Top 40 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Starting Pitchers (2025)

These prospect rankings are based on fantasy baseball 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.

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).

NOTE: Rookie status is determined by 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched at the Major League level.

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Updated Positional Prospect Rankings:

Top 40 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Starting Pitchers

1. Chase Burns (SP – CIN)

2024 College: 100 IP | 191 Ks, 30 BBs | 2.70 ERA, 0.92 WHIP
2025 A+/AA/AAA: 66 IP | 31.4 K-BB%, 17.7 SwStr%, 35.2% CSW | 1.77 ERA, 0.77 WHIP
2025 MLB: 5 IP | 38.1 K-BB%, 11.1 SwStr%, 25.9% CSW | 5.40 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Debuted
fScores: 120 fStuff, 109 fControl, 134 fERA
Comp: Hunter Greene/Dylan Cease mash-up
Prime Skills: Chase Burns has an insane fastball/slider combo that could be one of the best in baseball. He’s bigger than some of the other guys with this type of fastball/slider combo like Jared Jones and Spencer Strider. He could also just be a better version of Jared Jones. The fastball ranges from 98-102 with a ton of ride running an over 19 induced vertical break (IVB), while his slider runs 87-89 as the primary swing-and-miss pitch. The curveball is also a plus pitch.
Ranking Explanation: Burns has top-of-the-line stuff and is only stifled by ballpark concerns; his rough road might be something like Hunter Greene, but his ceiling looks a bit smoother to the top. He’s been nothing but phenomenal every start this season and deserves to be the top pitching prospect following the meteoric rise of Paul Skenes.
Top 150 Ranking: 6

2. Andrew Painter (SP – PHI)

2022 A/A+/AA: 103 2/3 IP | 32.4 K-BB%, 16.2 SwStr%, 32.3 CSW% | 1.56 ERA, 0.89 WHIP
2025 Season (as of June 25, 2025): 47 1/3 IP | 16.9 K-BB%, 12.8 SwStr%, 27.7 CSW% | 4.18 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Mid 2025
fScores: 106 fStuff, 104 fControl, 114 fERA
Comp: A bigger Jacob deGrom/Tyler Glasnow with more control
Prime Skills: Andrew Painter regularly touches 99 miles per hour (MPH) on his fastball and throws it up in the zone with some ridiculous ride, then loves to use his curveball up in the zone to finish guys off when they are dead red fastball. He has pinpoint control, which plays his stuff up even more. He has an excellent pitch mix and knows how to throw his change-up and breaking stuff off his money fastball.
Ranking Explanation: Painter has not been nearly as good pre-injury throughout his rehab. When I saw him live, the fastball was pretty hitable, even at 98 MPH. The command looked on-point, which is the aspect of pitching that usually has the worst result post-Tommy John surgery, but the breaking stuff looked sharp with the slider being his most effective pitch, netting a 25.6% SwStr% at AAA, while the curveball and change-up have also been solid. My recommendation would be for fewer fastballs and cutters, with more breakers, as he has been throwing the fastball 55% of the time and the cutter 19% of the time. I bumped Painter ahead of Bubba Chandler because, despite some of the rehab issues, I’m more concerned about Chandler’s loss of command.
Top 150 Ranking: 11

3. Bubba Chandler (SP – PIT)

2024 AA/AAA: 119 2/3 IP | 22.3 K-BB%, 13.6 SwStr%, 29.5 CSW% | 3.08 ERA, 1.02 WHIP
2025 AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 58 IP | 18.2 K-BB%, 12.7 SwStr%, 29.7 CSW% | 3.41 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2025
fScores: 107 fStuff, 98 fControl, 137fERA
Comp: Luis Gil with a Zack Wheeler slider
Prime Skills: Bubba Chandler is a big fastball and slider guy, known as a dual-sport athlete who is now fully focusing on baseball rather than football. There is a lot of upside here, as he has never been focused only on baseball until a couple of years ago; he had committed to Clemson to play quarterback. He throws 98-102 MPH with a 12/6 killer vertical slider and a sick change-up with nice fade that tunnels well against his other two pitches.
Ranking Explanation: Chandler started coming into his own around June of last season, where he has an improved 26.1% K-BB rate since June 1st and a 2.27 ERA and 0.92 WHIP, which has bumped him way up my rankings, while before he was just on my radar as a stuff guy without performance. Chandler has had a terrible June, as it seems like every single pitcher in AAA has been struggling, which, on that note, it’s probably a good thing Chase Burns moved through AAA so fast, so he doesn’t have to deal with the Automated Ball-Strike system (ABS) issues.
Top 150 Ranking: 9

4. Travis Sykora (SP – WSH)

2024 A: 85 IP | 31 K-BB%, 20.8 SwStr%, 36.2 CSW% | 2.30 ERA, 0.91 WHIP
2025 CPX/A/A+ (as of June 25, 2025): 40 2/3 IP | 41 K-BB%, 24.2 SwStr%, 41.2 CSW% | 1.11 ERA, 0.61 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Early 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Logan Gilbert
Prime Skills: Travis Sykora has some sick stuff as a former third-rounder and is a big-time name to watch. He’s a giant at 6-foot-6 with a 44.4% whiff rate in the Minors and needs to be up in A+ or AA at this point. Sykora rocks a mid-90s fastball with obviously ridiculous extension due to his size, with more run than ride, and he also has a devastating 81-83 MPH splitter and 85 MPH hard slider. I mentioned on my podcast that during his rehab assignment, he looked like he was facing little leaguers; that’s how good his stuff is. He should move fast this year.
Ranking Explanation: This dude is a freak and could be better than Andrew Painter, but I’m not willing to bump him that much when he’s only just gotten to High-A. The level of competition is not the same, even if his level is age-appropriate. He should move fast this year, and it would be disappointing if he’s not in AA by the trade deadline, ready for an early call-up in 2026. There’s no point for him to just dominate Low-A batters all year.
Top 150 Ranking: 24

