MLB News: How Are Prospects Ranked?

"While rankings of any kind tend to be based on subjective feelings, baseball scouts remove their biases and provide an objective analysis of a player based on what they are currently doing and how they project in the future, while taking into account the direction the sport is going. As national outlets release their rankings, here is a breakdown of how players are evaluated by scouts and what goes into their ranking. Who ranks MLB prospects? Typically, seasoned MLB writers"

"who tend to follow the minor leagues are the people who take on the responsibility of ranking these young players, taking on lessons from their past evaluations, what they got wrong and right, and applying it in the future. These scouts tend to look for trends in baseball, knowing what skill sets are valued. In the modern era of baseball, on-base percentage and stuff are highly valued, along with exit"

Prospect rankings preview young talent and inform team strategy, trades, and long-term outlooks for franchises and the league. Scouts aim to provide objective evaluations based on current performance and future projections while accounting for the sport's evolving priorities. National outlets compile rankings using experienced evaluators who follow the minors and learn from past assessments. Modern scouting values on-base percentage, pitch or swing stuff, exit velocity, and repeatable mechanics. Evaluators use a 20-to-80 scale and grade position players across five tools: hitting (approach and contact), power, speed, arm strength, and fielding to create consensus lists for teams and fans.

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