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I am a 2021 graduate from Saint Vincent College where I majored in Business Management and minored in Data Analytics, Marketing, and Economics. I was a 4-year member of the Varsity Baseball Team playing as a Pitcher and Infielder. I am currently working as a Risk Data Analyst for Alliant Insurance Services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My passion and long term goal has always been working professionally in baseball. I have a deep understanding of the game of baseball because of my time as a two-way player at the college level, my time as a Baseball Operations Intern with the Washington Wild Things in 2020, and my time as a Coach for the Guardian Angels 12U/15U Baseball Team stationed in Canonsburg, PA. I am confident in my current abilities but am open to listening to and learning alternative perspectives on different baseball and analytics topics. I have created this blog to help get my ideas out there and to help showcase my knowledge of professional baseball.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Opening Day 2023 Prospect Rankings

Top 50 MLB Prospects

1. Anthony Volpe, SS, New York Yankees

2. Andrew Painter, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies

3. Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, Baltimore Orioles

4. Gunnar Henderson, SS, Baltimore Orioles

5. Marcelo Mayer, SS, Boston Red Sox

6. Druw Jones, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks

7. Eury Perez, RHP, Miami Marlins

8. Elly De La Cruz, SS, Cincinnati Reds

9. Jordan Walker, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals

10. Corbin Carrol, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks

11. Jordan Lawlar, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks

12. Jackson Holliday, SS, Baltimore Orioles

13. Diego Cartaya, C, Los Angeles Dodgers

14. Daniel Espino, RHP, Cleveland Guardians

15. Jackson Jobe, RHP, Detroit Tigers

16. Sal Frelick, OF, Milwaukee Brewers

17. Kyle Harrison, LHP, San Francisco Giants

18. Termarr Johnson, 2B, Pittsburgh Pirates

19. Tyler Soderstrom, C, Oakland Athletics

20. Marco Luciano, SS, San Francisco Giants

21. Brooks Lee, SS, Minnesota Twins

22. Gavin Williams, RHP, Cleveland Guardians

23. Ricky Tiedemann, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays

24. Kevin Parada, C, New York Mets

25. Hunter Brown, RHP, Houston Astros

26. Miguel Vargas, 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers

27. Brett Baty, 3B, New York Mets

28. Francisco Alvarez, C, New York Mets

29. James Wood, OF, Washington Nationals

30. Jackson Chourio, OF, Milwaukee Brewers

31. Jackson Merrill, SS, San Diego Padres

32. Jacob Berry, 1B, Miami Marlins

33. Bobby Miller, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers

34. Max Meyer, RHP, Miami Marlins

35. Harry Ford, C, Seattle Mariners

36. Taj Bradley, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays

37. Gavin Cross, OF, Kansas City Royals

38. Dylan Lesko, RHP, San Diego Padres

39. Jasson Dominguez, OF, New York Yankees

40. Triston Casas, 1B, Boston Red Sox

41. Royce Lewis, SS, Minnesota Twins

42. Gavin Stone, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers

43. Brock Porter, RHP, Texas Rangers

44. Mick Abel, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies

45. Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF, Chicago Cubs

46. Noelvi Marte, 3B, Cincinnati Reds

47. Zac Veen, OF, Colorado Rockies

48. Robert Hassell III, OF, Washington Nationals

49. Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Rangers

50. Colton Cowser, OF, Baltimore Orioles

Top 10 Prospects by Position


RHP

1. Andrew Painter, Philadelphia Phillies
2. Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles
3. Eury Perez, Miami Marlins
4. Daniel Espino, Cleveland Guardians
5. Jackson Jobe, Detroit Tigers
6. Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians
7. Hunter Brown, Houston Astros
8. Bobby Miller, Los Angeles Dodgers
9, Max Meyer, Miami Marlins
10. Taj Bradley, Tampa Bay Rays

