These prospect rankings are based on fantasy value, not real-life value. Considering such, hitters generally weigh a bit heavier for me due to the injury risk and higher volatility of prospect pitchers. Proximity to the majors is also prominent in the equation, though these prospect fantasy baseball rankings are focused on long-term/dynasty outlooks. Think of these rankings as more of a five-year plan.
Rather than getting into writing mini-bios on all prospects, I’ve decided to keep my rankings simple by providing the 2024 stats of each player across all levels, plus a player comp, a small blurb on their prime skills for fantasy and an explanation of my ranking.
I’ve also included updated fScores for any players I expect to debut in 2025, which highlights what my fScore projections believe the player is capable of at the pro level for immediate impact.
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2025 Top 150 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: 126-150
I know most people don’t care to read 250-500 words on each player, so using both box score scouting and film review, I have provided comps for each prospect. For fun, note that comps may be based on mechanics, body type, pitching arsenal or similar skills & box score style and how I think each prospect will perform once in the Majors over the next five seasons or so.
All-in-all, rankings paired with statistical info and a player comp will hit the sweet spot for the broadest category of people reading these prospect fantasy baseball rankings (or listening/watching the Fantasy Aceball podcast).
NOTES:
- Rookie status is determined by 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched at the Major League level.
- I did not include international professionals such as Roki Sasaki. He would be the No. 1 prospect if he were included.
- I prematurely removed the following players due to them being close to graduation, their age or injury concerns, bumping them from prospect status by the next time we see them: Christian Scott (SP – NYM), Drew Thorpe (SP – CWS), Max Meyer (SP – MIA), Ronny Mauricio (2B – NYM) and Robert Gasser (SP – MIL).
126. Brock Wilken (3B – MIL)
- 2024 AA: .200/.314/.365 | 13.3 BB%, 28 K% | 33 XBH, 17 HR, 1 SB
- Age: 22
- ETA: Early 2025
- fScores: 80 fContact, 112 fDiscipline, 99 fPower, 71 fSpeed
- Comp: Austin Riley with a much worse hit tool
- Prime Skills: Brock Wilken has massive power, but the question is if the hit tool can be average enough to allow him to mash 30-40 homers.
- Ranking Explanation: Wilken missed time earlier this year after taking a pitch to the face and dealing with facial fractures. It’s been a little slow going in the contact department as he’s striking out more than 2023 with fewer walks. We don’t have the Statcast data, but I can’t imagine how bad his contact tools have been, which pushes him below Brady House and Jacob Melton.
- Previous Rank: 75
127. Hunter Barco (SP – PIT)
- 2024 A+/AA: 66 IP | 22.9 K-BB%, 14.1 SwStr%, 30.1 CSW% | 3.27 ERA, 1.06 WHIP
- Age: 23
- ETA: Mid 2025
- fScores: 103 fStuff, 98 fControl, 97 fERA
- Comp: Chris Sale light / Brandon Williamson mash
- Prime Skills: Hunter Barco is a big lefty with an almost side-arm delivery playing up a killer slider with excellent command. It looks like he put on some size since his pre-draft days at Florida, which might help in building up the innings and adding velocity to the fastball.
- Ranking Explanation: Barco missed all of 2022 and a big part of 2023 recovering from Tommy John surgery after being one of the higher-rated pitching prospects in the 2022 draft, which delayed his pro debut. However, he destroyed in his small sample size in 2023. He was looking good in 2024 until he missed the last two months of the season with a broken leg.
- Previous Rank: 81
128. Cooper Hjerpe (SP – STL)
- 2024 A+/AA: 52 1/3 IP | 22.2 K-BB%, 13.2 SwStr%, 33.6 CSW% | 3.27 ERA, 1.13 WHIP
- Age: 24
- ETA: Mid 2025
- fScores: 102 fStuff, 90 fControl, 113 fERA
- Comp: Lefty Tanner Houck
- Prime Skills: Cooper Hjerpe is a former first-round pick with a funky side-arm delivery. He’s building up innings right now and is looking to prove he can be a Major-league starter. He throws a low 90s fastball that has such a weird release it plays up, against a mid-70s slider and mid-80s changeup.
