Collette Calls: Top 100 Prospects - August Update

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Updated on August 9, 2011 8:33PM EST

Here are my latest rankings with the same caveats as the update last month:

- I tilt more toward fantasy potential than MLB potential (and, yes, there is a difference)
- I take positional history into play (please refer to May's column for explanation)
- I give those who have played in full-season leagues preference over players with only short-season league history and discount recent draftees that have not yet played in the minors.
- I do not rank import players.
- I do not consider college players prospects until they are signed with their major league organization and start producing in the minors. Sorry, no Anthony Rendon here.
- I rarely consider relievers top 100 prospects because nearly all of them need to fail as starting prospects first.
- I do not rank anyone that has already hit the majors this year as I am assuming that someone in your league has grabbed them on the waiver wire.

Several more players earned promotions to the big league roster, so there are some new names in the mix this month. Enjoy!

New	Prev	Player	LEV	ORG	POS	Debut
1	1	Bryce Harper	AA	WAS	OF	2012
2	2	Matt Moore	AA	TB	LHP	2012
3	3	Shelby Miller	AA	STL	RHP	2013
4	5	Manny Machado	A+	BAL	SS	2013
5	6	Julio Teheran	AAA	ATL	RHP	2012
6	7	Jesus Montero	AAA	NYY	C	2012
7	11	Devin Mesoraco	AAA	CIN	C	2011
8	12	Jake Odorizzi	AA	KC

Here are my latest rankings with the same caveats as the update last month:

Several more players earned promotions to the big league roster, so there are some new names in the mix this month. Enjoy!

