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Futures Guide 2022 features:Detailed reports on top 10 prospects for every major-league team.Condensed reports on many additional key prospects for each team.Top talents 25 years old and younger for each team.Baseball Prospectus' 2022 organizational rankings.Top 101 real-life and fantasy prospects.Top 50 players who entered pro baseball in 2022.Additional essays on various prospect and scouting related topics.

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Publié par	Baseball Prospectus
Date de parution	15 avril 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781950716951
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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FUTURES GUIDE 2022
The Top Prospects For Every MLB Team and more
Edited by Cliff Corcoran
Trevor Andresen, Steve Givarz, Nathan Graham, Kevin Johnson, Keanan Lamb, Tyler Oringer, Jeffrey Paternostro, Jarrett Seidler, Ben Spanier, John Trupin, Brandon Williams
Bret Sayre, Consultant Editor Robert Au, Harry Pavlidis and Amy Pircher, Statistics Editors
Copyright © 2022 by DIY Baseball, LLC. All rights reserved
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: paperback ISBN-10: 1950716945 ISBN-13: 978-1950716944
Project Credits Cover Design: Ginny Searle Interior Design and Production: Amy Pircher, Robert Au Layout: Amy Pircher, Robert Au
Cover Photos Front Cover: George Valera. © Jeff Lange, Akron Beacon Journal
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Table of Contents
Top 101 Prospects by Jeffrey Paternostro, Jarrett Seidler and John Trupin
Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Guardians
Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Seattle Mariners
St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Washington Nationals
The Top 101 Dynasty Prospects by Ben Carsley, Jesse Roche and Bret Sayre
The Top 50 Fantasy Prospects For 2022 Only by Mike Gianella
Top-100 First-Year Player Rankings for Dynasty Drafts by Jesse Roche and Bret Sayre
Team Codes
Index of Names
Top 101 Prospects
by Jeffrey Paternostro, Jarrett Seidler and John Trupin
1. Bobby Witt Jr., SS/3B, Kansas City Royals
Witt was already one of the 10 best prospects in the game when he started tormenting Cactus League pitchers last spring. He looked so good that the Royals nearly took him north as a 20-year-old with no professional game experience other than 37 post-draft tilts in the complex. Instead, they gave him a merely aggressive assignment to Double-A—bypassing both A-ball levels—and he absolutely mashed for the entire first half before carbon copying his performance in Triple-A in the second half. Overall, Witt hit .290/.361/.575 while only taking two plate appearances all season against pitchers younger than him. That slugging percentage is more than 70 points higher than Adley Rutschman posted at the same levels . . . and Witt is 28 months younger. Witt is a fine defender at shortstop, but a mix of his readiness and an impending infield playing-time logjam might slide him over to third; he could win Gold Gloves there. With absolutely no disrespect to the next two players on this list, Witt is now the best prospect in the minors.
2. Adley Rutschman, C, Baltimore Orioles
Rutschman was the incumbent. He was second on last year’s list behind Wander Franco. He was first on our Midseason Top 50. He is a switch-hitter who hit for average, got on base and hit for power in the upper minors in 2021 while showing off one of if not the best defensive skill sets among minor-league catchers. When comparing the elite prospects in baseball, it often comes down to minor quibbles. We’re not completely convinced Rutschman will have an obviously plus offensive tool set, as he doesn’t always make ideal contact, especially from the left side. He was a little bit old for his levels, as the Orioles could have easily had him up in the majors around the same time as Wander Franco; like Franco, Rutschman was probably ready in 2020. Finally, catching prospects tend to see more offensive regression once the realities of the day-to-day grind of being a major-league backstop set in. Those are ultimately minor quibbles though, and Rutschman is likely to be one of the three or four best catchers in baseball as soon as he gets the call.
