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For the Sox, who are in a rebuilding year, this might be very disturbing. For the Cubs, who are playing for right now, this is not as bad, but still unsettling. The Cubs and Sox have a combined 5 players in the Baseball Prospectus Top 100 Prospects. Combined. Ouch. Here's the list:#28--Gorda... ...
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2009 PROJECTIONS
Rich Harden |
Carlos Zambrano |
Ryan Dempster |
Ted Lilly |
Sean Marshall |
Kevin Gregg |
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Chad Gaudin |
Carlos Marmol |
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Neal Cotts |
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Micah Hoffpauir |
Aaron Miles
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