2022 Baseball Prospectus Top 101 Prospects

Boredlawyer · 01-20-2022, 12:40 PM

Released today. I enjoy BP because they aren't afraid to go against the grain, unlike 99% of prospect sites and rankings which rip off MLB, BA and Fangraphs. Will not post, because it's behind a paywall [just buy a month subscription if you don't have it].

No surprises at the immediate top, but..

-WOW they are high on Jordan Walker.

-Oneil Cruz was extremely highly rated.

-Luis Matos and Owen Caissie had big jumps.

-I am intrigued that Jeremy Pena gets a lot of love on prospect sites

-Big slides for Bart, Pache.

imbluestreak23 · 01-20-2022, 12:40 PM

Do they love Volpe like I do?

salas1991 · 01-20-2022, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Do they love Volpe like I do?

Actually free at https://www.baseballprospectus.com/p...s-the-top-101/.

Greenie and Tork. Oh yeah.

Then...well...Jackson Jobe...hmm...

marterburn · 01-20-2022, 12:50 PM

Elly De La Cruz is suddenly in all these Top 100's. I look at that 20% SwStr and say Leeeeerooooyy Jennnkinssss.

But hey, he does gets 3 swings to hit it and he rarely sees more pitches than that!

Edit: don't get me wrong. I'm super-high on a played at Low-A in 2021 teenage infielder with a 30 K% too -- we all take out shots. But it's not Elly for me.

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JoeAdam · 01-20-2022, 12:53 PM

Always nice to see some of the guys I "invested" in make the list. The only 3 for me are Luis Matos, Andy Pages and Michael Harris.

Bcr · 01-20-2022, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Boredlawyer

Released today. I enjoy BP because they aren't afraid to go against the grain, unlike 99% of prospect sites and rankings which rip off MLB, BA and Fangraphs. Will not post, because it's behind a paywall [just buy a month subscription if you don't have it].

No surprises at the immediate top, but..

-WOW they are high on Jordan Walker.

-Oneil Cruz was extremely highly rated.

-Luis Matos and Owen Caissie had big jumps.

-I am intrigued that Jeremy Pena gets a lot of love on prospect sites

-Big slides for Bart, Pache.

Kid has been raking at every level he's been at. His only issue is that he plays 3B and the Cardinals have Nolan Arenado for the foreseeable future. Hopefully they can find a spot for him as he won't be the minors long at his current pace.

imbluestreak23 · 01-20-2022, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salas1991

Actually free at https://www.baseballprospectus.com/p...s-the-top-101/.

Greenie and Tork. Oh yeah.

Then...well...Jackson Jobe...hmm...

Glorious!

Glad to see 2021 Bowman Chrome fall release guys under the radar (aka, absent from the list lol). Preciado making it though is nice.

Yaga · 01-20-2022, 12:57 PM

Cruz at 12 HUH????

JoeAdam · 01-20-2022, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Glorious!

Glad to see 2021 Bowman Chrome fall release guys under the radar (aka, absent from the list lol). Preciado making it though is nice.

It is interesting how many draft guys vs chrome guys are on the list.

Boredlawyer · 01-20-2022, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bcr

Kid has been raking at every level he's been at. His only issue is that he plays 3B and the Cardinals have Nolan Arenado for the foreseeable future. Hopefully they can find a spot for him as he won't be the minors long at his current pace.

Oh, I'm a huge fan--at 2020 draft release, I compared him to a young Kris Bryant. I think there's all-world talent there.

JRX · 01-20-2022, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Boredlawyer

Oh, I'm a huge fan--at 2020 draft release, I compared him to a young Kris Bryant. I think there's all-world talent there.

I looked up his stats, 27% k rate / 6% walk rate in A+. Lets hold off on the hof ceremony.

holygrail22 · 01-20-2022, 01:06 PM

Prospectus has always been about prioritizing upside above all else. If you look thru that lens, it's not shocking to see how high they are on guys like Walker, Alvarez, Cruz

Jeremy Pena is the biggest shock to me, always felt like a safe option more than monster upside

Silent George · 01-20-2022, 01:08 PM

That Jordan Walker ranking…in 4 hours I have to call my doctor if you catch my drift.

tlschwerz · 01-20-2022, 01:09 PM

Royce Lewis went from 31 pre 2021 to unranked this year. That’s…aggressive…

TraderJake · 01-20-2022, 01:17 PM

there seems to be a premium on MLB near readiness. Cavalli being as high as he is was a bit surprising to me as a Nats fan

holygrail22 · 01-20-2022, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tlschwerz

Royce Lewis went from 31 pre 2021 to unranked this year. That’s…aggressive…

His next in-game AB will be 2.5 years since his last. It's aggressive but I wonder if BP is more skeptical on his athleticism post surgery than BA and other sites

Rooftop · 01-20-2022, 01:20 PM

Where's Wander? I thought he was a prospect.

