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 and 2025 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 (some are updated from May, while others still feature preseason fScores), 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: 51-75 (Updated)
Please note these rankings are the result of months of work from previous rankings, to ongoing film and in-person scouting along with team rankings, positional rankings and a final stack-up that you are now reading and thus since this is a massive write up the statistical inputs will have varying dates and are not based upon one static date.
NOTES:
- Rookie status is determined by 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched at the Major League level.
- 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: Chase Dollander (SP – COL), Christian Scott (SP – NYM), Drew Thorpe (SP – CWS), Robert Gasser (SP – MIL), Edgar Quero (C – CWS)
Previous Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings
- Rankings, Comps & Predictions (126-150)
- Rankings, Comps & Predictions (101-125)
- Rankings, Comps & Predictions (76-100)
- Rankings, Comps & Predictions (51-75)
- Rankings, Comps & Predictions (26-50)
- Rankings, Comps & Predictions (1-25)
- 2B / SS Colt Emerson (Mariners)
2024 A/A+: .263/.393/.376 | 14.9 BB%, 17.3 K% | 22 XBH, 4 HR, 15 SB
2025 A+ (as of 5/25/25): .261/.366/.382 | 12.9 BB%, 17.2 K% | 10 XBH, 3 HR, 2 SB
Age: 19
ETA: Late 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Bigger Brendan Donovan w/ more natural talent and athleticism
Prime Skills: Great hit tool for his age and plate skills for a big lefty who is still developing and has some solid wheels. He was playing A ball as a 17-year-old and is skinny with a ton of room to build on his frame for power as he moves up levels. Right now he’s all doubles power (led the AFL with 9 doubles) and has time to develop that into homer power (which is easier said than done when Seattle is your home park). The hit tool is plus though (50/60 grade) with an 80.9% contact rate.
Ranking Explanation: This kid is going to move fast, because he takes professional ABs for his age. He should grow into some more power with a big body, but we haven’t seen the power translate yet and we have been waiting for a couple years, so the longer we wait the more concerned I am that this skill will not develop. I see Emerson as a points league play and not necessarily someone I want to chase in roto leagues. He does have some concerns against lefties (not enough for a platoon), but he has a 26.7 K% against lefties. He has a 104 wRC+ and gets an age-to-level bump of about 30 points. I give Carrigg the edge to Emerson since he has a lot more to offer in fantasy viable tools, even with some expected hit tool volatility and platoon issues.
Previous Rank: 26
- SP Noah Schultz (White Sox)
2024 A+/AA: 88 1/3 IP | 25.4 K-BB%, 11.8 SwStr%, 30 CSW% | 2.24 ERA, 0.98 WHIP
2025 AA (as of 5/25/25): 41 IP | 9.2 K-BB%, 12.6 SwStr%, 28 CSW% | 3.95 ERA, 1.63 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores (pre-season): 99 fStuff, 102 fControl, 143 fERA
Comp: Randy Johnson / Logan Gilbert Light mash-up
Prime Skills: Giant lefty, he might be the tallest player in baseball history by the time he gets to the majors (currently 6’ 10”). He has had pinpoint command for someone of his size – it’s incredible to see, however we are getting some regression in 2025 on this front. He gets Chris Sale and Nick Lodolo comps often because of the slider, but the size and mechanics remind me more of Randy Johnson and the profile reminds me more of a young Logan Gilbert.
Ranking Explanation: The White Sox have been trying to build Schultz up this season, but he’s struggled mightetly against righties as he has tried to build up his pitch count (they have a .928 OPS against him). He’s been fine against lefties with about a 20% K-BB, but Schultz has less than a 5% K-BB against righties this year as he repeats the same level which is concerning. There’s still a lot of potential here, but there’s enough of a concern temporarily that he is tumbling below a guy on the opposite trend-line like Snelling.
