The Top 20 Prospects of 2009 lists the most promising prospects on the Cubs as compiled by Kurt Evans. Mr. Evans makes no bones about how simple he is when it comes to Cubs baseball, and he begrudgingly admits that he compiled data from several other sources in order to determine the order of his list. Therefore if you think he's nuts about the rankings, blame them.

For the 2009 season, The Top 20 Prospects Series is sponsored byThe Best Team Ever: A Novel of America, Chicago, and the 1907 Chicago Cubs