Comments on: 2013 Top 100 Prospects List

By: Know Thy Enemy 2013: Baltimore Orioles | Fire Brand of the American League

Know Thy Enemy 2013: Baltimore Orioles | Fire Brand of the American League — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:01:30 +0000

[...] Baseball America Rankings: [...]

By: Jeffrey Loria writes a letter to … who, exactly? - Sports Mania

Jeffrey Loria writes a letter to … who, exactly? - Sports Mania — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:33:47 +0000

[...] fifth-best in the game. Baseball America concurs about the prospects, too, placing six Marlins in their Top 100 list. You’re on really solid ground here, talking about all the young talent and how wonderful the [...]

By: Bucfan

Bucfan — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:21:18 +0000

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.

By: RogerMyers

RogerMyers — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:21:06 +0000

Mikie Mahtook? Jimmy Nelson, Adam Morgan?

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:20:19 +0000

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

By: J.J. Cooper

J.J. Cooper — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:41:32 +0000

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.

By: J.J. Cooper

J.J. Cooper — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:40:43 +0000

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.

By: J.J. Cooper

J.J. Cooper — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:39:52 +0000

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.

By: J.J. Cooper

J.J. Cooper — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:38:27 +0000

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.

By: Yankeefan2

Yankeefan2 — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:59:23 +0000

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 ?

By: Bucfan

Bucfan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:58:06 +0000

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?

By: BA Top 100 Prospects | Baseball By Paul

BA Top 100 Prospects | Baseball By Paul — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:20:13 +0000

[...] three days from games and today was a big day in the minor league community as Baseball America released their top 100 prospects. Share this:Like this:Like [...]

By: Quick Hits: Profar, Arbitration, Rockies, Epstein - Unofficial Network

Quick Hits: Profar, Arbitration, Rockies, Epstein - Unofficial Network — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:08:04 +0000

[...] is the best prospect in baseball, according to Baseball America’s newly-released list of the top 100 prospects in the game. The Cardinals, Marlins and Twins each placed six prospects amongst the top 100, and [...]

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:32:17 +0000

Wait how is Didi Gregorious ahead of cingrani and corcino. Didi was ranked the reds number 6 prospect when he was traded behind those two how does he get above them in the same offseason? Does he go up for getting traded?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:39:24 +0000

3 Cubs in the top 50! Future is looking bright for them…

By: Baseball America Top 100 Prospects: Five Diamondbacks Listed | Arizona Online News

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:31:23 +0000

[...] the full list. Interesting to compare it to the 2012 edition: that had Bauer at #9 and Skaggs at #13, and of [...]

By: DEL

DEL — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:29:15 +0000

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…???

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:20:00 +0000

Reason as to why Zach Lee fell so far off?

By: Baseball America’s top 100 prospects: a team-by-team breakdown (Big League Stew) | Local Philadelphia News Aggregator

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:43:08 +0000

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By: Biddle, Quinn Lone Phils in BA Top 100 | Local Philadelphia News Aggregator

Biddle, Quinn Lone Phils in BA Top 100 | Local Philadelphia News Aggregator — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:41:43 +0000

[...] America released thеіr Top 100 Prospects list today аnd Phillies prospects LHP Jesse Biddle аnd SS Roman Quinn both narrowly [...]

By: Mariners Spring Training Update – Day 7 « From the Corner of Edgar & Dave

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:24:30 +0000

[...] Baseball America Top Prospects: Five Mariners were listed amongst Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects: [...]

By: Cardinals Land 6 on Baseball America’s List of Top 100 Prospects « CBS St. Louis

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:33:54 +0000

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By: Six Cardinals Farmhands Among Baseball America Top 100 Prospects « Chirp Chatter

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:33:09 +0000

[...] Baseball America Top 100 Prospects Earlier today, Baseball America released its list of the Top 100 Prospects throughout baseball, two weeks after ESPN and three weeks after MLB.com released their rankings. [...]

By: Baseball America ranks Bundy second best prospect in baseball | Baltimore Bird Watch

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:10:00 +0000

[...] Baseball America released their annual rankings of the top 100 prospects in baseball today, and the Orioles made a strong showing on the list with top prospect Dylan Bundy coming in at second on the list, behind only Jurickson Profar of the Rangers. That makes Bundy, the fourth overall pick and fourth pitcher selected in the 2011 draft, the top pitching prospect in baseball, at least in the opinion of the Baseball America staff. [...]

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:41:46 +0000

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!

By: John Manuel

John Manuel — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:56:25 +0000

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.

By: John Manuel

John Manuel — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:53:06 +0000

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

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:22:56 +0000

"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.

By: Free_AEC

Free_AEC — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:29:40 +0000

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.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:11:55 +0000

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