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John Sickles updated top 100 _____ 1) Fernando Tatis Jr, SS, San Diego Padres, Grade A: Previously No. 2 on the list, moved up to No. 1 due to excellent MLB debut, not a fluke at all. 2) Vladimir Guerrero Jr, 3B, Toronto Blue Jays, Grade A: Previously No. 1; spring injury slowed timetable slightly but he’s ripping in Triple-A and is ready for the Show. 3) Eloy Jimenez, OF, Chicago White Sox, Grade A: Previously No. 3; so-so start (.231/.286/.372) but talent is obvious and there’s nothing left to prove in minors, just needs to play. 4) Wander Franco, SS, Tampa Bay Rays, Grade A: Previously No. 4 (no change); hitting .263/.343/.386 in Low-A at age 18. 5) Victor Robles, OF, Washington Nationals, Grade A-: Previously No. 6; solid start to the season at .270/.316/.500; now has 157 career MLB at-bats and will be dropped from the list beginning in May. 6) Forrest Whitley, RHP, Houston Astros, Grade A: Previously No. 5; 6.55 ERA in first three Triple-A starts but almost everyone is getting hammered at that level this year; stock holding overall. 7) Nick Senzel, INF, Cincinnati Reds, Grade A-: Previously No. 7; out with an ankle injury. 8) Mackenzie Gore, LHP, San Diego Padres, Grade A-: Previously No. 12; excellent opening in High-A – 1.13 ERA with 18/2 K/BB in 16 innings; stock moving up. 9) Casey Mize, RHP, Detroit Tigers, Grade B+: Previously No. 17; excellent opening at 0.50, 21/1 K/BB in 18 innings in High-A; too good for this level – stock moving up. 10) Royce Lewis, SS, Minnesota Twins, Grade A-: Previously No. 8; hitting .230/.360/.295 in 16 games in High-A; key to watch here will be power as season progresses. 11) Kyle Tucker, OF, Houston Astros, Grade A-: Previously No. 9; slow start in Triple-A at .129/182/.274 in 17 games – too soon to worry given entire track record. 12) Alex Kirilloff, OF, Minnesota Twins, Grade A-: Previously No. 10; on disabled list with wrist injury. 13) Chris Paddack, RHP, San Diego Padres, Grade B+: Previously No. 27; 2.25 ERA in 20 major league innings, 21/7 K/BB, just nine hits; doesn’t look like a fluke to me; stock way up. 14) Brendan Rodgers, INF, Colorado Rockies, Grade A-: Previously No. 14; hitting .250/.347/.438 in 17 games in Triple-A; stock holding. 15) Dylan Cease, RHP, Chicago White Sox, Grade B+: Previously No. 18; 1.84 ERA in 14.2 innings in Triple-A, 14/3 K/BB; stock ticking up. 16) Bo Bichette, SS, Toronto Blue Jays, Grade A-: Previously No.13; hitting .250/.310/.404 in 14 games in Triple-A; no reason to change anything yet. 17) Keston Hiura, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers, Grade B+: Previously No. 16; hot start at .294/.310/.632 in 18 games in Triple-A. 18) Jo Adell, OF, Los Angeles Angels, Grade A-: Previously No. 15; out with ankle and hamstring injuries. 19) Brendan McKay, LHP, Tampa Bay Rays. Grade B+: Previously No. 20; 3.29 ERA in 13.2 innings in Double-A with excellent 27/3 K/BB ratio. 20) Ian Anderson, RHP, Atlanta Braves, Grade B+: Previously No. 19; 2.08 ERA in 13 innings in Double-A, 15/8 K/BB; command has been a bit wobbly at times. 21) Jesus Luzardo, LHP, Oakland Athletics, Grade A-: Previously No. 11; out with shoulder injury; rehab reportedly going well but he isn’t throwing yet; stock down a bit until we get more data either way. 22) Alex Reyes, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals, Grade B+: Previously No. 21; opened in majors but had uncharacteristic control problems – six walks in three innings; sent back to Triple-A and has thrown 7.2 shutout innings but with 8/7 K/BB; now has 53 major league innings so will be dropped from the list beginning in May; I’m concerned about the BBs. 23) Brent Honeywell, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays, Grade B+: Previously No. 22; still rehabbing from Tommy John – minor setback recently with more soreness but not supposed to be a big deal. 24) Luis Urias, 2B, San Diego Padres, Grade B+: Previously No. 23; hit .083 in 24 major league at-bats, but .364/.417/.592 in 22 Triple-A at-bats; nothing left to prove in El Paso. 25) Francisco Mejia, C, San Diego Padres, Grade B+: Previously No. 24; hitting .161/.212/.226 in 31 major league at-bats; should improve in time. 26) Keibert Ruiz, C, Los Angeles Dodgers, Grade B+: Previously No. 25; hitting .245/.310/.340 in 53 at-bats in Double-A, has stuck out just twice. 