Houston WAUstros Top... 35 Prospects

We're moving back to the NL West in our Top Prospect series, and all eyes are now on Houston.  The Astros have been hoarding prospects for the past five years, and trading those prospects away for more prospects if/when they reach the majors.  What do they have to show for it?  Well, this is a farm that is actually sort of disgusting in its extravagance, so much so that I had to extend the list from 20 prospects to 35, lest I want to leave out a ton of B- guys.  The list, with grades and system commentary is after the jump.

Houston Astros Top 35 Prospects

Grade: A
1.) Andrew Bailey, RHP, OAK
2.) Jesus Montero, C/DH, NYY
3.) Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC

Grade: A-
4.) Matt Moore, LHP, TB

Grade: B+
5.) Brett Jackson, OF, CHC
6.) Brett Cecil, RHP, TOR
7.) Gary Sanchez, C, NYY
8.) Drew Pomeranz, LHP, CLE
9.) Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE
10.) Brett Lawrie, 2B, TOR

Grade: B
11.) Miguel Sano, 3B, MIN
12.) Jake Arrieta, RHP, BAL
13.) Tanner Scheppers, RHP, TEX
14.) Jean Segura, 2B, LAA
15.) Daniel Duffy, LHP, KC
16.) Tyler Matzek, LHP, COL
17.) Manuel Banuelos, LHP, NYY
18.) Alexander Torres, LHP, TB

Grade: B-
19.) AJ Cole, RHP, WAS
20.) Jason Knapp, RHP, CLE
21.) Carlos Perez, C, TOR
22.) Eduardo Sanchez, RHP, STL
23.) Graham Stoneburner, RHP, NYY
24.) JD Martinez, OF, HOU
25.) Peter Tago, RHP, COL
26.) Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL
27.) Ivan Nova, RHP, NYY
28.) Nick Barnese, LHP, TB
29.) Travis D'Arnaud, C, TOR
30.) Fabio Martinez Mesa, RHP, LAA
31.) Juan Francisco, 3B, CIN
32.) Donovan Tate, OF, SD

Grade: C+
33.) Bryan Morris, RHP, PIT
34.) Keyvius Sampson, RHP, SD
35.) Tyson Ross, RHP, OAK

System Commentary:
It's the unrivaled best system in WAU, though when you trade away all MLB talent for draft picks and prospects for five years, you probably should have the unrivaled best system in your league.  I really can't see anybody ever matching this farm's current quality, unless of course the Astros improve on it in the next few years.  It has everything you can possibly think of: MLB talent (waiting two years before promoting an MLB closer and MLB starter can do that for you), the elitist of the elite prospects, safety prospects, high-risk prospects...  Like I said in the intro, it's all sort of disgusting, and definitely overwhelming.  There are literally 19 other guys I found that are deserving of C+ grades.  Think about that for a second.  There are at least 4 guys in this farm that wouldn't make the Astros' Top 50 that would easily make most other organizations' Top 20s.  I'm not even going to talk about the individual prospects, because they sort of speak for themselves.  (Though I will say I love Stoneburner.)