Before we get to #24, I wanted to address the Phillies hiring Chuck LaMar. I’m going to devote a separate writeup on this a little bit later, so check back for that. First reaction? Not good.  Heitor Correa took the #23 spot on this list in fairly convincing fashion, and we move on to #24 today.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers
20. d’Arnaud
21. Naylor
22. Galvis
23. Correa

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We finish the week with #23, and we’re winding down now. When we finish the Top 30, I’ll give you my Top 30 without any thought or analysis, just my gut feeling. I’m still working on my evaluation system, and it will take a while to finish, but it will be a good point of discussion once it’s complete. Anyway, on to #23

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers
20. d’Arnaud
21. Naylor
22. Galvis

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Not a lot of votes yesterday….are you guys getting bored? We’re inching closer to the finish line.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers
20. d’Arnaud
21. Naylor

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Travis d’Arnaud comfortably took yesterday’s vote to round out our Top 20. We have 10 more spots to go, and still some intriguing guys available for selection.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers
20. d’Arnaud

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Today we round out the top 20, and then head for the final third of the list. After we finish the top 30, I’ll be working on some general stuff leading up to me sharing my top 30. As I have mentioned in the past, over the last few months I’ve developed a system to rank prospects not just on the Phillies, but throughout the entire minor leagues, and my system works without bias. It’s far from perfect, but it’s a start. I’ll share more details on that later, I’m still processing data and inputing it into the system, it’s not close to ready yet, so it will be a while. Anyway, on to #20

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers

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A pleasant Monday to you. Quintin Berry is rewarded for his solid 2007 with the #18 spot, edging out D’Arby Myers. Hit the voting for #19 today, and if you haven’t done so, check out my Q/A with Keith Law, and also my Q/A with Joe Savery which will be up momentarily.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry

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Another very close 3 way vote yesterday, with Joe Bisenius edging ahead of Quintin Berry and D’Arby Myers. Will it be a tossup between those two today, or does a guy like Drew Naylor or Freddy Galvis sneak in? Vote away.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius

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Close vote yesterday, with Antonio Bastardo edging out Quintin Berry, and Joe Bisenius gaining some support as well. Should be a close vote today.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo

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Another close vote yesterday, as I suspect they all will be from here on out, with Dominic Brown just edging out fellow toolsy OF D’Arby Myers and Antonio Bastardo.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown

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Edgar Garcia wins yesterday’s duel, and today we round out the top 15. Still a handful of quality prospects left, should be interesting to see how the next 5-6 spots pan out.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia

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