This article is part of our Top 200 Prospects series.
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.
Player | ORG | POS | |
1 | Bryce Harper | WAS | OF |
2 | Mike Trout | LAA | OF |
3 | Matt Moore | TB | LHP |
4 | Manny Machado | BAL | SS |
5 | Julio Teheran | ATL | RHP |
6 | Jesus Montero | NYY | C |
7 | Dylan Bundy | BAL | RHP |
8 | Shelby Miller | STL | RHP |
9 | Devin Mesoraco | CIN | C |
10 | Jake Odorizzi |
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.
Player | ORG | POS | |
1 | Bryce Harper | WAS | OF |
2 | Mike Trout | LAA | OF |
3 | Matt Moore | TB | LHP |
4 | Manny Machado | BAL | SS |
5 | Julio Teheran | ATL | RHP |
6 | Jesus Montero | NYY | C |
7 | Dylan Bundy | BAL | RHP |
8 | Shelby Miller | STL | RHP |
9 | Devin Mesoraco | CIN | C |
10 | Jake Odorizzi | KC | RHP |
11 | Brett Jackson | CHC | OF |
12 | Jurickson Profar | TEX | SS |
13 | Jameson Taillon | PIT | RHP |
14 | Anthony Rendon | WAS | 3B |
15 | Jacob Turner | DET | RHP |
16 | Danny Hultzen | SEA | LHP |
17 | Manny Banuelos | NYY | LHP |
18 | James Paxton | SEA | LHP |
19 | Wil Myers | KC | OF |
20 | Gerritt Cole | PIT | RHP |
21 | Martin Perez | TEX | LHP |
22 | Tim Wheeler | COL | OF |
23 | Zach Wheeler | NYM | RHP |
24 | Randall Delgado | ATL | RHP |
25 | Anthony Gose | TOR | OF |
26 | Trevor Bauer | ARI | RHP |
27 | Delin Betances | NYY | RHP |
28 | Arodys Vizcaino | ATL | RHP |
29 | Casey Kelly | SD | RHP |
30 | Jarred Cosart | HOU | RHP |
31 | James Darnell | SDP | 3B |
32 | Robbie Erlin | SDP | LHP |
33 | Zach Lee | LAD | RHP |
34 | Deck McGuire | TOR | RHP |
35 | Trevor May | PHI | RHP |
36 | Jedd Gyorko | SD | 3B |
37 | Matt Harvey | NYM | RHP |
38 | Tyler Skaggs | ARI | LHP |
39 | Carlos Martinez | STL | RHP |
40 | Nick Franklin | SEA | SS |
41 | Taijuan Walker | SEA | P |
42 | Hak-Ju Lee | TB | SS |
43 | Drew Pomeranz | COL | LHP |
44 | Neil Ramirez | TEX | RHP |
45 | Jarrod Parker | ARI | RHP |
46 | Gary Brown | SF | OF |
47 | Nick Castellanos | DET | 3B |
48 | Brad Peacock | WAS | RHP |
49 | Miguel Sano | MIN | 3B |
50 | Billy Hamilton | CIN | 2B |
51 | Travis D'Arnaud | TOR | C |
52 | Wilin Rosario | COL | C |
53 | Yasmani Grandal | CIN | C |
54 | Jed Bradley | MIL | LHP |
55 | Joe Wieland | SDP | RHP |
56 | Wily Peralta | MIL | RHP |
57 | Reymond Fuentes | SD | OF |
58 | Brandon Guyer | TB | OF |
59 | Mike Montgomery | KC | RHP |
60 | Anthony Ranaudo | BOS | RHP |
61 | Zack Cox | STL | 3B |
62 | Matt Adams | STL | 1B |
63 | Jaff Decker | SD | OF |
64 | Oswaldo Arcia | MIN | OF |
65 | Joe Benson | MIN | OF |
66 | Nolan Arenado | COL | 3B |
67 | Christian Yelich | FLA | OF |
68 | Tyler Thornburg | MIL | RHP |
69 | Jonathan Schoop | BAL | SS |
70 | Sammy Solis | WAS | LHP |
71 | Alex Colome | TB | RHP |
72 | A.J. Cole | WAS | RHP |
73 | Yonder Alonso | CIN | 1B |
74 | Michael Choice | OAK | OF |
75 | Dayan Viciedo | CHA | OF |
76 | Leonys Martin | TEX | OF |
77 | Bubba Starling | KC | OF |
78 | Ryan Lavarnway | BOS | C |
79 | Jonathan Singleton | HOU | 1B |
80 | Jean Segura | LAA | SS |
81 | Mikie Mahtook | TB | OH |
82 | Derek Norris | WAS | C |
83 | Jonathan Villar | HOU | SS |
84 | Archie Bradley | ARZ | RHP |
85 | Alex White | COL | RHP |
86 | Chris Archer | TB | RHP |
87 | Edwar Cabrera | COL | LHP |
88 | Tyler Pastornicky | ATL | SS |
89 | Matt Szczur | CHC | OF |
90 | Starling Marte | PIT | OF |
91 | Jake Marisnick | TOR | OF |
92 | Nathan Eovaldi | LAD | RHP |
93 | Mike Olt | TEX | 3B |
94 | Eric Surkamp | SF | LHP |
95 | Matt Dominguez | FLA | 3B |
96 | Vince Catricala | SEA | 3B |
97 | Corey Dickerson | COL | OF |
98 | George Springer | HOU | OF |
99 | Bryce Brentz | BOS | OF |
100 | Alex Torres | TB | LHP |
101 | Will Middlebrooks | BOS | 3B |
102 | Grant Green | OAK | OF |
103 | Eddie Rosario | MIN | OF |