Top 100 Prospects Chat
Feb. 21, 2012
We answered your Top 100 Prospects questions in a three-hour chat. [...] Continue Reading »

2012 Top 100 Prospects
Feb. 21, 2012
Our 2012 Top 100 Prospects list leads off with a trio of prospects who all could stake claims to being No. 1. [...] Continue Reading »

Comps For This Year's Terrific Trio
Feb. 21, 2012
The Comps Scouts often use comparisons to paint a physical picture of a player and to project what he might become. Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Matt Moore are unusually gifted, which led to some interesting comps. [...] Continue Reading »

Hard To Go Wrong With Top 100's Top Trio
Feb. 21, 2012
In most years, Bryce Harper would be an easy pick as baseball's No. 1 prospect. So would Matt Moore. And Mike Trout. But this isn't most years, and we have to choose between the best young power hitter many scouts ever have seen, an ace lefthander and a legitimate five-tool center fielder. All three proved their bona fides in 2011, with Harper reaching Double-A at age 18, Moore narrowly missing a third straight minor league strikeout title before overpowering the Rangers in the playoffs and Trout winning Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year award. Our staff had differing opinions on how to stack Harper, Moore and Trout up against each other. So did 11 player-personnel officials with big league clubs whom we contacted. Here's what they had to say:
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How The Positions Stack Up Year-By-Year
Feb. 21, 2012
Looking at how the Top 100 has stacked up by position over the past five years. [...] Continue Reading »

2012 Top 100 Prospects By The Numbers
Feb. 21, 2012
We breakdown the stats on our Top 100 [...] Continue Reading »

Looking Back At Previous Trios
Feb. 21, 2012
This isn't the first time we've had a trio of prospects who all could make a great case for the top spot on the Top 100. A look back shows that when you have three "can't miss" prospects, there's a decent chance that one of them will miss. Here are some other notable trios from previous lists. [...] Continue Reading »

2011 Top 100 Prospects Chat
Feb. 23, 2011
We chatted for three hours about the Top 100 Prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Prospects: Split Decisions
Feb. 23, 2011
We may present a consensus Top 100 Prospects list, but that doesn't mean we all agree about how every prospect should be ranked. Here's a look at our explanations for some of our disagreements. [...] Continue Reading »

2011 Top 100 Prospects
Feb. 23, 2011
A one-page listing of our Top 100 Prospects. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Prospects By The Numbers
Feb. 23, 2011
Looking into the numbers behind our Top 100 Prospects list. [...] Continue Reading »

2011 Top 100 Prospects: 1-20
Feb. 23, 2011
Ranking 2011's top prospects from Bryce Harper to Chris Sale. [...] Continue Reading »

2011 Top 100 Prospects: 21-40
Feb. 23, 2011
We rank prospects from Jacob Turner to Brett Lawrie. [...] Continue Reading »

2011 Top 100 Prospects: 41-60
Feb. 23, 2011
Ranking prospects from Manny Banuelos to Miguel Sano. [...] Continue Reading »

2011 Top 100 Prospects: 61-80
Feb. 23, 2011
Our rankings from Drew Pomeranz to Nolan Arenado [...] Continue Reading »

2011 Top 100 Prospects: 81-100
Feb. 23, 2011
Ranking prospects from Matt Dominguez to Joe Benson. [...] Continue Reading »

Midseason Updated Top 25 Prospects
Jul. 9, 2010
The 2010 midseason top 25 prospects list has a lot of names missing because they've been promoted to the big leagues. But there still are several names to watch. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Dream Draft: The First Five Rounds
Mar. 3, 2010
The skinny on the first 55 picks of our dream draft. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Dream Draft: By The Numbers
Mar. 3, 2010
Breaking down the Baseball America prospect dream draft by organization, position and source. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Dream Draft: Team By Team
Mar. 3, 2010
To go deeper than the Top 100 Prospects list, we decided to have all 11 members of the editorial staff draft the beginnings of their own farm systems, creating their own top 30s. The only guidelines were to build the most talented farm system possible, and you can select only players in the 2010 Prospect Handbook. That's a pool of 902 players—30 players from the 30 organizations plus Cuban defectors Noel Arguelles and Aroldis Chapman, who were in the appendix before they signed. [...] Continue Reading »

Prospect Dream Draft: Pick By Pick
Mar. 3, 2010
Every pick from our prospect dream draft in the order that they were selected. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Prospects: No. 81-100
Feb. 23, 2010
We wrap up our 2010 Top 100 Prospects list with the rankings for prospects No. 81-100. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Prospects: No. 61-80
Feb. 23, 2010
We continue our Top 100 Prospects list with prospects No. 61 to 80. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Prospects: No. 41-60
Feb. 23, 2010
Our 2010 Top 100 Prospects Rankings continues with prospects from Jason Castro to Tyler Flowers. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Prospects: No. 21-40
Feb. 23, 2010
We continue our ranking of the Top 100 Prospects with the rankings from No. 21 Ryan Westmoreland to No. 40 Aaron Crow. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Prospects: No. 1-20
Feb. 23, 2010
This is Baseball America's 21st annual Top 100 Prospects list, our definitive annual ranking of the best professional talent in baseball below the major league level. And this year, we're turning the focus in the list to the best tool for each player. We'll highlight that tool, as well as giving it a grade on the 20-80 scouting scale—where 20 is the worst, 80 the best, and 50 major league average. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Prospects By The Numbers
Feb. 23, 2010
A full breakdown of where our Top 100 came from. [...] Continue Reading »

Where The Top 100 Are
Apr. 9, 2009
Find out where our Top 100 Prospects are starting the 2009 season. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 Pitchers By The Numbers
Mar. 23, 2009
We turn our attention now to the statistical indicators of the pitchers among our Top 100 Prospects, focusing on trends that may signal future success. [...] Continue Reading »

Top 100 By The Numbers
Mar. 6, 2009
Before we say goodbye to the Top 100 Prospects for another year, let's take one final look at the best of the best, this time with an eye toward on-field performance in 2008. [...] Continue Reading »