2024 Prospect Rankings Thread

[Mugsy's Jock]

@JM3 giving Matthew Lugo the helium he deserves! Waiting for SP to catch up.

 

[JM3]

@JM3 giving Matthew Lugo the helium he deserves! Waiting for SP to catch up.

For better or worse, my rankings are definitely a lot more fluid than SP. I had him ranked lower than they did all of last year because he was terrible at baseball last year.

But the fact that he's been really good at baseball this year probably makes that a bad idea, even though SP eventually joined me in removing him from the top 60, so I was way ahead of that curve... but that curve (hopefully) was wrong.

While we're chatting in here, this seems like a good place for this post:

View: https://twitter.com/IanCundall/status/1788646888482201838

Ian also mentions that Mayer is 2nd among org 21 y/o at 106.1.

& this is also a good time to mention that Roman is still live to be #1 again next month lol

 

[Merkle's Boner]

For better or worse, my rankings are definitely a lot more fluid than SP. I had him ranked lower than they did all of last year because he was terrible at baseball last year.

But the fact that he's been really good at baseball this year probably makes that a bad idea, even though SP eventually joined me in removing him from the top 60, so I was way ahead of that curve... but that curve (hopefully) was wrong.

While we're chatting in here, this seems like a good place for this post:

View: https://twitter.com/IanCundall/status/1788646888482201838

Ian also mentions that Mayer is 2nd among org 21 y/o at 106.1.

& this is also a good time to mention that Roman is still live to be #1 again next month lol

Is that good? It sounds good. I mean, what’s Stanton or Ohtani?

 

[JM3]

Is that good? It sounds good. I mean, what’s Stanton or Ohtani?

Stanton is 111.5 & Shohei is 110.2.



https://jona.substack.com/p/90th-percentile-exit-velocity-investigation

 

[simplicio]

So what's the deal with Anthony currently? Just striking out to much?

 

[JM3]

So what's the deal with Anthony currently? Just striking out to much?

Umm...as far as I can tell (based solely on looking at his Fangraphs page) compared to Greenville (his main sample) last year... the only major difference is he's not hitting enough homers...

Last year he hit homers on 37.5% of fly balls. This year he's hit homers on 9.5% of fly balls.

His strikeout rate is pretty similar (30.6% last year, 31.6% this year), his walk rate is pretty similar (16.3% to 14.9%), & his line drive rate is pretty similar (29.5% to 27.1%).

He's converted more ground balls to fly balls this year (about 10%), & is pulling the ball 10% less of the time. It's quite possible this is a change in approach that he hasn't fully mastered, yet, or he isn't quite at the level of comfortability with the pitching at the level as he was by the time he got to Greenville 202 PAs into the season.

In general, I think he does need to get better at not striking out, & I think he will over time, but that's not the reason his wRC+ went from 164 at Greenville to 115 at Portland this season, which is still quite good for a 19 y/o in AA (his 20th birthday is on the 13th).

But I think we could expect to start seeing more homers & xbh soon (his ISO is down from .275 to .144), & maybe eventually the k rate will go down a bit, too.

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/roman-anthony/sa3020211/stats?position=OF

 

[JM3]

This is for fantasy baseball so you get weird stuff like David Hamilton #175, but a list that goes 700 deep is fun.

12) Roman
49) Mayer
54) Teel
161) Yoely
169) Bleis
175) Blizzard
176) Wikelman
204) Yorke
214) Fitts
236) Perales
293) Blaze
302) Yordanny
319) Slaten
346) Nazzan
404) Meidroth
443) Sandlin
469) Hickey
483) Paulino
542) Castro
567) Arias
570) I. Coffey
576) Bastardo
594) Johanfran
615) M. Lugo
674) ERC
694) Alcantara

https://rotoprospects.com/rotoprospects-top-700-rankings/

 

[AlNipper49]

With Casas likely the long-term solution at 1B and our roster with a handful of guys who should / could be DHing what do you see happening to Blaze?

 

[JM3]

With Casas likely the long-term solution at 1B and our roster with a handful of guys who should / could be DHing what do you see happening to Blaze?

I've always sort of envisioned him for that Justin Turner role of RHH DH who can back up 1B & 3B.

Two of the guys who could be DH'ing play the positions Blaze plays, so if he plays it better than them & they DH those days, that wouldn't really change the math.

Which leaves the Yoshida issue. If he is better against righties than Yoshida in 2 years, you move on from Yoshida no problem. Obviously, how well they are both playing at that point would determine how high-class of a problem that is.

If he's good against lefties but not great against righties, you have basically a CI Refsnyder type role.

& if he's not good at anything, hopefully you move him before he Dalbecs.

 

[JM3]

Pipeline Top 100:

12) Mayer
18) Roman
31) Teel

https://www.mlb.com/prospects

 

[JM3]

Here is some formula that is obviously accurate as it has Jackson Holliday as the best hitter & Paul Skenes as the best pitcher.

View: https://twitter.com/ProspectLarceny/status/1789830289839022532


Red Sox on the hitter top 100 list:

11) Meidroth
20) M. Lugo
29) Niko
35) Roman
58) Mayer
59) Blaze
82) Paulino
97) KCamp

Red Sox on the pitcher top 100 list:

11) JoJo
15) Paez
16) Perales
87) Early
93) ERC

 

[mwonow]

I'm as big a Meidroth stan as anyone...and I think that's a weird list.

 

[LogansDad]

I'm as big a Meidroth stan as anyone...and I think that's a weird list.

Probably not as big as me.

And I think that's a very weird list.

 

[JM3]

I mean, anytime you have a list that's 100% model based you're going to get some unusual results, especially when you're talking about 20% of the season.

Cool to have so many guys on those lists regardless.

 

[JM3]

This is a pretty much all vibes, no stats update a few days early since I'm heading out of the country in a couple days for a couple weeks:

