I recently published two similar articles to this one at Beyond the Boxscore. After some discussion and thought, I have changed how I did the rankings. Basically, I wanted a good method for handling various prospect lists to come up with an overall composite ranking. I used the lists Joe Hamrahi at BaseballDailyDiget.com compiled and here is my methodology:
- In total,13 rankings were used and I didn't use Dobber Rankings from the Baseball Daily Digest list as it contained some players that were actually rookies last season.
- I averaged and counted the rankings from each list. Some list were only top 20, while others were top 101.
- In any case that someone was not on a list, they were given a value using the following method: I found the number half way between the number of people on the list and 114 (number of players that made 2 lists). This value was given to all players that didn't make the list. For example, for everyone that didn't make a list of 50 prospects, they were given a value of 82 for that list.
- I ranked all the players by the averaged ranking. I placed all players that only appear in one list in a honorable mention list. I was looking for players that several people acknowledge as good.
- For the team data I took the average rank (86) of the lowest ranked player, Junichi Tazawa, to make the baseline value. I added 1 to his average rank (86+1) to give Junichi Tazawa some value. Then I subtracted each prospects averaged ranking from 87 to give each player a point value. The top ranked player, Jason Heyward got the most points while Junichi Tazawa got the least. Finally I added up the totals to get the overall rankings.
First in the organizational rankings and then the individual rankings:
| Rank | Team | Number | Points |
| 1 | Rays | 7 | 261 |
| 2 | Rangers | 4 | 236 |
| 3 | Giants | 4 | 168 |
| 4 | Braves | 4 | 158 |
| 5 | Indians | 6 | 146 |
| 6 | Orioles | 4 | 145 |
| 7 | Marlins | 3 | 140 |
| 8 | Nationals | 3 | 139 |
| 9 | Red Sox | 7 | 131 |
| 10 | Athletics | 3 | 124 |
| 11 | Blue Jays | 4 | 121 |
| 12 | Reds | 4 | 119 |
| 13 | Mariners | 3 | 113 |
| 14 | Twins | 5 | 104 |
| 15 | Mets | 4 | 103 |
| 16 | Rockies | 3 | 102 |
| 17 | Royals | 6 | 101 |
| 18 | Cubs | 6 | 99 |
| 19 | Yankees | 3 | 97 |
| 20 | Pirates | 3 | 96 |
| 21 | Brewers | 3 | 96 |
| 22 | Phillies | 2 | 87 |
| 23 | Tigers | 3 | 76 |
| 24 | Padres | 4 | 72 |
| 25 | Dodgers | 3 | 52 |
| 26 | White Sox | 3 | 52 |
| 27 | Astros | 3 | 50 |
| 28 | Diamondbacks | 2 | 42 |
| 29 | Angels | 4 | 40 |
| 30 | Cardinals | 1 | 21 |
Player Rankings:
| Rank | Name, Pos, Team | Average Rank | Lists |
| 1 | Jason Heyward, of, Braves | 1.4 | 13 |
| 2 | Stephen Strasburg, rhp, Nationals | 1.9 | 13 |
| 3 | Mike Stanton, of, Marlins | 5.9 | 13 |
| 4 | Jesus Montero, c, Yankees | 6.5 | 13 |
| 5 | Buster Posey, c, Giants | 6.8 | 13 |
| 6 | Brian Matusz, lhp, Orioles | 7.5 | 13 |
| 7 | Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers | 8.7 | 13 |
| 8 | Carlos Santana, c, Indians | 8.9 | 13 |
| 9 | Desmond Jennings, of, Rays | 10.5 | 12 |
| 10 | Dustin Ackley, of/1b/2b, Mariners | 12.0 | 13 |
| 11 | Justin Smoak, 1b, Rangers | 12.8 | 13 |
| 12 | Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pirates | 12.8 | 13 |
| 13 | Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants | 14.5 | 13 |
