Ranking The 20 Hottest Prospects In Baseball

For the second consecutive week, a Cubs outfielder graces the top of the Hot Sheet. Pete Crow-Armstrong is coming off a week where he hit .444 with three homers and stole five bases. He vaults to the top of our ranking one week after a similar offensive explosion landed Brennen Davis in the top spot.

This week’s Hot Sheet is particularly buzzy, including a handful of Top 100 Prospects. It also includes an update on Braves righthander Spencer Schwellenbach, who is expected to make his MLB debut on Wednesday, as well as notable performers from the…

• Rockies

• Mariners

• D-backs

• Giants

• Red Sox

• Tigers

• Cardinals

You can check out the full Top 20 below, available exclusively for Baseball America subscribers.

Today’s Hot Sheet show covers a wide array of topics. We’ll start with the NCAA Tournament, where Ted Cahill returns to take stock of the field and dish on his prediction to win it all. We’ll also break down the latest on Jackson Holliday, including his recent struggles at Triple-A, and we’ll also dive into how the Braves could leverage their farm system in a potential trade following the Ronald Acuña Jr. injury.

Ranking NCAA Tournament Teams 1-64

With the field of 64 now fully revealed, what better way to lead into Regionals than with a 1-64 ranking of every team in the tournament?

Below, find Peter Flaherty’s power ranking of every team in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. See who has the best shot of reaching the College World Series, plus the top hitter and pitcher to watch in every program.

Regionals are only a few days away! Here’s everything from the weekend as the dust settles…

• Ted Cahill writes the NCAA Selection Committee mostly got it right, even if it has a perception problem

• Here are the top 25 prospects in the NCAA Tournament

• NCAA Tournament bracket facts, trends & tidbits

• Here’s the full 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket

• 10 takeaways from a wild week of conference tournament action

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