It's the start of a new season, which means the release of a brand new Top 30 Prospects list for all 30 clubs. Our reporters responsible for making those lists -- Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo -- took to Twitter to answer your questions about certain players, farm systems, who's on the rise and more.
Below is a sampling of some of the questions that were asked and answered. To see them all, read here.
Between the Reds and Orioles infield prospects, which would you rather have long-term? -- @StevieDAles97
Callis: I love Elly de la Cruz, but I couldn't pass on Gunnar Henderson & Jackson Holliday. I'd take the Orioles even without the rest of the guys, and I do like the rest of them too.
Dykstra: Agree with Mayo. Sign me up for Baltimore. Two potentially elite infielders in Henderson and Holliday, and I think only De La Cruz has that ceiling for Cincy. Gonna be fascinating how the O's find spots for all these guys knocking on the door, but it'll work itself out.
Mayo: Elly-Marte-Arroyo-Collier-Steer-McClain (and more) vs Gunnar-Holliday-Westburg-Ortiz-Norby. Reds get edge in quantity? I think I lean Orioles in quality/upside.
Which teams do you think will have the most players graduate off of the Top 100/30 this year? And which teams do you think will have the most players added to the Top 100 after those graduations? -- @SealDaRealDeal
Dykstra: The Pirates and Guardians have the most 2023 ETAs with 15. In particular, Cleveland's top 6 prospects (Espino, Williams, Valera, Naylor, Bibee, Rocchio) could be off the list by the end of '23. Think the Orioles and Dodgers could have several T100 replacements.
Callis: The Rangers are another team with several potential prospects upwardly mobile to the Top 100.
The Red Sox are notorious for not drafting and developing starting pitchers, who out of their prospects might break that spell? -- @wendysdotcom
Callis: The Red Sox might have the thinnest group of pitchers on all of our Top 30 Prospects lists. I do like Mata & Walter -- but can they stay healthy? Gonzalez & Perales are intriguing -- but far away. Murphy & Rodriguez-Cruz are sleepers.
Where does Nick Gonzales fit in the Pirates' future? Do you sense any wavering optimism from inside the organization on his bat and ability to hit big league pitching? -- @2000sSports
Mayo: I think he's a tough one to figure out. Injuries have really hurt his development and there is definite concern about his swing & miss, which most scouts didn't see coming from his college days. Big year for him -- think he still has chance to be everyday 2B.
Top 5 bets on the 2023 Jackson Chourio? A ball to AA/AAA under age 21. -- @niren23
Callis: Josue De Paula of the Dodgers is my first guy who comes to mind. Also Anthony Gutierrez of the Rangers if you don't count his 22 games in the ACL. Can see both those guys earning promotions & flying up prospect lists in 2023.
Dykstra: Miguel Bleis would be my pick, but he's already in the Top 100 so he doesn't really fit. Could see Cristhian Vaquero moving quickly in his first stateside season. The Nats are loaded with OFs, so there might not be a ton of spots. But he's tooled-up, fast and ready to take off.
Mayo: Not the same kind of loud tools, but keep an eye on Rockies SS Adael Amador. He has such an advanced approach and showed it in Single-A. Could see him going form High-A to Double-A this year and he turns 20 next month.
NYY traded so much pitching last July. 18 of their top 30 are pitchers. Tell me about the upside of this group. -- @bobbyduncan1234
Callis: Eighteen of our Yankees Top 30 Prospects are arms, though the top seven on the list are hitters. The stars of the system are the bats. Thorpe, Warren, Fitts, Gomez -- their top pitchers -- are more mid-rotation than frontline starters, which is fine if you have Cole & Rodon.
How do you account for performances in Amarillo/Reno/other extreme parks when you can’t see the majority of a guy's at-bats or starts? -- @spencer_ogara
Dykstra: Rely on reports we hear about tools and also what data we can grab to back up the inflated numbers. It's one of the most difficult judgments we have in doing the D-Backs' system, but for example with Carroll, there were enough exit velos to back up 55ing his power.