This article is part of our John Sickels' Column series.
Players who have exceeded rookie qualifications (130 at-bats, 50 innings) are not included. Players cut this time for that reason are: Stephen Strasburg, Carlos Santana, Buster Posey, Michael Stanton, Pedro Alvarez, Jake Arrieta, Dan Hudson, and Jose Tabata.
All prospect lists are a blend of short-term, medium-term, and long-term potential. We try to consider both fantasy and "real life" baseball in mind when doing these lists. As a result, this list looks different than if we were looking solely at pure baseball ability, or if we focused entirely on fantasy value. Obviously you'll need to adjust your investments based on the context in which your fantasy team plays.
With a few exceptions, short-season players, 2010 draftees, and players from the Dominican and Venezuelan Summer Leagues are not included. More of them will be included in the final end-of-season list due at the end of September.
I try to avoid big swings in value for a player from list to list, to avoid "flavor of the month" syndrome and overreaction to a cold streak or hot streak, although there are more strong changes on this particular version than are usual for me.
1) Domonic Brown, OF, Philadelphia Phillies ETA 2010
2) Jeremy Hellickson, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays ETA 2010
3) Jesus Montero, C, New York Yankees ETA 2011
4) Julio Teheran, RHP, Atlanta Braves ETA 2012
5) Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels ETA 2012
6) Eric Hosmer
Players who have exceeded rookie qualifications (130 at-bats, 50 innings) are not included. Players cut this time for that reason are: Stephen Strasburg, Carlos Santana, Buster Posey, Michael Stanton, Pedro Alvarez, Jake Arrieta, Dan Hudson, and Jose Tabata.
All prospect lists are a blend of short-term, medium-term, and long-term potential. We try to consider both fantasy and "real life" baseball in mind when doing these lists. As a result, this list looks different than if we were looking solely at pure baseball ability, or if we focused entirely on fantasy value. Obviously you'll need to adjust your investments based on the context in which your fantasy team plays.
With a few exceptions, short-season players, 2010 draftees, and players from the Dominican and Venezuelan Summer Leagues are not included. More of them will be included in the final end-of-season list due at the end of September.
I try to avoid big swings in value for a player from list to list, to avoid "flavor of the month" syndrome and overreaction to a cold streak or hot streak, although there are more strong changes on this particular version than are usual for me.
1) Domonic Brown, OF, Philadelphia Phillies ETA 2010
2) Jeremy Hellickson, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays ETA 2010
3) Jesus Montero, C, New York Yankees ETA 2011
4) Julio Teheran, RHP, Atlanta Braves ETA 2012
5) Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels ETA 2012
6) Eric Hosmer, 1B, Kansas City Royals ETA 2011
7) Michael Pineda, RHP, Seattle Mariners ETA 2011
8) Aroldis Chapman, LHP, Cincinnati Reds ETA 2011
9) Tanner Scheppers, RHP, Texas Rangers ETA 2011
10) Brett Lawrie, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers ETA 2011
11) Logan Morrison, 1B, Florida Marlins ETA 2011
12) Freddie Freeman, 1B, Atlanta Braves ETA 2011
13) Mike Moustakas, 3B, Kansas City Royals ETA 2011
14) Ryan Kalish, OF, Boston Red Sox ETA 2010
15) Mike Minor, LHP, Atlanta Braves ETA 2011
16) Drew Storen, RHP, Washington Nationals ETA 2010
17) Wil Myers, C, Kansas City Royals ETA 2012
18) J.P. Arencibia, C, Blue Jays ETA 2010
19) Mike Montgomery, LHP, Kansas City Royals ETA 2011
20) Brett Jackson, OF, Chicago Cubs ETA late 2011
21) Dustin Ackley, 2B-OF, Seattle Mariners ETA 2011
22) Desmond Jennings, OF, Tampa Bay Rays ETA late 2010
23) Chris Carter, OF-1B, Oakland Athletics ETA 2011
24) John Lamb, LHP, Kansas City Royals ETA 2012
25) Jenrry Mejia, RHP, New York Mets ETA 2010
26) Alex White, RHP, Cleveland Indians ETA late 2011
27) Brett Wallace, 1B-3B, Houston Astros ETA 2010
28) Kyle Gibson, RHP, Minnesota Twins ETA late 2011
29) Grant Green, SS, Oakland Athletics ETA late 2011
30) Simon Castro, RHP, San Diego Padres ETA 2011
31) Jordan Lyles, RHP, Houston Astros ETA 2012
32) Wilmer Flores, SS-3B, New York Mets ETA 2013
33) John Singleton, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies ETA 2013
34) Matt Moore, LHP, Tampa Bay Rays ETA 2012
35) Nick Franklin, SS, Seattle Mariners ETA 2012
36) Martin Perez, LHP, Texas Rangers ETA 2012
37) Engel Beltre, OF, Texas Rangers ETA 2012
