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Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects

#
Rank
Pos
Age
 
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
1
1
CF
19.7
7.1
30.2
15.4
 
5.2
1.9
2
2
SP
23.0
3.7
15.1
8.1
 
1.3
2.0
3
3
CF
20.9
13.4
49.6
31.4
 
10.9
1.9
4
4
SP
25.9
6.0
21.6
14.3
 
3.9
2.1
5
5
SP
21.4
0.6
3.3
1.0
 
-0.1
0.7
6
6
DH
22.6
0.4
15.0
1.8
 
0.1
-0.2
7
7
2B
19.4
-0.4
0.1
-0.4
 
-0.2
-0.3
8
8
SP
21.7
2.8
7.6
5.3
 
0.6
2.2
9
9
SP
21.5
-0.0
1.1
0.2
 
-0.3
0.3
10
10
RP
19.6
0.1
0.3
0.2
 
0.1
11
11
3B
20.0
4.1
11.6
3.7
 
1.6
2.5
12
Gerrit Cole
12
rhp
 
13
13
SP
21.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.8
 
-0.4
14
14
LF
26.7
4.5
25.2
13.0
 
3.7
0.8
15
Jameson Taillon
15
rhp
 
16
16
C
24.0
-0.8
9.0
1.0
 
-0.5
-0.0
17
Travis d'Arnaud
17
c
 
18
Miguel Sano
18
3b/ss
 
19
Anthony Rendon
19
3b
 
20
Taijuan Walker
20
rhp
 
21
Danny Hultzen
21
lhp
 
22
22
SP
21.1
-0.4
2.0
0.1
 
0.1
23
Mike Montgomery
23
lhp
 
24
Bubba Starling
24
of
 
25
Archie Bradley
25
rhp
 
26
26
SP
23.6
4.0
13.6
6.7
 
3.8
-0.2
27
Carlos Martinez
27
rhp
 
28
Wil Myers
28
of
 
29
Manny Banuelos
29
lhp
 
30
30
SP
23.6
1.6
4.3
1.1
 
1.7
31
31
SP
21.2
-0.2
0.5
-0.7
 
-0.2
32
32
CF
23.9
0.2
2.2
-0.7
 
0.2
33
33
1B
25.2
2.1
26.0
9.6
 
1.4
0.5
34
Jonathan Singleton
34
1b/of
 
35
Zack Wheeler
35
rhp
 
36
36
SP
24.4
-0.2
2.0
0.9
 
-0.8
37
Francisco Lindor
37
ss
 
38
Gary Brown
38
of
 
39
39
RF
21.9
0.5
3.4
-0.2
 
0.6
-0.0
40
40
RP
21.6
-0.1
0.6
-0.4
 
41
Christian Yelich
41
of
 
42
Nolan Arenado
42
3b
 
43
43
1B
23.8
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
 
-0.2
44
Hak-Ju Lee
44
ss
 
45
Nick Castellanos
45
3b
 
46
46
SP
22.4
0.7
5.3
1.6
 
0.1
47
47
1B
22.9
3.0
15.0
2.3
 
2.3
1.0
48
Billy Hamilton
48
ss
 
49
Rymer Liriano
49
of
 
50
Jarred Cosart
50
rhp
 
51
51
3B
23.8
0.5
9.9
0.9
 
1.2
-0.7
52
James Paxton
52
lhp
 
53
53
C
23.6
2.7
9.5
4.2
 
2.7
54
54
SP
23.3
4.9
8.3
4.5
 
2.0
2.9
55
55
SS
22.3
2.5
13.0
4.9
 
0.2
2.4
56
56
SP
23.1
-0.5
2.9
0.5
 
0.9
-1.4
57
A.J. Cole
57
rhp
 
58
Xander Bogaerts
58
ss
 
59
George Springer
59
of
 
60
Josh Bell
60
of
 
61
Javier Baez
61
ss
 
62
Zach Lee
62
rhp
 
63
63
SP
24.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
 
64
Matt Szczur
64
of
 
65
Sonny Gray
65
rhp
 
66
66
RP
23.5
1.1
12.3
6.8
 
0.0
1.0
67
Jake Marisnick
67
of
 
68
68
SP
22.3
0.0
0.2
-0.2
 
0.0
-0.0
69
Trevor May
69
rhp
 
70
Taylor Jungmann
70
rhp
 
71
Jed Bradley
71
lhp
 
72
Blake Swihart
72
c
 
73
73
LF
23.7
3.4
12.8
5.7
 
1.1
2.3
74
Oscar Taveras
74
of
 
75
75
SS
26.9
2.9
17.5
-0.8
 
2.5
-0.4
76
76
SP
22.7
-0.7
0.0
-0.8
 
-0.7
77
Nick Franklin
77
ss/2b
 
78
Cory Spangenberg
78
2b
 
79
79
CF
24.3
1.1
5.0
1.8
 
-0.2
1.2
80
Michael Choice
80
of
 
81
Gary Sanchez
81
c
 
82
Jonathan Schoop
82
inf
 
83
83
SP
24.1
-1.5
1.8
-3.1
 
-1.1
-0.2
84
Cheslor Cuthbert
84
3b
 
85
Mason Williams
85
of
 
86
Chad Bettis
86
rhp
 
87
87
C
23.4
2.8
16.3
1.6
 
2.1
0.9
88
Zack Cox
88
3b
 
89
89
SP
23.8
-0.1
0.4
-0.5
 
-0.1
90
Taylor Guerrieri
90
rhp
 
91
Daniel Norris
91
lhp
 
92
92
SS
22.8
4.7
11.7
3.3
 
2.9
1.7
93
Kolten Wong
93
2b
 
94
Tyrell Jenkins
94
rhp
 
95
Allen Webster
95
rhp
 
96
96
SP
22.4
1.7
5.4
0.9
 
1.2
97
Matt Davidson
97
3b/1b
 
98
Jedd Gyorko
98
3b
 
99
99
LF
24.3
-0.7
0.6
-0.7
 
100
Christian Villanueva
100
3b
 
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Prospects Not On Baseball America's List
# Rank Pos Age   2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
1
3B
26.4
3.8
21.4
6.4
 
