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If you’re interested in the 2019 Angels prospect rankings, then we have you covered.
Methodology
We will use a similar methodology to those used in prior years. In short, we will be ranking our top 30 prospects, but only the top 25 receive a point value in order to reward prospects with higher potential. The tiered point structure, as seen below, is designed to display both a traditional ranking within the system but also the distance between them, which provides additional context to how valuable a prospect is or may become.
A 1st-5th place vote is 50-45-40-35-30 points, 6th-10th is 28-26-24-22-20 points, and 11th-25th place is 15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points.
This year, we have six writers voting, for a maximum total of 300 points a prospect can receive.
Here is what our consensus top 30 Angels prospects look like entering the 2019 season.
2019 HH composite prospect rankings
Rank | Prospect | Points |
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Rank | Prospect | Points |
1 | Jo Adell | 300 |
2 | Griffin Canning | 270 |
3 | Brandon Marsh | 213 |
4 | Jahmai Jones | 210 |
5 | Luis Rengifo | 196 |
6 | Jose Suarez | 169 |
7 | Jordyn Adams | 149 |
8 | Patrick Sandoval | 126 |
9 | Ty Buttrey | 123 |
10 | D'Shawn Knowles | 115 |
11 | Jeremiah Jackson | 99 |
12 | Jose Soriano | 78 |
13 | Matt Thaiss | 70 |
14 | Michael Hermosillo | 60 |
15 | Trent Deveaux | 54 |
16 | Chris Rodriguez | 51 |
17 | Livan Soto | 49 |
T-19 | Brennon Lund | 42 |
T-19 | Jack Kruger | 42 |
20 | Kevin Maitan | 29 |
21 | Stiward Aquino | 20 |
22 | Jerryell Rivera | 19 |
23 | Jorge Tavarez | 13 |
24 | John Curtiss | 12 |
25 | Jake Jewell | 11 |
T-27 | Luis Madero | 9 |
T-27 | Jeremy Rhoades | 9 |
28 | Leonardo Rivas | 8 |
T-30 | Orlando Martinez | 7 |
T-30 | Nonie Williams | 7 |
31 | Brett Hanewich | 4 |
32 | Jeremy Beasley | 3 |
T-34 | Jared Walsh | 2 |
T-34 | Jose Rojas | 2 |
T-36 | Jesus Castillo | 1 |
T-36 | Luis Pena | 1 |
Here is a breakdown of how each of our writers voted on their top 30 prospects.
2019 HH prospect rankings: a breakdown
Rank | Rahul | Jessica | Rick | Brent | Jeff | Chase |
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Rank | Rahul | Jessica | Rick | Brent | Jeff | Chase |
1 | Jo Adell | Jo Adell | Jo Adell | Jo Adell | Jo Adell | Jo Adell |
2 | Griffin Canning | Griffin Canning | Griffin Canning | Griffin Canning | Griffin Canning | Griffin Canning |
3 | Brandon Marsh | Brandon Marsh | Luis Rengifo | Brandon Marsh | Jahmai Jones | Jahmai Jones |
4 | Luis Rengifo | Jahmai Jones | Jose Suarez | Jahmai Jones | Brandon Marsh | Luis Rengifo |
5 | Jahmai Jones | Jordyn Adams | Jahmai Jones | Jose Suarez | Luis Rengifo | Brandon Marsh |
6 | Jordyn Adams | Luis Rengifo | Brandon Marsh | Luis Rengifo | Jose Suarez | Jose Suarez |
7 | Jose Suarez | Ty Buttrey | D'Shawn Knowles | Trent Deveaux | Jordyn Adams | Jordyn Adams |
8 | Patrick Sandoval | Patrick Sandoval | Jeremiah Jackson | Jordyn Adams | Patrick Sandoval | Ty Buttrey |
9 | Jose Soriano | Jose Suarez | Ty Buttrey | Jose Soriano | Ty Buttrey | Jeremiah Jackson |
10 | Chris Rodriguez | D'Shawn Knowles | Patrick Sandoval | Patrick Sandoval | D'shawn Knowles | D'Shawn Knowles |