5. Jacob Misiorowski (SP – MIL)

2024 AA: 97 1/3 IP | 16.1 K-BB%, 14.1 SwStr%, 30.7 CSW% | 3.33 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
2025 AAA: 63 1/3 IP | 19.4 K-BB%, 14.7 SwStr%, 30.2 CSW% | 2.13 ERA, 1.09 WHIP
2025 MLB (as of June 25, 2025): 11 IP | 15.8 K-BB%, 13.2 SwStr%, 27.5 CSW% | 1.64 ERA, 0.55 WHIP
Age: 23
Comp: Young Tyler Glasnow with worse control
ETA: Debuted
fScores (pre-season): 108 fStuff, 88 fControl, 135 fERA (as a starter)
Prime Skills: Jacob Misiorowski has a Killer fastball that he has gotten up to 103 MPH. It’s at an odd arm angle (15.5% SwStr% on it in 2025), so it’s difficult to pick up with an elite slider in his pocket as well. He’s had some control issues, especially as a starter, but has seemed to have improved, starting in the second half of last year, and has had marked improvement this season, just as many were about to give up on him as a starter.
Ranking Explanation: The control issues limit the upside a bit if they show back up, but only so much that he might be an elite reliever rather than an ace-level starter. He’s going deep into games and has had an over 50% strike rate in six of his 10 games this season. His walk rate has dropped from 14% last year to 10% this year. He’s been throwing 66% fastballs this season and more sliders than curveballs, which he locates better, even though the curves get more whiffs. Thus far in the Majors, he has had some command issues, but he’s simultaneously been impossible for hitters to square up.
Top 150 Ranking: 34

6. Thomas White (SP – MIA)

2024 A/A+: 96 IP | 20 K-BB%, 14.6 SwStr%, 30.5 CSW% | 2.81 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
2025 A+/AA (as of June 25, 2025): 37 2/3IP | 22.8 K-BB%, 17.3 SwStr%, 31.8 CSW% | 2.87 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
Age: 20
ETA: Mid 2026
fScore: N/A
Comp: Carlos Rodon/Andrew Heaney mash-up
Prime Skills: Thomas White is a big 6-foot-5 lefty who I saw live both in Single-A last year and in the Spring Breakout game this spring, with noticeable differences in his repertoire that have made his stuff very impressive. Needs to work on harnessing the command.
Ranking Explanation: White has been getting better as he goes and is working on developing a sweeper to replace his slurve with. I would say he is the top pitcher of the second tier, as I have jumped Jacob Misiorowski ahead based on what he has shown us in the Majors so far. He’s a little further away than someone like Quinn Mathews, who is next. Having seen both in person, White has higher-end stuff.
Top 150 Ranking: 30
In Person (last year/this year):
- vFB 94-97 MPH/97-99 MPH
- 78-82 MPH slider/83-85 MPH (gyro slider – harder – less loop) — 15.4% SwStr%
- 85-87 MPH/85-88 MPH change-up (21.6% SwStr%)

7. Quinn Mathews (SP – STL)

2024 A/A+/AA/AAA: 143 1/3 IP | 26.8 K-BB%, 16.1 SwStr%, 32.9 CSW% | 2.76 ERA, 0.98 WHIP
2025 CPX/A/AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 32 1/3 IP | 4.1 K-BB%, 14.4 SwStr%, 27 CSW% | 4.45 ERA, 1.73 WHIP
Age: 24
ETA: Late 2025
fScores: 107 fStuff, 97 fControl, 133 fERA
Comp: Cole Ragans-lite
Prime Skills: Quinn Mathews is a big college lefty with a ridiculous fastball/slider combo with a big mid-90s fastball with above-average rise to it. The slider is a swing-and-miss machine paired with that fastball. He has elite command of these pitches and has shown himself in college to be a workhorse. He also has a curve and a 60/65 grade change-up he didn’t even need when I saw him in Single-A.
Ranking Explanation: Mathews had a shoulder injury at the beginning of the season that ruined his command, and his velocity has been down since last year. While his command and stuff looked like he made a turn and had returned, he is coming off a terrible start. I’m not so sure he’s OK. Keep an eye on him, even as a Cardinals fan, I’m teetering a bit between whether this is an injury issue that is solvable or if this is a major problem and he’s not quite the pitcher we saw last season.
Top 150 Ranking: 38
In-person (last year / this year):
- vFB 95-97 MPH/93-95 MPH (11% SwStr% 2024 vs. 2% 2025)
- 84-86 MPH slider — 20.3% SwStr%
- 81-83 MPH change-up — 26.3% SwStr% last year (18.9% 2025)
- 76-77 MPH curveball
- 94 MPH sinker (started working it in end of last season)

8. Logan Henderson (SP – MIL)

2024 CPX/A+/AA/AAA: 81 1/3 IP | 28.1 K-BB%, 15 SwStr%, 31.6 CSW% | 3.32 ERA, 0.91 WHIP
2025 AAA: 48 IP | 24.1 K-BB%, 15.8 SwStr%, 31.1 CSW% | 2.44 ERA, 1.13 WHIP
2025 MLB (as of June 25, 2025): 21 IP | 28.4 K-BB%, 12.9 SwStr%, 25.4 CSW% | 1.71 ERA, 0.95 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Debuted
fScores: 105 fStuff, 106 fControl, 110 fERA
Comp: Spencer Strider-lite/Michael Wacha mash-up
Prime Skills: Logan Henderson is of slight build (5-foot-11) and has jumped up a couple of levels already this season after destroying at Low-A most of last season. He has excellent command and a nice fastball/change-up combo. The fastball runs 94-96 MPH, and the change-up is one of the better change-ups in the Minors. On a pitch level, Henderson has thrown the fastball more in the Minors than in the Majors (52% vs. 47%), and he has a 15.8% SwStr% on it in the Majors (94th percentile) against a 20.2% SwStr% at AAA. He has been throwing the cutter more in the Minors as well and the change-up was getting thrown 41% of the time in the Majors and only 29% of the time in the Minors.
Ranking Explanation: I have been one of the bigger Logan Henderson guys for the last year or so when it comes to prospecting. He has excellent command and also some big-time strikeout stuff, especially on the fastball/change-up combo. I nearly bumped him ahead of Quinn Mathews, except that I think Mathews has a higher upside due to a stronger repertoire of well-rounded pitches when he is on.
Top 150 Ranking: 46

