Tracking 2024 In-Season Top 100 Prospect Movement
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Throughout the 2024 season, we’ll track the movement within the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list.
Since this is our first in-season update for now the Top 100 movement tracker lists where players ranked in our mid-January Top 100 Prospects release and where they rank in the new Top 100.
One player (Masyn Winn) has graduated since our Jan. Top 100 rollout, while another (Nick Frasso) has dropped out after he was diagnosed with a torn labrum.
Big Moves Up In The April Update
James Wood, OF, Nationals (Up 3 Spots Into The Top 10): Wood was one of the best hitters in spring training, flashing the tools that have long made him a premium prospect.
Jackson Jobe, RHP, Tigers (Up 8 Spots): Jobe already ranked among the best pitching prospects in the game, but the feedback from his spring outings led us to now bump him up to the second highest ranked pitching prospect in the game behind Paul Skenes.
Jared Jones, RHP, Pirates (Up 48 Spots): The scouting feedback on Jones’ improvements during the 2023 season was quite strong, but even with that, his step forward this spring was eye-opening. Jones’ fastball and slider are both present plus pitches, which makes him a valuable part of the Pirates’ rotation.
Rhett Lowder, RHP, Reds (Up 18 Spots): Lowder didn’t pitch in a pro game after he signed in 2023. His spring appearances have been encouraging and offer hints that he could move quickly.
Josue De Paula, OF, Dodgers (Up 46 Spots): De Paula has advanced bat-to-ball skills for his age, and is now showing he’s getting to more of his excellent raw power.
Brayan Rocchio, SS, Guardians (Up 26 Spots): Rocchio won a competitive battle to be the Guardians’ everyday shortstop. He’ll graduate soon, but he gets a bump up the list before he does.
Gavin Stone, RHP, Dodgers (Up 17 Spot): Stone was excellent this spring and won the Dodgers’ fifth starter job. He is three starts away from graduating.
Big Moves Down In The April Update
Noelvi Marte, 3B, Reds (Down 10 Spots): Since we last ranked Marte, he’s been suspended for testing positive for a performance enhancing drug. It doesn’t derail his long-term potential, but it is a cause for some concern.
Curtis Mead, 2B/3B, Rays (Down
Chase Hampton, RHP, Yankees (Down 19 Spots): Hampton is on the injured list with a sore shoulder.
Graduated
Masyn Winn, SS, Cardinals
Dropped Out
Nick Frasso, RHP, Dodgers: Frasso will miss the 2024 season with a torn labrum.
| April 5 | Jan. 16 | Movement | Player | Pos | Team |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Jackson Holliday | 2B/SS | Orioles |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Jackson Chourio | OF | Brewers |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Junior Caminero | 3B | Rays |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Evan Carter | OF | Rangers |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Wyatt Langford | OF | Rangers |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Dylan Crews | OF | Nationals |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | Paul Skenes | RHP | Pirates |
| 8 | 11 | 3 | James Wood | OF | Nationals |
| 9 | 7 | -2 | Jordan Lawlar | SS | D-backs |
| 10 | 8 | -2 | Ethan Salas | C | Padres |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | Samuel Basallo | C/1B | Orioles |
| 12 | 20 | 8 | Jackson Jobe | RHP | Tigers |
| 13 | 12 | -1 | Andrew Painter | RHP | Phillies |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | Walker Jenkins | OF | Twins |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Colson Montgomery | SS | White Sox |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Jasson Dominguez | OF | Yankees |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Jackson Merrill | OF/SS | Padres |
| 18 | 21 | 3 | Roman Anthony | OF | Red Sox |
| 19 | 19 | 0 | Max Clark | OF | Tigers |
