KLaw's Top 100 Prospects List

[Adamchuk]

Originally Posted by houstonrules51

Seriously. Every year, Law's has gotta do his own thing.

And that's a bad thing? You want every list to look pretty much exactly alike?

[PejaD]

Erceg! Though he makes Lucas' past sound more checkered than it really is.

[jbmets95]

Law loves Dom Smith and I think he will continue it this year.
Plus he had NYM at 7 in his Farm System Ranks. Rosario and a deep system can't put them there alone.

Originally Posted by jewcer2k5

Can't wait to see where Dom Smith ends up :-)

[imbluestreak23]

K Lewis is too low. MLB has him in the top 50. KLAW being KLAW.

[Jaypers]

Today: 41-60.

Surprised at Tatis' ranking. I didn't expect to see him at all.


60. Thomas Szapucki, LHP, New York Mets
59. Kevin Maitan, SS, Atlanta Braves
58. Raimel Tapia, OF, Colorado Rockies
57. Kyle Tucker, OF, Houston Astros
56. Franklin Barreto, SS, Oakland Athletics
55. Anthony Alford, OF, Toronto Blue Jays
54. Brent Honeywell, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays
53. Nick Gordon, SS, Minnesota Twins
52. Ian Anderson, RHP, Atlanta Braves
51. Carson Kelly, C, St. Louis Cardinals
50. Max Fried, LHP, Atlanta Braves
49. Jesse Winker, OF, Cincinnati Reds
48. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 3B, Toronto Blue Jays
47. Fernando Tatis Jr., SS/3B, San Diego Padres
46. Yadier Alvarez, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
45. Jorge Alfaro, C, Philadelphia Phillies
44. Aaron Judge, RF, New York Yankees
43. Willy Adames, SS, Tampa Bay Rays
42. Braxton Garrett, LHP, Miami Marlins
41. Isan Diaz, 2B/SS, Milwaukee Brewers

2017 prospect rankings: 60-41 - Keith Law Blog- ESPN

[Wrightfan85]

Puck did make the list! Shocked by that. He has potential but I think most what to see him in Columbia this year before putting him in a top 100.

[steveO]

Tatis is his Kevin Newman of 2016

[jewcer2k5]

Tapia. Que daigel.

[premium1981]

Tatis deserves his ranking. He is going to explode this year. Buy and thank me later.

[Baboo1244]

Love the prospects of delvin Perez hopefully there's no off field hiccups

[abravesfan]

Looking like 9 Braves on the Top 100 (and that doesn't include guys like Soroka, Weigel, Touki, Riley, or Wentz).

81. Sean Newcomb, LHP, Atlanta Braves
77. Luiz Gohara, LHP, Atlanta Braves
59. Kevin Maitan, SS, Atlanta Braves
52. Ian Anderson, RHP, Atlanta Braves
50. Max Fried, LHP, Atlanta Braves
?? Allard
?? Acuna
?? Albies
?? Swanson

[Baboo1244]

Also am I missing Ronnie Dawson/ daz Cameron or will they be higher in the ranks lol

[JoshHarrison5]

Juan Soto has to be top 40 if Tatis Jr. is in at 47

[padremurph]

Originally Posted by premium1981

Tatis deserves his ranking. He is going to explode this year. Buy and thank me later.

Sure hope so!

[Homerun]

Trading away Tatis for James Shields is something I'll never forgive Rick Hahn for doing.

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by padremurph

Sure hope so!

I have a really good stash of him, so I am hoping so too. His tool set, age, and then just a good gut feeling had me all in on him. His stuff is still cheap too. I think he will have a Soto-like jump this year.

[padremurph]

Originally Posted by premium1981

I have a really good stash of him, so I am hoping so too. His tool set, age, and then just a good gut feeling had me all in on him. His stuff is still cheap too. I think he will have a Soto-like jump this year.

Nice. I have a blue 9.5, base 9.5 and two raw base incoming. I'm kind of mad at myself for not picking up the blue 9.5 that was on eBay forever at $60. I almost bought it about 5 times haha.

