The 2019 Pre-season Top 30 List

As Spring Training draws to a close and we are inching closer to Opening Day in both the Majors and the Minors, I think it's time to take a look once again at the top 30 prospects list and see how did the Spring Training performances shaken up the list positively and negatively. I know that Spring Training stats are full of crap and I base it on the eye test, whether I see something that I like or not like. As a result, I made some bold decisions in terms of the rise and fall in terms of prospects. 

I know ranking prospects are also full of crap so it's better to base them on my tiers or their current value. I do believe all prospects has 80 ceiling and I am seeing their likely value. 

If you want to read my thoughts on the prospects that are not here, you can view my prospect primer and see if you find what you are looking for. After all, my in-depth analysis on the top 30 prospects pre-Instructional Leagues are there and my other thoughts on the prospects in the system. You will see plenty of NTSH especially in the back-half portion of the list because all of the thoughts about them are on the primer. All of my new thoughts about the prospects are here.

2019 MLB Draft: Prospects To Keep Tabs On

Ah yes, baseball is truly upon us. From the Spring Training where major leaguers and minor leaguers are putting their work in, collegiate baseball that is already heating up, HS circuits and showcases already under way (maybe not for the Northeastern areas). From Adley Rutschman looking like the second coming of Joe Mauer to Tyler Beede already re-opening eyes this Spring Training (more on him on my next post), things are slowly taking shape (aside from the off the field BS that the Giants put themselves in the past weeks).

As such, it is never too early to take a look at the possible draft targets for the Giants in June. Again, they are under new management so the usual stuff of "having a different board than the rest" can be put into the shelf, at least for now. As far as the Dodgers, the A's and the Braves' track records are concerned (because it will be the triumvirate of Zaidi-Holmes-Bridges that will be calling the shots), they usually follow the best player available approach in the 1st round and going with intriguing guys in the middle rounds, leaning more on the pop-up college arms and volatile players. But they are in the Giants now so it will be very interesting to see their collective concepts of talent acquisition via draft.

Without further ado, these are the draft prospects in this year's draft that I think we should be looking at heavily until draft time because they are in the wheelhouse of the 10th overall pick and there is a definitive top half of the group that separated themselves from the rest of the pack.