TraderJake · 01-20-2022, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooftop

Where's Wander? I thought he was a prospect.

Na, beckett says hes a rookie now. This is the way

Gamecock · 01-20-2022, 01:42 PM

Knowing what we know now, its interesting looking back at the 2017 list

Oriole Way · 01-20-2022, 01:44 PM

Very surprised no one has mentioned that Jasson Dominguez is not on the BP list. He fell to 87 on the BA list.

Dominguez holders are going to start feeling some major pain unless he starts this season hot in the minors this year. I'm not holding my breath on that.

HarryLime · 01-20-2022, 01:50 PM

Since it's free:

The Baseball Prospectus Top 101
Chart
Rank
Name
Position
Team
1 Bobby Witt Jr. SS KCR
2 Adley Rutschman C BAL
3 Julio Rodriguez OF SEA
4 Spencer Torkelson 3B/1B DET
5 Grayson Rodriguez RHP BAL
6 Riley Greene OF DET
7 Jordan Walker 3B STL
8 Shane Baz RHP TBR
9 Marco Luciano SS SFG
10 Francisco Álvarez C NYM
11 CJ Abrams SS SDP
12 Oneil Cruz SS PIT
13 Brett Baty 3B NYM
14 Anthony Volpe SS NYY
15 Noelvi Marte SS SEA
16 Jeremy Pena SS HOU
17 Marcelo Mayer SS BOS
18 Henry Davis C PIT
19 Cade Cavalli RHP WAS
20 Jack Leiter RHP TEX
21 George Kirby RHP SEA
22 Gabriel Moreno C TOR
23 Tyler Soderstrom C OAK
24 Max Meyer RHP MIA
25 Zac Veen OF COL
26 Robert Hassell III OF SDP
27 Brennen Davis OF CHC
28 Nolan Gorman 3B/2B STL
29 Nick Gonzales 2B PIT
30 Luis Matos OF SFG
31 Josh Jung 3B TEX
32 Hunter Greene RHP CIN
33 George Valera OF CLE
34 Corbin Carroll OF ARI
35 MJ Melendez C KCR
36 Miguel Vargas 3B LAD
37 Alek Thomas OF ARI
38 Liover Peguero SS PIT
39 Keibert Ruiz C WAS
40 Nick Yorke 2B BOS
41 Mick Abel RHP PHI
42 Nick Lodolo LHP CIN
43 Daniel Espino RHP CLE
44 Triston Casas 1B BOS
45 Kahlil Watson SS MIA
46 Colton Cowser OF BAL
47 Brayan Rocchio SS CLE
48 Jordan Lawlar SS ARI
49 Jackson Jobe RHP DET
50 Justin Foscue 2B TEX
51 Ronny Mauricio SS NYM
52 Austin Martin SS/OF MIN
53 Joey Bart C SFG
54 Eury Perez RHP MIA
55 Diego Cartaya C LAD
56 Kyle Muller LHP ATL
57 Gabriel Arias SS CLE
58 Michael Harris OF ATL
59 Luis Campusano C SDP
60 Jordan Groshans IF TOR
61 Oswald Peraza SS NYY
62 Orelvis Martinez SS TOR
63 Bobby Miller RHP LAD
64 Reid Detmers LHP LAA
65 Matthew Liberatore LHP STL
66 Brady House SS WAS
67 Owen Caissie OF CHC
68 Andy Pages OF LAD
69 Edward Cabrera RHP MIA
70 Elly de la Cruz SS CIN
71 Cristian Pache OF ATL
72 Nick Pratto 1B/OF KCR
73 Nate Pearson RHP TOR
74 Sixto Sanchez RHP MIA
75 Shea Langeliers C ATL
76 Dax Fulton LHP MIA
77 Matt McLain IF CIN
78 Jordan Balazovic RHP MIN
79 Reginald Preciado IF CHC
80 D.L. Hall LHP BAL
81 Jarren Duran OF BOS
82 Andrew Painter RHP PHI
83 Jairo Pomares OF SFG
84 Gavin Williams RHP CLE
85 Spencer Strider RHP ATL
86 Sam Bachman RHP LAA
87 Emerson Hancock RHP SEA
88 Gunnar Henderson SS BAL
89 Roansy Contreras RHP PIT
90 Randy Vasquez RHP NYY
91 Cole Winn RHP TEX
92 Kyle Harrison LHP SFG
93 Bryson Stott IF PHI
94 Garrett Mitchell OF MIL
95 Vidal Brujan IF/OF TBR
96 Joe Ryan RHP MIN
97 Geraldo Perdomo SS ARI
98 Sal Frelick OF MIL
99 Ezequiel Duran 2B/SS TEX
100 Aaron Ashby LHP MIL
101 James Triantos SS CHC

HarryLime · 01-20-2022, 01:53 PM

Sixto Sanchez at 74?

