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Paralysis by Analysis: Digging into Prospect Rankings

Related Topics: Taylor Tankersley, Bobby Brown

The most in-depth prospect rankings that are free come via Fangraphs. The 2023 list for the Astros just dropped:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/houston-astros-top-38-prospects-2023/

Here are a few thoughts:

  1. Fangraphs is higher on the Astro system than many other outlets, seeing it as middle of the pack (if you include Brown and Y Diaz)
  2. They’re very willing to buck convention; they’re way down on guys who are liked (Dirden, Pedro Leon), and have even revised rankings of guys they used to like (Colin Barber, Jairo Solis).
  3. The biggest shock is the 50 grade slapped on Korey Lee, whom they rank 4th.