Top 200 Prospects: Bauer Power

Written by

Jason Collette

Bernie Pleskoff

Jesse Siegel

Updated on June 15, 2012 12:53PM EST

Quick thoughts -- Jesse Siegel and I thought it would be helpful if you could see how each of us ranks these guys for fantasy purposes moving forward. Our lists will differ from your standard prospect lists because we are looking at fantasy relevance for guys which means position scarcity, path to the majors, ballpark, and age come into play, as well as a bit of personal bias in terms of what both of us like to look for in fantasy prospects. We did not rank the recent draftees because many haven't signed so we will wait until the 8/15 update to include those guys. Bernie Pleskoff will have player comments on these guys that will run on Monday.

Old	New	Jesse	AVG	Player	POS	Team	Bernie's Notes
8	1	1	1	Dylan Bundy	RHP	BAL
10	2	3	3	Jurickson Profar	SS	TEX	Can do it all and reminds me of Jose Reyes. Will force decision with Andrus. One of them could move to outfield. A total prospect.
15	3	4	4	Wil Myers	OF	KC	Close to Major League ready after move to outfield. Bat plus speed is good combination. Power coming.
11	5	2	4	Trevor Bauer	RHP	ARI	Power arm almost ready. Could rack up strikeouts.
4	4	6	5	Manny Machado	SS	BAL	The next generation of star shortstops – sooner than Profar. Don't look for steals.
41	6	5	6	Billy Hamilton	SS	CIN	Should run his way to big league job.