Previous Rank: 29
- SS Cooper Pratt (Brewers)
2024 A/A+: .277/.362/.406 | 10.3 BB%, 20 K% | 26 XBH, 8 HR, 27 SB (96 games)
2025 AA (as of 5/26/25): .245/.331/.374 | 8.9 BB%, 15.5 K% | 12 XBH, 4 HR, 10 SB
Age: 20
ETA: 2027
fScores: N/A
Comp: Giant Ha-Seong Kim
Prime Skills: Pratt is a huge athletic SS that is far away as a high school guy, but has five-tool potential, especially due to his size. He hit for more power in high A, which was my biggest concern even despite the size and I would ignore some of the batting average worries at the level as he was running a low BABIP in the 23 game sample size there. He has a long, exaggerated leg kick in his swing that I’m not a fan of, but the longer levers have not been an issue on his ability to get to the ball.
Ranking Explanation: Pratt could grow into 25-30 homer power due to his size, but for now he works off a killer plate approach teamed with speed. If he sticks at SS, watch out! Pratt has some excellent upside with a nice, Brewers like plate approach to go along with a solid hit tool (77% contact rate). He has a 110 wRC+ and deserves an age-to-level bump of about 40 points.
Previous Rank: 62
- C Dalton Rushing (Dodgers)
2024 AA/AAA: .271/.384/.512 | 12.7 BB%, 20.5 K% | 48 XBH, 26 HR, 2 SB
2025 AAA: .308/.424/.514 | 15.9 BB%, 22 K% | 11 XBH, 5 HR, 1 SB
2025 MLB (as of 5/26/25): 4/16 (5 games), 1 2B
Age: 24
ETA: Debuted
fScores (pre-season): 93 fContact, 121 fDiscipline, 107 fPower, 66 fSpeed
Comp: Daulton Varsho without the baserunning ability
Prime Skills: Stout kid with a quick swing and nice lefty pull power with great plate discipline and an average hit tool. The lack of speed definitely dings his max potential a bit for fantasy purposes, but he has the skills to be a regular starter if the Dodgers can clear the room for him.
Ranking Explanation: Rushing is still a decent prospect, but the Dodgers tend to let some of their guys stew and he’s older for the level. He’s played games at LF and at 1B in the minors, but has only played catcher for the Dodgers thus far, so it appears unlikely he plays at either of those positions pending an injury. The Dodgers roster crunch dings him in my rankings a bit and caps his potential, but he’s a solid bat all around.
Previous Rank: 64
- SS Bryce Rainer (Tigers)
2024 CPX: N/A
2025 A: .279/.381/.471 | 14.3 BB%, 23 K% | 10 XBH, 5 HR, 7 SB
Age: 19
ETA: 2027
fScores: N/A
Comp: Lefty Carson Williams with a slightly better hit tool and much better eye
Prime Skills: Big lefty bat with a nice stroke that should lead to an average hit tool (70.2% contact and only 75.2% in zone), he has already shown above average power at the plate with an average EV of 92.6, an elite 90th percentile EV of 107.9 and a max EV of 111.6 with some wheels to boot. He was also a pitcher and has a killer arm, so should be a prime defender as well.
Ranking Explanation: The eye is solid with a 21.5% chase rate and there are no split concerns as he’s actually hit lefties better than righties with a .333/.500/.556 slash against lefties. Rainer has been completely overshadowed by Konnor Griffin, but he is a very good prospect in his own right and could be a nice dynasty value since he’s avoided all the hype of some other similarly successful prep prospects. His EVs are already better than Dalton Rushing’s for instance, but I’ll give Rushing the nod due to proximity and the better hit tool.
Previous Rank: 82
- SP Gage Jump (Athletics)
2024 College: 83 IP | 23.3 K-BB% | 3.47 ERA, 1.06 WHIP
2024 A+/AA (as of 5/26/25): 50 IP | 29.8 K-BB%, 16.3 SwStr%, 34.2 CSW% | 1.80 ERA, 0.84 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Lean high velo Carlos Rodon
Prime Skills: Jump is a smaller college lefty who is known as a gamer and was drafted in the second round in 2024 out of LSU with a high 90s fastball from the left side (hitting 97-100 mph this week), with very nice ride along with a really slick 84-85 mph slider and a knee breaking 81 mph curve that breaks vertically. He could be a quick riser as the Athletics aren’t super deep at the higher levels with pitching.
