Prospect list season is in full swing. Our Eric Longenhagen is knocking out his team lists. Keith Law has just finished his top 100 and team lists. Baseball America is done with their team rankings and is working on their prospect annual. And MLB.com just released their position rankings and top 100. The MLB.com’s top 100 list intrigues me the most. Since it provides scouting grades, it can be used to project a hitter’s fantasy value.

Earlier this offseason, I had a series on using prospect grades to project MLB talent. While Field and Arm grades help to keep some players playing, defense doesn’t count in fantasy leagues. By comparing a hitter’s Bat, Power, and Speed grades I was able to come up with an overall 20-80 fantasy grade and projected full season stats. These values aren’t close to the final say in player values. They are just an input to be used with scouting reports, normal projections, and other systems like KATOH.

Before getting to the risers and fallers, one key an owners must consider is the player’s distance from the majors. Blake Rutherford has a chance to be a nice major league hitter but he has yet to play past rookie level ball. For owners in dynasty leagues, feel free to acquire the most talented players and wait. For those in redraft leagues, make sure you have an understanding of the prospect’s MLB chances.

I’m not going to examine each player but I will go over players whose stock changed or I just find the player interesting.