MINORS: 2012 Top 100 Prospect Recap: Fallers

With the 2012 minor league season winding down, it's a good time to re-assess. Every year, multiple media outlets spend time and energy compiling a list of players they deem to be the next impact players in the big leagues. Here at BaseballHQ.com, our 2012 Top 100 Prospects list was published on January 20. And every year, players rise and fall from these rankings as the season goes on.

Last week, Rob Gordon examined a group of players who exceeded our expectations. This week, Jeremy Deloney looks at those who fell short and attempts to provide some insight as to the "Why?" question.

The prospects who didn’t meet expectations are still prospects. This doesn’t imply they won’t appear on the Top 100 list next year or their...

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