Roman Anthony, ranked as the top hitting prospect, faces scrutiny for remaining in the minors despite the history of success for such prospects. Analyzing past data, it shows that nearly all recent top prospects have quickly transitioned into All-Star players. This trend highlights an anomaly in Anthony's delayed promotion. The article discusses other notable players who achieved immediate success and raises questions about the factors delaying Anthony's MLB debut while emphasizing the expectation of stardom for top prospects.
With the exception of Jackson Holliday, each of the last ten players who was named the top hitting prospect by BP has subsequently made an All-Star team.
If you are named the number one hitting prospect by Baseball Prospectus, you're likely to turn into a star very, very quickly.
I wanted to find out just how unusual it is that a prospect of Roman Anthony's pedigree is still in the minors at this point in his development.
I took a look at every player who was named the top position player prospect like Anthony, and began that season at the AAA level or above.
Collection
[
|
...
]