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Your Klaw link is to 2009, Tim.
Oops, fixed.
Links not loading for me.
Yeah for me neither, I think the website is having problems.
Well nice job breaking it guys!
Yeah BA’s webmaster is probably doing the chicken-head routine right about now.
Zack Stewart (55 on Law’s list) was the #3 Jays prospect according to BA, but doesn’t make BA’s top 100? Seems odd considering their #4 prospect d’Arnaurd makes this list?
I think Aron Hicks seems a little too high as well. I don’t think his production has been strong enough to warrant the status of a top 20 prospect in all of baseball.
I think other then that this list seems pretty solid to me.
I got to see the list before it glitched. Impressive – and encouraging to see the Mets actually have more than 2 prospects on it. Our system needs work but I guess it’s not completely broken!
Anyone else having trouble seeing the BA list?
Yep.
BA Site seems down.
Probably all the traffic brought in from this link, I’m curious to see how Padres are on it. Probably Jaff Decker, Donovan Tate and maybe Simon Castro.
Link isn’t working
Why does Keith Law hate Pedro Alvarez?
Because he plays for Pittsburgh…where baseball players go to die?
Pittsburgh was the place baseball players went to die during the Littlefield/McClatchy administration (see Derek Bell, Raul Mondesi, Randall Simon, Matt Morris, etc.). The Huntington/Coonelly/Nutting administration seem to have a plan more geared to success.
I believe that, while Law liked Alverez coming into the draft, he thought the pick was incorrect because other players were better. Probably confirming his previous thinking through his own rankings. Note that Smoak, Matusz, Posey and Hosmer are all ahead of Alvarez.
Despite the fact that Hosmer has done nothing in the minors to merit him being ranked above Alvarez. Aside from the questions marks about Alvarez’s ability to stick at third, I can’t understand Law’s reasoning on this one.
Because he’s not a Boston Red Sox player. Take Law’s lists with a grain of salt. Theo is his best friend and he routinely helps the Red Sox pump up their prospects a la Gammons.
Baseball America has Ryan Westmoreland at 24 and Keith Law has him at 32. Baseball America needs to stop hyping Sox Prospects!
It’s all a conspiracy against the Yankees, see. Everyone knows that no one in the media likes the Yankees.
Because Keith Law is an idiot who doesn’t know his a**hole from a whole in the ground
interesting to see anthony rizzo on law’s list, kid’s coming back from cancer treatment, and has been overshadowed by lars anderson recently. but with lars’ struggles last year could this kid be the first power bat theo develops?
interesting to see anthony rizzo on law’s list. kid is coming back from cancer and has been overshadowed by lars anderson. with lars’ recent struggles could this kid be the first power bat theo develops?
sorry for the duplicate comments
For anyone who’s actually seen this list or might have it up, could you tell me where any Dodgers are ranked?
Gordon – 46
Withrow – 48
If you can’t get to the list, here is a link that should work;
baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-1…
Nice to see 5 Cubs ranked in the top 100. It lends even more credence to the idea that the Cubs system is finally bouncing back. Both BP and Law have 4 top 100 guys. All in all there are 6 different top 100 players between the lists. I never want to take these lists too seriously but the opinion regarding the rise of the Cubs farm system seems to be universal.
We released our Top 100 Prospects today. Here it is!