[rutgersjpm]

I know some people don't like that Law goes out on a limb, but I'm a fan of it. So many of these lists show us the exact same group of people. Law throws a little risk in there. My perception is that he seems something in a guy that could be special and it causes him to throw them like 20 spots higher than most people would. Also, guys like Fried being as high as he is says to me that he's a little less prone to prospect burnout. If Fried can stay healthy (sure, big IF) there's little doubt that he could be a very good Major League pitcher, so, rank him accordingly.

Does he swing and miss sometimes? Of course. But every now and again he will clue you in on a guy that you otherwise pay very little attention to and you'll be thankful for it. My guess is the people that bash Law just picked the wrong guys.

[patientgambler]

I don't understand Aaron Judge being the 44th best prospect in baseball at all, but interesting list so far.

[VandyCards]

Originally Posted by Baboo1244

Also am I missing Ronnie Dawson/ daz Cameron or will they be higher in the ranks lol

Pretty sure they will not be in the rankings.

Nice to see Szapucki. Might be an ace reliever but he would be a hell of a LOOGY.

Think he's high on Tatis. He's certainly the high guy in the industry. I think value wise he will be held back by his team. Both in that the padres have a smaller market and hitting in that park is rough.


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[padremurph]

Originally Posted by VandyCards

Pretty sure they will not be in the rankings.

Nice to see Szapucki. Might be an ace reliever but he would be a hell of a LOOGY.

Think he's high on Tatis. He's certainly the high guy in the industry. I think value wise he will be held back by his team. Both in that the padres have a smaller market and hitting in that park is rough.


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Kind of disagree on the Padres angle. I think there's a lot to like.

Petco has been playing very fair lately and is no longer the pitcher's park it used to be. I think the video board blocks the wind and they moved in RF a couple of years ago.

As for the Padres themselves, I agree that it's not great now, but it can only get better. They are as low as you can go. I know there's a long way to go but I think it's easy to look at the young talent in the majors and the deep farm system and dream of playoffs and more in a couple of years.

Lastly, Tatis could always get traded to a big market team. Preller likes to trade which tells me no prospect is safe. There are a handful of cars markets that are comparable to the Padres, but most would be an upgrade.

We'll see how things shake out this year. I'm guessing they'll push him to Ft Wayne and could see some struggles in April when it's still cold.

[StlScott]

Keith Law needs to keep his dang lists to himself... lol

[imbluestreak23]

Originally Posted by rutgersjpm

I know some people don't like that Law goes out on a limb, but I'm a fan of it. So many of these lists show us the exact same group of people. Law throws a little risk in there. My perception is that he seems something in a guy that could be special and it causes him to throw them like 20 spots higher than most people would. Also, guys like Fried being as high as he is says to me that he's a little less prone to prospect burnout. If Fried can stay healthy (sure, big IF) there's little doubt that he could be a very good Major League pitcher, so, rank him accordingly.

Does he swing and miss sometimes? Of course. But every now and again he will clue you in on a guy that you otherwise pay very little attention to and you'll be thankful for it. My guess is the people that bash Law just picked the wrong guys.

^^ I agree with that.

My problem is he is an egotistical sarcastic di**. Hard to really like those types.

[theflushingmets]

BIG fan of Diaz at 41. Starting to see young robbie cano comparisons, and my stash thanks the pundits for that.

[atoaz12]

Originally Posted by abravesfan

Looking like 9 Braves on the Top 100 (and that doesn't include guys like Soroka, Weigel, Touki, Riley, or Wentz).

81. Sean Newcomb, LHP, Atlanta Braves
77. Luiz Gohara, LHP, Atlanta Braves
59. Kevin Maitan, SS, Atlanta Braves
52. Ian Anderson, RHP, Atlanta Braves
50. Max Fried, LHP, Atlanta Braves
?? Allard
?? Acuna
?? Albies
?? Swanson

Soroka may break that top 100. It's exciting times, man!! Thought Maitan would crack the Top 50 but still impressive considering he hasn't played a game in the states yet

Interested to see where Moniak ends up