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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

Thanks for reading!

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