Prospect

A prospect is a young baseball player who is deemed to have a bright future in front of him. List of top prospects have become common since the 1980s, when Baseball America began publishing such lists in its Baseball Almanacs. Another well-regarded list of prospects is that prepared by mlb.com.

Further Reading

• Joe Lemire: "As top MLB prospects arrive in a hurry, spotlight only intensifies", USA Today Sports, June 21, 2015. [1]