Each year the prospect lists come out and the future of each team is reevaluated accordingly. I'm going to look at who the top prospect of each National League West team was in 2008 and how they did in 2011.
The Arizona Diamondbacks top prospect was RHP Jarrod Parker. He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks with the ninth pick in the first round in 2007. Most of his 2011 season was spent at Double A in addition to one game with the Diamondbacks. He was 11-8 with a 3.79 ERA, 112 strikeouts and 1.28 WHIP in 130.2 innings over 26 games at Double A and was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, one strikeout and 0.88 WHIP in 5.2 innings in his one game with the Arizona.
The Colorado Rockies top prospect was LHP Franklin Morales. He originally signed with the Rockies as an amateur free agent in 2002. He was traded to the Red Sox on May 19, 2011. He pitched for both the Rockies and Red Sox in 2011 as he was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA, 11 strikeouts and 1.29 WHIP in 14 innings over 14 games with the Rockies and was 1-1 with a 3.62 ERA, 31 strikeouts and 1.27 WHIP in 32.1 innings over36 games with the Red Sox.
The Los Angeles Dodgers top prospect was LHP Clayton Kershaw. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers with the seventh pick in the first round in 2006. He pitched in 2011 for the Dodgers and was 21-5 with a 2.28 ERA, 248 strikeouts and 0.98 WHIP in 233.1 innnigs over 33 games.
The San Diego Padres top prospect was third baseman Chase Headley. He was originally drafted by the Padres in the second round in 2005. He played 2011 with the Padres and hit .289/.374/.399 with four home runs, 44 RBI, 43 runs and 13 steals in 113 games.
The San Francisco Giants top prospect was third baseman Angel Villalona. He originally signed with the Giants as an amateur free agent in 2006 out of the Dominican Republic. He last played in 2009 at Class A Advanced when his career was sidetracked with legal issue in the Domican Republic. The charges were dropped in November 2011 and he is now back on the Giants 40 man roster.
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