Ray Butler’s 2022 Top 275 Prospects

Written by: Ray Butler

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At long last: it’s Prospect. List. SZN.

After spending some time away from prospecting, I feel refreshed, I feel renewed, and I feel ready to jump head-first back into publishing quality content on Prospects365.com.

Of course, at the top of that list is my top prospects list for the 2022 season. After weeks of narrowing the list, studying an abundance of video and sourcing out the final product to a few trusted sources in the industry, I’m unveiling it to the world today.

In short, I feel as though this is one of the best lists I’ve ever created. When you spend time away from a subjective hobby like prospecting, you accidentally lose a lot of biases that can tend to hold back your individual evaluation process. While I gained new biases throughout the process that led to the release of this list, I’m hopeful my rankings are unstale and a breath of fresh air compared to most other lists you’ve read this preseason.

This is the first preseason list I’ve ever published without write-ups for each prospect, but I’ve already begun supplementing the list with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the processes that helped guide the creation of these rankings. Be sure to give it a read if you’re looking for some of my thoughts regarding a specific standing or insight on individual prospects.

Without further ado, let’s dive in:

Rank	Name	Team	Position	Age
1	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF	21
2	Bobby Witt	KC	SS	21
3	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	24
4	Riley Greene	DET	OF	21
5	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	22
6	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	RHP	22
7	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	20
8	Corbin Carroll	ARI	OF	21
9	Brennen Davis	CHC	OF	22
10	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	22
11	CJ Abrams	SD	SS	21
12	Noelvi Marte	SEA	SS	20
13	Shane Baz	TB	RHP	22
14	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	23
15	Josh Lowe	TB	OF	24
16	Luis Matos	SF	OF	20
17	Robert Hassell III	SD	OF	20
18	Nick Gonzales	PIT	2B	22
19	Marcelo Mayer	BOS	SS	19
20	Jordan Walker	STL	3B	19
21	Marco Luciano	SF	SS	20
22	Josh Jung	TEX	3B	24
23	Zac Veen	COL	OF	20
24	George Kirby	SEA	RHP	24
25	Alek Thomas	ARI	OF	21
26	Brayan Rocchio	CLE	SS	21
27	Gabriel Moreno	TOR	C	22
28	Aaron Ashby	MIL	LHP	23
29	Francisco Álvarez	NYM	C	20
30	Nick Yorke	BOS	2B	19
31	Max Meyer	MIA	RHP	22
32	Hunter Greene	CIN	RHP	22
33	Oswald Peraza	NYY	SS	21
34	DL Hall	BAL	LHP	23
35	Tyler Soderstrom	OAK	C	20
36	Joe Ryan	MIN	RHP	25
37	Kahlil Watson	MIA	SS	18
38	Eury Perez	MIA	RHP	18
39	Michael Harris II	ATL	OF	21
40	Coby Mayo	BAL	3B	20
41	Cristian Hernandez	CHC	SS	18
42	Reid Detmers	LAA	LHP	22
43	Jeremy Peña	HOU	SS	24
44	Kyle Harrison	SF	LHP	20
45	Brady House	WAS	SS	18
46	Brett Baty	NYM	3B	22
47	MJ Melendez	KC	C	23
48	Jordan Lawlar	ARI	SS	19
49	Henry Davis	PIT	C	22
50	Royce Lewis	MIN	SS	22
51	Roansy Contreras	PIT	RHP	22
52	Daniel Espino	CLE	RHP	21
53	Nick Lodolo	CIN	LHP	24
54	Curtis Mead	TB	INF	21
55	Luis Campusano	SD	C	23
56	Nolan Gorman	STL	INF	21
57	Orelvis Martinez	TOR	INF	20
58	George Valera	CLE	OF	21
59	Jose Miranda	MIN	3B	23
