RHD's Latest Top 150 Roto Prospects ("Pre-BA Top 100" Edition)

[rhd]

BA is posting their Top 100 list later this week so I wanted to post my updated list before they did theirs. Previous list is from 10/8/22. 20 new names.


The usual litany: 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. Also, while BA has a different IP limit for relievers (30 IP?), relievers are eligible as long as they dont have >50 IP. 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 are upgraded a lot, SB guys who project to get playing time get upgraded some, and guys who either currently are or 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.


Rank Name Pos Org Prev +/-
1 Corbin Carroll OF Ari 1 0
2 Gunnar Henderson 3B Bal 2 0
3 Jordan Walker OF StL 6 3
4 Anthony Volpe SS NYY 3 -1
5 Elly De La Cruz 3B Cin 4 -1
6 Jackson Chourio OF Mil 5 -1
7 Jordan Lawlar SS Ari 7 0
8 Druw (Andruw) Jones OF Ari 8 0
9 Jackson Holliday SS Bal 9 0
10 Marcelo Mayer SS Bos 10 0
11 Grayson Rodriguez SP Bal 11 0
12 Andrew Painter SP Phi 12 0
13 Eury Perez SP Mia 13 0
14 James Wood OF Was 15 1
15 Ezequiel Tovar SS Col 33 18
16 Zac Veen OF Col 28 12
17 Miguel Vargas 3B LAD 31 14
18 Noelvi Marte 3B Cin 17 -1
19 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF CHC 16 -3
20 Masyn Winn SS StL 18 -2
21 Dylan Crews OF College 23 2
22 Kyle Harrison SP SF 24 2
23 Daniel Espino SP Cle 26 3
24 Taj Bradley SP TB 25 1
25 Elijah Green OF Was 22 -3
26 Termarr Johnson 2B Pit 21 -5
27 Jasson Dominguez OF NYY 14 -13
28 Robert Hassell OF Was 19 -9
29 Marco Luciano SS SF 29 0
30 Triston Casas 1B Bos 30 0
31 Royce Lewis SS Min 27 -4
32 Josh Jung 3B Tex 34 2
33 Esteury Ruiz OF Oak 46 13
34 Evan Carter OF Tex 35 1
35 Sal Frelick OF Mil 32 -3
36 Jackson Merrill SS SD 62 26
37 Brett Baty 3B NYM 36 -1
38 Ricky Tiedemann SP Tor 38 0
39 Gavin Williams SP Cle 53 14
40 Kodai Senga SP NYM 59 19
41 Francisco Alvarez C NYM 37 -4
42 Curtis Mead 3B TB 40 -2
43 Adael Amador SS Col 47 4
44 Brennen Davis OF CHC 41 -3
45 Oswald Peraza SS NYY 39 -6
46 Hunter Brown SP Hou 42 -4
47 Bobby Miller SP LAD 52 5
48 Joey Wiemer OF Mil 43 -5
49 Luisangel (Jose) Acuna SS Tex 44 -5
50 George Valera OF Cle 45 -5
51 Colton Cowser OF Bal 50 -1
52 Edwin Arroyo SS Cin 51 -1
53 Brayan Rocchio SS Cle 49 -4
54 Brooks Lee SS Min 20 -34
55 Zach Neto SS LAA 66 11
56 Cameron Collier 3B Cin 60 4
57 Gavin Cross OF KC 67 10
58 Jacob Gonzalez SS College 68 10
59 Wyatt Langford OF College NR NA
60 Enrique Bradfield OF College 69 9
61 Max Clark OF HS 70 9
62 Walker Jenkins OF HS 71 9
63 Chase Dollander SP College NR NA
64 Shane Baz SP TB 81 17
65 Kevin Alcantara OF CHC 75 10
66 Masataka Yoshida OF Japan NR NA
