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MLB Top Prospects: Midseason top 150 prospects in baseball

By Benjamin Chase

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 04: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves in action against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Braves 6-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 04: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves in action against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Braves 6-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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Port Charlotte, FL – JUL 06: 2018 Tampa Bay Rays first round pick 18-year-old left-hander Matthew Liberatore makes his professional debut as the starting pitcher for the GCL Rays during the Gulf Coast League (GCL) game between the GCL Orioles and the GCL Rays on July 06, 2018, at the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, FL. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Prospects #111-130

111. Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Tampa Bay Rays (NR)
112. Austin Beck, OF, Oakland Athletics (93)
113. Chris Paddack, RHP, San Diego Padres (NR)
114. Monte Harrison, OF, Miami Marlins (54)
115. Nolan Jones, 3B, Cleveland Indians (85)
116. Alec Hansen, RHP, Chicago White Sox (40)
117. Isan Diaz, IF, Miami Marlins (124)
118. Anderson Espinoza, RHP, San Diego Padres (100)
119. William Contreras, C, Atlanta Braves (NR)
120. Seth Beer, 1B/OF, Houston Astros (NR)
121. Michael Shawaryn, RHP, Boston Red Sox (NR)
122. Heliot Ramos, OF, San Francisco Giants (80)
123. Jordan Groshans, IF, Toronto Blue Jays (NR)
124. Ranger Suarez, LHP, Philadelphia Phillies (NR)
125. Shane Baz, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (101)
126. Tony Santillan, RHP, Cincinnati Reds (NR)
127. Hans Crouse, RHP, Texas Rangers (117)
128. Wander Javier, SS, Minnesota Twins (77)
129. Anthony Seigler, C, New York Yankees (NR)
130. Chance Adams, RHP, New York Yankees (45)

A number of draftees in this bunch, including two personal favorites that I’ll admit I probably push up the list more than most simply because I’m a big fan of what both guys can do. The first is Jordan Groshans, who was the Blue Jays first pick this season out of high school in Texas. Groshans is a kid with the build that you’d assume is headed to third base, but he’s worked hard to stay at shortstop thus far, and he plays a fairly good shortstop right now. If he can keep his body in check, he could play the position for some time as he ascends in the Blue Jays system.

The other guy I’m a big fan of is Anthony Seigler, the Yankees first-round selection. Seigler is incredibly unique in that he’s a legit draft prospect as a catcher and a pitcher. He is only going to hit and play behind the plate, but I have to admit the idea of a switch-pitcher that also switch-hits was plenty intriguing.

While many Yankees are soaring up the ranks, one guy that has really just not looked good for me this season is Chance Adams. Inside my top 50 preseason, he’s just not handled AAA ball well, and he’s not shown good composure on the mound when dealing with those frustrations, which may be as big a sign to me of future issues as a guy gets to the big leagues and gets knocked around a time or two.

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