- Ranking Explanation: Hjerpe is a master of called strikes probably because hitters can’t get a good read on the stuff coming out of his hand. He needs to build up as he was out the last two months of the season with an elbow injury, but he’s on track to be with the big club at the start of spring training. The big question is if they want to place him in the pen or keep him in the rotation as he has the stuff now to be an effective high-leverage reliever. Barco gets the edge even though he’s had similar injury issues because he has better control and is destined to be a starter.
- Previous Rank: N/A
129. Jaden Hamm (SP – DET)
- 2024 A+: 99 IP | 22.8 K-BB%, 13.7 SwStr%, 29.2 CSW% | 2.64 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
- Age: 22
- ETA: Early 2026
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Andres Munoz as a starter
- Prime Skills: Jaden Hamm is a fastball, changeup and curveball pitcher. The curve is ridiculous, an Adam Wainwright-esque rainbow (which looks strange coming from his smaller frame). His changeup is insane and simply disappears against righties. The fastball is a 92-94 mile-per-hour (MPH) average-ish pitch with an above-average ride.
- Ranking Explanation: Hamm was a fifth-round pick last year by the Tigers and is the definition of a pop-up prospect as he has just completely dominated since coming on the scene. His floor looks like a stud pen arm and his ceiling is probably a top 40-50 starter. He has excellent control on top of the great secondaries noted above. Hjerpe gets the edge in the rankings for putting up slightly better strikeout stuff at a higher level.
- Previous Rank: 132
130. Robby Snelling (SP – MIA)
- 2024 AA/AAA: 115 1/3 IP | 13.8 K-BB%, 12.2 SwStr% | 5.15 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
- Age: 21
- ETA: Early 2025
- fScores: 93 fStuff, 96 fControl, fERA 104
- Comp: Jesus Luzardo-light
- Prime Skills: The 3/4 arm slot helps create a lot of deception between Robby Snelling’s fastball and slider, which also gets classified as a curveball, so we will call it a slurve. He’s a three-pitch guy with an above-average fastball, a good changeup and a stellar breaking pitch with a knack for avoiding hard contact.
- Ranking Explanation: Snelling won Baseball America’s 2023 Minor League Pitcher of the Year after a stellar second half closing out what was already an impressive campaign as a 19-year-old. When looking at his 2024 numbers, it’s easy to be disappointed considering the stuff some of the other top starters are showing, but he’s young for the level by two or three years and is showing an incredible propensity to avoid hard contact and damage, similar to Emmanuel Clase. It should be noted Snelling performed much better once traded to the Marlins posting a 20.3 K-BB% with a 3.64 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 42 innings. Hjerpe and Hamm both showed better stuff, but keep in mind how young Snelling is ala Caden Dana.
- Previous Rank: 114
131. Tyler Locklear (1B – SEA)
- 2024 AA/AAA: .272/.382/.468 | 12.3 BB%, 24.7 K% | 47 XBH, 16 HR, 9 SB
- 2024 MLB: .156/.224/.311 | 6.1 BB%, 40.8 K% | 3 XBH, 2 HR, 1 SB (16 games)
- Age: 24
- ETA: Opening Day (debuted in 2024)
- fScores: 93 fContact, 81 fDiscipline, 96 fPower, 114 fSpeed
- Comp: Mitch Haniger-ish profile with a righty Carlos Beltran stance
- Prime Skills: Hit tool? Check. Power tool? Check. (A nearly 92 MPH average exit velocity at AAA.) Slight speed with improving plate skills? I’m in. Tyler Locklear could pace out for a 25-homer. 10-steal player in the future with regular at-bats. He could put up a peak Nate Lowe-type season.
