FINAL COMMUNITY LIST DISCUSSION THREAD
by King Billy Royal on Mar 2, 2026 12:50 PM EST
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Here is the finished Community List!!! Below state who you believe are the biggest ommissions, underrated, and overrated prospects. Keep it civil but let the debating begin!!!!!!
1. MATT WIETERS - C (Baltimore)
2. DAVID PRICE - SP (Tampa Bay)
3. JASON HEYWARD - OF (Atlanta)
4. TRAVIS SNIDER - OF (Toronto)
5. MADISON BUMGARNER - SP (San Francisco)
6. COLBY RASMUS - OF (St. Louis)
7. CAMERON MAYBIN - OF (Florida)
8. TREVOR CAHILL - SP (Oakland)
9. NEFTALI FELIZ - SP (Texas)
10. MATT LAPORTA - 1B/OF/DH (Cleveland)
11. MIKE MOUSTAKAS - 3B (Kansas City)
12. TIM ALDERSON - SP (San Francisco)
13. PEDRO ALVAREZ - 3B (Pittsburgh)
14. RICK PORCELLO - SP (Detroit)
15. DEXTER FOWLER - OF (Colorado)
16. BRETT ANDERSON - SP (Oakland)*
17. DEREK HOLLAND - SP (Texas)
18. ANDREW McCUTCHEN - OF (Pittsburgh)
19. BUSTER POSEY - C (San Francisco)
20. CHRIS TILLMAN - SP (Baltimore)
21. LARS ANDERSON - 1B (Boston)
22. JUSTIN SMOAK - 1B (Texas)
23. THOMAS HANSON - SP (Atlanta)
24. ELVIS ANDRUS - SS (Texas)
25. ANGEL VILLALONA - 1B (San Francisco)
26. JHOULYS CHACIN - SP (Colorado)
27. BRIAN MATUSZ - SP (Baltimore)
28. ERIC HOSMER - 1B (Kansas City)
29. TIM BECKHAM - SS (Tampa Bay)
30. MAX RAMIREZ - C/1B (Texas)
31. JARROD PARKER - SP (Arizona)
32. MICHAEL STANTON - OF (Florida)
33. MAT GAMEL - 3B (Milwaukee)
34. JESUS MONTERO - C (New York-AL)
35. BRETT WALLACE - 3B (St. Louis)
36. JORDAN SCHAFER - OF (Atlanta)
37. WADE DAVIS - SP (Tampa Bay)
38. LOGAN MORRISON - 1B (Florida)
39. CARLOS SANTANA - C (Cleveland)
40. FERNANDO MARTINEZ - OF (New York-NL)
41. JAMES McDONALD - SP (Los Angeles-NL)
42. JEREMY HELLICKSON - SP (Tampa Bay)
43. JOSH VITTERS - 3B (Chicago-NL)
44. YONDER ALONSO - 1B (Cincinnati)
45. TAYLOR TEAGARDEN - C (Texas)
46. FREDDIE FREEMAN - 1B (Atlanta)
47. GORDON BECKHAM - SS (Chicago-AL)
48. BRETT CECIL - SP (Toronto)
49. ALCIDES ESCOBAR - SS (Milwaukee)
50. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN - SP (Washington)
51. CHRIS CARTER - 1B/DH (Oakland)
52. CARLOS TRIUNFEL - SS (Seattle)
53. AUSTIN JACKSON - OF (New York-AL)
54. BEN REVERE - OF (Minnesota)
55. MICHAEL BOWDEN - SP (Boston)
56. TYLER FLOWERS - C (Atlanta)
57. ADRIAN CARDENAS - SS (Oakland)
58. REID BRIGNAC - SS (Tampa Bay)
59. JAKE ARRIETA - SP (Baltimore)
60. JORDAN WALDEN - SP (Los Angeles-AL)
61. MICHAEL MAIN - SP (Texas)
62. WILMER FLORES - SS (New York-NL)
63. MATT DOMINGUEZ - 3B (Florida)
64. MICHAEL SAUNDERS - OF (Seattle)
65. DESMOND JENNINGS - OF (Tampa Bay)
66. CARLOS CARRASCO - SP (Philadelphia)
67. AARON CUNNINGHAM - OF (Oakland)
68. J.P. ARENCIBIA - C (Toronto)
69. GIO GONZALEZ - SP (Oakland)
70. PHILLIPPE AUMONT - SP (Seattle)
71. JEFF SAMARDZIJA - SP/RP (Chicago-NL)
72. MICHAEL INOA - SP (Oakland)
73. AARON HICKS - OF (Minnesota)
74. JEREMY JEFFRESS - SP (Milwaukee)
