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Finally, it's consensus top prospect time -- my favorite time of the year. What's better than a top 100 prospect list? 12 of them! Every time a player appears on a list, he is given 151 minus his ranking number of points (A ranking of No. 1 gives 150 points). All of the points are added up and the player with the highest total is ranked at the top. The reason I do this instead of taking the average ranking is very simple: It's better. Take Luis Heredia, for example. He appears on eight lists with an average ranking of 69. However, his total points ranking is 84. We must take into account the fact that not all players are ranked by all lists, so an average ranking is misleading. This year, for the first time, I have included players ranked beyond 100.
A thorough analysis of which lists liked, disliked, included, and excluded certain players will soon follow.
Here is a spreadsheet with all lists together (excluding Keith Law's as his listing is for ESPN insiders only).
Lists
Major League Baseball (Jonathan Mayo)
Minor League Ball (John Sickels)
The List
Rank | Player | POS | Team |
1 | Jurickson Profar | SS | TEX |
2 | Dylan Bundy | P | BAL |
2 | Oscar Taveras | OF | STL |
4 | Wil Myers | OF | TAM |
5 | Gerrit Cole | P | PIT |
6 | Jose Fernandez | P | MIA |
7 | Taijuan Walker | P | SEA |
8 | Zack Wheeler | P | NYM |
9 | Xander Bogaerts | SS | BOS |
10 | Jameson Taillon | P | PIT |
11 | Christian Yelich | OF | MIA |
12 | Travis d'Arnaud | C | NYM |
13 | Tyler Skaggs | P | ARI |
14 | Shelby Miller | P | STL |
15 | Miguel Sano | 3B | MIN |
16 | Francisco Lindor | SS | CLE |
17 | Byron Buxton | OF | MIN |
18 | Javier Baez | SS | CHC |
19 | Trevor Bauer | P | CLE |
20 | Mike Zunino | C | SEA |
21 | Archie Bradley | P | ARI |
22 | Carlos Correa | SS | HOU |
23 | Billy Hamilton | OF | CIN |
24 | Kevin Gausman | P | BAL |
25 | Nick Castellanos | OF | DET |
26 | Anthony Rendon | 3B | WAS |
27 | Mike Olt | 3B | TEX |
28 | Kyle Zimmer | P | KAN |
29 | Jonathan Singleton | 1B | HOU |
30 | Albert Almora | OF | CHC |
31 | Danny Hultzen | P | SEA |
32 | Carlos Martinez | P | STL |
33 | Addison Russell | SS | OAK |
34 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | OF | BOS |
35 | Gary Sanchez | C | NYY |
35 | Jorge Soler | OF | CHC |
37 | Aaron Sanchez | P | TOR |
38 | Matt Barnes | P | BOS |
39 | Julio Teheran | P | ATL |
40 | Mason Williams | OF | NYY |
41 | Taylor Guerrieri | P | TAM |
42 | David Dahl | OF | COL |
43 | Trevor Rosenthal | P | STL |
44 | Chris Archer | P | TAM |
45 | Noah Syndergaard | P | NYM |
46 | George Springer | OF | HOU |
47 | Max Fried | P | SDG |
48 | Kaleb Cowart | 3B | LAA |
49 | Jedd Gyorko | 3B | SDG |
50 | Austin Hedges | C | SDG |
51 | Robert Stephenson | P | CIN |
52 | Alen Hanson | SS | PIT |
53 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | COL |
54 | Gregory Polanco | OF | PIT |
55 | Nick Franklin | SS | SEA |
56 | Bubba Starling | OF | KAN |
57 | Kyle Crick | P | SFO |
58 | Brian Goodwin | OF | WAS |
59 | Trevor Story | SS | COL |
60 | Alex Meyer | P | MIN |
61 | Oswaldo Arcia | OF | MIN |
62 | Aaron Hicks | OF | MIN |
63 | Jake Marisnick | OF | MIA |
64 | Casey Kelly | P | SDG |
65 | Kolten Wong | 2B | STL |
66 | Justin Nicolino | P | MIA |
67 | Allen Webster | P | BOS |
68 | Jake Odorizzi | P | TAM |
69 | Lucas Giolito | P | WAS |
70 | Rymer Liriano | OF | SDG |
71 | Courtney Hawkins | OF | CHW |
72 | Michael Wacha | P | STL |
73 | Yasiel Puig | OF | LAD |
74 | Martin Perez | P | TEX |
75 | James Paxton | P | SEA |
76 | Hak-Ju Lee | SS | TAM |
77 | Kyle Gibson | P | MIN |
78 | Jesse Biddle | P | PHI |
