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Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 Washington Nationals Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Bryce Harper OF
Born: 10/16/1992
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Harrisburg Senators
2011 Combined Stats: .297, 24(2B), 2(3B), 17HR, 58RBI, 26SB

#2 Anthony Rendon 3B
Born: 6/6/1990
Highest Level Reached: 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#3 Brian Goodwin OF
Born: 11/2/1990
Highest Level Reached: Supplemental 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#4 Alex Meyer RHP
Born: 1/3/1990
Highest Level Reached: 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#5 Matt Purke LHP
Born: 7/17/1990
Highest Level Reached: 3rd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#6 Matt Skole 3B
Born: 7/30/1989
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Auburn Doubledays
2011 Combined Stats: .290, 23(2B), 1(3B), 5HR, 48RBI (5th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#7 Sammy Solis LHP
Born: 8/10/1988
Highest Level Reached: High-A Potomac Nationals
2011 Combined Stats: 8-3, 3.26ERA, 96.2IP, 23BB, 93K, .268BAA

#8 Robbie Ray LHP
Born: 10/1/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Hagerstown Suns
2011 Combined Stats: 2-3, 3.13ERA, 89IP, 38BB, 95K, .221BAA

#9 Steve Lombardozzi 2B
Born: 9/20/1988
Highest Level Reached: MLB Washington Nationals
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .309, 25(2B), 9(3B), 8HR, 52RBI, 30SB
MAJORS: .194 (6 hits in 31 at-bats), 1(2B), 1RBI

#10 Tyler Moore 1B
Born: 1/30/1987
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Harrisburg Senators
2011 Combined Stats: .270, 35(2B), 4(3B), 31HR, 90RBI

#11 Michael Taylor OF
Born: 3/26/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Hagerstown Senators
2011 Combined Stats: .253, 26(2B), 7(3B), 13HR, 68RBI, 23SB

#12 Destin Hood OF
Born: 4/3/1990
Highest Level Reached: High-A Potomac Nationals
2011 Combined Stats: .276, 29(2B), 5(3B), 13HR, 83RBI, 21SB

#13 Chris Marrero 1B
Born: 7/2/1988
Highest Level Reached: MLB Washington Nationals
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: .300, 30(2B), 14HR, 69RBI
MAJORS: .248 (27 hits in 109 at-bats), 5(2B), 10RBI

#14 Taylor Hill RHP
Born: 3/12/1989
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Auburn Doubledays
2011 Combined Stats: 0-2, 3.16ERA, 31.1IP, 3BB, 27K, .264BAA (6th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#15 Kylin Turnbull LHP
Born: 9/12/1989
Highest Level Reached: 4th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

Baseball Cards

Weekly Baseball Card Market Report: Top 10 Highest Priced Modern Cards On The Market

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Each week we will take a look at the Top 10 Highest priced active items on Ebay’s auction format from the modern baseball card era.

#1 Babe Ruth 2011 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Autograph /2
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#2 Albert Pujols 2001 Bowman Chrome Autograph /500
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#3 Thurman Munson 2007 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Dual Game Used Jersey Cut Autograph /2
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#4 Derek Jeter 2009 Sweet Spot Bat Barrel Nameplate /6
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#5 Ichiro 2011 Topps Triple Threads Dual Patch Bat Knob 1/1
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#6 Babe Ruth/Hank Aaron/Willie Mays 1999 Upper Deck Piece of History 500 Home Run Club Triple Bat
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#7 Bryce Harper 2011 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor Autograph /150 Graded BGS 9.5/10
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#8 Bryce Harper 2011 Bowman Chrome Press Plate Autograph 1/1
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#9 Ichiro 2011 Leaf Metal Patch Autograph /99
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#10 Bryce Harper 2011 Bowman Orange Autograph /25 Graded PSA 8
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Baseball Cards

Weekly Baseball Card Market Report: Top 10 Highest Priced Modern Cards On The Market

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Each week we will take a look at the Top 10 Highest priced active items on Ebay’s auction format from the modern baseball card era.

