Special Edition of State of the Farm

Baseball American recaped there all 2010 Hotsheets Team there was 3 Heros on that list, so we are going put a special edition of the state of the farm to cover these players.

2B Jason Kipnis, Cle: .307avg 16HR 74RBI 96Runs 8SB .878OPS. Start the year in +A but spent most of the season in AA. Drafted in supplement 3rd rd pick in 2010.

What Baseball America Said:

The Scoop: In his first full pro season, Kipnis did what he always has done—hit. The 2009 Pacific-10 Conference player of the year posted three seasons with 1.000-plus OPS marks in college between Kentucky and Arizona State, and he put up an .873 mark in his first full pro season, most of which was spent at Double-A. He spent the first 54 games of the season with high Class A Kinston.

Scouts like the handsy looseness in his swing and his solid-average power. Kipnis was mostly an outfielder in college and is still making adjustments defensively at second base, but scouts report he has the skills for the position and just needs more repretition there. He'll push Cord Phelps, who had a fine year and moved up to Triple-A, as the Indians' second baseman of the near future.

OF Mike Trout, ANA: 341 28 2B, 9 3B, 10 HR, 106 R, 58 RBIs, 73 BB, 56SB, .917OPS. Spilit time between -A and +A, only turned 19 in Aug. Aquired from Rolling Goats in the Roy Halladay trade.

What Baseball America said:

The Scoop: If we had awarded the Minor League Player of the Year in mid-July, it's a pretty safe bet that Trout would be on the cover of the latest Baseball America. He showed off his wide breadth of skills in the low Class A Midwest League, hitting .362 in the first half, and upon his promotion to the hitter's heaven that is the California League, it was easy to speculate what kind of damage he could do out West.

It didn't turn out that way. Trout struggled to get adjusted to high Class A, although he did finish strong with six multi-hit games in his final nine. But we do need to step back for a second and marvel at just exactly what Trout did during a season where he didn't turn 19 until the final month of the season. Trout showed jaw-dropping speed, above-average power and the ability to cover lots of ground in center field. Even if he heads back to the Cal League to start next season, he's likely to make it to Double-A before he turns 20, which puts him in rarefied air.

SP Julio Teheran Atl, 9-8, 2.59. 143 IP, 108 H, 40 BB, 159 SO, .208BAA. The year started with Julio in -A and ended in AA. Still only 19 year old. Aquired from Rolling Goats as part of the Roy Halladay trade.

What Baseball America said:

The Scoop: The Braves are normally pretty conservative about moving their pitchers up during the season. But Teheran gave them little choice. He headed back to low Class A Rome on Opening Day, but his 1.14 ERA in seven starts quickly begged for a promotion to high Class A Myrtle Beach. It's hard to say that the Carolina League offered much more of a challenge—witness the eight shutout innings he threw there during a 14-strikeout start.

So eventually the Braves sent Teheran to Mississippi. He didn't rack up any double-digit strikeout games in Double-A, but he did more than hold his own as one of the youngest pitchers in the league. The Braves have a tidal wave of pitching prospects rising through the system, but Teheran's 92-96 mph fastball, tight curveball and solid changeup stands out from the crowd.