Well, finally here it is. BA's Top 100 will be posted shortly, if it isnt already.
Same as usual, I generally follow BA's prospect eligibility requirements, which are <=130 MLB AB or <=50 MLB IP. Unlike BA tho, amateurs, unsigned draftees and foreign players are eligible. As usual, this is for roto, not 'real' baseball, so pitchers are downgraded some, catchers downgraded somewhat (unless they're elite prospects and their bat will play at any position), actual closers upgraded a lot, SB guys who project to get playing time get upgraded some, and guys who either currently are or are project to soon be regulars can get upgraded quite a bit. Position listed is their current primary one to the best of my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong), not the one they're likely to end up at.
This time, I included write-ups, which is why I'm so late in posting. Actually, the initial write-ups didnt take me long, but going back and re-reading all the BA scouting reports took a while. I posted the write-ups separately because of the lack of good formatting. Not only that, but I found that there is a 10,000 character limit on posts.
I have now posted the write-ups in separate threads, the links to which are below:
#1: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...Write-ups-1-40
#2: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...rite-ups-41-80
#3: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...ite-ups-81-120
#4: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...te-ups-121-150
Rank Name Pos Org Change +/-
1 Mike Trout OF LAA 0
2 Bryce Harper OF Was 2
3 Domonic Brown OF Phi -1
4 Desmond Jennings OF TB -1
5 Jesus Montero C NYY 0
6 Eric Hosmer 1B KC 0
7 Anthony Rendon 3B College 1
8 Brandon Belt 1B SF 18
9 Mike Moustakas 3B KC -2
10 Freddie Freeman 1B Atl 0
11 Jeremy Hellickson SP TB -2
12 Wil Myers OF KC -1
13 Matthew Moore SP TB -1
14 Julio Teheran SP Atl -1
15 Dustin Ackley 2B Sea -1
16 Manny Machado SS Bal -1
17 Nick Franklin SS Sea -1
18 Aroldis (Albertin) Chapman SP Cin 3
19 Dee (Devaris) Gordon SS LAD -1
20 Billy Hamilton SS Cin -1
21 Jean Segura SS LAA 39
22 Michael Pineda SP Sea -2
23 Shelby Miller SP StL -1
24 Brett Jackson OF CHC 0
25 Jameson Taillon SP Pit 2
26 Jonathan Singleton OF Phi -1
27 Brett Lawrie 3B Tor -10
28 Aaron Hicks OF Min 1
29 Miguel Angel Sano 3B Min 2
30 Jacob Turner SP Det -7
31 Lonnie Chisenhall 3B Cle -3
32 George Springer OF College 35
33 Chris Sale SP CHW 65
34 Anthony Gose OF Tor 29
35 Grant Green SS Oak -3
36 Kyle Drabek SP Tor 0
37 Mike Minor SP Atl 21
38 John Lamb SP KC -8
39 Jarrod Parker SP Ari 3
40 Kyle Gibson SP Min -7
41 Jordan Lyles SP Hou -1
42 Zach Britton SP Bal -5
43 Gerrit Cole SP College 0
44 Matt Purke SP College 0
45 Gary Sanchez C NYY 2
46 Mike Montgomery SP KC -11
47 Martin Perez SP Tex -13
48 Randall Delgado SP Atl -7
49 Anthony Rizzo 1B SD 34
50 Chris (Vernon) Carter 1B Oak 2
51 Michael Choice OF Oak 35
52 Manny Banuelos SP NYY 44
53 Yu Darvish SP Japan 2
54 Norichika Aoki OF Japan 2
55 Nolan Arenado 3B Col -7
56 Matthew Davidson 3B Ari 1
57 Casey Kelly SP SD -8
58 Chris Archer SP TB -20
59 Simon Castro SP SD -9
60 Trey (Kenneth) McNutt SP CHC 34