#1 Roberto Clemente 2008 Topps Triple Threads Triple Jersey Letter Patch /3
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#2 Trevor Bauer 2011 Bowman Chrome Superfractor Autograph 1/1
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#3 General Douglas MacArthur 2004 SP Legendary Cuts Autograph /3
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#4 Ty Cobb/Rabbit Maranville 2008 SP Legendary Cuts Dual Cut Autograph 1/1
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#5 Ryan Braun 2005 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Autograph /50
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#6 Stephen Strasburg 2010 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Autograph /25 Graded PSA 9
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#7 Justin Verlander 2005 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Autograph /50 Graded BGS 9/10
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#8 Bryce Harper 2011 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Autograph /50
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#9 Bubba Starling 2011 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor Autograph Redemption /5
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#10 Sandy Koufax 2001 Topps Golden Anniversary Autograph
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Baseball Cards

Weekly Baseball Card Market Report: Top 10 Highest Priced Modern Cards On The Market

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Each week we will take a look at the Top 10 Highest priced active items on Ebay’s auction format from the modern baseball card era.

#1 Hank Aaron/Babe Ruth/Willie Mays 1999 Upper Deck 500 Home Run Club Piece Of History Triple Bat
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#2 Cal Ripken Jr 1982 Topps Traded Graded PSA 10
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#3 Albert Pujols 2001 Topps Reserve Autograph Graded BGS 9/10
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#4 Ichiro 2011 Leaf Valiant Orange Autograph /10
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#5 Harry Truman 2009 Topps Sterling President Cut Autograph 1/1
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#6 Tim Lincecum 2007 Bowman Sterling Black Refractor Autograph /25
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#7 Albert Pujols 2011 Topps Triple Threads Logoman Triple Patch 1/1
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#8 Hank Aaron 2011 Topps Tier 1 Jumbo Game Used 3 Color Patch /10
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#9 Cal Ripken/Eddie Murray/Nick Markakis 2011 Topps Triple Threads 3x Jumbo Patch Book 1/1
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#10 Bryce Harper 2010 Bowman Chrome Buyback Autograph Graded BGS 9/10
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Baseball Cards

Weekly Baseball Card Market Report: Top 10 Highest Priced Modern Cards On The Market

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Each week we will take a look at the Top 10 Highest priced active items on Ebay’s auction format from the modern baseball card era.

#1 Stephen Strasburg 2010 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor /5
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#2 Babe Ruth/Hank Aaron/Willie Mays 1999 Upper Deck Piece Of History 500 Home Run Club Triple Bat
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#3 Derek Jeter 1993 Upper Deck SP Graded BGS 9.5
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#4 Albert Pujols 2001 Upper Deck SPX Autograph Graded PSA 10
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#5 Bryce Harper 2011 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Autograph /25
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#6 Ken Griffey Jr 1989 Fleer Glossy Graded PSA 10
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#7 Albert Pujols 2011 Upper Deck SPX Autograph Graded BGS 9.5/10
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#8 Bryce Harper 2010 Bowman Chrome Buyback Autograph Graded BGS 8.5/10
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#9 Brett Jackson 2010 Bowman Chrome Superfractor Autograph 1/1
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#10 Albert Pujols 2001 Playoff Absolute Boss Hoggs Game Used Ball Autograph /25
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Prospect Rankings

2011 Washington Nationals Top 15 Prospects Post Season Report Card

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With the 2011 minor league season complete we check in on the progress of each of the Washington Nationals preseason Top 15 prospects as ranked by our prospect ranker J.P. Schwartz. The post season grading report was done by the publisher of Top Prospect Alert, not Mr. Schwartz, and reflects only the 2011 season and not future upside or downside of the individual prospect. Our 2012 preseason rankings will be published in the coming months.

