CleveWAUnd Indians Top 20 Prospects

Finishing up the AL East, we're taking a look at the Cleveland Indians farm system tonight.  After this, we'll finish up the NL West with reviews of the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies, and then move onto the AL West and NL East.  After the jump, you can find the Indians' Top 20 prospects, with individual grades followed by system commentary.

Cleveland Indians Top 20 Prospects

Grade: A
1.) Domonic Brown, OF, PHI

Grade: B-
2.) Taijuan Walker, RHP, SEA
3.) Chun-Hsiu Chen, C, CLE

Grade: C+
4.) Felix Doubront, LHP, BOS
5.) Nathan Eovaldi, RHP, LAD
6.) Tyler Holt, OF, CLE
7.) Hector Rondon, RHP, CLE
8.) Austin Adams, RHP, CLE
9.) Kyle Skipworth, C, FLA
10.) Vinnie Pestano, RHP, CLE
11.) Jeanmar Gomez, RHP, CLE
12.) Angelo Gumbs, SS, NYY
13.) Cito Culver, SS, NYY
14.) Christopher Dennis, 1B, MIL

Grade: C
15.) Jimmy Nelson, RHP, MIL
16.) Niko Goodrum, SS, MIN
17.) Jared Goedert, 3B, CLE
18.) Nevin Griffith, RHP, CWS
19.) Kelvin De La Cruz, LHP, CLE
20.) Josh Rodriguez, 2B, CLE

System Commentary:
Domonic Brown is the only real impact prospect in Cleveland's exceptionally deep system.  Brown should be a five-tool star for the Indians for years to come, but his supporting cast is less impressive.  Looking through the system, it becomes immediately clear that Cleveland loves to take chances on high school draftees, as Taijuan Walker joins Skipworth, Gumbs, Culver, and Goodrum in that department.  Those five players could go on to make or break this farm, as they're all toolsy high-risk, high-reward types.  The Indians would have had a big boost had 2010 1st round pick Austin Wilson signed (he'd have been their #2 prospect, and likely a straight B grade), though they will receive a 2011 compensatory pick.  Overall, Cleveland has an impressive amount of depth here.  It's just disappointingly back-heavy.