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The 2013 Top 100 Prospects list, as determined by Baseball America's editors.

1. Jurickson Profar, ss/2b, TEX
2. Dylan Bundy, rhp, BAL
3. Oscar Taveras, of, STL
4. Wil Myers, of/3b, TB
5. Jose Fernandez, rhp, MIA
6. Shelby Miller, rhp, STL
7. Gerrit Cole, rhp, PIT
8. Xander Bogaerts, ss, BOS
9. Miguel Sano, 3b, MIN
10. Byron Buxton, of, MIN
11. Zack Wheeler, rhp, NYM
12. Tyler Skaggs, lhp, ARI
13. Carlos Correa, ss, HOU
14. Trevor Bauer, rhp, CLE
15. Christian Yelich, of, MIA
16. Javier Baez, ss, CHC
17. Mike Zunino, c, SEA
18. Taijuan Walker, rhp, SEA
19. Jameson Taillon, rhp, PIT
20. Billy Hamilton, of/ss, CIN
21. Nick Castellanos, of/3b, DET
22. Mike Olt, 3b/1b, TEX
23. Travis d'Arnaud, c, NYM
24. Kyle Zimmer, rhp, KC
25. Archie Bradley, rhp, ARI
26. Kevin Gausman, rhp, BAL
27. Jonathan Singleton, 1b/of, HOU
28. Francisco Lindor, ss, CLE
29. Danny Hultzen, lhp, SEA
30. Anthony Rendon, 3b, WAS
31. Jackie Bradley, of, BOS
32. Mason Williams, of, NYY
33. Albert Almora, of, CHC
34. Jorge Soler, of, CHC
35. Bubba Starling, of, KC
36. Chris Archer, rhp, TB
37. George Springer, of, HOU
38. Carlos Martinez, rhp, STL
39. Trevor Rosenthal, rhp, STL
40. Matt Barnes, rhp, BOS
41. Oswaldo Arcia, of, MIN
42. Hyun-Jin Ryu, lhp, LAD
43. Andrew Heaney, lhp, MIA
44. Julio Teheran, rhp, ATL
45. Casey Kelly, rhp, SD
46. Max Fried, lhp, SD
47. Yasiel Puig, of, LAD
48. Addison Russell, ss, OAK
49. Allen Webster, rhp, BOS
50. Lance McCullers, rhp, HOU
51. Gregory Polanco, of, PIT
52. Nolan Arenado, 3b, COL
53. David Dahl, of, COL
54. Noah Syndergaard, rhp, NYM
55. Courtney Hawkins, of, CWS
56. Robert Stephenson, rhp, CIN
57. Gary Sanchez, c, NYY
58. Austin Hedges, c, SD
59. Alex Meyer, rhp, MIN
60. Kaleb Cowart, 3b, LAA
61. Alen Hanson, ss, PIT
62. Taylor Guerrieri, rhp, TB
63. Slade Heathcott, of, NYY
64. Jake Marisnick, of, MIA
65. Aaron Sanchez, rhp, TOR
66. Kyle Crick, rhp, SF
67. Lucas Giolito, rhp, WAS
68. Kyle Gibson, rhp, MIN
69. Wily Peralta, rhp, MIL
70. Brian Goodwin, of, WAS
71. Jedd Gyorko, 3b/2b, SD
72. Aaron Hicks, of, MIN
73. Adam Eaton, of, ARI
74. Avisail Garcia, of, DET
75. Marcell Ozuna, of, MIA
76. Michael Wacha, rhp, STL
77. Tyler Austin, of, NYY
78. Luis Heredia, rhp, PIT
79. Nick Franklin, ss/2b, SEA
80. Didi Gregorius, ss, ARI
81. Martin Perez, lhp, TEX
82. Tony Cingrani, lhp, CIN
83. Arodys Vizcaino, rhp, CHC
84. Kolten Wong, 2b, STL
85. Yordano Ventura, rhp, KC
86. Justin Nicolino, lhp, MIA
87. James Paxton, lhp, SEA
88. Matt Davidson, 3b, ARI
89. Jesse Biddle, lhp, PHI
90. Hak-Ju Lee, ss, TB
91. Henry Owens, lhp, BOS
92. Jake Odorizzi, rhp, TB
93. J.R. Graham, rhp, ATL
94. Daniel Corcino, rhp, CIN
95. Bruce Rondon, rhp, DET
96. Trevor Story, ss/3b, COL
97. Leonys Martin, of, TEX
98. Marcus Stroman, rhp, TOR
99. Delino DeShields, 2b, HOU
100. Roman Quinn, ss, PHI

Could you please list the Miami Marlins as Mia instead of Fla, they changed their name in case you hadn't noticed.

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Just a bit surprised by the separation between Buxton and Starling. Thought they would both be in the 20-30 range. What is the greatest trait that separates them? Ceiling? Risk? Approach?

Posted by Douglas | February 19, 2013 at 1:24 pm | Shortcut

Fixed. Thanks.

Posted by J.J. Cooper | February 19, 2013 at 1:24 pm | Shortcut

Wow. $42 million only gets you the #47 prospect these days.

Posted by Shannon B. | February 19, 2013 at 1:29 pm | Shortcut

ETAs?

Posted by john | February 19, 2013 at 1:37 pm | Shortcut

Where does Machado rank if he were eligible? Top 5?

