WAUrizona Diamondbacks Top 20 Prospects

Continuing on in our Top Prospect series, let's shift to the NL West to check on the Arizona Diamondbacks system.  As a reminder: I'm posting a bare-bones list of rankings, with grades for individual players, and system commentary at the end.

Arizona Diamondbacks Top 20 Prospects
Grade: A
1.) Mike Trout, OF, LAA
2.) Michael Pineda, RHP, SEA

Grade: B+
3.) Jacob Odorizzi, RHP, KCR

Grade: B
4.) Matt Dominguez, 3B, FLA
5.) Charlie Brewer, RHP ARI

Grade: B-
6.) Tyrell Jenkins, RHP, STL
7.) Kolbrin Vitek, 3B, BOS

Grade: C+
8.) Logan Forsythe, 2B, SDP
9.) Michael Burgess, OF, WAS
10.) Blake Tekotte, OF, SDP
11.) Michael Main, RHP, SF
12.) Guillermo Pimentel, OF, SEA
13.) Colin Cowgill, OF, ARI
14.) Cristhian Adames, SS, COL
15.) Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, ARI
16.) Taylor Lindsey, 2B, LAA
17.) Josh Collmenter, RHP, ARI

Grade: C
18.) Didi Gregorius, SS, CIN
19.) Jeffrey Kobernus, 2B, WAS
20.) Jake Smolinski, 3B, FLA

System Commentary:
Arizona has constructed a great farm system here, almost certainly Top 10 in WAU.  You'd expect any system with two Grade A prospects to be top-heavy, but the Diamondbacks have balanced it out with an incredible amount of depth.  Trout is a contender for top prospect in all of baseball, and he could bring his five-tool profile to the majors as early as this fall.  Pineda's one of my favorite pitching prospects in baseball right now, and is already MLB-ready.  Further down in the system, there's a nice mix of safety and high ceilings.  Charlie Brewer has flown under the radar, but what he did in the California League last summer should not be overlooked.  Pimentel, Adames, and Gregorius are not really personal favorites of mine, but they're all exceptionally toolsy.  Bats such as Burgess, Tekotte, and Cowgill should counteract their risk with some semblance of safety.  Overall, the Diamondbacks have an impressive, interesting farm that should help supplement an already-good big league club for years to come.