79 | Wily Peralta | P | MIL |
80 | Tony Cingrani | P | CIN |
81 | Matt Davidson | 3B | ARI |
82 | Tyler Austin | OF | NYY |
83 | Yordano Ventura | P | KAN |
84 | Luis Heredia | P | PIT |
85 | Slade Heathcott | OF | NYY |
86 | Zach Lee | P | LAD |
87 | J.R. Graham | P | ATL |
88 | Delino DeShields Jr. | 2B | HOU |
89 | Adam Eaton | OF | ARI |
90 | Dorssys Paulino | SS | CLE |
91 | Daniel Corcino | P | CIN |
92 | A.J. Cole | P | WAS |
93 | Jonathan Schoop | 3B | BAL |
94 | Dan Straily | P | OAK |
95 | Roberto Osuna | P | TOR |
96 | Corey Seager | SS | LAD |
97 | Clayton Blackburn | P | SFO |
98 | Arodys Vizcaino | P | CHC |
99 | Andrew Heaney | P | MIA |
100 | Jarred Cosart | P | HOU |
101 | Leonys Martin | OF | TEX |
102 | Bruce Rondon | P | DET |
103 | Gary Brown | OF | SFO |
104 | Jorge Alfaro | C | TEX |
105 | Adalberto Mondesi | SS | KAN |
106 | Tyler Thornburg | P | MIL |
107 | Chris Stratton | P | SFO |
108 | Lewis Brinson | OF | TEX |
109 | Lance McCullers | P | HOU |
110 | Robbie Erlin | P | SDG |
111 | Michael Choice | OF | OAK |
112 | Joe Ross | P | SDG |
113 | Didi Gregorius | SS | ARI |
114 | Luis Sardinas | SS | TEX |
115 | Marcell Ozuna | OF | MIA |
116 | Avisail Garcia | OF | DET |
117 | Christian Bethancourt | C | ATL |
118 | Alex Colome | P | TAM |
119 | Eddie Rosario | OF | MIN |
120 | Chris Owings | SS | ARI |
121 | Joc Pederson | OF | LAD |
122 | Michael Fulmer | P | NYM |
123 | Josh Bell | OF | PIT |
124 | Marcus Stroman | P | TOR |
125 | Henry Owens | P | BOS |
126 | Cody Buckel | P | TEX |
127 | Carlos Sanchez | 2B | CHW |
127 | Manny Banuelos | P | NYY |
129 | Dan Vogelbach | 1B | CHC |
129 | Stryker Trahan | C | ARI |
131 | Brandon Maurer | P | SEA |
132 | Joey Gallo | 3B | TEX |
133 | Garin Cecchini | 3B | BOS |
134 | Victor Sanchez | P | SEA |
134 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | P | LAD |
136 | Brad Miller | SS | SEA |
136 | Tyrell Jenkins | P | STL |
138 | D.J. Davis | OF | TOR |
139 | Andrew Chafin | P | ARI |
140 | Blake Swihart | C | BOS |
141 | Maikel Franco | 3B | PHI |
142 | Adam Morgan | P | PHI |
142 | Max Kepler | OF | MIN |
142 | Chris Reed | P | LAD |
145 | Trayce Thompson | OF | CWS |
146 | Ethan Martin | P | PHI |
146 | Jacob Realmuto | C | MIA |
148 | Eduardo Rodriguez | P | BAL |
149 | Adeiny Hechavarria | SS | MIA |
149 | Wilmer Flores | 3B | NYM |
151 | Zeke Spruill | P | ARI |
152 | Kyle Parker | OF | COL |
152 | Tyler Matzek | P | COL |
154 | Gavin Cecchini | SS | NYM |
155 | Brett Jackson | OF | CHC |
156 | Nathan Karns | P | WAS |
157 | Ronny Rodriguez | SS | CLE |
157 | Jose Iglesias | SS | BOS |
159 | Miguel Almonte | P | KAN |
160 | Lucas Sims | P | ATL |
161 | Matt Wisler | P | SDP |
162 | Sean Nolin | P | TOR |
162 | Blake Snell | LHP | TAM |
164 | Roman Quinn | SS | PHI |
165 | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | CHC |
166 | Drew Vettleson | OF | TAM |
166 | Jeurys Familia | P | NYM |
168 | John Hellweg | P | MIL |
169 | Jose Berrios | P | MIN |
169 | Cheslor Cuthbert | 3B | KAN |
171 | Nick Maronde | P | LAA |
172 | Jorge Bonifacio | OF | KAN |
173 | Patrick Wisdom | 3B | STL |
174 | Daniel Norris | P | TOR |
175 | Clint Coulter | C | MIL |
176 | Rougned Odor | INF | TEX |
176 | Domingo Tapia | P | NYM |
178 | Victor Roache | OF | MIL |
179 | Nick Tropeano | P | HOU |
180 | Jesse Winker | OF | CIN |
181 | Rob Brantly | C | MIA |
181 | Edward Salcedo | 3B | ATL |
183 | Barrett Barnes | OF | PIT |
184 | Matt Adams | 1B | STL |
184 | Richie Shaffer | 3B | TBR |
186 | Stefen Romero | INF | SEA |
187 | Sonny Gray | P | OAK |
188 | Matt Skole | 3B | WAS |
189 | Jonathan Villar | INF | HOU |
190 | Justin Grimm | P | TEX |