67 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP 24? 72 5
68 Munetaka Murakami 3B Japan 149 81
69 Jung-Hoo Lee OF Korea NR NA
70 Cade Cavalli SP Was 55 -15
71 Mick Abel SP Phi 54 -17
72 Jack Leiter SP Tex 58 -14
73 Emmanuel Rodriguez OF Min 97 24
74 Kyle Manzardo 1B TB 128 54
75 Colson Montgomery SS CHW 56 -19
76 Endy Rodriguez C Pit 115 39
77 Tyler Soderstrom 1B Oak 89 12
78 Diego Cartaya C LAD 90 12
79 Brandon Pfaadt SP Ari 107 28
80 Tink (Markevian) Hence SP StL 83 3
81 D.L. Hall SP Bal 82 1
82 Jace Jung 2B Det 65 -17
83 Jacob Berry 3B Mia 64 -19
84 Ceddanne Rafaela OF Bos 96 12
85 Jordan Westburg 3B Bal 78 -7
86 Nick Yorke 2B Bos 63 -23
87 Michael Busch 2B LAD 74 -13
88 Alexander Ramirez OF NYM 76 -12
89 Miguel Bleis OF Bos 141 52
90 Ryan Pepiot SP LAD 109 19
91 Gavin Stone SP LAD 67 -24
92 Chase DeLauter OF Cle 80 -12
93 Jacob Wilson SS College NR NA
94 Jackson Jobe SP Det 85 -9
95 Andy Pages OF LAD 88 -7
96 Luis Matos OF SF 91 -5
97 Garrett Mitchell OF Mil NR NA
98 Brice Turang SS Mil 86 -12
99 Oscar Colas OF CHW 123 24
100 Spencer Steer 3B Cin 124 24
101 Jonathan Aranda 1B TB 92 -9
102 Matt Mervis 1B CHC 131 29
103 Alec Burleson OF StL 61 -42
104 Gabriel Moreno C Ari 73 -31
105 Ronny Mauricio SS NYM 87 -18
106 Carson Williams SS TB 79 -27
107 Owen White SP Tex 106 -1
108 Liover Peguero SS Pit 77 -31
109 Nick Gonzales 2B Pit 48 -61
110 Alexander Canario OF CHC 113 3
111 Coby Mayo 3B Bal 93 -18
112 Orelvis Martinez 3B Tor 94 -18
113 Brady House SS Was 116 3
114 Ryne Nelson SP Ari 105 -9
115 Drey Jameson SP Ari NR NA
116 Ken Waldichuk SP Oak 110 -6
117 Connor Norby 2B Bal NR NA
118 Edouard Julien 2B Min 136 18
119 Quinn Priester SP Pit 84 -35
120 Bryan Ramos 3B CHW 103 -17
121 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B Cin NR NA
122 Deyvison De Los Santos 3B Ari 100 -22
123 Jose Salas 3B Mia 101 -22
124 Aaron Zavala OF Tex NR NA
125 Everson Pereira OF NYY 104 -21
126 Angel Martinez 2B Cle 120 -6
127 Tanner Bibee SP Cle 121 -6
128 Wilmer Flores SP Det 111 -17
129 Kyle Muller SP Oak NR NA
130 Gordon Graceffo SP StL 108 -22
131 Dylan Lesko SP SD 148 17
132 Mason Auer OF TB NR NA
133 Vaun Brown OF SF 114 -19
134 Tyler Gentry OF KC 130 -4
135 Zack Gelof 3B Oak 133 -2
136 Warming Bernabel 3B Col 132 -4
137 James Outman OF LAD NR NA
138 Logan O'Hoppe C LAA NR NA
139 Bo (Noah) Naylor C Cle NR NA
140 Hayden Wesneski SP CHC NR NA
141 Luis Ortiz SP Pit NR NA
142 Mark Vientos 1B NYM 118 -24
143 Samuel Zavala OF SD 143 0
144 Mason Montgomery SP TB 122 -22
145 Brock Porter SP Tex NR NA
146 Kahlil Watson SS Mia 99 -47
147 Blaze Jordan 3B Bos 138 -9
148 Harry Ford C Sea NR NA
149 Roki Sasaki SP Japan 150 1
150 Woo-Jin Ahn (An) SP Korea NR NA