LHP

1. Kyle Harrison, San Francisco Giants
2. Ricky Tiedemann, Toronto Blue Jays
3. Jordan Wicks, Chicago Cubs
4. Brandon Barriera, Toronto Blue Jays
5. Jackson Ferris, Chicago Cubs
6. Ken Waldichuk, Oakland Atheltocs
7. Jake Eder, Miami Marlins
8. Dax Fulton, Miami Marlins
9. Robby Snelling, San Diego Padres
10. Matthew Liberatore, St. Louis Cardianals

C

1. Diego Cartaya, Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Tyler Soderstrom, Oakland Athletics
3. Kevin Parada, New York Mets
4. Francisco Alvarez, New York Mets
5. Harry Ford, Seattle Mariners
6. Logan O'Hoppe, Los Angeles Angels
7. Ethan Salas, San Diego Padres
8. Endy Rodriguez, Pittsburgh Pirates
9. Henry Davis, Pittsburgh Pirates
10. Bo Naylor, Cleveland Guardians 

1B

1. Miguel Vargas, Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Jacob Berry, Miami Marlins
3. Tristan Casas, Boston Red Sox
4. Kyle Manzardo, Tampa Bay Rays
5. Matt Mervis, Chicago Cubs
6. Jordan Diaz, Oakland Athletics
7. Xavier Isaac, Tampa Bay Rays
8. Michael Toglia, Colorado Rockies
9. Grant Lavigne, Colorado Rockies
10. Tyler Locklear, Seattle Mariners

2B

1. Termarr Johnson, Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Jace Jung, Detroit Tigers
3. Michael Busch, Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Edouard Julien, Minnesota Twins
5. Connor Norby, Baltimore Orioles
6. Nick Gonzales, Pittsburgh Pirates
7. Matt McLain, Cincinnati Reds
8. Justin Foscue, Texas Rangers
9. Zack Gelof, Oakland Athletics
10. Nick Yorke, Boston Red Sox


3B

1. Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals
2. Brett Baty, New York Mets
3. Noelvi Marte, Cincinnati Reds
4. Josh Jung, Texas Rangers
5. Curtis Mead, Tampa Bay Rays
6. Cam Collier, Cincinnati Reds
7. Colt Keith, Detroit Tigers
8. Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
9. Deyvison De Los Santos, Arizona Diamondbacks
10. Coby Mayo, Baltimore Orioles


SS

1. Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees
2. Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
3. Marcelo Mayer, Boston Red Sox
4. Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
5. Jordan Lawlar, Arizona Diamondbacks
6. Jackson Holliday, Baltimore Orioles
7. Marco Luciano, San Francisco Giants
8. Brooks Lee, Minnesota Twins
9. Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
10. Royce Lewis, Minnesota Twins

OF

1. Druw Jones, Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Corbin Carrol, Arizona Diamondbacks
3. Sal Frelick, Milwaukee Brewers
4. James Wood, Washington Nationals
5. Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
6. Gavin Cross, Kansas City Royals
7. Jasson Dominguez, New York Yankees
8. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
9. Zac Veen, Colorado Rockies
10. Robert Hassell III, Washington Nationals

Top 7 Prospects by Team


Arizona Diamondbacks
1. Druw Jones, OF
2. Corbin Carrol, OF
3. Jordan Lawlar, SS
4. Brandon Pfaadt, RHP
5. Deyvison De Los Santos, 3B
6. Landon Sims, RHP
7. Drey Jameson, RHP

Atlanta Braves
1. Owen Murphy, RHP
2. JR Ritchie, RHP 
3. Cole Phillips, RHP
4. AJ Smith-Shawyer, RHP
5. Spencer Schwellenbach, RHP
6. Jared Schuster, LHP
7. Luis Guanipa, OF

Baltimore Orioles
1. Grayson Rodriguez, RHP
2. Gunnar Henderson, SS
3. Jackson Holliday, SS
4. Colton Cowser, OF
5. Connor Norby, 2B
6. Coby Mayo, 3B
7. Jordan Westburg, SS

Boston Red Sox
1. Marcelo Mayer, SS
2. Triston Casas, 1B
3. Nick Yorke, 2B
4. Bryan Mata, RHP
5. Miguel Bleis, OF
6. Ceddanne Rafaela, OF
7. Mikey Romero, 2B