Posted by Jack | February 19, 2013 at 2:11 pm | Shortcut

This list is massively confusing to me.
Tyler Austin is not the Yankees best prospect?
Rookie league standouts – except for Cory Seager – are top 100 material? Francisco Lindor looks like he could become too heavy for SS, but can't hit now and yet he's a top 30 guy. Nick Franklin is a middle infielder and all he's ever done is rake right through AA but he's at the bottom end. Trevor Story barely makes the list with all that bat he exhibited in full season ball at 19.
Didi Gregorius? Kevin Towers must have had a vote.
Roman Quinn? He'll turn 20 before he gets his 125th PA in the Sally League this year.
Third and second basemen who can hit are valuable as well. If they can really rake they are a lot more valuable than a SS with a .690 OPS in MLB. Especially at 2B.
Casey Kelly? I'm left wordless.

Posted by Free_AEC | February 19, 2013 at 2:29 pm | Shortcut

"Lindor looks like he could become too heavy for SS, but can't hit now and yet he's a top 30 guy."
The only thing that is universally accepted about Lindor is that his glove/body will stick at SS. Say what you will about bat, but his defense is legit.

Posted by Charlie | February 19, 2013 at 3:22 pm | Shortcut

We have discussed Buxton & Starling a lot. Quick answer is Buxton’s younger and has a better bat. More polish, more knack for hitting/feel for the barrel. If you want more on them, find the podcast on AL Central prospects. We talked a lot of Buxton v. Starling

Posted by John Manuel | February 19, 2013 at 4:53 pm | Shortcut

No, Tyler Austin is not the Yankees’ top prospect. We posted that long ago. Not sure where you got your Lindor information but you’re off by a lot. Cory Seager is a fair question, he didn’t miss by a ton. I don’t really see any other questions. I appreciate your interest and invite you to take more time on the website than just one free list.

Posted by John Manuel | February 19, 2013 at 4:56 pm | Shortcut

Very interesting list you have here!
I have a few big issues with the list for now:
1. The difference between Hanson and Story. Both tore up the league, and I realize Story was more hitter friendly in the park but to separate them by 30+ spots is excessive. It doesn't seem like it warrants that big of a jump.
2. In regards to your ranking of pitchers, Heaney seems incredibly high compared to other lists. Over the likes of Stephenson, Guerrieri, and even someone like Odorizzi. I realize Jake Odorizzi isn't going to be a star, but there's a lot of value in someone who's just about a sure bet to be a #3 starter, especially when Heaney hasn't even enjoyed half the success of him. Guerrieri and Stephenson both seem to have higher ceilings and also have put in a bigger and better body of work than Heaney.
3. Bubba Starling. The kid struck out 30% of the time in rookie ball, against age-equal competition. He doesn't have the advantage of being younger than his competition anymore. He was 20 playing against hitters and pitchers also 20 years old. I realize that he has tools to the sky, but at the same time he has no results to say that he's going to be anything but a minor league flameout. He's got a LONG ways to go until he reaches the majors, and has a lot of holes in his swing to fix. I can't see why someone like Goodwin wouldn't represent similar value (less upside, but a lot safer).

Can you address some of those for me so I can have a better understanding of why those players are ranked there? Thank you in advance, and thanks for the hard work on the list!

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Reason as to why Zach Lee fell so far off?

Posted by Adrian | February 19, 2013 at 10:20 pm | Shortcut

Trevor Story barely makes the list with all that bat he exhibited in full season ball at 19.
Have you looked at his home/road splits…???

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Posted by Matt | February 19, 2013 at 10:39 pm | Shortcut

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Where would Josh Bell rank if he had not been injured last year? Was he at all close to the top 100 regardless of his injury last year?

Posted by Bucfan | February 20, 2013 at 4:58 am | Shortcut

after all this is just you opinion on who are the bes prospects. You should post a disclaimer about this . I say this because none of you who made this list are major league scouts , are you ?

Posted by Yankeefan2 | February 20, 2013 at 9:59 am | Shortcut

It’s a well-researched opinion, and go back and look at past Top 100 lists, it’s not like we’re just wildly throwing darts here. As this story points out being high on a Top 100 list is a pretty good sign of future success–more than half of top five prospects have become future All-Stars.

Posted by J.J. Cooper | February 20, 2013 at 11:38 am | Shortcut

I should also point out, no we aren’t pro scouts and we don’t claim to be (#notascout is a frequent appearance in my Twitter feed) but we compile this information by talking to a lot of actual pro scouts.

Posted by J.J. Cooper | February 20, 2013 at 11:39 am | Shortcut

We covered this in the chat yesterday, but it’s hard to say because we didn’t get to see Bell succeed or struggle in full season ball last year. Losing a year of development for a hitter is never a good thing. He was still in consideration, but we really need to see that he’s healthy.

Posted by J.J. Cooper | February 20, 2013 at 11:40 am | Shortcut

We covered this in the chat, but it’s really a question of whether he has a plus pitch. He knows how to pitch and he has several big league pitches, but his ceiling appears limited by his lack of a true swing-and-miss pitch.

Posted by J.J. Cooper | February 20, 2013 at 11:41 am | Shortcut

I'm always ready to see what great players are up and coming. This is a good list to see the future of your team as well as other. Thanks

Posted by Shane | February 21, 2013 at 12:20 am | Shortcut

Mikie Mahtook? Jimmy Nelson, Adam Morgan?

Posted by RogerMyers | February 21, 2013 at 8:21 pm | Shortcut

I enjoy the people that get their panties in a bunch over this list. 29 MVPs, 19 Cy Youngs, and 38 ROTY awards from their top 100. I think that alone deserves a certain level of respect. These people do not claim to be scouts, however, their opinions (and most sports writing is opinion based if you did not notice) are still highly regarded or this list would not continue to be a must read year after year.

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