11 | D'Shawn Knowles | Chris Rodriguez | Jordyn Adams | Ty Buttrey | Jeremiah Jackson | Chris Rodriguez |
12 | Ty Buttrey | Jeremiah Jackson | Jack Kruger | D'Shawn Knowles | Kevin Maitan | Patrick Sandoval |
13 | Michael Hermosillo | Matt Thaiss | Brennon Lund | Jeremiah Jackson | Matt Thaiss | Jose Soriano |
14 | Matt Thaiss | Jose Rojas | Jose Soriano | Chris Rodriguez | John Curtiss | Livan Soto |
15 | Jeremiah Jackson | Jorge Tavarez | Matt Thaiss | Michael Hermosillo | Livan Soto | Matt Thaiss |
16 | Livan Soto | Jack Kruger | Michael Hermosillo | Matt Thaiss | Michael Hermosillo | Michael Hermosillo |
17 | Brennon Lund | Jose Soriano | Trent Deveaux | Jerryell Rivera | Trent Deveaux | Jack Kruger |
18 | Jerryell Rivera | Brennon Lund | Jeremy Rhoades | Stiward Aquino | Jeremy Rhoades | Jerryell Rivera |
19 | Trent Deveaux | Kevin Maitan | Orlando Martinez | Livan Soto | Nonie Williams | Stiward Aquino |
20 | Jack Kruger | Michael Hermosillo | Jesus Castillo | Brennon Lund | Brennon Lund | Luis Madero |
21 | Stiward Aquino | Jake Jewell | Livan Soto | Kevin Maitan | Jake Jewell | |
22 | Leonardo Rivas | Livan Soto | Chris Rodriguez | Jake Jewell | Brett Hanewich | |
23 | Luis Madero | Trent Deveaux | Kevin Maitan | Jack Kruger | Jeremy Beasley | |
24 | Jake Jewell | Leonardo Rivas | Jorge Tavarez | Leonardo Rivas | Jose Rojas | |
25 | Jared Walsh | Jesus Castillo | Jared Walsh | Luis Pena | Jeremy Rhoades | |
26 | Brett Hanewich | Orlando Martinez | Luis Madero | Jesus Castillo | John Curtiss | |
27 | Jeremy Rhoades | William English | Jose Rojas | John Swanda | Kevin Maitan | |
28 | John Curtiss | Jared Walsh | Leo Rivas | John Curtiss | Trent Deveaux | |
29 | John Swanda | Jeremy Rhoades | Jake Jewell | William English | Jared Walsh | |
30 | Joe Gatto | Brett Hanewich | ||||
System overview:
Jo Adell (1st), Brandon Marsh (3rd), and Jordyn Adams (7th) comprise a terrific crop of athletic, young outfielders capable of potentially filling starting roles while Griffin Canning (2nd), Jose Suarez (6th), and Patrick Sandoval (8th) offer close-to-major-league starting pitching with various levels of upside. That’s not all, though. Jahmai Jones (4th) and Luis Rengifo (5th) are both instinctive, talented infielders in the high minors and potential everyday lineup options. Jose Soriano (12th) might just be the best rotation arm in the Angels’ system, and that’s to say nothing of the many other fledgling players in development.
Under Billy Eppler, the Angels have gone from having one of the worst farm systems in decades to what many see as a top-ten system. I’m wouldn’t call it an embarrassment of riches like others are—Adell, Canning, and Marsh are the only “surefire” impact players, after all—but it’s the start of building a sustainable winner from the ground-up, and that’s certainly saying something.
How did each of our writers vote, and what are your thoughts on the consensus rankings? Let us know in the comments section below.
I’ll be writing up a brief overview to cover Angels prospects from a grades perspective shortly, so keep an eye out for that post in the near future.
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