But I wanted to hop on here quickly because someone asked me a good question on Twitter (I know, shocking, right?). It comes from “The Minor League Guy” (@TMLGSports). The question basically was: Where would you put Clint Frazier on a list of high school prospects from the last five years?

I couldn’t answer that one in 140 characters so, with his permission, I wanted to tackle it here. Took me a few days longer than I had hoped, but here goes.

For the sake of this exercise, I’m sticking to high school hitters. I’d rather not try to contextualize Frazier with, say, Dylan Bundy. The biggest issue I’m finding is one of hindsight. A guy who’s been playing in the Minors and has had success — it’s had to go back to thoughts of him as an amateur, but I did my best. First, lets look at the high school hitters taken in the first round since 2009 (2009-2013 being the five-year period).

2009 (9 total)

Donavan Tate (No. 3, Padres)
Bobby Borchering (No. 16, D-backs)
Jio Mier (No. 21, Astros)
Randal Grichuk (No. 24, Angels)
Mike Trout (No. 25, Angels)
Nick Franklin (No. 27, Mariners)
Reymond Fuentes (No. 28, Red Sox)
Slade Heathcott (No. 29, Yankees)
LeVon Washington (No. 30, Rays)

2010 (9)

Manny Machado (No. 3 pick, Orioles)
Delno DeShields (No. 8, Astros)
Jake Skoke (No. 15, Rangers)
Josh Sale (No. 17, Rays)
Kaleb Cowart (No. 18, Angels)
Kellin Deglan (No. 22, Rangers)
Christian Yelich (No. 23, Marlins)
Chevy Clarke (No. 30, Angels)
Justin O’Connor (No. 31, Rays)

2011 (6)

Bubba Starling (No. 5, Royals)
Francisco Lindor (No. 8, Indians)
Javier Baez (No. 9, Cubs)
Brandon Nimm0 (No. 13, Mets)
Blake Swihart (No. 26, Red Sox)
Jake Hager (No. 32, Rays)

2012 (12)

Carlos Correa (No. 1, Astros)
Byron Buxton (No. 2, Twins)
Albert Almora (No. 6, Cubs)
David Dahl (No. 10, Rockies)
Addison Russell (No. 11, A’s)
Gavin Cecchini (No. 12, Mets)
Courtney Hakwins (No. 13, White Sox)
D.J. Davis (No. 17, Blue Jays)
Corey Seager (No. 18, Dodgers)
Stryker Trahan (No. 26, D-backs)
Clint Coulter (No. 27, Brewers)
Lewis Brinson (No. 29, Rangers)

Before I try to make heads or tails of this, a couple of things stand out:

1. The 2012 Draft was a good year to be a high school hitter (12 first rounders)
2. Boy, the Angels and Rays like prep bats.

OK, so, now to the question. How do they rank, and how does Clint Frazier, the highest ranked high school hitter in the 2013 Draft class, figure into the mix? Here’s my best crack at ranking the top 10, openly admitting that that ol’ hindsight is playing a part:

1. Mike Trout

2. Manny Machado

3.  Byron Buxton

4. Christian Yelich

5. Francisco Lindor

6. Carlos Correa

7. Javier Baez

8. Clint Frazier

9. Addison Russell

10. Bubba Starling

This leaves off some very, very good names — Franklin, Almora, Dahl — come to mind, with some others right behind them. Highly unscientific, completely subjective and, admittedly, done without consulting scouts on the matter. But perhaps fun for debate. I think you could make an argument that Frazier doesn’t belong in the top 10, perhaps a testament to the overall strength (or lack thereof) of this Draft class. I also think, with his bat speed and power and overall tools, you could argue he belongs up a touch or two higher.

What does everyone think?

Jean Segura was a prospect for a while with the Angels, even if he didn’t enter national consciousness until he was sent to Milwaukee as the key to the Zack Greinke deal. He was brought up last year and kept his head above water, impressive considering his age and that he was jumped from Double-A. This year? Well, this year he’s the talk of the early part of the season, isn’t he (he’s gone 2-for-3 thus far tonight to accentuate the point).