Arthur

Bcr · 01-20-2022, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

I looked up his stats, 27% k rate / 6% walk rate in A+. Lets hold off on the hof ceremony.

The fun police has arrived.

Bcr · 01-20-2022, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriole Way

Very surprised no one has mentioned that Jasson Dominguez is not on the BP list. He fell to 87 on the BA list.

Dominguez holders are going to start feeling some major pain unless he starts this season hot in the minors this year. I'm not holding my breath on that.

He's about to turn 19 so still plenty of time to develop. The Covid season probably didn't help either. It would be nice to see him take a big leap this year.

Boredlawyer · 01-20-2022, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Glorious!

Glad to see 2021 Bowman Chrome fall release guys under the radar (aka, absent from the list lol). Preciado making it though is nice.

I really like Preciado, but I think Colmenarez and Pineda will be treated the same in a year--Preciado simply signed a year earlier and has a little more development time. My three favorite guys from 2021 BC: Peguero, Pineda and Preciado.

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Boredlawyer Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,157	2022 Baseball Prospectus Top 101 Prospects Released today. I enjoy BP because they aren't afraid to go against the grain, unlike 99% of prospect sites and rankings which rip off MLB, BA and Fangraphs. Will not post, because it's behind a paywall [just buy a month subscription if you don't have it]. No surprises at the immediate top, but.. -WOW they are high on Jordan Walker. -Oneil Cruz was extremely highly rated. -Luis Matos and Owen Caissie had big jumps. -I am intrigued that Jeremy Pena gets a lot of love on prospect sites -Big slides for Bart, Pache. Last edited by Boredlawyer; 01-20-2022 at 12:42 PM.

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marterburn Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Milwaukee area Posts: 4,719 burnmax12 burnmax12	Elly De La Cruz is suddenly in all these Top 100's. I look at that 20% SwStr and say Leeeeerooooyy Jennnkinssss. But hey, he does gets 3 swings to hit it and he rarely sees more pitches than that! Edit: don't get me wrong. I'm super-high on a played at Low-A in 2021 teenage infielder with a 30 K% too -- we all take out shots. But it's not Elly for me. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Last edited by marterburn; 01-20-2022 at 12:58 PM.

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JoeAdam Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,002 sjoteo joeadam	Always nice to see some of the guys I "invested" in make the list. The only 3 for me are Luis Matos, Andy Pages and Michael Harris. __________________ @the_ace_of_cards on IG “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take - Wayne Gretzky” - Michael Scott

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tlschwerz Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,319 offthebaggy	Royce Lewis went from 31 pre 2021 to unranked this year. That’s…aggressive… __________________ http://offthebaggy.blogspot.com/

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Yaga Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 7,525	Cruz at 12 HUH????

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holygrail22 Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Houston Posts: 281 22holygrail22	Prospectus has always been about prioritizing upside above all else. If you look thru that lens, it's not shocking to see how high they are on guys like Walker, Alvarez, Cruz Jeremy Pena is the biggest shock to me, always felt like a safe option more than monster upside

01-20-2022, 01:08 PM	#13
Silent George Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,147	That Jordan Walker ranking…in 4 hours I have to call my doctor if you catch my drift.

01-20-2022, 01:17 PM	#15
TraderJake Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 447	there seems to be a premium on MLB near readiness. Cavalli being as high as he is was a bit surprising to me as a Nats fan

01-20-2022, 01:20 PM	#17
Rooftop Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,514	Where's Wander? I thought he was a prospect.

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Gamecock Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 250	Knowing what we know now, its interesting looking back at the 2017 list __________________ Gamecock #1/1 collector (JBJ, Merrifield, Smoak, Montgomery, Walker, Greiner, Shrock, Pearce, Webb, Widener, Schmidt, and others). Also collect Cubs and Braves

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Oriole Way Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 592 greystreetaa	Very surprised no one has mentioned that Jasson Dominguez is not on the BP list. He fell to 87 on the BA list. Dominguez holders are going to start feeling some major pain unless he starts this season hot in the minors this year. I'm not holding my breath on that.