60	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	OF	19
61	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	SS	20
62	Johan Rojas	PHI	OF	21
63	Andy Pages	LAD	OF	21
64	Matt McLain	CIN	SS	22
65	Vidal Brujan	TB	2B	24
66	Bobby Miller	LAD	RHP	22
67	Bryson Stott	PHI	SS	24
68	Austin Wells	NYY	C	22
69	Brandon Williamson	CIN	LHP	23
70	Cole Winn	TEX	RHP	22
71	Greg Jones	TB	SS	24
72	Mick Abel	PHI	RHP	20
73	Taj Bradley	TB	RHP	20
74	Edward Cabrera	MIA	RHP	23
75	Colton Cowser	BAL	OF	21
76	Harry Ford	SEA	C	19
77	Cade Cavalli	WAS	RHP	23
78	Mark Vientos	NYM	3B	22
79	Austin Martin	MIN	OF	22
80	Owen White	TEX	RHP	22
81	Joey Wiemer	MIL	OF	23
82	Miguel Vargas	LAD	3B	22
83	Jack Leiter	TEX	RHP	21
84	Nick Pratto	KC	1B	23
85	Tyler Freeman	CLE	2B	22
86	Jarren Duran	BOS	OF	25
87	Jasson Dominguez	NYY	OF	19
88	Everson Pereira	NYY	OF	20
89	Vinnie Pasquantino	KC	1B	24
90	Dustin Harris	TEX	1B	22
91	Reginald Preciado	CHC	3B	18
92	Michael Busch	LAD	2B	24
93	Liover Peguero	PIT	SS	21
94	Jay Allen II	CIN	OF	19
95	Sal Frelick	MIL	OF	21
96	Vaughn Grissom	ATL	SS	21
97	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS	20
98	Steven Kwan	CLE	OF	24
99	Cody Morris	CLE	RHP	25
100	Ronny Mauricio	NYM	SS	20
101	MacKenzie Gore	SD	LHP	23
102	Luis Medina	NYY	RHP	22
103	James Triantos	CHC	INF	19
104	Hedbert Perez	MIL	OF	18
105	Diego Cartaya	LAD	C	20
106	Blake Walston	ARI	LHP	20
107	Matt Canterino	MIN	RHP	24
108	Emerson Hancock	SEA	RHP	22
109	Matt Brash	SEA	RHP	23
110	Seth Johnson	TB	RHP	23
111	Jordan Balazovic	MIN	RHP	23
112	Joey Bart	SF	C	25
113	Owen Caissie	CHC	OF	19
114	Jordan Groshans	TOR	3B	22
115	Travis Swaggerty	PIT	OF	24
116	Will Bednar	SF	RHP	21
117	Heriberto Hernandez	TB	OF	22
118	Kevin Alcantara	CHC	OF	19
119	Garrett Mitchell	MIL	OF	23
120	Jose Salas	MIA	SS	18
121	Cole Henry	WAS	RHP	22
122	Trey Sweeney	NYY	SS	21
123	Zack Gelof	OAK	3B	22
124	Gabriel Arias	CLE	SS	22
125	Peyton Burdick	MIA	OF	25
126	Jordan Westburg	BAL	INF	23
127	Josh Smith	TEX	2B	24
128	Geraldo Perdomo	ARI	SS	22
129	Roderick Arias	NYY	SS	17
130	Jackson Jobe	DET	RHP	19
131	Heliot Ramos	SF	OF	22
132	Gunnar Hoglund	TOR	RHP	22
133	Gavin Williams	CLE	RHP	22
134	Landon Knack	LAD	RHP	24
135	Juan Yepez	STL	1B	24
136	Quinn Priester	PIT	RHP	21
137	Cristian Santana	DET	INF	18
138	Deyvison De Los Santos	ARI	3B	18
139	Carlos Colmenarez	TB	SS	18
140	Victor Acosta	SD	SS	17
141	Ryne Nelson	ARI	RHP	24
142	Eddys Leonard	LAD	INF/OF	21
143	Jairo Pomares	SF	OF	21
144	Drey Jameson	ARI	RHP	24
145	Jose Ramos	LAD	OF	21
146	Evan Carter	TEX	OF	19
147	Matt Allan	NYM	RHP	20
148	Josh Winder	MIN	RHP	25
149	Blaze Jordan	BOS	3B	19
150	Shea Langeliers	OAK	C	24
151	Matthew Liberatore	STL	LHP	22
152	Benny Montgomery	COL	OF	19
153	Pedro Leon	HOU	OF	23
154	Joey Estes	OAK	RHP	20
155	Cristhian Vaquero	WAS	OF	17
156	Ricardo Cabrera	CIN	SS	17
157	Heston Kjerstad	BAL	OF	23
158	Joshua Baez	STL	OF	18
159	Luis Gil	NYY	RHP	23
160	Alex Ramirez	NYM	OF	19
161	Jhonkensy Noel	CLE	3B	20
162	Jake Burger	CWS	3B	25
163	Nick Loftin	KC	SS	23
164	Kyle Bradish	BAL	RHP	25
165	Andrew Painter	PHI	RHP	18
166	Jonathan Aranda	TB	2B	23
167	Kyle Muller	ATL	LHP	24
168	Pedro Pineda	OAK	OF	18
169	Colson Montgomery	CWS	3B	20
170	Ezequiel Duran	TEX	2B	22
171	Logan T. Allen	CLE	LHP	23
172	Kyle Isbel	KC	OF	25
173	Carson Williams	TB	SS	18
