Since 2004, MLB.com has been ranking prospects. Between our preseason rankings, and, more recently, midseason updates, we've had 19 players ranked as the No. 1 prospect in baseball.
How would the best prospects rank amongst themselves? Measuring them based on the hype surrounding them, the expectations on their shoulders when they were prospects, rather than how they've performed since, proves to be an interesting exercise.
This is how all of MLB.com's No. 1 overall prospects stack up against each other -- and some of the results might surprise you.
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PHI 11 @ CIN 4
SD 3 @ MIA 4
CHC 7 @ WAS 5
BOS 5 @ PIT 3
TB 3 @ NYY 1
BAL 4 @ TOR 2
DET 4 @ CLE 3
NYM 0 @ ATL 5
KC 0 @ MIN 9
COL 4 @ STL 5
OAK 5 @ TEX 1
HOU 3 @ CWS 4
LA 4 @ MIL 5
SEA 8 @ ANA 2
ARI 1 @ SF 2
Today's Trivia Question
Francisco Álvarez is just the third catcher to be MLB.com's No. 1 overall prospect. Who are the other two?
