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Guardians No. 1 pick Travis Bazzana (Photo by Eddie Kelly)
Every year, we analyze the demographics of the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects. This year, we’re examining the 2024 Top 100 Prospects by team, position, nationality and source.
You can also view Top 100 demographic information for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
By Team
Top 100 Prospects | Team |
7 | Mariners |
6 | Rays, Dodgers |
5 | Cubs, White Sox, Guardians, Tigers |
4 | Red Sox , Brewers, Mets, Phillies, Twins |
3 | Athletics, Rangers, Orioles, Reds, Pirates, Rockies, Cardinals, Nationals |
2 | Diamondbacks, Braves, Royals, Angels, Marlins, Yankees, Padres |
1 | Astros, Giants Blue Jays |
By Position
Position | Top 100 Prospects |
RHP | 23 |
OF | 20 |
C | 11 |
SS | 6 |
1B | 6 |
2B | 6 |
LHP | 6 |
3B | 5 |
By Nationality
Country | Top 100 Prospects |
United States | 76 |
Dominican Republic | 12 |
Venezuela | 4 |
Panama | 1 |
Colombia | 1 |
Cuba | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Italy | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Japan | 1 |
Bahamas | 1 |
Note: Padres catcher Ethan Salas signed as an international free agent from Venezuela, but he was born in Florida and spent much of his youth in the United States. Similarly, Josue De Paula was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., but signed out of the Dominican Republic. They are counted in the United States here. Reds pitcher Chase Burns was born in Naples, Italy, where his parents were stationed with the military.
By Source
Source | Top 100 Prospects |
High School | 40 |
College | 35 |
Junior College | 2 |
International | 23 |
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