The Athletic ’s Keith Law released his annual top 100 MLB prospects heading into the 2025 season earlier this week. I’d recommend marking this time of year on your calendar and celebrate my colleague’s in-depth coverage of all things Bowman 1st cards — I mean minor league prospects.

Well, sort of, at least. The Rangers have three prospects ranked on the preseason top 100 lists of the five major outlets — Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, ESPN, The Athletic and Baseball Prospectus — that evaluate the league’s young talent. And, for the most part, there’s relative consensus on where each of the prospects rank, too.

Roman Anthony is the top prospect in baseball according to one analyst, and is one of five Red Sox players in their Top 100.

Every year that I produce a top 100 MLB prospect ranking, I go through an iterative process where I start with more than 100 players, circulate the first cut to industry sources, move some guys around,

Keith Law's annual ranking of the top 100 prospects typically veers from others in the industry -- and this year's version is no different. Unlike recent offerings from Baseball America and MLB Pipeline,