My prediction of BA's 2013 Top 100 Prospects (not in order)

[rhd]

Rather than post another updated Top 150 roto prospects, I decided to post my early prediction of BA's Top 100 prospects. This is based a lot on BA's League Top 20's, altho quite a few didnt qualify for any of those lists. Names are alphabetically arranged; I'm not predicting the exact rankings (that would take a lot more time). 52/48 AL/NL split (remember that Houston is in the AL now) and 55/45 hitter/pitcher split.

11/2 - Updated list to remove Cron, Head and Parker, and replace with DeShields, Martin and Davis. Now 53/47 AL/NL split.
11/4 - Updated list to remove Davis, Banuelos and Romero, and replace with Heathcott, B Jackson and Joseph. Now 51/49 AL/NL split and 57/43 hitter/pitcher split.
11/19 - Updated list to remove Joseph, and replace with Ventura. Now 50/50 AL/NL split and 56/44 hitter/pitcher split.
11/20 - Updated list to remove Rosario, Folty and Stratton, and replace with Paulino, Gibson and Schoop. Now 51/49 AL/NL split and 57/43 hitter/pitcher split.
11/26 - Updated list to remove B Jackson, and replace with Folty. Now 52/48 AL/NL split and 56/44 hitter/pitcher split.
11/29 - Updated list to remove Straily, and replace with Stratton. Now 51/49 AL/NL split.
12/6 - Updated list to remove J Gallo and C Buckel, and replace with M Choice and M Perez.
12/12 - Updated list to remove J Nicolino and replace with H Ryu. Now 52/48 AL/NL split (Bauer traded to AL).
12/17 - Updated list to remove C Seager and replace with R Quinn. Now 50/50 AL/NL split (D'Arnaud and Syndergard traded to NL).
12/19 - Updated list to remove C Sanchez and replace with L Giolito. Still 50/50 AL/NL split (Meyer had been traded to Min) and 55/45 hitter/pitcher split.
1/10 - Updated list to remove D Paulino and replace with W Peralta. Now 49/51 AL/NL split and 54/46 hitter/pitcher split.
1/16 - Updated list to remove J Bell and replace with D Corcino. Now 53/47 hitter/pitcher split.
1/25 - Updated list to remove Folty and replace with C Seager. Now 48/52 AL/NL split and 54/46 hitter/pitcher split.
1/29 - Updated list to remove M Wisler and replace with D Paulino. Now 49/51 AL/NL split and 55/45 hitter/pitcher split.
1/30 - Updated list to remove C Stratton and replace with B Rondon. Now 50/50 AL/NL split.
2/1 - Updated list to remove R Quinn and replace with D Gregorius.
2/7 - Updated list to remove B Rondon and replace with A Mondesi. Now 56/44 hitter/pitcher split.