Ranking Explanation: Jump has already nailed pitch counts in the 80s and finished with an impressive 5 quality starts in his last 6 games and is proving to have elite stuff and command despite the smaller stature. Jump could already be the best pitcher not named Mason Miller in the entire Athletics organization. They are already moving him fast which gives him a significant bump in my rankings, but I’ll give Noah Schultz the nod still in my pitcher rankings as he has a longer track record than Jump, more time at AA and despite the Jump going deeper into games at the moment, Schultz has a bit more long-term upside due to his monstrous size.
Previous Rank: N/A
- OF Colby Thomas (Athletics)
2024 AA/AAA: .277/.342/.563 | 7 BB%, 24.7 K% | 80 XBH, 31 HR, 15 SB
2025 AAA (as of 5/26/25): .288/.357/.539 | 7 BB%, 27.2 K% | 224 XBH, 11 HR, 2 SB
Age: 24
ETA: Mid 2025
fScores (pre-season): 95 fContact, 58 fDiscipline, 124 fPower, 106 fSpeed
Comp: Taylor Ward and Adolis Garcia mash
Prime Skills: Thomas has all fields power and does a great job of shooting the ball through the gaps and has an over 27% line drive rate in 2024. He has an open stance with hands up, loaded pre-pitch. He’s an extra base hit machine and may run into some strikeout issues, but has improved his hit tool since last season with a 73% contact rate and 84% Z-contact rate, improvements of nearly 6-7% from last season.
Ranking Explanation: Thomas had a strong season last year, but needed to cut down on the K rate to maximize his skills – he’s done that and he’s lifting the ball a lot more this year and looks like a potential stud. The chase rate is league average, not terrible, so there may be room for improvement. Thomas is barreling at a 12% rate this season with a new max EV of 115.9, showing true power hitting skills while the stolen bases have basically disappeared from his game.
Previous Rank: 57
- OF Dylan Beavers (Orioles)
2024 AA/AAA: .242/.342/.408 | 12.8 BB%, 23.5 K% | 40 XBH, 15 HR, 31 SB
2025 AAA (as of 5/26/25): .303/.397/.421 | 13.7 BB%, 21.1 K% | 11 XBH, 3 HR, 15 SB
Age: 23
ETA: Late 2025
fScores: 102 fContact, 108 fDiscipline, 91 fPower, 173 fSpeed
Comp: Kyle Tucker mechanics with a PCA skillset
Prime Skills: Big lefty outfielder who killed it in the doubles department last year and is not transitioning some of that into homerun power. There’s a potential 20/25 player here if he can hit enough to make it work as the 105.9 90th percentile EV and 110.3 max EV portend to at least 20 homer power. The hit tool has progressed dramatically since last season as he now has a well above average 89.1 Z-Contact% and 81.3 Contact% with only a 21.5 chase rate.
Ranking Explanation: Beavers had a very strong 2024 and has only gotten better in 2025. The home run total is misleading considering how much harder he is hitting the ball and he’s not hitting the ball on the ground, he has a 35.8% line drive rate and only a 32% ground ball rate on the season. The Orioles are a crowded team until they consolidate some talent, but Beavers would already be in the majors on many teams based on the gains he has made this year. Thomas and Beavers are different type players, but in my mind they belong in the same tier and you might take one over the other based on need for power or hit/speed.
Previous Rank: 85
- C Kyle Teel (White Sox)
2024 AA: .288/.386/.433 | 13.5 BB%, 23 K% | 36 XBH, 13 HR, 12 SB
2025 AAA (as of 5/25/26): .293/.397/.490 | 14.7 BB%, 25 K% | 16 XBH, 7 HR, 4 SB
Age: 23
ETA: Mid 2025
fScores: 97 fContact, 122 fDiscipline, 84 fPower, 93 fSpeed
Comp: Shades of Buster Posey with less power
Prime Skills: He’s an athletic catcher with an above average hit tool. He gets some comps to J.T. Realmuto, but I think he is more of a high average hitter who will get on base than the primarily power / speed threat of Realmuto. He gets to decent enough EVs to raise his power profile as he ages – for instance he’s increased his average and max EVs both by about 3 MPH since last season.
Ranking Explanation: He’s an across the board very solid hitter for a catcher who is a good enough hitter he should find the lineup even when he’s not catching, which now that he will be paired with Edger Quero post Crochet trade, it could happen more often than one might think. Overall Teel and Quero’s fantasy value will both depend on usage and how often the White Sox work both of them into the lineup together. I bump Teel a bit just because I think he will get a lot of PAs and that’s incredibly valuable for a fantasy catcher.
