My 2013 Top 150 Prospects List

2013 Top 150 Major League Baseball Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank my overall top prospects on one list. My two criteria are both past performance and future potential to a prospect’s parent team. I did not attend any minor league games this past year, nor do I claim to have any professional scouting experience. This list is the culmination of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

A new feature I have added this year is where each prospect ranked on last year’s Top 150 list, in parenthesis. “NR” means Not Ranked.


1) Jurickson Profar (Rangers) (8)
2) Dylan Bundy (Orioles) (10)
3) Wil Myers (Rays) (27)
4) Oscar Taveras (Cardinals) (70)
5) Shelby Miller (Cardinals) (7)
6) Gerrit Cole (Pirates) (12)
7) Jose Fernandez (Marlins) (144)
8) Carlos Correa (Astros) (NR)
9) Miguel Sano (Twins) (18)
10) Zack Wheeler (Mets) (47)
11) Tyler Skaggs (Diamondbacks) (14)
12) Kyle Zimmer (Royals) (NR)
13) Byron Buxton (Twins) (NR)
14) Taijuan Walker (Mariners) (17)
15) Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox) (67)
16) Jameson Taillon (Pirates) (13)
17) Trevor Bauer (Indians) (9)
18) Archie Bradley (Diamondbacks) (16)
19) Kevin Gausman (Orioles) (NR)
20) Francisco Lindor (Indians) (35)
21) Billy Hamilton (Reds) (41)
22) Danny Hultzen (Mariners) (20)
23) Jonathan Singleton (Astros) (34)
24) Javier Baez (Cubs) (39)
25) Travis d’Arnaud (Mets) (21)
26) Nick Castellanos (Tigers) (51)
27) Mike Zunino (Mariners) (NR)
28) Christian Yelich (Marlins) (40)
29) Lucas Giolito (Nationals) (NR)
30) Mason Williams (Yankees) (86)
31) Anthony Rendon (Nationals) (19)
32) Mike Olt (Rangers) (69)
33) Bubba Starling (Royals) (23)
34) Albert Almora (Cubs) (NR)
35) Jackie Bradley (Red Sox) (NR)
36) Julio Teheran (Braves) (4)
37) Matt Barnes (Red Sox) (105)
38) Andrew Heaney (Marlins) (NR)
39) Jorge Soler (Cubs) (NR)
40) George Springer (Astros) (63)
41) Carlos Martinez (Cardinals) (26)
42) Robert Stephenson (Reds) (119)
43) Nolan Arenado (Rockies) (31)
44) Noah Syndergaard (Mets) (107)
45) Addison Russell (Athletics) (NR)
46) Aaron Sanchez (Blue Jays) (102)
47) Luis Heredia (Pirates) (97)
48) Gregory Polanco (Pirates) (NR)
49) David Dahl (Rockies) (NR)
50) Yordano Ventura (Royals) (NR)
51) Slade Heathcott (Yankees) (NR)
52) Max Fried (Padres) (NR)
53) Allen Webster (Red Sox) (98)
54) Kyle Crick (Giants) (NR)
55) Oswaldo Arcia (Twins) (NR)
56) Adam Eaton (Diamondbacks) (NR)
57) Courtney Hawkins (White Sox) (NR)
58) Trevor Rosenthal (Cardinals) (NR)
59) Jake Marisnick (Marlins) (46)
60) Gary Sanchez (Yankees) (43)
61) Brian Goodwin (Nationals) (78)
62) Arodys Vizcaino (Cubs) (52)
63) Martin Perez (Rangers) (24)
64) Casey Kelly (Padres) (66)
65) Chris Archer (Rays) (109)
66) Hyun-Jin Ryu (Dodgers) (NR)
67) Lance McCullers (Astros) (NR)
68) Jedd Gyorko (Padres) (117)
69) Justin Nicolino (Marlins) (80)
70) Alen Hanson (Pirates) (NR)
71) Avisail Garcia (Tigers) (NR)
72) Yasiel Puig (Dodgers) (NR)
73) Tyler Austin (Yankees) (NR)
74) Austin Hedges (Padres) (140)
75) Trevor Story (Rockies) (148)
76) Tony Cingrani (Reds) (NR)
77) James Paxton (Mariners) (65)
78) Dorssys Paulino (Indians) (NR)
79) Josh Bell (Pirates) (32)
80) Roberto Osuna (Blue Jays) (NR)
81) Hak-Ju Lee (Rays) (44)
82) Jesse Biddle (Phillies) (76)
83) Jake Odorizzi (Rays) (73)
84) Taylor Guerrieri (Rays) (92)
85) Delino DeShields (Astros) (NR)
86) Henry Owens (Red Sox) (NR)
87) Kaleb Cowart (Angels) (NR)
88) Alex Meyer (Twins) (87)
89) Michael Wacha (Cardinals) (NR)
90) Kyle Gibson (Twins) (NR)
91) J.R. Graham (Braves) (NR)
92) Gavin Cecchini (Mets) (NR)
93) Corey Seager (Dodgers) (NR)
94) Matt Davidson (Diamondbacks) (134)
95) Michael Choice (Athletics) (57)
96) Aaron Hicks (Twins) (127)
97) Roman Quinn (Phillies) (NR)
98) Kolten Wong (Cardinals) (108)
99) Marcell Ozuna (Marlins) (NR)
100) Jorge Bonifacio (Royals) (NR)
101) Mike Foltynewicz (Astros) (NR)
102) Richie Shaffer (Rays) (NR)
103) Rymer Liriano (Padres) (49)
104) Joc Pederson (Dodgers) (NR)
105) Blake Swihart (Red Sox) (72)
106) Tyler Naquin (Indians) (NR)
107) Wily Peralta (Brewers) (81)
108) Sonny Gray (Athletics) (55)
109) Zach Lee (Dodgers) (82)
110) Marcus Stroman (Blue Jays) (NR)
111) Leonys Martin (Rangers) (90)
112) Manny Banuelos (Yankees) (22)
113) Tommy Joseph (Phillies) (NR)
114) Brandon Nimmo (Mets) (99)
115) Chris Stratton (Giants) (NR)
116) Nick Franklin (Mariners) (137)
117) Joe Panik (Giants) (NR)
118) Enny Romero (Rays) (133)
119) A.J. Cole (Nationals) (61)
120) Ty Hensley (Yankees) (NR)
121) J.O. Berrios (Twins) (NR)
122) Cody Allen (Indians) (NR)
123) Bruce Rondon (Tigers) (NR)
124) Didi Gregorius (Diamondbacks) (NR)
125) Justin Grimm (Rangers) (NR)
126) Trayce Thompson (White Sox) (NR)
127) Daniel Corcino (Reds) (138)
128) Tyler Thornburg (Brewers) (123)
129) Cody Buckel (Rangers) (NR)
130) Brandon Maurer (Mariners) (NR)
131) Alex Colome (Rays) (NR)
132) Christian Bethancourt (Braves) (NR)
133) Dan Straily (Athletics) (NR)
134) D.J. Davis (Blue Jays) (NR)
135) Adalberto Mondesi (Royals) (NR)
136) Jonathan Schoop (Orioles) (74)
137) Garin Cecchini (Red Sox) (116)
138) Joey Gallo (Rangers) (NR)
139) Daniel Norris (Blue Jays) (62)
140) Jorge Alfaro (Rangers) (NR)
141) Jose Campos (Yankees) (104)
142) Matt Smoral (Blue Jays) (NR)
143) Tyrell Jenkins (Cardinals) (88)
144) Nomar Mazara (Rangers) (NR)
145) Brett Jackson (Cubs) (37)
146) Victor Sanchez (Mariners) (NR)
147) Mauricio Cabrera (Braves) (NR)
148) Ronald Guzman (Rangers) (NR)
149) Luke Sims (Braves) (NR)
150) Adam Morgan (Phillies) (NR)


Honorable Mentions – Rio Ruiz, Rafael DePaula, Carter Capps, Chris Reed, Matt Adams, John Lamb, Anthony Alford, Jimmy Nelson, Brad Peacock, Jarred Cosart, Drew Vettleson, Onelki Garcia, Jairo Beras, Ethan Martin, Angelo Gumbs, Gabriel Guerrero, Gary Brown, Lewis Brinson

Hunter Morris: Are you just not sold? He keeps popping up more-and-more in prospect discussions surrounding Milwaukee. I'm not saying I'm sold either, but what could all these people be thinking?

Im a big hunter morris homer.

His only above average tool is his pop, at this point. Get him another one, and he's on.

Having seen Hunter Morris play in two AFL seasons, he is ready and should be on this list. Defensively ready and he will be fine with MLB pitching. Bye Bye Corey Hart.

Please note J.P. I love what you do and we talk all the time so obviously no harsh offense intended. But the one that sticks out for me is Gary Sanchez. Any comment on how he fell 27 spots with reports of improving defense, maturity, and a bat that still plays with any of the best prospect hitters out there? Just wondering.

Keep up the great work as always!

In Sanchez's case, it was more a matter of others leaping over him on the list than him falling.

What was the final deciding factor in putting Profar over Myers? Ceiling+position I'm guessing; Myers has to be the more mature player at this point.

hive17 said:

What was the final deciding factor in putting Profar over Myers? Ceiling+position I'm guessing; Myers has to be the more mature player at this point.

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More of a complete player overall. A true 5-tool talent with more pop than you'd expect from his frame. And obviously closer to the bigs. Better plate discipline.