- Ranking Explanation: Locklear is a first baseman and I’m just not someone who will generally be high on first basemen prospects because it’s easy for them to get blocked. Locklear is “blocked” on roster resources by Luke Raley and Mitch Haniger. However, if he performs well in spring training he could force his way onto the Opening Day roster and into a starting spot, at least in a platoon role. Locklear projects out as a solid high-floor hitter with regular playing time, but Wilken has much more power potential. His terrible 2024 could have been because of injury, so I give the edge to Wilken’s power potential over Locklear’s high floor.
- Previous Rank: 133
132. Yeremi Cabrera (OF – TEX)
- 2024 CPX/A: .262/.395/.463 | 15.8 BB%, 23 K% | 27 XBH, 9 HR, 24 SB (72 games)
- Age: 19
- ETA: 2027
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Lefty Jackson Chourio
- Prime Skills: Quick hands, great load. Yeremi Cabrera has power, speed, a hit tool and an eye to boot. He’s run into some strikeout issues at AA after putting up some of the most impressive stats in the Florida Complex League (CPX) because his swing is a little long. He’s still managing to do damage, especially on the base paths, and this will act as a nice transition for full-season ball next year.
- Ranking Explanation: Cabrera was incredibly impressive in the CPX, but the hit tool and swing-and-miss stuff showed as below average once he made the jump to Single-A. He was phenomenal in the CPX, though, and might not have been ready to make the jump up against college pitchers who had just been drafted at the end of the season. He’s a high-risk, high-reward hitter at this point.
- Previous Rank: 115
133. Sal Stewart (2B, 3B – CIN)
- 2024 A+: .279/.391/.454 | 14.8 BB%, 16.9 K% | 32 XBH, 8 HR, 10 SB (80 games)
- Age: 21
- ETA: Mid 2026
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Athletic Juan Yepez who can put up Josh Naylor-type numbers
- Prime Skills: Sal Stewart is a big dude who should develop more power, but for now, he has a fantastic plate approach and hit tool for his age. I got a live look at him and think he’s going to be a dude. He might end up moving off the position because he’s a big boy. He has a good hit tool, great plate skills and 20-25 home run power potential.
- Ranking Explanation: Stewart is a bigger dude and I don’t see him stealing more than 10-15 bags in the Majors when he’s young, just as I don’t see him playing second base despite him leaning out. He kind of reminds me of Tyler Locklear with a better hit tool, but lower proximity.
Previous Rank: 124
134. Blake Mitchell (C – KC)
- 2024 A/A+: .232/.368/.424 | 16.5 BB%, 30.7 K% | 37 XBH, 18 HR, 26 SB
- Age: 20
- ETA: Late 2026
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Austin Wells with speed
- Prime Skills: Blake Mitchell was the eighth overall draft pick in 2024. He’s been an absolute wrecking ball in Single-A ball this year with the big questions being his hit tool, too many strikeouts and the fact he’s still in Single-A ball at 20 years old.
- Ranking Explanation: Mitchell never hits the ball on the ground, which is great for power, but not for batting average. He has enough speed that it might be beneficial for him to lift the ball a little less. If the strikeout rate was closer to 20%, he would be closer to a top-100 prospect than on the edge of 150. There is a bit of an MJ Melendez with speed scare here for Royals fans. Hopefully he can fix the holes in his swing.
- Previous Rank: 148
135. AJ Smith-Shawver (SP – ATL)
- 2024 AAA: 89 IP | 18.3 K-BB%, 14.2 SwStr%, 29.5 CSW% | 5.85 ERA, 1.24 WHIP
- 2024 MLB: 4 1/3 IP | 11.1 K-BB%, 10.3 SwStr%, 24.1 CSW% | 4.62 SIERA, 1.15 WHIP
- Age: 22
- ETA: Early 2025 (debuted in 2023)
- fScores: 97 fStuff, 91 fControl, 100 fERA
- Comp: Giovanny Gallegos as a starter
- Prime Skills: A super over-the-top arm slot that he repeats well makes it difficult to pick up on what pitch is coming out of AJ Smith-Shawver’s hand. He throws heat (99 MPH) and the arm slot makes it come on even faster. His curveball is his best pitch and he might be better working in a slider to counter the curveball and changeup since he’s so vertical.