| 14 | Domonic Brown, of, Phillies | 15.7 | 13 |
| 15 | Alcides Escobar, ss, Brewers | 22.9 | 12 |
| 16 | Martin Perez, lhp, Rangers | 25.4 | 11 |
| 17 | Jeremy Hellickson, rhp, Rays | 26.5 | 11 |
| 18 | Kyle Drabek, rhp, Blue Jays | 27.7 | 11 |
| 19 | Chris Carter, of/1b, Athletics | 30.3 | 11 |
| 20 | Wade Davis, rhp, Rays | 33.6 | 10 |
| 21 | Michael Taylor, of, Athletics | 33.9 | 10 |
| 22 | Casey Kelly, rhp, Red Sox | 34.5 | 10 |
| 23 | Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins | 34.8 | 11 |
| 24 | Brett Wallace, 3b/1b, Blue Jays | 35.3 | 10 |
| 25 | Aaron Hicks, of, Twins | 35.8 | 10 |
| 26 | Starlin Castro, ss, Cubs | 36.3 | 9 |
| 27 | Ryan Westmoreland, of, Red Sox | 36.9 | 10 |
| 28 | Aroldis Chapman, lhp, Reds | 38.5 | 9 |
| 29 | Christian Friedrich, lhp, Rockies | 45.5 | 7 |
| 30 | Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks | 47.8 | 7 |
| 31 | Mike Montgomery, lhp, Royals | 50.9 | 8 |
| 32 | Fernando Martinez, of, Mets | 51.1 | 9 |
| 33 | Derek Norris, c, Nationals | 51.2 | 7 |
| 34 | Josh Bell, 3b, Orioles | 53.5 | 8 |
| 35 | Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers | 53.8 | 7 |
| 36 | Jennry Mejia, rhp, Mets | 54.2 | 7 |
| 37 | Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, Rockies | 54.2 | 10 |
| 38 | Lonnie Chisenhall, 3b, Indians | 56.6 | 6 |
| 39 | Yonder Alonso, 1b, Reds | 58.3 | 7 |
| 40 | Freddie Freeman, 1b, Braves | 58.9 | 6 |
| 41 | Jason Castro, c, Astros | 59.3 | 7 |
| 42 | Tyler Matzek, lhp, Rockies | 59.4 | 6 |
| 43 | Julio Teheran, rhp, Braves | 59.7 | 7 |
| 44 | Michael Saunders, of, Mariners | 60.1 | 7 |
| 45 | Austin Jackson, of, Tigers | 60.4 | 7 |
| 46 | Aaron Crow, rhp, Royals | 60.6 | 7 |
| 47 | Jaff Decker, of, Padres | 60.6 | 7 |
| 48 | Matt Moore, lhp, Rays | 60.7 | 6 |
| 49 | Tim Beckham, ss, Rays | 61.2 | 7 |
| 50 | Casey Crosby, lhp, Tigers | 61.7 | 6 |
| 51 | Josh Vitters, 3b, Cubs | 61.8 | 6 |
| 52 | Brett Lawrie, 2b, Brewers | 62.4 | 7 |
| 53 | Jacob Turner, rhp, Tigers | 63.0 | 6 |
| 54 | Donavan Tate, of, Padres | 64.3 | 5 |
| 55 | Todd Frazier, of/2b/3b, Reds | 64.5 | 6 |
| 56 | Dan Hudson, rhp, White Sox | 64.8 | 6 |
| 57 | Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Rangers | 65.0 | 6 |
| 58 | Shelby Miller, rhp, Cardinals | 65.7 | 5 |
| 59 | Wilson Ramos, c, Twins | 66.5 | 6 |
| 60 | Mike Leake, rhp, Reds | 68.1 | 7 |
| 61 | Zach Britton, lhp, Orioles | 68.1 | 6 |
| 62 | Ike Davis, 1b, Mets | 68.1 | 6 |
| 63 | Mike Trout, of, Angels | 68.4 | 6 |
| 64 | Mike Moustakas, 3b, Royals | 68.5 | 7 |
| 65 | Drew Storen, rhp, Nationals | 69.0 | 8 |
| 66 | Arodys Vizcaino, rhp, Braves | 70.5 | 4 |
| 67 | Simon Castro, rhp, Padres | 71.1 | 5 |
| 68 | Tyler Flowers, c, White Sox | 71.2 | 6 |
| 69 | Wilmer Flores, ss, Mets | 71.3 | 5 |
| 70 | Phillippe Aumont, rhp, Phillies | 71.5 | 5 |
| 71 | Grant Green, ss, Athletics | 72.7 | 6 |
| 72 | Kyle Gibson, rhp, Twins | 73.3 | 5 |
| 73 | Jared Mitchell, of, White Sox | 73.5 | 5 |
| 74 | Chris Withrow, rhp, Dodgers | 73.7 | 5 |
| 75 | Jake Arrieta, rhp, Orioles | 74.3 | 6 |
| 76 | Ben Revere, OF, Twins | 74.5 | 4 |
| 77 | Hector Rondon , P , CLE | 74.8 | 4 |
| 78 | Jose Tabata, OF, Pirates | 74.9 | 5 |
| 79 | Hank Conger, c, Angels | 75.4 | 5 |
| 80 | Jiovanni Mier, ss, Astros | 75.5 | 5 |
| 81 | Reid Brignac, ss, Rays | 75.7 | 4 |