Name Pos Org
Albert Almora OF CHC
Chris Archer SP TB
Oswaldo Arcia OF Min
Nolan Arenado 3B Col
Tyler (Chris) Austin OF NYY
Javier Baez SS CHC
Matt Barnes SP Bos
Trevor Bauer SP Cle
Jesse Biddle SP Phi
Xander Bogaerts SS Bos
Archie Bradley SP Ari
Jackie Bradley OF Bos
Dylan Bundy SP Bal
Byron Buxton OF Min
Nick Castellanos OF Det
Michael Choice OF Oak
Tony Cingrani SP Cin
A.J. Cole SP Oak
Gerrit Cole SP Pit
Daniel Corcino SP Cin
Carlos Correa SS Hou
Kaleb Cowart 3B LAA
Kyle Crick SP SF
David Dahl OF Col
Travis D'Arnaud C NYM
Matthew Davidson 3B Ari
Delino DeShields 2B Hou
Adam Eaton OF Ari
Jose Fernandez SP Mia
Nick Franklin SS Sea
Max Fried SP SD
Kevin Gausman SP Bal
Kyle Gibson SP Min
Lucas Giolito SP Was
Brian Goodwin OF Was
Didi Gregorius SS Ari
Taylor Guerrieri SP TB
Jedd Gyorko 2B SD
Billy Hamilton SS Cin
Alen Hanson SS Pit
Courtney Hawkins OF CHW
Andrew Heaney SP Mia
Slade Heathcott OF NYY
Austin Hedges C SD
Luis Heredia SP Pit
Aaron Hicks OF Min
Danny Hultzen SP Sea
Casey Kelly SP SD
Hak Ju Lee SS TB
Zach Lee SP LAD
Francisco Lindor SS Cle
Rymer Liriano OF SD
Jake Marisnick OF Mia
Leonys Martin OF Tex
Carlos Martinez (Matias) SP StL
Lance McCullers SP Hou
Alex Meyer SP Min
Shelby Miller SP StL
Wil Myers OF TB
Jake Odorizzi SP TB
Mike Olt 3B Tex
Dorssys Paulino SS Cle
James Paxton SP Sea
Joc Pederson OF LAD
Wily Peralta SP Mil
Martin Perez SP Tex
Greg Polanco OF Pit
Jurickson Profar SS Tex
Yasiel Puig OF LAD
Anthony Rendon 3B Was
Bruce Rondon RP Det
Trevor Rosenthal SP StL
Addison Russell SS Oak
Hyun-Jin Ryu SP LAD
Aaron Sanchez SP Tor
Gary Sanchez C NYY
Miguel Angel Sano 3B Min
Jonathan Schoop 2B Bal
Corey Seager 3B LAD
Jonathan Singleton 1B Hou
Tyler Skaggs SP Ari
Jorge Soler OF CHC
George Springer OF Hou
Bubba (Derek) Starling OF KC
Robert Stephenson SP Cin
Trevor Story SS Col
Noah Syndergaard SP NYM
Jameson Taillon SP Pit
Oscar Taveras OF StL
Julio Teheran SP Atl
Yordano Ventura SP KC
Michael Wacha SP StL
Taijuan Walker SP Sea
Allen Webster SP Bos
Zack Wheeler SP NYM
Mason Williams OF NYY
Kolten Wong 2B StL
Christian Yelich OF Mia
Kyle Zimmer SP KC
Mike Zunino C Sea

Honorable mentions (33):
Jorge Bonifacio OF KC
Gary Brown OF SF
Gavin Cecchini SS NYM
Alex Colome SP TB
Jarred Cosart RP Hou
Wilmer Flores 3B NYM
Mike Foltynewicz SP Hou
Avisail Garcia OF Det
J.R. Graham SP Atl
Sonny Gray SP Oak
Justin Grimm SP Tex
David Holmberg SP Ari
Brett Jackson OF CHC
Luke Jackson SP Tex
Tommy Joseph C Phi
Justin Nicolino SP Mia
Henry Owens SP Bos
Marcell Ozuna OF Mia
Joe Panik 2B SF
Kyle Parker OF Col
Brad Peacock SP Hou
Roman Quinn SS Phi
Enny Romero SP TB
Bruce Rondon RP Det
Carlos (Yolmer) Sanchez 2B CHW
Richie Shaffer 3B TB
Daniel Straily SP Oak
Chris Stratton SP SF
Trayce Thompson OF CHW
Tyler Thornburg SP Mil
Arodys Vizcaino SP CHC
Dan Vogelbach 1B CHC

See any surprise omissions or inclusions?

[gcstomp]

Is Dan Vogelbach, 1b, Cubs, at all on your radar or still too green? Sickels has called him a legitimately complete hitter with a maximum projection of Prince Fielder, and said his next update would have him as a B prospect.

The Sickels article was a Vogelbach feature in mid august on minorleagueball.com, so it is a bit dated.

[rhd]

Is Dan Vogelbach, 1b, Cubs, at all on your radar or still too green? Sickels has called him a legitimately complete hitter with a maximum projection of Prince Fielder, and said his next update would have him as a B prospect.

