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29 Top 10 Prospects In The EL This Season

Published on April 21, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Trenton, NJ) Baseball fans from all around New Jersey, New York and Eastern Pennsylvania should note that 29 of the brightest prospects in all of Minor League Baseball are currently calling the Eastern League home and could be visiting Waterfront Park, home of the Trenton Thunder, Double A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, this season.

Each year, national baseball publication, Baseball America, releases lists of the top 10 prospects in each Major League organization. Currently, 29 of those prospects are on the rosters of Eastern League teams, including two on the Trenton Thunder. The Thunder have New York Yankee number two ranked prospect, C Austin Romine and number nine ranked prospect, RHP Jeremy Bleich.

Three of the number one ranked prospects in their organizations are currently in the Eastern League. Number one rated prospect in all of Minor League Baseball, Stephen Strasburg, of the Washington Nationals is with Harrisburg, Philadelphia Phillies top prospect, Domonic Brown, is with Reading and Toronto Blue Jays number one prospect, Zach Stewert, is with New Hampshire.

The next opponent to visit Waterfront Park, the Portland Sea Dogs, boast four players listed in the Boston Red Sox top 10 prospect ranking. The Sea Dogs will visit Trenton for a four game series beginning on Thursday, April 22 at 7:05 pm.

The full list of Baseball America Top 10 Organizational Prospects in the Eastern League is below, along with the dates when that club will visit Trenton to face the Thunder.

Akron Aeros - Cleveland Indians
# 2 - Lonnie Chisenhall
# 6 - Nick Weglarz
In Trenton August 30-September 2

Altoona Curve - Pittsburgh Pirates
# 5 - Chase D'Arnaud
# 7 - Tim Alderson
# 9 - Rudy Owens
In Trenton June 15-17

Binghamton Mets - New York Mets
# 5 - Brad Holt
In Trenton May 13-16, June 11-13, August 6-8

Bowie Baysox - Baltimore Orioles
# 3 - Zach Britton
# 10 - Caleb Joseph
In Trenton May 7-9, August 17-19

Erie SeaWolves - Detroit Tigers
# 4 - Andrew Oliver
# 8 - Wilkin Ramirez
In Trenton May 24-27

Harrisburg Senators - Washington Nationals
# 1 - Stephen Strasburg
# 3 - Drew Storen
# 5 - Danny Espinosa
# 6 - Chris Marrero
In Trenton July 1-4, August 13-15

New Britain Rock Cats - Minnesota Twins
# 5 - Ben Revere
# 7 - Carlos Gutierrez
# 9 - David Bromberg
In Trenton July 26-28

New Hampshire Fisher Cats - Toronto Blue Jays
# 1 - Zach Stewart
# 4 - David Cooper
In Trenton April 27-29, June 25-27, July 29-August 1, August 23-25

Portland Sea Dogs - Boston Red Sox
# 2 - Casey Kelly
# 4 - Lars Anderson
# 5 - Ryan Kalish
# 9 - Jose Iglesias
In Trenton April 22-25, June 1-3

Reading Phillies - Philadelphia Phillies
# 1 - Domonic Brown
In Trenton July 15-18

Richmond Flying Squirrels - San Francisco Giants
# 4 - Thomas Neal
# 7 - Roger Kieschnick
# 9 - Brandon Crawford
In Trenton June 4-6

Trenton Thunder - New York Yankees
# 2 - Austin Romine
# 9 - Jeremy Bleich

The Trenton Thunder return from the road to face the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) in a four game series starting Thursday, April 22. Tickets are available at trentonthunder.com and 609-394-3300.

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