To go along with the great news that Torii Hunter signed with the Angels is the fact that the Angels are still stacked down in the minors. Kevin Goldstein came out with his top eleven Angels prospects and the Angels have four guys who he’s given at least a four star rating. When you combine this with all of the young talent on this team, it makes for an Angels team that should be good for years to come.
Nick Adenhart checks in at number one, this kid put together a solid season at Double A and it looks like at just 21, he’ll start the season at Triple A but could find himself playing for the big league club at some point in 2008. The kid is a big right hander who Goldstein projects as a potential number two starter.
Brandon Wood, the reason the Angels could trade Orlando Cabrera, comes in at number two. While Wood doesn’t look like he’ll get the shortstop job, he very well could be the team’s everyday third baseman and having a guy with some punch like Wood at third would give the Angels something they haven’t had in a while.
Jordan Walden is third on the list but he’s still a couple of years away as is Hank Conger, the team’s first round pick in 2006 and the fourth guy on the list. Sean O’Sullivan, a right handed pitcher, rounds out the top five and like Conger, he had a ways to go before we start hearing his name in conjuction with the big league club.