38) Alex Colome, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays ETA 2013
39) Jake Odorizzi, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers ETA 2012
40) Chris Dwyer, LHP, Kansas City Royals ETA late 2011
41) Dee Gordon, SS, Los Angeles Dodgers ETA 2012
42) Kyle Drabek, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays ETA 2011
43) Zach Stewart, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays ETA 2011
43) Shelby Miller, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals ETA 2013
44) Jacob Turner, RHP, Detroit Tigers ETA 2013
45) Tyler Matzek, LHP, Colorado Rockies ETA 2013
46) Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, Cleveland Indians ETA 2011
47) Danny Espinosa, SS, Washington Nationals ETA 2011
48) Brandon Belt, 1B, San Francisco Giants ETA 2011
49) Andrew Oliver, LHP, Detroit Tigers ETA 2010
50) Zach Britton, LHP, Baltimore Orioles ETA 2011
51) Randall Delgado, RHP, Atlanta Braves ETA 2011
52) Derek Norris, C, Washington Nationals ETA 2012
53) Devin Mesoraco, C, Cincinnati Reds ETA late 2011
54) Jason Kipnis, 2B, Cleveland Indians ETA late 2011
55) Jose Iglesias, SS, Boston Red Sox ETA 2012
56) Ben Revere, OF, Minnesota Twins ETA late 2011
57) Fernando Martinez, OF, New York Mets ETA 2011
58) Miguel Sano, 3B, Minnesota Twins ETA 2014
59) Gary Sanchez, C, New York Yankees ETA 2014
60) Jaff Decker, OF, San Diego Padres ETA 2012
61) Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Atlanta Braves ETA 2010
62) Chris Archer, RHP, Chicago Cubs ETA 2012
63) Andrew Cashner, RHP, Chicago Cubs ETA 2010
64) Aaron Hicks, OF, Minnesota Twins ETA 2013
65) Fabio Martinez-Mesa, RHP, Los Angeles Angels ETA 2013
66) Trayvon Robinson, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers ETA late 2011
67) Brandon Beachy, RHP, Atlanta Braves ETA 2011
68) Manuel Banuelos, LHP, New York Yankees ETA 2012
69) Anthony Rizzo, 1B, Boston Red Sox ETA 2012
70) Michael Taylor, OF, Oakland Athletics ETA 2011
71) Jay Jackson, RHP, Chicago Cubs ETA 2011
72) Tony Sanchez, C, Pittsburgh Pirates ETA 2012
73) Bryan Morris, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates ETA late 2011
74) Arodys Vizcaino, RHP, Atlanta Braves ETA 2013
75) Chris Heisey, OF, Cincinnati Reds ETA 2010
76) Yonder Alonso, 1B, Cincinnati Reds ETA late 2011
77) Oscar Tejeda, SS, Boston Red Sox ETA 2012
78) Drew Cumberland, SS, San Diego Padres ETA late 2011
79) Josh Vitters, 3B, Chicago Cubs ETA 2012
80) Jerry Sands, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers ETA 2011
81) Wilson Ramos, C, Washington Nationals ETA 2010
82) Ethan Martin, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers ETA 2012
83) Carlos Carrasco, RHP, Cleveland Indians ETA 2010
84) Thomas Neal, OF, San Francisco Giants ETA 2011
85) Casey Kelly, RHP, Boston Red Sox ETA 2012
86) Chris Withrow, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers ETA 2012
87) Jason Castro, C, Houston Astros ETA 2010
88) Aaron Miller, LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers ETA late 2011
89) Matt Dominguez, 3B, Florida Marlins ETA late 2011
90) Alexander Torres, LHP, Tampa Bay Rays ETA late 2011
91) Matt Gamel, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers ETA 2010
92) Robert Ross, LHP, Texas Rangers ETA 2012
93) Robbie Erlin, LHP, Texas Rangers ETA 2013
94) Hank Conger, C, Los Angeles Angels ETA 2011
95) Tyler Chatwood, RHP, Los Angeles Angels ETA late 2011
96) Trey McNutt, RHP, Chicago Cubs ETA 2012
97) Matt Davidson, 3B, Arizona Diamondbacks ETA 2013
98) Christian Friedrich, LHP, Colorado Rockies ETA 2012
99) Garrett Richards, RHP, Los Angeles Angels ETA 2012
100) Allen Webster, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers ETA 2012
OTHERS CONSIDERED: Nick Barnese, RHP, Rays; Josh Bell, 3B, Orioles; Michael Bowden, RHP, Red Sox; Andrew Brackman, RHP, Yankees; Jorge Bucardo, RHP, Giants; Tanner Bushue, RHP, Astros; Lorenzo Cain, OF, Brewers; Mark Cohoon, LHP, Mets; Brandon Erbe, RHP, Orioles; Wilmer Font, RHP, Rangers; Reymond Fuentes, OF, Red Sox; Charles Furbush, LHP, Tigers; Reese Havens, INF, Mets; Kyle Heckathorn, RHP, Brewers; Donnie Joseph, LHP, Reds; Kila Ka'aihue, 1B, Royals; Marc Krauss, OF, Diamondbacks; Ian Krol, LHP, Athletics; Brandon Laird, 3B, Yankees; Hak-Ju Lee, SS, Cubs; Alex Liddi, 3B, Mariners; Chris Marrero, 1B, Nationals; Brent Morel, 3B, White Sox; David Phelps, RHP, Yankees; Josh Reddick, OF, Red Sox; Max Stassi, C, Athletics; Donavan Tate, OF, Padres; Carlos Triunfel, SS, Mariners.
These lists are always a work in progress. Please feel free to suggest players for the next version, which should come out at the end of September.