- Ranking Explanation: Smith-Shawver did not have a good season by any means and was injured in his first MLB start of the season. He’s still super young and projects better as a mid-rotation type than a top-of-rotation pitcher. He was a fast mover, so we need to keep expectations more in check. Snelling gets the nod to Smith-Shawver because he’s younger and rebounded once he was with the Marlins.
- Previous Rank: 87
136. Connor Prielipp (SP – MIN)
- 2024 CPX/A/A+: 23 1/3 IP | 37.4 K-BB%, 24.2 SwStr%, 38.2 CSW% | 2.70 ERA, 0.90 WHIP
- Age: 24
- ETA: Early 2026
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Shades of Johan Santana
- Prime Skills: Connor Prielipp is a big lefty with deception in the delivery at a 3/4 arm slot. He was a second-rounder in 2022, even coming off an injury, and might have been the top pick if he hadn’t been hurt. He hovers around 94-96 MPH on the fastball and has an incredibly sick slider with an average-ish changeup.
- Ranking Explanation: Prielipp had Tommy John surgery back in 2021 while in college. He then had to get internal brace surgery in 2023 (possibly a failed Tommy John), so there is some massive injury risk here. He’s a high-level arm, though, and is worth buying when healthy.
- Previous Rank: N/A
137. Owen Murphy (SP – ATL)
- 2024 A+: 41 IP | 31 K-BB%, 13.7 SwStr%, 31.9 CSW% | 1.54 ERA, 0.73 WHIP
- Age: 21
- ETA: Late 2026
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Bryce Miller
- Prime Skills: Owen Murphy is a former first-rounder who has a ridiculous fastball – up to a 22-inch induced vertical break (IVB) on it. The fastball runs in the mid-90s and has some nice ride to it. He’s good and pounding it into the top of the zone. He also has upside 60 grades on his slider and curve. He throws a curve against a 12/6 slider. It would be killer if he could add a sweeper to the arsenal or something with more horizontal movement.
- Ranking Explanation: I love Murphy and he would probably be closer to a top-50 prospect if he didn’t just get Tommy John surgery. We probably won’t even see him pitch again until the end of 2025, but it’s a good thing he’s younger. He will still only be 22 or so once he’s back in action.
- Previous Rank: 137
138.Trey Yesavage (SP – TOR)
- 2024 College: 93 1/3 IP | 145 Ks, 32 BBs | 2.03 ERA, 0.87 WHIP
- Age: 21
- ETA: Late 2025
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Righty Clayton Kershaw-light
- Prime Skills: Trey Yesavage is a big righty with a super over-the-top trebuchet-like delivery that throws a solid fastball (93-95 MPH), slider and changeup combo.
- Ranking Explanation: Yesevage slid in the draft compared to where a lot of the draft analysts thought he would go, and I get it. His arm slot might lead to some shoulder troubles in the future. I ding him a bit because the Blue Jays have been pretty bad at developing their prospect pitchers and have had bad injury luck with them as well (Nate Pearson, Ricky Tiedemann, Brandon Barriera).
- Previous Rank: 127
139. Braylin Morel (OF – TEX)
- 2024 CPX: .307/.407/.575 | 11.5 BB% / 23.6 K%| 22 XBH, 7 HR, 12 SB (41 games)
- Age: 19
- ETA: 2027
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Wyatt Langford-light
- Prime Skills: Bryalin Morel is a big, strong outfielder who is more athletic than he looks. He has a solid eye but could work on cutting down the swing and miss.
- Ranking Explanation: Morel has a lot of potential, especially in the power department, but is super raw. While I’m moving closer to peak value as more important than proximity value in the grand scheme of my rankings, I’m giving some of the proximity guys the edge since the Rangers didn’t push Morel to full-season ball last year, while they did push Cabrera.
