Top 200 Prospects: Bauer Power

Top 200 Prospects: Bauer Power

This article is part of our Top 200 Prospects series.

Quick thoughts -- Jesse Siegel and I thought it would be helpful if you could see how each of us ranks these guys for fantasy purposes moving forward. Our lists will differ from your standard prospect lists because we are looking at fantasy relevance for guys which means position scarcity, path to the majors, ballpark, and age come into play, as well as a bit of personal bias in terms of what both of us like to look for in fantasy prospects. We did not rank the recent draftees because many haven't signed so we will wait until the 8/15 update to include those guys. Bernie Pleskoff will have player comments on these guys that will run on Monday.

OldNewJesseAVGPlayerPOSTeamBernie's Notes
8111Dylan BundyRHPBAL 
10233Jurickson ProfarSSTEXCan do it all and reminds me of Jose Reyes. Will force decision with Andrus. One of them could move to outfield. A total prospect.
15344Wil MyersOFKCClose to Major League ready after move to outfield. Bat plus speed is good combination. Power coming.
11524Trevor BauerRHPARIPower arm almost ready. Could rack up strikeouts.
4465Manny MachadoSSBALThe next generation of star shortstops – sooner than Profar. Don't look for steals.
41656Billy HamiltonSSCINShould run his way to big league job.

Quick thoughts -- Jesse Siegel and I thought it would be helpful if you could see how each of us ranks these guys for fantasy purposes moving forward. Our lists will differ from your standard prospect lists because we are looking at fantasy relevance for guys which means position scarcity, path to the majors, ballpark, and age come into play, as well as a bit of personal bias in terms of what both of us like to look for in fantasy prospects. We did not rank the recent draftees because many haven't signed so we will wait until the 8/15 update to include those guys. Bernie Pleskoff will have player comments on these guys that will run on Monday.