Previous Rank: 59
- SP Trey Yesavage (Blue Jays)
2024 College: 93 1/3 IP | 145 Ks, 32 BBs | 2.03 ERA, 0.87 WHIP
2025 A/A+ (as of 5/27/25): 41 ⅓ IP | 37.5 K-BB%, 21.8 SwStr%, 39.1 CSW% | 2.40 ERA, 0.87 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Early 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Righty Clayton Kershaw light
Prime Skills: Big righty with a super over-the-top trebuchet like delivery that throws a solid fastball, slider, cutter and changeup combo. The fastball is up from 93-95 in college to averaging 97.9 this season, while the cutter generated a 27% SwStr% in A ball, while the changeup generated a 30.6% SwStr%. Low A dudes had trouble on his stuff with only a 1.4% barrel rate against.
Ranking Explanation: Yesevage slid in the draft compared to where a lot of the draft guys thought he would go and I get it, that arm slot could lead to some shoulder troubles in the future, but he has been dominant enough this season to receive a huge bump in the rankings and I’m a fan of the stuff since he has an effective four pitch mix that generates a near 50% GB rate. Jump gets the call over Yesavage for doing it at a higher level with the super fun fastball, but Yesavage gets the edge to Kumar Rocker since Rocker has basically been a one pitch guy (slider).
Previous Rank: 138
- C Josue Briceno (Tigers)
2024 A: .319/.402/.529 | 12.2 BB%, 14.6 K% | 29 XBH, 7 HR, 3 SB
2025 A+ (as of 5/27/25): .250/.369/.526 | 16.3 BB%, 19.1 K% | 15 XBH, 8 HR, 0 SB
Age: 20
ETA: Late 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Bigger MJ Melendez with a better hit tool
Prime Skills: Huge 6’ 5” catcher who has already started to move off to 1B due to the size and with a plus hit tool and plate skills, while the power came along in the Arizona Fall League where he cranked 17 extra base hits, including 10 bombs including a .433/.509/.867 slash line. The power has continued forward into this season as he’s rocking a .276 ISO against a .210 ISO last season. The contact rate has deceased from 84% last year to 76.4% this season, but that drop is worth the power uptick if that’s the tradeoff.
Ranking Explanation: He’s big, strong, has a great eye and can make contact, which is why the Tigers are starting to move him away from catcher as this is a guy you want to focus on hitting. He has a 146 wRC+ this year and is a little young for the level, so age-to-level a fair bump of around 25-30 points is not far off. The biggest concern I have for the lefty hitter is a potential platoon concern as he has a .296/.402/.642 slash against righties and .143/.262/.257 slash against lefties. Teel gets a proximity bump and if you are into catching prospects who will stick as a catcher, he gets a tad of a bump on that front as well. Briceno’s hit tool and power combo is much safer than Wiliams’ terrible contact rates, despite the splits concerns.
Previous Rank: 65
- SS Carson Williams (Rays)
2024 AA: .256/.352/.469 | 11.5 BB%, 28.5 K% | 46 XBH, 20 HR, 33 SB
2025 AAA (as of 5/26/25): .180/.279/.353 | 11.6 BB%, 37.9 K% | 15 XBH, 5 HR, 10 SB
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2025
fScores (pre-season): 86 fContact, 91 fDiscipline, 100 fPower, 133 fSpeed
Comp: Trevor Story outside of Coors w/ better defense
Prime Skills: Power, speed, OK-plate skills the only thing this kid is missing right now is the hit tool. He has quick hands and changed his stance from a slight crouch to be more upright since last year, but those Ks need to go down for him to reach his potential as a 20/20 type with a good walk rate in the majors. The hit tool and swing and miss has only been getting worse since early 2024 as he has a 59.9% contact%. The good news is the chase rate is actually not bad, his issue seems to be swinging and missing in the zone – which might be just exposure against upper tier breaking pitches.
Ranking Explanation: The power and speed skills are both still in tact and his ability to take a walk, but the swing and miss is off the charts – he might be pressing after the Rays basically blocked him from a promotion and might do well with a Complex league stint, just to get his head right. In the meantime, I still think there is hope as of now, but this drop is justified until he can correct the hit tool. He’s still young, so there is still time.