It made me wonder what we had written about him in the past. We started Prospect Watch in 2011, when we only did Top 10 per organization (instead of our more robust 20 now). That year, Segura was the No. 2 prospect on the Angels’ Top 10. Here’s what we had on him at the time:

The watch list has amateurs from a variety of classes, but obviously, I was interested in the Draft-eligible guys on the list. With that in mind, here are the Golden Spikes watch list guys who are on MLB.com’s Top 100 Draft Prospects list. Guys in bold are the ones who are a part of the 28 who were added. I’m listing them in order of where they are on the Top 100 — it does not reflect any kind of Golden Spikes-related ranking.

1. Mark Appel, RHP, Senior, Stanford, Pac-12
2. Jonathan Gray, RHP, Junior, Oklahoma, Big 12
5. Kris Bryant, UTL, Junior, San Diego, West Coast
6. Sean Manaea, LHP, Junior, Indiana State, Missouri Valley
7. Colin Moran, IF, Junior, North Carolina, ACC
9. Ryne Stanek, RHP, Junior, Arkansas, SEC
10. D.J. Peterson, IF, Junior, New Mexico, Mountain West
15. Chris Anderson, RHP, Junior, Jacksonville, Atlantic Sun
16. Braden Shipley, RHP, Junior, Nevada, MWC
17. Marco Gonzales, LHP, Junior, Gonzaga, West Coast
22. Phillip Ervin, OF, Junior, Samford, SoCon
24. Aaron Judge, OF, Junior, Fresno State, Mountain West
28. Bobby Wahl, RHP, Junior, Mississippi, SEC
29. Tom Windle, LHP, Junior, Minnesota, Big 10
30. Kevin Ziomek, LHP, Junior, Vanderbilt, SEC
35. Eric Jagielo, IF, Junior, Notre Dame, Big East
37. Aaron Blair, RHP, Junior, Marshall, C-USA
41. Jason Hursh, RHP, RS Sophomore, Oklahoma St, Big 12
44. Michael Lorenzen, OF/RHP, Junior, Cal State Fullerton, Big West
45. Corey Knebel, RHP, Junior, Texas, Big 12
51. Trevor Williams, RHP, Junior, Arizona State, Pac-12
66. Andrew Knapp, C, Junior, California, Pac-12
68. Kent Emanuel, LHP, Junior, North Carolina, ACC
73. Matt Boyd, LHP, Senior, Oregon State, Pac-12
81. Trey Masek, RHP, Junior, Texas Tech, Big 12
94. Hunter Renfroe, OF, Junior, Mississippi State, SEC
100. Buck Farmer, RHP, Senior, Georgia Tech, ACC

A total of 27 Top 100 guys on the watch list, including five who have been added since that February list. Fifteen on this watch list are in the Top 30 Draft prospects, for whatever that’s worth.

Hitters (It’s good to be a Twins fan)

OPS

Byron Buxton, Twins (No. 19 overall, No. 2 on Twins Top 20) — 1.194
Miguel Sano, Twins (No. 12 overall, No. 1 on Twins Top 20) — 1.183
Nick Franklin, Mariners (No. 45 overall, No. 4 on Mariners Top 20) — 1.1161
Nolan Arenado, Rockies (No. 60 overall, No. 2 on Rockies Top 20) — 1.059
George Springer, Astros (No. 55 overall, No. 3 on Astros Top 20) — 1.056

Home runs

Sano — 9
Springer — 8
Courtney Hawkins, White Sox (No. 65 overall, No. 1 on White Sox Top 20) — 7
Joc Pederson, Dodgers (No. 81 overall, No. 3 on Dodgers Top 20) — 6
Javier Baez, Cubs (No. 16 overall, No. 1 on Cubs Top 20) — 5

