Prospects: Rankings

League Top 20 Prospects By Year
2009	2008	2007
2006	2005	2004
2003	2002

Organization Top 10 Prospects By Year
2010	2009	2008
2007	2006	2005
2004	2003

Top 100 Prospects By Year

All-Time Top 100 Prospects

Mets Top 10 Prospects Chat
Nov. 6, 2009
Adam Rubin answered questions about New York's prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

New York Mets Top 10 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Nov. 6, 2009
Scouting reports on New York's best prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

New York Mets Top 10 Prospects
Nov. 5, 2009
We ranking the top prospects in New York's farm system and rate the system's best tools. [...] Continue Reading »

Braves Top 10 Prospects Chat With Bill Ballew
Nov. 3, 2009
Bill Ballew chatted about the Braves Top 10 prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Braves Top 10 Prospects
Nov. 2, 2009
We rank the top 10 prospects in Atlanta's farm system. [...] Continue Reading »

Braves Top 10 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 30, 2009
Scouting reports for Atlanta's 10 best prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Pacific Coast League Top 20 Prospects Chat With Jim Shonerd
Oct. 15, 2009
Jim Shonerd chatted about the Pacific Coast League's prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Pacific Coast League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 15, 2009
Here are scouting reports on the top 20 prospects in the Pacific Coast League. [...] Continue Reading »

Pacific Coast League Top 20 Prospects
Oct. 15, 2009
The Triple-A Pacific Coast League long has been known as a hitter's league, and this year did nothing to detract from that reputation. Position players claimed eight of the first nine spots on our Top 20 Prospects list, led by Fresno catcher Buster Posey. [...] Continue Reading »

International League Top 20 Prospects Chat With Josh Leventhal
Oct. 14, 2009
Josh Leventhal answered questions about the International League. [...] Continue Reading »

International League Top 20 Prospects
Oct. 14, 2009
Matt Wieters may have spent most of the season in Baltimore, but he stuck around Norfolk long enough to be the top prospect in the International League. [...] Continue Reading »

International League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 14, 2009
Matt Wieters and Tommy Hanson lead off the International League Top 20 Prospects list. [...] Continue Reading »

Texas League Top 20 Prospects Chat With Will Lingo
Oct. 13, 2009
Will Lingo chatted about the Texas League's prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Texas League Top 20 Prospects
Oct. 13, 2009
Will Lingo ranks the top 20 prospects in the Texas League. [...] Continue Reading »

Texas League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 13, 2009
The Double-A Texas League lacked a slam-dunk top prospect this year, and most of those players who did rise to the top of the talent pool left before they even completed a circuit around the league. Five of the top seven players on this list were gone by the Fourth of July, with top prospect Mat Latos jumping straight to the big leagues and providing a glimpse of a brighter future in San Diego. [...] Continue Reading »

Eastern League Top 20 Prospects Chat With John Manuel
Oct. 9, 2009
John Manuel answered questions about the Eastern League's prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Eastern League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 9, 2009
Pedro Alvarez's strong second half in Altoona was enough to earn the top spot on our Eastern League Top 20 Prospects list. [...] Continue Reading »

Eastern League Top 20 Prospects
Oct. 9, 2009
Akron led the Eastern League virtually from start to finish, winning 89 games and then claiming the league championship by beating Connecticut in four games. The Aeros had a solid crop of prospects, with league MVP Carlos Santana leading the way. Santana hit three home runs in seven playoff games, supporting an offense boosted by third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall, who hit .467 in the postseason. [...] Continue Reading »

Southern League Top 20 Prospects Chat With Ben Badler
Oct. 8, 2009
Ben Badler chatted about Southern League prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Southern League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 8, 2009
Ben Badler ranks the top prospects in the Southern League. [...] Continue Reading »

Southern League Top 20 Prospects
Oct. 8, 2009
After a pair of hard-throwing lefties (Clayton Kershaw and David Price) reigned in the Double-A Southern League in 2008, the circuit's top prospects this year were a quartet of high-ceiling hitting prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Florida State League Top 20 Prospects Chat With J.J. Cooper
Oct. 7, 2009
J.J. Cooper chatted about the Florida State League's prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Florida State League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 7, 2009
The Florida State League's elite prospects—Jupiter outfielder Mike Stanton, Tampa catcher Jesus Montero, Clearwater outfielder Domonic Brown, Sarasota first baseman Yonder Alonso, Clearwater righthander Kyle Drabek—rank among the best of the minors. They tore up the FSL in April and May before departing with promotions in early June. [...] Continue Reading »

Florida State League Top 20 Prospects
Oct. 6, 2009
Mike Stanton's massive power and Jesus Montero's excellent bat control top the Florida State League Top 20 Prospects list. [...] Continue Reading »

Carolina League Top 20 Prospects Chat With Ben Badler
Oct. 6, 2009
Ben Badler chatted about prospects in the Carolina League. [...] Continue Reading »

Carolina League Top 20 Prospects
Oct. 6, 2009
For an eight-team league, the high Class A Carolina League featured more than its share of potential superstar talent and depth this season. [...] Continue Reading »

Carolina League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 6, 2009
Ben Badler ranks the top prospects in the eight-team league. [...] Continue Reading »

California League Top 20 Prospects Chat With Dave Perkin
Oct. 5, 2009
Dave Perkin answered questions about California League prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

California League Top 20 Prospects
Oct. 5, 2009
When high Class A California League teams released their roster this spring, one veteran pro scout got his copy and said, "San Jose is the club you want to see. They've loaded that club with all their best guys." [...] Continue Reading »

California League Top 20 Prospects With Scouting Reports
Oct. 5, 2009
Pro scouts certainly know the way to San Jose. Not only did the Giants finish with 93 wins (one off the minor league lead) and sweep High Desert in the playoff finals, but they also landed four players on our Cal League Top 20 list. San Francisco has assembled one of the most talented systems in the game and it showed with catcher Buster Posey (the league's No. 1 prospect), lefthander Madison Bumgarner (who would have ranked ahead of Posey if he had enough innings to qualify) and a prospect-studded outfield of Thomas Neal, Roger Kieschnick and Darren Ford. Lefthander Craig Clark went 16-2, 2.86 and won the league's pitcher of the year award, but he didn't make the Top 20 because he's 25 and more of a finesse pitcher. [...] Continue Reading »