FG/BA: Looking for bias in Top 100 Prospect Lists

[Frag]

Very interesting article on the biases found in prospect lists by Baseball America (position-by-position).

 

Also, this aspect may remind some folks of a certain report years back:

 

4) Profiles aren’t the be-all, end-all / Believe in the bat. These two go hand-in-hand. Another recurring trend with many of the players listed above is that they could hit, but other question marks somewhere in their game—whether it be defensive skills, or a lack of power, or a lack of speed—held them back from being ranked higher. Evaluators can sometimes be too dismissive of players who don’t perfectly fit the standard positional profiles. But hitting ability is the most important attribute for a position player. “If you can hit, you can play,” as the saying goes.