When MLB Pipeline identified each farm system's top power-hitting prospect in November, 28 of the 30 sluggers were featured on our organization Top 30 Prospects lists. That came as no surprise, as power is a highly valued commodity.
Today we look at the fastest players in each system, and only 16 of them currently reside on our various team Top 30s. Why? That's because pure speedsters can be lacking in offensive upside because they don't have much power or consistency with their hitting ability.
There are exceptions, of course. Blazing-fast outfielders Victor Robles (Nationals), Luis Robert (White Sox) and Cristian Pache (Braves) all made MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list because of their ability to impact a game in a variety of ways.