2012 Where are they now 2011 top prospects AL East

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 East team was in 2011 and how they did in 2011.


The Baltimore Orioles top prospect was shortstop Manny Machado. He was originally drafted by the Orioles with the third pick in the first round in 2010. He split 2011 between Class A and Class A Advanced. He hit .276/.376/.483 with six home runs, 24 RBI, 24 runs and 3 steals in 38 games at Class A and hit .245/.308/.384 with five home runs, 26 RBI, 24 runs and 8 steals in 63 games at Class A Advanced.


The Boston Red Sox top prospect was shortstop Jose Iglesias. He originally signed with the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 2009 out of Cuba. He split 2011 between Triple A and the Red Sox. He hit .235/.285/.269 with one home runs, 31 RBI, 35 runs and 12 steals in 101 games at Triple A and hit .333/.333/.333 with zero home runs, zero RBI, three runs and zero steals in 10 games with the Red Sox.


The New York Yankees top prospect was catcher Jesus Montero. He originally signed with the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2006 out of Venezuela. He split 2011 between Triple A and the Yankees. He hit .288/.348/.467 with 18 home runs, 67 RBI, 52 runs and zero steals in 109 games at Triple A and hit .328/.406/.590 with four home runs, 12 RBI, nine runs and zero steals in 18 games with the Yankees. He was traded to the Mariners after the season on January 14, 2012.


The Tampa Bay Rays top prospect was RHP Jeremy Hellickson. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the fourth round in 2005. He pitched for the Rays in 2011 and was 13-10 with a 2.95 ERA, 117 strikeouts and 1.15 WHIP in 189 innings over 29 games.


The Toronto Blue Jays top prospect was RHP Kyle Drabek. He was originally drafted by the Phillies with the 18th pick of the first round in 2006 then was traded to the Blue Jays in 2009. He split 2011 between Triple A and the Blue Jays. He was 5-4 with a 7.44 ERA, 45 strikeouts and 2.03 WHIP in 75 innings over 15 games at Triple A and was 4-5 with a 6.06 ERA, 51 strikeouts and 1.80 WHIP in 78.2 innings over 18 games with the Blue Jays.