Rank	Player	Position	Age	Level	Prev Rank	SoxProspects	CBO	City	State/Country
1​	Marcelo Mayer	SS	21​	AA	1​	2​	Bloom	Chula Vista	California
2​	Roman Anthony	LF	20​	AA	2​	1​	Bloom	West Palm Beach	Florida
3​	Kyle Teel	C	22​	AA	3​	3​	Bloom	Ridgewood	New Jersey
4​	Yoeilin Cespedes	SS	18​	FCL	4​	5​	Bloom	Azua	Dominican
5​	Miguel Bleis	RF	20​	A	5​	4​	Bloom	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
6​	Luis Perales	SP	21​	AA	6​	8​	Dombro	Guacara	Venezuela
7​	Wikelman Gonzalez	SP	22​	AA	7​	7​	Dombro	Maracay	Venezuela
8​	Yordanny Monegro	SP	21​	A+	8​	21​	Bloom	Santo Domingo	Dominican
9​	Eddinson Paulino	2B	21​	AA	9​	15​	Dombro	Santiago	Dominican
10​	Kristian Campbell	RF	21​	A+	17​	20​	Bloom	Chattanooga	Tennessee
11​	Nick Yorke	2B	22​	AA	10​	11​	Bloom	Newport Beach	California
12​	Nazzan Zanetello	SS	19​	A	12​	9​	Bloom	Bridgeton	Missouri
13​	Mikey Romero	2B	20​	A+	18​	24​	Bloom	San Diego	California
14​	Richard Fitts	SP	24​	AAA	13​	6​	Breslow	Helensa	Alabama
15​	Blaze Jordan	1B	21​	AA	14​	17​	Bloom	Southhaven	Mississippi
16​	Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz	SP	20​	A	19​	18​	Bloom	Trujilo Alto	Puerto Rico
17​	Johanfran Garcia	C	19​	A	16​	16​	Bloom	Valencia	Venezuela
18​	David Sandlin	SP	23​	A+	15​	10​	Breslow	Owasso	Oklahoma
19​	Franklin Arias	SS	18​	FCL	20​	22​	Bloom	Caracas	Venezuela
20​	Chase Meidroth	3B	22​	AAA	21​	13​	Bloom	Torrance	California
21​	Zach Penrod	SP	26​	AAA	27​	29​	Bloom	Nampa	Idaho
22​	Allan Castro	LF	21​	A+	23​	14​	Dombro	Santo Domingo	Dominican
23​	Matthew Lugo	LF	23​	AA	28​	50​	Dombro	Manati	Puerto Rico
24​	Angel Bastardo	SP	21​	AA	29​	27​	Dombro	Moron	Venezuela
25​	Antonio Anderson	3B	18​	A	26​	26​	Bloom	Atlanta	Georgia
26​	Luis Guerrero	RP	23​	AAA	24​	25​	Bloom	Bani	Dominican
27​	Jedixson Paez	SP	20​	A+	25​	47​	Bloom	Tinaquillo	Venezuela
28​	Vladimir Asencio	CF	17​	DSL	31​	56​	Breslow	Santo Domingo	Dominican
29​	Hunter Dobbins	SP	24​	AA	22​	23​	Bloom	Bryan	Texas
30​	Natanael Yuten	CF	19​	A	35​	52​	Bloom	La Romana	Dominican
31​	Connelly Early	SP	22​	A+	39​	33​	Bloom	Midlothian	Virginia
32​	Nathan Hickey	1B	24​	AAA	30​	19​	Bloom	Jacksonville	Florida
33​	Blake Wehunt	SP	23​	A	44​	38​	Bloom	Athens	Georgia
34​	Jhostynxon Garcia	RF	21​	A	38​	35​	Dombro	San Fernando de Apure	Venezuela
35​	JoJo Ingrassia	SP	21​	A	75​	N/A	Bloom	El Cajon	California
36​	Nelly Taylor	CF	21​	A	50​	51​	Bloom	Clearwater	Florida
37​	Ryan Zeferjahn	RP	26​	AA	48​	31​	Dombro	Topeka	Kansas
38​	Grant Gambrell	SP	26​	AAA	34​	28​	Bloom	Clovis	California
39​	Helcris Olivarez	SP	23​	AA	41​	53​	Breslow	San Francisco de Macoris	Dominican
40​	Andruw Musett	C	18​	FCL	43​	N/A	Bloom	Barquisimeto	Venezuela
41​	Alex Hoppe	RP	25​	AA	33​	30​	Bloom	Davenport	Iowa
42​	Hayden Mullins	RP	23​	A+	36​	40​	Bloom	Gallatin	Tennessee
43​	Cutter Coffey	3B	20​	A+	40​	32​	Bloom	Bakersfield	California
44​	Felix Cepeda	RP	23​	AA	54​	59​	Dombro	Bonao	Dominican
45​	Brooks Brannon	C	20​	A	47​	46​	Bloom	Greensboro	North Carolina
46​	Isaac Coffey	SP	23​	AA	32​	58​	Bloom	Goleta	California
47​	Luis Cohen	SP	21​	A	42​	36​	Bloom	Chichirivichi	Venezuela
48​	Freili Encarnacion	3B	19​	A	52​	N/A	Bloom	Santo Domingo	Dominican
49​	Gilberto Batista	SP	19​	FCL	69​	60​	Bloom	?	Dominican
50​	Dalton Rogers	SP	23​	A+	46​	37​	Bloom	Brandon	Mississippi
51​	Miguel Ugueto	LF	21​	A+	60​	N/A	Dombro	La Guaira	Venezuela
52​	Trennor O'Donnell	SP	22​	FCL	65​	N/A	Bloom	Dallas	Texas
53​	Niko Kavadas	1B	25​	AAA	80​	57​	Bloom	South Bend	Indiana
54​	Max Carlson	SP	23​	A	45​	N/A	Bloom	Savage	Minnesota
55​	Fraymi De Leon	SS	19​	FCL	55​	N/A	Bloom	Santiago	Dominican
56​	Bryan Mata	RP	25​	AAA	51​	39​	Dombro	Maracay	Venezuela
57​	Christopher Troye	RP	25​	AA	61​	41​	Bloom	Hayward	California
58​	Reidis Sena	RP	23​	A+	104​	N/A	Dombro	Neiba	Dominican
59​	Starlyn Nunez	2B	18​	FCL	37​	48​	Bloom	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
60​	Marvin Alcantara	SS	19​	A	67​	34​	Bloom	La Victoria	Venezuela
61​	Bryce Bonnin	SP	25​	A+	56​	N/A	Breslow	Webster	Texas
62​	Wyatt Olds	SP	24​	AA	57​	N/A	Bloom	McLoud	Oklahoma
63​	Justin Riemer	SS	22​	TBD	70​	N/A	Bloom	McLean	Virginia
64​	C.J. Liu	SP	25​	AA	95​	N/A	Romero	Tainan City	Taiwan
65​	Juan Chacon	LF	21​	A	64​	N/A	Dombro	Valera	Venezuela
66​	Caleb Bolden	RP	25​	AA	63​	N/A	Bloom	Texarkana	Texas
67​	Bailey Horn	RP	26​	AAA	68​	N/A	Breslow	Waco	Texas
68​	Andy Lugo	LF	20​	FCL	76​	N/A	Bloom	San Cristobal	Dominican
69​	Corey Rosier	LF	24​	AAA	58​	N/A	Bloom	La Plata	Maryland
70​	Nick Sogard	2B	26​	AAA	78​	43​	Bloom	Los Angeles	California
71​	Isaac Stebens	RP	22​	A+	73​	N/A	Bloom	Stillwater	Oklahoma
72​	Kleyver Salazar	C	18​	FCL	83​	N/A	Bloom	Barcelona	Venezuela
73​	Jonathan Brand	RP	24​	AA	59​	N/A	Bloom	Columbus	Georgia
74​	Naoyuki Uwasawa	SP	30​	MLB	62​	N/A	Breslow	Matsudo	Japan
75​	Ahbram Liendo	2B	20​	A+	96​	N/A	Bloom	Maracay	Venezuela
76​	Matt Duffy	SP	22​	A	53​	N/A	Bloom	Ontario	Canada
77​	Luis Ravelo	SS	20​	A+	72​	N/A	Bloom	Santo Domingo	Dominican
78​	Ovis Portes	SP	19​	FCL	172​	N/A	Bloom	St. John's	Antigua
79​	Jorge Benitez	RP	24​	AAA	49​	44​	Breslow	San Juan	Puerto Rico
80​	Tyler McDonough	2B	25​	AA	74​	49​	Bloom	Liberty Township	Ohio
81​	Noah Dean	SP	23​	A	71​	N/A	Bloom	Hackensack	New Jersey
82​	Yosander Asencio	RF	19​	FCL	94​	N/A	Bloom	San Cristobal	Dominican
