My prediction of BA's Top 100

[rhd]

This is an exercise I do every year because I think it's fun. I follow BA very closely and their Team top 10s, League top 20s and chats give me a pretty good idea of who they'll put on their top 100, to be revealed tonite. I usually get about 90 of the names correct and usually names I miss are ranked no higher than about 67 or so. Usually there are 2-3 names that I had no idea about. This list is not really in order altho most of the better prospects are nearer the top. The last 9 are the ones I'm most unsure about.

Byron Buxton OF Min
Kris Bryant 3B/OF/1B CHC
Jorge Soler OF CHC
Joc Pederson OF LAD
Corey Seager SS/3B LAD
Carlos Correa SS Hou
Rusney Castillo OF Bos
Joey Gallo 3B/OF/1B Tex
Miguel Angel Sano 3B/1B Min
Addison Russell SS/3B CHC
Lucas Giolito SP Was
Julio Urias SP LAD
Carlos Rodon SP CHW
Noah Syndergaard SP NYM
Francisco Lindor SS Cle
Dalton Pompey OF Tor
Michael Taylor OF Was
Maikel Franco 3B Phi
J.P. (John Paul) Crawford SS Phi
Alex Jackson OF Sea
Jose Peraza 2B/SS Atl
David Dahl OF Col
Tyler Glasnow SP Pit
Aaron Sanchez SP/RP Tor
Daniel Norris SP Tor
Nick Gordon SS Min
Franklin Barreto SS/OF Oak
Archie Bradley SP/RP Ari
Dylan Bundy SP Bal
Henry Owens SP Bos
Stephen Souza OF TB
Yasmany Tomas OF Ari
Rafael Devers 3B/2B/1B Bos
Jose (J.O.) Berrios SP/RP Min
Kyle Schwarber C/OF/1B CHC
D.J. Peterson 3B/1B Sea
Daniel Robertson SS/3B TB
Nomar Mazara OF Tex
Hunter Renfroe OF SD
Jesse Winker OF Cin
Trea Turner SS/3B Was
Stephen Piscotty OF StL
Josh Bell 1B/OF Pit
Andrew Heaney SP LAA
Robert Stephenson SP Cin
Aaron Nola SP Phi
Alex Meyer SP/RP Min
Hunter Harvey SP Bal
Luis Severino SP/RP NYY
Sean Manaea SP KC
Clint Frazier OF Cle
Austin Meadows OF Pit
Dilson Herrera 2B/SS/3B NYM
Alex Reyes SP StL
Braden Shipley SP/RP Ari
Kohl Stewart SP Min
Jameson Taillon SP Pit
Mark Appel SP Hou
Marco Gonzales SP StL
Steve Matz SP NYM
Tyler Kolek SP Mia
Brandon Nimmo OF NYM
Eduardo Rodriguez SP Bos
Aaron Blair SP Ari
Brandon Finnegan SP/RP KC
Tim Anderson SS/2B/OF CHW
Aaron Judge OF NYY
Kyle Zimmer SP KC
Raul (Adalberto) Mondesi SS KC
Jonathan Gray SP/RP Col
Jake (Aaron) Thompson SP Tex
Raisel Iglesias SP/RP Cin
C.J. (Carl) Edwards SP/RP CHC
Reynaldo Lopez SP/RP Was
Blake Swihart C Bos
Jorge Alfaro C Tex
Mike Foltynewicz SP/RP Atl
Matt Wisler SP SD
Tyrone Taylor OF Mil
Vincent Velasquez SP/RP Hou
Grant Holmes SP LAD
Jeff Hoffman SP Tor
Sean Newcomb SP LAA
Lucas Sims SP/RP Atl
Hunter Dozier 3B/SS KC
Touki Toussaint SP Ari
Andrew Susac C SF
Eddie Butler SP Col
Kyle Freeland SP Col
Kevin Plawecki C/1B NYM
Austin Hedges C SD
Manuel Margot OF Bos
Eric Fedde SP Was
Orlando Arcia SS Mil
Billy McKinney OF CHC
Albert Almora OF CHC
Willy Adames SS TB
Reese McGuire C Pit
Bradley Zimmer OF Cle
Spencer Adams SP CHW

53 NL and 47 AL, and 53 hitters and 47 pitchers, all of which seems about right. Cubs have the most w 7 players, Boston and Minnesota each w 6. Tigers have nobody and Miami, SF and Oakland w 1 apiece. All but 6 are in my roto top 150.

