I like Downs a lot and think that his slide in the rankings, while justified, have to be tempered by the fact that this was a very strange 24 month period for Downs (and everyone else). 2021 was the first time Downs has s struggled and he was in AAA with almost no AA experience.Man… if he can show this in AAA next season then the farm is truly stocked. Where do guys like Blaze Jordan and Nick Yorke even fit?
He's absolutely a really good prospect, he's just not a top 100 prospect because it's hard to rank him that high after such a putrid season.
Overall, he's never been a loud tools guy. He profiles as a MLB average runner, hitter, fielder, and power hitter. If he does all that at 2B or SS, that's a really solid player.
As for Yorke and Blaze. Yorke is clearly ahead of Downs at this point (he's kind of the opposite Downs, in which he's a stand-out hitter, and questions everywhere else). Yorke will almost certainly be listed in every national top 100 list this off-season. Jordan is super exciting, but pretty far behind Downs, IMO. In that his profile carries a lot more risk (bat first 1B - though he's played 3B so far). He had an encouraging debut, but he's behind Downs (and JImenez. If I wanted to be crazy, I'd argue that I like what I've read of Miguel Bleis above Jordan as well, but that's probably a shade or 9 too aggressive.