Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects for 2026 are officially here.
This year’s preseason Top 100 is the 37th edition of our flagship prospect ranking. Here at BA, we view the Top 100 as the culmination of our year-round efforts to show both how prospects are perceived by the industry presently and project who will produce in the future.
Construction of the Top 100 is a lengthy, detailed process involving industry feedback from MLB scouts, coaches, analysts and front office officials, as well as plenty of internal debate among BA staff. We make sure to watch players in person as often as possible and utilize as much data as we can find. The Top 100 also relies on the extensive reporting done to produce our Top 30 Prospects rankings and the Baseball America Prospect Handbook.
Players in the Top 100 are ranked for their long-term MLB impact, with allowances for the risk that they may fall short of that ceiling. Tools grades represent future estimations for the best stretch of players’ projected big league careers.
Players are eligible for the Top 100 if they have not exceeded 130 MLB at-bats, 50 innings pitched or 30 pitching appearances. Prospects who have yet to accrue at least 45 days of active MLB service as determined by BA are also eligible for inclusion. Players who come to the U.S. as “foreign professionals” as defined by the MLB CBA are not eligible to be ranked.
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