Chicago White Sox
1. Eloy Jimenez, OF, AAA
2. Luis Robert, OF, high-A
3. Michael Kopech, RHP, AAA
4. Zack Collins, C, AA
5. Nick Madrigal, IF, AZL
6. Dane Dunning, RHP, AA
7. Dylan Cease, RHP, AA
8. Blake Rutherford, OF, high-A
9. Alec Hansen, RHP, AA
10. Luis Alexander Basabe, OF, AA
A few injuries have sent some of the highly regarded players in the system for a tumble on the national scale, but at the same time, guys like Collins have moved up significantly this year with his bat coming alive and tremendous showing defensively behind the plate, showing his hard work has really paid off. In the first draft of the top 150 list, it was the White Sox with the most MLB Top Prospects.
Cleveland Indians
1. Francisco Mejia, C, MLB
2. Triston McKenzie, RHP, AA
3. Ethan Hankins, RHP, has not been assigned
4. Nolan Jones, 3B, low-A
5. Bobby Bradley, 1B, AA
6. Sam Hentges, LHP, high-A
7. Noah Naylor, C, AZL
8. Yu-Cheng Chang, SS, AAA
9. Aaron Civale, RHP, AA
10. Aaron Bracho, SS, DSL
The Indians had a very productive draf, but they’ve seen some significant regression from players in the system, particularly bats. The organization has shown proficiency in maximizing the profile of guys like Shane Bieber, and they’re seeing success from similar pitchers in the system, like Hentges and Civale.
Detroit Tigers
1. Matt Manning, RHP, high-A
2. Casey Mize, RHP, has not been assigned
3. Franklin Perez, RHP, high-A
4. Alex Faedo, RHP, AA
5. Daz Cameron, OF, AA
6. Beau Burrows, RHP, AA
7. Christin Stewart, OF, AAA
8. Jake Rogers, C, AA
9. Isaac Paredes, SS, high-A
10. Kyle Funkhouser, RHP, AA
The Tigers have put together an impressive collection of arms, to say the least. When the #1 pick in the draft isn’t even your top prospect, you know you have a solid system going, and the growth in Matt Manning absolutely warrants his spot here.
Kansas City Royals
1. Nick Pratto, 1B, low-A
2. Brady Singer, RHP, has not pitched yet
3. MJ Melendez, C, low-A
4. Jackson Kowar, RHP, low-A
5. Khalil Lee, OF, AA
6. Nicky Lopez, IF, AAA
7. Kris Bubic, LHP, advanced rookie
8. Seuly Matias, OF, low-A
9. Trevor Oaks, RHP, MLB
10. Carlos Hernandez, RHP, low-A
The Royals are in their first step of a rebuild, but the top-end talent on the system is already impressive, and they’ve quietly gone about things the right way in loading up their Dominican Summer League teams with plenty of options to develop into something that can help the team down the line.
Minnesota Twins
1. Royce Lewis, SS, high-A
2. Alex Kirilloff, OF, high-A
3. Brusdar Graterol, RHP, high-A
4. Stephen Gonsalves, LHP, AAA
5. Nick Gordon, IF, AAA
6. Wander Javier, SS, has not played
7. Trevor Larnach, OF, has not played
8. Brent Rooker, 1B/OF, AA
9. Zack Littell, RHP, MLB
10. Luis Arraez, 2B, AA
An injury ended the season for one of the Twins’ most intriguing prospects in Javier before it began, but unlike the big league club, the majority of the news at the minor league level has been very positive, with big performances from those players who have been considered among MLB top prospects, along with an impressive return from Arraez, a slick defender at second base that has plus to double-plus contact skills.
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