Chicago Cubs
1. Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF
2. Jordan Wicks, LHP
3. Kevin Alcantara, OF
4. Brennen Davis, OF
5. Cade Horton, RHP
6. Matt Mervis, 1B
7. Hayden Wesneski, RHP

Chicago White Sox
1. Oscar Colas, OF
2. Colson Montgomery, 3B
3. Bryan Ramos, 3B
4. Noah Schultz, LHP
5. Cristian Mena, RHP
6. Sean Burke, RHP
7. Jose Rodriguez, 2B

Cincinnati Reds
1. Elly De La Cruz, SS
2. Noelvi Marte, 3B
3. Cam Collier, 3B
4. Matt McLain, 2B
5. Chase Petty, RHP
6. Edwin Arroyo, SS
7. Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 3B

Cleveland Guardians
1. Daniel Espino, RHP
2. Gavin Williams, RHP
3. Chase DeLauter, OF
4. Tanner Bibee, RHP
5. George Valera, OF
6. Bo Naylor, C
7. Logan Allen, LHP

Colorado Rockies
1. Zac Venn, OF
2. Adael Amador, SS
3. Ezequiel Tovar, SS
4. Jaden Hill, RHP
5. Gabriel Hughes, RHP
6. Drew Romo, C
7. Benny Montgomery, OF

Detroit Tigers
1. Jackson Jobe, RHP
2. Jace Jung, 2B
3. Colt Keith, 3B
4. Ty Madden, RHP
5. Wilmer Flores, RHP
6. Justyn-Henry Malloy, OF
7. Wenceel Perez, 2B

Houston Astros
1. Hunter Brown, RHP
2. Yainer Diaz, C
3. Drew Gilbert, OF
4. Jacob Melton, OF
5. Ryan Clifford, OF
6. Colin Barber, OF
7. Korey Lee, C

Kansas City Royals
1. Gavin Cross, OF
2. Frank Mozzicato, LHP
3. Ben Kudrna, RHP
4. Tyler Gentry, OF
5. Cayden Wallace, 3B
6. Nick Loftin, OF
7. Maikel Garcia, SS

Los Angeles Angels
1. Logan O'Hoppe, C
2. Zach Neto, SS
3. Sam Bachman, RHP
4. Edgar Quero, C
5. Chase Silseth, RHP
6. Denzer Guzman, SS
7. Ky Bush, LHP

Los Angeles Dodgers
1. Diego Cartaya, C
2. Miguel Vargas, 1B
3. Bobby Miller, RHP
4. Gavin Stone, RHP
5. Michael Busch, 2B
6. Dalton Rushing, C
7. Ryan Pepiot, RHP

Miami Marlins
1. Eury Perez, RHP
2. Jacob Berry, 1B
3. Max Meyer, RHP
4. Jake Eder, LHP
5. Dax Fulton, LHP
6. Jacob Miller, RHP
7. Yiddi Cappe, 3B

Milwaukee Brewers
1. Sal Frelick, OF
2. Jackson Chourio, OF
3. Brice Turang, 2B
4. Joey Wiemer, OF
5. Tyler Black, OF
6. Jeferson Quero, C
7. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP

Minnesota Twins
1. Brooks Lee, SS
2. Royce Lewis, SS
3. Edouard Julien, 2B
4. Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF
5. Connor Prielipp, LHP
6. Simeon Woods-Richardson, RHP
7. Marco Raya, RHP

New York Mets
1. Kevin Parada, C
2. Brett Baty, 3B
3. Francisco Alvarez, C
4. Jett Williams, 2B
5. Blake Tidwell, RHP
6. Mark Vientos, 3B
7.Ronny Mauricio, SS

New York Yankees
1. Anthony Volpe, SS
2. Jasson Dominguez, OF
3. Spencer Jones, OF
4. Austin Wells, C
5. Clayton Beeter, RHP
6. Oswald Peraza, SS
7. Everson Pereira, OF

