One of my favorite tasks prepping for the upcoming fantasy baseball season is compiling my consensus top prospects list, a ranking of the next best players in baseball. This is the fourth year publishing the list. Feel free to go back and check the top prospects from 2010, 2011 and 2012, and you’ll quickly see what a major impact these players have on the fantasy baseball landscape today. The top of this list are the guys you want to build your deep keeper and dynasty league fantasy baseball teams around for years to come.
This year I used 14 publicly available “top 100” prospect lists to form the basis of my list, although there were changes to the lists included in the consensus from last year. Players had to be named on at least seven of the lists to make the final cut. Players were given 100 points for a 1st place listing, 99 points for second, 98 for third and on and on down to 1 point for a selection as number 100.
Each list that formed the consensus is identified in the key below. Each player’s score for that list is indicated and their average is listed last. Scores are based on the number of lists they appear. I realize this simple system has the potential to skew the results of those picked on fewer lists, but overall it provides a good snapshot of the guys you should target for your rosters.
Top 100 Prospects Lists | |||
BA | Baseball America | 361 | Prospect 361° |
BP | Baseball Prospectus | SC | Scout |
CBS | CBS Sports | SB | Scouting Book |
DL | Deep Leagues | S2S | Seedlings to Stars |
KL | Keith Law | TBH | The Baseball Haven |
MLB | MLB.com | TDG | The Dynasty Guru |
PP | MLB Prospect Portal | TPA | Top Prospect Alert |
Player
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BA | BP | CBS | DL | KL | MLB | PP | 361 | SC | SB | S2S | TBH | TDG | TPA | AVG |
1. SS Jurickson Profar, TEX
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100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.9 |
2. RHP Dylan Bundy, BAL
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99 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 99 | 98.2 |
3. OF Oscar Taveras, STL
|
98 | 99 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 97 | 99 | 97 | 97.6 |
4. OF Wil Myers, TB
|
97 | 94 | 100 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 95 | 99 | 97 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 97.1 |
5. RHP Gerrit Cole, PIT
|
94 | 98 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 94.6 |
6. RHP Taijuan Walker, SEA
|
83 | 92 | 81 | 91 | 92 | 96 | 88 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 90.6 |
7. SS Xander Bogaerts, BOS
|
93 | 89 | 89 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 95 | 90 | 74 | 89 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 86 | 90 |
8. RHP Zack Wheeler, NYM
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90 | 96 | 91 | 87 | 88 | 93 | 89 | 93 | 84 | 84 | 96 | 79 | 94 | 91 | 89.6 |
9. RHP Jose Fernandez, MIA
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96 | 95 | 84 | 93 | 85 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 80 | 87 | 95 | 80 | 87 | 94 | 89.6 |
10. RHP Shelby Miller, STL
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95 | 85 | 98 | 94 | 80 | 76 | 90 | 95 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 96 | 88.8 |
11. 3B Miguel Sano, MIN
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92 | 80 | 90 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 98 | 84 | 83 | 92 | 88.3 |
12. C Travis d’Arnaud, NYM
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78 | 86 | 97 | 85 | 87 | 95 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 86 | 85 | 91 | 76 | 87.1 |
13. RHP Jameson Taillon, PIT
|
82 | 90 | 80 | 88 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 79 | 91 | 86 | 85 | 86.5 |
14. RHP Trevor Bauer, CLE
|
87 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 76 | 84 | 94 | 78 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 95 | 80 | 84 | 85.4 |
15. LHP Tyler Skaggs, ARI
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89 | 84 | 77 | 83 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 88 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 78 | 90 | 85.2 |
16. SS Billy Hamilton, CIN
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81 | 87 | 94 | 81 | 71 | 90 | 75 | 94 | 75 | 94 | 77 | 90 | 98 | 80 | 84.8 |
17. OF Christian Yelich, MIA
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86 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 95 | 88 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 83 |
18. SS Javier Baez, CHC
|
85 | 81 | 88 | 89 | 70 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 90 | 81 | 84 | 77 | 81.6 |
19. C Mike Zunino, SEA
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84 | 68 | 93 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 74 | 81 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 79.1 |
20. 3B Nick Castellanos, DET
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80 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 63 | 80 | 79 | 87 | 92 | 80 | 87 | 78 | 88 | 75 | 78.9 |
21. RHP Archie Bradley, ARI
|
76 | 70 | 63 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 91 | 76 | 89 | 72 | 72 | 83 | 76.6 |
22. OF Jonathan Singleton, HOU
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74 | 76 | 66 | 80 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 85 | 78 | 74.1 |
23. OF Byron Buxton, MIN
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91 | 93 | 58 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 91 | 81 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 52 | 81 | 88 | 73.8 |
