Kiley McDaniel's top 100 MLB prospects for 2022
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1. Adley Rutschman, C, Baltimore Orioles
Age: 24 | Bats: Both | Throws: Right
Hit: 45/60, Game power: 45/60, Raw power: 60/60, Speed: 40/40, Fielding: 60/65,
Throwing: 60/60
Type: Borderline-flawless future star
Reminds me of: Switch-hitting Buster Posey
2. Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Kansas City Royals
Age: 21 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Hit: 45/55, Game power: 50/65, Raw power: 70/70, Speed: 60/60, Fielding: 50/55,
Throwing: 65/65
Type: Shortstop tools bonanza
Reminds me of: Carlos Correa or Trevor Story
3. Julio Rodriguez, RF, Seattle Mariners
Age: 21 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Hit: 45/50, Game power: 50/65, Raw power: 70/80, Speed: 60/55, Fielding: 45/50,
Throwing: 60/60
Type: Right-field tools bonanza who swings a little too much
Reminds me of: Somewhere near the intersection of George Springer, Aaron Judge a
nd Juan Gonzalez
4. C.J. Abrams, SS, San Diego Padres
Age: 21 | Bats: Left | Throws: Right
Hit: 50/65, Game power: 40/50, Raw power: 50/55, Speed: 80/80, Fielding: 40/45,
Throwing: 50/50
Type: Elite speed/Hit tools with plenty of power/defense
Reminds me of: Kenny Lofton
5. Riley Greene, CF, Detroit Tigers
Age: 20 | Bats: Left | Throws: Left
Hit: 50/60, Game power: 50/60, Raw power: 60/60, Speed: 55/50, Fielding: 45/50,
Throwing: 55/55
Type: Incredibly gifted hitter with above-average tools and feel
Reminds me of: Kyle Tucker
6. Anthony Volpe, SS, New York Yankees
Age: 20 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Hit: 30/55, Game power: 45/55, Raw power: 55/55, Speed: 50/50, Fielding: 50/55,
Throwing: 55/55
Type: Well-rounded shortstop who is above average at everything
Reminds me of: Bo Bichette
7. Spencer Torkelson, 1B, Detroit Tigers
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Age: 22 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Hit: 50/55, Game power: 60/65, Raw power: 65/65, Speed: 35/35, Fielding: 45/50,
Throwing: 45/45
Type: Right-handed first-base masher
Reminds me of: Somewhere in the Jose Abreu to Pete Alonso area
8. Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, Baltimore Orioles
Age: 22 | Bats: Left | Throws: Right
Velo: 96-99, Fastball: 65/70, Slider: 55/60, Curveball: 50/55, Changeup: 60/65,
Command: 50/55
Type: Potential ace who's above average to plus at almost everything (crosses fi
ngers)
Reminds me of: Luis Castillo, but bigger and with a four-seam fastball instead o
f a sinker
9. Francisco Alvarez, C, New York Mets
Age: 20 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Hit: 40/55, Game power: 45/60, Raw power: 65/65, Speed: 40/40, Fielding: 40/50,
Throwing: 55/55
Type: Incredibly gifted hitter with above-average tools and feel
Reminds me of: A mix of Salvador Perez and Will Smith
10. Tyler Soderstrom, C, Oakland Athletics
Age: 20 | Bats: Left | Throws: Right
Hit: 30/60, Game power: 30/60, Raw power: 60/65, Speed: 45/40, Fielding: 40/50,
Throwing: 55/55
Type: Advanced hit/power combo catcher/corner
Reminds me of: Wil Myers as bat-over-defense catcher. Strictly at the plate, he'
s in that Kyle Tucker/Riley Greene area as an advanced, elite, teenaged lefty st
ick.
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