We've finished up the top 10 lists for each organization, and with that comes the capstone of our rankings, our consensus top 100 list. Prospect lists represent a moment in time, based on the information available at that point and the opinion of the ranker. With seven rankers this year, we are providing them as consensus rankings, but also providing the individual lists at the end. As a result, there will be players ranked significantly different on each list, and that's not at all surprising. We each have our own methods, our own things that we give more or less weight to, and in the end I feel that this gives you the readers a broader view on these prospects. With that in mind, I have the usual caveats.
While prospect rankings require a specifically ordered list from 1 to wherever, don't take too much from a ranking you feel is a few spots too high or too low, as we're probably not going to argue if you think a player belongs three spots higher than we ranked them. The other thing to note is that these lists don't necessarily line up directly with our previous team rankings, and that comes from getting more information and making updates as the offseason has gone on. We are always looking for more information, and as we receive it, it can change how a player is viewed.
For our rankings, we use a standard points system, where a vote for a player as the #1 prospect gets him 100 points, the #2 gets 99, and so on. From there, each of the three individual lists is given equal weight, and the consensus ranking is based on the total number of points a prospect receives, with 300 being the maximum possible.
We've written about nearly all of these prospects already as a part of our top-10 lists, which you can find here if you're looking for more in-depth information on nearly all of them. Have a question about a ranking? Post it in the comments, and we'll try to give some insight into our thoughts.
- Yoan Moncada, 2B, Chicago White Sox
- Andrew Benintendi, OF, Boston Red Sox
- Lucas Giolito, RHP, Chicago White Sox
- Alex Reyes, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
- Dansby Swanson, SS, Atlanta Braves
- Tyler Glasnow, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Austin Meadows, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Brendan Rodgers, SS, Colorado Rockies
- J.P. Crawford, SS, Philadelphia Phillies
- Victor Robles, OF, Washington Nationals
- Clint Frazier, OF, New York Yankees
- Lewis Brinson, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
- Amed Rosario, SS, New York Mets
- Josh Bell, 1B, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Anderson Espinoza, RHP, San Diego Padres
- Ozzie Albies, SS, Atlanta Braves
- Gleyber Torres, SS, New York Yankees
- Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Rafael Devers, 3B, Boston Red Sox
- Eloy Jimenez, OF, Chicago Cubs
- Brent Honeywell, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays
- Francis Martes, RHP, Houston Astros
- Corey Ray, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
- Ian Happ, 2B, Chicago Cubs
- Bradley Zimmer, OF, Cleveland Indians
- Josh Hader, LHP, Milwaukee Brewers
- Manuel Margot, OF, San Diego Padres
- Kyle Lewis, OF, Seattle Mariners
- Raimel Tapia, OF, Colorado Rockies
- Michael Kopech, RHP, Chicago White Sox
- Reynaldo Lopez, RHP, Chicago White Sox
- Jeff Hoffman, RHP, Colorado Rockies
- Willy Adames, SS, Tampa Bay Rays
- Kyle Tucker, OF, Houston Astros
- Tyler O'Neill, OF, Seattle Mariners
- Jose De Leon, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jason Groome, LHP, Boston Red Sox
- Nick Senzel, 3B, Cincinnati Reds
- Aaron Judge, OF, New York Yankees
- Franklin Barreto, SS, Oakland A's
- Jorge Mateo, 2B/SS, New York Yankees
- Yohander Mendez, LHP, Texas Rangers
- Riley Pint, RHP, Colorado Rockies
- Blake Rutherford, OF, New York Yankees
- Francisco Mejia, C, Cleveland Indians
- Kolby Allard, LHP, Atlanta Braves
- Braxton Garrett, LHP, Miami Marlins
- Amir Garrett, LHP, Cincinnati Reds
