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Overall Grade: A

The Rays get most of the accolades for the drafting and player development among small market teams, but Cleveland deserves their props. No team has done a better job developing pitching in recent seasons, and the Guardians farm system is loaded entering 2023.

Name	Pos	Age	Level	ETA	Grade	Comments
Daniel Espino	SP	21	AA	2023	A	Ridiculous in four starts before knee injury. Will need some seasoning.
Tanner Bibee	SP	23	AA	2023	A-	Complete breakout with elite control, 11.3 K/9 and dominance. Bieber clone.
George Valera	OF	21	AAA	2023	A-	Good pop and walks, poor discipline and BA. Not a great initial prospect.
Bo Naylor	C	22	MLB	2022	A-	Rebound season, legit 20/20 with good walk rate. Mediocre BA.
Gavin Williams	SP	22	AA	2024	B+	2021 1st round pick, outstanding so far.
Jhonkensy Noel	OF/1B/3B	20	AAA	2023	B+	Plate discipline exposed, but had major power.
Brayan Rocchio	2B/SS	21	AAA	2023	B+	Pop and speed, somewhat overrated.
Angel Martinez	SS/2B	20	AA	2023	B+	Not overlay toolsy, but decent at everything. Fringy regular.
Logan Allen	SP	23	AAA	2023	B+	Really struggled at AAA with walks and performance, but K rate still there.
Juan Brito	2B	20	A-	2025	B	Great BB/K, good BA, some pop and speed.
Will Brennan	OF	24	MLB	2022	B	Good BA and contact, some power and speed. An easy 4th OF projection
Will Dion	SP	22	A+	2024	B	Excellent K/BB, 11.0 K/9. Potential sleeper.
Will Benson	OF	24	MLB	2022	B-	Breakout year, fixed strikeouts and showing 20/20 potential.
Hunter Gaddis	SP	24	MLB	2022	C	Great K rate, sub-par stuff and HR issues.
Xzavion Curry	SP	23	MLB	2022	C	Interesting prospect but has control and HR issues.
Jack Leftwich	SP	23	A+	2024	C	Great success and K/BB, somewhat older than competition.
Joey Cantillo	SP	22	AA	2023	C	Excellent strikeout rates, poor control.
Tanner Burns	SP	23	AA	2023	C	Poor control and HR issues, former 1st round pick.
Alexfri Planez	OF	20	A+	2025	C	Very good power, awful discipline.
Johnathan Rodriguez	OF	22	AA	2024	C	Good power, poor disciplined and struggled at AA.
Micah Pries	1B	24	AA	2023	C-	Some pop and speed, but not a regular.
Joe Naranjo	1B	21	A+	2024	C-	Nice power and walk rate, terrible BA.

Updated 01/21/23

Rankings based on 15-team mixed, 2-catcher, standard roto-scoring leagues.

Rating: 1-5, 5 is likely improvement, 1 is likely decline

Status: Sleeper (S), Deep Sleeper (DS), Bust (B)