Oakland Athletics
1. Tyler Soderstrom, C
2. Ken Waldichuk, LHP
3. Mason Miller, RHP
4. Zack Gelof, 2B
5. Esteury Perez, OF
6. Jordan Diaz, 1B
7. Max Muncy, SS

Philadelphia Phillies
1. Andrew Painter, RHP
2. Mick Abel, RHP
3. Griff McGarry, RHP
4. Hao-Yu Lee, 2B
5. Justin Crawford, OF
6. Gabriel Rincones Jr., OF
7. Johan Rojas, OF

Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Termarr Johnson, 2B
2. Endy Rodriguez, C
3. Henry Davis, C
4. Quinn Priester, RHP
5. Nick Gonzales, 2B
6. Bubbs Chandler, RHP
7. Anthony Solometo, LHP

San Diego Padres
1. Jackson Merrill, SS
2. Dylan Lesko, RHP
3. Ethan Salas, C
4. Robby Snelling, LHP
5. Samuel Zavala, OF
6. Adam Mazur, RHP
7. Victor Lizarraga, RHP

San Francisco Giants
1. Kyle Harrison, LHP
2. Marco Luciano, SS
3. Grant McCray, OF
4. Casey Schmitt, 3B
5. Luis Matos, OF
6. Reggie Crawford, LHP
7. Mason Black, RHP

Seattle Mariners
1. Harry Ford, C
2. Cole Young, SS
3. Emerson Hancock, RHP
4. Bryce Miller, RHP
5. Felnin Celesten, SS
6. Gabriel Gonzalez, OF
7. Bryan Woo, RHP

St. Louis Cardinals
1. Jordan Walker, 3B
2. Tink Hence, RHP
3. Alec Burleson, OF
4. Gordon Graceffo, RHP
5. Matthew Liberatore, LHP
6. Cooper Hjerpe, LHP
7. Masyn Winn, SS

Tampa Bay Rays
1. Taj Bradley, RHP
2. Curtis Mead, 3B
3. Kyle Manzardo, 1B
4. Junior Caminero, 3B
5. Carson Williams, SS
6. Osleivis Basabe, SS
7. Cole Wilcox, RHP

Texas Rangers
1. Brock Porter, RHP
2. Josh Jung, 3B
3. Evan Carter, OF
4. Owen White, RHP
5. Kumar Rocker, RHP
6. Dustin Harris, OF
7. Jack Leiter, RHP

Toronto Blue Jays
1. Ricky Tiedemann, LHP
2. Brandon Barriera, LHP
3. Yosver Zulueta, RHP
4. Tucker Toman, SS
5. Orelvis Martinez, SS
6. Addison Barger, 3B
7. Gabriel Martinez, OF

Washington Nationals
1. James Wood, OF
2. Robert Hassell III, OF
3. Brady House, 3B
4. Cade Cavalli, RHP 
5. Elijah Green, OF
6. Jarlin Susana, RHP
7. Christhian Vaquero, OF





2023 MLB Awards and Postseason Predictions


*Playoff Teams in BOLD with seed in (parentheses)

AL East
1. New York Yankees (2)
2. Toronto Blue Jays (4)
3. Tampa Bay Rays (6)
4. Baltimore Orioles
5. Boston Red Sox

AL Central
1. Chicago White Sox (3)
2. Cleveland Guardians
3. Minnesota Twins
4. Kansas City Royals
5. Detroit Tigers

AL West
1. Houston Astros (1)
2. Seattle Mariners (5)
3. Los Angeles Angels
4. Texas Rangers
5. Oakland Athletics

NL East
1. Atlanta Braves (2)
2. New York Mets (5)
3. Philadelphia Phillies (6)
4. Miami Marlins
5. Washington Nationals

NL Central
1. St. Louis Cardinals (1)
2. Milwaukee Brewers
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Cincinnati Reds

NL West
1. San Diego Padres (3)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
3. Arizona Diamondbacks
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Colorado Rockies


AL Playoffs

AL WILD CARD
Chicago White Sox (3) defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (6) in 3 games
Seattle Mariners (5) defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (4) in 3 games

AL DIVISION SERIES
Houston Astros (1) defeat the Seattle Mariners (5) in 4 games
New York Yankees (2) defeat the Chicago White Sox (3) in 5 games

AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Houston Astros (1) defeat the New York Yankees (2) in 6 games


NL Playoffs

NL WILD CARD
Philadelphia Phillies (6) defeat the San Diego Padres (3) in 2 games
New York Mets (5) defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (4) in 2 games

NL DIVISION SERIES
New York Mets (5) defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (1) in 5 games
Atlanta Braves (2) defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (6) in 4 games

NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Atlanta Braves (2) defeat the New York Mets in 6 games)

World Series

The Atlanta Braves (2) defeat the Houston Astros (1) in 6 games
World Series MVP: Austin Riley


2023 Awards

NL MVP: Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves 
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels

NL Cy Young: Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins
AL CY Young: Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers

NL Manager of the Year: Oliver Marmol, St. Louis Cardinals
AL Manager of the Year: Pedro Grifol, Chicago White Sox

NL Rookie of the Year: Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals
AL Rookie of the Year: Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees






2023 MLB Position Rankings



Below are my lists of the top 10 players at each position heading into the 2023 MLB Season. The important thing to note is that these rankings are what I am projecting each player to produce in 2023, and not based solely on how well each player performed in 2022.


Starting Pitcher

1. Jacob deGrom, RHP, Texas Rangers
2. Sandy Alcantara, RHP, Miami Marlins
3. Corbin Burnes, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
4. Shohei Ohtani, RHP, Los Angeles Angels
5. Max Scherzer, RHP, New York Mets
6. Gerrit Cole, RHP, New York Yankees
7. Brandon Woodruff, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
8. Zack Wheeler, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies
9 Justin Verlander, RHP, New York Mets
10 Shane Bieber, RHP, Cleveland Guardians

Relief Pitcher

1. Emmanuel Clase, RHP, Cleveland Guardians
2. Jhoan Duran, RHP, Minnesota Twins
3. Ryan Pressly, RHP, Houston Astros
4. Camilo Doval, RHP, San Francisco Giants
5. Andres Muñoz, RHP, Seattle Mariners
6. Evan Phillips, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
7. Josh Hader, LHP, San Diego Padres
8. Clay Holmes, RHP, New York Yankees
9. Ryan Helsley, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
10. David Bednar, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates

Catcher

1. J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies
2. Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles
3. Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
5. Wilson Contreras, St. Louis Cardinals
6. Travis d'Arnaud, Atlanta Braves
7. Sean Murphy, Atlanta Braves
8. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
9. William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
10. Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays

First Base

1. Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
3. Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
4. Pete Alonso, New York Mets
5. Jose Abreu, Houston Astros
6. Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
7. Luis Arraez, Miami Marlins
8. Andrew Vaughn, Chicago White Sox
9. Anthony Rizzo, New York Yankees
10. CJ Cron, Colorado Rockies

Second Base

1. Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves
2. Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
3, Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
4. Andres Gimenez, Cleveland Guardians
5. Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees
6. Jeff McNeil, New York Mets
7. Jonathan India, Cincinnati Reds
8. Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
9. Brandon Lowe, Tampa Bay Rays
10. Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs

Third Base

1. Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
2. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
3. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
4. Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
5. Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves
6. Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
7. Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates
8. Justin Turner, Boston Red Sox
9. Anthony Rendon, Los Angeles Angels
10. Matt Chapman, Toronto Blue Jays

Shortstop

1. Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies
2. Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
3. Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins
4. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
5. Fernando Tatis, Jr., San Diego Padres
6. Xander Bogaerts, San Diego Padres
7. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
8. Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox
9. Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs
10. Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees

Outfield

1. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
2. Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves
3. Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
4. Juan Soto, San Diego Padres
5. Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
7. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Philllies
8. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
9. Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros
10. George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays