , Adam
34 ) Walker , Neil
35 ) Votto , Joey
36 ) Wood , Brandon
37 ) Gonzalez , Giovany
38 ) Headley , Chase
39 ) Inman , Will
40 ) Marrero , Christopher
41 ) LaPorta , Matt
42 ) Stewart , Ian
43 ) Balester , Collin
44 ) Detwiler , Ross
45 ) Sweeney , Ryan
46 ) Clement , Jeff
47 ) Schierholtz , Nate
48 ) Main , Michael
49 ) Balentien , Wladimir
50 ) Hurley , Eric
51 ) Conger , Hank
52 ) Anderson , Brett
53 ) Jones , Brandon
54 ) Triunfel , Carlos
55 ) Antonelli , Matt
56 ) Morales , Franklin
57 ) Parra , Gerardo
58 ) Patton , Troy
59 ) Alderson , Tim
60 ) Gomez , Carlos
61 ) Jackson , Austin
62 ) Kennedy , Ian
63 ) Jurrjens , Jair
64 ) Burgess , Michael
65 ) Latos , Matt
66 ) Aumont , Phillippe
67 ) Garcia , Jaime
68 ) Beavan , Blake
69 ) Guerra , Deolis
70 ) Volstad , Chris
71 ) Davis , Wade
72 ) Noonan , Nick
73 ) Bowden , Michael
74 ) Teheran , Julio
75 ) Donaldson , Josh
76 ) Reynolds , Greg
77 ) Rowell , William
78 ) Blanks , Kyle
79 ) Gallagher , Sean
80 ) Mills , Beau
81 ) Bumgarner , Madison
82 ) Harrison , Matt
83 ) Hernandez , Gorkys
84 ) Smoker , Josh
85 ) Cunningham , Aaron
86 ) Cardenas , Adrian
87 ) Poreda , Aaron
88 ) Walden , Jordan
89 ) Clippard , Tyler
90 ) Fairley , Wendell
91 ) Whittleman , Johnny
92 ) Pearce , Steve
93 ) Lowrie , Jed
94 ) Brown , Corey
95 ) Hu , Chin-lung
96 ) Salome , Angel
97 ) Dominguez , Matt
98 ) Olson , Garrett
99 ) Hellickson , Jeremy
100 ) Laffey , Aaron