2.1
0.9
2
SP
25.6
4.1
19.2
10.8
 
3.7
0.3
3
RP
25.0
3.2
17.3
10.5
 
2.7
0.7
4
SP
25.1
3.7
16.9
8.4
 
2.0
1.2
5
SP
25.4
3.5
15.5
7.7
 
2.1
0.8
6
RP
24.5
3.8
14.3
6.8
 
1.4
1.5
7
SP
23.0
3.1
13.4
8.3
 
0.7
2.4
8
3B
26.4
-0.8
12.8
-0.5
 
-0.5
0.1
9
SP
23.4
3.9
12.5
7.0
 
2.5
1.4
10
1B
25.5
-0.5
12.5
3.2
 
1.1
-0.1
11
RP
23.0
3.2
12.4
6.6
 
1.9
1.3
12
SP
25.9
2.5
12.1
4.9
 
2.4
-0.0
13
2B
23.8
-0.1
12.0
1.3
 
0.5
-0.4
14
SW
24.5
2.6
10.7
5.2
 
1.6
0.8
15
RP
22.5
2.1
10.6
3.5
 
2.5
-0.2
16
SP
24.4
3.0
10.6
6.6
 
2.1
0.9
17
2B
24.5
0.8
10.0
0.8
 
0.8
-0.0
18
SP
25.7
2.6
9.9
4.6
 
2.3
0.3
19
SS
24.2
1.5
9.6
3.3
 
1.2
0.4
20
RP
25.9
1.3
9.6
2.8
 
2.0
-0.7
21
SS
23.2
-0.6
9.4
-0.8
 
-0.1
-0.5
22
RP
26.1
2.7
9.1
4.7
 
0.9
0.3
23
RP
26.4
2.0
9.0
2.8
 
2.6
-0.7
24
2B
23.2
0.5
9.0
-0.6
 
0.2
0.6
25
RP
25.8
1.9
9.0
4.5
 
0.8
1.1
26
SP
24.7
-0.1
9.0
1.5
 
0.3
-0.2
27
SP
23.1
2.5
8.8
3.9
 
1.6
0.9
28
1B
24.4
0.8
8.6
1.3
 
-0.5
-0.1
29
C
23.4
1.3
8.3
0.3
 
0.7
0.6
30
RP
26.1
1.9
8.2
3.0
 
1.8
0.5
31
RP
24.6
1.2
8.0
1.4
 
0.3
0.5
32
C
25.2
2.6
7.9
-0.7
 
1.3
1.2
33
SP
24.6
0.1
7.6
2.1
 
-0.2
0.9
34
CF
24.9
-0.0
7.0
0.6
 
0.1
-0.2
35
C
25.9
1.0
6.7
-1.0
 
1.6
-0.6
36
SW
24.7
0.9
6.7
-0.3
 
-0.6
0.2
37
2B
24.0
1.4
6.7
-0.5
 
1.3
0.3
38
2B
23.8
0.8
6.6
2.7
 
0.8
39
RP
25.0
1.0
6.6
0.6
 
0.5
-0.1
40
RP
25.5
1.5
6.5
2.8
 
0.2
1.3
41
LF
24.5
-0.5
6.5
1.0
 
-0.3
-0.2
42
C
22.6
0.6
6.3
-0.1
 
0.8
-0.2
43
C
25.9
1.5
6.2
3.3
 
1.5
44
C
23.0
0.5
6.2
0.8
 
0.7
-0.2
45
RP
25.7
1.4
6.1
1.4
 
-0.1
0.4
46
2B
22.6
1.2
5.9
-0.1
 
0.7
0.6
47
LF
25.4
-1.2
5.8
1.5
 
-0.1
-1.1
48
RP
23.0
1.0
5.8
2.7
 
0.8
0.2
49
SS
25.1
0.8
5.5
-4.8
 
0.7
0.1
50
3B
22.8
0.9
5.5
-1.0
 
0.5
0.7
51
SS
22.4
1.9
5.4
2.6
 
0.1
1.7
52
1B
25.4
0.0
5.3
1.7
 
0.3
53
RP
25.1
0.2
5.3
0.5
 
1.3
-0.8
54
RP
26.2
0.5
5.2
1.8
 
0.5
0.8
55
CF
24.6
1.1
5.2
0.2
 
-0.0
1.1
56
RP
24.9
1.1
5.2
2.3
 
0.9
0.2
57
RP
24.5
0.9
5.1
1.5
 
0.6
0.3
58
SP
24.8
1.1
5.1
3.5
 
1.4
-0.3
59
RP
25.6
0.8
5.1
0.1
 
1.1
60
C
25.9
-0.4
5.0
0.0
 
-0.2
-0.1
61
SP
24.1
0.3
4.9
0.8
 
0.8
-0.4
62
C
25.0
1.0
4.9
1.5
 
-0.3
1.2
63
SS
25.6
1.5
4.6
-1.5
 
0.9
0.7
64
RP
23.4
0.7
4.6
1.9
 
-0.4
65
2B
26.1
1.0
4.6
-2.0
 
-0.1
0.6
66
3B
25.0
0.3
4.4
1.0
 
-0.5
0.8
67
RP
25.8
0.5
4.3
-1.9
 
0.6
-0.3
68
1B
23.8
0.3
4.2
1.8
 
-0.1
0.4
69
SS
26.4
0.8
4.1
-1.9
 
0.3
-0.3
70
SS
23.3
0.8
4.1
-3.7
 
-0.1
0.8
71
RP
24.9
0.0
4.1
2.2
 
0.0
0.0
72
LF
26.1
0.7
4.0
-1.1
 
0.4
-0.5
73
LF
26.1
-0.4
4.0
-0.9
 
0.3
74
RF
25.5
0.2
3.9
-0.6
 
0.6
-0.4
75
3B
23.9
0.4
3.9
0.6
 
-0.1
76
RP
26.0
0.5
3.8
1.1
 
0.3
77
RP
24.9
0.5
3.8
2.1
 
-0.3
0.8
78
SP
24.6
-0.1
3.7
0.6
 
-0.4
0.7
79
RP
23.6
0.8
3.7
0.4
 
0.3
0.4
80
SP
26.4
1.1
3.7
2.2
 
0.7
81
SS
25.8
1.0
3.6
0.9
 
0.4
0.6
82
RP
26.2
0.1
3.5
-1.7
 
0.4
-0.1
83
LF
25.0
0.0
3.4
0.3
 
0.0
84
SS
23.5
0.9
3.4
-1.1
 
0.3
0.6
85
RP
22.1
0.9
3.4
0.7
 
0.4
0.5
86
SS
23.2
-0.5
3.4
-2.5
 
0.0
-0.6
87
SP
19.9
0.7
3.2
1.7
 
0.7
88
SP
22.0
0.9
3.2
2.0
 
0.9
89
RP
26.0
0.9
3.0
1.5
 
0.9
90
SP
23.7
0.4
3.0
1.7
 
0.4
91
CF
26.1
1.0
3.0
-0.5
 
0.1
0.9
92
RP
26.1
-0.1
3.0
0.8
 
-0.7
93
SS
22.6
-1.5
2.9
-1.4
 
-1.4
-0.1
94
SP
23.0
0.7
2.9
1.6
 
0.1
0.5
95
SP
23.9
0.1
2.9
1.2
 
-0.3
0.4
96
SP
21.9
0.3
2.8
1.2
 
0.3
97
2B
25.9
-0.6
2.8
-2.6
 
-0.3
-0.3
98
LF
21.1
0.1
2.8
1.1
 
0.1
99
LF
26.0
-0.5
2.7
-1.8
 
0.2
-0.0
100
CF
24.8
-0.5
2.7
-0.7
 
-0.5
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