3. Julio Rodríguez, OF, Seattle Mariners
From Everett, Washington, to Little Rock, Arkansas, with an impressive layover as the star of the Dominican Republic’s bronze-medal-winning Olympic team in Tokyo, Rodríguez terrorized opposing pitchers in 2021. With the physical and mental makeup that presidents of baseball and business operations, alike, dream of, Rodríguez ran an OPS over 1.000 despite facing pitchers who were his elders in every single game of his season. Rodríguez’s towering frame is lean and muscular, and he managed to add speed, both on the stopwatch and in the box score, stealing 21 bases in 26 attempts with his stateside affiliates. The potential for 40-home-run power remains self-evident from both his frame and the eye-popping exit velocities his quick wrists generate. Though there’s always the risk he wobbles in the process of refining his swing for elevation, his barrel control should entrench him in the middle of a contending lineup sooner rather than later.
4. Spencer Torkelson, 3B/1B, Detroit Tigers
Torkelson was the first-overall pick in 2020—not a surprise. He was announced as a third baseman—that was a bit of a surprise. The nicest thing you can say about his defense at the hot corner is that he battles it to a draw, at times. He also hits like a premier first baseman, so it’s really not going to matter where he stands on the field. Torkelson did exactly what you would want your top college bat to do in his first taste of the minors; he laid waste to them. He’s a patient hitter and picks the right pitches to hit hard. The only thing keeping him from making the top troika on this list a Fab Four is that there was a little more swing-and-miss in the upper levels than expected. So, he might only hit .280 with 30-plus homers. Ah well.
5. Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, Baltimore Orioles
Rodriguez is everything you could ask for in a pitching prospect. Start with his amateur background: a well-built, projectable, 6-foot-5 Texas prep arm drafted in the first half of the first round in 2018. Since debuting as a pro, he has continually leveled up in every look we’ve had. His fastball now sits consistently in the upper 90s with late life. His slider now projects as plus-plus. His changeup projects as a plus offering and tunnels very well off his slider. He has great feel for spin, enough so that his curveball would be the best off-speed pitch for half of the pitchers on this list. He flashes a good cutter he doesn’t really need. He throws strikes and paints corners. Last year, we wrote in this space that if Rodriguez ever threw 100 innings in a season there was a pretty good chance he’d be one of the best pitching prospects in baseball by the end of it. He threw 103 innings in 2021, but we were wrong: he’s not one of the best, he’s the best.
6. Riley Greene, OF, Detroit Tigers
In 2020, Greene torched spring training, the alternate site, and the fall instructional league to such a degree that one could mentally fill in his player card as if he had a great season at the full-season A-ball levels. The Tigers sure acted like he did, sending him to the Eastern League Double-A Northeast as a 20-year-old. He tore it up there and then shredded Triple-A even more for a 40-game denouement. He has a majestic, balanced, left-handed swing and hits the ball hard to all fields, projecting for plus-or-better hit and power. He’s capable of making spectacular highlight-reel catches in the outfield, although he might end up being more suited to a corner than center if he continues to grow. Torkelson vs. Greene has been a common debate since Torkelson was drafted two years ago. We give the ever-so-slight edge to Tork right now, but it’s extremely close; they’re both tracking to be major forces in Detroit’s rebuild.
7. Jordan Walker, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals
Well more than half of all qualified major-league hitters socked more than 20 home runs last year. It has become a power hitter’s game. But there are power hitters, and then there is Jordan Walker. At 19 years old and with a fair amount of physical projection left in his 6-foot-5 frame, Walker already hits the ball about as hard as your favorite major-league slugger. Power is the carrying tool here, but it’s far from the only notable one. Walker has an advanced approach for his age and experience level, and while he swings hard enough that batting titles are likely not in his future, his selectivity and quality of contact in the zone portend a potential plus hit tool. He runs well and plays an average third base, at present, but the physical gains he is likely to experience should send him to an outfield corner or even first base. As with Torkelson, the bat will play anywhere.
8. Shane Baz, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays
Baz is certainly a less-perfect pitching prospect than Rodriguez. He barely throws his changeup, relying very heavily on his fastball an