Basebal Pprospectus: Top-101 prospects 2015

[Angrioter]

1. Byron Buxton, OF, Minnesota Twins

2. Addison Russell, SS, Chicago Cubs

3. Carlos Correa, SS, Houston Astros

4. Francisco Lindor, SS, Cleveland Indians

5. Kris Bryant, 3B, Chicago Cubs

6. Lucas Giolito, RHP, Washington Nationals

7. Corey Seager, SS, Los Angeles Dodgers

8. Dylan Bundy, RHP, Baltimore Orioles

9. Noah Syndergaard, RHP, New York Mets

10. Julio Urias, LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers

11. Archie Bradley, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks

12. Miguel Sano, 3B, Minnesota Twins

13. Jonathan Gray, RHP, Colorado Rockies

14. Alex Meyer, RHP, Minnesota Twins

15. Joey Gallo, 3B, Texas Rangers

16. Robert Stephenson, RHP, Cincinnati Reds

17. Blake Swihart, C, Boston Red Sox

18. Joc Pederson, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers

19. Jorge Soler, OF, Chicago Cubs

20. Hunter Harvey, RHP, Baltimore Orioles

21. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates

22. Braden Shipley, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks

23. Austin Hedges, C, San Diego Padres

24. David Dahl, OF, Colorado Rockies

25. Aaron Sanchez, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays

26. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates

27. Raul Mondesi, SS, Kansas City Royals

28. Kohl Stewart, RHP, Minnesota Twins

29. Chi Chi Gonzalez, RHP, Texas Rangers

30. A.J Cole, RHP, Washington Nationals

31. Jorge Alfaro, C, Texas Rangers

32. Stephen Piscotty, OF, St. Louis Cardinals

33. Steven Matz, LHP, New York Mets

34. Daniel Norris, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays

35. Mark Appel, RHP, Houston Astros

36. J.P. Crawford, SS, Philadelphia Phillies

37. Andrew Heaney, LHP, Los Angeles Angels

38. Albert Almora, OF, Chicago Cubs

39. Tim Anderson, SS, Chicago White Sox

40. Nomar Mazara, OF, Texas Rangers

41. Carlos Rodon, LHP, Chicago White Sox

42. Dalton Pompey, OF, Toronto Blue Jays

43. Aaron Blair, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks

44. Jesse Winker, OF, Cincinnati Reds

45. Raimel Tapia, OF, Colorado Rockies

46. Henry Owens, LHP, Boston Red Sox

47. Jake Thompson, RHP, Texas Rangers

48. Jose Berrios, RHP, Minnesota Twins

49. Aaron Judge, OF, New York Yankees

50. Hunter Renfroe, OF, San Diego Padres

51. Luis Severino, RHP, New York Yankees

52. Marco Gonzales, LHP, St. Louis Cardinals

53. Matt Wisler, RHP, San Diego Padres

54. Lucas Sims, RHP, Atlanta Braves

55. Alex Reyes, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals

56. Miguel Almonte, RHP, Kansas City Royals

57. Michael Taylor, OF, Washington Nationals

58. Josh Bell, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates

59. Reese McGuire, C, Pittsburgh Pirates

60. Aaron Nola, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies

61. Manuel Margot, OF, Boston Red Sox

62. D.J. Peterson, 3B, Seattle Mariners

63. Michael Lorenzen, RHP, Cincinnati Reds

64. Eddie Butler, RHP, Colorado Rockies

65. Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP, Boston Red Sox

66. Daniel Robertson, SS, Tampa Bay Rays

67. Nick Kingham, RHP, PIttsburgh Pirates

68. Alex Jackson, OF, Seattle Mariners

69. Brandon Nimmo, OF, New York Mets

70. Nick Gordon, SS, Minnesota Twins

71. Nick Williams, OF, Texas Rangers

72. Reynaldo Lopez, RHP, Washington Nationals

73. Jeff Hoffman, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays

74. Franklin Barreto, SS, Oakland Athletics

75. Vincent Velasquez, RHP, Houston Astros

76. Kyle Freeland, LHP, Colorado Rockies

77. Kyle Schwarber, C/OF, Chicago Cubs

78. Amed Rosario, SS, New York Mets

79. Grant Holmes, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers

80. Kevin Plawecki, C, New York Mets

81. Billy McKinney, OF, Chicago Cubs

82. Dilson Herrera, 2B, New York Mets

83. Pierce Johnson, RHP, Chicago Cubs

84. Francisco Mejia, C, Cleveland Indians

85. Sean Manaea, LHP, Kansas City Royals

86. Adalberto Mejia, RHP, San Francisco Giants

87. Brandon Finnegan, LHP, Kansas City Royals

88. Kyle Crick, RHP, San Francisco Giants

89. Clint Frazier, OF, Cleveland Indians

90. Rafael Devers, 3B, Boston Red Sox

91. Lewis Thorpe, LHP, Minnesota Twins

92. Jose Peraza, 2B, Atlanta Braves

93. Orlando Arcia, SS, Milwaukee Brewers

94. Willy Adames, SS, Tampa Bay Rays

95. Hunter Dozier, 3B, Kansas City Royals

96. Maikel Franco, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies

97. Andrew Susac, C, San Francisco Giants

98. Derek Hill, OF, Detroit Tigers

99. Nick Burdi, RHP, Minnesota Twins

100. Ryan McMahon, 3B, Colorado Rockies

101. Chance Sisco, C, Baltimore Orioles

 

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[TheHurl]

BP has and always will rank on ceiling. They are going take a lot of heat for this list though

[Angrioter]

BP has and always will rank on ceiling. They are going take a lot of heat for this list though

 

38. Albert Almora, OF, Chicago Cubs <----- lol

44. Jesse Winker, OF, Cincinnati Reds

 

 

14. Alex Meyer, RHP, Minnesota Twins <--- lol

34. Daniel Norris, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays

41. Carlos Rodon, LHP, Chicago White Sox

[Angrioter]

Barreto @ 74.

 

Kids gonna be a star.

 

The small Mexican hit like a motherf***er.

[NorthOf49]

89. Clint Frazier

NR. Austin Meadows

 

Kris Bryant at 5 is going to make people angry.

[King]

Chi-Chi @ 29

[glory]

Why is Sanchez ranked ahead of Norris?

[NorthOf49]

Chi-Chi @ 29

The BP guys have always been high on him. He commands two plus pitches and the results have been good.

[Dr. Dinger]

38. Albert Almora, OF, Chicago Cubs <----- lol

44. Jesse Winker, OF, Cincinnati Reds

 

Lol Boxy. I stand by what I said, Almora will have a longer and better career (by WAR).

[Captain Adama]

Lol @ Bradley (11)

[Spanky99]

This listing seems egregious, Callis and Mayo's list @ MLB.com was better, IMO.

[Atothe]

I agree with all those guys ranked ahead of Bryant

 

edit: except Lindor

[Spanky99]

They really like the Twins and Pirates farms, respectfully.

[Spanky99]

I agree with all those guys ranked ahead of Bryant

 

edit: except Lindor

 

Why, positions?

[TwistedLogic]

Bryant at 5, Bradley at 11, Gallo at 15, Sanchez over Norris... this definitely is a puzzling list.

[Angrioter]

[Boxcar]

89. Clint Frazier

NR. Austin Meadows

 

Kris Bryant at 5 is going to make people angry.

 

For real life, I don't find the list to be bad, but I really don't get Chi Chi Gonzalez's place on there. Piscotty seems awfully high as well.

[Boxcar]

Lol Boxy. I stand by what I said, Almora will have a longer and better career (by WAR).

 

How is that "lol me"

 

That is literally the first list to rank bat to ball superstar AA over J-Wizzle. By a lot, too. Almora blows, these guys r dum.

[Boxcar]

ZiPS has J-Wizzle at .329 wOBA this year.