Removed because of ineligiblity (0):


Eligibles dropped off (20):
M Liberatore (#95), A Martin (#98), J De La Rosa (#102), E Hancock (#112), M McLain (#117), G Arias (#119), T Freeman (#125), N Jones (#126), B Walston (#127), O Caissie (#129), R Salinas (#134), Eg Rosario (#135), En Valdez (#137), M Nunez (#139), G McGarry (#140), G Gonzalez (#142), S Woods-Richardson (#144), D Fulton (#145), J Rodriguez (#146), B Montgomery (#147)


As always, comments are not only welcome but encouraged. Enjoy!

[Pauly]

Awesome as always rhd. I only really know Marlins guys and I'd say it is pretty interesting that Watson didnt fall totally off the list. Also, all I hear is how good Jake Eder and Dax Fulton are. I see Fulton fell off the list. How close was Eder?

[Ken]

Awesome as always rhd. I only really know Marlins guys and I'd say it is pretty interesting that Watson didnt fall totally off the list. Also, all I hear is how good Jake Eder and Dax Fulton are. I see Fulton fell off the list. How close was Eder?

Eder - already 24 and coming off TJ, might be a sneaky play but doesnt feel like a top 150 guy.

[Sour Masher]

Thanks for the update! Curious about Gabriel Gonzalez. How far did he fall for you and why? He seems to have a lot of upside.
Also, I see only Lesko and Porter cracked the list from fypd arms. How close were Rocker and Horton? Rocker carries huge risk and I see a lot of folks down on him, but he does have the advantages of being really close to ready and still flashing great stuff, so I am having difficulty on ranking where he should be taken in a fypd. A lot of folks seem to not be high on Horton, I imagine because of his very short track record as a starter, but he sure did look good in the SSS at the end of the season. Are these two the next two fypd arms for you, or is Barreria or someone else ahead of them?

[rhd]

Awesome as always rhd. I only really know Marlins guys and I'd say it is pretty interesting that Watson didnt fall totally off the list. Also, all I hear is how good Jake Eder and Dax Fulton are. I see Fulton fell off the list. How close was Eder?

Thanx for the response, Pauly.
Fulton didnt appear to receive enough love from the prospect mavens, altho BA's report indicated they are encouraged w what he has showed so far coming back from his injury. He's currently #197. Eder still hasnt come back from his injury altho he's supposed to be ready for ST. I guess everyone is waiting to see how he is now after he returns. He's currently #239.
BTW, BA just posted their new Top 100 list, so I posted my list just in time.

[Gregg]

Thank you!!

Timing is excellent.

[rhd]

Thanks for the update! Curious about Gabriel Gonzalez. How far did he fall for you and why? He seems to have a lot of upside. Also, I see only Lesko and Porter cracked the list from fypd arms. How close were Rocker and Horton? Rocker carries huge risk and I see a lot of folks down on him, but he does have the advantages of being really close to ready and still flashing great stuff, so I am having difficulty on ranking where he should be taken in a fypd. A lot of folks seem to not be high on Horton, I imagine because of his very short track record as a starter, but he sure did look good in the SSS at the end of the season. Are these two the next two fypd arms for you, or is Barreria or someone else ahead of them?

Thanx for the repsonse, SM.
I was surprised that BA's report on Gonzalez wasnt more positive than it was. They said he has good exit velocities and doesnt swing and miss much but also chases too many pitches out of the zone for weak contact and profiles as a slightly below-average hitter who's limited to a corner OF spot. He's currently #184. Rocker ranked only #10 on BA's Rangers list, altho it was a strong top 10. They list him as being a possible future closer so there's questions whether he'll stick as a SP. He's #190. Horton's report says he could be a mid-rotation SP if he refines a 3rd pitch. He's #238. Barreira is #276. The next FYPD SP on my list after Rocker actually is Cooper Hjerpe, who is at # 202.

[Gregg]

rhd, I hope you don't mind I split your list between AL and NL for those that play in only leagues. I left the college, HS, and international players on both lists.