83​	Brandon Walter	SP	27​	AAA	79​	45​	Dombro	New Castle	Delaware
84​	Brendan Cellucci	RP	25​	AAA	81​	N/A	Dombro	Philadelphia	Pennyslvania
85​	Jesus Garcia	SP	18​	FCL	90​	N/A	Bloom	Santa Inez	Venezuela
86​	Dalvinson Reyes	SP	17​	DSL	82​	N/A	Breslow	Mao	Dominican
87​	Austin Ehrlicher	SP	20​	A	84​	54​	Bloom	Santa Rosa	California
88​	Justin Hagenman	RP	27​	AAA	66​	N/A	Bloom	Vorhees	New Jersey
89​	Wuilliams Rodriguez	SP	18​	FCL	99​	N/A	Bloom	Barquisimeto	Venezuela
90​	Juan Daniel Encarnacion	SP	23​	A+	102​	N/A	Dombro	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
91​	Carlos Carrasquel	3B	17​	DSL	86​	N/A	Breslow	Caracas	Venezuela
92​	Caden Rose	CF	22​	A+	105​	N/A	Bloom	Muscle Shoals	Alabama
93​	Michael Sansone	RP	24​	A	126​	N/A	Breslow	Cheshire	Connecticut
94​	Stijn Van Der Schaaf	SP	20​	FCL	112​	N/A	Bloom	Amersfoort	Netherlands
95​	Ronald Rosario	C	21​	A+	89​	N/A	Dombro	Palo Negro	Venezuela
96​	Cooper Adams	RP	23​	TBD	85​	N/A	Breslow	Potomac	Maryland
97​	Nicholas Judice	SP	23​	FCL	91​	55​	Breslow	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
98​	Jeremy Wu-Yelland	RP	24​	A+	114​	N/A	Bloom	Seattle	Washington
99​	Nicolas De La Cruz	RP	18​	FCL	116​	N/A	Bloom	Santo Domingo	Dominican
100​	Brainer Bonaci	2B	21​	AA	98​	N/A	Dombro	Catia La Mar	Venezuela
101​	Noah Song	SP	26​	A+	97​	N/A	Dombro	Claremont	California
102​	Edwin Brito	CF	17​	DSL	111​	N/A	Breslow	Puerto Plata	Dominican
103​	A.J. Politi	RP	27​	AAA	93​	N/A	Dombro	Long Valley	New Jersey
104​	Zach Fogell	RP	23​	TBD	110​	N/A	Bloom	Providence	Rhode Island
105​	Gerardo Rodriguez	C	18​	FCL	106​	N/A	Bloom	Caracas	Venezuela
106​	Danny Kirwin	RP	24​	A	87​	N/A	Breslow	Lansdale	Pennyslvania
107​	Alex Binelas	1B	24​	AA	101​	N/A	Bloom	Oak Creek	Wisconsin
108​	Deybi Salcedo	RP	19​	FCL	125​	N/A	Bloom	Payita	Dominican
109​	Bryan Gonzalez	LF	22​	A+	120​	N/A	Dombro	Villa Mella	Dominican
110​	Cade Feeney	RP	22​	A	119​	N/A	Bloom	Bismarck	North Dakota
111​	Eduardo Lopez	RF	22​	A+	103​	N/A	Dombro	Tamboril	Dominican
112​	Anderson Fermin	CF	17​	DSL	113​	N/A	Breslow	Puerto Plata	Dominican
113​	Jose Martinez	SP	19​	FCL	92​	N/A	Bloom	Bayomo	Cuba
114​	Phillip Sikes	RF	25​	AA	115​	N/A	Bloom	Paris	Texas
115​	Elvis Soto	SP	20​	A	107​	57​	Bloom	Bani	Dominican
116​	Mark Contreras	LF	29​	AAA	142​	N/A	Breslow	Moreno Valley	California
117​	Jacob Webb	RP	25​	AA	109​	N/A	Bloom	Fairborn	Ohio
118​	Obed Balderas	SP	17​	FCL	100​	N/A	Bloom	Monterrey	Mexico
119​	Brian Van Belle	SP	27​	AAA	88​	N/A	Bloom	Pembroke Pines	Florida
120​	Tyler Miller	1B	24​	A+	117​	N/A	Bloom	Spanish Fort	Alabama
121​	Shnaider Rojas	SP	17​	DSL	121​	N/A	Breslow	Guaranas	Venezuela
122​	Adam Bates	SP	18​	FCL	143​	N/A	Romero	Sydney	Australia
123​	Max Ferguson	2B	24​	AA	122​	N/A	Bloom	Jacksonville	Florida
124​	Nathan Landry	RP	25​	A+	139​	N/A	Bloom	Victoriaville	Canada
125​	Enderso Lira	C	20​	A+	108​	N/A	Bloom	San Felipe	Venezuela
126​	Kelvin Diaz	CF	21​	FCL	140​	N/A	Dombro	Neiba	Dominican
127​	CJ Weins	RP	23​	A	148​	N/A	Bloom	Joliet	Illinois
128​	Juan Henriquez	SP	17​	DSL	124​	N/A	Bloom	Imbert	Dominican
129​	Luis Jerez	SP	20​	FCL	118​	N/A	Bloom	Havana	Cuba
130​	Chase Shugart	RP	27​	AAA	128​	N/A	Dombro	Bridge City	Texas
131​	Justin Gonzalez	RF	17​	DSL	129​	N/A	Breslow	Bani	Dominican
132​	Diego Hernandez	SP	19​	FCL	130​	N/A	Bloom	Puebla	Mexico
133​	Chansol Lee	SP	18​	FCL	131​	N/A	Bloom	Seoul	South Korea
134​	Gabriel Jackson	RP	22​	A+	132​	N/A	Dombro	Samana	Dominican
135​	Tavano Baker	CF	17​	DSL	133​	N/A	Breslow	Nassau	Bahamas
136​	Theo Denlinger	RP	27​	AA	134​	N/A	Bloom	Dubuque	Iowa
137​	Juan Montero	C	21​	A	135​	N/A	Bloom	Ponce	Puerto Rico
138​	Armando Sierra	1B	20​	FCL	136​	N/A	Bloom	Sabana Grande de Palenque	Dominican
139​	Juan Medina	SP	17​	DSL	137​	N/A	Breslow	Cabimas	Venezuela
140​	Royman Blanco	RP	23​	A	150​	N/A	Dombro	La Guaira	Venezuela
141​	Jesus Lugo	CF	17​	DSL	144​	N/A	Breslow	Santo Domingo	Dominican
142​	Yoiber Ruiz	2B	18​	DSL	127​	N/A	Bloom	Araure	Venezuela
143​	Dalton Guthrie	LF	28​	AAA	151​	N/A	Breslow	Sarasota	Florida
144​	Zach Bryant	RP	25​	AA	163​	N/A	Dombro	Daytona Beach	Florida
145​	Raimundo De Los Santos	LF	19​	FCL	160​	N/A	Bloom	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
146​	Albert Feliz	1B	22​	A	138​	N/A	Dombro	Santo Domingo	Dominican
147​	Willian Colmenares	SP	19​	FCL	147​	N/A	Bloom	Trujilio	Venezuela
148​	Stanley Tucker	CF	22​	A	155​	N/A	Bloom	Richmond	Texas
149​	Robert Kwiatkowski	RP	26​	AAA	156​	N/A	Bloom	Flowery Branch	Florida
150​	Christopher Alvarado	SS	16​	DSL	146​	N/A	Breslow	Maracay	Venezuela
151​	Nathanael Cruz	RP	21​	A	154​	N/A	Dombro	Santo Domingo	Dominican
152​	Karim Ayubi	LF	20​	FCL	153​	N/A	Bloom	Willemstad	Curacao
153​	Cristian Nunez	SP	21​	FCL	145​	N/A	Bloom	La Vega	Dominican
154​	Mickey Gasper	C	28​	AA	158​	N/A	Breslow	Merrimack	New Hampshire
155​	Karson Simas	2B	22​	A+	149​	N/A	Dombro	Fresno	California
156​	Francis Hernandez	RP	22​	A	152​	N/A	Romero	Mao	Dominican
157​	Adam Smith	RP	24​	A+	123​	N/A	Breslow	West Chester	Pennyslvania
158​	Kenyon Simmons	SS	17​	DSL	157​	N/A	Breslow	Bluefields	Nicaragua
159​	Jhiancarlos Diaz	SS	17​	DSL	162​	N/A	Breslow	Barinas	Venezuela
160​	Cody Scroggins	RP	27​	AA	159​	N/A	Dombro	Bentonville	Arkansas
161​	Emanuel Reyna	CF	16​	DSL	165​	N/A	Breslow	El Seibo	Dominican
162​	Luis Talavera	RP	22​	A	161​	N/A	Dombro	Maracay	Venezuela
163​	Daniel McElveny	C	21​	A	174​	N/A	Bloom	Chula Vista	California
164​	Ilan Fernandez	SS	17​	DSL	170​	N/A	Breslow	El Tocuyo	Venezuela
165​	Conor Steinbaugh	SP	25​	A	197​	N/A	Breslow	Akron	Ohio
166​	Justim Soto	SS	17​	DSL	171​	N/A	Breslow	Barlovento	Venezuela
167​	Tyler Uberstine	SP	24​	A+	166​	N/A	Bloom	Santa Monica	California
168​	Rafi Montesino	CF	16​	DSL	175​	N/A	Breslow	Puerto Plata	Dominican
169​	Nick Decker	LF	24​	AA	180​	N/A	Dombro	Seneca	New Jersey
170​	Frederik Jimenez	1B	19​	FCL	167​	N/A	Bloom	Sabana Grande de Boya	Dominican
171​	Melvin Adón	RP	29​	AAA	185​	N/A	Breslow	Santo Domingo	Dominican
172​	Yohander Linarez	2B	19​	FCL	168​	N/A	Bloom	Barquisimeto	Venezuela
173​	Charlie Zink	SP	18​	DSL	179​	N/A	Breslow	Willemstad	Curacao
174​	Moises Semerite	RF	17​	DSL	164​	N/A	Bloom	Azua	Dominican
175​	Trent Wilson	SP	17​	DSL	177​	N/A	Breslow	Nassau	Bahamas
176​	Jancel Santana	3B	18​	DSL	173​	N/A	Bloom	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
177​	Elih Marrero	C	26​	AAA	169​	N/A	Dombro	Miami	Florida
178​	Taylor Broadway	RP	27​	AA	176​	N/A	Bloom	Houston	Texas
179​	Eybersson Polanco	SP	20​	FCL	178​	N/A	Bloom	Ciudad Ojeda	Venezuela
180​	Wilfre Hernandez	SP	17​	DSL	181​	N/A	Breslow	Santa Barbara de Zulia	Dominican
181​	Alvaro Mejias	SP	20​	FCL	182​	N/A	Bloom	Valencia	Venezuela
182​	Enddy Azocar	OF	17​	DSL	183​	N/A	Breslow	Puerto La Cruz	Venezuela
183​	Givian Sirvania	OF	16​	DSL	184​	N/A	Breslow	Willemstad	Curacao
184​	Franyer Noria	2B	19​	FCL	192​	N/A	Bloom	Caracas	Venezuela
185​	Efren Teran	IF	17​	DSL	186​	N/A	Breslow	Maracay	Venezuela
186​	Yoandys Veraza	SP	17​	DSL	187​	N/A	Breslow	Aguirre	Venezuela
187​	Drew Ehrhard	2B	25​	A+	188​	N/A	Bloom	Tampa	Florida
188​	Yander Bonaci	SP	17​	DSL	189​	N/A	Breslow	Turmero	Venezuela
189​	Yonfi Rodriguez	RP	21​	FCL	190​	N/A	Bloom	Santo Domingo	Dominican
190​	Avinson Pinto	SS	16​	DSL	191​	N/A	Breslow	Porlamar	Venezuela
191​	Jomar Fernandez	SP	19​	DSL	193​	N/A	Breslow	Mao	Dominican
192​	Juan Valera	RP	18​	FCL	194​	N/A	Bloom	Sabana Grande de Palenque	Dominican
193​	Alexander Alzi	CF	17​	DSL	195​	N/A	Breslow	Puerto Plata	Dominican
194​	Dariel Morillo	SP	17​	DSL	196​	N/A	Breslow	?	Dominican
195​	Matt Donlan	C	24​	AA	221​	N/A	Bloom	Guilford	Connecticut
196​	Moises Bolivar	SS	16​	DSL	198​	N/A	Breslow	Palo Negro	Venezuela
197​	Alexander Mambel	C	17​	DSL	199​	N/A	Breslow	Barquisimeto	Venezuela
198​	Dani Richar	SP	18​	DSL	200​	N/A	Bloom	?	Dominican
199​	Mark Kolozsvary	C	28​	AAA	201​	N/A	Breslow	Eustis	Florida
200​	Abis Prado	SP	17​	DSL	202​	N/A	Breslow	San Jose de Guanipa	Venezuela
201​	Gilbel Galvan	SP	17​	DSL	203​	N/A	Breslow	San Juan de la Manguana	Dominican
202​	Yahir Pena	C	17​	DSL	204​	N/A	Breslow	La Victoria	Venezuela
203​	Smil Guzman	SP	20​	FCL	205​	N/A	Bloom	Bonao	Dominican
204​	Merlin Bido	RP	18​	DSL	206​	N/A	Romero	Santiago	Dominican
205​	Jhoan Pegura	OF	18​	DSL	207​	N/A	Breslow	La Romana	Dominican
206​	Josue Brito	OF	17​	DSL	208​	N/A	Breslow	Guiria	Venezuela
207​	Yodrian Beltre	RP	18​	DSL	209​	N/A	Bloom	Azua	Dominican
208​	Luis Cabrera	SP	18​	DSL	210​	N/A	Breslow	Ciudad Obregón	Mexico
209​	Jesus Travieoso	SP	17​	DSL	211​	N/A	Breslow	Higuerote	Venezuela
210​	Cesar Muzziotti	SP	17​	DSL	212​	N/A	Breslow	Maturin	Venezuela
211​	Samuel Arroyo	C	17​	DSL	213​	N/A	Breslow	Sincelejo	Colombia
212​	Madinson Frias	SP	19​	DSL	214​	N/A	Breslow	Bonao	Dominican
213​	Yohandry Gonzalez	SP	18​	DSL	215​	N/A	Breslow	Maracay	Venezuela
214​	Angel Luis	OF	17​	DSL	216​	N/A	Breslow	Vicente Noble	Dominican
215​	Denis Reguillo	RP	20​	FCL	217​	N/A	Bloom	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
216​	Cristofer Soriano	RP	21​	FCL	218​	N/A	Bloom	Santo Domingo	Dominican
217​	Diego Viloria	C	21​	FCL	219​	N/A	Dombro	Caracas	Venezuela
218​	Jeremy Pena	SP	19​	DSL	220​	N/A	Breslow	Trenton	New Jersey
219​	Yeferson Vargas	RP	19​	FCL	222​	N/A	Bloom	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
220​	Justin Barry	SP	17​	DSL	223​	N/A	Bloom	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
221​	Yermain Ruiz	RP	18​	DSL	224​	N/A	Bloom	Villa de Cura	Venezuela
222​	William Reynoso	RP	18​	DSL	225​	N/A	Bloom	Moca	Dominican
223​	Greider Colina	RP	19​	DSL	226​	N/A	Bloom	Valencia	Venezuela
224​	Jeison Payano	RP	18​	DSL	227​	N/A	Breslow	?	Dominican
225​	EJ Darville	IF	17​	DSL	228​	N/A	Breslow	Nassau	Bahamas
226​	Felix Belesario	SP	17​	DSL	229​	N/A	Breslow	Villa de Cura	Venezuela
227​	Miguel Rivera	C	17​	DSL	230​	N/A	Breslow	El Tigre	Venezuela
228​	Jorge Rodriguez	C	18​	DSL	231​	N/A	Breslow	Maracay	Venezuela
229​	Jose Golindano	SP	18​	DSL	232​	N/A	Breslow	Maturin	Venezuela
230​	Breilin Arredondo	RP	18​	DSL	233​	N/A	Bloom	Santo Domingo	Dominican
231​	Brahian Rijo	RP	17​	DSL	234​	N/A	Bloom	Ran Rafael De Yuma	Dominican
232​	Enrique Carta	RP	20​	DSL	235​	N/A	Bloom	Valencia	Venezuela
233​	Jhon Alcantara	RP	18​	DSL	236​	N/A	Breslow	Santo Domingo	Dominican
234​	Liosward Marin	C	18​	DSL	237​	N/A	Bloom	Cabimas	Venezuela
235​	Chad Delancey	LF	17​	DSL	238​	N/A	Bloom	Nassau	Bahamas
236​	Marcos Almanzar	RP	18​	DSL	239​	N/A	Bloom	Sabana Perdida	Dominican
237​	Yoelvin Chirino	RP	19​	DSL	240​	N/A	Bloom	San Felipe	Venezuela
238​	Oscar Sanchez	RP	20​	DSL	241​	N/A	Bloom	San Pedro de Macoris	Dominican
239​	Denison Sanchez	RP	18​	DSL	242​	N/A	Bloom	La Morita	Venezuela

Rank	Player	Position	Age	Level	Prev Rank	SoxProspects	CBO	Note
N/A	Justin Slaten	RP	26​	MLB	11​	12​	Breslow	Graduated
N/A	Cam Booser	RP	32​	AAA	77​	42​	Bloom	Graduated
N/A	Ricardo Rodriguez	SP	18​	DSL	141​	N/A	Bloom	Released

 

[LogansDad]

Thanks again! Have a great vacation!

 

[JM3]

Thanks again! Have a great vacation!

My pleasure & will do!

Biggest risers in the Top 30:
KCamp 17 to 10 (7 spots)
Mikey 18 to 13 (5)

Biggest risers in the Top 60
Sena 104 to 58 (46 spots)
Jojo 75 to 35 (40)
Niko 80 to 53 (27)
Batista 69 to 49 (20)

Biggest risers in the Top 100
Portes 172 to 78 (94 spots)
Sansone 126 to 93 (33)
Liu 95 to 64 (31)
Liendo 96 to 75 (21)

 

[JM3]

View: https://twitter.com/PatSullivan05/status/1797718711367008390

 

[Jimbodandy]

I'm starting to think that Wikelman has to drop in rankings a bit. BB rate is up, K rate is down. He's not missing a lot of bats. There is no progress.

 

[JM3]

I'm starting to think that Wikelman has to drop in rankings a bit. BB rate is up, K rate is down. He's not missing a lot of bats. There is no progress.

Probably. The people behind him either already jumped a lot or are lacking momentum, & he was also bad early last season so it's a lot muddled after the top 6.

 

[Jimbodandy]

Probably. The people behind him either already jumped a lot or are lacking momentum, & he was also bad early last season so it's a lot muddled after the top 6.

I'm still holding a ritual that he learns how to throw strikes. If he does, he jumps right back up the list. He's still young. Seems like a perfect guy for some 1:1 stuff with Pedro.

 

[Fishercat]

Law has his current list out. For athletic subscribers

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5530418/2024/06/03/mlb-top-50-prospects-in-season-holliday/

Mayer at #4, Teel at #19, and Anthony at #25. Of note has has names promoted up so no current MLBers

 

[JM3]

View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1799079025064722895

https://soxprospects.com/

 

[JM3]

My initial thought is I like a lot of what they've done here.

PORTES at 29 seems aggressive, but I'm here for it.

 

[JM3]

Late night rankings drop. Still needs a lot of sharpening, but I've already wasted way too much time on this tonight:

Rank	Player	Position	Age	Level	Prev Rank	SoxProspects	Rule 5	CBO
1​	Marcelo Mayer	SS	21​	AA	1​	2​	Dec-25​	Bloom
2​	Roman Anthony	LF	20​	AA	2​	1​	Dec-26​	Bloom
3​	Kyle Teel	C	22​	AA	3​	3​	Dec-26​	Bloom
4​	Yoeilin Cespedes	SS	18​	A	4​	6​	Dec-27​	Bloom
5​	Miguel Bleis	RF	20​	A+	5​	5​	Dec-24​	Bloom
6​	Luis Perales	SP	21​	AA	6​	4​	N/A	Dombro
7​	Kristian Campbell	RF	22​	AA	10​	10​	Dec-26​	Bloom
8​	Nick Yorke	2B	22​	AAA	11​	17​	Dec-24​	Bloom
9​	David Sandlin	SP	23​	A+	18​	9​	Dec-25​	Breslow
10​	Eddinson Paulino	2B	21​	AA	9​	14​	Dec-24​	Dombro
11​	Wikelman Gonzalez	SP	22​	AA	7​	15​	N/A	Dombro
12​	Yordanny Monegro	SP	21​	A+	8​	20​	Dec-24​	Bloom
13​	Nazzan Zanetello	SS	19​	A	12​	8​	Dec-27​	Bloom
14​	Richard Fitts	SP	24​	AAA	14​	7​	Dec-24​	Breslow
15​	Blaze Jordan	1B	21​	AA	15​	19​	Dec-24​	Bloom
16​	Chase Meidroth	3B	22​	AAA	20​	11​	Dec-25​	Bloom
17​	Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz	SP	20​	A	16​	16​	Dec-25​	Bloom
18​	Franklin Arias	SS	18​	FCL	19​	21​	Dec-27​	Bloom
19​	Mikey Romero	2B	20​	A+	13​	23​	Dec-26​	Bloom
20​	Johanfran Garcia	C	19​	A	17​	18​	Dec-26​	Bloom
21​	Zach Penrod	SP	27​	AAA	21​	22​	Dec-24​	Bloom
22​	Matthew Lugo	LF	23​	AAA	23​	13​	Dec-24​	Dombro
23​	Jedixson Paez	SP	20​	A+	27​	43​	Dec-25​	Bloom
24​	Allan Castro	LF	21​	A+	22​	12​	Dec-24​	Dombro
25​	Connelly Early	SP	22​	A+	31​	26​	Dec-26​	Bloom
26​	Dalvinson Reyes	SP	17​	DSL	86​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
27​	JoJo Ingrassia	SP	21​	A	35​	48​	Dec-26​	Bloom
28​	Antonio Anderson	3B	19​	A	25​	37​	Dec-27​	Bloom
29​	Luis Guerrero	RP	23​	AAA	26​	25​	Dec-24​	Bloom
30​	Ovis Portes	SP	19​	FCL	78​	29​	Dec-24​	Bloom
31​	Jhostynxon Garcia	RF	21​	A+	34​	33​	Dec-24​	Dombro
32​	Angel Bastardo	SP	22​	AA	24​	28​	Dec-24​	Dombro
33​	Brooks Brannon	C	20​	A	45​	39​	Dec-26​	Bloom
34​	Hunter Dobbins	SP	24​	AA	29​	24​	Dec-24​	Bloom
35​	Cutter Coffey	3B	20​	A+	43​	35​	Dec-26​	Bloom
36​	Bryan Mata	RP	25​	AAA	56​	40​	N/A	Dombro
37​	Natanael Yuten	CF	19​	A	30​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
38​	Hayden Mullins	RP	23​	A+	42​	32​	Dec-25​	Bloom
39​	Nathan Hickey	1B	24​	AAA	32​	27​	Dec-24​	Bloom
40​	Juan Valera	SP	18​	FCL	192​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
41​	Andruw Musett	C	18​	FCL	40​	54​	Dec-27​	Bloom
42​	Bailey Horn	RP	26​	AAA	67​	49​	N/A	Breslow
43​	Vladimir Asencio	CF	17​	DSL	28​	45​	Dec-28​	Breslow
44​	Blake Wehunt	SP	23​	A+	33​	34​	Dec-26​	Bloom
45​	Nelly Taylor	CF	21​	A	36​	38​	Dec-26​	Bloom
46​	Luis Cohen	SP	21​	A	47​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
47​	Marvin Alcantara	SS	19​	A	60​	60​	Dec-26​	Bloom
48​	Alex Hoppe	RP	25​	AA	41​	41​	Dec-25​	Bloom
49​	Andy Lugo	LF	20​	A	68​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
50​	Gilberto Batista	SP	19​	FCL	49​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
51​	Ryan Zeferjahn	RP	26​	AA	37​	30​	Dec-24​	Dombro
52​	Max Carlson	RP	23​	A	54​	53​	Dec-26​	Bloom
53​	Niko Kavadas	1B	25​	AAA	53​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
54​	Dalton Rogers	SP	23​	A+	50​	47​	Dec-25​	Bloom
55​	Isaac Coffey	SP	24​	AA	46​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
56​	Freili Encarnacion	3B	19​	A	48​	51​	Dec-26​	Bloom
57​	Felix Cepeda	RP	23​	AA	44​	56​	Dec-24​	Dombro
58​	Helcris Olivarez	SP	23​	AA	39​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
59​	Fraymi De Leon	SS	19​	FCL	55​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
60​	Grant Gambrell	SP	26​	AAA	38​	31​	Dec-24​	Bloom
61​	Miguel Ugueto	LF	21​	A+	51​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
62​	Trennor O'Donnell	SP	23​	A	52​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
63​	Starlyn Nunez	2B	18​	FCL	59​	44​	Dec-27​	Bloom
64​	Reidis Sena	RP	23​	A+	58​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
65​	Justin Riemer	SS	22​	TBD	63​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
66​	Christopher Troye	RP	25​	AA	57​	50​	Dec-24​	Bloom
67​	C.J. Liu	SP	25​	AA	64​	N/A	Dec-24​	Romero
68​	Nick Sogard	2B	26​	AAA	70​	36​	Dec-24​	Bloom
69​	Noah Dean	SP	23​	A	81​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
70​	Kleyver Salazar	C	18​	FCL	72​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
71​	Wyatt Olds	SP	24​	AA	62​	55​	Dec-24​	Bloom
72​	Bryce Bonnin	SP	25​	A+	61​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
73​	Juan Chacon	LF	21​	A+	65​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
74​	Matt Duffy	SP	22​	A	76​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
75​	Isaac Stebens	RP	22​	A+	71​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
76​	Corey Rosier	LF	24​	AAA	69​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
77​	Yeferson Vargas	RP	19​	FCL	219​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
78​	Yosander Asencio	RF	19​	FCL	82​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
79​	Caleb Bolden	RP	25​	AA	66​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
80​	Austin Ehrlicher	SP	21​	A	87​	52​	Dec-26​	Bloom
81​	Bryan Gonzalez	LF	22​	A+	109​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
82​	Michael Sansone	RP	24​	A	93​	N/A	Dec-25​	Breslow
83​	Justin Gonzales	RF	17​	DSL	131​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
84​	Juan Daniel Encarnacion	SP	23​	AA	90​	59​	Dec-24​	Dombro
85​	Tyler McDonough	2B	25​	AA	80​	42​	Dec-24​	Bloom
86​	Jeremy Wu-Yelland	RP	25​	A+	98​	58​	Dec-24​	Bloom
87​	Caden Rose	CF	22​	A+	92​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
88​	Nicholas Judice	SP	23​	A	97​	N/A	Dec-26​	Breslow
89​	Ahbram Liendo	2B	20​	A+	75​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
90​	Mickey Gasper	C	28​	AA	154​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
91​	Stijn Van Der Schaaf	SP	20​	FCL	94​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
92​	Danny Kirwin	RP	24​	A	106​	N/A	Dec-27​	Breslow
93​	Anderson Fermin	CF	17​	DSL	112​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
94​	Jonathan Brand	RP	24​	AA	73​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
95​	Brandon Walter	SP	27​	AAA	83​	46​	N/A	Dombro
96​	Tyler Miller	1B	24​	A+	120​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
97​	Jesus Garcia	SP	18​	FCL	85​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
98​	Nicolas De La Cruz	RP	18​	FCL	99​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
99​	Luis Ravelo	SS	20​	A+	77​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
100​	Brendan Cellucci	RP	25​	AA	84​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
101​	Adam Bates	SP	18​	FCL	122​	N/A	Dec-28​	Romero
102​	Justin Hagenman	RP	27​	AAA	88​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
103​	Eduardo Lopez	RF	22​	A+	111​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
104​	Cade Feeney	RP	22​	A+	110​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
105​	Zach Fogell	RP	23​	TBD	104​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
106​	Kelvin Diaz	CF	21​	FCL	126​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
107​	Yander Bonaci	SP	17​	DSL	188​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
108​	Wuilliams Rodriguez	SP	18​	FCL	89​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
109​	Jorge Benitez	RP	25​	AAA	79​	57​	Dec-24​	Breslow
110​	Brainer Bonaci	2B	21​	AA	100​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
111​	Naoyuki Uwasawa	SP	30​	MLB	74​	N/A	N/A	Breslow
112​	Carlos Carrasquel	3B	17​	DSL	91​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
113​	Gerardo Rodriguez	C	18​	FCL	105​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
114​	Juan Henriquez	SP	17​	DSL	128​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
115​	Jacob Webb	RP	25​	AA	117​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
116​	Ronald Rosario	C	21​	A+	95​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
117​	Cooper Adams	RP	24​	TBD	96​	N/A	Dec-27​	Breslow
118​	Noah Song	SP	27​	A+	101​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
119​	Edwin Brito	CF	17​	DSL	102​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
120​	Alex Binelas	1B	24​	AA	107​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
121​	Deybi Salcedo	RP	19​	FCL	108​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
122​	Phillip Sikes	RF	25​	AA	114​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
123​	Jose Martinez	SP	19​	DSL	113​	N/A	Jul-05​	Bloom
124​	Mark Contreras	LF	29​	AAA	116​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
125​	Elvis Soto	SP	20​	A	115​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
126​	Franyer Noria	2B	19​	FCL	184​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
127​	Obed Balderas	SP	17​	FCL	118​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
128​	EJ Darville	IF	18​	DSL	225​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
129​	Diego Hernandez	SP	19​	FCL	132​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
130​	Frederik Jimenez	1B	19​	FCL	170​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
131​	CJ Weins	RP	23​	A	127​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
132​	Raimundo De Los Santos	LF	19​	FCL	145​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
133​	Shnaider Rojas	SP	17​	DSL	121​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
134​	Max Ferguson	2B	24​	AA	123​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
135​	Nathan Landry	RP	25​	A+	124​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
136​	Chase Shugart	RP	27​	AAA	130​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
137​	Enderso Lira	C	20​	A+	125​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
138​	Zach Bryant	RP	26​	AA	144​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
139​	Karson Simas	2B	23​	AA	155​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
140​	Brian Van Belle	SP	27​	AAA	119​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
141​	Christopher Alvarado	SS	17​	DSL	150​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
142​	Luis Jerez	SP	20​	FCL	129​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
143​	Ilan Fernandez	SS	17​	DSL	164​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
144​	Nathanael Cruz	RP	21​	A	151​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
145​	Tavano Baker	CF	17​	DSL	135​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
146​	Chansol Lee	SP	18​	FCL	133​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
147​	Emanuel Reyna	CF	16​	DSL	161​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
148​	Gabriel Jackson	RP	22​	A+	134​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
149​	Jancel Santana	3B	18​	FCL	176​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
150​	Royman Blanco	RP	23​	A	140​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
151​	Karim Ayubi	LF	20​	FCL	152​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
152​	Theo Denlinger	RP	27​	AA	136​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
153​	Juan Montero	C	22​	A	137​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
154​	Armando Sierra	1B	20​	FCL	138​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
155​	Juan Medina	SP	17​	DSL	139​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
156​	Stanley Tucker	CF	22​	A	148​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
157​	Jesus Lugo	CF	17​	DSL	141​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
158​	Yoiber Ruiz	2B	18​	DSL	142​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
159​	Conor Steinbaugh	SP	25​	A	165​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
160​	Jhoan Peguero	OF	18​	DSL	205​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
161​	Robert Kwiatkowski	RP	27​	AAA	149​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
162​	Justin Barry	3B	17​	DSL	220​	N/A	Dec-28​	Bloom
163​	Avinson Pinto	SS	17​	DSL	190​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
164​	Luis Talavera	RP	22​	A	162​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
165​	Trent Wilson	SP	17​	DSL	175​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
166​	Albert Feliz	1B	22​	A	146​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
167​	Willian Colmenares	SP	19​	FCL	147​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
168​	Dalton Guthrie	LF	28​	AAA	143​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
169​	Cristian Nunez	SP	21​	FCL	153​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
170​	Adam Smith	RP	24​	A+	157​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
171​	Charlie Zink	SP	18​	DSL	173​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
172​	Jhiancarlos Diaz	SS	17​	DSL	159​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
173​	Nick Decker	LF	24​	AA	169​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
174​	Gilbel Galvan	SP	17​	DSL	201​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
175​	Daniel McElveny	C	21​	A	163​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
176​	Kenyon Simmons	SS	17​	DSL	158​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
177​	Elih Marrero	C	27​	AA	177​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
178​	Tyler Uberstine	SP	25​	A+	167​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
179​	Rafi Montesino	CF	17​	DSL	168​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
180​	Dariel Morillo	SP	17​	DSL	194​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
181​	Jorge Rodriguez	C	18​	DSL	228​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
182​	Melvin Adón	RP	30​	AAA	171​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
183​	Yohander Linarez	2B	19​	FCL	172​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
184​	Jesus Travieso	SP	17​	DSL	209​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
185​	Drew Ehrhard	2B	25​	A+	187​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
186​	Yoandys Veraza	SP	17​	DSL	186​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
187​	Francis Hernandez	RP	22​	A	156​	N/A	Dec-24​	Romero
188​	Justim Sojo	SS	17​	DSL	166​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
189​	Taylor Broadway	RP	27​	AA	178​	N/A	Dec-24​	Bloom
190​	Eybersson Polanco	SP	20​	FCL	179​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
191​	Wilfre Hernandez	SP	17​	DSL	180​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
192​	Alvaro Mejias	SP	20​	FCL	181​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
193​	Enddy Azocar	OF	17​	DSL	182​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
194​	Givian Sirvania	OF	16​	DSL	183​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
195​	Yermain Ruiz	RP	18​	DSL	221​	N/A	Dec-28​	Bloom
196​	Efren Teran	IF	17​	DSL	185​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
197​	Jeison Payano	RP	18​	DSL	224​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
198​	Yonfi Rodriguez	RP	21​	FCL	189​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
199​	Jomar Fernandez	SP	19​	DSL	191​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
200​	Merlin Bido	RP	18​	DSL	204​	N/A	Dec-28​	Romero
201​	Matt Donlan	C	24​	AA	195​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
202​	Moises Bolivar	SS	16​	DSL	196​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
203​	Alexander Alzi	CF	17​	DSL	193​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
204​	Mark Kolozsvary	C	28​	AAA	199​	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
205​	Abis Prado	SP	17​	DSL	200​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
206​	Eduardo Rivera	RP	21​	FCL	N/A	N/A	Dec-24​	Breslow
207​	Yahir Pena	C	17​	DSL	202​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
208​	Smil Guzman	SP	20​	FCL	203​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
209​	Madinson Frias	SP	19​	DSL	212​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
210​	Alexander Mambel	C	17​	DSL	197​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
211​	Yohandry Gonzalez	SP	18​	DSL	213​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
212​	Cesar Muzziotti	SP	17​	DSL	210​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
213​	Samuel Arroyo	C	17​	DSL	211​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
214​	William Reynoso	RP	18​	DSL	222​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
215​	Chad Delancey	LF	17​	DSL	235​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
216​	Liosward Marin	C	18​	DSL	234​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
217​	Greider Colina	RP	19​	DSL	223​	N/A	Dec-28​	Bloom
218​	Jose Golindano	SP	18​	DSL	229​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
219​	Denison Sanchez	RP	18​	DSL	239​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
220​	Enrique Carta	RP	20​	DSL	232​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
221​	Josue Brito	OF	17​	DSL	206​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
222​	Yodrian Beltre	RP	18​	DSL	207​	N/A	Dec-28​	Bloom
223​	Angel Luis	OF	17​	DSL	214​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
224​	Denis Reguillo	RP	20​	FCL	215​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
225​	Cristofer Soriano	RP	21​	FCL	216​	N/A	Dec-25​	Bloom
226​	Diego Viloria	C	21​	FCL	217​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro
227​	Felix Belesario	SP	17​	DSL	226​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
228​	Miguel Rivera	C	17​	DSL	227​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
229​	Dani Richar	SP	18​	DSL	198​	N/A	Dec-28​	Bloom
230​	Breilin Arredondo	RP	18​	DSL	230​	N/A	Jul-05​	Bloom
231​	Marcos Almanzar	RP	18​	DSL	236​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
232​	Yoelvin Chirino	RP	19​	DSL	237​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
233​	Jhon Alcantara	RP	18​	DSL	233​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
234​	Luis Cabrera	SP	18​	DSL	208​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
235​	Raphy Gil	RP	18​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow
236​	Oscar Sanchez	RP	21​	DSL	238​	N/A	Dec-26​	Bloom
237​	Brahian Rijo	RP	17​	DSL	231​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
238​	Moises Semerite	RF	18​	DSL	174​	N/A	Dec-27​	Bloom
239​	Anthony Felix	RP	20​	DSL	N/A	N/A	Dec-27​	Breslow
240​	Jeremy Pena	SP	19​	DSL	218​	N/A	Dec-28​	Breslow