- Luis Ortiz, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
- Mickey Moniak, OF, Philadelphia Phillies
- Mitch Keller, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates
- A.J. Puk, LHP, Oakland A's
- Jorge Alfaro, C, Philadelphia Phillies
- Hunter Renfroe, OF, San Diego Padres
- Alex Verdugo, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tyler Jay, LHP, Minnesota Twins
- Kevin Newman, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Isan Diaz, SS, Milwaukee Brewers
- Grant Holmes, RHP, Oakland A's
- Yadier Alvarez, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jesse Winker, OF, Cincinnati Reds
- Robert Stephenson, RHP, Cincinnati Reds
- Carson Fulmer, Chicago White Sox
- Triston McKenzie, RHP, Cleveland Indians
- Ronald Acuna, OF, Atlanta Braves
- Nick Williams, OF, Philadelphia Phillies
- Matt Manning, RHP, Detroit Tigers
- David Paulino, RHP, Houston Astros
- Brady Aiken, LHP, Cleveland Indians
- Zack Collins, C, Chicago White Sox
- Bobby Bradley, 1B, Cleveland Indians
- Mike Soroka, RHP, Atlanta Braves
- Trent Clark, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
- James Kaprielian, SP, New York Yankees
- Jake Bauers, 1B, Tampa Bay Rays
- Nick Gordon, SS, Minnesota Twins
- Derek Fisher, OF, Houston Astros
- Luke Weaver, RHP, St. Louis Cardinas
- Sean Newcomb, LHP, Atlanta Braves
- Erick Fedde, RHP, Washington Nationals
- Stephen Gonsalves, LHP, Minnesota Twins
- Dylan Cease, RHP, Chicago Cubs
- Justus Sheffield, LHP, New York Yankees
- Robert Gsellman, RHP, New York Mets
- Sandy Alcantara, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
- Forrest Whitley, RHP, Houston Astros
- Dominic Smith, 1B, New York Mets
- Christin Stewart, OF, Detroit Tigers
- Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Brett Phillips, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
- Phil Bickford, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
- Ian Anderson, RHP, Atlanta Braves
- Willie Calhoun, 2B, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Christian Arroyo, 2B/3B/SS, San Francisco Giants
- Daz Cameron, OF, Houston Astros
- Harrison Bader, OF, St. Louis Cardinals
- Anthony Alford, OF, Toronto Blue Jays
- Cal Quantrill, RHP, San Diego Padres
- Thomas Szapucki, LHP, New York Mets
- Richard Urena, SS, Toronto Blue Jays
Also receiving points: Cornelius Randolph, OF, Philadelphia Phillies; Sean Reid-Foley, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays; Taylor Trammell, OF, Cincinnati Reds; Kevin Maitan, 3B, Atlanta Braves; Jharel Cotton, RHP, Oakland A's; Marcos Diplan, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers; Ariel Jurado, RHP, Texas Rangers; Franklyn Kilome, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies; Adrian Morejon, LHP, San Diego Padres; Jasrado Chisholm, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks; Alex Kirilloff, OF, Minnesota Twins; Jahmai Jones, OF, Los Angeles Angels; Matt Chapman, 3B, Oakland A's; Delvin Perez, SS, St. Louis Cardinals; Frankie Montas, RHP, Oakland A's; Cole Ragans, LHP, Texas Rangers; Tyler Beede, RHP, San Francisco Giants; Alec Hansen, RHP, Chicago White Sox; Will Benson, OF, Cleveland Indians; Roman Quinn, OF, Philadelphia Phillies
And, given that this was a collaborative effort, I figured that I would offer some interesting tidbits about the discrepancies between the lists:
- James Kaprielian is the highest ranked player that did not appear on all three lists.
- Willie Calhoun is the lowest ranked prospect that appeared on all three lists.
- Robert Gsellman, Cal Quantrill, Thomas Szapucki, and Richard Urena all appeared on just one list apiece.
- All three lists had a different prospect at number one (Yoan Moncada, Andrew Benintendi, and Lucas Giolito).
- Yadier Alvarez had the highest range among players that made all three lists - he was ranked as 32, and as low as 84.
- The Brewers have eight prospects in the top-hundred - the most of any team. Next up are the Yankees and Braves at seven each.