2012 Top 100 Prospects

'He should get to the majors as a teenager; settle in and enjoy it.'

'He makes it look so easy, and he's so good he'll make David Price a No. 2 starter.'

'His signing scout, Greg Mohrhardt, has since been promoted to Angels crosschecker.'

'It's hard to moderate expectations for proven Japanese ace, but he should definitely surpass the Dice-K bar.'

'There's absolutely no link between his last name and Darvish's Iranian heritage.'

'He should face less pressure replacing Miguel Olivo rather than Jorge Posada.'

'He should beat out golf, cheesy theme parks as Myrtle Beach's top 2012 attraction.'

'He's looking to become the first big leaguer named Shelby, and it should happen soon.'

'The unique ones are the hardest to project, and no one's as unique as Bauer.'

'First goal: Beat big brother Bobby to Baltimore. Next: Make the Orioles relevant. '

'Power-hitting shortstop can restore honor to the phrase "Manny being Manny."'

'UCLA's second-best pitcher in 2011 still was good enough to go No. 1 in the draft.'

'He didn't get the 200-strikeout memo in 2011 and thought his 198 would be enough.'

'Athletics hope he works out better than their last blockbuster Cuban, Ariel Prieto.'

'Ready to throw Pitch 76 as a pro for the first time as Pirates should remove the bubble wrap in 2012.'

'The Punxsutawney, Pa., native expects to deliver at least six more years of slugging in Cincinnati.'

'Brother Chase beat him to the big leagues, but Travis' ceiling is higher.'

'You could see more errors than home runs in his first full season, but over time homers will go up and errors will come down.'

'Even with one good shoulder, he was the top hitter in last year's draft.'

'Legitimate comparisons to Dwight Gooden (the good, pitching part)? Sign us up.'

'He's apples to Walker's oranges as a polished college lefty, but he offers plenty of upside himself. '

'Already a graduate of the Rick Porcello school of accelerated Tigers timetables.'

'Bauer's former prep teammate has to beat Bauer to the big leagues, doesn't he?'

'Won't even have to reach his ceiling to be baseball's best-ever Bubba (sorry, Bubba Smith).'

'Which Oklahoma prep product will get to the majors Sooner, Bradley or Bundy?'