9. Hagen Smith (SP – CWS)

2024 College: 84 IP | 161 Ks, 34 BBs | 2.04 ERA, 0.89 WHIP
2024 MLB: 7 2/3 IP | 15.2 K-BB%, 12.7 SwStr%, 28 CSW% | 3.52 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
2025 AA (as of June 25, 2025): 25 2/3 IP | 20.6 K-BB%, 14.7 SwStr%, 30.9 CSW% | 2.10 ERA, 1.21 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: 105 fStuff, 97 fControl, 126 fERA
Comp: Yusei Kikuchi with Chris Sale-esque arm action on the slider
Prime Skills: Hagen Smith is a strong lefty with a quick 3/4 arm action that almost just snaps his fastball and slider straight in there at high-90s velocity. He’s working on a change-up/splitter pitch as well to throw against his primary fastball and slider combo. He’s run into some command issues this season as his walk rate is at a completely unsustainable 18.7% rate, which is some scary reliever stuff.
Ranking Explanation: The White Sox have a large arsenal of starters in the AA level right now, all slated for 2025-ish debuts. I don’t have pitch-level data to analyze why his command has been so bad this year, since he’s not at AAA. After watching Jacob Misiorowski bounce back, I’m not going to quit on Smith so quickly, so let’s give him some patience, as the stuff is ridiculous. Mechanically, though, it makes sense how he could lose command so easily — it’s a very different delivery. Smith has crazy good stuff, with iffy command, and is traveling the same path as Misiorowski, but a year or so behind him. He has been hurt for the last month or so, but is returning very soon.
Top 150 Ranking: 39

10. Gage Jump (SP – ATH)

2024 College: 83 IP | 23.3 K-BB% | 3.47 ERA, 1.06 WHIP
2024 A+/AA (as of June 25, 2025): 73 1/3 IP | 22.8 K-BB%, 14.2 SwStr%, 30.9 CSW% | 2.09 ERA, 0.98 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: High velocity Carlos Rodon
Prime Skills: Gage 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 realy slick 84-85 MPH slider and a kne- breaking 81 MPH curveball 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 five quality starts in his last six games. He is proving to have elite stuff and command despite his 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 he has not performed nearly as well at AA as he did at High-A, with an 11% drop in his strikeout rate and a 6% jump in his walk rate. Hagen Smith has a higher stuff ceiling than Jump and gets the edge, slightly, while Jump, despite being small, has proven more durable and has better command.
Top 150 Ranking: 56

11. Trey Yesavage (SP – TOR)

2024 College: 93 1/3 IP | 145 Ks, 32 BBs | 2.03 ERA, 0.87 WHIP
2025 A/A+/AA (as of June 25, 2025): 57 1/3 IP | 31 K-BB%, 21.1 SwStr%, 38 CSW% | 2.67 ERA, 0.94 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Righty Clayton Kershaw-lite
Prime Skills: Trey Yesavage is righty with a super over-the-top trebuchet-like delivery who throws a solid fastball, slider, cutter and change-up combo. The fastball is up from 93-95 in college to averaging 97.9 this season, while the cutter generated a 27% SwStr% in Single-A, and the change-up generated a 30.6% SwStr%. Low-A batters had trouble with his stuff, generating only a 1.4% barrel rate against him.
Ranking Explanation: Yesavage slid in the draft compared to where a lot of draft analysts thought he would go, and I get it, that arm slot could lead to some shoulder troubles in the future. He has been dominant enough this season to receive a huge bump in the rankings. I’m a fan of the stuff since he has an effective four-pitch mix that generates a near 50% ground ball rate. Jump gets the bump thanks to his killer velocity from the left side and the durability he has shown in the Minors this season.
Top 150 Ranking: 60

12. Robby Snelling (SP – MIA)

2024 AA/AAA: 115 1/3 IP | 13.8 K-BB%, 12.2 SwStr%, 28.9 CSW% | 5.15 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
2025 AA (as of June 25, 2025): 60 1/3 IP | 19 K-BB%, 12.5 SwStr%, 29.6 CSW% | 4.18 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Late 2025
fScores: 102 fStuff, 97 fControl, fERA 107
Comp: Jesus Luzardo-lite
Prime Skills: Robby Snelling’s 3/4 arm-slot helps create a lot of deception between his fastball and slider, which he repurposed this year. He also improved his change-up. He’s a three-pitch lefty with an above-average fastball, a good change-up and a stellar breaking pitch with a knack for avoiding hard contact. Snelling was only hitting 93 on the fastball last year. It is up to 95-97 this year. We forget how young he was in 2023 when he first broke out. His change-up is also up a couple of ticks from 86 MPH last year to 88-89 this year. The slider is up to an average of about 83 MPH, and that’s where the majority of his strikeouts seem to come on, but he does have some issues in a reverse split against lefties, oddly enough, this year.
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. He’s young for the level by 2-3 years and is showing an incredible propensity to avoid hard contact and damage, similar to Emmanuel Clase. It should be noted that Snelling performed much better once traded to the Marlins, posting a 20.3% K-BB rate with a 3.64 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 42 innings. He’s had a couple of rough patches this season, but has generally been impressive. I bumped him behind Trey Yesavage despite him having a more athletic build and delivery from the left side.
Top 150 Ranking: 49

13. Carlos Lagrange (SP – NYY)

2024 CPX/A: 21 IP | 7 K-BB%, 11.4 SwStr%, 30.1 CSW% | 6.86 ERA, 1.62 WHIP
2025 A+/AA (as of June 25, 2025): 57 IP | 26.9 K-BB%, 16.7 SwStr%, 35.4 CSW% | 4.42 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Joe Musgrove with more velocity
Prime Skills: Carlos Lagrange improved his command significantly this season, which made him a completely different pitcher, especially as a 6-foot-7 beast who can touch 101 MPH on the fastball, complemented by a hard vertical breaker and a sweeper. Righties can’t even touch Lagrange as he has a 38% K-BB against them, but lefties do a little more damage (.723 OPS against) as the walk rate against lefties increases around 8%.
Ranking Explanation: Lagrange has been one of the best pitchers in the Minors this season and should move up in short order as a 22-year-old. Lagrange is consistent and going deep into games, running pitch counts regularly in the 90s and netting eight strikeouts or more in six out of eighty starts this season. He has only one start with more than two walks. It’s only one season of success at this point, but he’s generating swinging strikes. Noah Schultz, even in his great season last year, wasn’t doing that; he was running based on excellent command.
Top 150 Ranking: 78

14. 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
2025 AA (as of June 25, 2025): 67 IP | 29.5 K-BB%, 16.1 SwStr%, 34.1 CSW | 1.75 ERA, 0.91 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Mid 2026
fScore: 103 fStuff, 88 fControl, 118 fERA
Comp: Jared Jones-lite
Prime Skills: Jonah Tong has some tricky IVB on a sinking mid-90s fastball (hitting 95-96 MPH now), a big curveball that drops right in on hitters from a high over the top arm slot from a smaller 6-foot-1, 180-pound frame. He also pairs these with a decent back-pocket change-up and a hard vertical slider to bridge between the fastball and curve. The command was on early in the year, but it seems to come and go with Tong.
Ranking Explanation: Tong demolished Single-A and High-A last year and has been on the same track at AA despite coming off two of his three worst starts of the season. His success largely depends on having at least an average command of his pitches. The command issues may be a thing of the past at this point, and the biggest concern now is how his shoulder will hold up based on a slight frame and a super over-the-top arm slot that could lead to injury.
Top 150 Ranking: 84

