2017 Top 10 Prospects Index

By BA Staff
on October 27, 2016

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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
Orioles	Red Sox	Yankees
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Chance Sisco, c	1. Andrew Benintendi, of	1. Gleyber Torres, ss
2. Cody Sedlock, rhp	2. Yoan Moncada, 2b/3b	2. Clint Frazier, of
3. Ryan Mountcastle, ss	3. Rafael Devers, 3b	3. Blake Rutherford, of
4. Hunter Harvey, rhp	4. Michael Kopech, rhp	4. Jorge Mateo, ss
5. Trey Mancini, 1b	5. Jason Groome, lhp	5. James Kaprielian, rhp
6. Keegan Akin, lhp	6. Sam Travis, 1b	6. Aaron Judge, of
7. Austin Hays, of	7. Mauricio Dubon, ss	7. Justus Sheffield, lhp
8. Jomar Reyes, 3b	8. Luis Alexander Basabe, of	8. Chance Adams, rhp
9. Chris Lee, lhp	9. Bobby Dalbec, 3b	9. Dustin Fowler, of
10. Tanner Scott, lhp	10. Roniel Raudes, rhp	10. Domingo Acevedo, rhp
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Rays	Blue Jays
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Willy Adames, ss	1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 3b
2. Brent Honeywell, rhp	2. Anthony Alford, of
3. Casey Gillaspie, 1b	3. Sean Reid-Foley, rhp
4. Jake Bauers, of/1b	4. Conner Greene, rhp
5. Chih-Wei Hu, rhp	5. Richard Urena, ss
6. Josh Lowe, 3b	6. Rowdy Tellez, 1b
7. Jesus Sanchez, of	7. T.J. Zeuch, rhp
8. Jacob Faria, rhp	8. Bo Bichette, ss
9. Justin Williams, of	9. Jon Harris, rhp
10. Garrett Whitley, of	10. Justin Maese, rhp
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AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
White Sox	Indians	Tigers
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Zack Collins, c	1. Francisco Mejia, c	1. Matt Manning, rhp
2. Zack Burdi, rhp	2. Bradley Zimmer, of	2. Christin Stewart, of
3. Carson Fulmer, rhp	3. Triston McKenzie, rhp	3. Beau Burrows, rhp
4. Spencer Adams, rhp	4. Brady Aiken, lhp	4. Tyler Alexander, lhp
5. Alec Hansen, rhp	5. Bobby Bradley, 1b	5. Kyle Funkhouser, rhp
6. Jordan Stephens, rhp	6. Yu-Cheng Chang, ss	6. JaCoby Jones, of/3b
7. Trey Michalczewski, 3b	7. Will Benson, of	7. Mike Gerber, of
8. Jameson Fisher, of	8. Nolan Jones, 3b	8. Adam Ravenelle, rhp
9. Alex Call, of	9. Erik Gonzalez, ss/2b	9. Steven Moya, of
10. Jake Peter, 2b/of	10. Greg Allen, of	10. Derek Hill, of
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Royals	Twins
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Josh Staumont, rhp	1. Nick Gordon, ss
2. Matt Strahm, lhp	2. Stephen Gonsalves, lhp
3. Hunter Dozier, 3b/of	3. Alex Kirilloff, of/1b
4. Eric Skoglund, lhp	4. Fernando Romero, rhp
5. A.J. Puckett, rhp	5. Tyler Jay, lhp
6. Scott Blewett, rhp	6. Adalberto Mejia, lhp
7. Chase Vallot, c	7. Kohl Stewart, rhp
8. Ryan O'Hearn, 1b	8. Felix Jorge, rhp
9. Jorge Bonifacio, of	9. Daniel Palka, of
10. Kyle Zimmer, rhp	10. Travis Blankenhorn, 3b/2b
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AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
Astros	Angels	Athletics
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Francis Martes, rhp	1. Jahmai Jones, of	1. Franklin Barreto, ss
2. Kyle Tucker, of	2. Matt Thaiss, 1b	2. A.J. Puk, lhp
3. David Paulino, rhp	3. Alex Meyer, rhp	3. Matt Chapman, 3b
4. Franklin Perez, rhp	4. Brandon Marsh, of	4. Jharel Cotton, rhp
5. A.J. Reed, 1b	5. Nate Smith, lhp	5. Frankie Montas, rhp
6. Forrest Whitley, rhp	6. Taylor Ward, c	6. Grant Holmes, rhp
7. Teoscar Hernandez, of	7. Grayson Long, rhp	7. Chad Pinder, ss
8. Yulieski Gurriel, 3b/1b	8. Chris Rodriguez, rhp	8. Daniel Gossett, rhp
9. Derek Fisher, of	9. Keynan Middleton, rhp	9. Richie Martin, ss
10. Garrett Stubbs, c	10. Jaime Barria, rhp	10. Bruce Maxwell, c
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Mariners	Rangers
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Kyle Lewis, of	1. Leody Taveras, of
2. Tyler O’Neill, of	2. Yohander Mendez, lhp
3. Luiz Gohara, lhp	3. Ariel Jurado, rhp
4. Nick Neidert, rhp	4. Cole Ragans, lhp
5. Mitch Haniger, of	5. Andy Ibanez, 2b/3b
6. Andrew Moore, rhp	6. Josh Morgan, 3b/ss
7. Drew Jackson, ss	7. Ronald Guzman, 1b
8. Max Povse, rhp	8. Alex Speas, rhp
9. Dan Altavilla, rhp	9. Joe Palumbo, lhp