75. ANGEL SALOME - C (Milwaukee)
76. DANIEL CORTES - SP (Kansas City)
77. GREG HALMAN - OF (Seattle)
78. JACOB McGEE - SP/RP (Tampa Bay)
79. KYLE BLANKS - 1B (San Diego)
80. MARTIN PEREZ - SP (Texas)
81. JULIO BORBON - OF (Texas)
82. NICHOLAS WEGLARZ - OF (Cleveland)
83. JAMES SIMMONS - SP (Oakland)
84. GORKYS HERNANDEZ - OF (Atlanta)
85. JOSE TABATA - OF (Pittsburgh)
86. JASON DONALD - SS (Philadelphia)
87. KYLE SKIPWORTH - C (Florida)
88. DARYL JONES - OF (St. Louis)
89. AARON POREDA - SP (Chicago-AL)
90. MICHAEL BURGESS - OF (Washington)
91. CHRIS PEREZ - RP (St. Louis)
92. NEFTALI SOTO - 3B (Cincinnati)
93. JONATHAN NIESE - SP (New York-NL)
94. TODD FRAZIER - SS/3B (Cincinnati)
95. ENGEL BELTRE - OF (Texas)
96. ADAM MILLER - SP (Cleveland)
97. VINCENT MAZZARO - SP (Oakland)
98. NICK ADENHART - SP (Los Angeles-AL)
99. BEAU MILLS - 1B (Cleveland)
100. CHRISTOPHER MARRERO - OF (Washington)
101. DELLIN BETANCES - SP (New York-AL)
102. IVAN DEJESUS - 2B (Los Angeles-NL)
103. HANK CONGER - (Los Angeles-AL)
104. COLE ROHRBOUGH - SP (Atlanta)
105. DANNY DUFFY - SP (Kansas City)
106. MATT MOORE - SP (Tampa Bay)
107. KILA KA'AIHUE - 1B (Kansas City)
108. NICK NOONAN - 2B (San Francisco)
109. SEAN DOOLITTLE - 1B (Oakland)
110. CHRIS COGHLAN - 2B (Florida)
111. JULIO TEHERAN - SP (Atlanta)
112. ETHAN MARTIN - SP (Los Angeles - NL)
113. BRETT LAWRIE - C (Millwaukee)
114. JEMILE WEEKS - 2B (Oakland)
115. ANDREW LAMBO - OF (Los Angeles - NL)
116. JEFF NIEMANN - SP (Tampa)
117. HENRY SOSA - SP (San Francisco)
118. BRAD HOLT - SP (New York - NL)
119. TIM MELVILLE - SP (Kansas City)
120. JASON CASTRO - C (Houston)
121. MiCHAEL TAYLOR - OF (Philadelphia)
122. SCOTT ELBERT - SP/RP (Los Angeles - NL)
123. CONOR GILLASPIE - 3B (San Francisco)
124. MATT LATOS - SP (San Diego)
125. DAVID COOPER - 1B (Toronto)
126. BLAKE BEAVAN - SP (Texas)
127. WILSON RAMOS - C (Minnesota)
128. RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ - OF (San Francisco)
129. DOMINIC BROWN - OF (Philadelphia)
130. NICK BARNESE - SP (Tampa)
131. DANIEL BARD - RP (Boston)
132. RYAN TUCKER - RP/SP (Florida)
133. MATT ANTONELLI - 2B (San Diego)
134. KYLE DRABEK - SP (Philadelphia)
135. DREW STUBBS - OF (Cincinatti)
136. CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH - SP (Colorado)
137. JEFRY MARTE - 3B (New York - NL)
138. WILFREDO BOSCAN - SP (Texas)
139. DAVID HUFF - SP (Cleveland)
140. JOSH REDDICK - OF (Boston)
141. SHOOTER HUNT - SP (Minnesota)
142. JOSE CEDA - RP (Florida)
143. ANDREW BRACKMAN - SP (New York-AL)
144. MICHAEL MONTGOMERY - SP (Kansas City)
145. ROSS DETWILER - SP (Washington)
146. CHRIS VALAIKA - SS (Cincinatti)
147. SEAN WEST - SP (Florida)
148. KELLEN KULBACKI - OF (San Diego)
149. HECTOR RONDON - SP (Cleveland)
150. JUAN RAMIREZ - SP (Seattle)
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KBR
I know you know what I’m angry about =)
But for all seriousness, great list, I really enjoyed it.