15. Tink Hence (SP – STL)

2024 AA: 79 2/3 IP | 25.9 K-BB%, 16.3 SwStr%, 31.2 CSW% | 2.71 ERA, 1.07 WHIP
2025 A (as of June 25, 2025): 15 IP | 17.5 K-BB%, 12.9 SwStr%, 25.9 CSW% | 1.20 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2025
fScores (pre-season): 108 fStuff, 97 fControl, 136 fERA
Comp: Dylan Cease
Prime Skills: Tink Hence has some serious ride on his fastball that averages in the mid/high-90s. Batters swing under it a lot. The slider is pretty sick, and to counter the riding fastball, hitters swing over it a lot. The change-up is also a very good pitch, and as per the above numbers, Hence is one of the better pitchers on a per-inning rate in the Minors. He is a smaller pitcher and has dealt with injury seasons the last couple of years, including the beginning of this year.
Ranking Explanation: The big question about Hence has always been durability; he has No. 1/No. 2 upside if he can stay healthy and get to the innings just based on stuff alone. He had a dominant start returning to AA over the last week and seems to be back. Let’s hope for health with Tink, as he has shown similar command to Noah Schultz with better strikeout stuff despite having a vastly different frame.
Top 150 Ranking: 98

16. Noah Schultz (SP – CWS)

2024 A+/AA: 88 1/3 IP | 25.4 K-BB%, 11.8 SwStr%, 30 CSW% | 2.24 ERA, 0.98 WHIP
2025 AA/AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 62 IP | 9.5 K-BB%, 12.1 SwStr%, 28.8 CSW% | 3.92 ERA, 1.60 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Early 2026
fScores (pre-season): 99 fStuff, 102 fControl, 143 fERA
Comp: Randy Johnson/Logan Gilbert-lite mash-up
Prime Skills: Noah Schultz might be the tallest player in baseball history by the time he gets to the Majors (currently 6-foot-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 mightily 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 rate, but Schultz has a K-BB rate below 5% 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 in my rankings. Even though he has a nice age-to-level bump, the only reason he gets the bump over Kumar Rocker is the command, as both guys run slider-heavy.
Top 150 Ranking: 52

17. Rhett Lowder (SP – CIN)

2024 A+/AA/AAA: 108 2/3 IP | 19.9 K-BB%, 12.3 SwStr%, 29.4 CSW% | 3.64 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
2024 MLB: 30 2/3 IP | 6.3 K-BB%, 8.6 SwStr%, 23.9 CSW% | 1.17 ERA, 1.27 WHIP
2025 CPX/A+/AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 7 1/3 IP | 20 K-BB%, 16.2 SwStr%, 32.4% CSW | 12.27 ERA, 2.18 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Debuted
fScores: 95 fStuff, 103 fControl, 137 fERA
Comp: Logan Webb
Prime Skills: Rhett Lowder has three above-average pitches and is known for his pinpoint control. His change-up and two-seamer are both nasty. He’s a smart pitcher and knows how to mix well, but the question is how much Great American Ball Park will hurt him. He should be striking out more batters than he has based on his swinging strike and CSW ratings, and it should carry forward into more strikeouts.
Ranking Explanation: Lowder was on pace to return from a forearm injury in spring training when he suffered a setback with an oblique injury that may keep him out for another month or two. The elbow issue was concerning enough, but the fact that he hurt his oblique means he may not have been throwing with proper mechanics in his rehab stint. He still has upside and is currently rehabbing through the injuries and will hopefully return to full strength in the Majors by the end of July. He has a deeper repertoire than Kumar Rocker and better command, thus gets the edge despite lacking the dominant strikeout pitch.
Top 150 Ranking: 95

18. Kumar Rocker (SP – TEX)

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 2/3 IP | 14.5 K-BB%, 13.3 SwStr%, 28 CSW% | 3.86 ERA, 1.54 WHIP
2025 MILB: 11 IP | 28.9 K-BB%, 12.7 SwStr%, 29.9 CSW% | 0.82 ERA, 0.55 WHIP
2025 MLB (as of June 25, 2025): 33 2/3 IP | 12.7 K-BB%, 11.5 SwStr%, 26.3 CSW% | 4.02 ERA, 1.66 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: Kumar Rocker is a large-framed pitcher 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 change-up in there, too, that he can mix things up with. Most of his success in the Minors in 2024 was based on the slider, and he needed to achieve better shape on the fastball or a better third pitch off the sinker to succeed as a starter in the Majors. As a relief, the slider/sinker combo could play up.
Ranking Explanation: Rocker has proven that you can’t jump to the Majors with success as a starter being a primary one elite pitch guy, as his ridiculous slider has not brought him the same swing-and-miss stuff he showed in the Minors. He may be better off as a closer in the long run, but he has looked better after coming back from injury, not by getting more strikeouts, but by limiting damage and throwing the cutter and curve more.
Top 150 Ranking: 66

19. Brandon Clarke (SP – BOS)

2025 A+ (as of June 25, 2025): 24 IP | 29.6 K-BB%, 17.9 SwStr%, 37.7 CSW% | 1.88 ERA, 0.67 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Robbie Ray with higher velocity and better command
Prime Skills: Brandon 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. Clarke is someone who 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 curveball he will drop in as well, that is a bit subpar, 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 a 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. He hasn’t pitched since May 24th due to a blister issue. Kumar Rocker gets the edge for now, as I want to see how Clarke can transition to AA before bumping him higher in the rankings.
Top 150 Ranking: 67

20. Payton Tolle (SP – BOS)

2024 College: 81 1/3 IP | 37.1 K-BB% | 3.64 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
2025 A+ (as of June 25, 2025): 49 2/3 IP | 31.6 K-BB%, 17.3 SwStr%, 36.9% CSW | 3.62 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Young Tarik Skubal-lite without the sinker
Prime Skills: Payton Tolle has given up some damage, but has been great despite some homer issues earlier in the season, blemishing his stellar under-the-hood metrics. He’s improved in this regard and is likely ready for AA. He’s a huge lefty — 6-foot-6, 230 pounds — who gets up to 96 MPH on the fastball. Has a plus wipeout sweeper and a killer change-up.
Ranking Explanation: Oddly, Tolle has some reverse split issues — 40.5% K-BB rate against righties and a 21.3% K-BB rate against lefties, against whom he does not locate nearly as well, while he just backfoots the sweeper against righties. To counter this, he probably needs a vertical hard slider or sinker to bridge the fastball and sweeper and perfect the arsenal. Brandon Clarke gets the edge based on having better stuff, but it’s close for the two teammates.
Top 150 Ranking: 96

