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 2010 and how they did in 2011.
The Chicago Cubs top prospect was shortstop Starlin Castro. He originally signed with the Cubs as an amateur free agent in 2006 out of the Dominican Republic. He played 2011 with the Cubs and hit .307/.341/.432 with 10 home runs, 56 RBI, 91 runs and 22 steals in 158 games.
The Cincinnati Reds top prospect was outfielder and third baseman Todd Frazier. He was originally drafted by the Reds with the 34th pick in the first round in 2007. He split 2011 between Triple A and the Reds. He hit .260/.340/.467 with 15 home runs, 46 RBI, 47 runs and 17 steals in 90 games at Triple A and hit .232/.289/.438 with six home runs, 15 RBI, 17 runs and one steal in 41 games with the Reds.
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 RHP Shelby Miller. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals with the 19th pick in the first round in 2009. He split 2011 between Class A Advanced and Double A. He was 2-3 with a 2.89 ERA, 81 strikeouts and 1.13 WHIP in 53 innings over nine games at Class A Advanced and was 9-3 with a 2.70 ERA, 89 strikeouts and 1.21 WHIP in 86.2 innings over 16 games at Double A.
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