| 82 | Carlos Triunfel , SS , SEA | 76.4 | 3 |
| 83 | Jordan Lyles, rhp, Astros | 76.4 | 4 |
| 84 | Zack Wheeler, rhp, Giants | 77.0 | 4 |
| 85 | Nick Hagadone, lhp, Indians | 77.0 | 5 |
| 86 | Tony Sanchez, c, Pirates | 77.3 | 6 |
| 87 | Wil Myers, C, Royals | 77.7 | 4 |
| 88 | Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox | 77.8 | 4 |
| 89 | Eric Hosmer , 1B , KC | 78.1 | 3 |
| 90 | Brett Jackson, of, Cubs | 78.1 | 5 |
| 91 | Zach Stewart , P , TOR | 78.3 | 4 |
| 92 | Manny Banuelos , P , NYY | 78.4 | 3 |
| 93 | Josh Reddick, of, Red Sox | 79.1 | 3 |
| 94 | Alex White, rhp, Indians | 79.1 | 3 |
| 95 | Austin Romine, c, Yankees | 79.3 | 3 |
| 96 | James Darnell, 3b, Padres | 79.7 | 3 |
| 97 | Mat Gamel, 3b, Brewers | 79.7 | 4 |
| 98 | Jason Knapp, rhp, Indians | 79.8 | 3 |
| 99 | Matt Dominguez , 3B , FLA | 79.8 | 2 |
| 100 | Alex Colome, rhp, Rays | 80.0 | 2 |
| 101 | Hak Ju Lee , SS , CHC | 80.0 | 2 |
| 102 | Jose Iglesias , SS , BOS | 80.5 | 4 |
| 103 | Miguel Sano, ss/3b, Twins | 80.7 | 3 |
| 104 | Trevor Reckling, LHP, Angels | 80.7 | 4 |
| 105 | Jay Jackson, rhp, Cubs | 81.7 | 3 |
| 106 | Ethan Martin, RHP, Dodgers | 82.0 | 3 |
| 107 | Thomas Neal, of, Giants | 82.0 | 3 |
| 108 | Ryan Kalish, OF, Red Sox | 83.0 | 3 |
| 109 | Peter Bourjos, of, Angels | 83.8 | 3 |
| 110 | Bobby Borchering , 3B , ARZ | 84.1 | 2 |
| 111 | Andrew Cashner, rhp, Cubs | 84.9 | 2 |
| 112 | Noel Arguelles, lhp, Royals | 85.3 | 2 |
| 113 | Travis d'Arnaud, c, Blue Jays | 85.4 | 2 |
| 114 | Junichi Tazawa , P , BOS | 86.0 | 2 |
| HM | Mike Minor | 83.1 | 1 |
| HM | Anthony Gose | 83.3 | 1 |
| HM | Andy Oliver | 83.4 | 1 |
| HM | Tyson Gillies | 83.6 | 1 |
| HM | Anthony Rizzo | 83.8 | 1 |
| HM | Scott Sizemore | 84.1 | 1 |
| HM | Ruben Tejada , SS , NYM | 84.2 | 1 |
| HM | Daryl Jones | 84.3 | 1 |
| HM | Chris Marrero | 84.6 | 1 |
| HM | Michael Inoa, RHP, Athletics | 84.8 | 1 |
| HM | Matt Sweeney | 85.0 | 1 |
| HM | David Bromberg | 85.2 | 1 |
| HM | Nick Weglarz , OF , CLE | 85.2 | 1 |
| HM | Daniel Duffy , P , KC | 85.2 | 1 |
| HM | Michael Brantley | 85.2 | 1 |
| HM | Juan Francisco | 85.4 | 1 |
| HM | Jonathan Galvez , SS , SD | 85.4 | 1 |
| HM | Zach McAllister | 85.6 | 1 |
| HM | Andrew Mambo , OF , LAD | 85.6 | 1 |
| HM | Daniel Schlereth | 85.8 | 1 |
| HM | Chad James, lhp, Marlins | 85.8 | 1 |
| HM | Edinson Rincon , 3B , SD | 85.9 | 1 |
| HM | Craig Kimbrel | 86.0 | 1 |
| HM | Zeke Spruill | 86.2 | 1 |
| HM | Adam Moore, c, Mariners | 86.2 | 1 |
| HM | Wilin Rosario | 86.2 | 1 |
| HM | Brandon Allen | 86.3 | 1 |
| HM | Randall Delgado | 86.3 | 1 |
| HM | Jhan Marinez | 86.4 | 1 |
| HM | Max Stassi , C , OAK | 86.5 | 1 |
| HM | Chris Heisey | 86.5 | 1 |
| HM | Jordan Walden, RHP, Angels | 86.6 | 1 |
| HM | A.J. Pollock | 86.8 | 1 |
| HM | Tim Melville, RHP, Royals | 86.9 | 1 |
| HM | Jon Niese , P , NYM | 86.9 | 1 |
| HM | Alex Liddi | 86.9 | 1 |
| HM | Gabriel Noriega, SS, Mariners | 87.0 | 1 |
| HM | Grant Desme | 87.0 | 1 |
| HM | Fabio Martinez, RHP, Angels | 87.0 | 1 |
| HM | Eric Arnett | 87.1 | 1 |
| HM | Jurickson Profar | 87.2 | 1 |
| HM | Julio Morban , OF , SEA | 87.2 | 1 |
| HM | Jamie Garcia | 87.4 | 1 |
| HM | Michael Bowden , P , BOS | 87.5 | 1 |
| HM | Brent Morel | 87.5 | 1 |
| HM | Danny Espinosa, SS, Nationals | 87.5 | 1 |
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