It wasn’t all that long ago that it was mostly dynasty owners who paid any real attention to MLB prospect rankings. Sure rookies came along and had some nice seasons, but generally, they weren’t league changers. Then Mike Trout and Aaron judge came along and smashed that idea to bits and it seems like every year we see several young players come up and dominate right from day one.
If you drafted Fernando Tatis Jr., Cody Bellinger, Yordan Alvarez, or another of this new breed of prospects in their rookie years, you likely got top-round talent for the price of a late-round flier.
Below you’ll find the top prospects in baseball ranked in a lot of different ways. Some are focused on the 2022 season, while others may be thinking more long-term. Some of the lists are by position while others may be by team. Only one thing is certain; you are fighting a losing battle if you completely ignore MLB prospects rankings. Other teams aren’t and it’s paying off in big ways for them.
Have no fear though, we’ll make it easy for you. Below are links to MLB Prospects Rankings from the top sites and analysts. While no site gets every call right, read enough of these and you’ll know the top names to pay attention to for your type of league.
MLB Prospect Rankings for 2022
There are so many great prospect analysts and sites, I was not sure exactly how to organize this. I finally settled on the three main ways prospects are typically ranked: Overall, by team, and by position. Within those categories, I then listed them alphabetically by the analyst’s last name. Hopefully, that helps you find the information you’re looking for quickly and easily.
If you know of any rankings of MLB’s top prospects that we haven’t included, please let us know in the comments below or hit us up on our Link Submission Page.
Overall 2022 MLB Prospects Rankings
- Chris Clegg, FantraxHQ – Top 400 OBP Prospect Rankings
- Eric Cross, FantraxHQ – Top 400 Overall Prospects
- Eric Cross, FantraxHQ – Top Pitching Prospects for 2022 Redraft Leagues
- Eric Cross, FantraxHQ – Top Hitting Prospects for 2022 Redraft Leagues
- Prospects 1500 – Overall Top 210 Prospects
- Rich Wilson, prospect361 – 2022 Top 100 Prospects
- Scott White, CBS Sports – Top 100 Prospects for 2022
MLB Prospect Rankings By Team
- MLB.com – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- Eric Longenhagen & Kevin Goldstein, Fangraphs.com – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- Rich Wilson, Prospects361.com – Top 15 by Team: ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- Prospects 1500 – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- ProspectsLive.com – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
- Baseball Prospectus ($) – ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CIN | CLE | COL | CWS | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | OAK | PIT | PHI | SD | SEA | SF | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WAS |
Top MLB Prospects by Position
- Eric Cross, FantraxHQ – C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP
- Scott White, CBS Sports – C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP
- Ken Balderston, The Dynasty Guru – C 1-10 11-20 | 1B 1-10 11-20| 2B 1-15 16-30 | 3B 1-15 16-30 | SS 1-20 21-40 | OF 1-25 26-50 | P 1-25 | 26-50
This section will no doubt fill up as we get closer to peak draft season for 2021 fantasy baseball.
More Prospect Lists
Eric Cross, FantraxHQ – Projecting the Top Fantasy Baseball Prospects in 2024: 1-15 | 16-30
MLB Draft Prospects
- 2021 FYPD/J2 Rankings – Eric Cross & Chris Clegg, FantraxHQ
- Top 300 Prospects for 2022 MLB Draft – Prospects Live
- Top 300 Prospects for 2023 MLB Draft – Prospects Live
- 2022 First Year Player Draft Rankings – prospect361
- Top 50 Prospects for FYPD – The Dynasty Guru
Prospect Spotlight
- Nick Lodolo, Cincinnati Reds – Brian Shanks, The Dynasty Guru
- Three Prospects to Sell before 2022 Season – Eric Cross, FantraxHQ
