This year's shortstop prospect class is considerably strong and deeper and that of 2010 and 2011. All 10 of these guys have a shot to make my top 100 (Coming Soon). Jurickson Profar and Manny Machado are virtual locks to both appear in the top 10 on that list and run neck and neck on this positional list. In the end, I favor Profar's plate discipline (12.6 BB%, 1.03 BB/K ratio).1. Jurickson Profar - Bats: B Throws: R - 6'0" 170 - TEX - 2.20.93. Signed: Curacao - 2009. Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 SAL A- 115 430 86 123 37 8 12 65 23 65 63 .286 .390 .493 2. Manny Machado - Bats: R Throws: R - 6'3" 185 - BAL - 7.6.92. High School: Hialeah (FL). Drafted: 2010 - 1st Round (3rd Overall). Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 SAL A- 38 145 24 40 8 2 6 24 3 23 25 .276 .376 .483 2011 CAR A+ 63 237 24 58 12 3 5 26 8 22 48 .245 .308 .384 2011 TOT 2 Lgs 101 430 48 90 20 5 11 50 11 45 73 .257 .335 .421 3. Francisco Lindor - Bats: B Throws: R - 5'11" 175 - CLE - 11.13.93. High School: Montverde (FL). Drafted: 2011 - 1st Round (8th Overall). Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 NYP Rk 5 19 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 .316 .350 .316 4. Xander Bogaerts - Bats: R Throws: R - 6'3" 175 - BOS - 10.1.92. Signed: Aruba - 2009. Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 SAL A- 72 265 38 69 14 2 16 45 1 25 71 .260 .324 .509 5. Billy Hamilton - Bats: B Throws: R - 6'1" 160 - CIN - 9.9.90. High School: Taylorsville (MS). Drafted: 2009 - 2nd Round. Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 MID A- 135 550 99 153 18 9 3 50 103 52 133 .278 .340 .360 6. Hak-Ju Lee - Bats: L Throws: R - 6'2" 170 - TB - 11.4.90. Signed: South Korea - 2008. Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 FSL A+ 97 400 82 127 16 11 4 23 28 42 72 .318 .389 .443 2011 SO AA 24 100 16 19 1 4 1 7 5 11 22 .190 .272 .310 2011 TOT 2 Lgs 121 500 98 146 17 15 5 30 33 53 94 .292 .365 .416 7. Nick Franklin - Bats: B Throws: R - 6'1" 170 - SEA - 3.2.91. High School: Altamonte Springs (FL). Drafted: 2009 - 1st Round (27th Overall). Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 ARI RK 3 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 2011 CAL A+ 64 258 50 71 10 5 5 20 13 31 56 .275 .356 .411 2011 SO AA 21 83 12 27 3 2 2 6 5 6 18 .325 .371 .482 2011 TOT 3 Lgs 88 352 64 99 13 7 7 26 18 37 80 .281 .352 .418 8. Jean Segura - Bats: R Throws: R - 5'10" 185 - LAA - 3.17.90. Signed: Dominican Republic - 2007. Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 ARI Rk 8 30 5 11 4 0 1 5 0 0 3 .367 .367 .600 2011 CAL A+ 44 185 26 52 9 4 3 21 18 6 15 .281 .337 .442 2011 TOT 2 Lgs 52 215 31 63 13 4 4 26 18 15 29 .293 .341 .447 9. Javier Baez - Bats: R Throws: R - 6'1" 205 - CHC - 12.1.92. High School: Jacksonville (FL). Drafted: 2011 - 1st Round (9th Overall). Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 ARI Rk 3 12 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .333 .333 .500 2011 NW SS 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 2011 TOT 2 Lgs 5 18 2 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 .278 .278 .389 10. Andrelton Simmons - Bats: R Throws: R - 6'2" 170 - ATL - 9.4.89. College: Western Oklahoma State JC. Drafted: 2010 - 2nd Round. Year LG Level G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVE OBP SLG 2011 CAR A+ 131 517 69 161 35 6 1 52 26 18 43 .311 .351 .408

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