1 Jason Heyward, of, Braves
2 Stephen Strasburg, rhp, Nationals
3 Mike Stanton, of, Marlins
4 Jesus Montero, c, Yankees
5 Brian Matusz, lhp, Orioles
6 Desmond Jennings, of, Rays
7 Buster Posey, c, Giants
8 Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pirates
9 Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers
10 Carlos Santana, c, Indians
11 Dustin Ackley, of/1b/2b, Mariners
12 Alcides Escobar, ss, Brewers
13 Justin Smoak, 1b, Rangers
14 Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants
15 Domonic Brown, of, Phillies
16 Starlin Castro, ss, Cubs
17 Martin Perez, lhp, Rangers
18 Jeremy Hellickson, rhp, Rays
19 Aaron Hicks, of, Twins
20 Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins
21 Ryan Westmoreland, of, Red Sox
22 Aroldis Chapman, lhp, Reds
23 Tyler Matzek, lhp, Rockies
24 Casey Kelly, rhp, Red Sox
25 Kyle Drabek, rhp, Blue Jays
26 Jacob Turner, rhp, Tigers
27 Brett Wallace, 3b/1b, Blue Jays
28 Chris Carter, of/1b, Athletics
29 Michael Taylor, of, Athletics
30 Michael Saunders, of, Mariners
31 Lonnie Chisenhall, 3b, Indians
32 Freddie Freeman, 1b, Braves
33 Christian Friedrich, lhp, Rockies
34 Wade Davis, rhp, Rays
35 Matt Moore, lhp, Rays
36 Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks
37 Josh Bell, 3b, Orioles
38 Derek Norris, c, Nationals
39 Mike Montgomery, lhp, Royals
40 Aaron Crow, rhp, Royals
41 Jason Castro, c, Astros
42 Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Rangers
43 Todd Frazier, of/2b/3b, Reds
44 Nick Hagadone, lhp, Indians
45 Yonder Alonso, 1b, Reds
46 Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers
47 Casey Crosby, lhp, Tigers
48 Chris Withrow, rhp, Dodgers
49 Zack Wheeler, rhp, Giants
50 Shelby Miller, rhp, Cardinals
51 Julio Teheran, rhp, Braves
52 Grant Green, ss, Athletics
53 Donavan Tate, of, Padres
54 Reid Brignac, ss, Rays
55 Jared Mitchell, of, White Sox
56 Jennry Mejia, rhp, Mets
57 Simon Castro, rhp, Padres
58 Wilson Ramos, c, Twins
59 Brett Lawrie, 2b, Brewers
60 Tyler Flowers, c, White Sox
61 Kyle Gibson, rhp, Twins
62 Ike Davis, 1b, Mets
63 Zach Britton, lhp, Orioles
64 Jason Knapp, rhp, Indians
65 Alex White, rhp, Indians
66 Dan Hudson, rhp, White Sox
67 Tim Beckham, ss, Rays
68 Alex Colome, rhp, Rays
69 Arodys Vizcaino, rhp, Braves
70 Josh Vitters, 3b, Cubs
71 Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, Rockies
72 Mike Leake, rhp, Reds
73 Jiovanni Mier, ss, Astros
74 Brett Jackson, of, Cubs
75 Josh Reddick, of, Red Sox
76 Austin Jackson, of, Tigers
77 Fernando Martinez, of, Mets
78 Chad James, lhp, Marlins
79 Tony Sanchez, c, Pirates
80 Mike Moustakas, 3b, Royals
81 Travis d’Arnaud, c, Blue Jays
82 Jaff Decker, of, Padres
83 Adam Moore, c, Mariners
84 Hank Conger, c, Angels
85 Mike Trout, of, Angels
86 Austin Romine, c, Yankees
87 Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox
88 Wilmer Flores, ss, Mets
89 Mat Gamel, 3b, Brewers
90 James Darnell, 3b, Padres
91 Jordan Lyles, rhp, Astros
92 Drew Storen, rhp, Nationals
93 Phillippe Aumont, rhp, Phillies
94 Miguel Sano, ss/3b, Twins
95 Andrew Cashner, rhp, Cubs
96 Thomas Neal, of, Giants
97 Peter Bourjos, of, Angels
98 Jay Jackson, rhp, Cubs
99 Jake Arrieta, rhp, Orioles
100 Noel Arguelles, lhp, Royals
01 Jason Heyward, of, Braves
02 Stephen Strasburg, rhp, Nationals
03 Mike Stanton, of, Marlins
04 Jesus Montero, c, Yankees
05 Brian Matusz, lhp, Orioles
06 Desmond Jennings, of, Rays
07 Buster Posey, c, Giants
08 Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pirates
