Top 60 D-backs Prospects for 2011
Ever since 2004, FutureBacks.com has ranked the best prospects in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. This year, we rank them all the way from one to 60, plus identify 32 other promising players either deemed too raw or too old for the list. Who is rising? Who is falling? Who is next? Find out now.
Notes: Listed age is as of January 1st, 2011. NR = Not Ranked in 2010; IE = Ineligible for ranking in 2010
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| Rank (Prev) | Pos | Player | Age |
| 1 (1) | RHP | Jarrod Parker | 22 |
| 2 (IE) | LHP | Tyler Skaggs | 19 |
| 3 (3) | SS | Chris Owings | 19 |
| 4 (2) | 3B | Ryan Wheeler | 22 |
| 5 (5) | 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | 23 |
| 6 (NR) | 3B | Matt Davidson | 19 |
| 7 (4) | OF | A.J. Pollock | 23 |
| 8 (NR) | 3B | Bobby Borchering | 20 |
| 9 (IE) | LHP | Patrick Corbin | 21 |
| 10 (8) | OF | Marc Krauss | 23 |
| 11 (10) | OF | Collin Cowgill | 24 |
| 12 (44) | LHP | Wade Miley | 24 |
| 13 (IE) | LHP | David Holmberg | 19 |
| 14 (35) | RHP | Josh Collmenter | 24 |
| 15 (IE) | OF | Adam Eaton | 22 |
| 16 (IE) | RHP | Charles Brewer | 22 |
| 17 (16) | OF | Keon Broxton | 20 |
| 18 (9) | LHP | Mike Belfiore | 22 |
| 19 (IE) | RHP | Kevin Munson | 21 |
| 20 (21) | OF | Ollie Linton | 24 |
| 21 (32) | RHP | Bryan Shaw | 23 |
| 22 (53) | RHP | Chase Anderson | 23 |
| 23 (NR) | RHP | Kevin Eichhorn | 20 |
| 21 (IE) | SS | Raul Navarro | 18 | 25 (22) | RHP | Eric Smith | 22 |
| 26 (15) | RHP | Trevor Harden | 23 |
| 27 (30) | OF | Evan Frey | 24 |
| 28 (40) | LHP | Dan Taylor | 23 |
| 29 (NR) | LHP | Patrick Schuster | 20 |
| 30 (IE) | SS | Zach Walters | 21 |
| 31 (IE) | LHP | Joe Paterson | 24 |
| 32 (47) | RHP | Bryan Woodall | 24 |
| 33 (IE) | 2B | Mike Freeman | 23 |
| 34 (NR) | RHP | Yonata Ortega | 24 |
| 35 (19) | RHP | Wes Roemer | 24 |
| 36 (54) | 2B | Jake Elmore | 23 |
| 37 (35) | RHP | Ryan Cook | 23 |
| 38 (31) | C | Rossmel Perez | 21 |
| 39 (11) | LHP | Patrick McAnaney | 24 |
| 40 (24) | LHP | Leyson Septimo | 25 |
| 41 (46) | RHP | Kyler Newby | 25 |
| 42 (IE) | RHP | Matt Gorgen | 23 |
| 43 (IE) | 1B | Yazy Arbelo | 22 |
| 44 (IE) | LHP | Eury De La Rosa | 20 |
| 45 (26) | 2B | David Nick | 20 |
| 46 (NR) | RHP | Kable Hogben | 20 |
| 47 (50) | RHP | Bryan Henry | 25 |
| 48 (NR) | RHP | Daniel Stange | 25 |
| 49 (43) | LHP | Taylor Sinclair | 25 |
| 50 (61) | RHP | Victor Capellan | 21 |
| 51 (17) | 2B/SS | Mark Hallberg | 25 |
| 52 (48) | RHP | Kevin Mulvey | 25 |
| 53 (52) | RHP | Brett Moorhouse | 23 |
| 54 (45) | OF | Ender Inciarte | 20 |
| 55 (62) | RHP | Adam Worthington | 23 |
| 56 (64) | RHP | Keith Cantwell | 23 |
| 57 (28) | OF | Bobby Stone | 21 |
| 58 (IE) | RHP | Derek Eitel | 22 |
| 59 (39) | 2B/SS | Taylor Harbin | 24 |
| 60 (IE) | RHP | Blake Cooper | 22 |
Too raw for these rankings, but potentially excellent prospects:
RHPs Enrique Burgos, J.R. Bradley, Robbie Rowland, Blake Perry, Tyler Green, Jeff Shields, Yiomar Camacho, and Andrea Pizziconi, LHPs Jose Jose and Cody Wheeler, C Jae Yun Kim, C/3B Raywilly Gomez, 1B/3B Matt Helm, SS Antonio Sepulveda, SS Ronny Mejias, and OFs Socrates Brito, Yorman Garcia, Jeremia Gomez, Ty Linton, and Wagner Mateo.
Too old for their level, but could still impact the big leagues:
RHPs Josh Ellis, Jake Hale, Juan Jaime, Kam Mickolio, Rafael Rodriguez, Carlos Rosa, and Matt Torra, LHPs Zach Kroenke and Tom Layne, C Konrad Schmidt, C/1B Sean Coughlin, and 1B Juan Miranda.
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