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 Central team was in 2009 and how they did in 2011.
The Chicago Cubs top prospect was third baseman Josh Vitters. He was originally drafted by the Cubs with the third pick of the first round in 2007. He played 2011 at Double A where he hit .283/.322/.448 with 14 home runs, 81 RBI, 56 runs and 4 steals in 129 games.
The Cincinnati Reds top prospect was outfielder Yonder Alonso. He was drafted by the Reds with the seventh pick in the first round in 2008. He split 2011 between Triple A and the Reds. He hit .296/.374/.486 with 12 home runs, 56 RBI, 46 runs and 6 steals in 91 games at Triple A and hit .330/.398/.545 with five home runs, 15 RBI, nine runs and zero steals in 47 games with the Reds. He was traded to the Padres on December 17, 2011.
The Houston Astros top prospect was catcher Jason Castro. He was originally drafted by the Astros with the 10th pick in the first round in 2008. He missed the 2011 season with a knee injury.
The Milwaukee Brewers top prospect was shortstop Alcides Escobar. He originally signed with the Brewers as an amateur free agent in 2003 out of Venezuela. He was traded to the Royals in 2010. He played 2011 with the Royals and hit .254/.290/.343 with four home runs, 46 RBI, 69 runs and 26 steals in 158 games.
The Pittsburgh Pirates top propsect was third baseman Pedro Alvarez. He was originally drafted by the Pirates with the second pick of the first round in 2008. He split the 2011 season between Class A Advanced, Triple A and the Pirates. He hit .187/.381/.375 with one home run, two RBI, two runs and zero steals in six games at Class A Advnaced, hit .256/.365/.432 with five home runs, 19 RBI, 16 runs and zero steals in 35 games at Triple A and hit .191/.272/.289 with four home runs, 19 RBI, 18 runs and one steal in 74 games with the Pirates.
The St Louis Cardinals top prospect was outfielder Colby Rasmus. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals with the 28th pick of the first round in 2005. He was traded to the Blue Jays on July 27, 2011. He played for both teams in 2011 as he hit .246/.332/.420 with 11 home runs, 40 RBI, 61 runs and 5 steals in 94 games with the Cardinals and hit .173/.201/.316 with three home runs, 13 RBI, 14 runs and zero steals in 35 games with the Blue Jays.
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