First Pitch: Putting Gerrit Cole’s Recent Slump in Perspective

Gerrit Cole is a top of the rotation starter, but isn't pitching like one right now. Photo Credit: David HagueEvery so often, I’ll get a request for a weekly feature on the site where we discuss which prospects are moving up in the rankings, and which ones are moving down. The idea is always to show how the recent results from players improved or decreased their rankings.

This has never been an approach we’ve taken, instead opting for a more long-term approach. We do one big ranking for the Prospect Guide, and a mid-season update, which I always feel is good, but not nearly as good as the pre-season ranking.

A more frequent update would make the rankings meaningless. If the rankings can…