Where the Angels' Top 30 prospects are starting the season

Where the Angels' Top 30 prospects are starting the season

April 4th, 2017

With the 2017 season getting started, here's a look at where the Angels' Top 30 prospects are projected to start the season:
1. Jahmai Jones -- Burlington Bees (A)
2. -- Inland Empire 66ers (A Adv)
3. Brandon Marsh -- Extended spring training
4. -- Salt Lake Bees (AAA)
5. -- Salt Lake Bees (AAA)
6. Grayson Long -- Inland Empire 66ers (A Adv)
7. -- Disabled list
8. -- Salt Lake Bees (AAA)
9. Chris Rodriguez -- Extended spring training
10. Jaime Barria -- Inland Empire 66ers (A Adv)
11. -- Mobile BayBears (AA)
12. -- Disabled list
13. Nonie Williams -- Extended spring training
14. -- Inland Empire 66ers (A Adv)
15. Connor Justus -- Inland Empire 66ers (A Adv)
16. -- Mobile BayBears (AA)
17. Cole Duensing -- Extended spring training
18. Troy Montgomery -- Burlington Bees (A)
19. -- Mobile BayBears (AA)
20. Elvin Rodriguez -- Extended spring training
21. -- Mobile BayBears (AA)
22. -- Salt Lake Bees (AAA)
23. Kevin Grendell -- Mobile BayBears (AA)
24. Jared Foster -- Inland Empire 66ers (A Adv)
25. Joe Gatto -- Burlington Bees (A)
26. Jake Jewell -- Inland Empire 66ers (A Adv)
27. Julio Garcia -- Extended spring training
28. Caleb Adams -- Mobile BayBears (AA)
29. Manny Banuelos -- Salt Lake Bees (AAA)
30. Kyle Survance -- Disabled list
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Team to watch
Of those starting with full-season clubs, there are more Top 30 prospects heading to the California League to play for the Inland Empire 66ers than other club. There are seven total, headlined by 2016 first-round pick Matt Thaiss, and five of the seven are in the club's Top 15. If you want to be patient, there are seven players in extended spring training, with some intriguing talent from the 2016 Draft class (Brandon Marsh, Chris Rodriguez, Nonie Williams and Cole Duensing) all awaiting their assignments.
Where baseball's top prospects are starting the 2017 season
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Salt Lake Bees
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New faces
The Angels acquired some talent in unusual ways this past offseason. Vicente Campos was a waiver claim, as was Abel De Los Santos. Osmer Morales and former top prospect Manny Banuelos were Minor League free agent signings. All four will get a chance to show what they can do in the upper levels of the Angels' system.
On the shelf
Taylor Ward, the club's top pick from the 2015 Draft, has a mild oblique strain and should return to action later this month. Campos has a right forearm issue. Survance is coming back from last year's Tommy John surgery and should be ready to go in May.