Kevin McGonigle tops multiple national prospect lists

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty ImagesTwo of the biggest national prospect rankings in the sport recently published their midseason re-ranking of the game’s best young talent. Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law of The Athletic both now have Detroit Tigers shortstop prospect Kevin McGonigle as the number one prospect in baseball.

The 20-year-old shortstop—he’ll turn 21 in late August—has been our top ranked Tigers prospect since Jackson Jobe graduated this spring. He posted a 208 wRC+ in the Midwest League playing for the High-A West Michigan Whitecaps with a tiny 11.1 percent strikeout rate contrasted against a 13.5 percent walk rate. He had seven home runs and 31 extra base…