OldNewJesseAVGPlayerPOSTeamBernie's Notes
8111Dylan BundyRHPBAL 
10233Jurickson ProfarSSTEXCan do it all and reminds me of Jose Reyes. Will force decision with Andrus. One of them could move to outfield. A total prospect.
15344Wil MyersOFKCClose to Major League ready after move to outfield. Bat plus speed is good combination. Power coming.
11524Trevor BauerRHPARIPower arm almost ready. Could rack up strikeouts.
4465Manny MachadoSSBALThe next generation of star shortstops – sooner than Profar. Don't look for steals.
41656Billy HamiltonSSCINShould run his way to big league job. 100+ steals in minors.
16777Gerrit ColeRHPPITSolid power pitcher still refining craft. Top of rotation type starter now in High-A.
298109Taijuan WalkerRHPSEAProbably No. 1 or 1A along with Hultzen for Mariners. Great arm and great home park.
7999Shelby MillerRHPSTLCardinals taking it easy with him, but he's their next big starter. Currently scuffling at Triple-A.
1413811Danny HultzenLHPSEAVery strong left-hander. I like him better than Walker. Command and control. Mature.
25101211Travis d'ArnaudCTORI think he unseasts Arencibia behind the plate. Maybe next year.
12121112Jameson TaillonRHPPITNot as bullish as others. At High-A, needs innings and work.
31111312Miguel Sano3BMIN 
32141414Nolan Arenado3BCOLThird base will be his for years to come. Can hit for power and average. Sweet swing. Late this year?
43161516Archie BradleyRHPARIAnother very good D-Backs pitching option. Will be in rotation in future – maybe not in '13
46171617Oscar TaverasOFSTL 
48152018Anthony Rizzo1BCHCMaking strides with swing he lost on west coast. Look for big career at Wrigley.
24181718Anthony GoseOFTORThinks a lot of himself. Good defender. Offense is behind his defense. Can really run.
53191819Nick Castellanos3BDETTore up High-A and now in Double-A. Could be a big bat in Detroit.
6211920Julio TeheranRHPATLNot as excited by him as others. Still has to learn how to pitch.
44202221Francisco LindorSSCLEFlashy shortstop a couple years away. Bat is coming. Defense plays now.
27222122Zack WheelerRHPNYMThis is the guy the Mets stole for Beltran. Good middle of rotation starter.
28232323Tyler SkaggsLHPARITop lefty for the D-Backs. Still learning to command pitches. Has outstanding stuff. Close – very close.
17242424Jake OdorizziRHPKCNot overpowering and not as great as his press clippings. Middle of the rotation starter. Good.
13252525Anthony Rendon3BWASInjury prone but a very fine hitter. Where does he fit with Washington? He can hit.
64262727Christian YelichOFMIABig, big upside. Place is waiting for him, but he isn't ready.
66292628Mike Olt3BTEXRangers really like him. So do I . Can play third or first. Power and average.
21273129Brett JacksonOFCHCWill be with the Cubs soon. Average player, nothing great. Could be a gamer.
33302829Matt HarveyRHPNYM 
19283331James PaxtonLHPSEAShoud be part of the future Mariners rotation – having a very good season
47332931Nick FranklinSSSEARegressed badly. Makes silly mistakes at shortstop. Bat is alright, but stalled.
50343032Jonathan Singleton1BHOUShould be able to hit big league pitching. Team needs him.
34313533Zach LeeRHPLADDodgers top pitching prospect is scuffling a bit so far this season
38323433Carlos MartinezRHPSTLI like him as much or better than Shelby Miller. This is going to be a fine pitcher.
57383235Gary SanchezCNYY 
63363737Xander Bogaerts3BBOS 
49373838Trevor MayRHPPHI 
52393638Jedd Gyorko3BSDCould be the ultimate answer at third base for Padres – he can hit.
93424041Kolten Wong2BSTL 
58404342Rymer LirianoOFSDHuge upside - couple years away.
72414443Tyler ThornburgRHPMILOne of their top prospects – ready soon.
62454244Jake MarisnickOFTOR 
NA464144Bryce BrentzOFBOS 
NA493944Matt BarnesRHPBOS 
NA355746Jose FernandezRHPMIA 
45435047Bubba StarlingOFKCBig, strong, muscular. An exciting future bat.
61504548Yasmani GrandalCSDShould ultimately be the Padres catcher. Sooner than later.
NA485150Mason WilliamsOFNYY 
73475451Oswaldo ArciaOFMIN 
40534951Robbie ErlinLHPSDNot a flame thrower-just a good pitcher with upside.
 445952Jesse BiddleLHPPHL 
NA525252Jorge SolerOFCHC 
 515553Eddie Rosario2BMIN 
18614754Manny BanuelosLHPNYYShould be among the next wave of Yankees pitchers. Improving.
 605357Cody BuckelRHPTEX 
23575858Jacob TurnerRHPDETInjuries have set him back-not as bullish on him as other evaluators.
20674858Martin PerezLHPTEXHas disappointed-but still a major prospect.
80635660George SpringerOFHOU 
 586562Trevor StorySSCOL 
30626162Gary BrownOFSFDisappointing bat for me. Inconsistent. Really, really runs.
 566862Matt den DekkerOFNYM 
 557063Jackie BradleyOFBOS 
79596964Leonys MartinOFTEXComing on strong. Injured recently. Improving. In Texas now.
83646464Brad PeacockRHPOAKBig arm. Big future.
75656364Joe WielandRHPSDNice arm to have on Padres staff. Should be back from injury soon.
84706065Starling MarteOFPIT 
67666666Josh BellOFPIT 
71736268Jean SeguraSSLAAAnother in the long line of smallish, quick Angels shortstops. Upside.
22687270Tim WheelerOFCOLAn average outfield bat – could get lost in depth of club.
26964671Arodys VizcainoRHPATL 
98727172Noah SyndergaardRHPTOR 
59549273Wily PeraltaRHPMILBig fastball-needs command.
74697874Mikie MahtookOFTBScrappy player - Lenny Dykstra type.
100826775Javier Baez3BCHCQuick shortstop but a few years away.
37767576Casey KellyRHPSDOverrated in my book-average stuff.
54817377Jarred CosartRHPHOUHuge prospect for Astros. Could be top of rotation guy.
96718478Chris ArcherRHPTB 
 797678Justin NicolinoLHPTOR 
 748580Jorge BonifacioOFKC 
89788280Ryan LavarnwayCBOSShould be catching there now. He can hit for power. Made for Fenway.
51758681A.J. ColeRHPOAK 
94877481Cory Spangenberg2BSD 
 848082Matt DavidsonOFARICould gut lost in shuffle of outfielders.
 867983C.J. Cron1BLAAAmong better prospects at weak position.
 NA8383Daniel CorcinoRHPCIN 
 779184Allen WebsterRHPLADLots of concern as he is crashing and burning at Double-A. Might be a tad above average, at best.
 927785Anthony CingraniLHPCIN 
8885NA85Taylor GuerrieriRHPTB 
 839087David HolmbergLHPARI 
85938187Daniel NorrisLHPTOR 
91888788Cheslor Cuthbert3BKC 
 NA8888Dante Bichette Jr.3BNYY 
 809789Kyle CrickRHPSFG 
 89NA89Tyler AustinOFNYY 
 90NA90Jimmy NelsonRHPMIL 
 918990Alen HansonSSPIT 
 949394Josh SaleOFTB 
 NA9494Chris HestonRHPSFG 
35959595Hak-Ju LeeSSTB 
 NA9696Brandon JacobsOFBOS 
90979898Mike MontgomeryLHPKCPicking it up a bit following steep regression.
9298NA98Sonny GrayRHPOAKLike everything about him. Middle of rotation guy.
 99NA99Adam EatonOFARINot a major offensive threat, but hustles and plays hard.
 NA9999Justin GrimmRHPTEX 
 100NA100Evan GattisOFATL 
 NA100100Andrew ChafinLHPARI 



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Jason Collette
Jason has been helping fantasy owners since 1999, and here at Rotowire since 2011. You can hear Jason weekly on many of the Sirius/XM Fantasy channel offerings throughout the season as well as on the Sleeper and the Bust podcast every Sunday. A ten-time FSWA finalist, Jason won the FSWA's Fantasy Baseball Writer of the Year award in 2013 and the Baseball Series of the Year award in 2018 for Collette Calls,and was the 2023 AL LABR champion. Jason manages his social media presence at https://linktr.ee/jasoncollette
Bernie Pleskoff
Bernie is a former RotoWire contributor. He is a former professional scout for the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners.
Jesse Siegel
Siegel covers college football, college basketball and minor league baseball for RotoWire. He was named College Sports Writer of the Year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association.
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