I have decided to dig out the Top 50 Prospect Chart we all made during the off season, wipe the dust off it, and put it to use. I will use the list to keep track of our minor leaguer's performances through out the season. Every couple weeks  I'll post the list again, with the updated line. That way, we can see how well we chose our prospect list.

Key:
Letter Grade = John Sickels Letter Grade
BA# = Baseball America Top A's Ranking
Mi# = Minor League Ball Community Prospect List Rank
BP# = Baseball Prospectus Top A's Rank
#X = Baseball Prospects Star Grade
S# = Scout.com's Top A's List

SC = StatsCorner
FG = FanGraphs

NOTE: FIP or wOBA stat will be placed for the level the prospect spent the most time at. FIP will be used for Pitchers, wOBA for Hitters. .000 or 0.00 indicates that the stat is unavailable.

Format: Place. [StatsCorner] [Fan Graphs] [2008 FIP/wOBA] [Player] [Level] [2009 FIP/wOBA] [UP/DOWN (from last post)]


1. [SC] [FG] [2.63] Trevor Cahill, RHP [MLB] [5.27]
2. [SC] [FG] [2.81] Brett Anderson, LHP [MLB] [4.10]
3. [SC] [FG] [.384] Chris Carter, 3B/1B [AA] [.356]
4. [SC] [FG] [.384] Aaron Cunningham, CF [AAA] [.399]
5. [SC] [FG] [3.92] Gio Gonzalez, LHP [AAA] [5.20]
6. [SC] [FG] [.374] Adrian Cardenas, SS/2B [AA] [.483]
7. [SC] [FG] [.398] Sean Doolittle, 1B/RF [AAA] [.377]
8. [SC] [FG] [3.26] James Simmons, RHP [AAA] [2.84]
9. [SC] [FG] [3.00] Vin Mazzaro, RHP [AAA] [4.13]
10. [SC] [FG] [.276] Josh Donaldson, C [AA] [.334]
11. [SC] [FG] [000] Michel Ynoa, RHP
12. [SC] [FG] [.365] Jemile Weeks, 2B
13. [SC] [FG] [2.97] Henry Rodriguez, RHP
14. [SC] [FG] [.360] Rashun Dixon, CF
15. [SC] [FG] [4.20] Fautino De Los Santos, RHP
16. [SC] [FG] [2.74] Arnold Leon, RHP [AA] [3.72]
17. [SC] [FG] [3.54] Josh Outman, LHP [MLB] [8.17]
18. [SC] [FG] [.372] Corey Brown, CF [AA] [.450]
19. [SC] [FG] [0.00] Brett Hunter, RHP [A-] [6.20]
20. [SC] [FG] [3.05] Sam Demel, RHP [AA] [1.70]
21. [SC] [FG] [4.04] Andrew Carignan, RHP
22. [SC] [FG] [3.30] Tyson Ross, RHP [A+] [6.48]
23. [SC] [FG] [.385] Nino Leyja, SS
24. [SC] [FG] [.362] Matt Sulentic, OF
25. [SC] [FG] [2.94] Craig Italiano, RHP [A+] [5.38]
26. [SC] [FG] [.287] Gregorio Petit, SS [MLB] [.253]
27. [SC] [FG] [.388] Jason Christian, SS [A-] [.336]
28. [SC] [FG] [4.42] Andrew Bailey, RHP [MLB] [1.33]
29. [SC] [FG] [2.84] Jared Lansford, RHP [AAA] [9.20]
30. [SC] [FG] [2.04] Carlos Hernandez, LHP [A+] [3.45]
31. [SC] [FG] [.362] Dusty Coleman, SS [A-] [.471]
32. [SC] [FG] [.368] Cliff Pennington, SS [AAA] [.409]
33. [SC] [FG] [.319] Petey Paramore, C 
34. [SC] [FG] [.309] Matt Spencer, OF/1B [A+] [.276]
35. [SC] [FG] [.328] Javier Herrera, OF
36. [SC] [FG] [.340] Landon Powell, C [MLB] [.286]
37. [SC] [FG] [4.55] Travis Banwart, RHP [AA] [3.64]
38. [SC] [FG] [.357] Jeff Baisley, 3B [AAA] [.346]
39. [SC] [FG] [.000] Robin Rosario, OF
40. [SC] [FG] [.000] Grant Desme, OF [A-] [.331]
41. [SC] [FG] [.000] Joel Galarraga, C
42. [SC] [FG] [.315] Jermaine Mitchell, OF [A+] [.260]
43. [SC] [FG] [2.66] Daniel Thomas, RHP [A+] [8.30]
44. [SC] [FG] [2.13] Scott Mitchinson, RHP [A+] [3.86]
45. [SC] [FG] [3.36] Ronny Morla, RHP
46. [SC] [FG] [3.87] Anthony Capra, LHP [A-] [2.13]
47. [SC] [FG] [.355] Tyreace House, OF
48. [SC] [FG] [4.23] Brad Kilby, LHP
49. [SC] [FG] [.384] David Thomas, OF [A-] [.376]
50. [SC] [FG] [4.02] Ryan Webb, RHP [AAA] [6.97]

As you can see, quite a few players on the list have yet to play this year, for a variety of reasons. Most are in Extended Spring Training, either fixing their swing or motion, or recovering from injuries. Others, like Michael Ynoa and Robin Rosario, have yet to arrive from the Dominican Republic. Others, such as Rashun Dixon and Nino Leyja, are being held back till Short Season starts in Vancouver, or at least until Kane County warms up above 35 degrees.

The entire list suffers from Small Sample Size Syndrome, so take all those numbers with a grain of salt. Just as Craig Italiano will not likely end up with a 5.38 FIP, Adrian Cardenas will not likely maintain a wOBA close to .500.