Throughout the early season on our Patreon, the team has been doing weekly updates of our Top 30 lists coving 10 teams at a time. Naturally we’ve gone ahead and started monthly Top 100 updates. This is the first iteration, which was built off five individual submissions from Matt Thompson, Jake Kerns, Adam Kiel, Grant Carver, and Harris Yudin.
The finished product accounts for pre-season rank, updated Top 30 movement and year to date player development. You can find the full Top 100 and 40+ more detailed group blurbs over on our Patreon at the $5 (55 tier) level.
Our next free Top 100 update will take place the day of the All-Star game, Tuesday, July 11th, and that update will include player capsules and incorporate recent draftees into the list.
Below is a sample of our top three prospects.
1. Elly De La Cruz - SS - Cincinnati Reds
2. Jackson Holliday - SS - Baltimore Orioles
3. Jordan Walker - OF - St. Louis Cardinals
We haven't officially updated the OFP tiers, but there's a pretty strong chance this comprises the 70s. There was some debate at the top of our list when we started putting this together two weeks ago, but De La Cruz managed to convince the holdouts that he was the most dynamic talent in the minors and that his ability translates to the big leagues. He'll undoubtedly need to cut down on the strikeouts, something he’s already worked on, but his upside rivals any player in baseball. Holliday will need to wait until De La Cruz graduates to take the reins on #1, but it's coming. What he has managed to do this year couldn't have been predicted, and he's simply mature beyond his years. He probably lacks the pure physical upside that De La Cruz offers, but he's nonetheless a safer bet to reach his otherwise lofty ceiling. Walker has looked much better since arriving back in St. Louis, and we're not down on him despite his initial struggles. We were relatively aggressive with his OFP coming into the year considering where our peers have him ranked, but we think he's a future masher who grows into a perennial all-star.