On Tuesday, ESPN Insider Keith Law released his fourth annual 25 under 25 list, running down his ranking of the best under-25 players who no longer qualify as rookies (those guys are covered in the Top 100). And when you have any list of players that involves the future, that's the kind of thing that's fun to run through the ol' ZiPS projection system.
Like with the ZiPS top 100 prospects, I instructed ZiPS to rank based on future contributions, based on projections updated through Monday night's games.
And with that, here's the ZiPS-based 25 under 25, with Law's player ranks noted in each.
1. Mike Trout, CF, Los Angeles Angels (Law: No. 1)