24 Appalachian League alums featured on MLB Pipeline's 2019 Top 100 Prospects List

MLB Pipeline unveiled its 2019 Top 100 Prospects List Saturday night on MLB Network. The list included 24 prospects who have played in the Appalachian League, including six who competed in the Advanced Rookie League in 2018.

The list is highlighted by 3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the new number one prospect in baseball, who played for the Bluefield Blue Jays in 2016. Two former Appalachian League Players of the Year are also among the top 15 prospects - #9 Alex Kirilloff, the 2016 Player of the Year, and #13 Wander Franco, the 2018 Player of the Year.
Nine of ten current Appalachian League teams have at least one representative on the list - Bluefield (3), Bristol (1), Danville (5), Elizabethton (2), Greeneville (1), Johnson City (2), Kingsport (1), Princeton (5), and Pulaski (1) - as well as one former affiliation, the Greeneville Astros (3).
Appalachian League Alums - 2019 Top 100 Prospects List
1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 3B, Bluefield Blue Jays (2016)
7. Forrest Whitley, RHP, Greeneville Astros (2016)
8. Kyle Tucker, OF, Greeneville Astros (2015)
9. Alex Kirilloff, OF, Elizabethton Twins (2016)
13. Wander Franco, SS, Princeton Rays (2018)
19. Mitch Keller, RHP, Bristol Pirates (2015)
24. Mike Soroka, RHP, Danville Braves (2015)
28. Brent Honeywell Jr., RHP, Princeton Rays (14)
32. Ian Anderson, RHP, Danville Braves (2016)
33. Alex Reyes, RHP, Johnson City Cardinals (2013)
37. Cristian Pache, OF, Danville Braves (2016)
38. Austin Riley, 3B, Danville Braves (2015)
39. Jesús Sánchez, OF, Princeton Rays (2016)
53. Jonathan India, 3B, Greeneville Reds (2018)
55. Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Princeton Rays (2018)
56. Jarred Kelenic, OF, Kingsport Mets (2018)
57. Estevan Florial, OF, Pulaski Yankees (2016)
61. Nolan Gorman, RHP, Johnson City Cardinals (2018)
62. Josh James, RHP, Greeneville Astros (2014)
65. Danny Jansen, C, Bluefield Blue Jays (2014)
68. Brusdar Graterol, RHP, Elizabethton Twins (2017)
84. Ronaldo Hernandez, C, Princeton Rays (2017)
86. Drew Waters, OF, Danville Braves (2017)
98. Eric Pardinho, RHP, Bluefield Blue Jays (2018)
To view the complete Top 100 Prospects List, click here.
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In advance of the release of the new Top 100 Prospects List, MLB Pipeline also took a look back at each team's highest-ranked prospect over the past 15 years. Six former Appalachian League players were highlighted - Joe Mauer (Elizabethton Twins, 2001), Jason Heyward (Danville Braves, 2007), Oscar Taveres (Johnson City Cardinals, 2010), Carlos Correa (Greeneville Astros, 2012), Amed Rosario (Kingsport Mets, 2013), and Vladimir Guerrero Jr (Bluefield Blue Jays, 2016).
To view the complete list from Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Mike Rosenbaum, click here.