24. 3B Anthony Rendon, WAS
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71 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 84 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 64 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 89 | 70 | 73.6 |
25. 3B Mike Olt, TEX
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79 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 30 | 79 | 67 | 75 | 89 | 81 | 78 | 83 | 79 | 69 | 73.1 |
26. LHP Danny Hultzen, SEA
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72 | 51 | 74 | 71 | 35 | 83 | 69 | 64 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 92 | 71 | 79 | 73 |
27. SS Carlos Correa, HOU
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88 | 75 | 0 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 84 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 93 | 72.6 |
28. SS Francisco Lindor, CLE
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73 | 91 | 0 | 61 | 94 | 87 | 78 | 57 | 82 | 78 | 80 | 76 | 41 | 81 | 69.9 |
29. RHP Kevin Gausman, BAL
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75 | 88 | 61 | 77 | 75 | 64 | 74 | 55 | 59 | 71 | 47 | 69 | 50 | 82 | 67.6 |
30. RHP Carlos Martinez, STL
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63 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 63 | 75 | 57 | 87 | 69 | 60 | 66.1 |
31. OF Jorge Soler, CHC
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67 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 45 | 34 | 69 | 67 | 56 | 74 | 62 | 61.1 |
32. OF Jackie Bradley, BOS
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70 | 74 | 83 | 57 | 61 | 69 | 60 | 72 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 28 | 37 | 66 | 60.5 |
33. RHP Julio Teheran, ATL
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57 | 49 | 76 | 38 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 43 | 69 | 82 | 31 | 88 | 38 | 65 | 60.4 |
34. OF George Springer, HOU
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64 | 46 | 69 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 58 | 52 | 76 | 52 | 74 | 49 | 66 | 61 | 59.2 |
35. RHP Matt Barnes, BOS
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61 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 22 | 63 | 70 | 40 | 70 | 55 | 71 | 55 | 65 | 64 | 58.2 |
36. 3B Addison Russell, OAK
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53 | 79 | 0 | 70 | 91 | 53 | 71 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 41 | 67 | 56 | 58.2 |
37. OF Bubba Starling, KC
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66 | 52 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 75 | 52 | 36 | 66 | 68 | 76 | 75 | 55 | 68 | 56.4 |
38. OF Albert Almora, CHC
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68 | 83 | 0 | 54 | 68 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 30 | 67 | 55.2 |
39. RHP Kyle Zimmer, KC
|
77 | 60 | 0 | 34 | 74 | 67 | 73 | 53 | 68 | 64 | 18 | 37 | 54 | 89 | 54.9 |
40. C Gary Sanchez, NYY
|
44 | 54 | 0 | 68 | 83 | 65 | 54 | 67 | 72 | 34 | 68 | 66 | 46 | 41 | 54.4 |
41. OF Mason Williams, NYY
|
69 | 50 | 0 | 40 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 76 | 58 | 62 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 71 | 54.1 |
42. RHP Aaron Sanchez, TOR
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36 | 69 | 0 | 66 | 82 | 66 | 76 | 38 | 52 | 49 | 70 | 0 | 62 | 55 | 51.5 |
43. RHP Noah Syndergaard, NYM
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47 | 73 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 72 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 54 | 63 | 59 | 45 | 57 | 49.2 |
44. SS Alen Hanson, PIT
|
40 | 35 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 47 | 32 | 73 | 47 | 31 | 36 | 25 | 63 | 31 | 46.8 |
45. 3B Jedd Gyorko, SD
|
30 | 17 | 86 | 49 | 31 | 51 | 50 | 42 | 50 | 65 | 26 | 57 | 60 | 33 | 46.2 |
46. RHP Trevor Rosenthal, STL
|
62 | 56 | 70 | 75 | 43 | 58 | 64 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 45.6 |
47. 3B Nolan Arenado, COL
|
49 | 44 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 55 | 7 | 67 | 70 | 46 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 45.3 |
48. RHP Chris Archer, TB
|
65 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 0 | 42 | 66 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 36 | 45.2 |
49. OF David Dahl, COL
|
48 | 61 | 0 | 59 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 71 | 41 | 42 | 23 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 44.1 |
50. RHP Taylor Guerrieri, TB
|
39 | 53 | 0 | 67 | 54 | 57 | 49 | 63 | 30 | 7 | 72 | 19 | 43 | 17 | 40.7 |
51. OF Oswaldo Arcia, MIN
|
60 | 41 | 56 | 51 | 42 | 8 | 46 | 49 | 9 | 51 | 8 | 39 | 64 | 46 | 40.7 |
52. RHP Robert Stephenson, CIN
|
45 | 23 | 0 | 84 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 60 | 38 | 42 | 0 | 28 | 59 | 40.5 |
53. RHP Jake Odorizzi, TB
|
9 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 56 | 53 | 60 | 56 | 59 | 69 | 71 | 27 | 18 | 40.4 |
54. OF Jake Marisnick, MIA
|
37 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 66 | 81 | 60 | 45 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 38.4 |
55. 3B Kaleb Cowart, LAA
|
41 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 34 | 35 | 56 | 45 | 50 | 51 | 4 | 51 | 14 | 37 |
56. LHP Max Fried, SD
|
55 | 40 | 0 | 64 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 61 | 49 | 36.6 |
57. OF Brian Goodwin, WAS
|
31 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 59 | 27 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 68 | 40 | 36.2 |
