A MEMBER OF THE ONE PERCENT RATES THE BARB MINOR-LEAGUE SYSTEMS: PART 1

Somewhere in the Cayman Islands----Hello, BARB fans! This is a FREE report from Ike Goodyear, here at the East Caribbean Unlimited, Ltd (ECU). We're an investment firm, and we want to let all of you BARB owners know that, since you probably didn't make a profit on league operations this year, we are happy to extend an opportunity to try out our investment services, here in the Caymans, for FREE.

Honesty compels me to say that not every investment will work out, but overall our rate of return is very good, plus by virtue of our location we can save those of you who are making more than $1,000,000 a year some substantial money, simply by virtue of the fact that you will pay NO TAXES on any profits from the funds invested with ECU. That's right, NO TAXES! Isn't this a great country, where we encourage "job creators" like you to create jobs (and untaxable income) outside North America?


Speaking of North America, and in the interest of full disclosure, we at ECU have to point out that your BARB league actually was on the verge of making a modest profit last season---- until a tragic incident in which thousands of items of merchandise with the Philadelphia franchise logo were illegally seized by members of the "Occupy movement" in such places as Arizona, San Diego, Arizona, Lexington, Texas, Arizona, Philadelphia and, of course, Arizona.


Now, monitoring the assets of rich people running for political office is an important job, but it's not really all that difficult. The money basically sits here at ECU, and once a month I send out an email telling the account owners how much they've made this month, tax-free, while working stiffs back on the mainland pay a higher tax rate than Warren Buffett's secretary. So, with all this free time, what's a fella to do? Answer: evaluate your BARB minor-league systems!

Keep in mind that this is just one person's analysis, and does not reflect the views of either the Commissioner's Office, or even other BARB owners. I'm just sitting out here with time on my hands in the Cayman Islands, and spouting off. You may have different ideas about which prospects are in the top 1 percent...or the bottom 1 percent. Feel free to disagree!

In the first part of my analysis, I will simply list what I feel are the top 50 prospects already sitting in BARB minor-league systems. This does not include unestablished players which have already qualified for league play, such as Alexei Ogando (Arizona) or Eric Hosmer (Los Angeles). Such players could, in principle, begin the year in their club's starting lineups---or spend indefinite time back in the minors, waiting for their opportunity.

TOP 50 PROSPECTS, BARB MINORS

1. OF Mike Trout, Frostbite Falls
2. LHP Matt Moore, Sin City
3. OF Bryce Harper, Frostbite Falls
4. RHP Shelby Miller, St. Francis
5. RHP Julio Teheran, Brooklyn
6. SS Jurickson Profar, Yuma
7. RHP Jameson Tallihan, Sin City
8. SS Manny Machado, Frostbite Falls
9. RHP Gerrit Cole, Yuma
10. LHP Manny Banuelos, Pottsylvania
11. OF Wil Myers, Yuma
12. C/DH Jesus Montero, St. Francis
13. RHP Jacob Turner, Frostbite Falls
14. RHP Carlos Martinez, Worcester
15. C Travis D'Arnaud, Yuma
16. OF Archie Bradley, Frostbite Falls
17. C Devin Mesoraco, Los Angeles
18. RHP Zach Wheeler, Los Angeles
19. 3B Miguel Sano, AC/BC
20. LHP Mike Montgomery, Philadelphia
21. RHP Jarrod Parker, Yuma
22. LHP Martin Perez, Sin City
23. 3B Anthony Rendon, Yuma
24. RHP Randall Delgado, St. Francis
25. LHP Drew Pomerantz, New England
26. OF Aaron Hicks, Casselton
27. RHP Casey Kelley, Brooklyn
28. SS Hak-Ju Lee, Los Angeles
29. 2B Billy Hamilton, Yuma
30. SS Nick Franklin, Pottsylvania
31. 3B Nick Castellanos, Brooklyn
32. C Gary Sanchez, Frostbite Falls
33. 1B Jonathan Singleton, Pottsylvania
34. RHP Jack Odorrizi, Yuma
35. IF Jean Segura, Los Angeles
36. RHP Zach Lee, Los Angeles
37. 3B Josh Bell, Casselton
38. OF Brett Jackson, AC/BC
39. RHP Chris Archer, Pottsylvania
40. C Yasmani Grandal, Yuma
41. C Wilin Rosario, Sin City
42. LHP James Paxton, Frostbite Falls
43. OF George Springer, Sin City
44. OF Grant Green, St. Francis
45. RHP Brody Colvin, Pottsylvania
46. RHP Sonny Gray, Yuma
47. RHP Jared Cosart, Los Angeles
48. RHP Tanner Scheppers, Pottsylvania
49. LHP Casey Crosby, St. Francis
50. IF Tim Beckham, Philadelphia

Anyway, that' s the top 50, as Ike sees him. Next time, I'll evaluate each BARB club's total system, based upon size, prospects like those given above, and players able to make a contribution in 2012. Until next time, please consider placing your assets, TAX-FREE, with ECU here in the Caymans!