Rank	Name	Lg	Team	Pos	Comments	Rating	Status
1	J.T. Realmuto	N	PHI	C	No sign of decline. Great in second half, still running well.	3
2	Daulton Varsho	A	TOR	C	Elite OF defense. Doesn't hit ball hard, but showed good BA in minors. 15/11 in second half, great in September.	3
3	Will Smith	N	LAD	C	Same batted ball data as 2021 and improved K%. Safe play.	3
4	Salvador Perez	A	KCR	C	Body breaking down. HR% worst since 2018 with chronic thumb injury. Was excellent after returning from injury.	3
5	Adley Rutschman	A	BAL	C	High LA, legit power. Very good after May.	3
6	Alejandro Kirk	A	TOR	C	11% K, really wore out in second half. Hits to all fields.	3
7	MJ Melendez	A	KCR	C	Very low BA in minors before 2021. Only hit LHP. Good batted ball data and not bad K%. Much more power upside.	3
8	Keibert Ruiz	N	WSN	C	12% K, .277 xba. High LA. Slightly better in second half. All elements of breakout.	4
9	William Contreras	N	MIL	C	Elite power rates, LA isn't great. Didn't play in April, so automatic power growth.	4
10	Willson Contreras	N	STL	C	Best contact of career, slowed in 2nd half despite DH.	3
11	Gabriel Moreno	N	ARI	C	Elite BA, should play regularly.	3
12	Cal Raleigh	A	SEA	C	Legit power, played through wrist injury. Promoted in lineup during second half.	3
13	Tyler Stephenson	N	CIN	C	Concussion, broken thumb, and collarbone. Batted ball data wasn't great, makes him riskier.	3
14	Sean Murphy	N	ATL	C	Most games and Abs by far. K% improvement, LA was down.	2
15	Christian Vazquez	A	MIN	C	EV mostly bounced back but was terrible with Houston.	3
16	Shea Langeliers	A	OAK	C	35% K but not bad at AAA. Elite power potential.	3
17	Logan O'Hoppe	A	LAA	C	Big power and great discipline. Should play regularly.	4
18	Eric Haase	A	DET	C	EV well down. Legit power, dug out for bad start.	3
19	Christian Bethancourt	A	TBR	C	No walks, showing good EV. Has shown good power since 2018. Zunino potential.	3
20	Francisco Alvarez	N	NYM	C	Elite power, called up to DH in most important series.	3
21	Endy Rodriguez	N	PIT	C
22	Yan Gomes	N	CHC	C	Improved contact, EV down.	2
23	Connor Wong	A	BOS	C	Has real pop. Struggled when he played in September.	3
24	Danny Jansen	A	TOR	C	HR% has increased every year. Extreme LA, not durable.	3
25	Jose Trevino	A	NYY	C	Increased LA, bad late in year. Probably hit ceiling.	3
26	Yasmani Grandal	A	CHW	C	Knee had clear impact, only hit LHP.	2
27	Travis d'Arnaud	N	ATL	C	Fourth season with 100 games. EV is declining.	2	B
28	Jonah Heim	A	TEX	C	Same HR% as 2021, elite framing. Struggled in 2nd half.	3
29	Elias Diaz	N	COL	C	HR% back to career norm. Only hit LHP.	3
30	Bo Naylor	A	CLE	C	Overmatched early. Has solid power potential and will play.	3
31	Austin Nola	N	SDP	C	Good defense. Improved K%, offense tanking.	3
32	Reese McGuire	A	BOS	C	Got hot with Boston, milb track record doesn't show upside.	3
33	Cooper Hummel	A	SEA	C	32% K, modern day Eli Marrero. Has some pop and BA upside.	3	DS
34	Blake Sabol	N	SFG	C
35	Luis Campusano	N	SDP	C	Another very solid year at AAA, easy stash.	3	DS
36	Nick Fortes	N	MIA	C	Never hit before last season, but defense could keep him in lineup.	3
37	Francisco Mejia	A	TBR	C	Did nothing with extra PT, no HR in second half. Still clearly trying to hit home runs.	3
38	Joey Bart	N	SFG	C	39% K. Elite Max EV, extreme LA. Zunino upside.	3
39	Gary Sanchez	A	FA	C	Easily worst HR% of career. LA was down, EV is good.	3
40	Sam Huff	A	TEX	C	32% K, legit power.	3	DS
41	Omar Narvaez	N	NYM	C	Still high LA but not hitting ball hard.	2
42	Kyle Higashioka	A	NYY	C	Legit pop, had strong September.	3
43	Jorge Alfaro	A	BOS	C	Power mostly back, 36% K. Did nothing in second half.	3
44	Mike Zunino	A	CLE	C	Thoracic outley, still has cheap power.	3
45	Ryan Jeffers	A	MIN	C	Fractured thumb. Cut K%, power tanked but high LA.	3
46	Jacob Stallings	N	MIA	C	Complete decline.	2
47	Victor Caratini	N	MIL	C	Horrible in 2nd half.	3
48	P.J. Higgins	N	CHC	C
49	Carson Kelly	N	ARI	C	Improved after injury but was still bad. Pop but not much else.	3
50	Tom Murphy	A	SEA	C	Major shoulder injury, should regain some PT.	3
51	James McCann	A	BAL	C	Hamate and oblique injuries, uppercut swing.	3
52	Brian Serven	N	COL	C	Has shown some pop in milb but not great.	2
53	Max Stassi	A	LAA	C	Poor K% again. Only tool is power, and likely to lose playing time.	2
54	Korey Lee	A	HOU	C	Breakout year with power, not much else.	3
55	Austin Barnes	N	LAD	C
56	Martin Maldonado	A	HOU	C	Best HR% of career. Elite defense, should continue to play.	3
57	Jake Rogers	A	DET	C
58	Matt Thaiss	A	LAA	C	Has pop, draws walks. Could stick as catcher.	3	DS
59	Austin Wells	A	NYY	C
60	Miguel Amaya	N	CHC	C
61	Austin Hedges	N	PIT	C	Shouldn't play.	2
62	Austin Wynns	N	SFG	C
63	Luis Torrens	A	FA	C	K% increase, non-tender could be telling.	3
64	Rene Pinto	A	TBR	C	All-or-nothing with legit power. Possibly Zunino	3	DS
65	Manny Pina	A	OAK	C
66	Tucker Barnhart	N	CHC	C	EV crash. Shouldn't play.	2
67	Carlos Perez	A	CHW	C	Growing pop and great contact. Could be a backup.	3
68	Seby Zavala	A	CHW	C	31% K but breakout performance, has legit pop.	3
69	Kevin Plawecki	A	FA	C
70	Garrett Stubbs	N	PHI	C
71	Pedro Severino	N	SDP	C
72	Curt Casali	N	CIN	C
73	Israel Pineda	N	WSN	C
74	Riley Adams	N	WSN	C	Has shown a bit of pop in minors.	3
75	Andrew Knizner	N	STL	C	Hit in minors but no sign in MLB.	3
76	Tomas Nido	N	NYM	C	Can't hit.	3
77	Ronaldo Hernández	A	BOS	C
78	Ali Sanchez	N	ARI	C
79	Roberto Perez	N	FA	C	Ruptured hamstring. Hard to believe he'd get another shot.	2
80	Jose Herrera	N	ARI	C
81	Austin Allen	N	MIA	C
82	Luke Maile	N	CIN	C
83	Ivan Herrera	N	STL	C	Some pop is only tool.	3
84	Jason Delay	N	PIT	C	Can't hit.	3
85	Meibrys Viloria	A	CLE	C
86	Anthony Bemboom	A	BAL	C
87	Chadwick Tromp	N	ATL	C

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