RotoProspects Top 500 Rankings (3.30.23)

RotoProspects Top 500 Rankings (3.30.23)

For the complete list, CLICK HERE

Glossary for future grades: h-hit tool, p-power tool, s-speed tool, fb-fastball, sl-slider, cv-curveball, ch-change-up, ct-cutter, fv-future value overall.

No.NamePosTeamB/TFuture Grades
1Corbin CarrollOFARIL/L60h-60p-80s-70fv
2Gunnar HendersonSS/3BBALL/R60h-70p-60s-70fv
3Elly De La CruzSSCINS/R40h-70p-70s-70fv
4Jordan LawlarSSARIR/R60h-55p-60s-70fv
5Jordan Walker3B/OFSLR/R50h-70p-55s-70fv
6Anthony VolpeSSNYYR/R60h-60p-55s-65fv
7Jackson ChourioOFMILR/R60h-70-70s-70fv
8Ezequiel TovarSSCOLR/R55h-55p-60s-65fv
9James WoodOFWASL/R55h-65p-55s-65fv
10Druw JonesOFARIR/R55h-60p-70s-65fv
11Marcelo MayerSSBOSL/R60h-55p-40s-65fv
12Jackson HollidaySSBALL/R60h-55p-60s-65fv
13Grayson RodriguezSPBALR/R70fb-70sl-55cv-60ch-65fv
14Eury PerezSPMIAR/R70fb-60cv-60sl-60ch-65fv
15Miguel Vargas2B/3BLADR/R65h-50p-60s-60fv
16Zac VeenOFCOLL/R60h-50p-60s-60fv
17Jasson DominguezOFNYYS/R55h-60p-55s-60fv
18Jackson MerrillSSSDL/R60h-55p-50s-60fv
19Pete Crow-ArmstrongOFCHCL/L60h-45p-60s-60fv
20Kyle Manzardo1BTBL/R65h-55p-30s-60fv
21Termarr Johnson2BPITL/R70h-60p-50s-60fv
22Kyle HarrisonSPSFR/L70fb-60sl-50ch-65fv
23Noelvi MarteSS/3BCINR/R50h-65p-50s-60fv
24Triston Casas1BBOSL/R55h-65p-30s-60fv
25Ricky TiedemannSPTORL/L60fb-55sl-55ch-55fv



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2023 RotoProspects Preseason All-Prospect Team

2023 RotoProspects Preseason All-Prospect Team

RotoProspects announces its list of the best prospects at each position as spring training begins. We have a player at each position, along with two left-handed and two right-handed starting pitchers.

Taking a look at the diamond, we start with catcher, where Francisco Alvarez takes the spot. Alvarez sits near the top of many preseason prospect lists (He’s No. 31 on our preseason Top 500 rankings). Alvarez slugged his way to an .885 OPS with 27 home runs across two levels last season.

Francisco Alvarez 2022 Statistics

Standard Batting
Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS
202220NYM-minAA,AAA1124954117410727780.374.511.885
202220NYMNL5141232110.286.500.786
1 Yr1 Yr1 Yr1 Yr5141232110.286.500.786
162 162 162 162 162454389976532320.286.500.786
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/6/2023.

Kyle Manzardo of the Rays takes the first base spot, putting together a phenomenal season in 2022 (1.046 OPS with 22 HRs). He walked nearly as much as he struck out and clearly has a great hit tool and batting eye. The Rays are working on improving his strength to access even more power.

Miguel Vargas of the Dodgers has little experience at second base, having played just 28 games at the position throughout his four years in the minors. He had a .915 OPS with 17 HRs and 16 SBs at Triple-A last season.

Elly De La Cruz will probably be our No. 1 overall prospect in a matter of weeks, as the two in front of him will graduate soon. He put up massive counting numbers in the minors last year (28 HRs, 47 SBs across Hi-A and Double-A) and there isn’t much he can’t do on the field.

Gunnar Henderson sits atop many preseason prospect lists — we have only one guy ahead of him on ours — due to his excellent minor-league profile and how well he debuted last August. He could be the Orioles’ best hitter already, and should play third base and some shortstop this year.

Our outfield of Corbin Carroll, Jackson Chourio and James Wood all have power and speed and are must haves for your dynasty leagues. Carroll will likely graduate as our No. 1 prospect, and both Chourio and Wood have a great chance to be No. 1 at some point as well.

Finishing up with the pitchers, our top left-handers are Kyle Harrison and Ricky Tiedemann, who both finished with sub-3.00 ERAs and incredible K/9s (14.8 and 13.4 respectively). Our right-handers are no slouches either, as Andrew Painter had a 1.56 ERA and 13.5 K/9 across three levels as a 19-year-old and Grayson Rodriguez reached Triple-A with a 2.62 ERA and 13.0 K/9. Painter has paused his throwing due to a sore elbow, so we’ll have to see what happens there.






Countdown to Minor-League Opener

Preseason Top 500 per team

Here’s a look at how many players each MLB team has represented on the RotoProspects.com Top 500 Preseason Rankings. Click on each team to show the rankings for each individual team.

Pirates in the Top 500


Dynasty rankings

A look at the top 10 players on our most recent list. For the complete list, CLICK HERE.

No, Name, Pos, Team, Age
1. Julio Rodriguez, OF, SEA, 22
2. Ronald Acuna, OF, ATL, 25
3. Fernando Tatis Jr., SS, SD, 24
4. Juan Soto, OF, SD, 24
5. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, TOR, 24
6. Kyle Tucker, OF, HOU, 26
7. Aaron Judge, OF, NYY, 31
8. Trea Turner, SS, PHI, 30
9. Jose Ramirez, 3B, CLE, 30
10. Shoehei Ohtani, Util/SP, LAA, 28

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