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February 13, 2017 2017 ProspectsThe Top 101 Prospects of 2017Previous Rankings: 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 While it's entirely likely you'll skip right ahead to the rankings, we wanted to provide some context for the list. As always, prospect lists are a snapshot in time—in this case January 1, when the list was compiled. It's possible a prospect's situation has changed since then, or that our evaluator's feelings on a prospect have changed, due to new information. Within a week of the list being submitted, Jeffrey Paternostro told me there were only seven rankings he hated already. I'm guessing that number has risen as time's gone on. We hope you enjoy reading and debating the list as much as we enjoyed putting it together. —Craig Goldstein 1. Alex Reyes, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Dansby Swanson, SS, Atlanta Braves 3. Andrew Benintendi, OF, Boston Red Sox 4. J.P. Crawford, SS, Philadelphia Phillies 5. Yoan Moncada, 2B/3B, Chicago White Sox 6. Austin Meadows, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates 7. Victor Robles, OF, Washington Nationals 8. Amed Rosario, SS, New York Mets 9. Eloy Jimenez, OF, Chicago Cubs 10. Lucas Giolito, RHP, Chicago White Sox 11. Brendan Rodgers, SS, Colorado Rockies 12. Lewis Brinson, OF, Milwaukee Brewers 13. Rafael Devers, 3B, Boston Red Sox 14. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates 15. Gleyber Torres, SS, New York Yankees 16. Clint Frazier, OF, New York Yankees 17. Robert Gsellman, RHP, New York Mets 18. Manuel Margot, OF, San Diego Padres 19. Josh Hader, LHP, Milwaukee Brewers 20. Nick Senzel, 3B, Cincinnati Reds 21. Willy Adames, SS, Tampa Bay Rays 22. Brent Honeywell, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays 23. Yadier Alvarez, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers 24. Anderson Espinoza, RHP, San Diego Padres 25. Josh Bell, 1B/OF, Pittsburgh Pirates 26. Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF, Los Angeles Dodgers 27. Mitch Keller, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates 28. Francis Martes, RHP, Houston Astros 29. Jason Groome, LHP, Boston Red Sox 30. Reynaldo Lopez, RHP, Chicago White Sox 31. Ronald Acuna, OF, Atlanta Braves 32. Amir Garrett, LHP, Cincinnati Reds 33. Jorge Alfaro, C, Philadelphia Phillies 34. Francisco Mejia, C, Cleveland Indians 35. Ozhaino Albies, SS/2B, Atlanta Braves 36. Michael Kopech, RHP, Chicago White Sox 37. Kyle Tucker, OF, Houston Astros 38. Jose De Leon, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays 39. Yohander Mendez, LHP, Texas Rangers 40. Sandy Alcantara, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals 41. Corey Ray, OF, Milwaukee Brewers 42. Raimel Tapia, OF, Colorado Rockies 43. Jorge Mateo, SS/2B/OF, New York Yankees 44. Sean Newcomb, LHP, Atlanta Braves 45. Cal Quantrill, RHP, San Diego Padres 46. Riley Pint, RHP, Colorado Rockies 47. Franklin Barreto, SS, Oakland Athletics 48. Nick Gordon, SS, Minnesota Twins 49. Blake Rutherford, OF, New York Yankees 50. Jeff Hoffman, RHP, Colorado Rockies 51. Nick Williams, OF, Philadelphia Phillies 52. Justus Sheffield, LHP, New York Yankees 53. Tyler O'Neill, OF, Seattle Mariners 54. Ian Happ, 2B/OF, Chicago Cubs 55. Triston McKenzie, RHP, Cleveland Indians 56. Mickey Moniak, OF, Philadelphia Phillies 57. Juan Soto, OF, Washington Nationals 58. James Kaprielian, RHP, New York Yankees 59. Isan Diaz, SS, Milwaukee Brewers 60. Grant Holmes, RHP, Oakland Athletics 61. A.J. Puk, LHP, Oakland Athletics 62. Erick Fedde, RHP, Washington Nationals 63. Aaron Judge, OF, New York Yankees 64. Mike Soroka, RHP, Atlanta Braves 65. Kevin Newman, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates 66. Alex Verdugo, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers 67. Kolby Allard, LHP, Atlanta Braves 68. Luis Ortiz, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers 69. Thomas Szapucki, LHP, New York Mets 70. Kyle Lewis, OF, Seattle Mariners 71. Braxton Garrett, LHP, Miami Marlins 72. Ariel Jurado, RHP, Texas Rangers 73. Leody Taveras, OF, Texas Rangers 74. Franklyn Kilome, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies 75. Brett Phillips, OF, Milwaukee Brewers 76. Chance Sisco, C, Baltimore Orioles 77. Albert Almora, OF, Chicago Cubs 78. Jahmai Jones, OF, Los Angeles Angels 79. Delvin Perez, SS, St. Louis Cardinals 80. Bradley Zimmer, OF, Cleveland Indians 81. Carson Kelly, C, St. Louis Cardinals 82. Albert Abreu, RHP, New York Yankees 83. David Paulino, RHP, Houston Astros 84. Franklin Perez, RHP, Houston Astros 85. Sean Reid-Foley, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays 86. Frankie Montas, RHP, Oakland Athletics 87. Trevor Clifton, RHP, Chicago Cubs 88. Matt Manning, RHP, Detroit Tigers 89. Zack Collins, C, Chicago White Sox 90. Yusniel Diaz, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers 91. Adonis Medina, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies 92. Hunter Renfroe, OF, San Diego Padres 93. Anthony Alford, OF, Toronto Blue Jays 94. Walker Buehler, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers 95. Anderson Tejeda, SS, Texas Rangers 96. Ian Anderson, RHP, Atlanta Braves 97. Alec Hansen, RHP, Chicago White Sox 98. Tyler Jay, LHP, Minnesota Twins 99. Trent Clark, OF, Milwaukee Brewers 100. Kevin Maitan, SS, Atlanta Braves 101. Tyler Wade, IF/OF, New York Yankees
Jeffrey Paternostro is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @jeffpaternostro
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I always like seeing a writer go all-in for a prospect, and there are a handful here that I believe you're much higher on than most. Good read.