Diamond Futures: Top 100 Prospects (Hitters, Pitchers & Overall)

Diamond Futures has a nice interactive site listing prospect lists from this season and past seasons. Click on "overall" to access the prospect lists. The glossary on the site gives the following overview of their methodology:

While many professional scouts use a "tools" based system to evaluate players, that type of system is difficult for the average fan to use in comparing players. This is especially true when comparing minor league players, whom most fans don't see at all until they reach the major leagues. This system of evaluation also is plagued by the perception problem. One person always sees something different than another person. The problem is exacerbated when that person is either a fan of the team (and wants his prospects to be the best) or an employee of the team (and NEEDS his prospects to be the best).

The Theory we work with here at DF is that if a player will be an offensive force at the Major League Level it should show up in his minor league statistics if you look at them "correctly". This last point is obviously very important. Only by looking at statistics in the correct way can you gain any real insight into a players potential. The OPES is our shorthand way of looking at offensive prospects. Our hope is that it will allow the average fan to compare intelligently the value and potential of minor league position players. We hope you will find it useful. As always any suggestions for improvement will be appreciated..