Revisiting An Old Top Prospects List

While looking around the league blog, I came across a post I wrote in September 2007 (after the 2010 season). It was a list of the Top 20 prospects at the time.  I highlighted the fact that, among the league's top 20, seven were in the employ of the Wolves.

Here's a look back on those 20 and where they are today (Brooklyn prospects shaded in blue):

Rank	Player, Team	2023 Team (ML Years)	Notes	Significant Stats
1	Gregorio Marzanno, RIV	Brick		2009 G, .309 BA/.888 OPS, 2295 H, 296 HR, 1183 RBI
2	Mohammed Stelly, SEA	Retired (2011-17)	Three great years and then mysteriously declined.	895G, .285 BA/.791 OPS, 960 H, 125 HR
3	Chester Cohen, NY	Retired (2010-19)	Had two very good seasons.	954 G, .299 BA/.834 OPS, 920 H, 121 HR
4	George LaBarre, SEA	Hickory (2012-23)		1713 G, .284 BA/.832 OPS, 1838 H, 279 HR, 334 SB
5	Jeff Wardlaw, BRK	Brooklyn (2011-23)		1831 G, .245BA/.746 OPS, 1471 H, 250 HR, 870 RBI
6	Paul Guerrero, HIK	Retired (2013)	Suffered career ending injury in 2015	52 G
7	Jose Guzman, DAN	Retired (2011-18)		1036 G, .286 BA/.814 OPS, 929 H, 147 HR
8	William Ward, RIV	Retired (2012-18, 21)		802 G, .208 BA, 408 H
9	Fredrick Thomas, NY	Retired (2011-18)	Outstanding Pitcher in 2013 (age 27, 25-6), never had a winning season again.	222 GS, 87-86, 4.04 ERA
10	Alberto Granado, SEA	Hickory (2012-22)	Played 2023 in AAA	1374 G, .285 BA/.798 OPS, 1445 H,
11	Octavio Cabrales, DEN	Brick (2011-23)		1437 G, .320 BA/.860 OPS, 191 HR, 780 RBI
12	Cornelius Bondy, BRK	Retired (2011-18)		823 G, .253 BA, 107 HR
13	Jeffrey Brunton, WAL	London (2011-16, 18-23)		305 GS, 123-101, 4.10 ERA
14	Bill Oleson, BRK	Retired (2011-16)	Best season was his first - 11-5, 3.48	109 GS, 38-41, 4.89 ERA
15	Anthony Koepp, SB	Retired (2011-19)		250 GS, 85-98, 4.56 ERA
16	Bruce Parker, BRK	Antelope Valley (2011-23)	.333, 32 HR, 120 RBI, .956 OPS in 2014	1690 G, .285 BA/.849 OPS, 1791 H, 283 HR, 933 RBI
17	Ronald Chambers, BRK	Retired (2012-18)		742 G, .259 BA
18	James Banks, BRK	Retired (2011-17)	Had two good years in 2013-14, then declined.	802 G, .270 BA
19	Edward Booth, RIV	Retired (2011-18)		755 G, .224 BA
20	John Jacobs, BRK	Retired (2012-20)		1112 G, .274 BA/.780 OPS, 849 H, 99 HR, 56 SB

(Yeah, I know the formatting is all messed up...)

Interestingly, of the seven prospects I had in the Top 20, I had two that went on to good, long careers (Wardlaw, Parker), two that went on to become average players with nice careers (Bondy, Jacobs) and three who were marginal at best (Oleson, Chambers and Banks). 

So, what would you say?  Should I have gotten better out of this crop of prospects, or is that what you might have expected from such a list?

Zev