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Alabama Baseball: 4 players ranked in latest MLB Pipeline prospects update

By Matt Melton

DETROIT, MI - JULY 27: A detailed view of a pair of game-used Rawlings official Major League baseballs sitting in the dugout during the game between the San Diego Padres and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on July 27, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Padres 4-3. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - JULY 27: A detailed view of a pair of game-used Rawlings official Major League baseballs sitting in the dugout during the game between the San Diego Padres and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on July 27, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Padres 4-3. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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MLB Pipeline recently updated their top prospects list for all 30 major league teams, with a total of four former Alabama Baseball players ranked among their teams Top 30 overall. Here are those four names, along with where they are in their teams Top 30, as well as what they have done so far this season. (NOTE: Stats as of Friday, August 26)

4 former Alabama Baseball players ranked in MLB Pipeline prospects update

Connor Prielipp – Minnesota Twins

The lone Alabama Baseball player selected in the 2022 MLB Draft to be ranked in MLB Pipeline’s latest prospects update is Prielipp, with the left-hander coming in at No. 4 overall in the Twins system. Selected No. 48 overall by Minnesota in the second round, Prielipp has yet to make his professional debut.

Tyler Gentry – Kansas City Royals

A former third round pick by Kansas City back in the 2020 MLB Draft, Gentry comes in at No. 10 in the Royals system in the latest update. The former Crimson Tide outfielder has enjoyed an impressive 2022 season between the High-A and Double-A levels, slashing a combined .326/.428/.541 across 89 games with 18 HR and 70 RBI.

Dylan Smith – Detroit Tigers

Smith, a former third round pick from the 2021 MLB Draft, is now ranked as the No. 14 prospect in the Detroit Tigers system. The 2022 season is the first professional action for the right-hander, with Smith having posted a combined 3.84 ERA with a 72:15 K:BB across 75 IP between the Low-A and High-A levels.

Peyton Wilson – Kansas City Royals

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Also selected in the 2021 MLB Draft by the Royals, Wilson is currently the No. 25 overall prospect in the Kansas City system, as well as the final former Alabama Baseball player currently ranked as a prospect. Wilson has spent the entire 2022 season with High-A Quad City, slashing a combined .251/.336/.428 across 74 games, along with 10 HR, 34 RBI, and 15 SB.

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