21. Alejandro Rosario (SP – TEX)

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: Alejandro Rosario was a fifth-round pick. He has a ridiculous two-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. The sinker is also a hell of a pitch, while he also has a below-average 12-6 slider. He is super underrated.
Ranking Explanation: I’m a big fan of Rosario, but he’s out for the season and has yet to have surgery. The best-case scenario now is a late 2026 debut. 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 should show how highly I think of him.
Top 150 Ranking: 75

22. Cade Horton (SP – CHC)

2024 AA/AAA: 34 1/3 IP | 18.9 K-BB%, 15.3 SwStr%, 29 CSW% | 4.46 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
2025 AAA: 29 IP | 18.5 K-BB%, 12.9 SwStr%, 31.8 CSW% | 1.24 ERA, 0.86 WHIP
2025 MLB (as of June 25, 2025): 41 IP | 11.9 K-BB%, 11.5 SwStr%, 27 CSW% | 3.73 ERA, 1.29 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Debuted
fScores: 94 fStuff, 99 fControl, 102 fERA
Comp: Brandon Pfaadt
Prime Skills: Cade Horton has a nasty sweeper with a 95-97 MPH fastball that he leans on as his plus pitches, but he also has a nice curve (20.6% SwStr%) that he should throw more often. The fastball, while it has velocity, does not have great shape, but Horton does have very good command for his age.
Ranking Explanation: Horton was a multi-sport guy who has missed a decent amount of time the last couple of years, primarily with a shoulder injury, which is concerning for a pitcher. Thus, I had bumped him down from the top-30 range I had him in at the beginning of 2024. He’s in the Majors now and gets a proximity bump, but I don’t see him as a potential top-of-the-rotation pitcher anymore and think he will settle in as a No. 3 starter with No. 2 starter upside. Even with Rosario’s injury, I’m giving him the edge over Cade Horton as I see Rosario as a potential top-30 starter for fantasy and Horton as a 50-80 range guy.
Top 150 Ranking: 77

23. Jack Wenninger (SP – NYM)

2024 A/A+: 115 IP | 19.9 K-BB%, 14.4 SwStr%, 30.1 CSW% | 4.30 ERA, 1.18 WHIP
2025 AA (as of June 25, 2025): 71 1/3 IP | 23.6 K-BB%, 14.6 SwStr%, 31.9 CSW% | 2.90 ERA, 1.07 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Roy Halladay meets Emmet Sheehan
Prime Skills: Jack Wenninger’s splitter is a monster. He is quickly becoming one of the best starters in the Minors and is on the fast track as a 6-foot-4 pitcher with wide shoulders and long legs — the classic early 2000s workhorse ace frame. His dominant splitter is complemented by a mid-90s fastball with a hard slider that also gets a lot of swinging strikes.
Ranking Explanation: Wenninger has a great frame and has an aura of being an old-school professional pitcher about him. He’s shown consistent excellence thus far at AA; however, he has more of a No. 2 or No. 3 starting pitcher profile without the elite ace upside. CadeHorton gets the edge over Wenninger because I think they have similar tier upside, while Horton is already doing it in the Majors.
Top 150 Ranking: 82

24. Michael McGreevy (SP – STL)

2024 AAA: 150 IP | 12.8 K-BB%, 9.2 SwStr%, 27 CSW% | 4.12 ERA, 1.41 WHIP
2024 MLB: 23 IP | 18.6 K-BB%, 10 SwStr%, 29.3 CSW% | 1.96 ERA, 0.78 WHIP
2025 AAA: 61 IP | 21.3 K-BB%, 10.1 SwStr%, 27.1 CSW% | 2.51 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
2025 MLB (as of June 25, 2025): 21 1/3 IP | 15.1 K-BB%, 8.7 SwStr%, 25.1 CSW% | 4.22 ERA, 1.03 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Debuted
fScores: 92 fStuff, 123 fControl, 134 fERA
Comp: Logan Webb-lite
Prime Skills: Michael McGreevy has elite-level command and rides on a six pitch mix that heavily includes a dominant sinker (70.4% ground ball rate) and a brand new sweeper he’s been throwing 33% of the time this season with an 18.2 SwStr% rate, which plays much better than the slider he previously used. The fastball is also up from 92.5 MPH last season to 94-95 this season.
Ranking Explanation: Last year, I viewed McGreevy as a Kyle Hendricks-type, but this year, with the new sweeper and higher velocity, he’s generating more strikeouts. I think with some more progression, he could be a 12-team viable fantasy starter. He also deserves a proximity bump as the next man up for the Cardinals. He’s been lights out in his Major League stints as well, but keep in mind he likely doesn’t have the best strikeout upside. He should provide killer ratio stats (ERA and WHIP). Jack Wenninger ultimately has a higher strikeout upside that could vault him into a No. 2 role, whereas I don’t see McGreevy being more than a very solid mid-rotation starter.
Top 150 Ranking: 87

25. Luis Perales (SP – BOS)

2024 A+/AA: 33 2/3 IP | 30.6 K-BB%, 19.6 SwStr%, 35.7 CSW% | 2.94 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Early 2027
fScores: N/A
Comp: Bryce Miller with worse command
Prime Skills: Luis Perales has a smaller 6-foot-1 frame (for a starter) with a baller mid-90s fastball that tops out at 97 with excellent ride complimented by two breakers (one being a hard gyro slider that sits 86-89 with the other having a wider vertical break that I might classify as a hard curveball that sits closer to 80-84). He also has a splitter that sits in the low-90s.
Ranking Explanation: Perales was off my rankings list last time around since he had to get Tommy John surgery last year, but he began a throwing program in early May. We may see him back in action after the All-Star break. Perales has very high upside with killer stuff. Coming off the significant injury should hopefully have wind in his sails healthwise moving forward. He has No. 1/No. 2 starter ceiling, but I would like to see how he bounces back from the Tommy John surgery before bumping ahead of a reliable guy with Major League success like Michael McGreevy.
Top 150 Ranking: 94