The Sickels article was a Vogelbach feature in mid august on minorleagueball.com, so it is a bit dated.

Thanx for the response, gcstomp.

He's on my radar, but this is re: BA's list. He was ranked only #14 on BA's Arizona League Top 20, although he was #2 on their NW League list. Nothing that I've heard indicates that BA will put him on their Top 100, altho he might make their Top 150. Not all that close to my Top 150.

[NIN]

I think these guys would probably be in their top 150, most in the 100-150 range but a few will probably break the top 100:

Dan Vogelbach 1B CHC
Mikie Mahtook OF TB
Brad Miller SS Sea
Jose Berrios P Min
Dorssys Paulino SS Cle
Michael Fulmer P NYM
Daniel Corcino P Cin
Clayton Blackburn P SF
Blake Swihart C Bos
Martin Perez P Tex
Delino DeShields Jr. 2B Hou

[rhd]

I think these guys would probably be in their top 150, most in the 100-150 range but a few will probably break the top 100:

Dan Vogelbach 1B CHC
Mikie Mahtook OF TB
Brad Miller SS Sea
Jose Berrios P Min
Dorssys Paulino SS Cle
Michael Fulmer P NYM
Daniel Corcino P Cin
Clayton Blackburn P SF
Blake Swihart C Bos
Martin Perez P Tex
Delino DeShields Jr. 2B Hou

Thanx for the response, NIN.

I have a list of my own "just misses" for BA's list, which include a couple of the ones you listed above:

B Jackson
L Martin
D DeShields
D Paulino
Y Ventura
A Chafin
R Shaffer
A Hechavarria
J Hellweg
J Graham
B Rondon
D Gregorius
A Mondesi
T Joseph

As their Team Top 10's come out, I'll have more of an idea who's on or off. Rt before they publish their Top 100, my list usually has about 90 of them and I miss on about 10. So they always have some surprises.

[james33]

No Brewers? Not sure if BA has omitted an entire franchise from their list in the past (they may have).

[james33]

Great idea to do this forecast, by the way - what fun, and useful as I assess my team's minor league list vs. other teams!

Kyle Parker surprises me. A Colorado hitter. Your list, for Roto purposes, would have him ranked worse than BA, which doesn't consider Roto purposes. Doesn't make much sense to me unless you are really down on Parker relative to BA's impressions of him.

[rhd]

No Brewers? Not sure if BA has omitted an entire franchise from their list in the past (they may have).

Yeah, it's rare but they've done it. If anyone makes it, it might be Hellweg (now w the Brewers).

[rhd]

Great idea to do this forecast, by the way - what fun, and useful as I assess my team's minor league list vs. other teams!

Kyle Parker surprises me. A Colorado hitter. Your list, for Roto purposes, would have him ranked worse than BA, which doesn't consider Roto purposes. Doesn't make much sense to me unless you are really down on Parker relative to BA's impressions of him.

Thanx for the responses, james33.

While I do value BA's rankings, I have my own ideas. I included him in my projected BA list because he was #8 on the Cal League list, just ahead of C.J. Cron who I also thought would make the Top 100. But I may have miscalculated on Parker because Miles Head was ranked #7 on the Cal list and CAllis on the recent BA RedSox Team Top 10 Chat said that he would have ranked Head below #13 and only the top 5 had a good chance of making their Top 100, so Head is no where near contention. I've moved Parker, Head and Cron off my projected list now and have substituted DeShields, L Martin and DJ Davis.

[rozlynbutler]

According to me,
Dan Vogelbach 1B CHC
Mikie Mahtook OF TB
Brad Miller SS Sea
Jose Berrios P Min
Dorssys Paulino SS Cle
Zack Wheeler SP NYM
Mason Williams OF NYY
Matt Wisler SP SD
Kolten Wong 2B StL
Christian Yelich OF Mia
Kyle Zimmer SP KC
Mike Zunino C Sea

They would rule 2013,Hope so..