| 20 | 18 | -2 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | Cubs |
| 21 | 14 | -7 | Marcelo Mayer | SS | Red Sox |
| 22 | 22 | 0 | Ricky Tiedemann | LHP | Blue Jays |
| 23 | 24 | 1 | Cade Horton | RHP | Cubs |
| 24 | 25 | 1 | Coby Mayo | 3B | Orioles |
| 25 | 26 | 1 | Kyle Harrison | LHP | Giants |
| 26 | 74 | 48 | Jared Jones | RHP | Pirates |
| 27 | 27 | 0 | Robby Snelling | LHP | Padres |
| 28 | 28 | 0 | Colt Keith | 2B | Tigers |
| 29 | 29 | 0 | Chase DeLauter | OF | Guardians |
| 30 | 30 | 0 | Jett Williams | SS | Mets |
| 31 | 31 | 0 | Matt Shaw | SS | Cubs |
| 32 | 34 | 2 | Colton Cowser | OF | Orioles |
| 33 | 23 | -10 | Noelvi Marte | 3B | Reds |
| 34 | 32 | -2 | Jacob Misiorowski | RHP | Brewers |
| 35 | 33 | -2 | Jeferson Quero | C | Brewers |
| 36 | 40 | 4 | Noah Schultz | LHP | White Sox |
| 37 | 46 | 9 | Spencer Jones | OF | Yankees |
| 38 | 35 | -3 | Brooks Lee | SS | Twins |
| 39 | 36 | -3 | Adael Amador | SS | Rockies |
| 40 | 37 | -3 | Carson Williams | SS | Rays |
| 41 | 38 | -3 | Dylan Lesko | RHP | Padres |
| 42 | 60 | 18 | Rhett Lowder | RHP | Reds |
| 43 | 41 | -2 | Heston Kjerstad | OF/1B | Orioles |
| 44 | 42 | -2 | AJ Smith-Shawver | RHP | Braves |
| 45 | 43 | -2 | Michael Busch | 1B | Cubs |
| 46 | 44 | -2 | Cole Young | SS | Mariners |
| 47 | 45 | -2 | Mason Miller | RHP | Athletics |
| 48 | 47 | -1 | Owen Caissie | OF | Cubs |
| 49 | 48 | -1 | Noble Meyer | RHP | Marlins |
| 50 | 52 | 2 | Colt Emerson | SS | Mariners |
| 51 | 97 | 46 | Josue De Paula | OF | Dodgers |
| 52 | 49 | -3 | Hurston Waldrep | RHP | Braves |
| 53 | 50 | -3 | Dalton Rushing | C | Dodgers |
| 54 | 80 | 26 | Brayan Rocchio | SS | Guardians |
| 55 | 53 | -2 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | OF | Twins |
| 56 | 54 | -2 | Sebastian Walcott | SS | Rangers |
| 57 | 55 | -2 | Brady House | 3B | Nationals |
| 58 | 57 | -1 | Bryce Eldridge | 1B | Giants |
| 59 | 58 | -1 | Drew Thorpe | RHP | White Sox |
| 60 | 59 | -1 | Bubba Chandler | RHP | Pirates |
| 61 | 61 | 0 | Chase Dollander | RHP | Rockies |
| 62 | 62 | 0 | Kyle Teel | C | Red Sox |
| 63 | 51 | -12 | Harry Ford | C | Mariners |
| 64 | 56 | -8 | Marco Luciano | SS | Giants |
| 65 | 82 | 17 | Gavin Stone | RHP | Dodgers |
| 66 | 63 | -3 | Justin Crawford | OF | Phillies |
| 67 | 64 | -3 | Mick Abel | RHP | Phillies |
| 68 | 66 | -2 | Shane Baz | RHP | Rays |
| 69 | 68 | -1 | Roderick Arias | SS | Yankees |
| 70 | 69 | -1 | Xavier Isaac | 1B | Rays |
| 71 | 71 | 0 | Austin Wells | C | Yankees |
| 72 | 75 | 3 | Tekoah Roby | RHP | Cardinals |
| 73 | 76 | 3 | Jacob Wilson | SS | Athletics |
| 74 | 77 | 3 | Termarr Johnson | 2B | Pirates |
| 75 | 78 | 3 | Connor Phillips | RHP | Reds |
| 76 | 81 | 5 | Jace Jung | 2B | Tigers |
| 77 | 83 | 6 | Victor Scott | OF | Cardinals |
| 78 | 86 | 8 | Nolan Schanuel | 1B | Angels |
| 79 | 65 | -14 | Curtis Mead | 3B/2B | Rays |
| 80 | 67 | -13 | Everson Pereira | OF | Yankees |
| 81 | 70 | -11 | Tyler Black | 3B | Brewers |
| 82 | 73 | -9 | Tyler Soderstrom | C | Athletics |
| 83 | 84 | 1 | Tink Hence | RHP | Cardinals |
| 84 | 85 | 1 | Thomas Saggese | 2B | Cardinals |
| 85 | 87 | 2 | Ronny Mauricio | 2B | Mets |
| 86 | 79 | -7 | Luis Morales | RHP | Athletics |
| 87 | 88 | 1 | Jacob Melton | OF | Astros |
| 88 | 89 | 1 | Max Meyer | RHP | Marlins |
| 89 | 90 | 1 | Orelvis Martinez | SS | Blue Jays |
| 90 | 91 | 1 | Drew Gilbert | OF | Mets |
| 91 | 72 | -19 | Chase Hampton | RHP | Yankees |
| 92 | 92 | 0 | Yanquiel Fernandez | OF | Rockies |
| 93 | 93 | 0 | DL Hall | LHP | Brewers |
| 94 | 94 | 0 | Ceddanne Rafaela | OF | Red Sox |
| 95 | 95 | 0 | Brayden Taylor | 3B | Rays |
| 96 | 99 | 3 | Leodalis De Vries | SS | Padres |
| 97 | 96 | -1 | Andy Pages | OF | Dodgers |
| 98 | NR | Thayron Liranzo | C | Dodgers | |
| 99 | 100 | 1 | Lazaro Montes | OF | Mariners |
| 100 | NR | Luis Gil | RHP | Yankees | |
| Grad. | 39 | Masyn Winn | SS | Cardinals | |
| NR | 97 | -4 | Nick Frasso | RHP | Dodgers |
