Well, here we are at another opening day. Time for an updated Top 150 list. Not many new names this time but some players moved up or down a lot. Previous list was from 1/19/24.
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, foreign players and newly-signed players from foreign leagues 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 Jackson Holliday SS Bal 1 0
2 Jackson Chourio OF Mil 2 0
3 Wyatt Langford OF Tex 5 2
4 Evan Carter OF Tex 3 -1
5 Junior Caminero 3B TB 4 -1
6 Dylan Crews OF Was 6 0
7 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP LAD 9 2
8 Paul Skenes SP Pit 10 2
9 James Wood OF Was 11 2
10 Jordan Lawlar SS Ari 7 -3
11 Walker Jenkins OF Min 13 2
12 Colt Keith 3B Det 16 4
13 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF CHC 8 -5
14 Jackson Merrill SS SD 18 4
15 Colson Montgomery SS CHW 17 2
16 Roman Anthony OF Bos 20 4
17 Max Clark OF Det 14 -3
18 Jett (J.T.) Williams SS NYM 25 7
19 Masyn Winn SS StL 29 10
20 Victor Scott OF StL 53 33
21 Ceddanne Rafaela OF Bos 28 7
22 Jung-Hoo Lee OF SF 42 20
23 Jasson Dominguez OF NYY 19 -4
24 Noelvi Marte 3B Cin 15 -9
25 Marcelo Mayer SS Bos 22 -3
26 Colton Cowser OF Bal 23 -3
27 Coby Mayo 3B Bal 24 -3
28 Chase Delauter OF Cle 35 7
29 Matt Shaw 2B CHC 36 7
30 Adael Amador SS Col 12 -18
31 Tyler Black 3B Mil 26 -5
32 Roki Sasaki SP Japan 41 9
33 Brooks Lee SS Min 21 -12
34 Termarr Johnson 2B Pit 30 -4
35 Kyle Harrison SP SF 32 -3
36 Ricky Tiedemann SP Tor 33 -3
37 Carson Williams SS TB 34 -3
38 Spencer Jones OF NYY 52 14
39 Colt Emerson SS Sea 47 8
40 Justin Crawford OF Phi 31 -9
41 Shane Baz SP TB 40 -1
42 Cole Young SS Sea 37 -5
43 Brady House 3B Was 38 -5
44 Emmanuel Rodriguez OF Min 39 -5
45 Shota Imanaga SP CHC 45 0
46 Jackson Jobe SP Det 66 20
47 Cade Horton SP CHC 58 11
48 Travis Bazzana 2B College 61 13
49 Charlie Condon OF College 147 98
50 J.J. Wetherholt SS College 60 10
51 Michael Busch 1B CHC 55 4
52 Curtis Mead 3B TB 50 -2
53 Heston Kjerstad OF Bal 51 -2
54 Kyle Manzardo 1B Cle 43 -11
55 Robby Snelling SP SD 57 2
56 Ethan Salas C SD 64 8
57 Samuel Basallo C Bal 65 8
58 Druw Jones OF Ari 46 -12
59 Owen Caissie OF CHC 54 -5
60 Drew Gilbert OF NYM 74 14
61 Sebastian Walcott SS Tex 63 2
62 Luisangel Acuna 2B NYM 27 -35
63 Andrew Painter SP Phi 104 41
64 Jacob Misiorowski SP Mil 67 3
65 Noah Schultz SP CHW 68 3
66 Rhett Lowder SP Cin 69 3
67 A.J. Smith-Shawver SP Atl 56 -11
68 Drew Thorpe SP CHW 107 39
69 Hurston Waldrep SP Atl 88 19
70 Marco Luciano SS SF 44 -26
71 Mick Abel SP Phi 59 -12
72 Connor Phillips SP Cin 71 -1
73 Harry Ford C Sea 73 0
74 Jeferson Quero C Mil 84 10
