Bryce Harper kept Mike Trout from ranking No. 1 on most prospect lists this year, but the 2009 first-round pick is a truly elite prospect and the Angels have pushed him very aggressively by sending him to Double-A as a 19-year-old this season.
It takes a special prospect to even hold his own in the high minors as a teenager, but Trout is beyond a special prospect and so far at least he’s crushing Double-A pitching.
Through six games he’s hitting .318 with three homers, more walks than strikeouts, and a 1.150 OPS. All the small sample size caveats apply, of course, but Trout hit .341 with 56 steals between two levels of Single-A as an 18-year-old last season and if his hot start leads to significant power development his upside may go from MVP-caliber to Hall of Fame-caliber.