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Wander Franco is FanGraphs number one top prospect

With the conclusion of the Major League Baseball draft, prospect pundits have begun updating their rankings and with that, Wander Franco is receiving even more recognition.

FanGraphs is among the first to publish their newest rankings and they have moved Wander Franco to their top spot, giving him a Future Value of 70, one of only two players to receive such a high value, the other being Fernando Tatis Jr.

With FanGraphs update, the Rays feature nine players in their top 100, all of whom have FV’s at 50 or above.

  • Wander Franco - 1st
  • Brendan McKay - 12th
  • Vidal Brujan - 22nd
  • Jesus Sanchez - 41st
  • Shane Baz - 66th
  • Brent Honeywell - 69th
  • Ronaldo Hernandez - 73rd
  • Matthew Liberatore - 74th
  • Nick Solak - 96th

Greg Jones, whom the Rays took with the 22nd overall selection in the draft comes in with a FV of 45, well outside of the top 100.