DETROIT -- The trade that sent catcher Francisco Mejia to the Padres last week trimmed off the top of the Indians' prospect rankings. This week, amidst a series of trades around baseball, MLB Pipeline also re-ranked the game's top prospects overall and at the team level.
In the wake of all the changes, right-hander Triston McKenzie is now deemed the Indians' top prospect and the 37th prospect overall in MLB Pipeline's top 100 rankings. On Friday afternoon, Tribe starter Shane Bieber cracked a wide smile when learning that McKenzie now held the top spot in Cleveland's system.