26. Ryan Sloan (SP – SEA)

2025 A (as of June 25, 2025): 41 2/3 IP | 20.5 K-BB%, 12.7 SwStr%, 29.3 CSW% | 4.54 ERA, 1.37 WHIP
Age: 19
ETA: 2028
fScores: N/A
Comp: Chris Carpenter-ish with a slider instead of a curve
Prime Skills: Ryan Sloan is a large high schooler at 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds. He has a mid-90s fastball in the 95-97 MPH range with above average ride, a solid split change-up and an electric hard vertical slider with insane command of his stuff for his age. The slider and splitter play off each other nicely. He’s a fun pitcher.
Ranking Explanation: Sloan may not have some of the big strikeout numbers other prospect pitchers ranked lower might have, but the stuff is electric from a high pedigree pitcher in an organization that knows how to effectively develop starters, especially with this type of arsenal. He has a long way to go, but he has obvious top-of-the-rotation upside.
Top 150 Ranking: 99

27. Mick Abel (SP – PHI)

2024 AAA: 108 2/3 IP | 7.6 K-BB%, 10.9 SwStr%, 26.3 CSW% | 6.46 ERA, 1.81 WHIP
2025 AAA: 57 IP | 17.2 K-BB%, 13.3 SwStr%, 29.2 CSW% | 2.21 ERA, 1.23 WHIP
2025 MLB (as of June 25, 2025): 23 1/3 IP | 14.6 K-BB%, 10.5 SwStr%, 25.7 CSW% | 3.47 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Debuted
fScores: 98 fStuff, 91 fControl, 113 fERA
Comp: A young Max Scherzer with significantly worse control.
Prime Skills: Mick Abel has a sick curveball (16.8% SwStr%) with a high-90s fastball with great movement (14.8% SwStr%, which is great for a fastball and 108 stuff+) and a solid change-up (14.1% SwStr%). Abel has had No. 2/No. 3 starter upside for a couple of years now, but needs to work on his control if he wants to meet maximum potential but the stuff is there. The command has been much better this year, which is why he’s back in my top prospects list. His slider is his go-to breaker, though it’s less effective than the curveball and change-up, as he doesn’t even throw it in the zone even 40% of the time.
Ranking Explanation: Abel had a great debut out-dueling Paul Skenes. We could have a case here of Abel’s control improving in the Majors versus AAA due to not having to deal with the ABS, which has been messing with pitchers at the AAA level for a couple of years now, as I have noted at length. He still has a lot of work to do in the command department, but the stuff rates out so well at the Major League level. While he has had some impressive starts in the Majors, I don’t think his command will allow him to get to the top of the rotation upside. His best case is a very solid No. 3 or lower-tier No. 2 starter, which pushes him down below Luis Perales and Ryan Sloan, who are much further back proximity-wise since Abel is in the Majors.
Top 150 Rank: 117

28. Parker Messick (SP – CLE)

2024 A+/AA: 133 2/3 IP | 22.1 K-BB%, 16 SwStr%, 30.6 CSW% | 2.83 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
2025 AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 66 1/3 IP | 17.1 K-BB%, 13.5 SwStr%, 28.2 CSW% | 2.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Mid 2025
fScores: 98 Stuff, 99 fControl, 124 fERA
Comp: Framber Valdez/lefty Sonny Gray-lite
Prime Skills: Parker Messick is a shorter, heavy-set lefty. He is a classic Guardians command guy who is breaking ball heavy and a former second-rounder out of FSU. He’s been primarily throwing fastballs and change-ups this season, even though his slider and sinker are both very solid pitches. The change-up has become his primary strikeout pitch with a 27.7% SwStr% on the season.
Ranking Explanation: He’s a bit of a bulldog on the mound. As a command-first pitcher, there should be a pretty smooth transition up a level. Unsurprisingly, his walk rate has increased about 4% thanks to the ABS at AAA, but it should bounce back to the 8% range he’s had throughout his entire career in the Majors. Messick should be a solid mid-rotation starter for a long time and has proximity on his side, which bumps him ahead of Yordanny Monegro, but he doesn’t have the top-of-the-rotation upside of a guy like Ryan Sloan.
Top 150 Ranking: 107

29. Yordanny Monegro (SP – BOS)

2024 CPX/A+: 76 IP | 21.2 K-BB%, 15.8 SwStr%, 32 CSW% | 2.84 ERA, 1.04 WHIP
2025 AA (as of June 25, 2025): 33 2/3 IP | 29.9 K-BB%, 15 SwStr%, 31.6 CSW% | 2.67 ERA, 1.19 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Righty Matthew Liberatore with better velocity and a splitter rather than a sinker
Prime Skills: Yordanny Monegro was good last year and has been great this year. He has already made this list three times this season, and this start was another killer. He has ticked up his fastball from low 90s to 94-96 this year, and he pairs this with an effective gyro slider, cutter, splitter and nasty curveball.
Ranking Explanation: Monegro relies heavily on the curveball for swings and misses. Curveballs across the league have not been as effective as they once were; however, the splitter is also a very effective pitch, and he’s only gotten better with the improved velocity. Monegro has had some struggles of late. Without the elite fastball, he drops to a mid-rotation upside pitcher, though he has shown throughout his career to be a very effective starter. Ryan Sloan gets the edge for having higher upside, despite Monegro being at least a year advanced in proximity.
Top 150 Ranking: 102

30. Nolan McLean (SP – NYM)

2024 CPX/A+: 76 IP | 21.2 K-BB%, 15.8 SwStr%, 32 CSW% | 2.84 ERA, 1.04 WHIP
2025 AA/AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 70 IP | 13.9 K-BB%, 11.7 SwStr%, 27.8 CSW% | 2.19 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Late 2025
fScores: N/A
Comp: Tanner Bibee/Luis Severino mash-up
Prime Skills: Nolan McLean is focusing on pitching for the first year of his Minor League career, and we are seeing an uptick in the effectiveness of his stuff. His arsenal includes a mediocre mid-90s fastball (that tops out at 98) and an elite late-breaking sweeper with a unique hard cut at the tail end of the pitch, with a fantastic sinker that sits in the mid-90s. He has a 17.4% SwStr% in AAA along with an 88-90 MPH cutter, an 85-88 MPH change-up and a low-80s curveball he will drop in now and again.
Ranking Explanation: McLean has below-average command, and despite an elite sweeper (slider) and sinker combination, the fastball performs below average (6.8% SwStr%). He needs to work on generating better characteristics on it or on the change-up to get more swings and misses. He has some fun stuff, but ultimately has to work on a better pitch mix and improving command to prep for the Majors. He has a wide range of outcomes with No. 2 starting pitcher upside, but I think he settles in more as an inconsistent No. 4 type, who has some really good starts and some really bad starts — think Bailey Ober.
Top 150 Ranking: 103