- Previous Rank: 135
140. Jace Jung (2B, 3B – DET)
- 2024 AAA: .258/.380/.461 | 16.5 BB%, 22.1 K% | 40 XBH, 15 HR, 3 SB
- 2024 MLB: .241/.362.304 | 18 BB%, 30.9 K% | 5 XBH, 0 HR, 0 SB
- Age: 23
- ETA: Opening Day (debuted 2024)
- fScores: 91 fContact, 128 fDiscipline, 89 fPower, 61 fSpeed
- Comp: Nolan Gorman meets Josh Jung swing with better plate skills and less power
- Prime Skills: The pull power is legit. Jace Jung’s swing reminds me a ton of Nolan Gorman and his approach is very similar to that of his brother Josh Jung. All things look good for success, except that he will have to hit in Detroit.
- Ranking Explanation: The power had ticked down from the 2023 season. Not because he lost his power tool, but because his contact tool had taken a step backward. He had only a 78.6 Z-Contact% in AAA and a below-average Z-Swing% of 64.2%. He became too patient and needed to get a little more aggressive in the zone to do more damage.
- Previous Rank: 86
141. Ian Seymour (SP – TB)
- 2024 AA/AAA: 145 1/3 IP | 21 K-BB%, 15.2 SwStr%, 29 CSW% | 2.35 ERA, 0.95 WHIP
- Age: 26
- ETA: Early/Mid 2025
- fScores: 101 fStuff, 97 fControl, 125 ERA
- Comp: Nestor Cortes
- Prime Skills: Ian Seymour has a low 90s fastball with good ride, a four-pitch mix and a nice changeup. Command, lack of high velocity and injuries have held him back to date. At this point, though, the Rays should have him on the shortlist for a call-up. He had reached AAA in 2021 before needing Tommy John surgery and has been performing very well since, but has yet to reach the Majors.
- Ranking Explanation: Seymour has drastically increased his command this offseason after coming off Tommy John surgery in 2022. He is a big slider guy who has used deception, command and intelligence to boost him into being a Major League rotation talent this season. Even if he is a back-end guy, the proximity bonus pushes him ahead of some of the super young guys like Ryan Sloan and Cam Caminiti or the erratic command guys like Jonah Tong, Chayce McDermott and Yoniel Curet.
- Previous Rank: N/A
142. Brice Matthews (SS – HOU)
- 2024 CPX/A+/AA/AAA: .265/.384/.481 | 13.4 BB%, 31.4 K% | 31 XBH, 15 HR, 32 SB
- Age: 23
- ETA: Early/Mid 2025
- fScores: 89 fContact, 108 fDiscipline, 98 fPower, 171 fSpeed
- Comp: Christopher Morel with a lot more speed
- Prime Skills: Brice Matthews was the Astros’ first-round pick in 2023. He has below-average contact skills (despite an 84.6 Z-Contact%), but some nice power and speed. He has upside, but could also strike out way too much to be a big-league regular. He has an issue with watching too many pitches in the zone go by him (53.6% Z-Swing% is atrocious).
- Ranking Explanation: Matthews is volatile and the max 105.9 exit velocity at the AAA level is concerning as the power might be more pull and luck-based than an actual skill he owns, which would make him more of a poor man’s Ronny Mauricio. Jung had more consistent power and plate skills in the minors and gets the nod on proximity bonus as well.
- Previous Rank: N/A
143. Zac Veen (OF – COL)
- 2024 CPX/A+/AA/AAA: .258/.346/.459 | 11.1 BB%, 24.8 K% | 23 XBH, 11 HR, 21 SB (65 games)
- Age: 23
- ETA: Early/Mid 2025
- fScores: 90 fContact, 87 fDiscipline, 87 fPower, 225 fSpeed
- Comp: Young Charlie Blackmon with a worse hit tool
- Prime Skills: Zac Veen has a nice Joe Dirt look going for him, but he’s an aggressive in-the-zone hitter with a ton of speed. He has the body to grow into more power in the future, but right now, he’s projecting more as a high average (due to aggressiveness) speed guy. He only has a four-degree average launch angle, which is bad and explains the over 50% ground ball rates.