Too High:
Holland
Andrus
Max Ramirez
(No, I don’t have anti-Rangers bias)
Gio Gonzalez
McGee
Martin Perez
Neftali Soto
Vin Mazzaro
Michael Burgess
Henry Sosa
Conor Gillaspie
Too Low:
Fowler
Lars Anderson
Hanson (Although this was before his AFL performance and all the hype, probably would be much higher now)
Logan Morrison
Josh Vitters
Freddie Freeman
Brett Cecil
Gordon Beckham
Dominguez
Hicks
Drabek
Huff
A noob or n00b is someone that lacks intellegance or common sense, most people think that noob is a word used only in the online gaming world, but in reality it is becoming an ever popular word with teenage society.
a noob could be simply a level 100 running round shouting ‘’WTF DO I GO!?’’ or someone calling someone else a noob and then getting hit with a brick, anyone can call anyone a noob, but normally they are noobs themselves
-robert_d_wilfong
by cwhitman412 on Mar 2, 2026 1:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wouldn't call
Fowler too low BA has him at 15,BP at 12, Milb at 15 and 30 by Keith Law so he is right where he should be
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by Pelferized on Mar 2, 2026 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fowler
Well, maybe I’m thinking more of a fantasy perspective, but I see total superstar ability from him.
A noob or n00b is someone that lacks intellegance or common sense, most people think that noob is a word used only in the online gaming world, but in reality it is becoming an ever popular word with teenage society.
a noob could be simply a level 100 running round shouting ‘’WTF DO I GO!?’’ or someone calling someone else a noob and then getting hit with a brick, anyone can call anyone a noob, but normally they are noobs themselves
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by cwhitman412 on Mar 2, 2026 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I think Fowler is going to be a really good player, but if you look at who he’s ranked behind, it only fits where he should be. I might move him up to 12 or 13, but not too much further.
by fuzzy14eva on Mar 2, 2026 4:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Andrew Brackman
criminally underrated, IMO
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by Pablo Zevallos on Mar 2, 2026 2:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Andrew Brackman
It is hard to underrate 23 year olds who have yet to throw a single professional pitch, have overly lare medical files, and weren’t even particularly good in college.
by aCone419 on Mar 2, 2026 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish Whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
by strums on Mar 2, 2026 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
-1
All those things notwithstanding, he’s really talented
by casejud on Mar 5, 2026 9:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
However
like John said in his post about this list, I think it’s as good as any other list—BA’s, Keith Law’s, etc.
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by Pablo Zevallos on Mar 2, 2026 2:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Brackman
Brackman has not yet pitched in the minors and just had Tommy John. If anything, Erbe should be just as high if not higher being that he’s seen action at the higher levels.
Overrated: VILLALONA
by maneatingbaby on Mar 2, 2026 2:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He had Tommy John last year
he didnt “just have it.”
Still, he is ridiculously overrate for a guy who is basically 20% very high ceiling and 80% red flags. What did Goldstein say? Something like “more red flags than a Chinese Red Army parade”… something like that…
by alskor on Mar 5, 2026 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My only complaint..
If there is a common thread among positional busts is that they cannot control the strike zone. If I had to pick out the one running error of this list is that we ranked some mashers with poor discipline way too high.
I think that Aaron Hicks got a raw deal, but I also think that he’s Daryl Strawberry without the booger-sugar habit
Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
Crash Davis
by Terry Ryan Jr on Mar 2, 2026 2:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think Alvarez and Hicks are both a little low
Though with Alvarez, we’re only talking about a half dozen slots
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by OldProspects on Mar 2, 2026 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Another overrated issue is platoon splits.