Previous Rank: 33
- 2B Christian Moore (Angels)
2024 College: .375/.451/.797 | 55 XBH, 34 HR, 5 SB
2024 A/AA: .347/.400/.584 | 8.2 BB%, 26.4 K% | 12 XBH, 6 HR, 2 SB (25 games)
2025 AA/AAA (as of 5/27/25): .267/.378/.367 | 15 BB%, 27.2 K% | 9 XBH, 2 HR, 8 SB
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2025
fScores: 95 fContact, 78 fDiscipline, 96 fPower, 109 fSpeed
Comp: Connor Norby profile with some Alex Bregman mechanics
Prime Skills: Moore is a big secondbasemen with a sweet righty swing through the zone with some easy power for a middle infielder. Killer middle infield power with a great field of hit and very good place skills. He has some strikeout issues and the hit tool is below average (68.2% contact rate), but the power should play up at second base even with lower than expected EVs this season (87.4 average EV, 108.7 max EV).
Ranking Explanation: Moore started off hot last season once hitting the minors and the dude is a gamer with a lovely swing. The Angels promote fast, so there is some nice proximity value here at a weak fantasy position, but he needs to hit at a league average level to have more than deep league fantasy value. He is a little young for the age at AAA, about a year, so a minor bump should be assumed in future production, but I think he’s going to run streaky. Carson Willimas gets the edge to Moore based on the better power / speed tools, even though Moore does have a better hit tool – it’s not hard to have a better hit tool than Carson Williams right now.
Previous Rank: 50
- C Moises Ballesteros (Cubs)
2024 AA/AAA Stats: .289/.354/.471 | 8.9 BB%, 18.3 K% | 44 XBH, 19 HR, 1 SB
2025 AAA Stats (as of 5/27/25): .350/.411/.490 | 9.1 BB%, 10.3 K% | 13 XBH, 4 HR, 3 SB
Age: 21
ETA: Debuted
fScores: 102 fContact, 105 fDiscipline, 89 fPower, 65 fSpeed
Comp: Lefty only Pablo Sandoval w/ more pop
Prime Skills: Above average hit tool and power for a catcher, but he has a bad body ala Pablo Sandoval, which may negatively affect him down the line. He showed even more power in the Arizona Fall League and is advanced as a hitter for his age with 6 bombs there.
Ranking Explanation: Ballesteros has shown to be a pure hitter with a 127 wRC+ as a 20-year-old at AA and AAA ball, and rates out as someone who could be an Alejandro Kirk with power or young Pablos Sandoval as a catcher type, but he would be better off working on his body before a promotion to get in better shape for a better career, which hurts him a bit in my eyes and stops me from having him any higher despite the killers stats for his age. The issue for Ballesteros is he does not have the height to play 1B nor the athleticism to play in the OF, so he’s basically stuck as a catcher / DH option only, which limits his offensive potential from a playing time perspective. He’s a better hitter than Christian Moore, but he’s just not going to get the same playing time.
Previous Rank: 75
- OF Henry Bolte (Athletics)
2024 A+/AA: .267/.368/.466 | 11.2 BB% / 34.7 K% | 55 XBH, 15 HR, 46 SB
2025 AA (as of 5/27/25): .292/.401/.476 | 13.4 BB%, 26.7 K% | 16 XBH, 6 HR, 18 SB
Age: 21
fScores: N/A
Comp: Righty Nolan Jones
Prime Skills: Bolte put up a decent steals total and some solid power numbers last year, but a high BABIP and high K rate made him look like a small ball version of Nolan Jones in a bad organization, but this year even though the concerns are the same (.406 BABIP in high A), the power is way up and he looks like he could kind of be an actual copycat Nolan Jones where he’s just going to project as a 25/35 type guy with a volatile batting average. It might say a lot that his hit tool is much better this year, but the contact% is still 66.6%
Ranking Explanation: This dude has a terrible hit tool, but the power and speed especially at age-to-level are so enticing it makes him a fun upside gamble this late in the rankings. If he can develop even an average hit tool, he’s going to be a fantasy stud, which is what gets him this high in the rankings for me. Ballesteros is a lock to be a major leaguer, Bolte isn’t – that’s the difference.
