2024 MLB Top 100 Players
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Ranking the top 100 players in the major leagues.
Through the years, Baseball America has evaluated the potential for thousands of young players and graded their scouting tools.
But until now we had never carried that exercise through to major league players.
This year we sorted all MLB players by their role grades and assessed their traditional scouting tools on the 20-80 scale. Players are ranked by projected 2024 impact.
Explaining Role Grades
BA grades translate to the following major league roles. All MLB 100 players are graded 55 or higher.
| Grade | Hitter | Starter | Reliever |
| 75-80 | Franchise player | No. 1 starter | |
| 65-70 | Perennial all-star | No. 2 starter | |
| 60 | Occasional all-star | No. 3 starter | MLB best reliever |
| 55 | First-division regular | No. 3/4 starter | Elite closer |
| 50 | Solid-average regular | No. 4 starter | Elite set-up reliever |
| 45 | Second-division/Platoon | No. 5 starter | Middle reliever |
| 40 | Reserve | Spot starter | Low-leverage RP |
Top 100 MLB Prospects
See our most recent update to our flagship 2024 Top 100 MLB Prospects ranking.
Explaining Tools Grades
The following terms are used interchangeably with 20-80 scouting grades for players’ tools.
20 Poor
30 Well below-average
40 Below-average
45 Fringe-average
50 Average
55 Above-average
60 Plus
70 Double-plus
80 Elite
The majority of tools grades in MLB fall between 45 and 55, though for the best of the best, the median value is closer to 60.
The MLB 100 order was determined by Carlos Collazo, Matt Eddy, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White. Eddy wrote the capsules.
