As I’m compiling a little list to come up with my top breakout candidates, Edgar Garcia is the first name that jumps out at me. No one mentioned him in the open thread to list possible candidates, but to me, he seems like the perfect choice. Baseball America has quickly soured on him, after placing him firmly around the top 10-12 prospects for the last 2 years, saying he’s going to drop well down the list. They cite his lack of velocity early, and then his work habits, which is the first time I’ve ever heard anything of the sort. Well, I’m not buying it, and I think 2008 is going to be a good year for Garcia. Check below for more

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There’s not a whole lot going on right now, the rule 5 draft has come and gone, we’re in the transition period till we get to spring training, and I’m going to spend the majority of my time here working on player profile pages. So, send me questions, the email address is phuturephillies at hotmail dot com, and put “Mailbag” in the subject. Then just ask a question you’re curious about, or one that you think others might be curious about, and we’ll use some of these as a jumping off point for discussion. Make sure to also give a display name you’d like used for me posting your question.

Side note, our Reading correspondent from last season, Gregg, is going to be doing the Allentown report this year. That means the Reading report is up for grabs. If you have interest, use the same email address above and let me know you’re interested. We’ll also have a Lakewood spot open, so inquire if you have interest in writing either weekly report. Thanks.