Baseball America continues to rank prospects by league and today’s list dealt with the Florida State League. Three former BlueClaws were on the list, which you can see in full here.

3. Domonic Brown, OF: It raised some eyebrows when Baseball America had him #1 in the Phillies system at the beginning of the year, but not now. He had a great year, hitting .301-11-44 and acquitting himself well (.279-3-20) in 37 games with Reading. He just turned 22 in September and might well be ready for Lehigh Valley when the 2010 season opens. Like the man behind him and Michael Taylor (who will be at or near the top of the Eastern League list), he’s probably among the top 25 or 30 prospects in all of baseball. Was a BlueClaw for the duration of 2008.

5. Kyle Drabek, RHP: Recovering from Tommy John surgery always raises questions, but Drabek answered them all with ease this year. He had a 2.48 ERA and 10.8 Ks/9 with Clearwater and 8-2, 3.64, with 7.8 Ks/9 with Reading. Drabek made the Futures Game this year, was shut down at the end of the year, and didn’t pitch in the Reading post-season. But the year was a smashing success for the 21 year old, who will likely debut at some point in 2010. He was with Lakewood in 2007.

19. Freddy Galvis, SS: He was one of the youngest regulars in the SAL last year, and the 19 year old was one of the youngest in the FSL this year, where he hit .247, up nine points from his BlueClaws season in 2008. The slick fielder hit his first home run with Reading in his first game with the club, where he played briefly at the end of the season. He can field, the question is how fast the bat will come around. But he is a special defensive player. Next year will be interesting for Galvis, playing every day in one of the toughest leagues in the game at just 20 years old, but it won’t be something he hasn’t gone through before.

Previously: South Atlantic League, NY-Penn League, Gulf Cost League

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