AL

Rank Name Pos Org Prev +/-
2 Gunnar Henderson 3B Bal 2 0
4 Anthony Volpe SS NYY 3 -1
9 Jackson Holliday SS Bal 9 0
10 Marcelo Mayer SS Bos 10 0
11 Grayson Rodriguez SP Bal 11 0
21 Dylan Crews OF College 23 2
23 Daniel Espino SP Cle 26 3
24 Taj Bradley SP TB 25 1
27 Jasson Dominguez OF NYY 14 -13
30 Triston Casas 1B Bos 30 0
31 Royce Lewis SS Min 27 -4
32 Josh Jung 3B Tex 34 2
33 Esteury Ruiz OF Oak 46 13
34 Evan Carter OF Tex 35 1
38 Ricky Tiedemann SP Tor 38 0
39 Gavin Williams SP Cle 53 14
42 Curtis Mead 3B TB 40 -2
45 Oswald Peraza SS NYY 39 -6
46 Hunter Brown SP Hou 42 -4
49 Luisangel (Jose) Acuna SS Tex 44 -5
50 George Valera OF Cle 45 -5
51 Colton Cowser OF Bal 50 -1
53 Brayan Rocchio SS Cle 49 -4
54 Brooks Lee SS Min 20 -34
55 Zach Neto SS LAA 66 11
57 Gavin Cross OF KC 67 10
58 Jacob Gonzalez SS College 68 10
59 Wyatt Langford OF College NR NA
60 Enrique Bradfield OF College 69 9
61 Max Clark OF HS 70 9
62 Walker Jenkins OF HS 71 9
63 Chase Dollander SP College NR NA
64 Shane Baz SP TB 81 17
66 Masataka Yoshida OF Japan NR NA
67 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP 24? 72 5
68 Munetaka Murakami 3B Japan 149 81
69 Jung-Hoo Lee OF Korea NR NA
72 Jack Leiter SP Tex 58 -14
73 Emmanuel Rodriguez OF Min 97 24
74 Kyle Manzardo 1B TB 128 54
75 Colson Montgomery SS CHW 56 -19
77 Tyler Soderstrom 1B Oak 89 12
81 D.L. Hall SP Bal 82 1
82 Jace Jung 2B Det 65 -17
83 Jacob Berry 3B Mia 64 -19
84 Ceddanne Rafaela OF Bos 96 12
85 Jordan Westburg 3B Bal 78 -7
86 Nick Yorke 2B Bos 63 -23
89 Miguel Bleis OF Bos 141 52
92 Chase DeLauter OF Cle 80 -12
93 Jacob Wilson SS College NR NA
94 Jackson Jobe SP Det 85 -9
99 Oscar Colas OF CHW 123 24
101 Jonathan Aranda 1B TB 92 -9
106 Carson Williams SS TB 79 -27
107 Owen White SP Tex 106 -1
111 Coby Mayo 3B Bal 93 -18
112 Orelvis Martinez 3B Tor 94 -18
116 Ken Waldichuk SP Oak 110 -6
117 Connor Norby 2B Bal NR NA
118 Edouard Julien 2B Min 136 18
120 Bryan Ramos 3B CHW 103 -17
124 Aaron Zavala OF Tex NR NA
125 Everson Pereira OF NYY 104 -21
126 Angel Martinez 2B Cle 120 -6
127 Tanner Bibee SP Cle 121 -6
128 Wilmer Flores SP Det 111 -17
129 Kyle Muller SP Oak NR NA
132 Mason Auer OF TB NR NA
134 Tyler Gentry OF KC 130 -4
135 Zack Gelof 3B Oak 133 -2
138 Logan O'Hoppe C LAA NR NA
139 Bo (Noah) Naylor C Cle NR NA
144 Mason Montgomery SP TB 122 -22
145 Brock Porter SP Tex NR NA
147 Blaze Jordan 3B Bos 138 -9
148 Harry Ford C Sea NR NA
149 Roki Sasaki SP Japan 150 1
150 Woo-Jin Ahn (An) SP Korea NR NA

