Top 200 Prospects: Russell On the Rise

The following listing is our ranking of our Top Prospects. It includes some players that are currently in the major leagues, but with short tenures. Many of those players will probably be purged from the list as soon as we become more confident that they're not in danger of being sent back down to the minors. You can sort on our list by rank, by player, by position, or by age. "Rank" is overall MLB rank for that prospect.

Players who have exceeded rookie qualifications at the time of publication (130 at-bats, 50 innings) are not included.

1. This list tilts more toward fantasy potential than MLB potential (and, yes, there is a difference).
2. It takes positional history into play.
3. It gives those who have played in full-season leagues preference over players with only short-season league history and discount recent draftees that have not yet played in the minors.
4. Unsigned import players are not ranked here.
5. College players are not con

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