MLB PROSPECT RANKINGS
Welcome to our MLB Top Prospects ranks.
​
Remember the thing about our ranks is that they are premised more on the production side (with higher level production having even greater weight -- i.e. what a prospect does at AAA is given higher regard than what happens at AA, A+, A, rookie ball -- especially considering the drop in production that most players experience after promotion). This is where we really differ from MLB Pipeline, Rotowire and others (especially MLB Pipeline, which historically also used a defensive component in their ranks).
This brings us to the next point, and that's why you should consider using our ranks. You should consider using our ranks because we're simply not regurgitating information from other ranks; instead, we are valuing players differently -- giving a real fantasy value that you can use to get ahead of your league rivals before the traditional ranks catch up! So, our goal is to be ahead of the rankings curve. We don't need the big ranking boards to tell us how good a player is, we already know, and aren't afraid to be out there first (like we were on Tyler Black, Jared Jones, Joey Loperfido and dozens, dozens more). So, take a chance with us and you may end up getting top talent before anyone else does! (of course, we're not going to hit on everyone: i.e. take Matt Gorski and Moises Gomez).
As an aside, the MLB Pipeline and Roto ranks update fairly often (without an official release), so it can be hard to get a good historical comparator for those sites, but we try where we can. Speaking of MLB Pipeline, two forms of flattery occur (1) when MLB Pipeline follows us by ranking someone we've ranked first, and, (2) even better, when the big league club calls up a guy we've recognized before MLB Pipeline had them on the radar. And don't get us wrong, we love the guys over at MLB Pipeline, as that's the gold standard, but we think we can and do provide an assist.
Our Prospect ranks use indicators (↑) or (↓) showing movement from our last ranks, "New" for new to our list or NC for no change. Each player has a position noted, current team, current age, expected level for the year, expected date to debut or date debuted. And finally, the last item of note is that we've tried to highlight the biggest departures between our ranks and that of MiLB Pipeline. Where we've elevated a prospect (noting a higher rank than MLB), we've highlighted that in yellow (hot). Where we've demoted/devalued the player compared to MLB Pipeline, we've gone with blue (as in "cold" for us).
​
You can use the drop down box under this topic for the latest or past versions or by clicking here:
​
2024 Top prospects 2.0 (March)
2024 Top prospects 1.0 (January)
2023 Top prospects 4.0 (August)
2023 Top prospects 2.0 (March)
2023 Top prospects 1.0 (January)
​
**The Note stuff:
1. We've graduated guys that are currently in the majors (who have accumulated 125PAs or 25IP) and these players are listed at the end of our top prospects list
2. Sometimes we'll use A and A+ to designate the two Single A levels and sometimes we use "Low" A and "High" A, which leads us to guess a bit in Spring Training (as not even the players know yet where they'll be)
Address
801 2nd Ave
Seattle WA 98004