Hangouter's Top 30 Prospects lists

[Tony-OH]

We're finalizing our official Top 30 prospects list and will start putting it out next week. I'm thinking of doing something different this year and go from 1-10 with us putting out a poll and then releasing two prospect at a time until 10. then five at a time afterwards until we reach 30. We will also be releasing a "Keep an eye on" group for guys that just missed the Top 30 or were in consideration.

In the meantime, let's see you guys put out your top 30 lists in this thread. Luke and I will try not to comment too much in this thread after this so we don't give away too many hints.

[jamalshw]

I'm not overly versed in the minor league system and rely on the likes of Tony and Luke for feedback, but based on my limited knowledge, those that I have seen and those that I am partial to for one reason or another, here's my completely biased and non-scientific list:

1. Adley Rutschman

2. Grayson Rodriguez

3. DL Hall

4. Ryan Mountcastle

5. Yusniel Diaz

6. Michael Baumann

7. Austin Hays

8. Gunnar Henderson

9. Dean Kremer

10. Hunter Harvey

11. Zac Lowther

12. Drew Rom

13. Alex Wells

14. Adam Hall

15. Keegan Akin

16. Bruce Zimmermann

17. Kyle Stowers

18. Cody Sedlock

19. Brenan Hanifee

20. Rylan Bannon

21. Ryan McKenna

22. Zach Watson

23. Brett Cumberland

24. Joseph Ortiz

25. Elio Prado

26. Mason McCoy

27. Johnny Rizer

28. Toby Welk

29. Darell Hernaiz

30. Zach Pop

[LookinUp]

1. AR (Reputation grade)
2. DL Hall
3. Grayson Rodriguez
4. Mountcastle (Late season plate discipline was a great tease. Hope it's real)
5. Baumann 
6. Hays (Believe he could be #4 if healthy, but he hasn't been)
7. Diaz (I want him at 4, but tea leaves are telling me the org isn't happy with him. So he's rated lower than I think his talent deserves.)
8. Harvey
9. Lowther
10. Gunnar (show me)
11. Kremer
12. Adam Hall
13. Akin
14. Hernaiz
15. Rom
16. Zimmerman
17. Sedlock
18. Wells
19. Hanifee
20. Cumberland
21. Pop
22. Stowers
23. Rizer
24. Watson
25. Welk

I'm way out of my comfort zone down here. Figure an international guy or two could make it and I have some of the 10-15 above in particular pretty far off, so it's time to stop pretending. Lol. Not really an Ortiz guy (either one). Bannon could belong in here for sure. McCoy, probably not. Leo Rodriguez? And I'm missing some, no doubt.

[backwardsk]

Maybe you already do this, but can you note “how acquired” with each entry?  I can’t keep last year’s trades straight in my head.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

Maybe you already do this, but can you note “how acquired” with each entry?  I can’t keep last year’s trades straight in my head.

1. Adley Rutschman

How acquired:  Lost 115 games.

[ChuckS]

Here is my crack at it.  Really tough to place the 2019 draft picks other than AR.  Kind of a crap shoot.  Some of these guys like Welk and Rizer are going to be 23 next season so a little premature to get too excited about what they did in short season and A ball. 

1. Adley Rutschman
2. Grayson Rodriguez
3. D.L. Hall (Behind GrayRod because of reliever floor)
4. Hays (CF defense and hot bat during his call up sold me)
5. Mountcastle
6. Baumann
7. Diaz
8. Lowther
9. Kremer
10. Rom
11. Adam Hall
12. Henderson (agree with poster who said "show me")
13. Harvey
14. Akin
15. Hernaiz
16. Bannon
17. Wells
18. McKenna
19. Hanifee
20. Zimmerman
21. Sedlock
22. Watson
23. Knight
24. Stowers
25. Stauffer (Big body/dominant as a 20 year old in limited time at Delmarva)
26. Fenter
27. Welk
28. Peralta
29. Pop
30. McCoy

[weams]

1 hour ago, jamalshw said:

I'm not overly versed in the minor league system and rely on the likes of Tony and Luke for feedback, but based on my limited knowledge, those that I have seen and those that I am partial to for one reason or another, here's my completely biased and non-scientific list:

