Brandon Sproat didn’t make the latest wave of top 100 prospect rankings, and that’s fine. The New York Mets righty has been busy working on his list instead: a growing collection of Triple-A hitters walking back to the dugout wondering what just happened. Call it the Sproat List: part pitching clinic, part gentle reminder that maybe, just maybe, some evaluators left the wrong guy off their spreadsheets.
This fall from grace is real and recent. In the freshly updated MLB.com top 100 prospects list, Sproat—previously ranked No. 60—was dropped entirely. He’s also taken a noticeable tumble in other national lists, a quiet slide that makes his recent performances feel even louder by comparison.