31. Dasan Hill (SP – MIN)

2025 A (as of June 25, 2025): 30 IP | 20.2 K-BB%, 14.8 SwStr%, 31 CSW% | 2.10 ERA, 1.13 WHIP
Age: 19
ETA: 2027
fScores: N/A
Comp: Max Fried
Prime Skills: Dasan Hill throws a 95-97 MPH sinker as his primary fastball, but it’s the breakers that are elite pitches. The 82-84 MPH slider is generating a 25.3% SwStr%, the 82-85 MPH kick change-up is generating a 31.3% SwStr% and the 79-81 MPH curveball is generating a 16% SwStr%. He also mixes in the traditional four-seamer at 95-97, but the go-to is the sinker.
Ranking Explanation: I saw Dasan Hill‘s first professional start in person. Hill was extremely impressive, and I see a lot of good starters in the Florida State League. Watching him reminded me of Shane McClanahan at first, but the movement on the primary fastball is completely different. Upon second consideration, his profile is more reminiscent of Max Fried. I like his stuff and command mix better than Nolan McLean‘s, but McLean is in AAA and gets the proximity edge. A lot can go wrong for a pitcher between Single-A and the Majors, but his stuff plays at 19 and should improve. Hill is being babied this year by the Twins, but he has high-end upside as a potential No. 1/No. 2 starter ala Ryan Sloan without the same type of pedigree or build up thus far.
Top 150 Ranking: 105

32. Grant Taylor (SP, RP – CWS)

2024 CPX/A: 19 1/3 IP | 41.7 K-BB%, 14.3 SwStr%, 37.2 CSW% | 2.3 ERA, 0.72 WHIP
2025 AA: 26 2/3 IP | 25.7 K-BB%, 17.1 SwStr%, 32.9 CSW% | 1.01 ERA, 0.86 WHIP
2025 MLB (as of June 25, 2025): 6 IP | 26.1 K-BB%, 18 SwStr%, 28.1 CSW% | 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Trevor Bauer meets Ryan Pepiot with more velocity
Prime Skills: Grant Taylor is a former second-rounder coming off Tommy John surgery at the end of 2024 with a high-90s fastball that tops out at 101, a sharp, killer mid-80s curveball, a plus low-90s cutter with arm-side movement, a slider and a change-up.
Ranking Explanation: Taylor has had some relief appearances of late and has been limited in his starts to 40-50 pitches after coming off surgery. The fact that he’s in relief now and not being further stretched out is concerning, but perhaps the White Sox are going the Garrett Crochet way of his development. This limits his upside (which is why he’s not ranked higher) in the short term. This is the only reason he’s ranked outside of the top 100, as he could simply be pushed to be the next Mason Miller.
Top 150 Ranking: 106

33. Tekoah Roby (SP – STL)

2024 AA: 33 1/3 IP | 13.6 K-BB%, 13.7 SwStr%, 28.2 CSW% | 6.75 ERA, 1.75 WHIP
2025 AA/AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 63 1/3 IP | 22 K-BB%, 15 SwStr%, 30.5 CSW% | 2.55 ERA, 1.06 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Late 2025
fScores: 109 fStuff, 103 fControl, 108 fERA
Comp: Shane Baz
Prime Skills: Tekoah Roby has four plus-pitches with above-average command. He likes to play his 95-97 MPH heater up in the zone (with up to 21″ IVB), and then goes low with the nasty 70 grade curveball, which is his best pitch when he’s on. He also mixes in a very good new and improved kick change-up and a solid slider. He’s been on a tear since early May, getting the promotion to AAA, where he has run into some trouble similar to what Quinn Mathews has faced.
Ranking Explanation: Shoulder injuries have weighed down his potential and likely allowed him to get traded at the deadline, but he’s back and healthy now. Roby is coming off his best start of the season after a strong spring, where he finally looked healthy, showing off the mid-90s fastball, a 70 grade curveball that drops off the table, and an improved hard slider with vertical break that kind of plays as a bridge pitch between the fastball and curve. He had some command issues in late April, but seems to have corrected them. When healthy, he’s a top-100 prospect. He gets a major proximity bump over guys like Cam Caminiti and Wei-en Lin. Despite him being built up as a starter versus Grant Taylor, I think Taylor’s dominant fastball gives him the edge.
Top 150 Rank: 126

34. Wei-En Lin (SP – ATH)

2025 A (as of June 25, 2025): 50 IP | 30.1 K-BB%, 16.1 SwStr%, 30.8 CSW% | 3.96 ERA, 1.10 WHIP
Age: 19
ETA: 2027
fScores: N/A
Comp: Jesus Luzardo/Shota Imanaga mash-up
Prime Skills: Wei-En Lin is a lefty out of Taiwan, who has been invincible to start the season. Hw is only 19 years old, which is rare for an international prospect from the far east. He has a high IVB 93-95 MPH fastball that darts in against a nasty 89-91 MPH sweeper, a slower loopier breaker and a very solid change-up. He has a slight build at 6-foot-1 and only about 180 pounds, but has great location with only a 2.4% walk rate. He puts the ball where he wants it to go.
Ranking Explanation: As mentioned with Dasan Hill, a Single-A ball pitcher is a long way from the Majors and a lot of things can go wrong, but the repertoire here is great and the results are also phenomenal, so Parker Messick gets the nudge based almost entirely on proximity. Lin’s command does give him the nudge over a couple of other really good prospect pitchers just downwind who are a level higher. The Athletics are limiting his innings the last few times out, and I give Hill the slight edge, likely because we have arsenal data on him, and it’s fantastic.
Top 150 Ranking: 111

