Prospect evaluation is an art as much as a science, taking into account not just performance, but whether it’s sustainable, the player’s age related to their level, previous experience, expectations and projected development, etc. That’s why you’ll almost never find any two lists that are identical, and it makes sense to look at as broad a range as possible. Because even the greatest talent evaluators of all time will sometimes get it wrong, e.g. projecting a future All-Star and repeat MVP candidate as a “Below average regular. Probably platoon/bench bat.” #NeverForget
So, to help with this, what I’ve done here is to collate nine Arizona Diamondbacks prospects lists.