61 Alex White SP Cle -10
62 Cesar Puello OF NYM 3
63 Jason Kipnis 2B Cle 13
64 Tsuyoshi Nishioka SS Min NA
65 Danny Espinosa SS Was -26
66 Brent Morel 3B CHW 9
67 Matt Dominguez 3B Fla 4
68 Jackie Bradley OF College 0
69 Taylor Jungmann SP College -24
70 Jonathan Villar SS Hou -11
71 Hak Ju Lee SS TB -5
72 Trayvon Robinson OF LAD -10
73 Reymond Fuentes OF SD -9
74 Zach Cox 3B StL -28
75 Ben Revere OF Min -14
76 Dayan Viciedo OF CHW -23
77 Fernando Martinez OF NYM -23
78 Wilmer Flores SS NYM -6
79 Craig Kimbrel RP Atl 40
80 Tanner Scheppers SP Tex -2
81 Zack Wheeler SP SF -7
82 Dellin Betances SP NYY 13
83 Danny Duffy SP KC -4
84 Nick Castellanos 3B Det NA
85 Jared Mitchell OF CHW -15
86 Josh Vitters 3B CHC -6
87 Yonder Alonso 1B Cin -5
88 Devin Mesoraco C Cin 0
89 Wilin Rosario C Col -2
90 Eury Perez OF Was NA
91 Matt Lipka SS Atl NA
92 Delino DeShields 2B Hou NA
93 Yorman Rodriguez OF Cin 52
94 Derek Norris C Was 3
95 Joe Benson OF Min 23
96 Engel Beltre OF Tex 14
97 Drew Pomeranz SP Cle 2
98 Zach Lee SP LAD NA
99 Anthony Ranaudo SP Bos 2
100 Christian Colon SS KC NA
101 Jurickson Profar SS Tex 25
102 Oswaldo Arcia OF Min -10
103 Josh Sale OF TB -10
104 Jason Knapp SP Cle -27
105 Jenrry Mejia SP NYM 15
106 Nick Weglarz OF Cle -22
107 Jake Odorizzi SP KC -5
108 Brody Colvin SP Phi -5
109 Jarred Cosart SP Phi -5
110 Stetson Allie SP Pit -10
111 Deck McGuire SP Tor -4
112 Tyler Skaggs SP Ari -6
113 Chris Dwyer SP KC 25
114 Jake McGee SP TB NA
115 Tim Beckham SS TB -30
116 Chris Marrero 1B Was -25
117 Xavier Avery OF Bal -9
118 Brandon Guyer OF TB -9
119 Johermyn Chavez OF Sea 12
120 Jerry Sands OF LAD -7
121 Francisco Peguero OF SF -5
122 J.D. (Julio) Martinez OF Hou 10
123 Juan Francisco 3B Cin -2
124 Todd Frazier OF Cin -43
125 Bobby Borchering 3B Ari 0
126 Trevor May SP Phi 14
127 Andrew Oliver SP Det 12
128 Chad James SP Fla 6
129 Jaff Decker OF SD -40
130 Thomas Neal OF SF 12
131 Matt Harvey SP NYM NA
132 A.J. Cole SP Was NA
133 Kaleb Cowart 3B LAA NA
134 Starling Marte OF Pit NA
135 Jake Marisnick OF Tor NA
136 Drew Cumberland SS SD -13
137 Arodys Vizcaino SP Atl -64
138 Robbie Erlin SP Tex -33
139 Liam Hendriks SP Min NA
140 Chris Withrow SP LAD -4
141 Tyler Chatwood SP LAA NA
142 Rubby De La Rosa SP LAD NA
143 Marc Krauss OF Ari -21
144 Greg Halman OF Sea -1
145 Guillermo Pimentel OF Sea NA
146 J.P. (Jonathan) Arencibia C Tor -16
147 Christian Yelich OF Fla NA
148 Randall Grichuk OF LAA -34
149 Hisashi Iwakuma SP Japan 1
150 Alfredo Despaigne OF Cuba NA
Eligibles dropping off list (19): R Westmoreland (#69), L Anderson (#90), B Laird (#111), A Liddi (#112), O Tejeda (#115), J Austin (#117), T Wheeler (#124), J Reddick (#127), M Taylor (#128), C Triunfel (#129), B Beachy (#133), A Crow (#135), B Morris (#137), A Wimmers (#141), C Peguero (#144), C Vaughn (#146), T Flowers (#147), L Duda (#148), L Heredia (#149)
New Additions (19): T Nishioka, N Castellanos, E Perez, M Lipka, D DeShields, Z Lee, C Colon, J McGee, M Harvey, A Cole, K Cowart, S Marte (back on), J Marisnick, L Hendriks, T Chatwood, R De La Rosa, G Pimentel, C Yelich, A Despaigne
Comments, as usual, are not only welcome but encouraged.
Same as usual, I generally follow BA's prospect eligibility requirements, which are <=130 MLB AB or <=50 MLB IP. Unlike BA tho, amateurs, unsigned draftees and foreign players are eligible. As usual, this is for roto, not 'real' baseball, so pitchers are downgraded some, catchers downgraded somewhat (unless they're elite prospects and their bat will play at any position), actual closers upgraded a lot, SB guys who project to get playing time get upgraded some, and guys who either currently are or are project to soon be regulars can get upgraded quite a bit. Position listed is their current primary one to the best of my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong), not the one they're likely to end up at.
This time, I included write-ups, which is why I'm so late in posting. Actually, the initial write-ups didnt take me long, but going back and re-reading all the BA scouting reports took a while. I posted the write-ups separately because of the lack of good formatting. Not only that, but I found that there is a 10,000 character limit on posts.
I have now posted the write-ups in separate threads, the links to which are below:
#1: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...Write-ups-1-40
#2: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...rite-ups-41-80
#3: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...ite-ups-81-120
#4: http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showt...te-ups-121-150
Rank Name Pos Org Change +/-
1 Mike Trout OF LAA 0
2 Bryce Harper OF Was 2
3 Domonic Brown OF Phi -1
4 Desmond Jennings OF TB -1
5 Jesus Montero C NYY 0
6 Eric Hosmer 1B KC 0
7 Anthony Rendon 3B College 1
8 Brandon Belt 1B SF 18
9 Mike Moustakas 3B KC -2
10 Freddie Freeman 1B Atl 0
11 Jeremy Hellickson SP TB -2
12 Wil Myers OF KC -1
13 Matthew Moore SP TB -1
14 Julio Teheran SP Atl -1
15 Dustin Ackley 2B Sea -1
16 Manny Machado SS Bal -1
17 Nick Franklin SS Sea -1
18 Aroldis (Albertin) Chapman SP Cin 3
19 Dee (Devaris) Gordon SS LAD -1
20 Billy Hamilton SS Cin -1
21 Jean Segura SS LAA 39
22 Michael Pineda SP Sea -2
23 Shelby Miller SP StL -1
24 Brett Jackson OF CHC 0
25 Jameson Taillon SP Pit 2
26 Jonathan Singleton OF Phi -1
27 Brett Lawrie 3B Tor -10
28 Aaron Hicks OF Min 1
29 Miguel Angel Sano 3B Min 2
30 Jacob Turner SP Det -7
31 Lonnie Chisenhall 3B Cle -3
32 George Springer OF College 35
33 Chris Sale SP CHW 65
34 Anthony Gose OF Tor 29
35 Grant Green SS Oak -3
36 Kyle Drabek SP Tor 0
37 Mike Minor SP Atl 21
38 John Lamb SP KC -8
39 Jarrod Parker SP Ari 3
40 Kyle Gibson SP Min -7
41 Jordan Lyles SP Hou -1
42 Zach Britton SP Bal -5
43 Gerrit Cole SP College 0
44 Matt Purke SP College 0
45 Gary Sanchez C NYY 2
46 Mike Montgomery SP KC -11
47 Martin Perez SP Tex -13
48 Randall Delgado SP Atl -7
49 Anthony Rizzo 1B SD 34
50 Chris (Vernon) Carter 1B Oak 2
51 Michael Choice OF Oak 35
52 Manny Banuelos SP NYY 44
53 Yu Darvish SP Japan 2
54 Norichika Aoki OF Japan 2
55 Nolan Arenado 3B Col -7
56 Matthew Davidson 3B Ari 1
57 Casey Kelly SP SD -8
58 Chris Archer SP TB -20
59 Simon Castro SP SD -9
60 Trey (Kenneth) McNutt SP CHC 34
61 Alex White SP Cle -10
62 Cesar Puello OF NYM 3
