Tess Taruskin
FanGraphs Baseball
Chicago, IL, United States
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Toronto Blue Jays Top 41 Prospects
Toronto's system has a mix of high-variance youngsters and solid big league-ready role players. → Read More
Picks to Click: Who We Expect to Make the 2024 Top 100
Gaze into the crystal ball, and see if you can catch a glimpse of next year's Top 100. → Read More
2023 Top 100 Prospects Chat
All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. TangoTiger.com All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com Retrosheet.org Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. → Read More
2023 Top 100 Prospects
Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin present their 2023 Top 100 list, with reports for each player. → Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 43 Prospects
The Pirates boast a top-five system and appear set up the middle of the diamond for the foreseeable future. → Read More
The 2022 Rule 5 Draft Scouting Reports
A round up of the players taken in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft. → Read More
40-Man Deadline Analysis: AL West
Checking in on the prospect comings and goings for the Angles, Astros, A's, Mariners and Rangers. → Read More
40-Man Deadline Analysis: AL Central
An analysis of the roster moves made ahead of last Tuesday's 40-man deadline. → Read More
Shohei Today, Low-A Tomorrow: The Benefits of a Well-Balanced Baseball Diet
What can ping-ponging between minor league and major league action teach us? → Read More
Kansas City Royals Top 47 Prospects
The very top of the system includes a half-dozen or so bats poised to be either impact everyday players or integral role players, while a coming wave of… → Read More
Friday Prospect Notes: 5/20/2022
With notes on prospects from the Braves, Rangers and Royals systems. → Read More
Thursday Prospect Notes: 5/12/22
Notes on prospects from the Mariners, Nationals, Padres and Royals systems. → Read More
Thursday Prospect Notes: 4/28/2022
Notes on prospects from the Marlins, Phillies, and Yankees systems. → Read More
In-Person Scouting Looks, Headlined by Dodgers Prospect Joel Ibarra
Also featuring Will Bednar, Brayan Castillo, Frank Mozzicato, Alberto Pacheco and more. → Read More
Thursday Prospect Notes: 4/14/2022
Notes on prospects from the A's, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Mariners, and Red Sox systems. → Read More
Call-Up-Palooza: Three Top-Ranked Prospects Among Opening Day Debuts
The first few days of the season have seen a number of top prospects make their big league debuts. → Read More
Cincinnati Reds Top 45 Prospects
Cincinnati has some of the most extreme-variance prospects in all of baseball, led by Hunter Greene and Elly De La Cruz. → Read More
Prospect Notes from Live Looks, Headlined by Jack Leiter
Plus, six draft-eligible amateur prospects. → Read More
Boston Red Sox Top 51 Prospects
Boston's once shallow system is now marked by considerable depth. → Read More
Minnesota Twins Top 39 Prospects
The top of this system is down due to a combination of graduations and injuries. → Read More