RBIs

Mike Zunino, Mariners (No. 23 overall, No. 3 on Mariners Top 20) — 26
Sano — 24
Arenado — 21
Buxton — 21
Springer — 20

Stolen bases

Billy Hamilton, Reds (No. 11 overall, No. 1 on Reds Top 20) — 15
Buxton — 9
Gregory Polanco, Pirates (No. 62 overall, No. 4 on Pirates Top 20) — 9
Luis Sardinas, Rangers (No. 80 overall, No. 3 on Rangers Top 20) — 8
Francisco Lindor, Indians (No. 14 overall, No. 1 on Indians Top 20) — 7
Pederson — 7

Pitchers

ERA

Archie Bradley, Diamondbacks (No. 24 overall, No. 2 on D-backs Top 20) — 1.26
Taijuan Walker, Mariners (No. 5 overall, No. 1 on Mariners Top 20) — 1.55
Jesse Biddle, Phillies (No. 58 overall, No. 1 on Phillies Top 20) — 1.74
Michael Wacha, Cardinals (No. 79 overall, No. 5 on Cardinals Top 20) — 1.86
Gerrit Cole, Pirates (No. 9 overall, No. 1 on Pirates Top 20) — 2.32

Strikeouts

A Bradley — 43
Biddle — 40
Jake Odorizzi, Rays (No. 43 overall, No. 3 on Rays Top 20)– 36
Zack Wheeler, Mets (No. 8 overall,  No. 2 on Mets Top 20)– 36
Chris Archer, Rays — 35 (No. 44 overall, No. 4 on Rays Top 20) — 35

Batting average against

Biddle — .114
Walker — .150
Aaron Sanchez, Blue Jays (No. 34 overall, No. 1 on Blue Jays Top 20)– .170
Wacha — .184
Jarred Cosart, Astros (No. 85 overall, No. 4 on Astros Top 20) — .190

Most in the industry have felt Houston would be looking pitching, and college pitching in particular, with the top spot. And three of the six candidates do fit that description. Stanford’s Mark Appel, a No. 1 pick potential a year ago, is back and pitching better than he ever has in his Stanford career. He’s joined by Oklahoma ace Jonathan Gray and Indiana State lefty Sean Manaea.

The Astros have one college bat on that final list: San Diego third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant, who has been raking for most of this season.

Finally, there’s the two high school outfielders from Georgia, Austin Meadows and Clint Frazier, to round out the half-dozen.

There might be a couple of players on the periphery — a Colin Moran from North Carolina, perhaps — but those six appear to be the main candidates. All are in the top 10 of MLB.com’s Top 100 Draft prospects list.

Expect the list to stay more or less the same up until Draft time. Don’t be surprised if Houston keeps its options open in case it wants to be creative at the top, like it was with Carlos Correa a year ago.

And there have been some intriguing prospects making their debuts lately. For example:

Allen Webster, No. 4 on the Red Sox’s Top 20 and No. 71 overall, got called up to pitch the back end of Sunday’s doubleheader in Boston. The right-hander seemed to manage the emotionally charged day well, allowing three runs (two earned) over six innings. Of the 18 outs he recorded, five were by strikeout and seven were by groundout. That shouldn’t surprise those who read his entry on Prospect Watch:

Webster’s best pitch is his fastball, but it’s not just because he throws it up into the mid-90s. His heater has plus life with a ton of sink, which has enabled him to get a ton of groundball outs along with swings and misses. His changeup also has sink to it and he has a pretty good feel for it.

Anthony Rendon, No. 1 on the Nationals’ Top 20 and No. 28 overall, made his big league debut on Sunday as well, coming up to replace the injured Ryan Zimmerman. He went 0-for-4, but made a very nice defensive play at the hot corner. There should be more of that to come and he has plenty of offensive potential as well:

Rendon still has all of the terrific hitting skills that made him one of the top college hitting prospects in recent memory, with bat speed to spare and an approach that should let him hit for average and power. He’s an above-average defender at third, even with the loss of some speed and perhaps a tick off of his arm following his shoulder issues.

We can even look ahead a little bit. Jonathan Pettibone, No. 4 on the Phillies’ Top 20, makes his Major League debut tonight at home against the Pirates. He hasn’t thrown well in his two Triple-A starts this year, but that’s not exactly a big sample size. Evidently, he’s struggled with his command. Typically, though, that’s a big strength. Here’s the blurb on what he brings to the table:

In terms of pure pitchability, no one matches Pettibone in the Phillies’ system, though others might have better pure stuff. With a tall, lanky frame, the right-hander has used a solid three-pitch mix with an advanced feel for pitching to reach Triple-A in a hurry. Pettibone throws downhill with an average sinking fastball that gets a ton of groundball outs. He can reach back for more if he wants to, though he’s happy to pitch to contact. His changeup is his best secondary offering, an above-average offspeed pitch he’ll throw at any time with good sink. His slider is fringy, but he has above-average control and command of all three, allowing his stuff to play up. His ceiling might be in the middle of the rotation, but he’s just about ready for that task.

In other words, if he can command the baseball like he has throughout most of his pro career, he can have success against the Pirates tonight and against other big league teams in the future. If that continues to be an issue, it could be a long night, and a relatively short stay this time around, for Pettibone.

So, wrapping up. Be sure to check out Prospect Watch and, of course, MLB Pipeline, often so you can seem smarter than all of your other baseball fan friends.

Today, I’m going to expand it a bit, taking a look at the week that was (April 8-14) and who excelled across not just the Top 100, but the Top 20s for each team as well. Always remember to check out for news/updates on your favorite prospects over on MLBPipeline.com.

First, the hitters (rank by OPS for the week in parentheses). It was a good week in the Rockies system.

Rosell Herrera, SS/3B, No. 12 Rockies prospect (5th): 1.538 OPS
Andrew Susac, C, No. 16 Giants prospect (9th): 1.438 OPS
Charlie Culberson, 2B, No. 14 Rockies prospect (12th): 1.429 OPS
James Ramsey, OF, No. 17 Cardinals prospect (22nd): 1.338 OPS
Corey Dickerson, OF, No. 16 Rockies prospect (26th): 1.318 OPS
Michael Taylor, OF, No. 12 A’s prospect (27th): 1.318 OPS
Jeff Kobernus, 2B/OF, No. 15 Nationals prospect (30th): 1.308

It’s a little tougher with pitching, with no OPS for the week at the ready for them. So I picked out some (definitely not all — I used only guys who gave up no runs of any sort) of the top performers from the week instead.

Archie Bradley, RHP, No. 2 D-backs prospect (No. 24 overall): 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K
Aaron Sanchez, RHP, No. 1 Blue Jays prospect (No. 35 overall): 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Taylor Guerrieri, RHP, No. 2 Rays prospect (No. 44 overall): 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Max Fried, LHP, No. 2 Padres prospect (No. 53 overall): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Yordano Ventura, RHP, No. 3 Royals prospect (No. 59 overall): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K
Tony Cingrani, LHP, No. 3 Reds prospect (No. 66 overall): 8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 K
Jarred Cosart, RHP, No. 4 Astros prospect (No. 88 overall): 5 IP 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K
Erik Johnson, RHP, No. 3 White Sox prospect: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
Adam Morgan, LHP, No. 7 Phillies prospect: 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
John Gast, LHP, No. 10 Cardinals prospect: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Alex Colome, LHP, No. 12 Rays prospect: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K
Sam Selman, LHP, No. 12 Royals prospect: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Luke Jackson, RHP, No. 13 Rangers prospect: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K
Austin Wood, RHP, No. 14 Angels prospect: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Asher Wojciechowski, RHP, No. 15 Astros prospect: 9 IP, 1 H, o R, 3 BB, 7 K

Dr. James Andrews will perform the surgery on the talented right-hander. Sheffield, the nephew of former big leaguer Gary Sheffield, was ranked No. 47 on MLB.com’s most recent Top 50 Draft prospects rankings, but this turn of events leaves his immediate future up in the air.

“I haven’t gotten to speak with him, but talking to his brother and dad, he was upset obviously at first,” said Brad White, Sheffield’s coach at Tullahoma High School in Tennessee. “Obviously, his high school career is over. I know he’s thinking, ‘I’ve got the best man in the business doing the surgery, that’s the best I can hope for. And I’ll have a new arm when this is over with.”

Sheffield hadn’t pitched since March 12, when he came out of his start after 73 pitches because of forearm tightness. He originally rested and rehabbed his arm, acting as the team’s designated hitter in the interim. He didn’t even return to his normal non-pitching position, shortstop, until Tullahoma’s opening game at the National High School Invitational at the USA Baseball National Training Complex on March 27.

He was slated to pitch the following day, but was shut down again after warming up pre-game. Sheffield had an MRI when he got back to Tennessee the Tuesday after the tournament, then saw Dr. Andrews this Wednesday morning. Surgery was scheduled for the following morning. The right-hander is committed to Vanderbilt University and one scouting director said that he was already considered to be a tough sign because of that commitment. The surgery, the scouting director said, “sealed his fate.”

More to come in a full story on MLB.com.

No. 8 Zack Wheeler, Mets (AAA): 5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
No. 18 Danny Hultzen, Mariners (AAA): 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
No. 51 Robert Stephenson, Reds (A): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
No. 64 Wily Peralta, Brewers (MLB): 6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
No. 66 Tony Cingrani, Reds (AAA): 6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Cingrani gets bolded as the “Pitcher of the second start,” and also because that’s his second straight really good outing. his overall line now:

12 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 21 K, .079 BAA

Pretty good, right?

Pitching today (some underway already)

No. 9 Gerrit Cole, Pirates (AAA)
No. 24 Archie Bradley, D-backs (A+)
No. 46 Chris Archer, Rays (AAA)
No. 49 Kyle Gibson, Twins (AAA)
No. 60 Jesse Biddle, Phillies (AA)
No. 71 Allen Webster, Red Sox (AAA)
No. 72 Justin Nicolino, Marlins (A+)
No. 78 Zach Lee, Dodgers (AA)
No. 89 Jarred Cosart, Astros (AAA)

Just about everybody has played at this point, with some exceptions:

Disabled List:

Dylan Bundy (elbow and forearm stiffness, expected back by end of month)
Christian Yelich (plantar fasciitis, expected back within 2 weeks)
Rymer Liriano (out for season, elbow surgery)
Didi Gregorius (elbow, should start rehab games soon)
Casey Kelly (out for season, elbow surgery)
Jake Marisnick (hand fracture, back end of April/beginning of May)
Lucas Giolito (out for season, elbow surgery)
Andrew Heaney (strained lat, will start throwing program in about a week)
Martin Perez (fractured wrist, out until June)
Adam Eaton (elbow, out at least 6-8 weeks)

Jonathan Singleton is serving his suspension. Albert Almora is in extended Spring Training. A few pitchers are making debuts today: Matt Barnes (Portland, AA), Taylor Guerrieri (Bowling Green, A), Jake Odorizzi (Durham, AAA).

Oscar Taveras was back home attending to a personal matter, but is expected to be in Triple-A Memphis’ lineup today.

Organization-mate Carlos Martinez is on the Temporary Inactive List. He missed nearly all of Spring Training because of visa issues. He’ll catch up in Extended Spring Training and join Double-A Springfield eventually.

A couple of notes:

* Trevor Bauer is listed as with Triple-A Columbus, but his stats are from the big league start he made before being sent back down.

**David Dahl played one game for Class A Asheville in the Rockies system, but was then sent to Extended Spring Training for disciplinary reasons.