Becoming a professional ballplayer is challenging enough, but becoming a Top 100 Prospect means a player’s tools and production are among the best of the best.
Before they reach that status, however, players have to catch the eyes of scouts across the country. Then, when it’s time to make draft picks or hammer out a deal with a player on the international market, those scouts have to make their case about why their team should acquire the player.
Here, Baseball America presents a chart with all of the 2023 Top 100 Prospects and the scouts credited with their signings.
| Rank | Player | Team | Signing Scout |
| 1 | Gunnar Henderson | Orioles | David Jennings |
| 2 | Corbin Carroll | D-backs | Dan Ramsay |
| 3 | Jackson Chourio | Brewers | Fernando Veracierto/Luis Perez |
| 4 | Jordan Walker | Cardinals | Charles Peterson |
| 5 | Andrew Painter | Phillies | Victor Gomez |
| 6 | Grayson Rodriguez | Orioles | Thom Dreier |
| 7 | Eury Perez | Marlins | Angel Izquierdo/Fernando Seguignol |
| 8 | Elly De La Cruz | Reds | Richard Jimenez |
| 9 | Francisco Alvarez | Mets | Andres Nuñez/Ismael Perez |
| 10 | Marcelo Mayer | Red Sox | J.J. Altobelli |
| 11 | James Wood | Nationals | John Martin (Padres) |
| 12 | Gabriel Moreno | D-backs | Francisco Plasencia (Blue Jays) |
| 13 | Jordan Lawlar | D-backs | J.R. Salinas |
| 14 | Anthony Volpe | Yankees | Matt Hyde |
| 15 | Jackson Holliday | Orioles | Ken Guthrie |
| 16 | Kodai Senga | Mets | Jeff Kusumoto |
| 17 | Ezequiel Tovar | Rockies | Rolando Fernandez/Orlando Medina |
| 18 | Diego Cartaya | Dodgers | Luis Marquez/Roman Barinas/Cliff Nuiter/Jean Castro |
| 19 | Daniel Espino | Guardians | Ethan Purser |
| 20 | Gavin Williams | Guardians | Pete Loizzo |
| 21 | Bobby Miller | Dodgers | Marty Lamb |
| 22 | Jackson Merrill | Padres | Danny Sader |
| 23 | Endy Rodriguez | Pirates | Anderson Taveras (Mets) |
| 24 | Druw Jones | D-backs | Hudson Belinsky |
| 25 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Cubs | Rusty McNamara (Mets) |
| 26 | Evan Carter | Rangers | Derrick Tucker/Ryan Coe |
| 27 | Brandon Pfaadt | D-backs | Jeremy Kehrt |
| 28 | Hunter Brown | Astros | Scott Oberhelman |
| 29 | Triston Casas | Red Sox | Willie Romay |
| 30 | Miguel Vargas | Dodgers | Roman Barinas/Mike Tosar |
| 31 | Ricky Tiedemann | Blue Jays | Joey Aversa |
| 32 | Shane Baz | Rays | Wayne Mathis (Pirates) |
| 33 | Brett Baty | Mets | Harry Shelton |
| 34 | Sal Frelick | Brewers | Ty Blankmeyer |
| 35 | Tyler Soderstrom | Athletics | Kevin Mello |
| 36 | Curtis Mead | Rays | Howard Norsetter/Derrick Chung/Roberto Aquino (Phillies) |
| 37 | Marco Luciano | Giants | Jonathan Bautista |
| 38 | Kyle Harrison | Giants | Keith Snider |
| 39 | Colson Montgomery | White Sox | Justin Wechsler |
| 40 | Mick Abel | Phillies | Zach Friedman |
| 41 | Colton Cowser | Orioles | Thom Dreier |
| 42 | Logan O’Hoppe | Angels | Alex Agostino (Phillies) |
| 43 | Royce Lewis | Twins | John Leavitt |
| 44 | Taj Bradley | Rays | Milt Hill |
| 45 | Brooks Lee | Twins | Brian Tripp |
| 46 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | Twins | Manuel Luciano |
| 47 | Tink Hence | Cardinals | Dirk Kenney |
| 48 | Masyn Winn | Cardinals | Jabari Bennett |
| 49 | Termarr Johnson |
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