MLB Prospect Rankings for 2008: Matrix (Sporting News)
The table below shows the top 50 prospects for 2008 as chosen by The Sporting News, with other rankings shown for comparison. Click headings to re-sort.
| SB | BA | BP | SN | ML | ES | Team | Pos'n | Player |
| 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | FLA | OF | Cameron Maybin |
| 5 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 12 | PIT | OF | Andrew McCutchen |
| 155 | 29 | 52 | 9 | 10 | 29 | CLE | RHP | Adam Miller
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| 29 | 45 | 34 | 13 | 26 | 45 | NYY | RHP | Ian Kennedy |
| 8 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 5 | STL | OF | Colby Rasmus |
| 18 | 16 | 38 | 18 | 19 | 34 | LAA | SS | Brandon Wood |
| 47 | 63 | 72 | 19 | 40 | - | KC | RHP | Luke Hochevar |
| 61 | 77 | 49 | 20 | 25 | 60 | TEX | RHP | Eric Hurley |
| 230 | - | 67 | 21 | - | - | NYY | RHP | Alan Horne |
| 43 | - | 93 | 22 | - | 95 | SEA | OF | Wladimir Balentien |
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 6 | LAD | LHP | Clayton Kershaw |
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 16 | TB | LHP | David Price |
| 141 | - | - | 26 | - | - | MIN | RHP | Anthony Swarzak |
| 24 | 26 | 56 | 27 | 24 | - | OAK | LHP | Gio Gonzalez
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| 49 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 43 | SD | 3B | Chase Headley |
| 23 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 15 | TB | RHP | Wade Davis |
| 166 | 15 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 26 | TB | LHP | Jacob McGee
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| 282 | - | - | 31 | - | - | CHW | RHP | Jack Egbert |
| 10 | 39 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 49 | TB | SS | Reid Brignac |
| 41 | 38 | - | 34 | 41 | 70 | COL | 3B | Ian Stewart |
| 34 | 19 | 58 | 36 | 38 | 31 | TEX | SS | Elvis Andrus |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 15 | 7 | TOR | OF | Travis Snider |
| 15 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 18 | 23 | LAA | RHP | Nick Adenhart |
| 74 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 93 | SD | 2B | Matt Antonelli |
| 14 | 66 | 90 | 40 | 35 | 81 | ARZ | RHP | Max Scherzer |
| 55 | 51 | 35 | 41 | 37 | 51 | WAS | LHP | Ross Detwiler |
| 52 | - | 88 | 42 | 39 | 88 | FLA | RHP | Chris Volstad |
| 3 | 23 | 31 | 43 | - | 37 | CLE | OF | Matt LaPorta
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| 40 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 49 | 24 | NYY | OF | Austin Jackson |
| 17 | 74 | 92 | 45 | 50 | - | COL | OF | Dexter Fowler |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 21 | 14 | BAL | C | Matt Wieters
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| 102 | 75 | - | 47 | 44 | - | CHC | OF | Tyler Colvin |
| 56 | 99 | - | 48 | - | - | TB | RHP | Jeff Niemann |
| 79 | - | 99 | 49 | - | - | OAK | 1B | Chris Carter |
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