It wasn’t all that long ago that it was mostly dynasty owners who paid any real attention to MLB prospect rankings. Sure rookies came along and had some nice seasons, but generally, they weren’t league changers. Then Mike Trout came along and smashed that idea to bits and it seems like every year we see several young players come up and dominate right from day one.
If you drafted Aaron Judge, Clay Bellinger, Yordan Alvarez, or another of this new breed of prospect in their rookie years, you likely got top-round talent for the price of a late-round flier.
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Below you’ll find the top prospects in baseball ranked in a lot of different ways. Some are focused on the 2021 season, while others may be thinking more long term. Some of the lists are by position while others may be by team. Only one thing is certain; you are fighting a losing battle if you completely ignore MLB prospects rankings. Other teams aren’t and it’s paying off in big ways for them.
Have no fear though, we’ll make it easy for you. Below are links to MLB Prospects Rankings from the top sites and analysts. While no site gets every call right, read enough of these and you’ll know the top names to pay attention to for your type of league.
MLB Prospect Rankings for 2020
There are so many great prospect analysts and sites, I was not sure exactly how to organize this. I finally settled on the three main ways prospects are typically ranked: Overall, by team, and by position. Within those categories, I then listed them alphabetically by the analyst’s last name. Hopefully, that helps you find the information you’re looking for quickly and easily.
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Overall 2020-2021 MLB Prospects Rankings
- Eric Cross, FantraxHQ – Top 250 Dynasty Prospects
- The Itch, Razzball.com – Top 100 Prospects for 2021 Redraft Fantasy Baseball Leagues
- Prospects1500 – Overall Top 197 Prospects
- Mike Rosenbaum and Leo Howell, MLB.com – MLB Pipeline Dynasty Rankings
- James Anderson, RotoWire $ – Top 400 Prospects
- Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com – Here are the Top 100 Draft prospects for ’21
- Jason Churchill, ProspectInsider.com – Projecting the Best 50 Rookies for 2021
MLB Prospect Rankings By Team
- Eric Longenhagen, Fangraphs.com – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- Rich Wilson, Prospects361.com – Top 15 by Team: ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- The Itch, Razzball.com – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- ProspectsLive.com – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- Baseball America $ – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- Jeffrey Paternostro, Baseball Prospectus $ – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- Kyle Brown, Prospects1500.com – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
Top MLB Prospects by Position
- Scott White, CBS Sports – C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP |
- The Dynasty Guru – 2021 Top 20 Catcher Prospects #11-20
This section will no doubt fill up as we get closer to peak draft season for 2021 fantasy baseball.
More Prospect Lists
- Eric Cross, FantraxHQ – Projecting the Top-25 Dynasty Prospects of 2023
- Jim Callis, MLB.com – Top 10 prospects a year from now will be …
- Ray Butler, Prospects365.com – The Crystal Ball 2021 Top-100 Prospect List: #1-50
- Eric Cross, FantraxHQ – Projecting the Top-50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects in 2021
MLB Draft Prospects
- Joe Doyle, ProspectsLive.com – 2021 MLB Draft Top 350 Prospects
- ProspectsLive Staff – 2021 MLB Draft Top 300 Prospects
