8. Colby Rasmus, CF, Cardinals: The toolsy athlete bulked up and led the Texas League with 29 home runs last year. Dealing away Jim Edmonds leaves the center field job his for the taking in 2009, if not sooner.
22. Daric Barton, 1B, Athletics: A professional hitter par excellence, Barton put up a 1.068 OPS in his 18-game big-league debut. He'll start at first base for Oakland this year, and should be productive from day one.
69. Chris Perez, RHP, Cardinals: With one year left on Jason Isringhausen's deal, the Cardinals think they've already found his heir apparent in Perez. The former Miami closer allowed just 23 hits in 54 2/3 innings last year.
71. Bryan Anderson, C, Cardinals: The anti-Yadier Molina -- Anderson proved he can hit by flirting with .300 at Double-A as a 20-year-old, but he needs to work on his defense.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/02/08/goldstein.top100/index.html
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