NL


Rank Name Pos Org Prev +/-
1 Corbin Carroll OF Ari 1 0
3 Jordan Walker OF StL 6 3
5 Elly De La Cruz 3B Cin 4 -1
6 Jackson Chourio OF Mil 5 -1
7 Jordan Lawlar SS Ari 7 0
8 Druw (Andruw) Jones OF Ari 8 0
12 Andrew Painter SP Phi 12 0
13 Eury Perez SP Mia 13 0
14 James Wood OF Was 15 1
15 Ezequiel Tovar SS Col 33 18
16 Zac Veen OF Col 28 12
17 Miguel Vargas 3B LAD 31 14
18 Noelvi Marte 3B Cin 17 -1
19 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF CHC 16 -3
20 Masyn Winn SS StL 18 -2
21 Dylan Crews OF College 23 2
22 Kyle Harrison SP SF 24 2
25 Elijah Green OF Was 22 -3
26 Termarr Johnson 2B Pit 21 -5
28 Robert Hassell OF Was 19 -9
29 Marco Luciano SS SF 29 0
35 Sal Frelick OF Mil 32 -3
36 Jackson Merrill SS SD 62 26
37 Brett Baty 3B NYM 36 -1
40 Kodai Senga SP NYM 59 19
41 Francisco Alvarez C NYM 37 -4
43 Adael Amador SS Col 47 4
44 Brennen Davis OF CHC 41 -3
47 Bobby Miller SP LAD 52 5
48 Joey Wiemer OF Mil 43 -5
52 Edwin Arroyo SS Cin 51 -1
56 Cameron Collier 3B Cin 60 4
58 Jacob Gonzalez SS College 68 10
59 Wyatt Langford OF College NR NA
60 Enrique Bradfield OF College 69 9
61 Max Clark OF HS 70 9
62 Walker Jenkins OF HS 71 9
63 Chase Dollander SP College NR NA
65 Kevin Alcantara OF CHC 75 10
66 Masataka Yoshida OF Japan NR NA
67 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP 24? 72 5
68 Munetaka Murakami 3B Japan 149 81
69 Jung-Hoo Lee OF Korea NR NA
70 Cade Cavalli SP Was 55 -15
71 Mick Abel SP Phi 54 -17
76 Endy Rodriguez C Pit 115 39
78 Diego Cartaya C LAD 90 12
79 Brandon Pfaadt SP Ari 107 28
80 Tink (Markevian) Hence SP StL 83 3
83 Jacob Berry 3B Mia 64 -19
87 Michael Busch 2B LAD 74 -13
88 Alexander Ramirez OF NYM 76 -12
90 Ryan Pepiot SP LAD 109 19
91 Gavin Stone SP LAD 67 -24
93 Jacob Wilson SS College NR NA
95 Andy Pages OF LAD 88 -7
96 Luis Matos OF SF 91 -5
97 Garrett Mitchell OF Mil NR NA
98 Brice Turang SS Mil 86 -12
100 Spencer Steer 3B Cin 124 24
102 Matt Mervis 1B CHC 131 29
103 Alec Burleson OF StL 61 -42
104 Gabriel Moreno C Ari 73 -31
105 Ronny Mauricio SS NYM 87 -18
108 Liover Peguero SS Pit 77 -31
109 Nick Gonzales 2B Pit 48 -61
110 Alexander Canario OF CHC 113 3
113 Brady House SS Was 116 3
114 Ryne Nelson SP Ari 105 -9
115 Drey Jameson SP Ari NR NA
119 Quinn Priester SP Pit 84 -35
121 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B Cin NR NA
122 Deyvison De Los Santos 3B Ari 100 -22
123 Jose Salas 3B Mia 101 -22
130 Gordon Graceffo SP StL 108 -22
131 Dylan Lesko SP SD 148 17
133 Vaun Brown OF SF 114 -19
136 Warming Bernabel 3B Col 132 -4
137 James Outman OF LAD NR NA
140 Hayden Wesneski SP CHC NR NA
141 Luis Ortiz SP Pit NR NA
142 Mark Vientos 1B NYM 118 -24
143 Samuel Zavala OF SD 143 0
146 Kahlil Watson SS Mia 99 -47
149 Roki Sasaki SP Japan 150 1
150 Woo-Jin Ahn (An) SP Korea NR NA

[Teenwolf]

I notice Jose Rodriguez (SS CWS) fell off the list from #146. Why, and how far did he fall?

I've been a big Rodriguez fan since last offseason. 104 games at AA as a 21 year old, hitting 11 HR, 40 SB (10 CS). That's damn impressive to me, especially given a 55 run grade, pacing out to 60 SB.

But the biggest things to notice are the power trend, and the K and BB rates. 13.6 K% and his highest yet BB rate (7.9%) are very encouraging. The power trend... well, he started the year pretty slappy, no real HR power (1 HR through first 86 games), though lots of doubles. But he finished with 10 HR in his final 18 games!

Seems like he figured something out in terms of HR power, and to pair that with good hitting ability, very strong K and BB rates, and impressive age to level, I think he's criminally under-rated all over the place. Could be a very solid power-speed guy. I like his upside more than Bryan Ramos (3B CWS), owning both in dynasty. Rodriguez is 10 months older than Ramos, but played 1 level ahead of him. Ramos produced a 120 wRC+ to Rodriguez's 103, but Ramos ended the season on the struggle bus in AA (21 games, 70 wRC+) watching Rodriguez murder baseballs.

Thanks for another fun list, rhd!

[rhd]

Thanx for the response, TW.


