MLB: The Most Overrated Prospects Heading into 2017

The MLB has undeniably the best talent development system in all of American sports. No other sport has the hype and intrigue that baseball has, and it is all the more evident with the moves of the MLB. In no other sport can superstar players be dealt for prospects, and that is what makes baseball so great.

Every year there is a surplus of prospect rankings, attempting to put into order the value of baseball’s best young talents. Our very own Benjamin Chase has pout together great prospect lists, backed by his tremendous knowledge of minor league baseball. However, often times with all of these varying lists some players get over touted as phenomenal prospects, when in reality they must prove themselves even further.

For simplicity sake, we are going to use the MLB Pipeline top 100 prospects list. Every year the MLB puts together a list of the top 100 prospects in baseball, with 2017 being released very recently.  Yes, this list will differ from nearly every other list you can find on the internet, but to avoid an over abundance of information we will use it as a guideline. Now, I am not trying to say any of these prospects are bad players, simply they have not proved that they have that high of talent.

Of course, all of these guys could and will develop and hopefully will prove what I am saying wrong. So, with everything laid out on the table, lets take a look at the most overrated prospects heading into the 2017 season.