See Morrison, Logan.
and Villalona, Angel
and Martinez, Fernando
by alskor on Mar 5, 2026 4:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Hicks
but no. If he had the pure talent of Darryl he would have been taken first or close to it.
by casejud on Mar 5, 2026 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Villalona sounds a lot like that first paragraph to me
by maneatingbaby on Mar 2, 2026 2:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dominic Brown
Much too low IMO———This kid has 5 tools and is currently rated the Phils #1 Prospect by a few different sources———I think he should be at least 50 spots higher based on tools and potential———-Jarrod Parker is also probably about 10 spots too low (not too far off though)——-He’s another stud pitcher with both power and control who should be in the D’Backs rotation sometime during 2010—-IMO he probably has more overall upside than Scherzer——-and I love Scherzer!!!
by dancer on Mar 2, 2026 4:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'd say all in all it's a pretty respectable list
Even after the quibbling and the ballott-stuffing allegations I think the outcome is pretty good.
A few discrepencies with how I would rank them personally
I’d swap: Alderson with Hanson, Villalona with Morrison, and Cardenas with Hicks.
These were just a few names that stood out to me as being significanlty different with how I see them.
by DiegoAsFan on Mar 2, 2026 4:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Brett Anderson Is Too Low
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by DyeLongJustice on Mar 4, 2026 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Off by 20+ spots in my book
Too high:
Tim Alderson
Angel Villalona
Max Ramirez
Elvis Andrus
(hmm..all Giants & Rangers…I wonder why)
Too low:
Michel Inoa
Andrew Lambo
Kellen Kulbacki
Also, I think Hanson is better than the #10 pitching prospect in the game. I’d rather have him in the 2-5 range.
The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns.
by mckeeno on Mar 2, 2026 4:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
how can you rank Inoa any higher?
He hasn’t thrown a professional pitch yet. Anything you know about him comes from a few scouts that saw him pitch in the DR. And what about Lambo screams underrated? He’s played one full year and he did decently, but not spectacularly.
by boonitez on Mar 2, 2026 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hm
And what about Lambo screams underrated?
That the author is a Dodger homer who owns him in a fantasy keeper league.
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by rswanzey on Mar 3, 2026 12:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lambo in other's eyes
BA has his 49
Law has him 79
Goldstein has him 77
All of those spots are 20+ spots higher than the 115 seen here.
The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns.
by mckeeno on Mar 3, 2026 9:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How about
an actual reason to rank Lambo higher, instead of just parroting what other analysts thought. Ever consider the fact that they might be WRONG?
by jelder09 on Mar 3, 2026 9:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahem...
Was considered a borderline 1st round talent out of hs, but fell to the 4th round because of character concerns. Has a sweet left-hand swing and projects to hit for a good average and pretty good power.
Performance-wise, he’s succeeded as well. He had the 9th-best wOBA in the midwest league while being one of the youngest players and then (in a very small sample size) crushed AA pitching. His .295/.350/.482 line across 2 levels compares very well to the other teenagers that played in the midwest league (i.e. Moustakos - .272/.337/.468)
The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns.
by mckeeno on Mar 3, 2026 12:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a lot of Ks, age aside. He also needs to hit his offensive ceiling to be something significant as a LF, no?
I guess I don’t see enough positives to push him past the 90-120 range.
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by rswanzey on Mar 3, 2026 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I sort of agree
A lot of people, though, who are much smarter than me, seem to think, though, that that power will come so I don’t know what to say
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by OldProspects on Mar 3, 2026 3:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
class A #s
Seem somewhat similar to Lars’ #s. We’ll see if his discipline improves and whether the power comes, but given his current scouting report, performance and age relative to league, I think he’s much too low at 115. I think the 70-80 range is appropriate.
The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns.
by mckeeno on Mar 3, 2026 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Inoa
Quite easily. I believe the scouts. I believe Billy Beane. I believe Beane doesn’t throw money around unless he truly thinks its worthwhile. I believe Goldstein’s evaluation of international guys. I believe in the A’s track record for developing pitchers. I believe in 6’7" and fluid mechanics at 16.
In conclusion, I believe many things and they all lead me to believe that Inoa is underrated here.
The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns.
by mckeeno on Mar 3, 2026 9:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ynoa
Ynoa’s prospect rankings this entire offseason are nothing short of ridiculous. Ranking him above Cahill and Anderson, considering how dominant they’ve been in the SAME system is absurd.
I do think Lambo is underrated, though.
by WrenFGun on Mar 3, 2026 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
And he can’t even decide how to spell his own name anymore.
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by rswanzey on Mar 3, 2026 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's great who you believe...