27) Sixto Sanchez, RHP, Miami Marlins, Grade B+: Previously No. 26; in extended spring training. 28) Taylor Trammell, OF, Cincinnati Reds, Grade B+: Previously No. 32; hitting .302/.448/.491 in Double-A; strong start, could reach majors by end of season. 29) Mitch Keller, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates, Grade B+: Previously No. 28; 2.70 ERA in 20 innings in Triple-A, 22/13 K/BB – could still stand to lower walk rate but nearly ready for a trial. 30) A.J. Puk, LHP, Oakland Athletics, Grade B+: Previously No. 29; still rehabbing from Tommy John. 31) Triston McKenzie, RHP, Cleveland Indians, Grade B+: Previously No. 30; currently out with a back injury. 32) Mike Soroka, RHP, Atlanta Braves, Grade B+: Previously No. 31; made two starts in Triple-A, one in the majors; currently has 30.2 MLB innings with 3.23 ERA, 27/9 K/BB; Looks good. 33) Alex Verdugo, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers, Grade B+: Previously No. 40; fast start in majors – .333/.358/.627 in 51 at-bats; now has 151 MLB at-bats and will be removed from prospect list in May. 34) Peter Alonso, 1B, New York Mets, Grade B+: Previously No. 48; excellent opening in the majors at .325/.419/.725; I thought the power would be there but didn’t expect this much batting average/OBP; stock up, obviously. 35) Yordan Alvarez, OF, Houston Astros, Grade B+: Previously No. 37; ripping up Triple-A at .339/.451/.915 through 17 games, including 10 homers. 36) Justus Sheffield, LHP, Seattle Mariners, Grade B+: Previously No.33; 3.93 ERA in 18 innings in Triple-A but with poor 11/14 K/BB ratio; command quite shaky so far this year; will hold stock level for now but needs to improve. 37) Kyle Wright, RHP, Atlanta Braves, Grade B+: Previously No. 34; 7.07 ERA in 14 major league innings with 11/10 K/BB; sent back to Triple-A – more chances will come; will hold stock level for now. 38) Michael Kopech, RHP, Chicago White Sox, Grade B+: Previously No. 35; out with Tommy John surgery. 39) Carter Kieboom, SS, Washington Nationals, Grade B+: Previously No. 42; hitting robust .371/.500/.581 in 17 games in Triple-A; stock moving up. 40) Gavin Lux, SS, Los Angeles Dodgers, Grade B+: Previously No. 43; hitting .333/.371/.596 in 13 games in Double-A; stock ticking up. 41) Joey Bart, C, San Francisco Giants, Grade B+: Previously No. 44; hit .270/.341/.541 in 10 games in High-A before going on disabled list with broken hand. 42) Austin Riley, 3B, Atlanta Braves, Grade B+: Previously No. 36; hitting .209/.274/.328 in 17 games in Triple-A; hit well at the same level last year; no huge change in status yet. 43) Touki Toussaint, RHP, Atlanta Braves, Grade B+: Previously No. 38; gave up eight runs in seven major league innings and sent back to Triple-A; more chances will come soon enough; stock level for now. 44) Sean Murphy, C, Oakland Athletics, Grade B+: Previously No. 45; hitting .364/.453/.509 in 14 games in Triple-A; ready for a MLB trial, I think. 45) Jesus Sanchez, OF, Tampa Bay Rays, Grade B+: Previously No. 41; hitting .281/.339/.351 in 15 games in Double-A; stock holding, would like to see more power. 46) Matt Manning, RHP, Detroit Tigers, Grade B+: Previously No. 50; 1.62 ERA in 16.2 innings in Double-A with 23/4 K/BB; impressive opening, stock should move up quickly if this continues. 47) Christian Pache, OF, Atlanta Braves, Grade B+: Previously No. 52; looks good in Double-A early at .302/.348/.571 through 16 games; trending up, expect a larger leap in May if this continues. 48) Luis Robert, OF, Chicago White Sox, Grade B+: Previously No. 64; blistering start in High-A at .475/.530/.915 in 15 games, six homers, seven steals; stock moving up quickly. 49) Hunter Greene, RHP, Cincinnati Reds, Grade B+: Previously No. 39; sore elbow finally resulted in Tommy John surgery – out for season. 50) Danny Jansen, C, Toronto Blue Jays, Grade B+: Previously No. 46; hitting .179/.270/.232 in 17 major league games; should improve in the medium and long runs; now has 137 at-bats so he’ll be removed from the list in May for exceeding rookie limits. 51) Yusniel Diaz, OF, Baltimore Orioles, Grade B+: Previously No. 47; sluggish start in Double-A at .230/.319/.361 in 17 games; let’s be patient a bit longer. 