Rodgers, Rockies rise on Top 100 Prospects list

NEW YORK — Rockies Class A shortstop Brendan Rodgers has improved four spots to No. 8 on the latest MLBPipeline.com Top 100 Prospects list. Advancement is a common theme among the organization’s highest-ranked prospects.

Rodgers, who turns 20 on Aug. 9 and was the 2015 No. 3 overall Draft pick out of Lake Mary, Fla., is playing at Class A Asheville and hitting .278 with a team-leading 13 home runs and 52 RBIs entering Thursday.

• Rockies’ Top 30 Prospects list

Five Rockies are in the new Top 100. Based on prospect points, which compare teams based on number of prospects and rank, the Rockies have the ninth-best system in the Majors. That’s down from the preseason rank of No. 2, although a big chunk of the drop was due to the fact right-handed starting pitcher Jon Gray graduated from the list and is having a standout rookie year for Colorado.

The Rockies’ Top 30 list also has been updated. New in the top 10 are German Marquez, up from 14th to seventh, and fellow Double-A Hartford righty Antonio Senzatela, who went from 12th to ninth despite an early bout with right shoulder soreness.

The ranking of baseball’s top prospects is done by MLBPipeline.com Draft and prospect experts Jonathan Mayo, Jim Callis and Mike Rosenbaum, who compile input from industry sources, including scouts and scouting directors. It is based on analysis of players’ skill sets, upsides, proximity to the Majors and potential immediate …

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