174	Samuel Zavala	SD	OF	17
175	Ian Seymour	TB	LHP	23
176	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	RHP	21
177	Brayan Buelvas	OAK	OF	19
178	Tommy Romero	TB	RHP	24
179	Endy Rodriguez	PIT	C	21
180	DJ Herz	CHC	LHP	21
181	Asa Lacy	KC	LHP	22
182	Brayan Bello	BOS	RHP	22
183	Ian Lewis	MIA	SS	19
184	JJ Bleday	MIA	OF	24
185	Bubba Chandler	PIT	RHP	19
186	Peyton Battenfield	CLE	RHP	24
187	Jeferson Quero	MIL	C	19
188	Freddy Tarnok	ATL	RHP	23
189	Caleb Kilian	CHC	RHP	24
190	Hendry Mendez	MIL	OF	18
191	Nolan Jones	CLE	3B	23
192	Justin Foscue	TEX	2B	23
193	Tanner Burns	CLE	RHP	23
194	Arol Vera	LAA	SS	19
195	Luisangel Acuña	TEX	INF	19
196	Kristian Robinson	ARI	OF	21
197	James Wood	SD	OF	19
198	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	RHP	23
199	Austin Hendrick	CIN	OF	20
200	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	RHP	23
201	Richie Palacios	CLE	2B/OF	24
202	Frank Mozzicato	KC	LHP	18
203	Jorbit Vivas	LAD	2B	21
204	Matt Fraizer	PIT	OF	24
205	Jake Eder	MIA	LHP	23
206	Jared Jones	PIT	RHP	20
207	Isaiah Greene	CLE	OF	20
208	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	RHP	26
209	Nick Bitsko	TB	RHP	19
210	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	RHP	24
211	Forrest Whitley	HOU	RHP	24
212	Sam Bachman	LAA	RHP	22
213	Bryce Elder	ATL	RHP	22
214	Xzavion Curry	CLE	RHP	23
215	Slade Cecconi	ARI	RHP	22
216	Masyn Winn	STL	SS	19
217	Hunter Bishop	SF	OF	23
218	Wilman Diaz	LAD	SS	18
219	Cooper Kinney	TB	2B	19
220	Lazaro Montes	SEA	OF	17
221	Konnor Pilkington	CLE	LHP	24
222	Gavin Stone	LAD	RHP	23
223	Jose Rodriguez	CWS	2B	20
224	Freddy Zamora	MIL	SS	23
225	Ryan Pepiot	LAD	RHP	24
226	Hunter Brown	HOU	RHP	23
227	Gabriel Gonzalez	SEA	OF	18
228	J.T. Ginn	OAK	RHP	22
229	Reiver Sanmartin	CIN	LHP	25
230	Spencer Strider	ATL	RHP	23
231	Wilkelman Gonzalez	BOS	RHP	19
232	Oswaldo Cabrera	NYY	2B	23
233	Jeter Downs	BOS	2B	23
234	Diego Castillo	PIT	SS	24
235	Lonnie White Jr.	PIT	OF	19
236	Connor Norby	BAL	2B	21
237	Kyren Paris	LAA	SS	20
238	Kyle Manzardo	TB	1B	21
239	Ryan Cusick	OAK	RHP	22
240	Jonathan Bowlan	KC	RHP	25
241	Zach DeLoach	SEA	OF	23
242	Elehuris Montero	COL	3B	23
243	Leo Jimenez	TOR	INF	20
244	Ky Bush	LAA	LHP	22
245	Alex Santos II	HOU	RHP	20
246	Hayden Wesneski	NYY	RHP	24
247	Ethan Wilson	PHI	OF	22
248	Jackson Chourio	MIL	OF	17
249	Cole Wilcox	TB	RHP	22
250	Jose Tena	CLE	INF	21
251	Ricky Vanasco	TEX	RHP	23
252	Manuel Beltre	TOR	SS	18
253	Tobias Myers	CLE	RHP	23
254	Dax Fulton	MIA	LHP	20
255	Rece Hinds	CIN	OF	21
256	Carson Tucker	CLE	SS	20
257	Logan O’Hoppe	PHI	C	22
258	Junior Marin	OF	KC	18
259	Nelson Velazquez	CHC	OF	23
260	Darryl Collins	KC	OF	19
261	Ethan Hankins	CLE	RHP	21
262	Bryan Lavastida	CLE	C	23
263	Jay Groome	BOS	LHP	23
264	Drew Rom	BAL	LHP	22
265	Ryan Kreidler	DET	INF	24
266	Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS	20
267	Kameron Misner	TB	OF	24
268	Bryan Mata	BOS	RHP	22
269	Ken Waldichuk	NYY	LHP	24
270	Jhoan Duran	MIN	RHP	24
271	Adael Amador	COL	SS	19
272	Adam Macko	SEA	LHP	21
273	Ethan Small	MIL	LHP	25
274	Drew Romo	COL	C	20
275	Bryce Jarvis	ARI	RHP	24
276	Jacob Lopez	TB	LHP	23
276	Tekoah Roby	TEX	RHP	20
277	Yerlin Confidan	CIN	OF	19
278	Petey Halpin	CLE	OF	19
279	Chase Petty	CIN	RHP	19
280	Felix Valerio	MIL	2B	21

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