Previous Rank: 116
- SP Kumar Rocker (Rangers)
2024 CPX/AA/AAA: 36 2/3 IP | 36 K-BB%, 22 SwStr%, 36.9 CSW% | 1.96 ERA, 0.79 WHIP
2024 MLB: 11 ⅔ IP | 14.5 K-BB%, 13.3 SwStr%, 28 CSW% | 3.86 ERA, 1.54 WHIP
2025 MLB (as of 5/27/25): 25 IP | 11.6 K-BB%, 10.8 SwStr%, 25.2 CSW% | 8.10 ERA, 1.75 WHIP
Age: 25
ETA: Debuted
fScores: 106 fStuff, 104 fControl, 106 fERA
Comp: Hunter Greene with a better slider (12/6) / worse fastball
Prime Skills: Big boy with a dominant slider against a lackluster fastball / sinker combo. He throws 97-99 with one of the best sliders you will see. There’s a below average changeup in there too he has to throw in order to mix things up. Most of his success in the minors in 2024 was based off the slider and he needs to achieve better shape on the fastball or a better third pitch off the sinker to succeed as a starter in the majors, but as a reliever the slider / sinker combo could play up.
Ranking Explanation: The results in the minors were ridiculous, while there is some hesitancy in the stuff plus models (72 Stuff+ on the fastball and only 90 Stuff+) in his small major league sample size. I think this stabilizes some and there is a middle ground, but the minor league numbers in 2024 were insane and I’m betting he gets a good run with the Rangers in 2025. His velocity was down a couple ticks and he went from having a .179 BA against in the minors last season to a .337 BA against in the majors – an impossibly large jump between levels, even for the major leagues.
Previous Rank: 34
- SP Brandon Clarke (Red Sox)
2025 A+/AA (as of 5/27/25): 24 IP | 29.6 K-BB%, 17.9 SwStr%, 37.7 CSW% | 1.88 ERA, 0.67 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Robbie Ray with higher velocity and better command
Prime Skills: Clarke is a big lefty drafted in the fifth round who didn’t pitch last year and has had insanely ridiculous numbers since his debut. This is a name that should be on everyone’s list this year – he should be a quick riser. He hits 100 mph from the left side (lives around 96-97) with a ridiculously nasty sweeper with changing speeds (84-91 mph) that is effective against righties and lefties and a sneaky good change up (80-82 mph). He has a curve he will drop in as well that is a bit sub par, but the change of speeds makes it a decent additional weapon (81-84 mph).
Ranking Explanation: The sweeper is one of the better pitches in all the minors. The Red Sox drafted this guy out of local college in Florida (State College of Florida Manatee – Sarasota) in one of the best finds in recent memory, reminiscent of when the White Sox found Chris Sale at Florida Gulf Coast. He’s maxed out at 71 pitches in a start and I would like to see more durability out of him before I bump his ranking higher. Rocker gets the nudge over Clarke only due to proximity and a longer track record, but at this point with at least two plus pitches Clarke has the higher upside.
Previous Rank: N/A
- OF Ryan Waldschmidt (Diamondbacks)
2024 College: .333/.469/.610 | 31 XBH, 14 HR, 25 SB
2024 A: .273/.485/.318 | 22.7 BB%, 13.6 K% | 2 XBH, 0 HR, 4 SB
2025 A+ (as of 5/27/25): .280/.448/.453 | 19.4 BB%, 18.4 K% | 15 XBH, 5 HR, 5 SB
Age: 22
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Righty Lars Nootbaar
Prime Skills: Big OF who can play in CF and has great plate skills with an above average hit tool to pair with a solid power and speed combo. He hits the crap out of the ball and had some of the highest exit velocities in the 2024 draft. Waldschmidt is a little overly passive for someone who has some insane tools statcast wise (ala Lars Nootbaar) with a low 34.7% swing rate, but does have a plus hit tool (80% contact rate), plate skills, power and speed.
Ranking Explanation: I always love when guys walk more than they strikeout and Waldschmidt is a guy who can possibly do this through the minors. If he can show for power with the big time EVs he’s known for, he could climb the the levels pretty quick based on his advance skillset. Nimala has flashed the power at a young age and based on his second half deserves the higher ranking for now between these two.