Old	New	Jesse	AVG	Player	POS	Team	Bernie's Notes
8	1	1	1	Dylan Bundy	RHP	BAL
10	2	3	3	Jurickson Profar	SS	TEX	Can do it all and reminds me of Jose Reyes. Will force decision with Andrus. One of them could move to outfield. A total prospect.
15	3	4	4	Wil Myers	OF	KC	Close to Major League ready after move to outfield. Bat plus speed is good combination. Power coming.
11	5	2	4	Trevor Bauer	RHP	ARI	Power arm almost ready. Could rack up strikeouts.
4	4	6	5	Manny Machado	SS	BAL	The next generation of star shortstops – sooner than Profar. Don't look for steals.
41	6	5	6	Billy Hamilton	SS	CIN	Should run his way to big league job. 100+ steals in minors.
16	7	7	7	Gerrit Cole	RHP	PIT	Solid power pitcher still refining craft. Top of rotation type starter now in High-A.
29	8	10	9	Taijuan Walker	RHP	SEA	Probably No. 1 or 1A along with Hultzen for Mariners. Great arm and great home park.
7	9	9	9	Shelby Miller	RHP	STL	Cardinals taking it easy with him, but he's their next big starter. Currently scuffling at Triple-A.
14	13	8	11	Danny Hultzen	LHP	SEA	Very strong left-hander. I like him better than Walker. Command and control. Mature.
25	10	12	11	Travis d'Arnaud	C	TOR	I think he unseasts Arencibia behind the plate. Maybe next year.
12	12	11	12	Jameson Taillon	RHP	PIT	Not as bullish as others. At High-A, needs innings and work.
31	11	13	12	Miguel Sano	3B	MIN
32	14	14	14	Nolan Arenado	3B	COL	Third base will be his for years to come. Can hit for power and average. Sweet swing. Late this year?
43	16	15	16	Archie Bradley	RHP	ARI	Another very good D-Backs pitching option. Will be in rotation in future – maybe not in '13
46	17	16	17	Oscar Taveras	OF	STL
48	15	20	18	Anthony Rizzo	1B	CHC	Making strides with swing he lost on west coast. Look for big career at Wrigley.
24	18	17	18	Anthony Gose	OF	TOR	Thinks a lot of himself. Good defender. Offense is behind his defense. Can really run.
53	19	18	19	Nick Castellanos	3B	DET	Tore up High-A and now in Double-A. Could be a big bat in Detroit.
6	21	19	20	Julio Teheran	RHP	ATL	Not as excited by him as others. Still has to learn how to pitch.
44	20	22	21	Francisco Lindor	SS	CLE	Flashy shortstop a couple years away. Bat is coming. Defense plays now.
27	22	21	22	Zack Wheeler	RHP	NYM	This is the guy the Mets stole for Beltran. Good middle of rotation starter.
28	23	23	23	Tyler Skaggs	LHP	ARI	Top lefty for the D-Backs. Still learning to command pitches. Has outstanding stuff. Close – very close.
17	24	24	24	Jake Odorizzi	RHP	KC	Not overpowering and not as great as his press clippings. Middle of the rotation starter. Good.
13	25	25	25	Anthony Rendon	3B	WAS	Injury prone but a very fine hitter. Where does he fit with Washington? He can hit.
64	26	27	27	Christian Yelich	OF	MIA	Big, big upside. Place is waiting for him, but he isn't ready.
66	29	26	28	Mike Olt	3B	TEX	Rangers really like him. So do I . Can play third or first. Power and average.
21	27	31	29	Brett Jackson	OF	CHC	Will be with the Cubs soon. Average player, nothing great. Could be a gamer.
33	30	28	29	Matt Harvey	RHP	NYM
19	28	33	31	James Paxton	LHP	SEA	Shoud be part of the future Mariners rotation – having a very good season
47	33	29	31	Nick Franklin	SS	SEA	Regressed badly. Makes silly mistakes at shortstop. Bat is alright, but stalled.
50	34	30	32	Jonathan Singleton	1B	HOU	Should be able to hit big league pitching. Team needs him.
34	31	35	33	Zach Lee	RHP	LAD	Dodgers top pitching prospect is scuffling a bit so far this season
38	32	34	33	Carlos Martinez	RHP	STL	I like him as much or better than Shelby Miller. This is going to be a fine pitcher.
57	38	32	35	Gary Sanchez	C	NYY
63	36	37	37	Xander Bogaerts	3B	BOS
49	37	38	38	Trevor May	RHP	PHI
52	39	36	38	Jedd Gyorko	3B	SD	Could be the ultimate answer at third base for Padres – he can hit.
93	42	40	41	Kolten Wong	2B	STL
58	40	43	42	Rymer Liriano	OF	SD	Huge upside - couple years away.
72	41	44	43	Tyler Thornburg	RHP	MIL	One of their top prospects – ready soon.
62	45	42	44	Jake Marisnick	OF	TOR
NA	46	41	44	Bryce Brentz	OF	BOS
NA	49	39	44	Matt Barnes	RHP	BOS
NA	35	57	46	Jose Fernandez	RHP	MIA
45	43	50	47	Bubba Starling	OF	KC	Big, strong, muscular. An exciting future bat.
61	50	45	48	Yasmani Grandal	C	SD	Should ultimately be the Padres catcher. Sooner than later.
NA	48	51	50	Mason Williams	OF	NYY
73	47	54	51	Oswaldo Arcia	OF	MIN
40	53	49	51	Robbie Erlin	LHP	SD	Not a flame thrower-just a good pitcher with upside.
	44	59	52	Jesse Biddle	LHP	PHL
NA	52	52	52	Jorge Soler	OF	CHC
	51	55	53	Eddie Rosario	2B	MIN
18	61	47	54	Manny Banuelos	LHP	NYY	Should be among the next wave of Yankees pitchers. Improving.
	60	53	57	Cody Buckel	RHP	TEX
23	57	58	58	Jacob Turner	RHP	DET	Injuries have set him back-not as bullish on him as other evaluators.
20	67	48	58	Martin Perez	LHP	TEX	Has disappointed-but still a major prospect.
80	63	56	60	George Springer	OF	HOU
	58	65	62	Trevor Story	SS	COL
30	62	61	62	Gary Brown	OF	SF	Disappointing bat for me. Inconsistent. Really, really runs.
	56	68	62	Matt den Dekker	OF	NYM
	55	70	63	Jackie Bradley	OF	BOS
79	59	69	64	Leonys Martin	OF	TEX	Coming on strong. Injured recently. Improving. In Texas now.
83	64	64	64	Brad Peacock	RHP	OAK	Big arm. Big future.
75	65	63	64	Joe Wieland	RHP	SD	Nice arm to have on Padres staff. Should be back from injury soon.
84	70	60	65	Starling Marte	OF	PIT
67	66	66	66	Josh Bell	OF	PIT
71	73	62	68	Jean Segura	SS	LAA	Another in the long line of smallish, quick Angels shortstops. Upside.
22	68	72	70	Tim Wheeler	OF	COL	An average outfield bat – could get lost in depth of club.
26	96	46	71	Arodys Vizcaino	RHP	ATL
98	72	71	72	Noah Syndergaard	RHP	TOR
59	54	92	73	Wily Peralta	RHP	MIL	Big fastball-needs command.
74	69	78	74	Mikie Mahtook	OF	TB	Scrappy player - Lenny Dykstra type.
100	82	67	75	Javier Baez	3B	CHC	Quick shortstop but a few years away.
37	76	75	76	Casey Kelly	RHP	SD	Overrated in my book-average stuff.
54	81	73	77	Jarred Cosart	RHP	HOU	Huge prospect for Astros. Could be top of rotation guy.
96	71	84	78	Chris Archer	RHP	TB
	79	76	78	Justin Nicolino	LHP	TOR
	74	85	80	Jorge Bonifacio	OF	KC
89	78	82	80	Ryan Lavarnway	C	BOS	Should be catching there now. He can hit for power. Made for Fenway.
51	75	86	81	A.J. Cole	RHP	OAK
94	87	74	81	Cory Spangenberg	2B	SD
	84	80	82	Matt Davidson	OF	ARI	Could gut lost in shuffle of outfielders.
	86	79	83	C.J. Cron	1B	LAA	Among better prospects at weak position.
	NA	83	83	Daniel Corcino	RHP	CIN
	77	91	84	Allen Webster	RHP	LAD	Lots of concern as he is crashing and burning at Double-A. Might be a tad above average, at best.
	92	77	85	Anthony Cingrani	LHP	CIN
88	85	NA	85	Taylor Guerrieri	RHP	TB
	83	90	87	David Holmberg	LHP	ARI
85	93	81	87	Daniel Norris	LHP	TOR
91	88	87	88	Cheslor Cuthbert	3B	KC
	NA	88	88	Dante Bichette Jr.	3B	NYY
	80	97	89	Kyle Crick	RHP	SFG
	89	NA	89	Tyler Austin	OF	NYY
	90	NA	90	Jimmy Nelson	RHP	MIL
	91	89	90	Alen Hanson	SS	PIT
	94	93	94	Josh Sale	OF	TB
	NA	94	94	Chris Heston	RHP	SFG
35	95	95	95	Hak-Ju Lee	SS	TB
	NA	96	96	Brandon Jacobs	OF	BOS
90	97	98	98	Mike Montgomery	LHP	KC	Picking it up a bit following steep regression.
92	98	NA	98	Sonny Gray	RHP	OAK	Like everything about him. Middle of rotation guy.
	99	NA	99	Adam Eaton	OF	ARI	Not a major offensive threat, but hustles and plays hard.
	NA	99	99	Justin Grimm	RHP	TEX
	100	NA	100	Evan Gattis	OF	ATL
	NA	100	100	Andrew Chafin	LHP	ARI