- Ranking Explanation: Veen is on the 40-man roster now and would have likely made it to the Majors in 2024 had he not missed so much time from injury. Matthews and Veen have been statistically pretty similar, except Matthews has a little more power potential and a better hit tool.
- Previous Rank: N/A
144. Jimmy Crooks (C – STL)
- 2024 AA: .321/.410/.498 | 11.6 BB%, 21 K% | 32 XBH, 11 HR, 4 SB (90 games)
- Age: 23
- ETA: Late 2025 (cup of coffee)
- fScores: 104 fContact, 95 fDiscipline, 93 fPower, 80 fSpeed
- Comp: Shorter Brian McCann light
- Prime Skills: Jimmy Crooks is a heavy-set lefty catcher with a more open Brian McCann-type stance. Per fScores, he has the hit tool to be a decent major league starting catcher right now. He’s a line drive artist with a 31.8% line drive rate in 2024.
- Ranking Explanation: The Cardinals have become masters at catcher development, or have been for a while now (Carson Kelly, Ivan Herrera, Pedro Pages). Crooks has the best actual hit tool out of any of them. By fScore metrics, he rates better than some of the guys higher on the list, but the Cardinals need to clear some room for him. He may not debut until 2026.
- Previous Rank: N/A
145. Chase Davis (OF – STL)
- 2024 A/A+/AA: .252/.349/.417 | 11.8 BB%, 23.8 K% | 42 XBH, 12 HR, 9 SB (112 games)
- Age: 23
- ETA: Mid 2026
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Carlos Gonzalez light without the steals
- Prime Skills: One of the best hitters in college in the last couple of years, Chase Davis has a solid hit tool with very good plate skills and 25-30 homer potential from a corner outfielder. He looks like Carlos Gonzalez hitting but does not have his wheels. He has become a bit of a doubles machine with above-average metrics across the board.
- Ranking Explanation: Davis had a rough go playing in Jupiter, Florida (a very tough ballpark to hit in and facing some of the better pitchers in the Minors at the beginning of the year in full-season Single-A ball), but he started to come along after a bad start in his final 82 games with a .281/.369/.462 triple slash with 10 homers, 22 doubles and eight steals. I don’t think Davis will become a stud, but he looks to become a useful starting outfielder who can produce at an above-average rate across the board. His ceiling might be an underrated Ian Happ. He’s been hovering on and off my rankings for the last year and a half.
- Previous Rank: N/A
146. Slade Caldwell (OF – ARI)
- 2024 CPX: N/A
- Age: 18
- ETA: 2028
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Sal Frelick with more power — the ceiling is Steven Kwan
- Prime Skills: Slade Caldwell is best known for having a killer hit tool as a high school guy, but he has a short, quick, compact lefty swing and some nice wheels. He’s not a zero in power and could contribute around 10 homers or so per season.
- Ranking Explanation: Caldwell has a pretty safe floor for a high schooler because he does have a prodigious hit tool and speed to go along with it. He should be a high batting average hitter near the top of a lineup.
- Previous Rank: N/A
147. Sammy Stafura (SS – CIN)
- 2024 CPX/A: .270/.387/.412 | 15.2 BB%, 24.7 K% | 27 XBH, 8 HR, 31 SB (92 games)
- Age: 20
- ETA: 2028
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Matt McLain-light
- Prime Skills: Sammy Stafura was the Reds’ second-round pick last year and has been playing like a future leadoff type. He has quick hands and good bat speed, but lackluster exit velocities and a poor 75.9 Z-Contact rate% that was propped up by his ability to find the sweet spot on the baseball.
- Ranking Explanation: Stafura is interesting to watch. He’s super aggressive in the zone with a 72.2 Z-Swing% and manages superior launch angles for an over 25% line drive rate and high barrel rate despite not putting up very good exit velocities (85.4 average exit velocity and 104.4 max exit velocity). He’s young enough to grow into more power, though. His profile is a little Colby Thomas-ish where he can do damage.
