And with Opening Day upon is it is time for the BNN to release their updated Top 100 Prospects List.
After landing at the top of the list for two straight years, Denver starting pitcher
Jim Atwell falls to #2 this year as Columbus Whaler right-handed starting pitcher Bill Thompson takes over the top spot. Because just what the Whalers need are more future Pitchers of the Year! (It should be noted that the Whalers also have the #19 prospect, another very talented right-handed starting pitcher named Kevin DeRouen. Oh, and a 22-year old left-handed starting pitcher named Eric Goerg at #72 overall. The era of great Whalers pitching might stretch on for years and years into the future.)
Only 2 other Brewers are in the top 100 list at this time, with top third base prospect
Jose Figueroa falling out of the top 100. (
Figueroa isn't even in the top 200 but the Brewers scouting staff remains confident in his abilities.)
The only position player for the Brewers organization listed in the top 100 is center fielder
Matt Catlett, who was our first round draft pick last year.
Catlett has top of the spectrum speed and running ability, should be a fine defensive center fielder, and possesses a very strong contact bat with good gap power but not much over-the-fence power. He also likely won't draw many walks, but with his high work ethic and his athletic tools he could certainly eventually be the center fielder of the future in Denver.
And
Bryant Cox, nearly big league ready, shows up at #33 overall in this year's list and should be in a Brewers uniform before the end of the 1978 season.
