Here's where every ranked prospect is starting the 2023 season

April 7th, 2023

Videos of first career hits, swipes and dingers have been all the rage of late, and there is more to come!

Major League Opening Day was on March 30 with the first Triple-A games beginning the following day. Double-A, High-A and Single-A clubs are beginning their schedules Thursday and Friday. And we've already seen some of the top young talents in the game flock to all four corners of the country to fill out Major and Minor League rosters.

Fourteen of MLB Pipeline’s preseason Top 100 prospects opened 2023 in the Majors, headlined by four of our top five in Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson (who was No. 1), D-backs outfielder Corbin Carroll (was No. 2), Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker (No. 2) and Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (No. 3). Henderson and Carroll have since graduated from the list.

Walker and Volpe joined White Sox outfielder Oscar Colás (No. 84) as Major League debutants on Opening Day. That trio represented a drop from the group of eight in 2022 but still an uptick from the two we saw in both 2021 and 2020.

Here's where each club's Top 30 prospects are starting the year:

NLE: ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH
ALE: BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TOR
NLC: CIN | CHC | MIL | PIT | STL
ALC: CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN
NLW: ARI | COL | LAD | SD | SF
ALW: HOU | LAA | OAK | SEA | TEX

As for the Minor Leagues, 33 Top 100 prospects opened at Triple-A while 22 will be at Double-A, 15 at High-A and seven at Single-A. Eleven are dealing with various injuries and will not begin the campaign on an active roster.

Here's where MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects opened the 2023 season:

