This week we kickoff our annual review of the top prospects in baseball by position. We start with the most demanding position on the diamond, the catcher. This year's crop of top catching prospects remains both thin and relatively unchanged from 2011.

As fantasy baseball becomes increasingly competitive, some leagues allow owners to stash players on their roster before they’ve signed professional contracts. If that’s your league, not knowing who the top college stars are puts you at a disadvantage. Below are five players who will likely be high selections in the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft—none are can’t miss prospects, but all have a chance to be impact fantasy players in the next five years.

A study of Top 100 prospect lists will usually yield at least 50 prospects that are generally included on most, if not all, of the lists. This essay will feature 10 minor leaguers who are unlikely residents on most Top 100 lists entering the 2012 campaign, but could be due for a step up.

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Our minor-league gurus are back for week 2 of a discussion on their 2012 Top 100 list, players and processes.

A week after the release of BaseballHQ.com's Top 100 Prospect list, Minor League Co-Directors Rob Gordon and Jeremy Deloney are back to discuss the some of the players and the process. This week's focus is players in the Top 100 who made only one of their individual lists.

With pitchers and catchers due to report to spring training facilities in less than a month, it is time to unveil BaseballHQ.com's Top 100 Prospects for 2012. This year, Rob Gordon and Jeremy Deloney combined talents to produce a single list of the Top 100 Prospects in baseball. Over the next two weeks, Rob and Jeremy will highlight players who they ranked differently in their individual lists. For a full scouting report, including player ratings, see our Organizational Reports.

Recapping this week's Rule 5 draft....

With the 2011 Arizona Fall League coming to a close, we take a look back at the 10 Best and 10 Worst AFL performances.

Callups for the week of 9/16-22