But that does not, and cannot, change the fact that Inoa is 16 years old and hasn’t seen Rookie ball yet.
by maneatingbaby on Mar 3, 2026 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that's cool
but I still think it makes no sense to compare him to people with actual stats. Should we rank Rafael Rodriguez in the top 50 too?
by boonitez on Mar 3, 2026 8:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not based on reports
The bonus money wasn’t other-worldy, the scouting reports are nice, but not amazing and nobody really thinks he’s elite at the moment (I believe KG gave himg 3*s).
The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns.
by mckeeno on Mar 3, 2026 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that was sarcasm
But his scouting reports draw comps to Vlad Guererro. And he’s probably not considered elite because he hasn’t played a game yet and nobody knows what to expect. If you read what KG, Jim Callis, etc. said about him, they specifically said that.
by boonitez on Mar 3, 2026 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
international signings
Every big $ international guy has pie-in-the-sky comps. What I love about Inoa, however, is the almost complete LACK of comps. Nobody has a comp for this guy because people haven’t seen someone this good at this age ever in the international ranks.
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by mckeeno on Mar 4, 2026 12:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder
if you looked at all sophomores in US high schools with prospect buzz who were eventually drafted, and grouped them into ‘hurt pre-injury nexus’ and ‘healthy through injury nexus’, what the relative size of the two groups would be. My money would be on a very large injured group.
Inoa’s freaking 16. In a best case scenario, that’s likely 5 or 6 years before he’s even beginning to retire MLB hitters (you know, assuming he really is the second coming and his stuff is otherworldly and all). The risk with a 16 year old pitcher, and I don’t care how talented he is, is so tremendous that I really don’t see how you justify ranking someone like him ahead of #2 starter types who have already succeeded in the high minors.
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by rswanzey on Mar 4, 2026 12:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Injury is the issue?
Don’t all pitchers have injury concerns? Wouldn’t you almost rather have the 16-year old who you can teach mechanics and monitor pitches as opposed to the guy who’s been going at his own mechanics and racking up big pitch counts in college? The fact that he’s young is a POSITIVE not a negative.
And sure, you put him behind projected #2 starters, I’m not saying he’s the #10 prospect in baseball, but good #2s end at 31 with Jarrod Parker. I’d sure rather have Inoa than the Jordan Waldens and Jeremy Hellicksons of the world.
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by mckeeno on Mar 4, 2026 8:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
youth as a positive?
It’s a positive that he’s miles from the bigs? There’s a lot of time for something to go wrong; it doesn’t even need to be an injury. Villalona was hyped as a super-prospect a couple years back, before serious plate discipline/contact issues were ever part of the package, and when weight concerns were quieted a bit.
I’m not going to respond to college = big pitch counts. That’s true in all cases if your sample is restricted to Rice arms. I also don’t think a pitcher drafted at 18 or 20 as opposed to signed at 16 is going to be categorically different WRT ability to learn mechanics based on his age. That’s a case-by-case basis type deal.
Also, some say Hellickson/Walden have weak 2 upside :)
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by rswanzey on Mar 4, 2026 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Erbe should be on this list.
Alderson and Vilalona are a little too high.
Arrietta, Jennings, and Aumont are a little too low.
by Orioles77 on Mar 2, 2026 5:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hanson and Gio
Both of them need to be up a few slots.
by demondeaconsbaseball on Mar 2, 2026 5:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Gerardo Parra
should be on the list, after his terrific winter league season.
I’m pretty sure, he’ll be a september callup.
by jahs34 on Mar 2, 2026 8:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ELijAh DuKES is tOO HIGH!!!!!!11!!!!
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by Brickhaus on Mar 2, 2026 11:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I've said it before, but I'll say it again
Too high (overrated):
12. Tim Alderson
24. Elvis Andrus
42. Jeremy Hellickson
52. Carlos Triunfel
64. Michael Saunders
76. Daniel Cortes
78. Jake McGee
93. John Niese
97. Vin Mazzaro
98. Nick Adenhart
Too low (underrated):
9. Neftali Feliz
23. Thomas Hanson
38. Logan Morrison
39. Carlos Santana
47. Gordon Beckham
72. Michael Inoa
73. Aaron Hicks
77. Greg Halman
107. Kila Kaaihue
125. David Cooper
131. Daniel Bard
136. Christian Friedrich
148. Kellen Kulbacki
NR Brandon Erbe, Brandon Allen, Adam Moore, Jaff Decker, Daniel Schlereth
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by The Congo Hammer on Mar 3, 2026 11:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Feliz
You must love him. How high do you see him?
