How Close Are The Top 100 Prospects From Graduating?

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Baseball America’s initial Top 100 Prospects list for the 2023 season dropped on Wednesday. The list featured a pair of big leaguers—the Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson and the D-backs’ Corbin Carroll in the top two spots.

Both Henderson and Carroll are close to graduating prospect consideration, meaning it won’t take long for the Top 100 to shift once the big league season begins.

They aren’t the only two prospects who could lose prospect status during the season. Twenty-three players on the list have already debuted and should have a chance to begin 2023 on their clubs’ Opening Day rosters.

Baseball America does not include service time in its definition of a prospect. Instead, a hitter must exceed 130 at-bats and a pitcher must exceed 50 innings pitched or 30 games pitched.

For those players who have not reached the big leagues, we’ve also included the highest level they’ve reached—excluding the playoffs—in the minors. Four players have yet to make their American professional debuts—the Mets’ Kodai Senga and the Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida as well as 2022 draftees Dylan Lesko (Padres) and Druw Jones (D-backs).

Rank	Player	Team	Needed To Graduate/Highest Level Played
1	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles	15 ABs
2	Corbin Carroll	D-backs	27 ABs
3	Jackson Chourio	Brewers	Double-A
4	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	Double-A
5	Andrew Painter	Phillies	Double-A
6	Grayson Rodriguez	Orioles	Triple-A
7	Eury Perez	Marlins	Double-A
8	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	Double-A
9	Francisco Alvarez	Mets	119 ABs
10	Marcelo Mayer	Red Sox	High-A
11	James Wood	Nationals	Low-A
12	Gabriel Moreno	D-backs	62 ABs
13	Jordan Lawlar	D-backs	Double-A
14	Anthony Volpe	Yankees	Triple-A
15	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	Low-A
16	Kodai Senga	Mets	—
17	Ezequiel Tovar	Rockies	118 ABs
18	Diego Cartaya	Dodgers	High-A
19	Daniel Espino	Guardians	Double-A
20	Gavin Williams	Guardians	Double-A
21	Bobby Miller	Dodgers	Triple-A
22	Jackson Merrill	Padres	Low-A
23	Endy Rodriguez	Pirates	Triple-A
24	Druw Jones	D-backs	—
25	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	High-A
26	Evan Carter	Rangers	Double-A
27	Brandon Pfaadt	D-backs	Triple-A
28	Hunter Brown	Astros	30 IP or 24 Gs
29	Triston Casas	Red Sox	55 ABs
30	Miguel Vargas	Dodgers	84 ABs
31	Ricky Tiedemann	Blue Jays	Double-A
32	Shane Baz	Rays	10 IPs
33	Brett Baty	Mets	93 ABs
34	Sal Frelick	Brewers	Triple-A
35	Tyler Soderstrom	Athletics	Triple-A
36	Curtis Mead	Rays	Triple-A
37	Marco Luciano	Giants	High-A
38	Kyle Harrison	Giants	Double-A
39	Colson Montgomery	White Sox	Double-A
40	Mick Abel	Phillies	Double-A
41	Colton Cowser	Orioles	Triple-A
42	Logan O’Hoppe	Angels	117 ABs
43	Royce Lewis	Twins	91 ABs
44	Taj Bradley	Rays	Triple-A
45	Brooks Lee	Twins	Double-A
46	Emmanuel Rodriguez	Twins	Low-A
47	Tink Hence	Cardinals	Low-A
48	Masyn Winn	Cardinals	Double-A
49	Termarr Johnson	Pirates	Low-A
50	Kevin Parada	Mets	Low-A
51	Zac Veen	Rockies	Double-A
52	Carson Williams	Rays	Low-A
53	Zach Neto	Angels	Double-A
54	Michael Busch	Dodgers	Triple-A
55	Ryan Pepiot	Dodgers	14 IPs
56	Gavin Stone	Dodgers	Triple-A
57	Robert Hassell III	Nationals	Double-A
58	Elijah Green	Nationals	Rookie
59	Josh Jung	Rangers	33 ABs
60	Kyle Manzardo	Rays	Double-A
61	Cade Cavalli	Nationals	47 IPs
62	Oswald Peraza	Yankees	82 ABs
63	Noelvi Marte	Reds	High-A
64	Harry Ford	Mariners	Low-A
65	Edwin Arroyo	Reds	Low-A
66	Owen White	Rangers	Double-A
67	Jasson Dominguez	Yankees	Double-A
68	Bo Naylor	Guardians	123 ABs
69	Dylan Lesko	Padres	—
70	Cam Collier	Reds	Rookie
71	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	Double-A
72	George Valera	Guardians	Triple-A
73	Henry Davis	Pirates	Double-A
74	Luis Ortiz	Pirates	34.1 IPs
75	D.L. Hall	Orioles	36.2 IPs or 20 Gs
76	Jordan Westburg	Orioles	Triple-A
77	Brayan Rocchio	Guardians	Triple-A
78	Everson Pereira	Yankees	Double-A
79	Matthew Liberatore	Cardinals	15.2 IPs
80	Drew Romo	Rockies	Double-A
81	Adael Amador	Rockies	Low-A
82	Yainer Diaz	Astros	123 ABs
83	Jackson Jobe	Tigers	High-A
84	Brennen Davis	Cubs	Triple-A
85	Logan Allen	Guardians	Triple-A
86	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	Double-A
87	Masataka Yoshida	Red Sox	—
88	Miguel Bleis	Red Sox	Rookie
89	Oscar Colas	White Sox	Triple-A
90	Max Meyer	Marlins	44.1 IPs
91	Kevin Alcantara	Cubs	Low-A
92	Alex Ramirez	Mets	High-A
93	Connor Norby	Orioles	Triple-A
94	Austin Wells	Yankees	Double-A
95	Joey Ortiz	Orioles	Triple-A
96	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	53 ABs
97	Gavin Cross	Royals	Low-A
98	Mets	Rookie
99	Cole Young	Mariners	Low-A
100	Bryce Miller	Mariners	Double-A