35. 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
2025 AA/AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 51 1/3 IP | 19.9 K-BB%, 14.1 SwStr%, 31.5 CSW% | 2.10 ERA, 1.15 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Mid 2025
fScores: 105 fStuff, 96 fControl, 104 fERA
Comp: Chris Sale/Brandon Williamson mash-up
Prime Skills: Hunter Barco is a big lefty with an almost side arm delivery with a 93-94 MPH sinker as his primary fastball while lightly mixing in a cutter as a secondary fastball and playing up a killer 82-85 MPH splitter (28.6% SwStr%) that he commands with great effectiveness (57.1% strikeout rate) with an average to below-average 81-83 MPH slider as the third pitch that is better at generating ground balls than whiffs (12.6% SwStr%).
Ranking Explanation: Barco missed all of 2022 and a big part of 2023 recovering from Tommy John 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 and 2024 was looking good until he missed the last two months of the season with a broken leg. When he’s healthy, he’s been one of the better pitching prospects in the last couple of years, and he has proximity to being in AAA. Barco should be a very solid mid-rotation starter behind Paul Skenes and Bubba Chandler for a long time, but his upside is a good No. 3 starter. He doesn’t have top-of-the-rotation upside like Wei-En Lin, but his high floor pushes him ahead of Cam Caminiti.
Top 150 Rank: 131

36. Cam Caminiti (SP – ATL)

2024 A: 3 IP | 4 Ks, 0 BBs | 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
2025 CPX/A (as of June 25, 2025): 25 IP | 18.7 K-BB%, 13.2 SwStr%, 29.1 SwStr% | 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP
Age: 18
ETA: 2028
fScores: N/A
Comp: A raw MacKenzie Gore with wiry mechanics
Prime Skills: Cam Caminiti has an athletic build at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds. He has a mid-to-upper 90s fastball from the left side, but inconsistent secondaries between a slider, change-up and curveball.
Ranking Explanation: Caminiti has shown some impressive stuff in his short stints, but we don’t have any Statcast data and very limited video. There is high upside here, as there is with any high-90s fastball from the left side, but the most important thing we have seen thus far is excellent command from the young lefty. Wei-En Lin has been more successful to date, and there’s more video on him, getting the edge for now.
Top 150 Rank: 113

37. Santiago Suarez (SP – TB)

2024 A Stats: 111 2/3 IP | 21 K-BB%, 14.9 SwStr%, 27.6 CSW% | 4.11 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
2025 A+ Stats (as of June 25, 2025): 25 1/3 IP | 23.2 K-BB%, 14.8 SwStr%, 30.3 CSW% | 1.78 ERA, 0.83 WHIP
Age: 20
ETA: 2027
fScores: N/A
Comp: Freddy Peralta
Prime Skills: Santiago Suarez has a 95-97 MPH fastball with some ride and a change-up/curveball combo that carries him through starts. He’s a big righty at only 6-foot-2 and has gained a couple of ticks of velocity since he was on this list a year ago. The curveball is a nice secondary pitch. He has elite command for his age.
Ranking Explanation: Suarez doesn’t have the stuff/upside of Cam Caminiti, but he’s very polished for a young starter, though it would be great for him to add another pitch to his arsenal. We are in this young pitchers with great command tier, as most of them should be able to move up and maintain a starter profile on the way up through the Minors. Suarez has been on the injured list (IL) since early May with an unspecified injury. This drops him a bit in the rankings.
Top 150 Rank: 114

38. 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
2025 AA (6/25/25): 34 IP | 25.5 K-BB%, 14.8 SwStr%, 31.1 CSW% | 3.44 ERA, 1.32 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 change-up.
Ranking Explanation: Prielipp had Tommy John surgery back in 2021 while in college and then had to get Internal Brace surgery in 2023 (possibly a failed Tommy John surgery), so there is some massive injury risk here, but he’s a high-level arm and is worth buying when healthy. He’s still working on building up this season, just throwing 50 or so pitches per start of late. Oddly, he has had a reverse split issue this season with lefties hitting to a .995 OPS off him. He hasn’t broken out like I thought he might coming into the season after the killer spring, but the upside is still there, and his worst-case scenario is slated to be a dominant high-end reliever in the near term.
Top 150 Rank: 129

39. Carson Whisenhunt (SP – SF)

2024 AAA: 109 2/3 IP | 17.1 K-BB%, 15.3 SwStr%, 29.5 CSW% | 5.17 ERA, 1.58 WHIP
2025 AAA (as of June 25, 2025): 83 1/3 IP | 15.1 K-BB%, 13 SwStr%, 28.2 CSW% | 4.64 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
Age: 24
ETA: Mid 2025
fScores: 99 fStuff, 98 fControl, 105 fERA
Comp: Cristopher Sanchez
Prime Skills: Carson Whisenhunt is a big lefty known for possibly the best change-up in the Minors (21.6% SwStr%), but he’s playing these against a below-average sinker as his primary fastball (92.6 velocity and 9% SwStr%). He also throws a cutter and a change-up every once in a while, but his third pitch is a solid slider (14.3% SwStr%).
Ranking Explanation: Whisenhunt has one dominant pitch, and his sinker only generates a 37% ground ball rate. His path to being the best he can be revolves around developing a second fastball off the sinker and getting that sinker located to generate ground balls in a big San Francisco stadium. I’m worried as a one-pitch guy, which is a change-up, that he could just be a worse version of Drew Thorpe. Despite the proximity and the better season, it pushes him down lower in my rankings.
Top 150 Rank: 120

40. Jarlin Susana (SP – WSH)

2024 A/A+: 103 2/3 IP | 24.5 K-BB%, 17.5 SwStr%, 33.4 CSW% | 4.34 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
2025 AA (as of June 25, 2025): 26 IP | 14.8 K-BB%, 12.7 SwStr%, 30.3 CSW% | 4.15 ERA, 1.69 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Mid 2026
fScores: N/A
Comp: Paul Skenes-lite
Prime Skills: Another 6-foot-6 righty for the Nationals, but Jarlin Susana came to them in the Juan Soto trade from San Diego. The gift trade that keeps on giving. Susana has an insane 100-102 MPH fastball with a 94 MPH change-up and 87-91 MPH power slider that continues to improve.
Ranking Explanation: The Nationals are flooded with ridiculous pitching prospects right now at the lower level. Susana and Michael Soroka are going to cause problems for a long time, except that Susana is putting up terrible walk rates (16.4%) and looks like he needs to go down to Single-A to figure out his command. The strike rate itself is pretty solid, but his first-pitch strike rate is bad (~45%). Susana has had a scary UCL sprain, which pushes him down the ranks, especially considering the terrible command to date this season.
Top 150 Rank: 122

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I have a Broadcast Journalism degree from the University of Missouri and reported sporting news for the local NBC affiliate. I also have a Masters from UCF. I own and operate multiple construction businesses in South Florida and in my free time write about fantasy baseball and podcast; including creating the fScores. Find me via the Fantasy Aceball Podcast, here on Fantasy Pros or on FWFB. Twitter @fantasyaceball.