58. RHP Alex Meyer, MIN
|
42 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 61 | 43 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 40 | 29 | 13 | 34.6 |
59. OF Gregory Polanco, PIT
|
50 | 57 | 0 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 23 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 56 | 53 | 33.5 |
60. RHP Casey Kelly, SD
|
56 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 41 | 32 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 61 | 34 | 0 | 70 | 37 | 33.4 |
61. 2B Kolten Wong, STL
|
17 | 11 | 73 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 61 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 42 | 33 | 3 | 32.8 |
62. OF Rymer Liriano, SD
|
0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 46 | 0 | 68 | 57 | 0 | 65 | 35 | 73 | 0 | 32.4 |
63. SS Nick Franklin, SEA
|
22 | 29 | 0 | 46 | 32 | 54 | 57 | 4 | 54 | 67 | 7 | 58 | 23 | 0 | 32.4 |
64. 3B Tyler Austin, NYY
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 47 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 65 | 57 | 28 | 31.4 |
65. SS Trevor Story, COL
|
5 | 67 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 44 | 54 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 48 | 26 | 30.7 |
66. RHP Kyle Gibson, MIN
|
33 | 37 | 53 | 0 | 60 | 52 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 30.4 |
67. C Austin Hedges, SD
|
43 | 82 | 0 | 58 | 65 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 29.7 |
68. OF Aaron Hicks, MIN
|
29 | 55 | 75 | 11 | 52 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 28.7 |
69. LHP Justin Nicolino, MIA
|
15 | 28 | 0 | 47 | 39 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 62 | 46 | 12 | 50 | 12 | 32 | 28.1 |
70. OF Yasiel Puig, LAD
|
54 | 22 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 25 | 51 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 27.6 |
71. LHP James Paxton, SEA
|
14 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 61 | 19 | 3 | 64 | 43 | 36 | 24 | 27 |
72. OF Adam Eaton, ARI
|
28 | 0 | 87 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 58 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 45 | 26 |
73. RHP Allen Webster, BOS
|
52 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 48 | 25.7 |
74. RHP Kyle Crick, SF
|
35 | 36 | 0 | 53 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 25.4 |
75. RHP Wily Peralta, MIL
|
32 | 33 | 57 | 0 | 28 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 53 | 35 | 0 | 25 |
76. LHP Tony Cingrani, CIN
|
19 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 38 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 24.5 |
77. RHP Lucas Giolito, WAS
|
34 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 72 | 23.5 |
78. 2B Delino DeShields Jr., HOU
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 23 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 77 | 16 | 21.4 |
79. RHP Daniel Straily, OAK
|
0 | 16 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 20.8 |
80. SS Hak-Ju Lee, TB
|
11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 63 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20.7 |
81. LHP Jesse Biddle, PHI
|
12 | 34 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 41 | 11 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20.5 |
82. LHP Martin Perez, TEX
|
20 | 42 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 63 | 1 | 38 | 19.9 |
83. OF Courtney Hawkins, CHW
|
46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18.9 |
84. RHP Yordano Ventura, KC
|
16 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 51 | 18.4 |
85. RHP Luis Heredia, PIT
|
23 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 54 | 18.3 |
86. RHP Michael Wacha, STL
|
25 | 45 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 18 | 63 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17.8 |
87. 3B Matt Davidson, ARI
|
13 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 16.9 |
88. OF Slade Heathcott, NYY
|
38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 31 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.6 |
89. RHP Zach Lee, LAD
|
0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 30 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.9 |
90. LHP Andrew Heaney, MIA
|
58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 13.2 |
91. RHP Clayton Blackburn, SF
|
0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 |
92. OF Michael Choice, OAK
|
0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 13.1 |
93. SS Jonathan Schoop, BAL
|
0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 12.1 |
94. RHP Bruce Rondon, DET
|
6 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
95. RHP Arodys Vizcaino, CHC
|
18 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 10.6 |
96. OF Avisail Garcia, DET
|
27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 10.1 |
97. RHP Cody Buckel, TEX
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
98. RHP A.J. Cole, WAS
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 8.9 |
99. RHP Daniel Corcino, CIN
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
100. RHP J.R. Graham, ATL
|
8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8.7 |
101. RHP Jarred Cosart, HOU
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
102. SS Dorssys Paulino, CLE
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 7.1 |
103. OF Marcell Ozuna, MIA
|
26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.6 |
104. 3B Joey Gallo, TEX
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
105. OF Leonys Martin , TEX
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |