2017 Top 50 International Prospects For July 2

The 2017 international signing class is a strong one. This year, two players—Dominican shortstop Wander Franco and Venezuelan catcher Daniel Flores—separated themselves at the top of the class.

While typically there are 5-10 players who emerge among the elite prospects in a signing class, the 2017 group has strong depth of top-end talent. Any of the players in the top 15 could fit into a top five in many years.

Players can sign once the 2017-18 international signing period opens on July 2. Prospects with the best combination of tools and skills push their way to the top of the list, particularly if they project to play a premium position and hit at the top or the middle of a lineup. Forecasting the futures of international amateur players who are 15 and 16 involves a tremendous amount of uncertainty, so the lower you go on the list, the thinner the spread in talent becomes, and the more teams’ internal preference lists diverge, particularly on pitchers.

Due to the unique nature of how Cuban players become available to sign, they are not included in these rankings, though they are subject to the bonus pools. We will take them on a case-by-case basis to write them up as they sign or become available to sign.

Full scouting reports on the Top 50 prospects and where they are each expected to sign are available here for BA subscribers.

Rank, Player	Pos.	Country	Team	Video
1. Wander Franco	ss	DR	Rays
2. Daniel Flores	c	VZ	Red Sox
3. Ronny Mauricio	ss	DR	Mets
4. Everson Pereira	of	VZ	Yankees
5. George Valera	of	DR	Indians
6. Julio Rodriguez	of	DR	Mariners
7. Danny Diaz	ss	VZ	Red Sox
8. Carlos Rodriguez	of	VZ	Brewers
9. Kristian Robinson	of	Bahamas	D-Backs
10. Raimfer Salinas	of	VZ	Yankees
11. Ronny Rojas	ss	DR	Yankees
12. Luis Garcia	ss	DR	Phillies
13. Jelfry Marte	ss	DR	Rays
14. Eric Pardinho	rhp	Brazil	Blue Jays
15. Antonio Cabello	c	VZ	Yankees
16. Adrian Hernandez	of	DR	Mets
17. Aaron Bracho	ss	VZ	Indians
18. Ynmanol Marinez	ss	DR	Marlins
19. Trent Deveaux	of	Bahamas	Angels
20. Roberto Chirinos	ss	VZ	Yankees
21. Juan Querecuto	ss	VZ	Mariners
22. Ezequiel Tovar	ss	VZ	Rockies
23. Miguel Hiraldo	ss	DR	Blue Jays
24. Keyber Rodriguez	ss	VZ	Rangers
25. Victor Vargas	rhp	Colombia	Phillies
26. Larry Ernesto	of	DR	Brewers
27. Wilderd Patino	of	VZ	Diamondbacks
28. Anthony Garcia	of	DR	Yankees
29. Florencio Serrano	rhp	Mexico	Cubs
30. Carlos Aguiar	of	VZ	Twins
31. Julio Machado	ss	VZ	Marlins
32. Alejandro Melean	rhp	VZ	Blue Jays
33. Fadriel Cruz	ss	DR	Rockies
34. Mauro Bonifacio	of	DR
35. Antoni Flores	ss	VZ	Red Sox
36. Leonardo Jimenez	ss	Panama	Blue Jays
37. D’Shawn Knowles	of	Bahamas	Angels
38. Alberto Rodriguez	of	DR	Blue Jays
39. Alvaro Gonzalez	ss	VZ	Tigers
40. Stanly Consuegra	of	DR	Mets
41. Carlos Betancourt	rhp	VZ	Phillies
42. Cesar Rodriguez	c	VZ	Phillies
43. Carlos Irigoyen	ss	VZ	Tigers
44. Jorge Barrosa	of	VZ	D-Backs
45. Juan Pie	of	DR	Pirates
46. Osleivis Basabe	ss	VZ	Rangers
47. Luis Verdugo	ss	Mexico	Cubs
48. Karlo Seijas	rhp	VZ	Nationals
49. David Marcano	rhp	VZ	Mets
50. Heitor Tokar	rhp	Brazil	Astros