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Daily Futures: Montero flashes power

Ike Davis got the hype on Monday, but Jesus Montero is a bigger deal

Updated: April 20, 2010, 11:33 AM ET

By Kevin Goldstein | Baseball Prospectus

There really are other prospects in New York

Jesus Montero, C, New York Yankees (Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
Monday's stats: 2-for-4, HR (1), 2 R, RBI

New York City got awfully excited about Ike Davis, a good-but-not-great prospect, coming to town on Monday. What will it be like later in the season when the Yankees call up one of the best prospects in the game? Surely, the surrounding factors won't be the same. Mets fans are desperate for a light of hope in a miserable lineup and want Davis to be the answer, while Montero won't arrive with the same expectations. At 20 years old, he's one of the youngest everyday players at the upper levels, but he's also the top hitting prospect in the minors. Montero is batting .300 and showed off power for the first time Monday afternoon against former big leaguer R.A. Dickey. Get the hype train revved up again.

The Yankees may feel good about Montero's performance, but the Boston red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays also have rising stars represented in today's report. To find out who they are, you must be an ESPN Insider.

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NO.	PLAYER
1	Stephen Strasburg, RHP, WAS
2	Carlos Santana, C, CLE
3	Buster Posey, C, SFO
4	Mike Stanton, OF, FLA
5	Desmond Jennings, OF, TAM
6	Martin Perez, LHP, TEX
7	Domonic Brown, RF, PHI
8	Dustin Ackley, CF, SEA
9	Jesus Montero, C, NYY
10	Aroldis Chapman, LHP, CIN
11	Jeremy Hellickson, RHP, TAM
12	Casey Kelly, RHP, BOS
13	Aaron Hicks, RHP, MIN
14	Mike Trout, OF, LAA
15	Brett Wallace, 1B, TOR
16	Logan Morrison, 1B, FLA
17	Zach Britton, LHP, BAL
18	Tyler Matzek, LHP, COL
19	Michael Taylor, OF, OAK
20	Kyle Gibson, RHP, MIN
21	Shelly Miller, RHP, STL
22	Josh Vitters, 3B, CHC
23	Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC
24	Lars Anderson,1B, BOS
25	Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC

NO.

PLAYER

Stephen Strasburg, RHP, WAS

Carlos Santana, C, CLE

Buster Posey, C, SFO

Mike Stanton, OF, FLA

Desmond Jennings, OF, TAM

Martin Perez, LHP, TEX

Domonic Brown, RF, PHI

Dustin Ackley, CF, SEA

Jesus Montero, C, NYY

Aroldis Chapman, LHP, CIN