By: J.P. Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413
Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)
Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.
Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413
To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
1. Archie Bradley RHP
2. Braden Shipley RHP
3. Chris Owings SS
4. Brandon Drury 3B
5. Aaron Blair RHP
6. Stryker Trahan C
7. Andrew Barbosa LHP
8. Andrew Chafin LHP
9. Sergio Alcantara SS
10. Justin Williams OF
11. Matt Stites RHP
12. Matt McPhearson OF
13. Jake Barrett RHP
14. Brad Keller RHP
15. Jake Lamb 3B
16. Brandon Sinnery RHP
17. Jamie Westbrook SS
18. Brandon Jacobs OF
19. Jimmie Sherfy RHP
20. Jose Martinez RHP
ATLANTA BRAVES
1. Lucas Sims RHP
2. J.R. Graham RHP
3. Jason Hursh RHP
4. Jose Peraza SS
5. Christian Bethancourt C
6. Mauricio Cabrera RHP
7. Wes Parsons RHP
8. Victor Caratini 3B
9. Victor Reyes OF
10. Tommy LaStella 2B
11. Todd Cunningham OF
12. Kyle Wren OF
13. Cody Martin RHP
14. Andry Ubiera RHP
15. Aaron Northcraft RHP
16. Josh Elander OF
17. Robby Hefflinger OF
18. Carlos Salazar RHP
19. Johan Camargo 3B
20. David Hale RHP
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
1. Kevin Gausman RHP
2. Dylan Bundy RHP
3. Hunter Harvey RHP
4. Eduardo Rodriguez LHP
5. Henry Urrutia OF
6. Jonathan Schoop 3B
7. Mike Wright RHP
8. Josh Hart OF
9. Brandon Kline RHP
10. Adrian Marin SS
11. Trey Mancini 1B
12. Caleb Joseph C
13. Dariel Alvarez OF
14. Chance Sisco C
15. Michael Ohlman C
16. Lex Rutledge LHP
17. Steven Brault LHP
18. Connor Bierfeldt OF
19. Parker Bridwell RHP
20. Clay Schrader RHP
BOSTON RED SOX
1. Xander Bogaerts SS
2. Henry Owens RHP
3. Trey Ball LHP
4. Garin Cecchini 3B
5. Mookie Betts 2B
6. Blake Swihart C
7. Allen Webster RHP
8. Matt Barnes RHP
9. Jackie Bradley Jr OF
10. Anthony Ranaudo RHP
11. Manuel Margot OF
12. Deven Marrero SS
13. Dedgar Jimenez LHP
14. Jon Denney C
15. Joe Gunkel RHP
16. Tzu-Wei Lin SS
17. Wendell Rijo SS
18. Bryce Brentz OF
19. Teddy Stankiewicz RHP
20. Daniel McGrath LHP
CHICAGO CUBS
1. Javier Baez SS
2. Kris Bryant 3B
3. Albert Almora OF
4. CJ Edwards RHP
5. Jorge Soler OF
6. Mike Olt 1B
7. Pierce Johnson RHP
8. Arismendy Alcantara SS
9. Arodys Vizcaino RHP
10. Dan Vogelbach 1B
11. Eloy Jimenez OF
12. Paul Blackburn RHP
13. Kyle Hendricks RHP
14. Christian Villanueva 3B
15. Daury Torrez RHP
16. Erick Leal RHP
17. Trey Masek RHP
18. Dillon Maples RHP
19. Rob Zastryzny LHP
20. Jeimer Candelario 3B
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
1. Jose Abreu 1B
2. Matt Davidson 3B
3. Erik Johnson RHP
4. Tim Anderson SS
5. Micah Johnson 2B
6. Courtney Hawkins OF
7. Marcus Semien SS
8. Scott Snodgress LHP
9. Leury Garcia 2B
10. Trayce Thompson OF
11. Daniel Webb RHP
12. Frank Montas RHP
13. Adam Engel OF
14. Chris Beck RHP
15. Trey Michalczewski 3B
16. Tyler Danish RHP
17. Micker Zapata OF
18. Andrew Mitchell RHP
19. Cleuluis Rondon SS
20. Carlos Sanchez 2B
CINCINNATI REDS
1. Robert Stephenson RHP
2. Billy Hamilton OF
3. Phillip Ervin OF
4. Jesse Winker OF
5. David Holmberg LHP
6. Ben Lively RHP
7. Tanner Rahier 3B
8. Nick Travieso RHP
9. Carlos Contreras RHP
10. Michael Lorenzen RHP
11. Yorman Rodriguez OF
12. Jeremy Kivel RHP
13. Amir Garrett LHP
14. KJ Franklin 3B
15. Aristides Aquino OF
16. Cory Thompson SS
17. Henry Rodriguez 2B
18. Mark Armstrong RHP
19. Jon Moscot RHP
20. Zack Weiss RHP
CLEVELAND INDIANS
1. Francisco Lindor SS
2. Clint Frazier OF
3. Trevor Bauer P
4. Tyler Naquin OF
5. Dorssys Paulino SS
6. Cody Anderson RHP
7. Jose Ramirez 2B
8. Francisco Mejia C
9. Luis Lugo LHP
10. Sean Brady LHP
11. Jesus Aguilar 1B
12. Ronny Rodriguez SS
13. Mitch Brown RHP
14. Enosil Tejada RHP
15. Tony Wolters C
16. Adam Plutko RHP
17. Dylan Baker RHP
18. Kyle Crockett LHP
19. Anthony Santander OF
20. Joe Wendle 2B
COLORADO ROCKIES
1. Jonathan Gray RHP
2. Eddie Butler RHP
3. David Dahl OF
4. Rosell Herrera SS
5. Kyle Parker 1B
6. Raimel Tapia OF
7. Trevor Story SS
8. Chad Bettis RHP
9. Ryan McMahon 3B
10. Antonio Senzatela RHP
11. Tyler Anderson LHP
12. Ryan Warner RHP
13. Dan Winkler RHP
14. Jayson Aquino LHP
15. Tom Murphy C
16. Alex Balog RHP
17. Emerson Jimenez SS
18. Tyler Matzek LHP
19. Jose Briceno C
20. Wilfredo Rodriguez C
DETROIT TIGERS
1. Nick Castellanos OF
2. Jonathon Crawford RHP
3. Bruce Rondon RHP
4. Devon Travis 2B
5. Robbie Ray LHP
6. Jake Thompson RHP
7. Corey Knebel RHP
8. Kevin Ziomek LHP
9. Javier Betancourt IF
10. Austin Schotts OF
11. Buck Farmer RHP
12. Jeff Thompson RHP
13. Steven Fuentes SS
14. James McCann C
15. Tyler Collins OF
16. Kyle Lobstein LHP
17. Austin Kubitzka RHP
18. Zac Reininger RHP
19. Steven Moya OF
20. Eugenio Suarez SS
HOUSTON ASTROS
1. Carlos Correa SS
2. Mark Appel RHP
3. George Springer OF
4. Mike Foltynewicz RHP
5. Lance McCullers RHP
6. Jonathan Singleton 1B
7. Vince Velasquez RHP
8. Delino Deshields Jr OF
9. Domingo Santana OF
10. Andrew Thurman RHP
11. Josh Hader LHP
12. Nick Tropeano RH
13. Rio Ruiz 3B
14. Asher Wojciechowski RHP
15. Kyle Smith RHP
16. Danry Vasquez OF
17. Teoscar Hernandez OF
18. Kent Emanuel LHP
19. Luis Cruz LHP
20. Nolan Fontana SS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
1. Kyle Zimmer RHP
2. Raul Adalberto Mondesi SS
3. Yordano Ventura RHP
4. Miguel Almonte RHP
5. Sean Manaea LHP
6. Hunter Dozier SS
7. Jorge Bonifacio OF
8. Bubba Starling OF
9. Christian Binford RHP
10. Cheslor Cuthbert 3B
11. Sam Selman LHP
12. Samir Duenez 3B
13. Orlando Calixte SS
14. Pedro Fernandez RHP
15. Jason Adam RHP
16. Zane Evans C
17. Cody Reed LHP
18. Christian Colon SS
19. Bryan Brickhouse RHP
20. Elier Hernandez OF
LOS ANGELS ANGELS
1. Hunter Green LHP
2. Kaleb Cowart 3B
3. Mark Sappington RHP
4. CJ Cron 1B
5. Jose Rondon SS
6. Alex Yarbrough 2B
7. Taylor Lindsey 2B
8. Cal Towey 3B
9. Zach Borenstein OF
10. RJ Alvarez RHP
11. Mike Morin RHP
12. Nick Maronde LHP
13. Matt Shoemaker RHP
14. Natanael Delgado OF
15. Eric Stamets SS
16. Kyle McGowin RHP
17. Elliot Morris RHP
18. Austin Wood RHP
19. Reid Scoggins RHP
20. Michael Roth RHP
LOS ANGELS DODGERS
1. Corey Seager 3B
2. Joc Pederson OF
3. Chris Anderson RHP
4. Julio Urias LHP
5. Zach Lee RHP
6. Ross Stripling RHP
7. Alexander Guerrero SS
8. Chris Reed LHP
9. Onelki Garcia LHP
10. Matt McGill RHP
11. Tom Windle LHP
12. Jesmuel Valentin SS
13. Victor Gonzalez LHP
14. Garrett Gould RHP
15. Cody Bellinger 1B
16. Brandon Dixon 3B
17. Jacob Scavuzzo OF
18. Zach Bird RHP
19. Darnell Sweeney SS
20. Jacob Rhame RHP
MIAMI MARLINS
1. Andrew Heaney LHP
2. Colin Moran 3B
3. Jake Marisnick OF
4. Justin Nicolino LHP
5. Jose Urena RHP
6. Adam Conley LHP
7. Brian Flynn LHP
8. Avery Romero 3B
9. Anthony Desclafani RHP
10. Trevor Williams RHP
11. Colby Suggs RHP
12. KJ Woods OF
13. Jesus Solorzano OF
14. Brent Keys OF
15. Chad James LHP
16. JT Realmuto C
17. Mason Hope RHP
18. Austin Dean OF
19. Kolby Copeland OF
20. Zack Cox 3B
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
1. Tyrone Taylor OF
2. Jimmy Nelson RHP
3. Devin Williams RHP
4. Victor Roache OF
5. Tucker Neuhaus SS
6. Orlando Arcia SS
7. Hunter Morris 1B
8. Johnny Hellweg RHP
9. Clint Coulter C
10. Nick Delmonico 3B
11. Barrett Astin RHP
12. Mitch Haniger OF
13. Taylor Williams RHP
14. David Denson 1B
15. Taylor Jungmann RHP
16. Ariel Pena RHP
17. Andy Hills RHP
18. Michael Blazek RHP
19. Michael Ratterree OF
20. Michael Reed OF
MINNESOTA TWINS
1. Byron Buxton OF
2. Miguel Sano 3B
3. Kohl Stewart RHP
4. Alex Meyer RHP
5. Eddie Rosario 2B
6. Lewis Thorpe LHP
7. Jose Berrios RHP
8. Adam Brett Walker OF
9. Max Kepler 1B
10. Trevor May RHP
11. Felix Jorge RHP
12. Sean Gilmartin LHP
13. Jorge Polanco 2B
14. Josmil Pinto C
15. Taylor Rodgers LHP
16. Fernando Romero RHP
17. Ryan Eades RHP
18. Travis Harrison 3B
19. DJ Baxendale RHP
20. Stephen Gonsalves LHP
NEW YORK METS
1. Noah Syndergaard RHP
2. Dominic Smith 1B
3. Travis d’Arnaud C
4. Rafael Montero RHP
5. Brandon Nimmo OF
6. Wilmer Flores 2B
7. Kevin Plawecki C
8. Amed Rosario SS
9. Dilson Herrera 2B
10. Gavin Cecchini SS
11. Gabriel Ynoa RHP
12. Steven Matz LHP
13. Jacob DeGrom RHP
14. Cesar Puello OF
15. Jake Leathersich LHP
16. Luis Mateo RHP
17. Chris Flexen RHP
18. Michael Fulmer RHP
19. Domingo Tapia RHP
20. John Gant RHP
NEW YORK YANKEES
1. Gary Sanchez C
2. Mason Williams OF
3. Eric Jagielo 3B
4. Rafael DePaula RHP
5. Tyler Austin OF
6. Greg Bird 1B
7. Manny Banuelos LHP
8. Ian Clarkin LHP
9. Aaron Judge OF
10. Slade Heathcott OF
11. Ty Hensley RHP
12. Bryan Mitchell RHP
13. Mark Montgomery RHP
14. Nik Turley LHP
15. Miguel Andujar 3B
16. Jose Ramirez RHP
17. Jose Campos RHP
18. Abiatal Avelino SS
19. Pete O’Brien C
20. Luis Severino RHP
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
1. Addison Russell SS
2. Billy McKinney OF
3. Bobby Wahl RHP
4. Max Muncy 1B
5. Raul Alcantara RHP
6. Renato Nunez 3B
7. Michael Ynoa RHP
8. Chad Pinder 3B
9. Daniel Robertson SS
10. Matt Olson 1B
11. Dylan Overton LHP
12. Nolan Sanburn RHP
13. Dylan Covey RHP
14. Ryon Healy 1B
15. Kyle Finnegan RHP
16. BJ Boyd OF
17. Shawn Duinkerk OF
18. Miles Head 3B
19. Dustin Driver RHP
20. Chris Kohler LHP
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
1. Maikel Franco 3B
2. JP Crawford SS
3. Jesse Biddle LHP
4. Miguel A Gonzalez RHP
5. Severino Gonzalez RHP
6. Roman Quinn SS
7. Cord Sandberg OF
8. Adam Morgan LHP
9. Ethan Martin RHP
10. Tommy Joseph C
11. Carlos Tocci OF
12. Kelly Dugan OF
13. Andrew Knapp C
14. Zach Green 3B
15. Shane Watson RHP
16. Dylan Cozens OF
17. Aaron Altherr OF
18. Jan Hernandez SS
19. Jiwan James OF
20. Jake Sweaney C
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
1. Gregory Polanco OF
2. Jameson Taillon RHP
3. Tyler Glasnow RHP
4. Austin Meadows OF
5. Reese McGuire C
6. Nick Kingham RHP
7. Alen Hanson SS
8. Harold Ramirez OF
9. Josh Bell OF
10. Michael de la Cruz OF
11. Luis Heredia RHP
12. Jin-De Jhang C
13. Wyatt Mathisen C
14. Barrett Barnes OF
15. Clay Holmes RHP
16. Cody Dickson LHP
17. Adrian Sampson RHP
18. Gift Ngoepe SS
19. Tony Sanchez C
20. Jose Osuna 1B
SAN DIEGO PADRES
1. Hunter Renfroe OF
2. Matt Wisler RHP
3. Max Fried LHP
4. Austin Hedges C
5. Casey Kelly RHP
6. Zach Eflin RHP
7. Keyvius Sampson RHP
8. Burch Smith RHP
9. Reymond Fuentes OF
10. Walker Weickel RHP
11. Rymer Liriano OF
12. Jace Peterson SS
13. Joe Ross RHP
14. Travis Jankowski OF
15. Franchy Cordero SS
16. Mallex Smith OF
17. Cody Spangenberg SS
18. Dustin Peterson SS
19. Jordan Paroubeck OF
20. Gabriel Quintana 3B
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
1. Kyle Crick RHP
2. Edwin Escobar LHP
3. Kendry Flores RHP
4. Martin Agosta RHP
5. Chris Stratton RHP
6. Clayton Blackburn RHP
7. Mac Williamson OF
8. Ty Blach LHP
9. Adalberto Mejia RHP
10. Joan Gregorio RHP
11. Christian Arroyo SS
12. Gary Brown OF
13. Joe Panik 2B
14. Johneshwy Fargas OF
15. Heath Hembree RHP
16. Mike Kickham LHP
17. Ryder Jones 3B
18. Chase Johnson RHP
19. Derek Law RHP
20. Keury Mella RHP
SEATTLE MARINERS
1. Taijuan Walker RHP
2. DJ Peterson 1B
3. Danny Hultzen LHP
4. Luiz Gohara LHP
5. Victor Sanchez RHP
6. James Paxton LHP
7. Austin Wilson OF
8. Chris Taylor SS
9. Edwin Diaz RHP
10. Gabriel Guerrero OF
11. Tyler Pike LHP
12. Patrick Kivlehan 1B
13. Tyler Marlette C
14. Abe Almonte OF
15. Ketel Marte SS
16. Julio Morban OF
17. Xavier Avery OF
18. Tyler O’Neill OF
19. Stefen Romero OF
20. Dominic Leone RHP
ST LOUIS CARDINALS
1. Oscar Taveras OF
2. Carlos Martinez RHP
3. Rob Kaminsky LHP
4. Marco Gonzales LHP
5. Kolten Wong 2B
6. Alexander Reyes RHP
7. Stephen Piscotty OF
8. Tyrell Jenkins RHP
9. Tim Cooney LHP
10. Randal Grichuk SS
11. Oscar Mercado SS
12. Mike O’Neill OF
13. Patrick Wisdom 1B
14. Carson Kelly C
15. Kenny Peoples SS
16. James Ramsey OF
17. Charlie Tilson OF
18. Steve Bean C
19. Juan Herrera 2B
20. Colin Walsh 2B
TAMPA BAY RAYS
1. Taylor Guerrieri LHP
2. Enny Romero LHP
3. Jake Odorizzi RHP
4. Ryne Stanek RHP
5. Nick Ciuffo C
6. Hak Ju Lee SS
7. Andrew Toles OF
8. Jesse Hahn RHP
9. Kevin Kiermaier RHP
10. Alex Colome RHP
11. Jeff Ames RHP
12. C.J. Riefenhauser LHP
13. Jose Mujica RHP
14. Oscar Hernandez C
15. Drew Vettleson OF
16. Blake Snell LHP
17. Riley Unroe SS
18. Dylan Floro RHP
19. Richie Shaffer 3B
20. Cristian Toribio SS
TEXAS RANGERS
1. Michael Choice OF
2. Rougned Odor 2B
3. Jorge Alfaro C
4. Luke Jackson LHP
5. Luis Sardinas SS
6. Alex “Chi Chi” Gonzalez RHP
7. Joey Gallo 3B
8. Chris Bostick 2B
9. Travis Demeritte SS
10. Lewis Brinson OF
11. Alec Asher RHP
12. Nick Williams OF
13. Nomar Mazara OF
14. Akeem Bostick RHP
15. Ronald Guzman 1B
16. Jairo Beras OF
17. Cole Wiper RHP
18. Kevin Vasquez RHP
19. Alex Claudio LHP
20. Connor Sadzeck RHP
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
1. Aaron Sanchez RHP
2. Marcus Stroman RHP
3. Roberto Osuna RHP
4. Sean Nolin LHP
5. Franklin Barreto SS
6. Daniel Norris LHP
7. DJ Davis OF
8. Mitch Nay 3B
9. Chase DeJong RHP
10. Jake Brentz LHP
11. Dawel Lugo SS
12. Alberto Tirado RHP
13. Matt Dean 3B
14. Clinton Hollon RHP
15. Rowdy Tellez 1B
16. Deck McGuire RHP
17. Kevin Pillar OF
18. Adonys Cardona RHP
19. Taylor Cole RHP
20. John Stilson RHP
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
1. Lucas Giolito RHP
2. AJ Cole RHP
3. Brian Goodwin OF
4. Nate Karns RHP
5. Billy Burns OF
6. Drew Ward 3B
7. Michael Taylor OF
8. Rafael Bautista OF
9. Zach Walters SS
10. Sammy Solis LHP
11. Jake Johansen RHP
12. Brett Mooneyham LHP
13. Matt Purke LHP
14. Tony Renda 2B
15. Nick Pivetta RHP
16. Austin Voth RHP
17. Matt Skole 1B
18. Jeff Kobernus OF
19. Dakota Bacus RHP
20. Steven Souza OF