52) Jonathan India, 3B, Cincinnati Reds, Grade B+: Previously No. 49; hitting .257/.333/.371 in 18 games in High-A; not a great start but not bad enough to worry about yet – stock holding. 53) Andres Gimenez, SS, New York Mets, Grade B+: Previously No. 51; decent start in Double-A at .286/.327/.469 in 11 games; holding. 54) Luis Patino, RHP, San Diego Padres, Grade B+: Previously No. 53; having control problems so far in High-A – 5.00 ERA with 13/12 K/BB in nine innings. 55) DL Hall, LHP, Baltimore Orioles, Grade B+: Previously No. 54; also having control problems in High-A – 6.30 ERA in 10 innings, 15/9 K/BB. 56) Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates, Grade B+: Previously No. 55; hitting .250/.366/.417 in 15 games in Triple-A; my guess is that he’ll heat up as the spring progresses. 57) Nolan Jones, 3B, Cleveland Indians, Grade B+: Previously No. 56; hitting .317/.461/.350 in 17 games in High-A; strong opening to the season, stock will move forward on next list if this continues. 58) Nolan Gorman, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals, Grade B+: Previously No. 66; hitting .333/.392/.636 in 17 games in High-A; 20 strikeouts a caution flag but production excellent thus far – stock moving up. 59) Nick Madrigal, 2B, Chicago White Sox, Grade B+: Previously No. 57; hitting .281/.354/.351 in 15 games in High-A, which is about the most Nick Madrigal line you can imagine. 60) Luis Garcia, INF, Washington Nationals, Grade B+: Previously No. 58; hitting .230/.238/.246 in 15 games in Double-A; doesn’t look good on paper but he’s only 18 years old, extremely young for this level, and scouting reports remain strong. 61) Hans Crouse, RHP, Texas Rangers, Grade B: Previously No. 91; excellent beginning in Low-A – 1.26 ERA in 14.1 innings, 19/0 K/BB, only five hits; glowing scouting reports, big leap. 62) Jon Duplantier, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks, Grade B+: Previously No. 63; threw four shutout innings in MLB relief, sent back to Triple-A to make some starts; looks good despite occasional command glitches. 63) Josh James, RHP, Houston Astros, Grade B+: Previously No. 59; in Houston bullpen but spotty so far – 7.11 ERA in 12.2 innings, 17/8 K/BB; still love the strikeouts. 64) Isaac Paredes, INF, Detroit Tigers, Grade B+: Previously No. 60; hitting .265/.328/.367 in 13 games in Double-A; holding. 65) Brusdar Graterol, RHP, Minnesota Twins, Grade B+: Previously No. 61; good opening in Double-A at 2.01, 24/10 K/BB in 22 innings; cutting the walks some would be nice; stock will likely move up on next report. 66) Adrian Morejon, LHP, San Diego Padres, Grade B+: Previously No. 62; control problems so far in Double-A – 6.59 ERA in 13.2 innings, 16/10 K/BB; will hold for now pending more info from Texas League sources. 67) Ryan Mountcastle, 3B, Baltimore Orioles, Grade B+: Previously No. 65; hitting .288/.319/.545 in 18 games in Triple-A; good solid opening. 68) Jared Kelenic, OF, Seattle Mariners, Grade B+: Previously No. 67; hitting .317/.427/.460 in 16 games in Low-A; another good solid opening. 69) Vidal Brujan, 2B, Tampa Bay Rays, Grade B+: Previously No. 68; hitting .317/.391/.383 in High-A, eight steals; yet another guy opening well and could move up quickly on subsequent lists. 70) Jordan Groshans, SS-3B, Toronto Blue Jays, Grade B+: Previously No. 74; hitting .377/.459/.517 in 14 games in Low-A; stock trending up; let’s see a larger sample but I am optimistic long-term. 71) Dakota Hudson, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals, Grade B+: Previously No. 70; 5.89 ERA in 18 major league innings, 18/12 K/BB – is he better in relief? Will hold steady for now. 72) Christin Stewart, OF, Detroit Tigers, Grade B+: Previously No. 71; hit .222/.313/.519 in 16 major league games before going on DL with quad strain; performance very much as expected with power, walks, low average. 73) Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Tampa Bay Rays, Grade B+: Previously No. 72; currently in extended spring training. 74) Brady Singer, RHP, Kansas City Royals, Grade B+: Previously No. 73; decent start in High-A – 3.32 ERA in 22 innings, 19/6 K/BB; stock steady. 75) Alec Bohm, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies, Grade B: Previously No. 86; crushing Low-A at .367/.444/.567 through 17 games; want to see at higher levels before a larger grade leap but stock rising. 