Pre-Draft Top 60 Prospect List

With the 2013 Rule IV MLB draft coming up on Thursday, it's time to release our pre-draft Top 60 Prospect List. We've now had 2 months to evaluate this year's prospects, incorporate the new off-season additions, and remove those who are no longer in our system. I've included my rating system for what I think their potential is, which has always inspired plenty of debate.

The biggest change to the list for me is I've moved Archie Bradley into the top spot. This wasn't an easy thing to do since Tyler Skaggs has made great strides from his early season struggles and even made an impressive major league start just a week ago. So it's more due to what Archie Bradley is doing than what Tyler Skaggs is not doing. Bradley just looks like one of those really rare prospects that is head and shoulders above the competition and he has landed on most Top 10 overall prospect lists by many of the top evaluators.

I've also moved Didi Gregorius onto the list at #4, just behind Adam Eaton, though he did get serious consideration for the #3 spot based on what he's done in the first two months of the season. Two more months of that and he'll pass Eaton, though he'll also be coming off the list around the same time as he loses his rookie status. A couple of fast risers have taken big jumps on our list, in particular Jake Lamb and Jake Barrett. Players who have fallen a few spots include Michael Perez, who is really struggling to hit A+ pitching, and Anthony Meo who is having a tough time with his command at the same level.

Other interesting movers include 20-year-old Brandon Drury who is tearing it up in South Bend, and Nick Ahmed, who hasn't been able to hit anything since coming over in the deal for Justin Upton. As always, any player that still maintains their rookie status is eligible for the list. We won't incorporate this year's draft picks into our list until around July when we see who has actually signed and maybe even have a chance to see some of them in action. So with no further ado, here's out Pre-Draft Top 60 Prospects list.

Rating System
90-100 Outstanding prospect. All-Star potential.
80-89 Very good prospect. Potential feature player with above-average production..
70-79 Solid prospect. Has a fair chance of becoming a contributing ML player.
60-69 Good prospect. Has an outside chance of making it to the majors.
50-59 Average prospect. Chance to get to the majors but will need further development.
40-49 Borderline prospect. Can’t be written off yet but odds are against.
30-39 Below average prospect. Long shot but could be good organizational guy.

*Age as of June 1, 2013