75 Gabriel Gonzalez OF Min 48 -27
76 Enrique Bradfield OF Bal 131 55
77 Jonatan Clase OF Sea 81 4
78 Nelson Rada OF LAA 80 2
79 Nolan Schanuel 1B LAA 90 11
80 Parker Meadows OF Det 112 32
81 Joey Ortiz 3B Mil NR NA
82 Jace Jung 3B Det 103 21
83 Jared Jones SP Pit 86 3
84 Brayan Rocchio SS Cle 49 -35
85 Orelvis Martinez 3B Tor 91 6
86 Roderick Arias SS NYY 94 8
87 Leodalis DeVries SS SD 120 33
88 Kevin Alcantara OF CHC 100 12
89 Josue De Paula OF LAD 115 26
90 Xavier Isaac 1B TB 118 28
91 Lazaro Montes OF Sea 116 25
92 Bryce Eldridge OF SF 119 27
93 Yanquiel Fernandez OF Col 76 -17
94 Ryan Clifford OF NYM 75 -19
95 Jordan Beck OF Col 77 -18
96 Sterlin Thompson 2B Col 78 -18
97 Dylan Lesko SP SD 96 -1
98 Noble Meyer SP Mia 95 -3
99 Jac Caglianone 1B/SP College 143 44
100 Nick Kurtz 1B College 62 -38
101 Jordan Wicks SP CHC 72 -29
102 D.L. Hall SP Mil NR NA
103 Gavin Stone SP LAD 106 3
104 Garrett Mitchell OF Mil 89 -15
105 Chase Hampton SP NYY 87 -18
106 Tommy Troy 2B Ari 99 -7
107 Daniel Espino SP Cle 97 -10
108 Bubba Chandler SP Pit 121 13
109 Tekoah Roby SP StL 122 13
110 Christian Scott SP NYM 124 14
111 Mason Miller SP Oak 70 -41
112 Tink Hence SP StL 98 -14
113 Justin Foscue 2B Tex 101 -12
114 Thomas Saggese SS StL 113 -1
115 Everson Pereira OF NYY 114 -1
116 Xavier Edwards 2B Mia 118 2
117 Ronny Mauricio 2B NYM 105 -12
118 Kyle Teel C Bos 135 17
119 Robert Gasser SP Mil 108 -11
120 Carson Whisenhunt SP SF 137 17
121 Chase Petty SP Cin 109 -12
122 Bryan Ramos 3B CHW 125 3
123 Andy Pages OF LAD 117 -6
124 Luis Danys Morales SP Oak 123 -1
125 Anthony Solometo SP Pit 85 -40
126 Connor Norby 2B Bal 102 -24
127 Justyn-Henry Malloy 3B Det 141 14
128 James Triantos 2B CHC 126 -2
129 Brock Wilken 3B Mil NR NA
130 Aidan Miller 3B Phi NR NA
131 Jacob Wilson SS Oak 129 -2
132 Nick Yorke 2B Bos 79 -53
133 Cameron Collier 3B Cin 134 1
134 Miguel Bleis OF Bos 132 -2
135 George Valera OF Cle 133 -2
136 Sal Stewart 3B Cin 130 -6
137 Carlos Jorge SS Cin 83 -54
138 Max Meyer SP Mia NR NA
139 Joe Boyle SP Oak 140 1
140 Dalton Rushing C LAD NR NA
141 Edgar Quero C CHW 110 -31
142 Ethan Holliday SS HS 142 0
143 Vance Honeycutt OF College 144 1
144 Braden Montgomery OF/SP College NR NA
145 Chase Burns SP College 148 3
146 Hagen Smith SP College NR NA
147 Konnor Griffin OF/SP College NR NA
148 Seaver King SS College 146 -2
149 Munetaka Murakami 3B Japan 149 0
150 Kazuma Okamoto 3B Japan 150 0
Eligibles Dropped off (9):
E Arroyo (82), D Hernaiz (92), W Abreu (111), S Zavala (127), J Brito (128), B Porter (136), T Madden (138), L Lara (139), M Sirota (145)
As always, comments are not only welcome but encouraged.