Departed:

Rank	Player	Position	Age	Level	Prev Rank	SoxProspects	Rule 5	CBO	Details	Note
N/A	A.J. Politi	RP	28​	AAA	103​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro	460th Pick	Released
N/A	Cody Scroggins	RP	27​	AA	160​	N/A	Dec-24​	Dombro	287th Pick	Released

 

[JM3]

CBO who acquired update:

Bloom 131
Breslow 72
Dombrowski 33
Romero 4

 

[Yelling At Clouds]

FG's list is out, 47 prospects given at least a 35+ FV, and they seem a little more positive on Mayer than previously:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/boston-red-sox-top-47-prospects/

In brief:

This is perhaps the deepest system in all of baseball, and one of the best, right up there with the Dodgers, Cubs and Orioles in terms of the number of 40+ FV or better prospects.

 

[Farty Barrett]

FG's list is out, 47 prospects given at least a 35+ FV,

They point out reason for concern with Nazzan:

“…Zanetello looks so far from being any sort of viable pro baseball player that I feel compelled to push the panic button here. He seems like a low-probability prospect whose hit tool fallibility was exposed in a profound way by pro-quality stuff.”

 

[JM3]

That seems like a bit of a premature take on a 19 y/o kid based on a slow start to the season.

Over his last 8 games, Nazzan is slashing .333/.429/.567 (.995 OPS)...

...of course he has 5 bb & 12 k in 35 PAs with a .529 BABIP during that stretch...& I'm definitely not as into him as SP is as I didn't like the hitch in his swing, but it seems too early to write him off.

 

[JM3]

View: https://twitter.com/RedSoxPlayerDev/status/1808209524383535237

 

[JM3]

I finally clicked through to those Fangraphs rankings... some pretty wild opinions.

(Here's the top 15)

View: https://twitter.com/BallParkBuzz/status/1808166864142397807

 

[Merkle's Boner]

ERC getting some love. I’ve been intrigued by him ever since they drafted him in, I think, the second round. Don’t believe I’ve ever seen him listed as our top pitching prospect.

 

[Trapaholic]

The Fangraphs article was interesting. I enjoy reading Eric Longenhagen. He has good insights and it not afraid to disagree with consensus opinion. I enjoy how he considers the organizational strategy and trends of each team. A interesting points that I took away from the piece:

- Roman Anthony and his plate discipline being artificially inflated due to "planned" takes and a low swing percentage on "cookie" down the middle pitches
- Miguel Bleis and his lapses of focus
- Kristian Campbell might be a dude. Making a lot of loud contact to all fields. Another speedy OF that can also drive the ball.

 

[nvalvo]

He has good insights and it not afraid to disagree with consensus opinion

This is so well said. His huge, huge value add is that he doesn't "herd" with the other evaluators, which might partly be that he has different scouting sources, etc.

So it's really helpful to see another perspective on issues that are more about judgment. For example, he takes Cespedes' positional risk more seriously than e.g. the Sox Prospects guys. And in this instance, I think he's right! If Cespedes isn't actually an infielder, then he's really not a top-10 prospect in a system this deep — until he shows that he can hit like he's been doing against advanced pitching. (This is to paraphrase what Longenhagen says in his writeup.) So it's not that Longenhagen doesn't see what Cespedes is doing with the bat, it's that he wants to hold off the hype until we've seen him in the upper minors — all in due time. If he keeps it up in AA, well, we desperately need RHH power.

