Happy Thanksgiving!
The second early publisher of prospect top 10s is Prospects361, written by Rich Wilson, with a definite fantasy focus. I believe he ranks deeper than 10, but you can only see 10 without a premium account.
Pre-2024 Prospect Lists and Analysis:
- Baseball America’s short list/top 10
- Prospects 361/Rich Wilson (this post)
Here’s his top 10 list for us.
| pe | Last Name | First Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crews | Dylan | OF (CF) |
| 2 | Wood | James | OF (Corner) |
| 3 | House | Brady | SS/3B |
| 4 | Vaquero | Cristian | OF (CF) |
| 5 | Hassell III | Robert | OF (CF) |
| 6 | Cavalli | Cade | RHP (Starter) |
| 7 | Morales | Yohandy | 3B |
| 8 | Green | Elijah | OF (CF) |
| 9 | Susana | Jarlin | RHP (Starter) |
| 10 | Sykora | Travis | RHP (Starter) |
Quick reaction to this top 10 list.
- Nothing really shocking here, despite Wilson’s fantasy tint. For the most part this is a defensible list.
- In the lead-up to the list, he does notice that a lot of our top prospects took steps back or struggled in 2023. And yes he’s right. Hassell didn’t seem right all year. Cavalli missed the entire season with TJ. Bennett GOT TJ. Green strikes out half the time he bats. Susana can’t find the plate. So yeah there’s some angst in the system.
- His top 3 are basically the same as anyone elses right now: Crews, Wood, House.
- Putting Vaquero 4th is ridiculous … and is one of the two really notable fantasy-tinged picks in this list. He’s doing analysis for dynasty leagues who are drafting 18 and 19yr olds, and in those leagues guys like Vaquero are getting snapped up.
- He’s dinged Green down to 8th, whereas most have him a bit higher. He has to figure out how to not strike out.
- 10th was Sykora, entirely on draft bonus amount and hype.
The highest players he doesn’t have ranked would include the likes of:
- Rutledge, who still maintains rookie status. I guess when you’re a 6th starter in the majors, you’re less valuable than an 18 yr old who hasn’t thrown a pitch in pro ball.
- Lile, who MLBpipeline is super-high on.
- Bennett, though to no surprise since he is missing all of 2024.