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1. C Joe Rainbow (49th Overall): 4th
2. SP Cy Sullivan (68th Overall): New
3. SS Billy Hunter (73rd Overall): New
4. LF Rich Langton (74th Overall): New
5. SP Walker Pearce (78th Overall): New
6. CF Marty Roberts (79th Overall): New
7. C Harry Mead (83rd Overall): New
8. SP Bill Ross (86th Overall): 5th
9. CF Lou Roach (99th Overall): New
10. CF Ernie Carson (116th Overall): New
11. LF Ed Reyes (118th Overall): 7th
12. 1B Leo Mitchell (126th Overall): 14th
13. C Claude Ramsey (127th Overall): 9th
14. LF Bobby Mills (133rd Overall): New
15. RF Reginald Westfall (135th Overall): New
16. 3B Hank Stratton (136th Overall): New
17. C Cliff Ray (143rd Overall): Not in organization
18. 2B Red Moore (149th Overall): New
19. 1B Jim Hatfield (170th Overall): 8th
20. 3B Tom Spitzer (190th Overall): 18th
21. SS Ducky Jordan (196th Overall): New
22. 2B Gene Evans (199th Overall): New
23. SS Freddie Bennett (201st Overall): New
24. SP Otis Campbell (203rd Overall): New
25. LF Dave Haight (214th Overall): New
26. RF Billy Marshall (219th Overall): 15th
27. CF Roy Moore (225th Overall): 17th
28. LF Joe Joseph (227th Overall): New
29. SP John Hartz (231st Overall): 13th
30. 2B Elmer Hutchins (233rd Overall): 16th

Lot of new faces and it makes me really like our draft class. Compared to last year, I have 22 prospects in the top 200 and 32 (Dick Earl 243, and Johnny Waters 246) in the top 250. Last year, just 16 in the top 200 and 21 in the top 250. We still rank 14th, but have nine top prospects (two more then last year) and even though we lack the top of the system talent, we have a lot of young guys ranked pretty high. Only the Gothams (19) and Sailors (17) have more then 15 top 200 prospects. It's not the strongest group, but it's extremely deep and very bottom heavy. Only two players in our top 30 have a chance to graduate this year and they are both catchers who rank outside the top 10.

It even looks better beyond the top 30, with 39 top 300 prospects and 47 in the top 500. The Sailors come close with 43 and the Gothams 41, but every other team has less the 35. Things are looking bright for the young Cougars and things should go well next year for the major league team as well. Since most of the guys in the top 30 are new and I already have draft reports of them (not going to do a separate prospect report, will just copy it for the Top Prospect list), I'll include some other guys from the top 500. Some draftees in this group include CF Elias Canady (33, 259), LF Larry Robison (36, 277), SP El Long (37, 280), 1B Cuno Myer (40, 109), and SP Johnny Moore (47, 499th).