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by mckeeno on Mar 3, 2026 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he should be -8
But that’s just me
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by OldProspects on Mar 3, 2026 5:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Price
I hear David Price should be at absolute zero.
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by mckeeno on Mar 3, 2026 5:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Considering I do this in Farenheit
That’s -273, more than 265 slots ahead of Feliz
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by OldProspects on Mar 3, 2026 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much agree with everything you said Congo
I have Felix #4 on my personal top 100, so I agree that #9 is underrated (although slightly).
I’d also put Jefry Marte as underrated, but that’s just nitpicking.
by guru4u on Mar 4, 2026 10:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ynoa too low? Lol
He probably wouldn’t be in my Top 200 until he puts on a uniform to do more than take some pictures for his baseball cards.
by thejd44 on Mar 4, 2026 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
For doing all this. Even better than the final list were some of the discussions. Much like steriod testing in MLB, the list has possibly been tainted by ballot stuffing but c’est la vie. It was a huge undertaking and you should be commended for seeing all the way through.
As for the list itself, I have no over/underrated list. Mainly because I know I’m right and y’all are wrong when we differ. ;) Plus there are no Jay Bruces/Justin Uptons/Geovanny Sotos this year for me to get too worked up about …. Though personally, I would flip/flop Maybin & Morrison.
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by WayneCampbell08 on Mar 3, 2026 11:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
To me...
the Max Ramirez slotting is laughable. He’s not going to stick at C and he’s behind 2 better catchers in Salty and Teagarden on the depth chart. He doesn’t even have a place to play. Forget the love and think logically.
by Havok1517 on Mar 4, 2026 9:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Actaully all the words out of both the Winter league, Ba and Rangers ST
definitely have Ramirez sticking at C, or for at least this year. The fact that he has no spot on the MLB roster right now is irrelevant.
The thing people forget is that his bat plays where ever he is on the diamond. That being said, 30 is a tad high. But no worse than some other DH type players on the board. At least with Ramirez there has been positive news about his defensive performance.
by laxtonto on Mar 4, 2026 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
his bat
is better then Salt and Tea’s … so i agree with Lax here… regardless of his position, he’s a better hitting prospect then both of these guys.. maybe 30 is high, but its not insane after looking at his performance and age - he belongs above Salt or Tea on any list .. high quality bats eventually find a home
by ufo on Mar 5, 2026 4:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We'll see
but he’s blocked by superior talent in Texas at every position and he’s not a better hitter than Salty and he’s not even in to conversation when you combine Teagarden’s defense and bat. As a 1B/DH he’s just average.
by Havok1517 on Mar 5, 2026 5:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually he is considered a better hitter than Salty, just not a switch hitter.
He is considered to short to play 1B, but was highly considered to be the opening day DH until Texas decided to accept Blalock’s option. It was decided that why should they not let him continue to try to develope him as a C, where he has dramatically more value. I am starting to think you are really selling his bat short.
by laxtonto on Mar 5, 2026 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think youre overrating his bat, actually
He’s really a pretty uninteresting prospect if he’s a 1B with a bad glove. Too much has been made of his performance as a 23 year old in AA. In 5 minor league seasons he has 64 HRs.
Im not saying he’s a bust or that he wouldnt be a useful player, but if he ends up at 1B - which by most accounts he will - then what’s the big deal? There are lots of 1B prospects with bats like that.
If he had been a 1B prospect all along and there was never any chance of him being a catcher you would see a decent 1B prospect, but nothing to get excited about. We’d be questioning how much of his hitting was park effects and if the real HR power would come. We’d be praising his patience and contact skills. We’d be killing him for his size and defensive abilities.
As a 1B prospect he’s middle of the pack. I think most people could name around 15 or more 1B prospects theyd rather have. The guy didnt make the BP list and was #84 on the BA list as a catcher! If (when) he moves to 1B its obviously not going to increase his value. a 1B prospect ranked in the 100-150 range isnt anything great.