[Sharky]

RHD, it is an interesting exercise. However I much prefer your list given the focus on fantasy production!!

[rhd]

RHD, it is an interesting exercise. However I much prefer your list given the focus on fantasy production!!

Thanx, Sharky. Yeah, this probably isnt something most people will find useful. Just fun to do, especially for BA junkies, like me.

[Sharky]

Curious to hear where you see the biggest disconnect between BA rankings and fantasy rankings -- both in general terms (eg one places greater emphasis on short path to the show vs ultimate ceiling) and specific (which players rate much higher on one list than another). Care to opine?

[rhd]

Curious to hear where you see the biggest disconnect between BA rankings and fantasy rankings -- both in general terms (eg one places greater emphasis on short path to the show vs ultimate ceiling) and specific (which players rate much higher on one list than another). Care to opine?

Biggest differences are 1) pitchers are downgraded some, 2) catchers are downgraded a lot, 3) hi SB guys are upgraded a lot, 4) guys that figure to have starting jobs in MLB in the near are upgraded a lot, 5) guys that figure to be MLB closers in the near future are upgraded a lot.

[rhd]

Well, everyone in their top 50 is on this list, except for Moncada who in the past wasnt eligible because he hasnt signed w a team yet. They changed the rules on me! Still waiting for the rest of the top 100...

Edit #1:
I did about as well as usual, w me missing 9 of the names, not counting Moncada who I would have put on if I had known he was eligible. Besides him, I got all that were in the top 75. Names I missed:

#10 - Yoan Moncada (so why not Hector Oliveira also then? Puzzling.)
#76 - J.T. Realmuto (surprising that he made it when Hedges didnt)
#78 - Jake Lamb (I made 2 last minute changes and 1 was to remove him)
#80 - Michael Conforto (surprising that 7 Mets made the list)
#82 - Brian Johnson (which makes also 7 Bosox that made the list)
#89 - ChiChi Gonzalez
#91 - A.J. Cole (also 6 Nats made the list. Really 7, if you count Turner)
#95 - Ryan McMahon (He was my other last minute guy I removed)
#96 - Joe Ross
#98 - Amed Rosario

Guys on my list that didnt make it:
- Marco Gonzales (this is the biggest head-scratcher - He was #1 on their Cards list and #2 and #3 both made the list Nothing significant has happened w him in the off-season so what gives?) (see 2nd and 3rd edits, below)
- Clint Frazier (seemed a little iffy but surprising since he was #42 on their mid-season list, has one of the highest upsides and had a solid if unspectacular season, albeit w a lot of Ks)
- Kohl Stewart (was #30 on their mid-season list!)
- Mike Foltynewicz
- Vincent Velasquez (means only 2 Astros made it)
- Lucas Sims
- Hunter Dozier (was #39 on their mid-season list)
- Austin Hedges (was #19 on their mid-season list!)
- Albert Almora (was the 3rd guy I considered cutting - means only 6 Cubs made the list)
- Bradley Zimmer (was 1 of the 2 guys I added at the last minute)

Only 43 AL guys made the list, which is an unusually big discrepancy between the leagues. 54 hitters and 46 pitchers, which is typical. The Bosox and the Mets had the most w 7 players, and the Cubs, Nats and D-BAcks were next w 6. Tigers had noone and the Indians, A's Braves and Giants each had just 1.

Edit #2:
There apparently was a mistake in the list. They listed all of the 115 guys that got a vote but missed the list and Marco Gonzales is nowhere to be found. I think he was originally on the list and got removed when they added Moncada. Perhaps he originally was #50 and got removed completely instead of becoming #51 and moving everyone else down. So this may become BA's 1st "Top 101" list. If noone else informs them of this, I will.

Edit #3:
I see now. For the MLB show, they added Moncada at #10 and bumped Gonzales who was/is #50. Gonzales is on the "real" list and everyone else listed form 11-50 on the show is actually 1 spot higher onthe real list. So, I actually got 91 of the 100 names correct.

[Papa Deuce]

You hardcore guys amaze me.... I like to think of myself as a serious baseball enthusiast, and then I see rhd threads, and realize I'm just a poser, LOL.

[madducks]

You hardcore guys amaze me.... I like to think of myself as a serious baseball enthusiast, and then I see rhd threads, and realize I'm just a poser, LOL.

I was thinking the same thing. Other than the top 20 and the Pirates prospects i feel like it's my first year in fantasy baseball when i read the rest of the list.