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Putting the top prospect rankings in context Share this story Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images One of the things I most look forward to in the runup to Spring Training every year is the release of the Top 100 prospects lists. Many outlets release versions of this list including MLB.com, FanGraphs, Baseball America ($), Baseball Prospectus ($), ESPN ($), and The Athletic ($) (among many others). I enjoy looking at the lists to learn the experts’ thinking about the Twins’ prospects. The write-ups and projections that accompany the numeric rankings make it easy to get ...

For the first time, the third prospect behind Davis and Marquez is not Amaya or Howard or Alzolay.

We have a great many data and research tools on FanGraphs. Some people are well-suited to clicking around the site, exploring on their own, and learning how to navigate FanGraphs that way, but others might benefit from a written, audio, or video tutorial. It is my aim to provide a version of that in this post. This first tutorial covers The Board, and gives an overview of some of the prospect evaluation methodology that has been used at the site. The transcript you’re reading now has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity. Due to the size of the text, this tutorial is best viewed in ...

Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 3, Ryan Vilade Share this story 3. Ryan Vilade (345 points, 13 ballots) Even though he was a second round pick in 2017, Ryan Vilade has often been thought of as a first round pick by Rockies fans since he was the first player taken in that draft by Colorado. Though he was a high school shortstop, most expected the 6’2” righty to move to third base immediately after he signed for $1.425 million. Surprisingly, Vilade stuck at the position through most of his first three professional seasons, seeing time at third base for the first time in a secondary capacit...

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