With regards to him staying at catcher this year - who cares? Pretty much everyone concedes he’s going to have to move… so him staying there one more year because of an organizational need doesnt change his status
by alskor on Mar 5, 2026 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
If he ends up at 1B, he looks an awful lot like Daric Barton to me - good contact rate, needs more improvement in the power category.
by guru4u on Mar 6, 2026 9:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
First of all, he was rated #84 in BA with them being fully aware of all the difficulties of him remaining at catcher. My impression is that most people now think he would be between a marginal and a decent catcher defensively, perhaps like Mike Piazza was.
As for his bat, you’re right that he didn’t show a lot of home run power until last year, but scouts consistently said that he would develop more power, and his isolated power was steadily rising from .160 to .200 until it exploded last year to .292. (I’d also note that the 16 homers he hit in 2007 came in 390 ABs, which would be over 20 over a 500 AB season). For years before, we thought we were looking at a guy who could bat .300, draw a lot of walks, not strike out too much, and had solid power with the potential for much more. Now it seems like his power is at least plus, though issues with park effects and small sample size make it difficult to say precisely how good it is. If he can stay at catcher, he would be one of the best hitting catchers in the league. At 1B, he would probably be in the middle of the pack (better than Adam Laroche, Conor Jackson, Lyle Overbay, etc - maybe a poor man’s Justin Morneau?).
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by OldProspects on Mar 6, 2026 10:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mark my words...
Teagarden and Salty will have much better careers.
by Havok1517 on Mar 5, 2026 9:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Angel Salome
Is REALLY, REALLY underated. By everybody. Can really, really hit and has a nice throwing arm as well. Even if he turns out to be Mike Piazza defensively he’s going to make an impact with that bat. There aren’t more than 10 guys in the minors who have the pure hitting ability of that kid.
by casejud on Mar 5, 2026 9:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The only question I have...
is his power potential because of his lack of size. I like him and I’d love for him to prove me wrong as I’m not a Kendall fan. Also, it appears Lawrie has moved to 2B so that helps him. But he’s only like 5’6 or 5’7 but so was Yogi. I’ll be watching.
by Havok1517 on Mar 5, 2026 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Angel Salome = Mike Piazza
Angel Salome = top 10 hitter in the minors
I believe both of the above statements to be false.
I’m much more comfortable with Angel Salome = Josh Phelps
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by mckeeno on Mar 5, 2026 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
defense
I saw him play a couple times over in Zebulon this summer and really don’t see the ‘horrible’ defense. It’s clear he’s not a plus defender, but I’m not convinced he can’t catch in MLB by any means.
Plus, casejud is right….the kid rakes.
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by rswanzey on Mar 5, 2026 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Jeez, you don’t think Salome can reach the “lofty” ceiling of Piazza’s defensive prime?
Also, you tell ME what other 22 year-old you know who hit .360 in AA ball with as little fanfare as Salome?
Im surprised more people don’t like him more. He hits, he has power and, he doesn’t have the strikouts everybody likes to bitch about. I defy you to look at him play or his hitting record and not see a can’t miss hitter. his defense need s work but, he has a strong throwing arm and will end up okay over there considering he’ll be a .300 hitter in the show.
by casejud on Mar 6, 2026 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a fair point
Though I doubt if that batting average will hold, having been boosted by a ludicrously high BABIP. That being said, he does seem like he’d be at least a solid hitter (is a poor man’s Joe Mauer too out-of-line? Opposite-side hitters, but he strikes out a bit more and walks a bit less, but might hit for a similar average and have somewhat more power)
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by OldProspects on Mar 6, 2026 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Works for me
Though they are kinda dis-similar as hittters in that Angel is agressive and Mauer is as patient as they come. They can both really swing the bat though so, yes.
I wasd thinking sorta like Howie Kendrick as a Catcher. Except I really think that Salome can drive in runs. Kendrick hasn’t quite reached his potential yet though but they are similar as talents.
by casejud on Mar 6, 2026 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Piazza
I misread, I thought you believed he had Piazza’s offensive ceiling.
I’m just a bit skeptical of Salome. I know a guy who played against him in HS and there were steroid rumors back then. Couple that with the steroid suspension, I just don’t trust the guy.
Also, his AA line was great, but was relatively out of nowhere and looks like he got pretty lucky (.400 babip on a 19% ld rate).
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by mckeeno on Mar 6, 2026 3:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Salome get suspended for 50 games for PED's a few years ago?
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