63 Jason Kipnis 2B Cle 13
64 Tsuyoshi Nishioka SS Min NA
65 Danny Espinosa SS Was -26
66 Brent Morel 3B CHW 9
67 Matt Dominguez 3B Fla 4
68 Jackie Bradley OF College 0
69 Taylor Jungmann SP College -24
70 Jonathan Villar SS Hou -11
71 Hak Ju Lee SS TB -5
72 Trayvon Robinson OF LAD -10
73 Reymond Fuentes OF SD -9
74 Zach Cox 3B StL -28
75 Ben Revere OF Min -14
76 Dayan Viciedo OF CHW -23
77 Fernando Martinez OF NYM -23
78 Wilmer Flores SS NYM -6
79 Craig Kimbrel RP Atl 40
80 Tanner Scheppers SP Tex -2
81 Zack Wheeler SP SF -7
82 Dellin Betances SP NYY 13
83 Danny Duffy SP KC -4
84 Nick Castellanos 3B Det NA
85 Jared Mitchell OF CHW -15
86 Josh Vitters 3B CHC -6
87 Yonder Alonso 1B Cin -5
88 Devin Mesoraco C Cin 0
89 Wilin Rosario C Col -2
90 Eury Perez OF Was NA
91 Matt Lipka SS Atl NA
92 Delino DeShields 2B Hou NA
93 Yorman Rodriguez OF Cin 52
94 Derek Norris C Was 3
95 Joe Benson OF Min 23
96 Engel Beltre OF Tex 14
97 Drew Pomeranz SP Cle 2
98 Zach Lee SP LAD NA
99 Anthony Ranaudo SP Bos 2
100 Christian Colon SS KC NA
101 Jurickson Profar SS Tex 25
102 Oswaldo Arcia OF Min -10
103 Josh Sale OF TB -10
104 Jason Knapp SP Cle -27
105 Jenrry Mejia SP NYM 15
106 Nick Weglarz OF Cle -22
107 Jake Odorizzi SP KC -5
108 Brody Colvin SP Phi -5
109 Jarred Cosart SP Phi -5
110 Stetson Allie SP Pit -10
111 Deck McGuire SP Tor -4
112 Tyler Skaggs SP Ari -6
113 Chris Dwyer SP KC 25
114 Jake McGee SP TB NA
115 Tim Beckham SS TB -30
116 Chris Marrero 1B Was -25
117 Xavier Avery OF Bal -9
118 Brandon Guyer OF TB -9
119 Johermyn Chavez OF Sea 12
120 Jerry Sands OF LAD -7
121 Francisco Peguero OF SF -5
122 J.D. (Julio) Martinez OF Hou 10
123 Juan Francisco 3B Cin -2
124 Todd Frazier OF Cin -43
125 Bobby Borchering 3B Ari 0
126 Trevor May SP Phi 14
127 Andrew Oliver SP Det 12
128 Chad James SP Fla 6
129 Jaff Decker OF SD -40
130 Thomas Neal OF SF 12
131 Matt Harvey SP NYM NA
132 A.J. Cole SP Was NA
133 Kaleb Cowart 3B LAA NA
134 Starling Marte OF Pit NA
135 Jake Marisnick OF Tor NA
136 Drew Cumberland SS SD -13
137 Arodys Vizcaino SP Atl -64
138 Robbie Erlin SP Tex -33
139 Liam Hendriks SP Min NA
140 Chris Withrow SP LAD -4
141 Tyler Chatwood SP LAA NA
142 Rubby De La Rosa SP LAD NA
143 Marc Krauss OF Ari -21
144 Greg Halman OF Sea -1
145 Guillermo Pimentel OF Sea NA
146 J.P. (Jonathan) Arencibia C Tor -16
147 Christian Yelich OF Fla NA
148 Randall Grichuk OF LAA -34
149 Hisashi Iwakuma SP Japan 1
150 Alfredo Despaigne OF Cuba NA
Eligibles dropping off list (19): R Westmoreland (#69), L Anderson (#90), B Laird (#111), A Liddi (#112), O Tejeda (#115), J Austin (#117), T Wheeler (#124), J Reddick (#127), M Taylor (#128), C Triunfel (#129), B Beachy (#133), A Crow (#135), B Morris (#137), A Wimmers (#141), C Peguero (#144), C Vaughn (#146), T Flowers (#147), L Duda (#148), L Heredia (#149)
New Additions (19): T Nishioka, N Castellanos, E Perez, M Lipka, D DeShields, Z Lee, C Colon, J McGee, M Harvey, A Cole, K Cowart, S Marte (back on), J Marisnick, L Hendriks, T Chatwood, R De La Rosa, G Pimentel, C Yelich, A Despaigne
Comments, as usual, are not only welcome but encouraged.
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