#1 Bryce Harper GRADE: B
Harper batted a combined .297 with 24 Doubles, 2 Triples, 17 Home Runs and 58 RBI’s between the Low-A Hagerstown Suns and the Double-A Harrisburg Senators. He walked 59 times and struck out 87 times in 109 games.

#2 Wilson Ramos GRADE: A-
Ramos batted .267 with 22 Doubles, 1 Triple, 15 Home Runs and 52 RBI’s for the Nationals. He walked 38 times and struck out 76 times in 113 games.

#3 Sammy Solis GRADE: B+
Solis went a combined 8-3 with a 3.26ERA between the High-A Potomac Nationals and Double-A Harrisburg. He walked 23 and struck out 93 in 96.2 innings. Opposing batters hit .268 against Solis on the year.

#4 Derek Norris GRADE: C+
Norris batted .210 with 17 Doubles, 1 Triple, 20 Home Runs and 46 RBI’s for Double-A Harrisburg. He walked 77 times and struck out 117 times in 104 games. He also stole 13 bases on the season.

#5 A.J. Cole GRADE: B
Cole went 4-7 with a 4.04ERA for Low-A Hagerstown. He walked 24 and struck out 108 in 89 innings. Opposing batters hit .251 off Cole on the season.

#6 Danny Espinosa GRADE: B
Espinosa batted .236 with 29 Doubles, 5 Triples, 21 Home Runs and 66 RBI’s for the Nationals. He also stole 17 bases. Espinosa walked 57 times and struck out 166 times in 158 big league games.

#7 Chris Marrero GRADE: A-
Marrero batted .300 with 30 Doubles, 14 Home Runs, and 69 RBI’s for the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs. He walked 58 times and struck out 97 times in 127 games. In the majors, Marrero hit .248 with 5 Doubles and 10 RBI’s in 31 big league games.

#8 Tyler Moore GRADE: A-
Moore batted .270 with 35 Doubles, 4 Triples, 31 Home Runs and 90 RBI’s for Double-A Harrisburg. He walked 30 times and struck out 139 times in 137 games.

#9 Eury Perez GRADE: B+
Perez batted .283 with 9 Doubles, 2 Triples, 1 Home Run and 41 RBI’s for High-A Potomac. He also stole 45 bases. Perez walked 22 times and struck out 63 times in 119 games.

#10 Brad Peacock GRADE: A+
Peacock went a combined 15-3 with a 2.39ERA between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse. He walked 47 times and struck out 177 in 146.2 innings of work. Opposing batters hit just .188 against Peacock. In 12 big league innings with the Nationals, Peacock went 2-0 with a 0.75ERA.

#11 Robbie Ray GRADE: A-
Ray went 2-3 with a 3.13ERA for the Low-A Hagerstown Suns. He walked 38 batters and struck out 95 in 89 innings. Opposing batters hit just .221 off Ray on the year.

#12 Destin Hood GRADE: B+
Hood batted .276 with 29 Doubles, 5 Triples, 13 Home Runs and 83 RBI’s for High-A Potomac. He also stole 21 bases on the season. He walked 58 times and struck out 96 times in 128 games.

#13 Steve Lombardozzi GRADE: A Lombardozzi batted a combined .309 with 25 Doubles, 9 Triples, 8 Home Runs and 52 RBI’s between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse. He also stole 30 bases. He walked 39 times and struck out 78 times in 134 games. In the majors, Lombardozzi batted .194 with 1 Double and 1 RBI in 31 at-bats with the Nationals.

#14 Rick Hague NO GRADE
Hague played just four games with the Potomac Nationals before a season ending shoulder injury.

#15 Yunesky Maya GRADE: C-
Maya went 4-9 with a 5.00ERA for Triple-A Syracuse. He walked 28 and struck out 98 in 129 innings. Opposing batters hit .265 off Maya. In the majors, Maya was 1-1 with a 5.23ERA in 32.2 innings. Major league hitters batted .323 against him.