Rodriguez fell victim to the numbers game and got squeezed off. He's still not far away at #164. Like you, I've been impressed w Rodriguez' stats: solid overall numbers, good plate discipline great SB numbers all while being young for his league. He looked like a guy that should be on the list, so I put him on. I was surprised that scouts are not as impressed w him. BA's report says he profiles as a utility IFer, altho he has made improvements both offensively and defensively. It said that despite the SBs, he's only an average runner and that he has a free-swinging, aggressive approach, so apparently he's just been good at making contact so far. So in deference to the scouts, I moved him off. I also like having players whose stats jump out at me appear on the list at least for a short time, which is why you often see guys jump on and then immediately off again based on what their scouting reports say.


As I've said before, the problem w a top 150 list is that only 150 players will fit on it. If I did an "Honorable Mentions" list, Rodriguez probably would be on it.

[onejayhawk]

Aaaahhh!

The first rite of Spring.

I have only glanced at it and I can tell people will be pissed at me for picking up Gunnar and Elly last summer. I am still mystified that Gunnar was still available after the All-Star break.

I am always interested in your fast risers. What are the chances that Munetaka Murakami is in MLB any time soon? Anyone with more than 30 HR before his 20th birthday deserves attention.

[rhd]

<p>

Aaaahhh! The first rite of Spring. I have only glanced at it and I can tell people will be pissed at me for picking up Gunnar and Elly last summer. I am still mystified that Gunnar was still available after the All-Star break. I am always interested in your fast risers. What are the chances that Munetaka Murakami is in MLB any time soon? Anyone with more than 30 HR before his 20th birthday deserves attention.

Thanx for the response, onejayhawk. Murakami now is supposed to be eligible to be posted after the 2025 season. If he had to wait for his free agency, he would have had to wait until at least the 2027 offseason, which is why I moved him up. I dont plan on drafting him this year, but I do next year because he will have been in my minor league system only 2 years before he would be in MLB. I am comfortable tying up a slot for this amount of time. He looks like he could be a true MLB star-level player, not just a solid regular. Also note that Jung-Hoo Lee, the best hitter in Korea, is just 1 spot below Murakami. He now is supposed to come to MLB in 2024.</p>

[onejayhawk]

<p>
Thanx for the response, onejayhawk. Murakami now is supposed to be eligible to be posted after the 2025 season. If he had to wait for his free agency, he would have had to wait until at least the 2027 offseason, which is why I moved him up. I dont plan on drafting him this year, but I do next year because he will have been in my minor league system only 2 years before he would be in MLB. I am comfortable tying up a slot for this amount of time. He looks like he could be a true MLB star-level player, not just a solid regular. Also note that Jung-Hoo Lee, the best hitter in Korea, is just 1 spot below Murakami. He now is supposed to come to MLB in 2024.</p>

Perfect. That's exactly what I wanted to know.

[cleo]

Thanks for the new list RHD. Can you tell me your reason for the large drop on Brooks Lee? He did pretty well in his first year in the minors playing in rookie ball, A and AA and hit over .300.
Is it because the Twins brought back Correa?

[Sour Masher]

<p>

Thanks for the new list RHD. Can you tell me your reason for the large drop on Brooks Lee? He did pretty well in his first year in the minors playing in rookie ball, A and AA and hit over .300. Is it because the Twins brought back Correa?

Not speaking for RHD, but I have noticed that Lee is the most divisive FYPD player in the pool. Some respected sources have him as a top 30ish prospect, and others have him in the back end of the top 100, as is the case with Fantrax. I don't really get the hate. Those that do not like him think he doesn't have loud tools and he isn't super flashy. Those that like him point to his hit tool with grades as a 60-65. I am a sucker for the hit tool, but again, there are a lot of folks that do not see Lee as having a high enough ceiling to rank high, and are attracted to the upside of some risker guys. I get being attracted to upside, but not the Lee hate. His scouting grades are all above average and his performance has backed it up. For me, he ranks as the 7th guy in a FYPD, and RHD's new rank is a good reflection of his overall talent/profile (which is to say, I too am in the middle, but close to those that like him than those that don't). I think he is similar to Gavin Cross and Zach Neto who rank just after him for me in that all three are very good across the board guys who seem as likely as any FYPD players to make it to the majors and be solid regulars.

I like that RHD has them all clustered together. I have not seen that close a grouping before, but I agree with it and the order of it on this list. Collier breaking up the trio is a little odd to me, because he is a different type of player, with more risk and upside, so for me, I have him just above Lee, but I could easily see him just below all three. I prefer the trio of safer options, but my league is a 14 team mixed league that rightly values upside more, so as a trade asset, I have Collier just above them.