[BigJonEmpire]

I think I like Brad Miller a lot more than most. I honestly am surprised he hasn't been getting more hype as a prospect, especially with shortstop such a weak position these days.

[rhd]

I think I like Brad Miller a lot more than most. I honestly am surprised he hasn't been getting more hype as a prospect, especially with shortstop such a weak position these days.

Thanx for the response, BigJonEmpire.

I like Miller, too. He offers a nice potential power/speed combo. He now is on my Top Roto 150 list (at the very back). BA's scouting report says he is an erratic defender and may fit better at 2B. They compare him to Kyle Seager, who despite his good year in MLB wasnt rated highly as a prospect.

I would expect 5 Seattle guys to make BA's list; pretty obvious who those 5 are. Miller was #9 on BA's Mariners list behind Proscia, Capps and Stefen Romero.

[Judge Jude]

for those who don't do farms or not deep ones and think a top 100 is a stretch, we have 24 farm picks coming in mid-April - and only 21 NLers on the list aren't already owned! I think D'Arnaud will go 1st in this Met-loving league. I have one of the seven lottery picks and will find out this month where I pick.....

Name Pos Org
Jesse Biddle SP Phi
Tony Cingrani SP Cin
Kyle Crick SP SF
David Dahl OF Col
Travis D'Arnaud C NYM
Max Fried SP SD
Brian Goodwin OF Was
Jedd Gyorko 2B SD
Austin Hedges C SD
Jake Marisnick OF Mia
Joc Pederson OF LAD
Greg Polanco OF Pit
Yasiel Puig OF LAD
Roman Quinn SS Phi
Hyun-Jin Ryu SP LAD
Robert Stephenson SP Cin
Trevor Story SS Col
Chris Stratton SP SF
Noah Syndergaard SP NYM
Michael Wacha SP StL
Matt Wisler SP SD

[BigJonEmpire]

Thanx for the response, BigJonEmpire.

I like Miller, too. He offers a nice potential power/speed combo. He now is on my Top Roto 150 list (at the very back). BA's scouting report says he is an erratic defender and may fit better at 2B. They compare him to Kyle Seager, who despite his good year in MLB wasnt rated highly as a prospect.

I would expect 5 Seattle guys to make BA's list; pretty obvious who those 5 are. Miller was #9 on BA's Mariners list behind Proscia, Capps and Stefen Romero.

What do you think of Kyle's brother in the Dodger's system. More of a fantasy bat for certain.

[Hornsby]

for those who don't do farms or not deep ones and think a top 100 is a stretch, we have 24 farm picks coming in mid-April - and only 21 NLers on the list aren't already owned! I think D'Arnaud will go 1st in this Met-loving league. I have one of the seven lottery picks and will find out this month where I pick.....

Name Pos Org
Jesse Biddle SP Phi
Tony Cingrani SP Cin
Kyle Crick SP SF
David Dahl OF Col
Travis D'Arnaud C NYM
Max Fried SP SD
Brian Goodwin OF Was
Jedd Gyorko 2B SD
Austin Hedges C SD
Jake Marisnick OF Mia
Joc Pederson OF LAD
Greg Polanco OF Pit
Yasiel Puig OF LAD
Roman Quinn SS Phi
Hyun-Jin Ryu SP LAD
Robert Stephenson SP Cin
Trevor Story SS Col
Chris Stratton SP SF
Noah Syndergaard SP NYM
Michael Wacha SP StL
Matt Wisler SP SD

I guess that I'd go this way for my top 5:

1. Travis D'Arnaud C NYM
2. Hyun-Jin Ryu SP LAD
3. Noah Syndergaard SP NYM
4. Jake Marisnick OF Mia
5. Yasiel Puig OF LAD

Interesting that your league see Ryu as a minor leaguer...the guy will likely never spend a day there.