10. Dan Vogelbach, 1b	10. Brett Martin, lhp
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NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
Braves	Marlins	Mets
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Dansby Swanson, ss	1. Braxton Garrett, lhp	1. Amed Rosario, ss
2. Ozzie Albies, 2b/ss	2. Luis Castillo, rhp	2. Dominic Smith, 1b
3. Kolby Allard, lhp	3. Tyler Kolek, rhp	3. Justin Dunn, rhp
4. Mike Soroka, rhp	4. Brian Anderson, 3b	4. Desmond Lindsay, of
5. Ian Anderson, rhp	5. Dillon Peters, lhp	5. Brandon Nimmo, of
6. Ronald Acuna, of	6. Jarlin Garcia, lhp	6. Gavin Cecchini, 2b/ss
7. Kevin Maitan, ss	7. Edward Cabrera, rhp	7. Robert Gsellman, rhp
8. Sean Newcomb, lhp	8. Austin Dean, of	8. Thomas Szapucki, lhp
9. Patrick Weigel, rhp	9. Stone Garrett, of	9. Gabriel Ynoa, rhp
10. Max Fried, lhp	10. Thomas Jones, of	10. Tomas Nido, c
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Phillies	Nationals
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. J.P. Crawford, ss	1. Victor Robles, of
2. Mickey Moniak, of	2. Erick Fedde, rhp
3. Jorge Alfaro, c	3. Juan Soto, of
4. Nick Williams, of	4. Wilmer Difo, ss/2b
5. Sixto Sanchez, rhp	5. Andrew Stevenson, of
6. Rhys Hoskins, 1b	6. Koda Glover, rhp
7. Franklyn Kilome, rhp	7. Luis Garcia, ss
8. Roman Quinn, of	8. Carter Kieboom, ss
9. Scott Kingery, 2b	9. Pedro Severino, c
10. Dylan Cozens, of	10. Austin Voth, rhp
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NL Central
Pirates	Brewers	Cardinals
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Austin Meadows, of	1. Lewis Brinson, of	1. Alex Reyes, rhp
2. Mitch Keller, rhp	2. Josh Hader, lhp	2. Luke Weaver, rhp
3. Tyler Glasnow, rhp	3. Luis Ortiz, rhp	3. Delvin Perez, ss
4. Josh Bell, 1b/of	4. Corey Ray, of	4. Carson Kelly, c
5. Kevin Newman, ss	5. Isan Diaz, ss/2b	5. Magneuris Sierra, of
6. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3b	6. Trent Clark, of	6. Sandy Alcantara, rhp
7. Steven Brault, lhp	7. Brandon Woodruff, rhp	7. Harrison Bader, of
8. Cole Tucker, ss	8. Phil Bickford, rhp	8. Edmundo Sosa, ss
9. Will Craig, 3b	9. Lucas Erceg, 3b	9. Dakota Hudson, rhp
10. Elias Diaz, c	10. Marcos Diplan, rhp	10. Eliezer Alvarez, 2b
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Reds	Cubs
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Nick Senzel, 3b	1. Eloy Jimenez, of
2. Cody Reed, lhp	2. Ian Happ, 2b/of
3. Amir Garrett, lhp	3. Albert Almora, of
4. Robert Stephenson, rhp	4. Dylan Cease, rhp
5. Taylor Trammell, of	5. Oscar de la Cruz, rhp
6. Jesse Winker, of	6. Mark Zagunis, of
7. Aristides Aquino, of	7. Jeimer Candelario, 3b
8. Sal Romano, rhp	8. Trevor Clifton, rhp
9. Vladimir Gutierrez, rhp	9. D.J. Wilson, of
10. Tyler Stephenson, c	10. Jose Albertos, rhp
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NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
Rockies	Dodgers
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Brendan Rodgers, ss	1. Cody Bellinger, 1b/of
2. Riley Pint, rhp	2. Yadier Alvarez, rhp
3. Jeff Hoffman, rhp	3. Jose De Leon, rhp
4. Raimel Tapia, of	4. Alex Verdugo, of
5. German Marquez, rhp	5. Willie Calhoun, 2b
6. Ryan Castellani, rhp	6. Andrew Toles, of
7. Tom Murphy, c	7. Yusniel Diaz, of
8. Kyle Freeland, lhp	8. Brock Stewart, rhp
9. Ryan McMahon, 3b/1b	9. Gavin Lux, ss
10. Antonio Senzatela, rhp	10. Austin Barnes, c/2b
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Padres	Diamondbacks	Giants
Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)	Top 10 Prospects ($)
1. Anderson Espinoza, rhp	1. Anthony Banda, lhp	1. Tyler Beede, rhp
2. Manuel Margot, of	2. Dawel Lugo, 3b	2. Christian Arroyo, ss/3b
3. Hunter Renfroe, of	3. Domingo Leyba, ss/2b	3. Chris Shaw, 1b
4. Cal Quantrill, rhp	4. Socrates Brito, of	4. Bryan Reynolds, of
5. Adrian Morejon, lhp	5. Jazz Chisholm, ss	5. Andrew Suarez, lhp
6. Luis Urias, 2b/ss	6. Anfernee Grier, of	6. Ty Blach, lhp
7. Jacob Nix, rhp	7. Taylor Clarke, rhp	7. Joan Gregorio, rhp
8. Michael Gettys, of	8. Brad Keller, rhp	8. Sandro Fabian, of
9. Dinelson Lamet, rhp	9. Jon Duplantier, rhp	9. Aramis Garcia, c
10. Josh Naylor, 1b	10. Curtis Taylor, rhp	10. Steven Duggar, of
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