 

So excited.

[Spanky99]

Whooooooooo geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeefs a Faaaaaaaaswk!!!

[Mikeleelop]

Mo (MN): Hey Nick who was your favorite guy from the 2014 MLB draft that did not make the list?

 

Top 101 Chat: Touki Toussaint, Michael Chavis, Sean Reid-Foley, Jack Flaherty, Derek Fisher, Max Pentecost, Michael Kopech, Luis Ortiz, Forrest Wall. There's been a solid influx of low-minors talent.

[Mikeleelop]

Peter Gabriel (In Your Eyes): Assuming Sanchez, Norris, and Pompey all graduate in 2015, can you give us your rough guess as to their top 5 prospects by year's end? Matt Smoral made some progress towards the end of 2014, could he be a guy that could really put it together and explode on the prospect scene this season?

 

Top 101 Chat: Alright. Nick has passed off the baton to me (Mellen) so let's keep this going!

 

Smoral was tabbed as an On The Rise guy in this year's Top 10 so we definitely see it possible that he's a player who could bump up into the 10 best prospects within the system at this time next year. It's going to come down to the continued progress keeping the delivery in check and maintaining the arm slot. Some evaluators are more bullish on him as a reliever in the long-run, but an Andrew Miller type if fairly valuable at the end of the day.

 

As for potential Top 5 by year end? Hoffman is going to be a tough read because of the rehab, but if things are going well and the reports indicate the stuff is returning he's in there for me. Like Labourt, Pentecost, and Castro as well. Give me Alford as the 5th name.

[Mikeleelop]

Daniel Norris (Toronto): What type of performance do you see from me in 2015 (assuming I land the 5th starter spot)? Will I hit the ground running or struggle to adjust a bit?

 

Top 101 Chat: We'll have to see how things are progressing in terms of returning to form after your surgery to remove bone spurs, Daniel, but assuming you land the 5th starter spot, I think things will be a bit uneven as you continue to find the consistency of your release and keeping the heater in the lower tier more often. Cutter will miss bats and continue to trust the changeup.

[Mikeleelop]

(Delaware ): Conforto or Barreto?

 

Top 101 Chat: Give me Barreto.

 

 

 

JoJo (SD): You can watch one 50-101 arm and bat on loop during #bathnight. Go.

 

Top 101 Chat: Bat: Francisco Mejia. Arm: Jeff Hoffman

[GD]

Predictions on who will be the best prospects after Norris/Sanchez/Pompey/Travis graduate:

 

1. Hoffman

2. Osuna

3. Pentecost

4. Castro

5. Vlad Jr?

6. Smoral

7. Reid-Foley

8. Alford

9. Urena

10. Nay

 

If we have a good draft to add to that, not awful.

[Laika]

Predictions on who will be the best prospects after Norris/Sanchez/Pompey/Travis graduate:

 

1. Hoffman

2. Osuna

3. Pentecost

4. Castro

5. Vlad Jr?

6. Smoral

7. Reid-Foley

8. Alford

9. Urena

10. Nay

 

If we have a good draft to add to that, not awful.

 

Vlad Jr. would still be a solid two years from any legitimate top 10 consideration, in all likelihood.

[King]

Vlad Jr. would still be a solid two years from any legitimate top 10 consideration, in all likelihood.

 

Vlad Jr.

 

October 2014 - Agreement with Jays

July 2015 - Sign with Jays

June 2016 - Professional Debut (DSL?)

 

He's a long ways away from being a long ways away

[Laika]

Vlad Jr.

 

October 2014 - Agreement with Jays

July 2015 - Sign with Jays

June 2016 - Professional Debut (DSL?)

 

He's a long ways away from being a long ways away

 

You could almost say that he's..... 2 years away from being 2 years away

[flafson]

You could almost say that he's..... 2 years away from being 2 years away

 

Someone been following the Raptors.

[GD]

You could almost say that he's..... 2 years away from being 2 years away

 

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