1981 Top Prospect Rankings

[CSCommish]

Top Prospect Promotion Fan Interest Boosts:
- Top 15 Position Players and Top 15 Pitchers, as shown in Top 100 Prospects list, as of each season's Opening Day sim, will be eligible.
- Prospects called up after file flip but prior to Opening Day sim will still be eligible, but subject to its rank as of the Opening Day sim.
- Commish will post an annual list and potential Fan Interest boost in the "Prospect Promotion" Board/Thread prior to running the Opening Day sim.
- Owner must announce (post) intended call-up prior to June 1st (essentially prior to Extensions being open) in order to earn the boost and the prospect must remain on Active Roster until end of World Series, except when serving time on the DL, or the boost will be taken away.

- Fan Interest will be increased by the following formula: (21 - Top 15 Rank), with Fan Interest not to exceed 90 overall.
- Multiple call-ups will stack Fan Interest boost, but only by an additional 5 points, with Fan Interest not to exceed 90 overall.

FINAL LIST

Batters
1 - 20 - Scott Fletcher, LAN (NC)
2 - 19 - Gary Redus, ATL (5/16)
3 - 18 - Cal Ripken, CLE (6/15)
4 - 17 - Bill D. Doran, LAN (8/13)
5 - 16 - Darryl Strawberry, SEA (9/12)
6 - 15 - Don Mattingly, NYA (7/14)
7 - 14 - Eric Davis, BOS (3/18)
8 - 13 - Lloyd Moseby, HOU (4/17)
9 - 12 - Mickey Tettleton, BOS (NR)
10 - 11 - Julio Franco, NYA (2/19)
11 - 10 - Dickie Thon, PHI (NC)
12 - 9 - Rob Deer, NYA (10/11)
13 - 8 - Andres Galarraga, BOS (14/7)
14 - 7 - Kevin Mitchell, MON (13/8)
15 - 6 - Pete M. O'Brien, CIN (12/9)

Fell off list: Kirk Gibson, LAN (15/6)

Pitchers
1 - 20 - Sid Fernandez, LAN (14/7)
2 - 19 - Gordie Pladson, NYM (6/15)
3 - 18 - Scott Garrelts, NYA (7/14)
4 - 17 - Joe W. Price, HOU (5/16)
5 - 16 - Mike L. Griffin, NYA (4/17)
6 - 15 - Bob Tewksbury, NYM (3/18)
7 - 14 - Steve Shields, MIL (9/12)
8 - 13 - Fernando Valenzuela, STL (1/20)
9 - 12 - Britt Burns, TEX (8/13)
10 - 11 - Mike Witt, MON (2/19)
11 - 10 - Bob Walk, LAN (10/11)
12 - 9 - Bob Stoddard, CIN (11/10)
13 - 8 - Mark W. Davis, LAN (12/9)
14 - 7 - Atlee Hammaker, CLE (13/8)
15 - 6 - Tom Candiotti, TOR (NR)

Fell off list: Bob Welch, SEA (15/6)

[CSCommish]

Reminder that this list is preliminary as I have to do camps still.

[tadontask]

Not entirely sure what this is, but Dickie Thon is going to be on my Opening Day roster.

[Deleted]

How Ryne Sandberg isn't on here is beyond me

[dgfred]

started with the Phils.

[Sha-Le Unique]

May 18, 2018 10:32:37 GMT -5 @cubsgm said:

How Ron Kittle isn't on here is beyond me

[CSCommish]

List updated.

[CSCommish]

Finalized really is what I should have said --- I included preliminary rankings in parentheses so you can see how they changed.

[CSCommish]

Yankees' Don Mattingly and Julio Franco called up. Yankees' Fan Interest increases by 20 from 80 to 100, but capped at max of 90.

[CSCommish]

Phillies' Dickie Thon called up. Phillies' Fan Interest increases by 10 from 85 to 95, but capped at max of 90.

[CSCommish]

Astros' Joe W. Price called up. Astros' Fan Interest increases by 17 from 47 to 64.

[CSCommish]

Brewers' Steve Shields called up. Brewers' Fan Interest increases by 14 from 50 to 64.

[CSCommish]

Dodgers' Bob Walk called up. Dodgers' Fan Interest increases by 10 from 48 to 58.

[Deleted]

May 18, 2018 21:30:25 GMT -5 CSCommish said:

Dodgers' Bob Walk called up. Dodgers' Fan Interest increases by 10 from 48 to 58.

Scott Fletcher and Bill Doran joining him.

[CSCommish]

Dodgers' Scott Fletcher and Bill Doran called up. Dodgers' Fan Interest increases by 20 from 58 to 78.