Fangraphs released their list of the top 100 prospects and they have some major differences from the other top 100 lists that have been posted this off-season. This is the first list to have five Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s also the first list that has included Cole Tucker and Colin Moran.
As with every other list, Mitch Keller is the top prospect for the Pirates. Fangraphs has him 23rd, which is the lowest ranking so far. In their description for Keller, they mention how bad his changeup is and how that could hold him back. As we have mentioned here multiple times, Keller came up with a new changeup grip late in the season and he noted that he had a lot of success with the pitch in the playoffs, using it often.