Now that most of the players selected in the MLB draft have signed along with this year’s international class, it’s time to dive into the updated prospect rankings. As usual, players who have lost their rookie eligibility are graduated off of the list, but don’t worry, I’ll tell you where they would rank were they still eligible. Likewise, I’ll tell you about some of the biggest risers and a handful of the international and amateur names that you won’t see on any other list.
Perhaps this is the first time you’ve seen this list. If that is, in fact, the case, let me fill you in on what makes it different from other lists:
- This is based strictly on projected future fantasy output
- MLB ballparks come into play as a result, as does a player’s path to playing time
- Fielding has no impact on my rankings other than how it influences a player’s likelihood to win a job in the future
- College, high school and even international players who have not made the leap to America are on this list
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Graduates
There have been some terrific rookies this season, but among those who have graduated from prospect lists, only five would make my top 10 if they still qualified. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Eloy Jimenez would be #1 and #2 ahead of Jo Adell with Fernando Tatis Jr. coming in #4. Pete Alonso would be right behind Tatis with Chris Paddack slotting in 10th right behind Luis Robert.
Now that most of the players selected in the MLB draft have signed along with this year’s international class, it’s time to dive into the updated prospect rankings. As usual, players who have lost their rookie eligibility are graduated off of the list, but don’t worry, I’ll tell you where they would rank were they still eligible. Likewise, I’ll tell you about some of the biggest risers and a handful of the international and amateur names that you won’t see on any other list.
Perhaps this is the first time you’ve seen this list. If that is, in fact, the case, let me fill you in on what makes it different from other lists:
- This is based strictly on projected future fantasy output
- MLB ballparks come into play as a result, as does a player’s path to playing time
- Fielding has no impact on my rankings other than how it influences a player’s likelihood to win a job in the future
- College, high school and even international players who have not made the leap to America are on this list
Get free start/sit and waiver wire advice for your fantasy team
Graduates
There have been some terrific rookies this season, but among those who have graduated from prospect lists, only five would make my top 10 if they still qualified. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Eloy Jimenez would be #1 and #2 ahead of Jo Adell with Fernando Tatis Jr. coming in #4. Pete Alonso would be right behind Tatis with Chris Paddack slotting in 10th right behind Luis Robert.
Others in the Top 25
Nick Senzel (12), Brendan Rodgers (13), Mike Soroka (14), Austin Riley (17), Alex Reyes (21), Victor Robles (24)
Others in the Top 50
Alex Verdugo, Michael Chavis, Griffin Canning, Brandon Lowe, Francisco Mejia
Others in the Top 100
Dakota Hudson, Kevin Newman, Spencer Turnbull, Danny Jansen, Bryan Reynolds
Others in the Top 150
Josh James, Touki Toussaint, Sandy Alcantara, Luiz Gohara, Cavan Biggio, Yusei Kikuchi, Garrett Hampson
Others in the Top 200
Merrill Kelly, Jonathan Loaisiga, Christin Stewart, Oscar Mercado, Harold Ramirez, John Means, Sean Reid-Foley, Cole Tucker, Ty Buttrey, Trent Thornton, Zach Plesac, Framber Valdez, Cal Quantrill
Risers
No one will be surprised to discover that Yordan Alvarez (#6), and Brendan McKay (#7) and Jarred Kelenic (#8) all soared from #43, #46 and #58 into my top 10 over the last three months, but several players took much larger leaps. Let’s look at those who ended up in the mid-season Top 100.
Future Prospects
We saw Adley Rutschman, Bobby Witt Jr. and Andrew Vaughn all start in the top 40 of most prospect lists with Jasson Dominguez starting as high as the top 20 in others. Why not ranking these type of players before they get here? After all, doesn’t the term “prospect” refer to players who will inevitably play in the MLB? I’ll show you future draft-darlings to watch as well as some international superstars and bonus-babies bound to make the jump to the USA.
Future Amateur Draftees
- Emerson Hancock (SP, 2020 class) #45
- Blaze Jordan (1B/3B 2020 class) #55
- Kumar Rocker (SP, 2021 class) #60
- Spencer Torkelson (1B, 2020 class) #99
- J.T. Ginn (SP, 2020 class) #129
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF, 2020 class) #139
- Dylan Crews (OF, 2020 class) #154
- Austin Martin (3B, 2020 class) #161
- Cole Wilcox (SP, 2020 class) #167
- Patrick Bailey (C, 2020 class) #170
- Mick Abel (SP, 2020 class) #171
- Austin Hendrick (OF, 2020 class) #194
International Stars/Phenoms
Now let’s take a look at the top 200!
I’ll post my next set of updated rankings around Christmas time, but am always open to answering prospect questions on Twitter. Thanks for reading!
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