Friday on the Farm: The Recliner Nerd's top 20 Texas Rangers prospect list hits No. 1 with ...
John Moore brings his rankings home with three position players and two pitchers in his top five.
Moving over to the Texas Rangers Baseball Newsletter (TRBN) in 2021 was a big change for me. After three years covering the Rangers for another media outlet I made the jump to join Jeff Wilson and T.R. Sullivan.
Along with co-hosting the Texas Rangers Baseball Podcast (TRBP) I am still doing some writing. One of my favorite things I wanted to bring over to TRBN was my annual top 20 prospect countdown.
As a reminder, no prospect can have any major-league service time. There are a lot of names you know that do not make the list for that reason, like catcher Sam Huff.
I started this list in 2019 with the same criteria. Of the No. 1 prospects each season, only one has yet to make his major-league debut. There are a total of 12 from the lists who have made their major league debut. Taylor Hearn has the longest tenure of those.
2019, RHP Hans Crouse: Made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Phillies after being traded there in the Spenser Howard deal.
2020, C Sam Huff: Made his MLB after an injury to Jose Trevino in the 2020 COVID-shortened season.
2021, 3B Josh Jung: Ended 2021 at Triple A Round Rock after a foot injury delayed his progress.