1. Adley Rutschman

2. Grayson Rodriguez

3. DL Hall

4. Ryan Mountcastle

5. Yusniel Diaz

6. Michael Baumann

7. Austin Hays

8. Gunnar Henderson

9. Dean Kremer

10. Hunter Harvey

11. Zac Lowther

12. Drew Rom

13. Alex Wells

14. Adam Hall

15. Keegan Akin

16. Bruce Zimmermann

17. Kyle Stowers

18. Cody Sedlock

19. Brenan Hanifee

20. Rylan Bannon

21. Ryan McKenna

22. Zach Watson

23. Brett Cumberland

24. Joseph Ortiz

25. Elio Prado

26. Mason McCoy

27. Johnny Rizer

28. Toby Welk

29. Darell Hernaiz

30. Zach Pop

Move Pop and Sedlock and Ortiz up and Hays down a few and I'm in. 

[weams]

1 hour ago, jamalshw said:

I'm not overly versed in the minor league system and rely on the likes of Tony and Luke for feedback, but based on my limited knowledge, those that I have seen and those that I am partial to for one reason or another, here's my completely biased and non-scientific list:

1. Adley Rutschman

2. Grayson Rodriguez

3. DL Hall

4. Ryan Mountcastle

5. Yusniel Diaz

6. Michael Baumann

7. Austin Hays

8. Gunnar Henderson

9. Dean Kremer

10. Hunter Harvey

11. Zac Lowther

12. Drew Rom

13. Alex Wells

14. Adam Hall

15. Keegan Akin

16. Bruce Zimmermann

17. Kyle Stowers

18. Cody Sedlock

19. Brenan Hanifee

20. Rylan Bannon

21. Ryan McKenna

22. Zach Watson

23. Brett Cumberland

24. Joseph Ortiz

25. Elio Prado

26. Mason McCoy

27. Johnny Rizer

28. Toby Welk

29. Darell Hernaiz

30. Zach Pop

Oh. And Stowers. Move him up a few. 

[weams]

24 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

Here is my crack at it.  Really tough to place the 2019 draft picks other than AR.  Kind of a crap shoot.  Some of these guys like Welk and Rizer are going to be 23 next season so a little premature to get too excited about what they did in short season and A ball. 

1. Adley Rutschman
2. Grayson Rodriguez
3. D.L. Hall (Behind GrayRod because of reliever floor)
4. Hays (CF defense and hot bat during his call up sold me)
5. Mountcastle
6. Baumann
7. Diaz
8. Lowther
9. Kremer
10. Rom
11. Adam Hall
12. Henderson (agree with poster who said "show me")
13. Harvey
14. Akin
15. Hernaiz
16. Bannon
17. Wells
18. McKenna
19. Hanifee
20. Zimmerman
21. Sedlock
22. Watson
23. Knight
24. Stowers
25. Stauffer (Big body/dominant as a 20 year old in limited time at Delmarva)
26. Fenter
27. Welk
28. Peralta
29. Pop
30. McCoy

I like Knight more than Tony and Luke do. Or did. I have no idea where they have him now. Maybe #1? Henderson does not need to show me much. I'll give him three years. Like he was a college guy. 

[waroriole]

6 minutes ago, weams said:

Move Pop and Sedlock and Ortiz up and Hays down a few and I'm in. 

Hays lower than 7?

[Can_of_corn]

How come no one has Leonardo Rodriguez in their top 30?

Is it age?  He's not been old for his level, just not young.

I'd find a way to slot him in at 30.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, waroriole said:

Hays lower than 7?

I can see someone not being swayed by a hot three weeks.  He didn't exactly kill it in AAA.

[7Mo]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I can see someone not being swayed by a hot three weeks.  He didn't exactly kill it in AAA.

Some say he was going through swing changes this year. 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, John Welch said:

Some say he was going through swing changes this year. 

Just saying, how much weight do you give 21 games in the majors?

[7Mo]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Just saying, how much weight do you give 21 games in the majors?

I don't disagree with that offensively. I think it's fairly reliable with defense.