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, foreign players and newly-signed players from foreign leagues 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 Jackson Holliday SS Bal 1 0
2 Jackson Chourio OF Mil 2 0
3 Wyatt Langford OF Tex 5 2
4 Evan Carter OF Tex 3 -1
5 Junior Caminero 3B TB 4 -1
6 Dylan Crews OF Was 6 0
7 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP LAD 9 2
8 Paul Skenes SP Pit 10 2
9 James Wood OF Was 11 2
10 Jordan Lawlar SS Ari 7 -3
11 Walker Jenkins OF Min 13 2
12 Colt Keith 3B Det 16 4
13 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF CHC 8 -5
14 Jackson Merrill SS SD 18 4
15 Colson Montgomery SS CHW 17 2
16 Roman Anthony OF Bos 20 4
17 Max Clark OF Det 14 -3
18 Jett (J.T.) Williams SS NYM 25 7
19 Masyn Winn SS StL 29 10
20 Victor Scott OF StL 53 33
21 Ceddanne Rafaela OF Bos 28 7
22 Jung-Hoo Lee OF SF 42 20
23 Jasson Dominguez OF NYY 19 -4
24 Noelvi Marte 3B Cin 15 -9
25 Marcelo Mayer SS Bos 22 -3
26 Colton Cowser OF Bal 23 -3
27 Coby Mayo 3B Bal 24 -3
28 Chase Delauter OF Cle 35 7
29 Matt Shaw 2B CHC 36 7
30 Adael Amador SS Col 12 -18
31 Tyler Black 3B Mil 26 -5
32 Roki Sasaki SP Japan 41 9
33 Brooks Lee SS Min 21 -12
34 Termarr Johnson 2B Pit 30 -4
35 Kyle Harrison SP SF 32 -3
36 Ricky Tiedemann SP Tor 33 -3
37 Carson Williams SS TB 34 -3
38 Spencer Jones OF NYY 52 14
39 Colt Emerson SS Sea 47 8
40 Justin Crawford OF Phi 31 -9
41 Shane Baz SP TB 40 -1
42 Cole Young SS Sea 37 -5
43 Brady House 3B Was 38 -5
44 Emmanuel Rodriguez OF Min 39 -5
45 Shota Imanaga SP CHC 45 0
46 Jackson Jobe SP Det 66 20
47 Cade Horton SP CHC 58 11
48 Travis Bazzana 2B College 61 13
49 Charlie Condon OF College 147 98
50 J.J. Wetherholt SS College 60 10
51 Michael Busch 1B CHC 55 4
52 Curtis Mead 3B TB 50 -2
53 Heston Kjerstad OF Bal 51 -2
54 Kyle Manzardo 1B Cle 43 -11
55 Robby Snelling SP SD 57 2
56 Ethan Salas C SD 64 8
57 Samuel Basallo C Bal 65 8
58 Druw Jones OF Ari 46 -12
59 Owen Caissie OF CHC 54 -5
60 Drew Gilbert OF NYM 74 14
61 Sebastian Walcott SS Tex 63 2
62 Luisangel Acuna 2B NYM 27 -35
63 Andrew Painter SP Phi 104 41
64 Jacob Misiorowski SP Mil 67 3
65 Noah Schultz SP CHW 68 3
66 Rhett Lowder SP Cin 69 3
67 A.J. Smith-Shawver SP Atl 56 -11
68 Drew Thorpe SP CHW 107 39
69 Hurston Waldrep SP Atl 88 19
70 Marco Luciano SS SF 44 -26
71 Mick Abel SP Phi 59 -12
72 Connor Phillips SP Cin 71 -1
73 Harry Ford C Sea 73 0
74 Jeferson Quero C Mil 84 10
75 Gabriel Gonzalez OF Min 48 -27
76 Enrique Bradfield OF Bal 131 55
77 Jonatan Clase OF Sea 81 4
78 Nelson Rada OF LAA 80 2