Previous Rank: 119
- SS George Lombard Jr. (Yankees)
2024 A: .231/.338/.334 | 12.3 BB%, 22.9 K% | 32 XBH, 5 HR, 39 SB
2025 A+/AA (as of 5/27/25): .279/.447/.379 | 20.7 BB%, 19.7 K% | 11 XBH, 1 HR, 17 SB
Age: 20
ETA: 2027
fScores: N/A
Comp: Barry Larkin light
Prime Skills: He has a plus, plus plate approach with an average hit tool (75.2 contact%), but some extreme athleticism that hasn’t had a chance to play up yet (outside of the speed) since he’s been advanced aggressively age-to-level in a Cole Young-esk way. Lombard added some muscle to his 6’ 2” frame this offseason, but it hasn’t resulted in much of a power uptick as of yet. He’s a doubles guy right now, but could grow into more power.
Ranking Explanation: Lombard was mashing high A with a .329/.505/.488 line, but has struggled a bit since making the transition to AA as a 20-year-old to a still solid 99 wRC+. Age-to-level a 55-65 point bounce is fair, as Lombard’s adjustments to AA and a hopeful increase in power production are key indicators for his future value moving forward. He doesn’t have the ability to create damage of Robert Calaz or Spencer Jones, but the plate approach is hyper advanced, the speed is plus and he has the frame to add power – so he gets the edge, especially for points leagues.
Previous Rank: N/A
- OF Caron Benge (Mets)
2024 College: .335/.444/.665 | 44 XBH, 18 HR, 10 SB
2024 A: .273/.420/.436 | 15.9 BB%, 20.3 K% | 5 XBH, 2 HR, 3 SB
2025 A+ (as of 5/27/25): .315/.444/.531 | 18 BB%, 18.5 K% | 19 XBH, 4 HR, 8 SB
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Evan Carter / Colton Cowser mash up
Prime Skills: Benge is an athletic OF who was a two-way player in college and hits to all fields. He’s raw since he’s transitioning from being a two-way player, but there’s a lot of upside to open up now that he’s only focusing on hitting. Benge has a good hit tool (81.3% contact rate) with a plus plate approach and a toolsy power and speed blend.
Ranking Explanation: Benge is an interesting player who I think has 20/20 upside with a good batting average, but he does have a major splits problem as he is hitting .351/.459/.604 against righties and only .182/.386/.273 against lefties. The only reason he could conceivably be in high A still is that the Mets are trying to let him face more lower tier lefties to see if they can break the splits and make Benge an every day player instead of a strong side platoon bat. He’s rocking a 178 wRC+ right now and even with the platoon risk I’ll buy this hit and plate approach over the power and speed upside of Spencer Jones.
Previous Rank: 124
- OF Mike Sirota (Dodgers)
2024 College: .298/.473/.687 | 23 BB%, 18.8 K% | 25 XBH, 7 HR, 19 SB
2025 A/A+ (as of 5/29/25): .374/.457/.702 | 12.6 BB%, 22.5 K% | 23 XBH, 9 HR, 1 SB
Age: 21
ETA: 2027
fScores: N/A
Comp: Julio Rodriguez Light
Prime Skills: Sirota has an advanced plate approach and big time athleticism with a power / speed combo that pops as long as he can hit at least at an average level. He’s a twitchy hitter in the box with quick hands that lead to explosive gap power.
Ranking Explanation: Sirota is maybe the second top breakout prospect to Luis Pena this year and while he doesn’t have the power potential of Spencer Jones, the speed is there (though he hasn’t shown it in the steals department) and I trust the contact and plate skills a bit more, even in only a small sample size in the minors.
Previous Rank: N/A
- OF Spencer Jones (Yankees)
2024 AA: .259/.336/.452 | 9.9 BB%, 36.8 K% | 53 XBH, 17 HR, 25 SB
2025 AA (as of 5/27/25): .228/.372/.554 | 17.7 BB%, 36.3 K% | 12 XBH, 9 HR, 6 SB (25 gms)
Age: 24
ETA: Early 2026
fScores: 87 fContact, 74 fDiscipline, 144 fPower, 142 fSpeed
Comp: Joey Gallo
Prime Skills: He’s huge at 6’ 6” and has ridiculous power potential with decent speed to boot. He has a ton of sneaky speed to go along with the huge power potential, but the swing has some massive holes in it and has gotten progressively worse (73.2% contact rate in 2023, 61.6% in 2024 and 58.6% in 2025). He changed his stance this season, which has resulted in a better eye, but an even worse hit tool as he has this very open and crouched stance now.
