We have already looked at five top 100 prospects lists this off-season. The final one we were waiting on before doing an average ranking list was Fangraphs. Their list was released on Wednesday morning. It actually goes 112 spots. They have five Pittsburgh Pirates on the list, including three in the top 40.
Fangraphs includes Future Value rankings for players. A majority of their list is players with 50 FV, which is one of the reasons it goes to 112 spots. The top 38 spots on the list are all 55 FV or higher. The Pirates have three of those 38 players, with Termarr Johnson ranked 21st, Endy Rodriguez 22nd and Henry Davis 38th. They all received 55 FV grades.
The 50 FV group includes 74 players. Among them is Luis Ortiz (ranked 77th) and Quinn Priester (ranked 108th). This is the second appearance in the top 100 for Ortiz. Priester has made two top 100s and just missed two top 100s.
This list is the fifth time that Johnson has been rated as the top prospect for the Pirates. This is his second highest placement on the list (18th is his best finish).
Rodriguez has his highest placement on this list. His previous best was only one spot lower, coming from Baseball America, who has him as the highest ranked prospect in the system.
Davis had one higher ranking on the previous five lists, coming in at 30th overall by The Athletic.
Those three players are the only Pirates to make all six lists. They were also the top three for the Pirates on all six lists.
In case you missed it, here’s the top prospects list for the Pirates from Fangraphs.
We will have an article on the average rankings soon.
