We break down the top five prospects for each organization for 2008, taking into consideration: games, at-bats, innings and major-league service time. We expect these players to have rookie status remaining heading into next year.

According to MLB rules: "A player shall be considered a rookie unless, during a previous season or seasons, he has (a) exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the major leagues; or (b) accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a major league club or clubs during the period of 25-player limit (excluding time in the military service and time on the disabled list)."

We have already covered the AL East, NL Central, AL Central, NL West and AL West and lastly we take a look at the NL East:

Atlanta Braves

Top Braves prospects
Player Age Pos. 2007 minor league stats
1 Brandon Jones 23 OF AA-Triple-A (combined): .295 AVG, 19 HR, 100 RBI, 84 R, 17 SB (.376 OBP, .490 SLUG)
Breakout season makes him a candidate to open season as starter.
2 Jordan Schafer 21 OF Class A (combined): .312-15-63-86-23 (.374-.513)
Multi-talented outfielder has chance to rise quickly after big year.
3 Brent Lillibridge 24 SS AA-Triple-A (combined): .282-13-58-78-42 (.341-.417)
Solid all-around shortstop will have to bide time; a bargaining chip?
4 Eric Campbell 22 3B Class A: .221-14-49-47-6 (.312-.406)
Injury-plagued year, but we see Chipper's successor rebounding.
5 Kala Kaahiue 22 1B A-Double-A (combined): .251-22-69-71-2 (.358-.473)
Trade and likely signing of Mark Teixeira severely blocks him now.
Best of the rest: SP Tommy Hanson, SP Anthony Lerew, RP Joey Devine, RP Manny Acosta, RP Jose Ascanio, 3B Van Pope, SP Cole Rohrbaugh, SS Diory Hernandez, P Jairo Cuevas, OF Cody Johnson, C Clint Sammons, SP Jeffrey Locke, SS Brandon Hicks, SP Steve Evarts, SP Chad Rodgers, SP Dan Smith, SP Jamie Richmond, SS Michael Fisher, RP Nick Feldman, 2B Cole Miles, SP Jeff Lyman, SP Cory Rasmus, 2B Chase Fontaine, RP Kris Medlen, RP Kevin Gunderson, OF Josh Burrus.
2007 rookies to lose eligibility: SS Yunel Escobar, SP Jo-Jo Reyes, RP Pete Moylan, 2B Martin Prado.

Florida Marlins

Top Marlins prospects
Player Age Pos. 2007 minor league stats
1 Chris Volstad 21 RH SP A-Double-A (combined): (12-11)-4.16-118-47-.283
Elite talent's numbers improved across the board in Double-A.
2 Gaby Hernandez 21 RH SP Double-A: (9-11)-4.22-113-56-.245
More consistent than Volstad, but ceiling not as high, perhaps.
3 Chris Coghlan 22 2B Class A (combined): .287-12-82-77-24 (.378-.474)
Dan Uggla might be hearing some footsteps by the end of 2008.
4 Gaby Sanchez 24 1B Class A: .279-9-70-89-6 (.369-.433)
Big FSL parks limited HR totals, but 2B-BB-K numbers promising.
5 Brett Carroll 25 OF AA-Triple-A (combined): .304-22-82-69-0 (.361-.572)
Not great in call-up, but his numbers are tough to argue with here.
Best of the rest: SP Brent Sinkbeil, SP Aaron Thompson, OF John Raynor, 3B Lee Mitchell, 1B Logan Morrison, OF Spike McDougall, SP Hector Correa, SP Daniel Barone, OF Jai Miller, SP Ryan Tucker, P Jesus Delgado, OF Greg Burns, SP Chris Seddon, RP Harvey Garcia, RP Carlos Martinez, C Brett Hayes, 3B Matt Dominguez, SP Graham Taylor, SP Kyle Winters, OF Kris Harvey, SS Robert Andino, RP Ross Wolf, RP Mauro Zarate, SP Sean West, RP Todd Doolittle, OF Tom Hickman, RP Jacob Marceaux.
2007 rookies to lose eligibility: OF Alejandro De Aza, SP Rick Vandenhurk, RP Matt Lindstrom, RP Henry Owens.

