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 2010 and how they did in 2011.
The Chicago White Sox top prospect was outfielder Jared Mitchell. He was drafted by the White Sox with the 23rd pick in the first round in 2009. He played 2011 at Class A Advanced and hit .222/.304/.377 with nine home runs, 58 RBI, 74 runs and 14 steals in 129 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 Jacob Turner. He was originally drafted by the Tigers with the ninth pick of the first round in 2009. He split the 2011 season between Double A, Triple A and the Tigers. He was 3-5 with a 3.48 ERA, 90 strikeouts and 1.18 WHIP in 113.2 innings over 17 games at Double A, was 1-0 with a 3.12 ERA, 20 strikeouts and 1.04 WHIP in 17.1 innings over three games at Triple A and was 0-1 with a 8.53 ERA, eight strikeouts and 1.66 WHIP in 12.2 innings over three games with the Tigers.
The Kansas City Royals top pick was LHP Mike Montgomery. He was originally drafted by the Royals with the 36th pick in the first round in 2008. He pitched 2011 at Triple A and was 5-11 with a 5.32 ERA, 129 strikeouts and 1.50 WHIP in 150.2 innings over 28 games.
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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