09 Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers
10 Carlos Santana, c, Indians
11 Dustin Ackley, of/1b/2b, Mariners
12 Alcides Escobar, ss, Brewers
13 Justin Smoak, 1b, Rangers
14 Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants
15 Domonic Brown, of, Phillies
16 Starlin Castro, ss, Cubs
17 Martin Perez, lhp, Rangers
18 Jeremy Hellickson, rhp, Rays
19 Aaron Hicks, of, Twins
20 Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins
21 Ryan Westmoreland, of, Red Sox
22 Aroldis Chapman, lhp, Reds
23 Tyler Matzek, lhp, Rockies
24 Casey Kelly, rhp, Red Sox
25 Kyle Drabek, rhp, Blue Jays
26 Jacob Turner, rhp, Tigers
27 Brett Wallace, 3b/1b, Blue Jays
28 Chris Carter, of/1b, Athletics
29 Michael Taylor, of, Athletics
30 Michael Saunders, of, Mariners
31 Lonnie Chisenhall, 3b, Indians
32 Freddie Freeman, 1b, Braves
33 Christian Friedrich, lhp, Rockies
34 Wade Davis, rhp, Rays
35 Matt Moore, lhp, Rays
36 Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks
37 Josh Bell, 3b, Orioles
38 Derek Norris, c, Nationals
39 Mike Montgomery, lhp, Royals
40 Aaron Crow, rhp, Royals
41 Jason Castro, c, Astros
42 Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Rangers
43 Todd Frazier, of/2b/3b, Reds
44 Nick Hagadone, lhp, Indians
45 Yonder Alonso, 1b, Reds
46 Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers
47 Casey Crosby, lhp, Tigers
48 Chris Withrow, rhp, Dodgers
49 Zack Wheeler, rhp, Giants
50 Shelby Miller, rhp, Cardinals
51 Julio Teheran, rhp, Braves
52 Grant Green, ss, Athletics
53 Donavan Tate, of, Padres
54 Reid Brignac, ss, Rays
55 Jared Mitchell, of, White Sox
56 Jennry Mejia, rhp, Mets
57 Simon Castro, rhp, Padres
58 Wilson Ramos, c, Twins
59 Brett Lawrie, 2b, Brewers
60 Tyler Flowers, c, White Sox
61 Kyle Gibson, rhp, Twins
62 Ike Davis, 1b, Mets
63 Zach Britton, lhp, Orioles
64 Jason Knapp, rhp, Indians
65 Alex White, rhp, Indians
66 Dan Hudson, rhp, White Sox
67 Tim Beckham, ss, Rays
68 Alex Colome, rhp, Rays
69 Arodys Vizcaino, rhp, Braves
70 Josh Vitters, 3b, Cubs
71 Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, Rockies
72 Mike Leake, rhp, Reds
73 Jiovanni Mier, ss, Astros
74 Brett Jackson, of, Cubs
75 Josh Reddick, of, Red Sox
76 Austin Jackson, of, Tigers
77 Fernando Martinez, of, Mets
78 Chad James, lhp, Marlins
79 Tony Sanchez, c, Pirates
80 Mike Moustakas, 3b, Royals
81 Travis d’Arnaud, c, Blue Jays
82 Jaff Decker, of, Padres
83 Adam Moore, c, Mariners
84 Hank Conger, c, Angels
85 Mike Trout, of, Angels
86 Austin Romine, c, Yankees
87 Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox
88 Wilmer Flores, ss, Mets
89 Mat Gamel, 3b, Brewers
90 James Darnell, 3b, Padres
91 Jordan Lyles, rhp, Astros
92 Drew Storen, rhp, Nationals
93 Phillippe Aumont, rhp, Phillies
94 Miguel Sano, ss/3b, Twins
95 Andrew Cashner, rhp, Cubs
96 Thomas Neal, of, Giants
97 Peter Bourjos, of, Angels
98 Jay Jackson, rhp, Cubs
99 Jake Arrieta, rhp, Orioles
100 Noel Arguelles, lhp, Royals
Wow, Montero is all over the place on all the lists – I prefer Baseball America’s judgement mainly because that prospects and such is what they seem to do best, but it also could have something to do with the fact they ranked Montero #4 🙂
I’m not really worried about the lack of Yankees on the list though, Montero and Romine provide nice catcher depth and Gary Sanchez is in the system as well. McCallister and Nova both could turn into solid starters, and Mark Melancon should contribute this year. I don’t think our farm system is in as bad of shape as some people will always make it out to be.
Its kinda obvious that some of these lists just start to throw names in any order after the top 15 or so..
It is hilarious that Tyler Flowers is ranked ahead of Dan Hudson, I don’t think anybody in the White Sox organization thinks Flowers is more valuable than Dan Hudson
I think Flowers is a much better prospect than Hudson. Flowers is going to hit and he’s shown a lot of improvement on defense. Hudson is a guy with 4 average pitches, good control and good deception. That profiles as a 4th or 5th starter. He had a great year, but he only had small sample sizes in each league. Let’s see if he can keep outwitting the same hitters over a longer stretch of time.
Montero has been anywhere from 19, to 4, but this list made me happy.
Josh Bell should absolutely be a Dodger right now. It’s sickening that the Dodgers traded him (and Steve Johnson who was actually good…and is now a giant :[ ) for someone who should be a middle reliever for the Dodgers. Screw having a future at third base, because Casey Blake will have 4 WAR seasons for the next 5 years…
Blake’s beard is gone. We are doomed.. 🙂
This list is a little whacked. For the most part is pretty good, but where some prospects are listed, and how some are even ignored is a headscratcher.
MLB.com’s top 50 list I feel is more accurate.
Montero is said to be a future 1B rather than a C, hence his drop off in value.
I actually found the MLB.com listing the worst not just cause of Montero though. Also, just for context Pedro Alvarez and Brett Wallace are projected to have to move to 1st base and Montero put up better or comparable numbers at a younger age yet those guys were ranked higher. To be honest i have no clue how anyone could rank Brett Wallace over Montero on a list
I have been a baseball america subscriber for decades, and I truly believe that they have always shown a strong bias against the New York Mets organization, and have always rated their prospects much lower than they would a similar prospect in another organization. That being said, nothing backs up the statement I just made more than the placement of top Mets prospects on their 2010 Top 100 list. Jenrry Mejia at 56 is some kind of joke. Half those places at around 25, would be a lot more accurate for a 20 year old with his ability. But I’ll give them that. What is truly mystifying is their placement of Fernando Martinez (the Carribbean Series MVP this winter) at number 77? are you kidding me!? Those guys at baseball america can’t possibly be considered objective when they are so ridiculously prejudiced against one particular team. Is it a New York bias in general, Jim Callas? and the rest of your narrow minded cronies? F Mart belongs in the top twenty right now and baseball america snubbing him will look very large at this time next year, after he breaks out this season.
no way in hell casey crosby is ranked above austin jackson, let alone 20+ spots ahead
Montero is apparently doing well in spring training…
“The power-hitting 20-year-old had onlookers buzzing during a batting-practice session on Monday afternoon, striking the top of the “M” high above the area past the left-field wall.”
And he’s doing well in the field too…
“Girardi said that he has already seen improvements in Montero’s receiving and blocking, and that the top prospect is past the elementary stages in his development. The Yankees continue to project Montero as a Major League catcher, though many have suggested that the 6-foot-4, 225-pound slugger could be a future first baseman, designated hitter or perhaps a corner outfielder.”
Personally I prefer if Montero stays far away from the Catcher position so as to keep his power intact for much longer.
But I do believe he’s above a few guys that he shouldn’t be on that list.
Nice to see my man Montero ranked 4th, the kids a beast. Austin Jackson is ranked in the 70s…. did he fall?
Why is Britton ranked so low?
The Pads had 4 guys, not too bad. The only bad part is there in A ball or lower. I think Logan Forysthe deserves a spot on here as well. A strong system is the only way the Pads will be competitive.
I cant wait too see montero next year contending for that starting role. We’re nearing the end of Jorge’s contract and its time he starts mentoring his successor. Montero is the man for the job. I truly think we can have our own version of Mauer. He hits for average and power. Im not saying he is going to be anywhere near Mauer’s all amazing play but i think he can come close.
Here we go again. Trying to figure out who will make it in the majors.
Tough task. Especially with pitchers. But some people have an uncanny
talent for picking a high percentage of the eventual winner.