# 2014 Los Angeles Angels Top 20 Prospects

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/2014-los-angeles-angels-top-20-prospects/
- Published: 2014-03-31T06:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

While the Angels’ system is weak, it has taken a step forward in the last 12 months.
That’s even with 2013 top prospect [Kaleb Cowart](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cowarka01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
struggling in Double A; can he retain the top spot for 2014?
These are not your 
normal prospect rankings; these are compiled from first hand viewing, scouting reports,
and other rankings. In fact, I give the average ranking from all of the sites I 
used for reference, along with the lowest and highest rankings, median (middle number
for those that don’t remember their statistics classes from school) and the mode(
most frequent ranking). I also list my ranking from last year. All of this data 
gives a pretty good idea of where everyone has these guys ranked.

| **Rank** | **Player** | **Pos** | **Average** | **Median** | **Mode** | **Low** | **High** | **Last Year** | 
| 1 | Kaleb Cowart | 3B | 2.40 | 2.50 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2 | Taylor Lindsey | 2B | 1.90 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 
| 3 | Hunter Green | LHP | 4.11 | 3.30 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Not Ranked | 
| 4 | [C.J. Cron](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/croncj01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | 1B | 3.30 | 3.00 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 
| 5 | Mark Sappington | RHP | 5.10 | 5.00 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 
| 6 | [R.J. Alvarez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarrj01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | RHP | 6.67 | 6.00 | 6 | 4 | Not Ranked | 6 | 
| 7 | [Jose Rondon](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rondojo02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | SS | 6.63 | 7.00 | 7 | 5 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | 
| 8 | [Nick Maronde](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/maronni01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | RHP | 9.00 | 9.50 | 11 | 5 | Not Ranked | 2 | 
| 9 | Alex Yarbrough | 2B | 7.78 | 8.00 | 8 | 6 | Not Ranked | 14 | 
| 10 | [Zach Borens](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=boren-000zac&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)tein | OF | 10.14 | 10.00 | 10 | 6 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | 
| 11 | [Mike Morin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morinmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | RHP | 9.71 | 11.00 | 11 | 5 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | 
| 12 | Natanael Delgado | OF | 12.00 | 12.50 | 14 | 9 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | 
| 13 | [Luis Jimenez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=jimenlu02,jimenlu01&search=Luis+Jimenez&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | 3B | 13.20 | 13.00 | N/A | 8 | Not Ranked | 7 | 
| 14 | [Cam Bedrosian](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bedroca01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | RHP | 13.25 | 13.50 | N/A | 10 | Not Ranked | 18 | 
| 15 | Reid Scoggins | RHP | 15.83 | 15.00 | 15 | 12 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | 
| 16 | Cal Towey | 3B | 13.50 | 14.50 | 7 | 8 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | 
| 17 | [Ricardo Sanchez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=sanchri01,sanche007ric,sanche011ric&search=Ricardo+Sanchez&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | RHP | 10.40 | 9.00 | 7 | 7 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | 
| 18 | [Eric Stamets](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stameer01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | SS | 13.00 | 13.00 | 10 | 9 | Not Ranked | 16 | 
| 19 | [Austin Wood](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wood--005aus&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | RHP | 15.33 | 18.00 | N/A | 9 | Not Ranked | 8 | 
| 20 | [Michael Roth](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rothmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) | LHP | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20 | 20 | Not Ranked | Not Ranked |

Others receiving votes from the other sites and the average score: [Randal Grichuk](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grichra01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral),
OF (5.00…traded to the Cardinals); [Yency Almonte](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/almonye01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral),
RHP (14.00); [Keynan Middleton](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/middlke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral),
RHP (15.00); [Kyle McGowin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgowky01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral),
RHP (16.00); Michael Clevinger, RHP (16.00); [Matt Shoemaker](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shoemma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral),
RHP (16.50); Elliot Morris, RHP (17.00); [Ryan Chaffee](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=chaffe001rya&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral),
RHP (17.00); Mario Martinez, C (18.00); Matt Long, OF (19.00); [Victor Alcantara](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alcanvi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral),
RHP (21.00).

Lists used: Baseball America, Baseball Instinct, Baseball Prospectus, Fangraphs,
Grading on the Curve, Minor League Ball, Prospect 361, Razzball, Top Prospect Alert.

I still like Cowart at the top; even with the down year, he has the tools to be 
a great everyday third baseman…or the next [Brandon Wood](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral).
I think he’ll start the year at Double A Arkansas again and have enough success 
that he ends the year in Salt Lake.

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