01-20-2022, 01:50 PM	#21
HarryLime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Spaceball 1 Posts: 4,794	Since it's free: The Baseball Prospectus Top 101 Chart Rank Name Position Team 1 Bobby Witt Jr. SS KCR 2 Adley Rutschman C BAL 3 Julio Rodriguez OF SEA 4 Spencer Torkelson 3B/1B DET 5 Grayson Rodriguez RHP BAL 6 Riley Greene OF DET 7 Jordan Walker 3B STL 8 Shane Baz RHP TBR 9 Marco Luciano SS SFG 10 Francisco Álvarez C NYM 11 CJ Abrams SS SDP 12 Oneil Cruz SS PIT 13 Brett Baty 3B NYM 14 Anthony Volpe SS NYY 15 Noelvi Marte SS SEA 16 Jeremy Pena SS HOU 17 Marcelo Mayer SS BOS 18 Henry Davis C PIT 19 Cade Cavalli RHP WAS 20 Jack Leiter RHP TEX 21 George Kirby RHP SEA 22 Gabriel Moreno C TOR 23 Tyler Soderstrom C OAK 24 Max Meyer RHP MIA 25 Zac Veen OF COL 26 Robert Hassell III OF SDP 27 Brennen Davis OF CHC 28 Nolan Gorman 3B/2B STL 29 Nick Gonzales 2B PIT 30 Luis Matos OF SFG 31 Josh Jung 3B TEX 32 Hunter Greene RHP CIN 33 George Valera OF CLE 34 Corbin Carroll OF ARI 35 MJ Melendez C KCR 36 Miguel Vargas 3B LAD 37 Alek Thomas OF ARI 38 Liover Peguero SS PIT 39 Keibert Ruiz C WAS 40 Nick Yorke 2B BOS 41 Mick Abel RHP PHI 42 Nick Lodolo LHP CIN 43 Daniel Espino RHP CLE 44 Triston Casas 1B BOS 45 Kahlil Watson SS MIA 46 Colton Cowser OF BAL 47 Brayan Rocchio SS CLE 48 Jordan Lawlar SS ARI 49 Jackson Jobe RHP DET 50 Justin Foscue 2B TEX 51 Ronny Mauricio SS NYM 52 Austin Martin SS/OF MIN 53 Joey Bart C SFG 54 Eury Perez RHP MIA 55 Diego Cartaya C LAD 56 Kyle Muller LHP ATL 57 Gabriel Arias SS CLE 58 Michael Harris OF ATL 59 Luis Campusano C SDP 60 Jordan Groshans IF TOR 61 Oswald Peraza SS NYY 62 Orelvis Martinez SS TOR 63 Bobby Miller RHP LAD 64 Reid Detmers LHP LAA 65 Matthew Liberatore LHP STL 66 Brady House SS WAS 67 Owen Caissie OF CHC 68 Andy Pages OF LAD 69 Edward Cabrera RHP MIA 70 Elly de la Cruz SS CIN 71 Cristian Pache OF ATL 72 Nick Pratto 1B/OF KCR 73 Nate Pearson RHP TOR 74 Sixto Sanchez RHP MIA 75 Shea Langeliers C ATL 76 Dax Fulton LHP MIA 77 Matt McLain IF CIN 78 Jordan Balazovic RHP MIN 79 Reginald Preciado IF CHC 80 D.L. Hall LHP BAL 81 Jarren Duran OF BOS 82 Andrew Painter RHP PHI 83 Jairo Pomares OF SFG 84 Gavin Williams RHP CLE 85 Spencer Strider RHP ATL 86 Sam Bachman RHP LAA 87 Emerson Hancock RHP SEA 88 Gunnar Henderson SS BAL 89 Roansy Contreras RHP PIT 90 Randy Vasquez RHP NYY 91 Cole Winn RHP TEX 92 Kyle Harrison LHP SFG 93 Bryson Stott IF PHI 94 Garrett Mitchell OF MIL 95 Vidal Brujan IF/OF TBR 96 Joe Ryan RHP MIN 97 Geraldo Perdomo SS ARI 98 Sal Frelick OF MIL 99 Ezequiel Duran 2B/SS TEX 100 Aaron Ashby LHP MIL 101 James Triantos SS CHC __________________ I wish these cards would scan themselves.

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HarryLime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Spaceball 1 Posts: 4,794	Sixto Sanchez at 74? Arthur __________________ I wish these cards would scan themselves.