Baseball Prospectus's Kevin Goldstein writes on members of the 2003 draft who need to step it up to keep their prospect status. One of the players he includes is Cubs' 2003 1st round draft pick Ryan Harvey:

Harvey was the best power prospect in the draft, but he's been much slower to develop than your average sixth overall pick. He spent two years in short-season leagues, hitting 16 home runs in 292 at-bats while racking up 103 strikeouts. His full-season debut last year at Low Class A Peoria was good in the sense that he led the Midwest League with 24 home runs, but he also hit just .257 with a completely unacceptable K/BB ratio of 24/137, including an 11/112 mark in 379 at-bats against righties. Those numbers can work if you are hitting 40 jacks, but not 24. Harvey was an old 18 when drafted, and he'll turn 22 this season. It's ridiculous to call him old, but he's still a number of big adjustments away from living up to his potential.

Harvey is at high-A Daytona this year. He hit his third homer of the year today, but also struck out 3 times, giving him 14 K's in 31 at-bats, with just 1 walk.

Earlier related post: Cubs Take Ryan Harvey With First Pick (6/3/2003)

Elsewhere: Forgotten, by Bryan Smith (11/15/2004)