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Alonso, Liriano & Grandal are ranked highest. The Cespedes signing tied the A's with the Padres in the most ranked players:

SD – 6
OAK - 6
M’s – 5
Tex – 5
Stl - 5
Arz – 4
Tor – 4
TB – 4
Col – 4
NYY - 4

I'm surprised Robbie Erlin didn't make the list. They ranked him #34 in their 2011 mid-season top-50, and he had an excellent end to his season.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2012/2612998.html

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Bonus pool for 2012 — Chase, Tue Feb 28 15:44

BA released the numbers for each team, and the Padres look to be in a great position in 2012. Seven teams, including the Padres spent atleast 10m on their top-10 round picks last year. Of those teams ... more
- Still the Stupidest Thing — Mark, Tue Feb 28 22:54
  
  I still can't believe they went this route in the new CBA. Yeah, let's talk all day and night about competitive balance and then throw a rule in which is going to help the Yankees and penalize the... more
- - Re: Still the Stupidest Thing — jst25, Wed Feb 29 00:56
    
    I'm kind of curious what you are referring to. I don't think it was going to be long before the high revenue teams were able to get the lion's share of the draft talent. The more aggressive small... more
  - - Re: Still the Stupidest Thing — McBain, Wed Feb 29 11:06
      
      That was definitely a possibility. The Red Sox seemed to be the only big market team that took advantage of their resources that way, but nothing would have stopped other big clubs from deciding to... more
    - - Re: Still the Stupidest Thing — Wahoo willy, Fri Mar 2 23:06
        
        I'm going to admit that I don't think I understood this at all even 3 days ago. Im still not sure I do. I was in Boston today for a conference the MIT biz school is putting on. It's my 2nd time at... more
      - Re: Still the Stupidest Thing — Alan, Mon Mar 5 14:09
        
        Is that really a problem, though? I suppose there is some marketing downside to losing the few athletes that baseball grabs between multiple sport stars now -- some of those guys can be very exciting ... more
        Re: Still the Stupidest Thing — Wahoo Willy, Mon Mar 5 18:09
        
        People may appreciate the game. But, I think Americans really value stellar athleticism. I know there was a period of time where baseball was being populated by glorified softball players. But I... more
        speaking of athleticism — Chase, Tue Mar 6 03:24
        
        or lack thereof, here's a video of Jaff Decker hitting a nice two-strike homer off a lefty in the AFL. Best part is getting a side-by-side comparisson of both Decker & Gyorko when he crosses home... more
        Beer is Good — Mark, Mon Mar 5 20:17
        
        I can pretty much work around the schedule you guys need to keep as long as we're talking about something at 5pm or later. I don't think there is any chance my son gets to play tackle football before ... more
        Re: Beer is Good — Wahoo Willy, Tue Mar 6 12:50
        
        Yeah. From what I can gather, there should be a play-in game on 3/14. Though I can't seem to find a time anywhere. Does around the ballpark area make sense for you guys still? Anytime after 5 would... more
        Next Tuesday works for me — JungleMan, Tue Mar 6 22:57
        
        Ballpark area works too
        Probably Out — Alan, Tue Mar 6 23:31
        
        I get back from travel Monday night and leave again Wednesday so Tuesday is likely Laundry and re-packing.
        Re: Probably Out — Wahoo Willy, Mon Mar 12 11:57
        
        Hey guys - the response didn't seem overwhelming for Tuesday and I know Alan couldn't make it. I just had something come up at work that's going to make it challenging for me too. So...anybody have... more
        Re: Still the Stupidest Thing — Lost Gonzo, Mon Mar 5 12:20
        
        I don't own much in the way of baseball memorabilia, but I treasure my 1979 Bill James Baseball Abstract. So, when the Simmons/James talk appeared on my iTunes this weekend, I was eager to jump on... more
Correction — Chase, Tue Feb 21 17:19

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2012/2613003.html The Cards & Rangers also had 6 named prospects. Hellofa lot easier looking at the work already done then... more

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