With the acknowledgment that this guy’s hand speed is pretty nutty and he can really bang, this scouting report also aims to caution folks against taking Cespedes’ rookie ball performance at face value. He is very physically mature relative to other 18- and 19-year-old hitters; one might argue he’s already become concerningly large for this stage of his career. Obviously he’s so young that Cespedes and Boston’s strength and conditioning program could make significant changes in this area, but his frame is maxed out right now and it impacts his mobility on defense enough that there’s a chance he won’t stick on the infield at all if he gets bigger the way people tend to as they age. It’s reminiscent of Willie Calhoun at the same age.
[...]
At some point there will probably have to be an adjustment [to be more patient] on Cespedes’ part, especially if he ends up being a below-average defensive player and needs every drop of offensive production he can muster to root himself on a major league roster. Because defensive versatility probably won’t be a thing here, Cespedes’ outcomes are binary: Either he keeps hitting enough to be an everyday second baseman (becoming a better defender as he climbs) or he’ll be tough to roster.

If he's not a 2B, he might be a LF/DH — and then he really needs to crush the ball to be a prospect. In other words, he's more like Nick Yorke than he is like Kristian Campbell, and Longenhagen has Yorke and Cespedes 13 and 15.

Edited to add:

- Kristian Campbell might be a dude. Making a lot of loud contact to all fields. Another speedy OF that can also drive the ball.

I also loved loved loved his Duran comp for Campbell, and actually just the entire premise of the Sox position player development: get athletic dudes with contact skills, and teach them to do whatever they can't do presently. Turn athletic NCAA second basemen into outfielders — why not?

Duran was a slap hitter in college, but his physique obviously suggested power potential. He cruised through A-ball, but on the back of a .421 BABIP; A-ball infielders could not get this dude out. It wasn't until his (series of) swing changes began to click at the 2019 instructs and then the 2020 Alternate Site that he showed he could hit the ball hard in the air and took off as a prospect. At first, his whiff rates spiked following the swing change and he couldn't handle the high fastball (2021--22) from pitchers good enough to located it above his barrel but close enough to the zone to get calls, but they finally found a setup (which debuted, if memory serves, at 2023 Spring Training) that allowed him to do both.

(The Sox hitting program gets a lot of guff on this site, but I think that's dead wrong: this was a magic trick.)

Campbell was even harder to strike out in college (17 K against 29 BB in the ACC!), and got to A ball and posted .400+ OBPs; like Duran's plus-plus speed, his plus-plus eye made him too advanced for the level (18 K and 10 BB in 84 PA). Still mostly singles, though. But then began the rocking horse of swing changes. They've traded some contact for power — and got a ton of power for a bit of contact. And now we're in the waiting period where we wait for his opponents to find a hole in his new swing. Basically, Campbell 2024 is what Duran 2020 should have been without the pandemic. We're stress testing the swing changes in competitive games, because there are competitive games being played!

 

[JM3]

The SP guys were talking about Cespedes' problematic defense on the last pod.

I think the added concern from Eric is that Yoely is just physically mature for his age so his hitting upside isn't actually that high.

 

[nvalvo]

The SP guys were talking about Cespedes' problematic defense on the last pod.

I think the added concern from Eric is that Yoely is just physically mature for his age so his hitting upside isn't actually that high.

I was commuting when I listened so probably distracted at moments, but my recollection was that they seemed much more optimistic that he could stick at 2B.

Nothing I wrote is intended at all as a snub at the SP guys, who rule.

 

[JM3]

Red Sox in new BA Top 100:

10) Marcelo Mayer
17) Roman Anthony
27) Kyle Teel
89) Kristian Campbell

Perales is out due to TJ.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2024-top-100-prospects/

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

KCamp has helium

 

[JM3]

KCamp has helium

View: https://twitter.com/RedSoxPlayerDev/status/1808565410482246120

 

[RoDaddy]

I don't get where the Red Sox Player Development quote "Nazzan Zanetello continues to rake" is going as he's pretty much done nothing but not rake this year except for a handful of games. And the BA is very disappointing on top of seeing the above FG "Zanetello looks so far from being any sort of viable pro baseball player" quote. That said, I agree that he can play the age card at this stage and looking for some silver lining, a .700 level OPS is decent for someone just turned 19 yo at this level

 

[JM3]

New SP rankings drop:

View: https://twitter.com/SoxProspects/status/1809196941286207825

 

[simplicio]

I'm a little surprised Nazzan is still rising there (and at Yorke's expense no less).

 

[JM3]

I'm a little surprised Nazzan is still rising there (and at Yorke's expense no less).

For some reason they don't actually include their last ranking on their stuff. Nazzan actually dropped from 8 to 10 & Yorke jumped from 17 to 12.

I disagree with having Nazzan over Yorke, but they're moving them closer at least.

 

[JM3]

This is from Mike Andrews on the changes between last update & this one:

July Rankings Update is now live: www.soxprospects.com (You may have to hit refresh)

Graduated
None

Debuts
Juan Valera at 42
Dalvinson Reyes at 43
Yeferson Vargas at 54
Justin Gonzales at 55

Notable Risers
Kristian Campbell from 10 to 5
Nick Yorke from 17 to 12
Franklin Arias from 21 to 15
Jhostynxon Garcia from 33 to 23
Hayden Mullins from 32 to 27
Cutter Coffey from 35 to 28
Bailey Horn from 49 to 32
Jedixson Paez from 43 to 38

Notable Fallers
Allan Castro from 12 to 17
Wikelman Gonzalez from 15 to 20
Yordanny Monegro from 20 to 25
Luis Guerrero from 25 to 30
Nathan Hickey from 27 to 33
Ryan Zeferjahn from 30 to 37
Alex Hoppe from 41 to 48
Tyler McDonough from 42 to 51

Notes
-As always, please keep in mind that just because a player moved a couple spots in either direction it does not necessarily mean we think more or less of that player at the time of that given update compared to last month. New prospects debut in the rankings, players graduate, other prospects make big jumps around that player. It's all relative. The player grade may not have changed. For example, we don’t think less of Yoeilin Cespedes even though he fell from 6 to 7.

https://forum.soxprospects.com/thread/7282/2024-soxprospects-ranking-updates?page=6

 

[Yelling At Clouds]

If Campbell is A Guy, then how do we incorporate him into the nickname? Does ATM become MCAT?

 

[snowmanny]

Sox have six positional prospects with an ETA of 2025. Anthony, Mayer, Teel, Meidroth, Yorke, Lugo.

Although maybe only three that are regarded as immediate starters/co-starters.

 

[jmcc5400]

Man, those Bleis numbers are u-g-l-y.

 

[RoDaddy]

For some reason they don't actually include their last ranking on their stuff. Nazzan actually dropped from 8 to 10 & Yorke jumped from 17 to 12.

Yes, this seems to be the confusion - even more so given Mike Andrew's recent posts which represent the new changes that strangely are not reflected in his list that appears to use rankings from 2 lists ago. So, e.g., Nazzan was most recently listed as 8 (13) but for some reason, SP’s new list uses the 13 rather than 8 as the prior ranking. Same for Yorke, who was previously listed as 17 (11) and is now listed as 12 (11). Seems like he should instead be now listed as 12 (17) as further confirmed by the Andrew's post (“Nick Yorke from 17 to 12”). I refreshed my screen several times in Chrome and then checked and refreshed in Edge and get the same strange results each time.

At any rate, cool to see the new rankings and new full reports for intriguing young guys like Ovis Portes.

 

[JM3]

That's just how they do it. I remember them talking about it at some point last year... like it shows the bigger picture of how they've progressed through the season, but I think it's more confusing than anything.

I try to do my lists monthly & before the SP list each month now, so if you're ever curious where they were in the SP rankings the previous month, my rankings post from a few days before is a good place to check it out.

 

[Marciano490]

Seeing a bunch of fantasy buzz on Jhostynxon Garcia, but he doesn’t seem to have his own thread here. How good is he looking?