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Compiled by Thomas Wayne This week???s Dugout Central vote had us looking at the American???s Leagues brightest prospects for the coming season. Baltimore rookie backstop and 2008 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Matt Wieters topped our list, with Tampa Bay flame thrower and playoff hero David Price finishing a close second. Wieters and Price were the only two prospects to appear on all 8 of our panelists ballots. Each writer voted for 5 players on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis. Voting records for each writer are listed below the summary of voting. 2009 AL Rookie of the Year Predictions Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Travis Snider, OF- Toronto Blue Jays Matt LaPorta, OF- Cleveland Indians Jeff Niemann, RHP- Tampa Bay Rays/Gio Gonzalez, LHP- Oakland Athletics 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Points Matt Wieters 3 4 1 - - 34 David Price 3 1 3 1 - 30 Travis Snider 2 2 1 - - 21 Matt LaPorta - 1 1 2 1 12 Jeff Niemann - - - 2 - 4 Gio Gonzalez - - - 2 - 4 Taylor Teagarden - - - - 3 3 Nick Adenhart - - 1 - - 3 Eric Hosmer - - 1 - - 3 Michael Bowden - - - 1 - 2 Rick Porcello - - - - 1 1 Greg Halman - - - - 1 1 Lars Anderson - - - - 1 1 Mike Moustakas - - - - 1 1 Adam White Travis Snider, OF- Toronto Blue Jays Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Michael Bowden, RHP- Boston Red Sox Matt LaPorta, OF- Cleveland Indians Thomas Wayne David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles Nick Adenhart, RHP- Los Angeles Angels Jeff Niemann, RHP- Tampa Bay Rays Taylor Teagarden, C- Texas Rangers John Quemere Travis Snider, OF- Toronto Blue Jays Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Matt LaPorta, OF- Cleveland Indians Rick Porcello, RHP- Detroit Tigers Paul Catalano Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles Travis Snider, OF- Toronto Blue Jays Eric Hosmer, 1B- Kansas City Royals David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Greg Halman, OF- Seattle Mariners Shaun Payne Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Matt LaPorta, OF- Cleveland Indians Jeff Niemann, RHP- Tampa Bay Rays Lars Anderson, 1B- Boston Red Sox Michael Walsh David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Matt LaPorta, OF- Cleveland Indians Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles Gio Gonzalez, LHP- Oakland Athletics Mike Moustakas, 3B- Kansas City Royals Chuck Johnson Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles Travis Snider, OF- Toronto Blue Jays David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Gio Gonzalez, LHP- Oakland Athletics Taylor Teagarden, C- Texas Rangers Tyler Hissey David Price, LHP- Tampa Bay Rays Matt Wieters, C- Baltimore Orioles Travis Snider, OF- Toronto Blue Jays Matt LaPorta, OF- Cleveland Indians Taylor Teagarden, C- Texas Rangers