2024 Top 100 Prospects

Last Updated: July 23, 2024.

The Baseball America Top 100 Prospects rankings are our 35th edition of our flagship prospect ranking, which means the players included below are part of a fraternity of the best prospects in baseball that stretches from 1990 (which included Hall of Famer Frank Thomas) through the 2000s (where 2004-2005 No. 1 prospect Joe Mauer just became a Hall of Famer as well) and now into the 2020s, where No. 1 prospects like Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson have become stars.

To report the list, we have discussions with MLB scouts, coaches, analysts and front office officials. We also see players in person and utilize as much data as we can get our hands on. It also relies on all the reporting we did to produce our Top 30 Prospects rankings online as well as the Baseball America Prospect Handbook.

Players are eligible if they have not exceeded 130 MLB at-bats, 50 innings pitched or 30 pitching appearances. Service time does not play a role in whether players are eligible for this ranking.

With the trade deadline near and the draft complete, we have a full July update that now includes 2024 draftees. For first rounders, we are adding them even if they have not yet signed. Only one first-round pick has not signed since 2019. If a player ends up not signing by the signing deadline, we will remove them at that point. If you want to get more information about why players moved up or down, you can track the movement here.

Players in the Top 100 Prospects list are ranked for their long-term MLB impact, with allowances for the risk that they will fall short of that ceiling. The tools grades listed for each player are all future grades of what we project them to be in the best stretch of their big league careers.

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