AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
Guardians: Cleveland continues to play into its type with eight Top 10 prospects with hit tools of 55 or above. At the top of the list: No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana and his 70-grade bat.
Royals: Jac Caglianone had the most prodigious power in this year’s Draft class, and his exit velocities in the Arizona Fall League were special, adding to the belief that he can be a one-way star even if his pitching doesn’t translate as well to the pro side.
Tigers: Deadline pickup Thayron Liranzo and Triple Crown winner Josue Briceño were talks of the Arizona Fall League after packing a serious punch at the plate. They’ll be two of the most closely followed prospects in next year’s Spring Training as they compete to be Detroit’s backstop of the future.
Twins: Walker Jenkins climbed to No. 2 overall in our Top 100 rankings at the end of the season after working around hamstring issues to show high-ceiling upside during a climb to Double-A in his age-19 season.
White Sox: Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith are the top two left-handed pitching prospects in the game, and they play in the same system, making pitching a major point of strength during the South Side rebuild.
