Top 200 Prospects: Big Fish

Top 200 Prospects: Big Fish

This article is part of our Top 200 Prospects series.

This is where my own personal top-100 lists sits now based on the same caveats I listed during the season:

1. Fantasy potential can be greater than actual MLB potential thus some guys will be higher or lower here than they are elsewhere

2. Full season league performance gets preference over smaller sample sizes

3. I don't rank international signees until they play on US soil

Additionally, it gets tough to rank the recent draftees since most have not even played yet so everything relies on the scouting reports that are made available online or by networking with others to get their opinion on them. The trip to the AFL earlier this month allowed me to both do some of my own scouting and network with some that do that for a living. While there, I was also able to interview four of the five guys on this list (Trout, Gose, Dominguez, Franklin) to talk to them about their development and their game and get a glimpse into their attitude toward the game.

This list will be updated in February as more information comes in over the offseason, trades happen, and career paths become clearer or more muddied.

 PlayerORGPOS
1Bryce HarperWASOF
2Mike TroutLAAOF
3Matt MooreTBLHP
4Manny MachadoBALSS
5Julio TeheranATLRHP
6Jesus MonteroNYYC
7Dylan BundyBALRHP
8Shelby MillerSTLRHP
9Devin MesoracoCINC
10Jake Odorizzi
This is where my own personal top-100 lists sits now based on the same caveats I listed during the season:

1. Fantasy potential can be greater than actual MLB potential thus some guys will be higher or lower here than they are elsewhere

2. Full season league performance gets preference over smaller sample sizes

3. I don't rank international signees until they play on US soil

Additionally, it gets tough to rank the recent draftees since most have not even played yet so everything relies on the scouting reports that are made available online or by networking with others to get their opinion on them. The trip to the AFL earlier this month allowed me to both do some of my own scouting and network with some that do that for a living. While there, I was also able to interview four of the five guys on this list (Trout, Gose, Dominguez, Franklin) to talk to them about their development and their game and get a glimpse into their attitude toward the game.

This list will be updated in February as more information comes in over the offseason, trades happen, and career paths become clearer or more muddied.

 PlayerORGPOS
1Bryce HarperWASOF
2Mike TroutLAAOF
3Matt MooreTBLHP
4Manny MachadoBALSS
5Julio TeheranATLRHP
6Jesus MonteroNYYC
7Dylan BundyBALRHP
8Shelby MillerSTLRHP
9Devin MesoracoCINC
10Jake OdorizziKCRHP
11Brett JacksonCHCOF
12Jurickson ProfarTEXSS
13Jameson TaillonPITRHP
14Anthony RendonWAS3B
15Jacob TurnerDETRHP
16Danny HultzenSEALHP
17Manny BanuelosNYYLHP
18James PaxtonSEALHP
19Wil MyersKCOF
20Gerritt ColePITRHP
21Martin PerezTEXLHP
22Tim WheelerCOLOF
23Zach WheelerNYMRHP
24Randall DelgadoATLRHP
25Anthony GoseTOROF
26Trevor BauerARIRHP
27Delin BetancesNYYRHP
28Arodys VizcainoATLRHP
29Casey KellySDRHP
30Jarred CosartHOURHP
31James DarnellSDP3B
32Robbie ErlinSDPLHP
33Zach LeeLADRHP
34Deck McGuireTORRHP
35Trevor MayPHIRHP
36Jedd GyorkoSD3B
37Matt HarveyNYMRHP
38Tyler SkaggsARILHP
39Carlos MartinezSTLRHP
40Nick FranklinSEASS
41Taijuan WalkerSEAP
42Hak-Ju LeeTBSS
43Drew PomeranzCOLLHP
44Neil RamirezTEXRHP
45Jarrod ParkerARIRHP
46Gary BrownSFOF
47Nick CastellanosDET3B
48Brad PeacockWASRHP
49Miguel SanoMIN3B
50Billy HamiltonCIN2B
51Travis D'ArnaudTORC
52Wilin RosarioCOLC
53Yasmani GrandalCINC
54Jed BradleyMILLHP
55Joe WielandSDPRHP
56Wily PeraltaMILRHP
57Reymond FuentesSDOF
58Brandon GuyerTBOF
59Mike MontgomeryKCRHP
60Anthony RanaudoBOSRHP
61Zack CoxSTL3B
62Matt AdamsSTL1B
63Jaff DeckerSDOF
64Oswaldo ArciaMINOF
65Joe BensonMINOF
66Nolan ArenadoCOL3B
67Christian YelichFLAOF
68Tyler ThornburgMILRHP
69Jonathan SchoopBALSS
70Sammy SolisWASLHP
71Alex ColomeTBRHP
72A.J. ColeWASRHP
73Yonder AlonsoCIN1B
74Michael ChoiceOAKOF
75Dayan ViciedoCHAOF
76Leonys MartinTEXOF
77Bubba StarlingKCOF
78Ryan LavarnwayBOSC
79Jonathan SingletonHOU1B
80Jean SeguraLAASS
81Mikie MahtookTBOH
82Derek NorrisWASC
83Jonathan VillarHOUSS
84Archie BradleyARZRHP
85Alex WhiteCOLRHP
86Chris ArcherTBRHP
87Edwar CabreraCOLLHP
88Tyler PastornickyATLSS
89Matt SzczurCHCOF
90Starling MartePITOF
91Jake MarisnickTOROF
92Nathan EovaldiLADRHP
93Mike OltTEX3B
94Eric SurkampSFLHP
95Matt DominguezFLA3B
96Vince CatricalaSEA3B
97Corey DickersonCOLOF
98George SpringerHOUOF
99Bryce BrentzBOSOF
100Alex TorresTBLHP
101Will MiddlebrooksBOS3B
102Grant GreenOAKOF
103Eddie RosarioMINOF
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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
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