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 American League Central team was in 2009 and how they did in 2011.
The Chicago White Sox top prospect was shortstop Gordon Beckham. He was originally drafted by the White Sox with the eighth pick in the first round in 2008. He played the 2011 season with the White Sox and hit .230/.296/.337 with 10 home runs, 44 RBI, 60 runs and 5 steals in 150 games.
The Cleveland Indians top prospect was catcher Carlos Santana. He originally signed with the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 2004 out of the Dominican Republic. He was traded to the Indians in 2008. He played 2011 with the Indians and hit .239/.351/.457 with 27 home runs, 79 RBI, 84 runs and 5 steals in 155 games.
The Detroit Tigers top prospect was RHP Rick Porcello. He was originally drafted by the Tigers with the 27th pick in the first round in 2007. He pitched in 2011 for the Tigers and was 14-9 with a 4.75 ERA, 104 strikeouts and 1.41 WHIP in 182 innings over 31 games.
The Kansas City Royals top prospect was shortstop Mike Moustakas. He was originally drafted by the Royals with the second pick of the first round in 2007. He split 2011 between Triple A and the Royals. He hit .287/.347/.498 with 10 home runs, 44 RBI, 38 runs and one steal in 55 games at Triple A and hit .263/.309/.367 with five home runs, 30 RBI, 26 runs and 2 steals in 89 games with the Royals.
The Minnesota Twins top prospect was outfielder Aaron Hicks. He was originally drafted by the Twins with the 14th pick in the first round in 2008. He played the 2011 season at Class A Advanced. He hit .242/.354/.368 with five home runs, 38 RBI, 79 runs and 17 steals in 122 games.
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