July Top 100 Prospects Update

With the trade deadline looming, we have updated our Top 100 prospects for July. And once again, there’s a new No. 1 prospect following Paul Skenes’ graduation.

Nationals outfielder James Wood tops the list for the first time. He was the Nationals’ most anticipated debut in years and has hit his way to the majors by demonstrating equal parts savvy and prodigious power.

Wood is far from the only significant change. A dozen new players join the list, and there’s some significant movement as well, which we documented here for Baseball America subscribers.

The Mariners lead all organizations with eight Top 100 Prospects in this update. They are followed by the Cubs (seven) and Twins, Mets and Rays (six).

Today’s changes follow another month of extensive reporting and conversations with scouts and front office officials throughout the sport. Baseball America subscribers can see the full update below.

Additional Top 100 Coverage

James Wood No. 1: See why the Nationals slugger leapfrogged Jackson Holliday for the top spot in our latest update. Read more…

Tracking Top 100 Movement: J.J. Cooper highlights every riser, faller and new addition to the July Top 100. Read more…

Scott Braun, J.J. Cooper, Carlos Collazo and Savannah McCann dive into the latest MLB Draft intel, have a great conversation with 2024 MLB Draft prospect Walker Janek, then Savannah sets the scene from Nationals Park for James Wood’s debut.

30 Prospects Generating Buzz In The Dominican Summer League

They may not be on the Top 100 list yet, but no one is better at identifying future standouts in the Dominican Summer League than Ben Badler. Today, Ben drops a list of 30 players already generating buzz this year after extensive reporting and conversation with scouts.

Some were million-dollar signings, but several others were mid-range or more under-the-radar prospects who have leapt ahead of players in their own organization who signed for more money in January.

With the trade deadline nearing, many of these players are likely to come up in trade conversations as teams look to pry away prospects who are far from the big leagues in hopes of landing the next Junior Caminero before he reaches the full-season leagues and his value explodes.

Here’s what’s trending at Baseball America…

• The Rays and Brewers swung a trade today for Aaron Civale. Here’s a new report on the prospect headed to Tampa Bay.

• Our latest fantasy podcast dives into our Top 500 updates

• Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovac are headed back to Texas A&M

• Here’s our 2024 Futures Game rosters analysis 

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