TOP TEN PROSPECTS 1. Mark Rogers, rhp 2. Cody Scarpetta, rhp 3. Wily Peralta, rhp 4. Scooter Gennett, 2b/ss 5. Kentrail Davis, of 6. Tyler Thornburg, rhp 7. Eric Farris, 2b 8. Jimmy Nelson, rhp 9. Kyle Heckathorn, rhp 10. Amaury Rivas, rhp BEST TOOLS Best Hitter for Average Erik Komatsu Best Power Hitter Hunter Morris Best Strike-Zone Discipline Erik Komatsu Fastest Baserunner Lee Haydel Best Athlete D'Vontrey Richardson Best Fastball Mark Rogers Best Curveball Cody Scarpetta Best Slider Robert Hinton Best Changeup Amaury Rivas Best Control Hiram Burgos Best Defensive Catcher Martin Maldonado Best Defensive Infielder Yadiel Rivera Best Infield Arm Zelous Wheeler Best Defensive Outfielder Logan Schafer Best Outfield Arm D'Vontrey Richardso PROJECTED 2014 LINEUP Catcher Jonathan Lucroy First Base Prince Fielder Second Base Scooter Gennett Third Base Casey McGehee Shortstop Yadiel Rivera Left Field Ryan Braun Center Field Rickie Weeks Right Field Corey Hart No. 1 Starter Zack Greinke No. 2 Starter Yovani Gallardo No. 3 Starter Mark Rogers No. 4 Starter Shaun Marcum No. 5 Starter Cody Scarpetta Closer John Axford When the Brewers reached the playoffs in 2008—their lone postseason appearance in the last 28 years—they had their farm system to thank. It produced a largely homegrown lineup led by Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder, a pair of double-digit winners in Ben Sheets and Manny Parra and enough trade fodder to land C.C. Sabathia at midseason. Sabathia went 11-2, 1.65 after the deal and won the game that put Milwaukee in the playoffs. However, Sabathia left for a $161 million free-agent contract from the Yankees, Sheets got hurt again and also departed, and the Brewers' pitching subsequently fell apart. They have ranked 15th and 14th in the National League in runs allowed the last two seasons, finishing in third place in the NL Central and far short of the playoffs on both occasions. Milwaukee has been much more successful developing hitters than pitchers over the last decade. In addition to Braun and Fielder, the system also produced lineup mainstays Corey Hart and Rickie Weeks as well as Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar and Jonathan Lucroy, who all took over starting jobs as rookies last year. But outside of Yovani Gallardo and two more 2010 rookies, relievers John Axford and Zach Braddock, the Brewers have come up short on the mound. That led general manager Doug Melvin to revamp his rotation with a pair of bold moves in December. The night before the Winter Meetings started, Melvin sent sweet-swinging Brett Lawrie, a 2008 first-round choice who had become the system's top prospect, to the Blue Jays for Shaun Marcum. That was a mere prelude to blockbuster deal two weeks later, in which Milwaukee grabbed Zack Greinke (and Yuniesky Betancourt) from the Royals in exchange for Cain, Escobar and two of its best remaining prospects, righthanders Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress. The deals put the Brewers right back in contention in the NL Central, though they also left them with a farm system that Baseball America ranked as the thinnest in the game in the upcoming 2011 Prospect Handbook. With the exception of righthander Mark Rogers, who has made a stunning comeback after missing all of 2007 and 2008 recovering from a pair of shoulder surgeries, Milwaukee has no potential impact talent in the upper levels of the minors. What the Brewers do have are some interesting arms at the lower levels, and they helped win a pair of Rookie-level championships in the Arizona and Pioneer leagues last summer. Kyle Heckathorn, a 2009 supplemental first-rounder, reached high Class A in his first full pro season. Fellow righthanders Tyler Thornburg, Jimmy Nelson and Matt Miller, all 2010 choices, were overpowering at times in their pro debuts. Milwaukee might have found more pitching help if their last two first-round picks hadn't backfired. Righthander Eric Arnett, the 26th overall pick in 2009 out of Indiana, saw his stuff and control take an alarming step backward last summer. And high school righthander Dylan Covey, the 14th overall choice last June, declined to turn pro after learning he Type 1 diabetes just days before the Aug. 16 signing deadline. The Brewers will recoup the No. 15 selection in the 2011 draft for not signing Covey. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2011/2611130.html --

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