PuRPs List

The Purple Row Prospects Listing (PuRPs List) is the biannual community ranking of the best prospects in the Colorado Rockies Minor League System.

Rules
Twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, a "PuRPs Polling Thread" is brought to the main page and left up for a week or so. All registered users, even those who don't regularly participate in Game Threads, Pebble Reports or Rockpiles, are welcome to list who they believe are the 30 best prospects in the Colorado Rockies system, with explanations if they so choose. The first PuRPs poll was conducted in August 2005 and there have been 24 as of August 2016.

Voted are tabulated on a 30 (for a 1st place vote)-29-28...3-2-1 scale. Ballots with less than 30 names are not counted, and prospects are given a sliding weight until they have appeared on one-third of all ballots, in order to minimize the effect of vanity votes or joke ballots.

As of Summer 2016, there have been 11 different prospects to have been declared #1 overall PuRP. Six have done so multiple times, with Jon Gray having been voted the number 1 PuRP a record six times.

Past Winners
Summer 2016, David Dahl, CF

Winter 2016, Jonathan Gray, P

Summer 2015, Jonathan Gray, P Winter 2014: Jonathan Gray, P

Summer 2014: Jonathan Gray, P

Winter 2013: Jonathan Gray, P

Summer 2013: Jonathan Gray, P

Fall 2012: David Dahl, CF

Spring 2012: Nolan Arenado, 3B

Fall 2011: Drew Pomeranz, P

Spring 2011: Wilin Rosario

Fall 2010: Tyler Matzek

Spring 2010: Christian Freidrich

Fall 2009: Christian Friedrich

Spring 2009: Dexter Fowler

Fall 2008: Dexter Fowler

Spring 2008 (pre-draft): Ian Stewart

Fall 2007 / Winter 2008: Franklin Morales

Spring 2007: Franklin Morales

End-Year (Dec.) 2006: Troy Tulowitzki

Post-Season (Sept.) 2006: Troy Tulowitzki

Summer 2006: Troy Tulowitzki

Spring 2006 (pre-draft): Ian Stewart

Summer 2005: Ian Stewart

Complete PuRPs Lists
Summer 2016 · Winter 2016 · Summer 2015· Winter 2014 · Summer 2014

Winter 2013 · Summer 2013 · Fall 2012 · Spring 2012

Fall 2011 · Spring 2011 · Fall 2010· Spring 2010

Fall 2009 · Spring 2009 · Fall 2008 (1 - 10)  | (11 - 20) | (21 - 30)

Spring 2008 (pre-draft) · Fall 2007 / Winter 2008· Spring 2007

End-Year (December) 2006 · Post-Season (September) 2006 · Summer 2006

Spring 2006 (pre-draft) · Summer 2005

Polling Threads
Summer 2016 · Winter 2016 · Summer 2015 · Winter 2014 · Summer 2014

Winter 2013 · Summer 2013 · Fall 2012 · Spring 2012 · Fall 2011

Spring 2011 · Fall 2010 · Spring 2010 · Fall 2009 · Spring 2009

Fall 2008 · Spring 2008 · Fall 2007 · Spring 2007 · Winter 2007

Fall 2006 · Summer 2006 · Spring 2006 ·Summer 2005

Cumulative PuRPs Table
Cumulative PuRPs table - How many times each player has been ranked as a PuRP and the highest PuRP ranking they have received.