New	Prev	Player	LEV	ORG	POS	Debut
1	1	Bryce Harper	AA	WAS	OF	2012
2	2	Matt Moore	AA	TB	LHP	2012
3	3	Shelby Miller	AA	STL	RHP	2013
4	5	Manny Machado	A+	BAL	SS	2013
5	6	Julio Teheran	AAA	ATL	RHP	2012
6	7	Jesus Montero	AAA	NYY	C	2012
7	11	Devin Mesoraco	AAA	CIN	C	2011
8	12	Jake Odorizzi	AA	KC	RHP	2013
9	14	Manny Banuelos	AAA	NYY	LHP	2012
10	21	Brett Jackson	AAA	CHC	OF	2012
11	17	Jurickson Profar	A-	TEX	SS	2014
12	19	Arodys Vizcaino	AAA	ATL	RHP	2012
13	20	Jameson Taillon	A-	PIT	RHP	2013
14	22	Delin Betances	AA	NYY	RHP	2012
15	39	James Paxton	AA	SEA	LHP	2013
16	15	Will Myers	AA	KC	OF	2012
17	13	Martin Perez	AAA	TEX	LHP	2012
18	9	Drew Pomeranz	A+	COL	LHP	2012
19	24	Zach Wheeler	A+	NYM	RHP	2013
20	27	Randall Delgado	AA	ATL	RHP	2012
21	28	Hak-Ju Lee	A+	TB	SS	2013
22	23	Casey Kelly	AA	SD	RHP	2012
23	18	Jarred Cosart	AA	HOU	RHP	2013
24	30	James Darnell	AAA	SDP	3B	2011
25	31	Robbie Erlin	AA	SDP	LHP	2013
26	32	Zach Lee	A-	LAD	RHP	2014
27	33	Deck McGuire	AA	TOR	RHP	2013
28	65	Trevor May	A+	PHI	RHP	2014
29	37	Jedd Gyorko	AA	SD	3B	2013
30	38	Matt Harvey	AA	NYM	RHP	2012
31	40	Tyler Skaggs	AA	ARI	LHP	2013
32	41	Reymond Fuentes	A+	SD	OF	2013
33	49	Carlos Martinez	A+	STL	RHP	2014
34	43	Tim Wheeler	AA	COL	OF	2013
35	34	Alex Colome	A+	TB	RHP	2013
36	44	Neil Ramirez	AAA	TEX	RHP	2012
37	45	Jarrod Parker	AA	ARI	RHP	2012
38	46	Liam Hendriks	AAA	MIN	RHP	2013
39	48	Nick Castellanos	A-	DET	3B	2014
40	50	Brad Peacock	AAA	WAS	RHP	2012
41	51	Mike Montgomery	AAA	KC	RHP	2012
42	76	Travis D'Arnaud	AA	TOR	C	2012
43	55	Wilin Rosario	AA	COL	C	2012
44	52	Jonathan Villar	AA	HOU	SS	2013
45	53	Brody Colvin	A+	PHI	RHP	2014
46	56	Yasmani Grandal	A+	CIN	C	2013
47	71	Joe Wieland	AA	SDP	RHP	2013
48	NR	Wily Peralta	AA	MIL	RHP	2012
49	61	Brandon Guyer	AAA	TB	OF	2011
50	35	Anthony Ranaudo	A+	BOS	RHP	2013
51	57	Billy Hamilton	A-	CIN	2B	2014
52	62	Zack Cox	AA	STL	3B	2012
53	72	Matt Adams	AA	STL	1B	2013
54	63	Jaff Decker	AA	SD	OF	2012
55	47	Aaron Hicks	A+	MIN	OF	2014
56	60	Oswaldo Arcia	A+	MIN	OF	2014
57	64	Chris Carter	AAA	OAK	1B	2011
58	66	Joe Benson	AA	MIN	OF	2013
59	67	Tony Sanchez	AA	PIT	C	2012
60	68	Nick Franklin	AA	SEA	SS	2013
61	69	Matt Dominguez	AAA	FLA	3B	2012
62	73	Tyler Thornburg	A+	MIL	RHP	2013
63	54	Eric Surkamp	AA	SF	LHP	2012
64	74	Michael Choice	A+	OAK	OF	2013
65	75	Dayan Viciedo	AAA	CHA	OF	2011
66	77	Nolan Arenado	A+	COL	3B	2014
67	78	Leonys Martin	AAA	TEX	OF	2012
68	86	Ryan Lavarnway	AAA	BOS	C	2011
69	NR	Taijuan Walker	A-	SEA	P	2014
70	97	Jonathan Singleton	A+	HOU	1B	2014
71	58	Derek Norris	AA	WAS	C	2012
72	81	Tim Beckham	AA	TB	SS	2013
73	82	Jonathan Schoop	A+	BAL	SS	2014
74	83	Alex White	AAA	COL	RHP	2012
75	80	Alex Torres	AAA	TB	LHP	2012
76	84	Edwar Cabrera	A+	COL	LHP	2014
77	85	Grant Green	AA	OAK	SS	2012
78	88	Christian Colon	AA	KC	SS	2013
79	93	Miguel Sano	A-	MIN	3B	2015
80	94	Sebastian Valle	A+	PHI	C	2014
81	95	Anthony Gose	AA	TOR	OF	2013
82	96	Matt Szczur	A+	CHC	OF	2014
83	NR	Gary Brown	A+	SF	OF	2014
84	100	Jean Segura	A+	LAA	SS	2014
85	NR	Starling Marte	AA	PIT	OF	2013
86	NR	Vince Catricala	AA	SEA	3B	2013
87	NR	Addison Reed	AAA	CHA	P	2012
88	NR	Corey Dickerson	A-	COL	OF	2015
89	NR	Bryce Brentz	A+	BOS	OF	2014
90	NR	Will Middlebrooks	AA	BOS	3B	2013
91	NR	Allen Webster	AA	LAD	RHP	2013
92	92	Chris Archer	AA	TB	RHP	2012
93	NR	L.J. Hoes	AA	BAL	OF	2013
94	NR	C.J. Cron	A-	LAA	DH	2013
95	NR	Neftali Soto	AA	CIN	1B	2013
96	NR	Chih-Hsien Chiang	AAA	SEA	OF	2012
97	NR	Taylor Green	AAA	MIL	3B	2011
98	25	Kyle Gibson	AAA	MIN	RHP	2011
99	NR	Robbie Grossman	A+	PIT	OF	2014
100	NR	Clint Robinson	AAA	KC	1B	2012

Players that were on July's list that have since been promoted:Brett Lawrie, Desmond Jennings (finally!), Jason Kipnis, Jacob Turner, Paul Goldschmidt, Yonder Alonso, Trayvon Robinson, Jose Altuve, Colin Cowgill, Nathan Eovaldi

Players that dropped off the list:Stetson Allie, Chris Dwyer, Tyler Moore, Christian Friedrich, Wilmer Flores, Tanner Scheppers, Trey McNutt