The tinkering is finished for tonight.
At this point in my highway hypnosis of staring at a spreadsheet for two weeks, I’m just hoping to park the car safely.
I’d love to discuss the work with you all, so drop a thought in the comments if that appeals to you.
The only real guide I’d offer to reading these rankings is the top group is fluid. The big two of Julio Rodriguez and Bobby Witt Jr. have built their own little neighborhood. Both should have played in the majors this year. Julio is flat out embarrassing AA pitchers. I maintain my stance that Jerry Dipoto chose foolishly when he decided to push Jarred Kelenic and slam the breaks on Rodriguez, a choice he apparently made sometime back in February and never once revisited throughout the season.
After the top two, there’s not much distance between CJ Abrams at #3 and Adley Rutschman at #8, a group that’s built in part by the injuries to Abrams and Carroll and the tanking of Baltimore, Chicago and Detroit. Can make a pretty strong case that all the healthy players in the elite eight earned a shot at major league pitching this year, but that’s baseball these days. Let’s get romantic about the rest of the list!
Rank | Player | Position | Age 4/1/21 | Team | ETA |
1 | Julio Rodriguez | OF | 20 | SEA | 2022 |
2 | Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 20 | KC | 2022 |
3 | CJ Abrams | SS | 20 | SD | 2022 |
4 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | 21 | DET | 2022 |
5 | Corbin Carroll | OF | 20 | ARI | 2023 |
6 | Riley Greene | OF | 20 | DET | 2022 |
7 | Brennen Davis | OF | 21 | CHC | 2022 |
8 | Adley Rutschman | C | 23 | BAL | 2022 |
9 | Vidal Brujan | 2B | 23 | TB | 2021 |
10 | Luis Matos | OF | 19 | SF | 2022 |
11 | Marco Luciano | SS | 19 | SF | 2023 |
12 | Noelvi Marte | SS | 19 | SEA | 2022 |
13 | Jose Miranda | 3B | 23 | MIN | 2022 |
14 | Triston Casas | 3B | 21 | BOS | 2022 |
15 | Francisco Alvarez | C | 19 | NYM | 2023 |
16 | Gabriel Moreno | C | 21 | TOR | 2022 |
17 | Grayson Rodriguez | RHP | 21 | BAL | 2022 |
18 | Hedbert Perez | OF | 19 | MIL | 2024 |
19 | Josh Jung | 3B | 23 | TEX | 2022 |
20 | Orelvis Martinez | 3B | 19 | TOR | 2023 |
21 | Hunter Greene | RHP | 21 | CIN | 2022 |
22 | Nick Pratto | 1B | 22 | KC | 2022 |
23 | Jordan Walker | 3B | 18 | STL | 2024 |
24 | Nick Gonzales | 2B | 21 | PIT | 2022 |
25 | Jarren Duran | OF | 24 | BOS | 2021 |
26 | Miguel Vargas | 3B | 21 | LAD | 2022 |
27 | Zac Veen | OF | 19 | COL | 2025 |
28 | Jasson Dominguez | OF | 18 | NYY | 2025 |
29 | Eddys Leonard | SS | 20 | LAD | 2024 |
30 | Jose Barrero | SS | 23 | CIN | 2020 |
31 | Anthony Volpe | SS | 20 | NYY | 2023 |
32 | Robert Hassell III | OF | 19 | SD | 2024 |
33 | Dustin Harris | 3B | 21 | TEX | 2022 |
34 | Nick Yorke | 2B | 18 | BOS | 2023 |
35 | Henry Davis | C | 21 | PIT | 2023 |
36 | Everson Pereira | OF | 19 | NYY | 2023 |
