On a recent spring afternoon, I programmed a quantum computer to construct an infinite number of realities to discover the top 100 prospects for 2021.
Then we explored next year’s dynasty landscape at catcher, first base and second base.
Today, we’ll stay on that Devs-powered theme and continue our position-by-position focus by zooming in on third base.
Something I’d like to try this week = two posts about the position. This first draft can spark conversations throughout the week, and the next one will bring an updated list and a behind-the-scenes look at the process.
I think forecasting the future could be more fun for everyone this way. Our updated versions have been better than the one first sent to print because many minds are better than one for most things in life and especially for a project this fluid, speculative and sizable.
Rank | Player | Age | Team |
1 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 21 | SD |
2 | Trea Turner | 26 | WAS |
3 | Trevor Story | 27 | COL |
4 | Francisco Lindor | 26 | CLE |
5 | Wander Franco | 19 | TB |
6 | Adalberto Mondesi | 24 | KC |
7 | Gleyber Torres | 23 | NYY |
8 | Xander Bogaerts | 27 | BOS |
9 | Javy Baez | 27 | CHC |
10 | Bo Bichette | 22 | TOR |
11 | CJ Abrams | 19 | SD |
12 | Tim Anderson | 26 | CHW |
13 | Amed Rosario | 24 | NYM |
14 | Carlos Correa | 25 | HOU |
15 | Marco Luciano | 18 | SF |
16 | Marcus Semien | 29 | OAK |
17 | Corey Seager | 25 | LAD |
18 | Jorge Polanco | 26 | MIN |
19 | Royce Lewis | 20 | MIN |
20 | Oneil Cruz | 21 | PIT |
21 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 19 | KC |
22 | Dansby Swanson | 26 | ATL |
23 | Jeter Downs | 21 | BOS |
24 | Noelvi Marte | 18 | SEA |
25 | Austin Martin | 21 | ?? |
26 | Carlos Colmenarez | 16 | ?? |
27 | Cristian Hernandez | 16 | ?? |
28 | Paul Dejong | 26 | STL |
29 | Didi Gregorius | 30 | PHI |
30 | Jazz Chisholm | 22 | ARI |
31 | Luis Angel Acuña | 18 | TEX |
32 | Maximo Acosta | 17 | TEX |
33 | Mauricio Dubon | 25 | SF |
34 | Willy Adames | 24 | TB |
35 | Nico Hoerner | 22 | CHC |
36 | Elvis Andrus | 31 | TEX |
37 | Jose Garcia | 22 | CIN |
38 | Robert Puason | 17 | OAK |
39 | Geraldo Perdomo | 20 | ARI |
40 | Greg Jones | 22 | TB |
41 | Casey Martin | 21 | ?? |
42 | Jon Berti | 30 | MIA |
43 | Ronny Mauricio | 19 | NYM |
44 | Orelvis Martinez | 18 | TOR |
45 | Myles Straw | 25 | HOU |
46 | Ed Howard | 18 | ?? |
47 | Luis Urias | 22 | MIL |
48 | Tyler Freeman | 20 | CLE |
49 | Jorge Mateo | 24 | OAK |
50 | Ji-Hwan Bae | 20 | PIT |
51 | Wilman Diaz | 16 | ?? |
52 | Nick Ahmed | 30 | ARI |
53 | Ha-Seong Kim | 24 | ?? |
54 | Andrelton Simmons | 30 | LAA |
55 | Freddy Zamora | 21 | ?? |
56 | Niko Goodrum | 28 | DET |
57 | Braden Shewmake | 22 | ATL |
58 | Bryson Stott | 22 | PHI |
59 | Liover Peguero | 19 | PIT |
60 | Jeremy Pena | 22 | HOU |
61 | Angel Martinez | 18 | CLE |
62 | Will Wilson | 21 | SF |
63 | Taylor Walls | 23 | TB |
64 | Luis Garcia | 19 | WAS |
65 | Keoni Cavaco | 18 | MIN |
66 | Cole Tucker | 23 | PIT |
67 | Eduardo Garcia | 17 | MIL |
68 | Orlando Arcia | 25 | MIL |
69 | Luis Guillorme | 25 | NYM |
70 | Thairo Estrada | 24 | NYY |
71 | Willi Castro | 22 | DET |
72 | Reggie Preciado | 16 | SD |
73 | Jeremiah Jackson | 20 | LAA |
74 | Gabriel Arias | 20 | SD |
75 | Brice Turang | 20 | MIL |
76 | Adam Hall | 20 | BAL |
77 | JP Crawford | 25 | SEA |
78 | Oslevis Basabe | 19 | TEX |
79 | Oswald Peraza | 19 | NYY |
80 | Kyren Paris | 18 | LAA |
81 | Freddy Galvis | 30 | CIN |
82 | Rafael Morel | 18 | CHC |
83 | Kendall Simmons | 20 | PHI |
84 | Yeison Santana | 19 | SD |
85 | Alexander Vargas | 18 | NYY |
86 | Andres Gimenez | 21 | NYM |
87 | Estiven Machado | 17 | TOR |
88 | Alejandro Pie | 18 | TB |
89 | Gunnar Henderson | 18 | BAL |
90 | Chris Taylor | 29 | LAD |
91 | Brainer Bonaci | 17 | BOS |
92 | Carson Tucker | 18 | ?? |
93 | Miguel Rojas | 31 | MIA |
94 | Vaughn Grissom | 19 | ATL |
95 | Kevin Made | 17 | CHC |
96 | Jose Salas | 16 | MIA |
97 | Alika Williams | 21 | ?? |
98 | Yiddi Cappe | 16 | MIA |
99 | Ehire Adrianza | 30 | MIN |
100 | Nander De Sedas | 20 | ?? |
101 | Yasel Antuna | 20 | WAS |
102 | Jose Fermin | 21 | CLE |
103 | Aeverson Artaega | 17 | SF |
104 | Jack Mayfield | 29 | HOU |
105 | Eddy Diaz | 20 | COL |
106 | Jose Devers | 20 | MIA |
107 | Jose Tena | 19 | CLE |
108 | Anthony Rodriguez | 17 | SF |
109 | Adael Amador | 17 | COL |
110 | Anthony Volpe | 18 | NYY |
111 | Juan Garcia | 17 | WAS |
112 | Jose Pastrano | 17 | CLE |
113 | Richie Martin Jr. | 25 | BAL |
114 | Brandon Crawford | 33 | SF |
115 | Jordy Mercer | 33 | DET |
116 | Tim Beckham | 30 | SEA |
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