New York Mets

Top Mets prospects
Player Age Pos. 2007 minor league stats
1 Phil Humber 24 RH SP Triple-A: (11-9)-4.27-120-44-.244
Solid season after Tommy John surgery, but may start in Triple-A.
2 Deolis Guerra 18 RH SP Class A: (2-6)-4.01-66-25-.240
His ability to hold his own in high Class A portends big things now.
3 Kevin Mulvey 22 RH SP AA-Triple-A (combined): (12-10)-3.20-113-43-.246
Solid year puts him in the mix for look in 2008, or perhaps as trade bait.
4 Brett Harper 26 1B Double-A: .296-24-88-69-2 (.350-500)
Good power, but age-level ratio doesn't give him much of a chance.
5 Fernando Martinez 19 OF A-Double-A (combined): .265-4-22-33-3 (.331-.376)
Young Dominican signee looks like a bust, but still scouts favorite.
Best of the rest: SP Jon Niese, C Francisco Pena, OF Brahiam Maldonado, 1B Mike Carp, RP Eddie Kunz, SP Nick Carr, RP Brant Rustich, SP Scott Moviel, SP Bobby Parnell, OF Caleb Stewart, 1B Nick Evans, SP Adam Bostick, SP Tobi Stoner, SP Mike Devaney, 2B Anderson Hernandez, 2B Emmanuel Garcia, RP Willie Collazo, RP Lino Urdaneta, RP Carlos Muniz, RP Eddie Camacho, RP Will Morgan, RP John Holdzkom, SP Eric Brown, C Mike Nickeas.
2007 rookies to lose eligibility: OF Carlos Gomez, SP Mike Pelfrey, RP Joe Smith.

Philadelphia Phillies

Top Phillies prospects
Player Age Pos. 2007 minor league stats
1 Carlos Carrasco 20 RH SP A-Double-A (combined): (12-6)-3.86-102-68-.224
Slow start in Double-A kept him from potential 2007 contribution.
2 Andrew Carpenter 22 RH SP Class A: (17-6)-3.20-116-53-.242
System's pitcher of year likely starts in Double-A, but moves quick.
3 Mike Costanzo 24 3B Double-A: .270-27-86-92-2 (.368-.490)
Lot of Ks, but his power and a potential opening make him intriguing.
4 Joe Savery 21 LH SP Class A: (2-3)-2.73-22-13-.214
'07 No. 1 pick slipped due to signability, but he should arrive quick.
5 Scott Mathieson 23 RH SP A-Double-A (combined): (0-0)-4.50-9-6-.214
Comeback from Tommy John surgery will still require some work.
Best of the rest: SS Jason Donald, 2B Adrian Cardenas, SP Josh Outman, SP Kyle Drabek, SP Edgar Garcia, 2B Brad Harman, OF Jeremy Slayden, OF Dominic Brown, OF Quintin Berry, SP J.A. Happ, SP Zack Segovia, OF Greg Golson, 2B Tyler Mach, C Jason Jaramillo, SP Antonio Bastardo, SP Pat Overholt, SP Heitor Correa, SP Julian Sampson, C Lou Marson, SS Freddy Galvis, RP Brian Sanches, RP John Ennis, RP Joe Bisenius, RP Anderson Garcia, RP Yoel Hernandez, OF C.J. Henry, 3B Wellison Baez, SP Dan Brauer, RP Matt Smith.
2007 rookies to lose eligibility: SP Kyle Kendrick, C Carlos Ruiz, OF Michael Bourn, SP J.D. Durbin, RP Michael Zagurski.

Washington Nationals

Top Nationals prospects
Player Age Pos. 2007 minor league stats
3 Ross Detwiler 21 OF Class A (combined): (2-2)-3.51-28-12-.284
Made quick rise to majors, but will need full season on the farm.
1 Michael Burgess 19 OF Class A (combined): .318-11-42-32-2 (.421-.561)
'07 first-rounder had great pro debut and looks like sure-fire star!
5 Justin Maxwell 23 OF Class A (combined): .281-27-83-86-35 (.363-.533)
Speed-and-power OF had breakthrough and did well in call-up.
2 Chris Marrero 19 OF Class A (combined): .275-23-88-71-0 (.338-.484)
Watch out for one of baseball's best young slugging prospects.
4 Collin Balester 21 RH SP AA-Triple-A (combined): (4-10)-3.89-117-48-.263
Somehow avoided SPs revolving door in '07, but not far away.
Best of the rest: SP John Lannan, SP Garrett Mock, OF Kory Casto, SP Shairon Martis, SP Jordan Zimmerman, SP Glenn Gibson, RP Jonathan Albaladejo, SP Colton Willems, SP Michael Hinckley, SP Marco Estrada, P Clint Everts, 1B Larry Broadway, OF Frank Diaz, 1B Eduardo Urbina, 1B Bill Rhinehart, OF Dee Brown, SP Jhonny Nunez, SP Cory VanAllen, OF Aaron Seuss, OF Stephen Englund, OF Alejandro Hodge, RP Adam Carr, OF Brandon Watson, RP Arnie Munoz, RP Zech Zinicola, SS Esmailyn Gonzalez, SS Stephen King, SS Ian Desmond, SP Craig Stammen, C Devin Ivany.
2007 rookies to lose eligibility: SP Matt Chico, C Jesus Flores, SP Joel Hanrahan, RP Chris Schroder, SP Levale Speigner, RP Winston Abreu.

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