79 Nolan Schanuel 1B LAA 90 11
80 Parker Meadows OF Det 112 32
81 Joey Ortiz 3B Mil NR NA
82 Jace Jung 3B Det 103 21
83 Jared Jones SP Pit 86 3
84 Brayan Rocchio SS Cle 49 -35
85 Orelvis Martinez 3B Tor 91 6
86 Roderick Arias SS NYY 94 8
87 Leodalis DeVries SS SD 120 33
88 Kevin Alcantara OF CHC 100 12
89 Josue De Paula OF LAD 115 26
90 Xavier Isaac 1B TB 118 28
91 Lazaro Montes OF Sea 116 25
92 Bryce Eldridge OF SF 119 27
93 Yanquiel Fernandez OF Col 76 -17
94 Ryan Clifford OF NYM 75 -19
95 Jordan Beck OF Col 77 -18
96 Sterlin Thompson 2B Col 78 -18
97 Dylan Lesko SP SD 96 -1
98 Noble Meyer SP Mia 95 -3
99 Jac Caglianone 1B/SP College 143 44
100 Nick Kurtz 1B College 62 -38
101 Jordan Wicks SP CHC 72 -29
102 D.L. Hall SP Mil NR NA
103 Gavin Stone SP LAD 106 3
104 Garrett Mitchell OF Mil 89 -15
105 Chase Hampton SP NYY 87 -18
106 Tommy Troy 2B Ari 99 -7
107 Daniel Espino SP Cle 97 -10
108 Bubba Chandler SP Pit 121 13
109 Tekoah Roby SP StL 122 13
110 Christian Scott SP NYM 124 14
111 Mason Miller SP Oak 70 -41
112 Tink Hence SP StL 98 -14
113 Justin Foscue 2B Tex 101 -12
114 Thomas Saggese SS StL 113 -1
115 Everson Pereira OF NYY 114 -1
116 Xavier Edwards 2B Mia 118 2
117 Ronny Mauricio 2B NYM 105 -12
118 Kyle Teel C Bos 135 17
119 Robert Gasser SP Mil 108 -11
120 Carson Whisenhunt SP SF 137 17
121 Chase Petty SP Cin 109 -12
122 Bryan Ramos 3B CHW 125 3
123 Andy Pages OF LAD 117 -6
124 Luis Danys Morales SP Oak 123 -1
125 Anthony Solometo SP Pit 85 -40
126 Connor Norby 2B Bal 102 -24
127 Justyn-Henry Malloy 3B Det 141 14
128 James Triantos 2B CHC 126 -2
129 Brock Wilken 3B Mil NR NA
130 Aidan Miller 3B Phi NR NA
131 Jacob Wilson SS Oak 129 -2
132 Nick Yorke 2B Bos 79 -53
133 Cameron Collier 3B Cin 134 1
134 Miguel Bleis OF Bos 132 -2
135 George Valera OF Cle 133 -2
136 Sal Stewart 3B Cin 130 -6
137 Carlos Jorge SS Cin 83 -54
138 Max Meyer SP Mia NR NA
139 Joe Boyle SP Oak 140 1
140 Dalton Rushing C LAD NR NA
141 Edgar Quero C CHW 110 -31
142 Ethan Holliday SS HS 142 0
143 Vance Honeycutt OF College 144 1
144 Braden Montgomery OF/SP College NR NA
145 Chase Burns SP College 148 3
146 Hagen Smith SP College NR NA
147 Konnor Griffin OF/SP College NR NA
148 Seaver King SS College 146 -2
149 Munetaka Murakami 3B Japan 149 0
150 Kazuma Okamoto 3B Japan 150 0
Eligibles Dropped off (9):
E Arroyo (82), D Hernaiz (92), W Abreu (111), S Zavala (127), J Brito (128), B Porter (136), T Madden (138), L Lara (139), M Sirota (145)
As always, comments are not only welcome but encouraged.
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