2014 Cardinals Composite Top 10 Prospect List

Welcome to the unveiling of the second annual Cardinals Composite Top Prospect list.  For those of you who missed last years' edition, this list takes the top 10 prospects lists from around the web, assigns points to each ranking (10 for first, 9 for second, 8 for third, etc.) and the puts them all together into a composite list.

Below is a preliminary Composite Top Prospect list, based on the top 10 lists posted to date.  I expect to update this again towards the end of February.

2014 Cardinals Composite Top 10 Prospect List (Preliminary):

1.  Oscar Taveras, OF (90 points)

Year	Age	Lev	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
2013	21	AAA-Rk	174	25	54	13	0	5	32	5	10	22	.310	.348	.471
5 Seasons			1437	235	460	104	23	45	275	34	125	212	.320	.377	.518

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Generated 2/9/2014

Despite his injury prone season, Taveras still rates as the consensus top prospect for the Cardinals and could compete for a spot on the opening day roster.

2.  Kolten Wong, 2B (72 points)

Year	Age	Lev	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
2013	22	AAA	412	68	125	21	8	10	45	20	41	60	.303	.369	.466
3 Seasons			1129	186	340	59	16	24	122	50	106	158	.301	.365	.446

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Generated 2/9/2014.

Penciled in to be the Cardinals starting second baseman in 2014, Wong should provide the Cardinals with some much needed speed and defense.

3.  Carlos Martinez, RHP (63 points)

Year	Age	Lev	W	L	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2013	21	AAA-AA	6	3	2.49	79.2	65	25	22	4	28	72	1.167
4 Seasons			21	15	2.69	327.2	260	113	98	14	118	340	1.154

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Generated 2/9/2014.

Year	Age	Tm	W	L	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2013	21	STL	2	1	5.08	28.1	31	16	16	1	9	24	1.412

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Martinez pitched well in relief for the Redbirds down the stretch and in the playoffs. With an abundance of starters in their system, Martinez could serve in a setup role in 2014.

Note:  Martinez would have ranked second if two lists had not left him off completely.

4.  Stephen Piscotty (54 points)

Year	Age	Lev	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
2013	22	A+-AA	427	47	126	23	2	15	59	11	37	46	.295	.355	.464
2 Seasons			637	76	188	41	3	19	86	14	55	71	.295	.362	.458

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The "other" prospect that the Cardinals got as compensation for losing Albert Pujols, Piscotty put up some fine nu mber in his first full year in the minor.

5.  Marco Gonzalez (51 points)

Year	Age	Lev	W	L	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2013	21	A+-Rk	0	0	2.70	23.1	18	8	7	1	8	23	1.114

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The Cardinals first selection in the 2013 draft (19th overall), Gonzalez is another one of those high floor/low ceiling kind of prospects the Cards seem to like (ala Michael Wacha).

6.  Carson Kelly (34 points)

Year	Age	Lev	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
2013	18	A--A	417	53	107	22	1	6	45	1	33	56	.257	.322	.357
2 Seasons			630	77	155	32	1	15	70	1	43	89	.246	.303	.371

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Generated 2/10/2014.

Kelly, a second round pick in 2012, had a decent first full season in the minors, holding his own in A ball at a young age.  He should move up to high A in 2013.

7.  Rob Kaminsky (28 points)

Year	Age	Lev	W	L	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2013	18	Rk	0	3	3.68	22.0	23	14	9	1	9	28	1.455
1 Season			0	3	3.68	22.0	23	14	9	1	9	28	1.455

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Taken after Gonzalez in the 2013 draft (28th overall), Kaminsky has higher upside than that of Gonzalez, but also has a longer way to go to get there.

8.  Alex Reyes (25 points)

Year	Age	Lev	W	L	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2013	18	Rk	6	4	3.39	58.1	54	26	22	1	28	68	1.406
1 Season			6	4	3.39	58.1	54	26	22	1	28	68	1.406

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Generated 2/10/2014.

Reyes made the biggest jump of any Cardinals prospect, going from a virtual unknown last year to cracking the top 10 this year.

9.  Tyrell Jenkins (24 points)

Year	Age	Lev	W	L	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2013	20	A-A+	4	4	4.70	59.1	64	34	31	4	25	40	1.500
4 Seasons			12	10	4.57	200.2	213	120	102	12	76	177	1.440

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Generated 2/10/2014.

Jenkins has battled shoulder issues most of the year before finally undergoing surgery in August 2013.  He still has tremendous upside, but we will have to see how he recovers from the injury.

10.  Tim Cooney (14 points)

Year	Age	Lev	W	L	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2013	22	AA-A+	10	13	3.56	154.1	170	72	61	9	22	148	1.244
2 Seasons			13	16	3.51	210.0	226	96	82	13	30	191	1.219

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Generated 2/10/2014.

Cooney, a 3rd round pick in 2012, allows his fair share of hits (9.9 H/9 in 2013), but offsets that with excellent control (1.3 BB/9).

Others receiving points:

John Gast (13), James Ramsey (12), Charlie Tilson (5), Randal Grichuk (4), Patrick Wisdom (2), Greg Garcia (1), Vaughn Bryan (1)

Again, this is the preliminary list and I expect to add another 5 or so websites to the list by the end of February, so stay tuned for the update.