- Previous Rank: N/A
148. Theo Gillen (OF – TB)
- 2024 CPX: .154/.353/.192 | 23.5 BB%, 41.2 K% | 1 XBH, 0 HR, 1 SB (8 games)
- Age: 19
- ETA: 2028
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Smaller Parker Meadows
- Prime Skills: Theo Gillen has great timing at the plate, a nice load and gets on pitches with a sweet and powerful lefty swing. He has a nice-sized athletic build and should develop into a power/speed threat. He played shortstop in high school but moved to the outfield thanks to a weak arm.
- Ranking Explanation: Gillen is a bit of a flier as a high school athlete in a system that can get crowded with Tampa. However, there is a good power/speed skill set here that will play up in this system behind similar players like Josh Lowe and Aidan Smith.
- Previous Rank: N/A
149. Gavin Cross (OF – KC)
- 2024 AA: .261/.342/.428 | 10.3 BB%, 24.1 K% | 34 XBH, 15 HR, 30 SB (101 games)
- Age: 24
- ETA: Late 2025 / Early 2026
- fScores: N/A
- Comp: Carlos Beltran-ish swing mechanics, but could be David Dahl as a profile
- Prime Skills: Gavin Cross has a nice power stroke from the left side to go along with decent plate skills, average contact ability and plus speed. I could see some 20/20 seasons with a good on-base percentage (OBP) when he breaks through.
- Ranking Explanation: Cross was in my top 150 prospect rankings in 2023. He has bounced back with a decently intriguing enough season that I’m willing to throw him into the back of the Top 150 as an interesting name to watch over some of the volatile pitchers next up.
- Previous Rank: N/A
150. Jonah Tong (SP – NYM)
- 2024 A/A+/AA: 113 IP | 24.1 K-BB%, 14.9 SwStr%, 31.1 CSW | 3.03 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
- Age: 22
- ETA: Mid 2026
- fScore: 99 fStuff, 81 fControl, 111 fERA
- Comp: Jared Jones-light
- Prime Skills: Jonah Tong has a killer IVB on a mid-90s fastball (hitting 95-96 MPH now) and a big curveball that drops right in on hitters. He had some big-time velocity increase this year and we are seeing a decrease in command as he has moved up levels.
- Ranking Explanation: Tong demolished Single-A ball, but has only been very good at High-A rather than continuing to destroy because his walk rate increased pretty significantly. He pitched better in his couple of starts at AA and should start the 2025 campaign there. Mets pitchers all seem to struggle at AAA, especially with command, and that’s where Tong needs to improve his game to avoid the bullpen trap.
- Previous Rank: 145
Next 25 Ranked Prospects: 151-175
151 | Grant Taylor | White Sox | SP |
152 | Orelvis Martinez | Blue Jays | SS/3B |
153 | Cam Collier | Reds | 1B |
154 | Ryan Sloan | Mariners | SP |
155 | Cam Caminiti | Braves | SP |
156 | Ty Madden | Tigers | SP |
157 | Ricky Tiedemann | Blue Jays | SP |
158 | Chandler Simpson | Rays | OF |
159 | Yoniel Curet | Rays | SP |
160 | Hao-Yu Lee | Tigers | 2B |
161 | Chayce McDermott | Orioles | SP |
162 | Mike Boeve | Brewers | 2B |
163 | Kohl Drake | Rangers | SP |
164 | Chase Hampton | Yankees | SP |
165 | Jurrangelo Cijntje | Mariners | SP |
166 | Ryan Clifford | Mets | 1B/OF |
167 | Josuar de Jesus Gonzalez | Giants | SS |
168 | Jackson Ferris | Dodgers | SP |
169 | Tekoah Roby | Cardinals | SP |
170 | Samuel Aldegheri | Angels | SP |
171 | Ricardo Cabrera | Reds | SS/3B |
172 | Yanquiel Fernandez | Rockies | OF |
173 | Samuel Zavala | White Sox | OF |
174 | Matt Wilkinson | Guardians | SP |
175 | Jesus Baez | Mets | SS |
Tim’s fScores Rankings & Tiers (2025)
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