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It's Opening Day 1969 in the WPK and the annual Top Prospects Lists have been published.
Perhaps not surprisingly (though simultaneously rather shockingly, to me) Denver's Harry Lyerly is now considered the 3rd best prospect overall in the WPK and 2nd among pitchers.
Centerfielder Joe McPhillips is 11th overall and 3rd among position players.
Other Brewers on the lists include:
SP Rob Ibarra- 21st overall
SP Steve Green- 27th overall
2B Jonathan Koch- 48th overall
SP Justin Peacock- 75th overall
SP Eric Johnson- 85th overall
I'm pretty sure this is the most Denver Brewers prospects ever listed in the top 100 list at one time. And I believe that Lyerly's ranking of #3 is likely a Denver record as well.
The future is possibly bright? The number of starting pitchers in the Brewer's organization on this list also surprises me, though I expect only 1 or 2 of these will ever become significant major leaguers. (Ibarra has serious durability issues that will likely sidetrack his career. Green, I hope, is more of a sure thing.)
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