Jonathan Mayo updated the MLB.com Top 100 Prospect List today and, man, is it fun!
The Astros placed EIGHT on the Top 100 list, tied with the Red Sox for most prospects on the list by a single team. Mayo ranked the prospects with 100 points for #1, 99 points for #2 (and so on) - the franchise with the highest point total is, yes, the Astros.
Those eight prospects are:
Carlos Correa - #9
Jon Singleton - #22
George Springer - #27
Mark Appel - #29
Lance McCullers - #65
Mike Foltynewicz - #67
Jarred Cosart - #74
Delino DeShields - #80
Nolan Fontana and Domingo Santana round out the Astros Top 10, with the rest of the Top 20 Astros prospects (with summaries) listed here.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
