Chicks may dig the long ball, but someone has to do the dirty work. After all, without a good leadoff hitter, power hitters could only drive in themselves. These players offer little in the way of power, but their best tools are plus speed and the ability to get on base. They must be able to play the toughest defensive positions (CF, SS, 2B) and they must do the little things right to make up for what they can not do.
Here the top-20 potential future lead-off men currently in the minor leagues:
| 1 | COL | Dexter Fowler | CF |
| 2 | PIT | Andrew McCutchen | CF |
| 3 | ATL | Gorkys Hernandez | CF |
| 4 | TB | Desmond Jennings | CF |
| 5 | NYY | Brett Gerdner | CF |
| 6 | LAD | Ivan DeJesus, Jr. | SS |
| 7 | OAK | Jemile Weeks | 2B |
| 8 | COL | Eric Young, Jr. | 2B |
| 9 | SEA | Tyson Gillies | CF |
| 10 | CHC | Tony Thomas | 2B |
| 11 | ARI | Evan Frey | CF |
| 12 | MIL | Cutter Dykstra | CF |
| 13 | LAA | Clay Fuller | CF |
| 14 | BAL | L.J. Hoes | 2B |
| 15 | PHI | Quintin Berry | CF |
| 16 | PIT | Brian Friday | SS |
| 17 | SD | Blake Tekotte | CF |
| 18 | BOS | Derrik Gibson | 3B |
| 19 | CLE | Delvi Cid | CF |
| 20 | BAL | Matthew Angle | CF |