The complete list

1. Francisco Álvarez, C, NYM -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
2. Jordan Walker, OF, STL -- St. Louis (MLB)
3. Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY -- New York (MLB)
4. Andrew Painter, RHP, PHI -- Injured (elbow)
5. Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, BAL -- Norfolk (Triple-A)
6. Jackson Chourio, OF, MIL -- Biloxi (Double-A)
7. Marcelo Mayer, SS, BOS -- Greenville (High-A)
8. Elly De La Cruz, SS, CIN -- Injured (hamstring)
9. Jordan Lawlar, SS, ARI -- Amarillo (Double-A)
10. Jackson Holliday, SS, BAL -- Delmarva (Single-A)
11. Eury Pérez, RHP, MIA -- Pensacola (Double-A)
12. Diego Cartaya, C, LAD -- Tulsa (Double-A)
13. Druw Jones, OF, ARI -- Visalia (Single-A)
14. Daniel Espino, RHP, CLE -- Injured (shoulder)
15. James Wood, OF, WSH -- Wilmington (High-A)
16. Kyle Harrison, LHP, SF -- Sacramento (Triple-A)
17. Jackson Merrill, SS, SD -- Fort Wayne (High-A)
18. Taj Bradley, RHP, TB -- Durham (Triple-A)
19. Brett Baty, 3B, NYM -- Syracuse (Triple-A)
20. Marco Luciano, SS, SF -- Extended spring training (lower back)
21. Triston Casas, 1B, BOS -- Boston (MLB)
22. Bobby Miller, RHP, LAD -- Injured (mild shoulder soreness)
23. Ezequiel Tovar, SS, COL -- Colorado (MLB)
24. Termarr Johnson, 2B, PIT -- Extended spring training (hamstring)
25. Zac Veen, OF, COL -- Hartford (Double-A)
26. Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF, CHC -- Tennessee (Double-A)
27. Noelvi Marte, SS, CIN -- Chattanooga (Double-A)
28. Sal Frelick, OF, MIL -- Nashville (Triple-A)
29. Brooks Lee, SS, MIN -- Wichita (Double-A)
30. Ricky Tiedemann, LHP, TOR -- Injured (shoulder soreness)
31. Curtis Mead, 3B, TB -- Durham (Triple-A)
32. Josh Jung, 3B, TEX -- Texas (MLB)
33. Robert Hassell, OF, WSH -- Injured (hand)
34. Kevin Parada, C, NYM -- Brooklyn (High-A)
35. Colson Montgomery, SS, CWS -- Injured (oblique)
36. Tyler Soderstrom, 1B, OAK -- Las Vegas (Triple-A)
37. Colton Cowser, OF, BAL -- Norfolk (Triple-A)
38. Evan Carter, OF, TEX -- Frisco (Double-A)
39. Gavin Williams, RHP, CLE -- Akron (Double-A)
40. Hunter Brown, RHP, HOU -- Houston (MLB)
41. Edwin Arroyo, SS, CIN -- Dayton (High-A)
42. Royce Lewis, SS, MIN -- Injured (torn ACL)
43. Elijah Green, OF, WSH -- Fredericksburg (Single-A)
44. Jasson Domínguez, OF, NYY -- Somerset (Double-A)
45. Mick Abel, RHP, PHI -- Reading (Double-A)
46. Harry Ford, C, SEA -- Everett (High-A)
47. Masyn Winn, SS, STL -- Memphis (Triple-A)
48. George Valera, OF, CLE -- Injured (hamate)
49. Oswald Peraza, SS, NYY -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)
50. Logan O'Hoppe, C, LAA -- Los Angeles (MLB)
51. Michael Busch, 2B, LAD -- Oklahoma City (Triple-A)
52. Endy Rodriguez, C, PIT -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
53. Gavin Stone, RHP, LAD -- Oklahoma City (Triple-A)
54. Henry Davis, C, PIT -- Altoona (Double-A)
55. Cade Cavalli, RHP, WSH -- Injured (Tommy John surgery)
56. Brandon Pfaadt, RHP, ARI -- Reno (Triple-A)
57. Quinn Priester, RHP, PIT -- Indianapolis (Triple-A)
58. Jacob Berry, 3B, MIA -- Beloit (High-A)
59. Gavin Cross, OF, KC -- Quad Cities (High-A)
60. Jackson Jobe, RHP, DET -- Injured (lumbar spine inflammation)
61. Bo Naylor, C, CLE -- Columbus (Triple-A)
62. Tanner Bibee, RHP, CLE -- Columbus (Triple-A)
63. Owen White, RHP, TEX -- Frisco (Double-A)
64. Max Meyer, RHP, MIA -- Injured (Tommy John rehab)
65. Adael Amador, SS, COL -- Extended spring training
66. Cam Collier, 3B, CIN -- Daytona (Single-A)
67. Ryan Pepiot, RHP, LAD -- Injured (oblique)
68. Luisangel Acuña, SS, TEX -- Frisco (Double-A)
69. Carson Williams, SS, TB -- Bowling Green (High-A)
70. Kyle Manzardo, 1B, TB -- Durham (Triple-A)
71. Jordan Westburg, INF, BAL -- Norfolk (Triple-A)
72. Brayan Rocchio, SS, CLE -- Columbus (Triple-A)
73. Ken Waldichuk, LHP, OAK -- Oakland (MLB)
74. Tink Hence, RHP, STL -- Peoria (High-A)
75. Jack Leiter, RHP, TEX -- Frisco (Double-A)
76. Gordon Graceffo, RHP, STL -- Memphis (Triple-A)
77. Heston Kjerstad, OF, BAL -- Bowie (Double-A)
78. Andy Pages, OF, LAD -- Tulsa (Double-A)
79. Chase DeLauter, OF, CLE -- Injured (left foot)
80. Jace Jung, 2B, DET -- West Michigan (High-A)
81. Drew Romo, C, COL -- Hartford (Double-A)
82. Oscar Colas, OF, CWS -- Chicago (MLB)
83. Ceddanne Rafaela, OF, BOS -- Portland (Double-A)
84. Kevin Alcantara, OF, CHC -- South Bend (High-A)
85. Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF, MIN -- Cedar Rapids (High-A)
86. Zach Neto, SS, LAA -- Rocket City (Double-A)
87. Joey Wiemer, OF, MIL -- Nashville (Triple-A)
88. Alec Burleson, OF, STL -- St. Louis (MLB)
89. Brennen Davis, OF, CHC -- Iowa (Triple-A)
90. Miguel Bleis, OF, BOS -- Salem (Single-A)
91. Brock Porter, RHP, TEX -- Down East (Single-A)
92. Wilmer Flores, RHP, DET -- Erie (Double-A)
93. Alex Ramirez, OF, NYM -- Brooklyn (High-A)
94. DL Hall, LHP, BAL -- Norfolk (Triple-A)
95. Bryce Miller, RHP, SEA -- Arkansas (Double-A)
96. Joey Ortiz, SS, BAL -- Norfolk (Triple-A)
97. Dylan Lesko, RHP, SD -- Injured (Tommy John rehab)
98. Cade Horton, RHP, CHC -- (Single-A)
99. Edouard Julien, 2B, MIN -- (Triple-A)
100. Yainer Diaz, C/1B, HOU -- (Houston)