37 | Shane Baz | RHP | 21 | TB | 2022 |
38 | Joe Ryan | RHP | 24 | MIN | 2021 |
39 | Reid Detmers | LHP | 21 | LAA | 2022 |
40 | George Kirby | RHP | 23 | SEA | 2022 |
41 | Pedro Leon | SS/OF | 22 | HOU | 2022 |
42 | Keibert Ruiz | C | 22 | WAS | 2020 |
43 | Oneil Cruz | SS | 22 | PIT | 2021 |
44 | Greg Jones | SS | 23 | TB | 2023 |
45 | Oswald Peraza | SS | 20 | NYY | 2022 |
46 | Kahlil Watson | SS | 17 | MIA | 2025 |
47 | MJ Melendez | OF,C | 22 | KC | 2022 |
48 | Diego Cartaya | C | 19 | LAD | 2025 |
49 | Mark Vientos | SS | 21 | NYM | 2023 |
50 | Brett Baty | 3B | 21 | NYM | 2022 |
51 | Brayan Rocchio | SS | 20 | CLE | 2022 |
52 | Cade Cavalli | RHP | 22 | WSH | 2022 |
53 | Nolan Gorman | 3B | 21 | STL | 2022 |
54 | Nick Lodolo | LHP | 23 | CIN | 2021 |
55 | Gunnar Henderson | SS | 19 | BAL | 2023 |
56 | Liover Peguero | SS | 20 | PIT | 2022 |
57 | Tyler Soderstrom | C/OF | 19 | OAK | 2023 |
58 | Jack Leiter | RHP | 20 | TEX | 2022 |
59 | Heriberto Hernandez | OF | 21 | TB | 2022 |
60 | Marcelo Mayer | SS | 18 | BOS | 2025 |
61 | Eury Perez | RHP | 18 | MIA | 2023 |
62 | Brady House | 3B | 17 | WAS | 2024 |
63 | Jairo Pomares | OF | 20 | SF | 2023 |
64 | MacKenzie Gore | LHP | 22 | SD | 2022 |
65 | Ronny Mauricio | SS | 20 | NYM | 2023 |
66 | Max Meyer | RHP | 22 | MIA | 2022 |
67 | Edward Cabrera | RHP | 22 | MIA | 2021 |
68 | Andy Pages | OF | 20 | LAD | 2023 |
69 | Bryan De La Cruz | OF | 24 | MIA | 2021 |
70 | Royce Lewis | SS | 21 | MIN | 2022 |
71 | George Valera | OF | 20 | CLE | 2023 |
72 | Sal Frelick | OF | 20 | MIL | 2023 |
73 | Jake Meyers | OF | 24 | HOU | 2021 |
74 | Reggie Preciado | SS | 17 | CHC | 2024 |
75 | Colton Cowser | OF | 20 | BAL | 2023 |
76 | Jose Ramos | OF | 20 | LAD | 2023 |
77 | Matthew Fraizer | OF | 22 | PIT | 2023 |
78 | Aeverson Arteaga | SS | 18 | SF | 2024 |
79 | Kevin Alcantara | OF | 18 | CHC | 2023 |
80 | Jose Rodriguez | SS | 19 | CHW | 2023 |
81 | Roansy Contreras | RHP | 21 | PIT | 2022 |
82 | Kristian Robinson | OF | 20 | ARI | 2024 |
83 | Diego Castillo | 2B | 23 | PIT | 2022 |
84 | Joey Wiemer | OF | 22 | MIL | 2023 |
85 | Wilman Diaz | SS | 17 | LAD | 2025 |
86 | Jake Eder | LHP | 22 | MIA | 2022 |
87 | Jonathan Aranda | 2B | 22 | TB | 2022 |
88 | Cody Morris | RHP | 24 | CLE | 2022 |
89 | Peyton Battenfield | RHP | 23 | CLE | 2023 |
90 | Luis Campusano | C | 22 | SD | 2020 |
91 | Michael Harris II | OF | 20 | ATL | 2023 |
92 | Alek Thomas | OF | 20 | ARI | 2022 |
93 | Kyren Paris | SS | 19 | LAA | 2023 |
94 | Bubba Thompson | OF | 22 | TEX | 2022 |
95 | Garrett Mitchell | OF | 22 | MIL | 2023 |
96 | Gilberto Jimenez | OF | 20 | BOS | 2023 |
97 | Landon Knack | RHP | 23 | LAD | 2022 |
98 | Jayden Murray | RHP | 23 | TB | 2022 |
99 | Josh Lowe | OF | 23 | TB | 2021 |
100 | Asa Lacy | LHP | 21 | KC | 2022 |
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