Saturday, March 1, 2014

The Uber Top 100

On Wednesday, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pro Blog did us all the favor of compiling the various prospect rankings into one list. It's a good opportunity to gauge a broader view than looking at individual lists. You can look at the whole list here. Here's where the Royals broke in:

  • 22 - Kyle Zimmer
  • 29 - Yordano Ventura
  • 32 - Raul Adalberto Mondesi
  • 83 - Miguel Almonte
  • 105 - Jorge Bonifacio
  • 115 - Sean Manaea
  • 128 - Hunter Dozier
Overall, a pretty good job by the Royals to net seven players on the list. Just for fun let's take a quick look at how the rest of the American League Central fared:

Chicago White Sox:
  • 66 - Erik Johnson
  • 75 - Matt Davidson
  • 122 - Marcus Semein
  • 131 - Tim Anderson
Cleveland Indians:
  • 9 - Francisco Lindor
  • 40 - Clint Frazier
  • 102 - Trevor Bauer
Detroit Tigers:
  • 27 - Nick Castellanos
  • 116 - Devon Travis
  • 129 - Robbie Ray
Minnesota Twins:
  • 1 - Byron Buxton
  • 7 - Miguel Sano
  • 35 - Alex Meyer
  • 49 - Kohl Stewart
  • 71 - Eddie Rosario
  • 103 - J.O. Berrios
  • 104 - Josmil Pinto
Obviously, the Twins system is very strong right now, especially with two in the top 10. It's also good to see that outside of Castellanos, there isn't much in the pipeline for Detroit. Also of note, is Jake Odorizzi slotting in at 78. 

The Royals system isn't what it was a couple of years ago, but when you consider the youth of the Major League roster and the quantity of guys included in this list, it's good to know that the organization has done a sound job in keeping the pipeline stocked with high upside talent. 

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