76) Ronaldo Hernandez, C, Tampa Bay Rays, Grade B+: Previously No. 69; here’s a slow starter at .196/.220/.268 through 14 games in High-A – a few notches down but not worried yet. 77) Logan Allen, LHP, San Diego Padres, Grade B+: Previously No. 75; getting hit hard in Triple-A at 7.88, 18/10 K/BB in 16 innings, but a lot of pitchers are having trouble at that level this year; will hold stock steady for now. 78) Bryse Wilson, RHP, Atlanta Braves, Grade B+: Previously No. 76; 5.40 ERA in 16.2 innings in Triple-A, 16/3 K/BB; one MLB start and hit hard (five hits, four walks, four runs); stock holding. 79) Ryan Weathers, LHP, San Diego Padres, Grade B: Previously No. 84, excellent opening bid at 1.59, 28/3 K/BB in 23 innings in Low-A; up several notches with more to follow as we get more data. 80) Drew Waters, OF, Atlanta Braves, Grade B: Previously No. 85; performing well at .314/.368/.486 through 16 games in Double-A; moving up. 81) Nico Hoerner, SS, Chicago Cubs, Grade B: Previously No. 95; fine beginning in Double-A at .298/.385/.491 in 16 games; moving up and could go much further this summer. 82) Jonathan Loaisiga, RHP, New York Yankees, Grade B: Previously No. 80; two starts in majors, five hits, five walks, nine strikeouts, three runs in seven innings; stock holding. 83) Victor Mesa Mesa, OF, Miami Marlins, Grade B+: Previously No. 77; slow start at .237/.258/.254 in High-A – 14 games; will hold pending more data and more detailed scouting reports. 84) Tony Santillan, RHP, Cincinnati Reds, Grade B: Previously No. 81; pleasant 1.84 ERA in Double-A, 21/12 K/BB in 15 innings; needs to lower walks. 85) Daulton Varsho, C, Arizona Diamondbacks, Grade B: Previously No. 83; slow start in Double-A at .175/.306/.375, though still drawing walks, stealing bases, and showing isolated power; I think he’ll come around. 86) Dustin May, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers, Grade B: Previously No. 87; off to a good start in Double-A at 1.89, 20/6 K/BB in 19 innings; expect higher rank next time. 87) Miguel Amaya, C, Chicago Cubs, Grade B: Previously No. 89; hitting .245/.351/.531 in High-A; power increasing. 88) Griffin Canning, RHP, Los Angeles Angels, Grade B: Previously No. 96; one of the few guys handling PCL well – 0.56 in 16 innings, 17/2 K/BB; reports praise his pitchability; moving up. 89) Jazz Chisholm, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks, Grade B: Previously No. 79; struggling with contact in Double-A – .122/.271/.388 with 21 strikeouts in 49 at-bats. 90) J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, Houston Astros, Grade B: Previously No. 82; getting crushed in Double-A – 19.13 ERA in eight innings, 7/12 K/BB; horrendous control problems so far. 91) Brandon Lowe, 2B, Tampa Bay Rays, Grade B: Previously No. 88; hitting .278/.326/.595 with six homers, 30 strikeouts in 79 at-bats with Tampa Bay; can’t argue with the power. 92) Corbin Martin, RHP, Houston Astros, Grade B: Previously No. 90; just 10 innings in Triple-A so far but performed well (2.70, 12/6 K/BB, only three hits). 93) Franklin Perez, RHP, Detroit Tigers, Grade B: Previously No. 92; out with shoulder tendinitis; status pending on health reports. 94) Estevan Florial, OF, New York Yankees, Grade B: Previously No. 93; out with wrist fracture. 95) Nathaniel Lowe, 1B, Tampa Bay Rays, Grade B: Previously No. 97; bashing Triple-A at .308/.455/.596 in 15 games. 96) Michael Chavis, 3B, Boston Red Sox, Grade B: Previously No. 98; hit .250/.354/.600 in 12 games in Triple-A; just promoted to majors this week. 97) Garrett Hampson, INF, Colorado Rockies, Grade B: Previously No. 94; slow start in majors at .183/.203/.282 in 71 at-bats. 98) Julio Pablo Martinez, OF, Texas Rangers, Grade B: Previously No. 99; hitting .241/.303/.362 in 15 games between Low-A and High-A; no change. 99) Trevor Larnach, OF, Minnesota Twins, Grade B: Previously No. 100; hitting .266/.310/.344 in 16 High-A games; needs more power. 100) Taylor Widener, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks, Grade B: Previously No. 78; getting murdered in PCL – 12.27 ERA in 14.2 innings, 25 hits, 13/6 K/BB; use of the new baseballs in Triple-A this year is having a huge effect and complicates analysis.