Ranking Explanation: Jones is on the minor league IL right now with an intercostal strain, but the power is even better this year than ever as he’s using the torpedo bat. The issue is the contact is not bouncing back to the below average lower 70% that is OK for his power – contact rates in the 50 and 60 percentiles is not a major league profile. The upside is still here for 40 homer upside with 20 steals, but only if he can make major positive regression towards a slightly below average hit tool instead of an atrocious hit tool.
Previous Rank: 22
- OF Robert Calaz (Rockies)
2024 CPX/A: .344/.446/.633 | 13.9 BB%, 23.6 K% | 33 XBH, 12 HR, 15 SB (62 games)
2025 A (as of 5/27/25): .258/.330/.495 | 9.7 BB%, 29.1 K% | 11 XBH, 5 HR, 1 SB
Age: 19
ETA: 2028
fScores: N/A
Comp: Teoscar Hernandez
Prime Skills: Big time power potential who has to combat swing and miss to make it. There are a ton of tools here, but also some massive swing and miss issues that have not improved since last year. The slash line this season is more realistic as the BABIP has come back down to earth and unfortunately he seems to have stopped running. Calaz needs to improve the hit tool to reach his full power potential.
Ranking Explanation: Calaz put up absolutely ridiculous numbers in 2024, but has negatively, rather than positively regressed this season with the swinging strike rate increasing, while the contact rate has not improved. I’m buying the power, but I’m down on the guys with atrocious hit tools that liter this tier or prospects. Spencer Jones gets the nod over Calaz since he has more power and speed potential, despite a worse hit tool. Calaz does still have a 122 wRC+ a couple years young for the level though, so the power is still good enough to project a major league bat if he can improve the contact rates.
Previous Rank: 56
- SS Cole Young (Mariners)
2024 AA: .271/.369/.390 | 12.1 BB%, 15.8 K% | 36 XBH, 9 HR, 23 SB
2025 AAA (as of 5/28/25): .277/.384/.465 | 11.4 BB%, 11.8 K% | 23 XBH, 5 HR, 4 SB
Age: 21
ETA: Late 2025
fScores: 104 fContact, 126 fDiscipline, 81 fPower, 106 fSpeed
Comp: Jackson Holliday light
Prime Skills: Young has a plus hit tool (83.3% contact and 90.2% Z-Contact) to go along with great plate skills, especially for a player his age, always playing a couple years ahead in age-to-level. The speed is good, but not great. He has quick hands and is starting to hit the ball in the air more as he moves up each level.
Ranking Explanation: I like Young as a real life player better than for most fantasy leagues, especially now that the power is improving from the lower rungs. He’s going to be a winner in points leagues with a 122 wRC+ in AAA in which a 30-40 point bump for the age-to-level is fair as the power is coming along (89.9 average EV and 109.2 max EV this year).
Previous Rank: 74
- SP Alejandro Rosario (Rangers)
2024 A/A+: 88 1/3 IP | 33.1 K-BB%, 16.9 SwStr%, 35 CSW% | 2.24 ERA, 0.93 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Early 2027
fScores: 111 fStuff, 110 fControl, 140 fERA
Comp: Bryan Woo
Prime Skills: Fifth round pick with a ridiculous 2 seam fastball at 96-98 with some crazy arm-side run that matches well with a mid 80s change up with beautiful fade. His big problem in college was control, but he seems to have fixed that in pro ball this year. The sinker is also a hell of a pitch, while he also has a below average 12-6 slider this dude is super underrated.
Ranking Explanation: I’m a big Rosario guy, but he’s out for the season with Tommy John and won’t return until early in 2026. The best case scenario now is a late 2026 debut and hopefully he doesn’t lose the stuff or the command upon his return. Prospects are tough to hold through long-term injuries, because there’s less of a chance for him to return to form, but my ranking of him here should show how much I think of him.
Previous Rank: 44
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