Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Outfielders

These fantasy baseball prospect rankings are based on FANTASY value, not on real-life value. Proximity to the majors is also prominent in the equation, though these fantasy baseball rankings are taking a longer-term / dynasty look on these guys (think of it more as a 5-year plan).

Rather than getting into writing little bios on all of these hitters, 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 the player’s 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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• Prospects 76-100
• Prospects 101 – 125
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Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Outfielders

1. Roman Anthony (BOS)

• 2024 AA/AAA: .291/.396/.498 | 14.6 BB%, 23.5 K% | 54 XBH, 18 HR, 21 SB
• 2025 AAA: .288/.423/.491 | 20.2 BB%, 19.7 K% | 21 XBH, 10 HR, 3 SB
• 2025 MLB (as of 7/3/25): .200/.309/.329 | 12.3 BB%, 27.2 K% | 7 XBH, 1 HR, 1 SB
• Age: 21
• ETA: Mid 2025
• fScores: 107 fContact, 134 fDiscipline, 103 fPower, 97 fSpeed
• Comp: Gunnar Henderson in the OF
• Prime Skills: Very good eye with a strong power tool for a young kid who still needs to fill out. He could be a five tool guy, but needs to be more consistent on the base paths for steals to be a big part of his game long term. The Max and 90th percentile EVs are top notch, but he could benefit from being more aggressive in the zone and would definitely benefit by hitting more balls in the air, as his biggest flaw is the 52% ground ball rate. Another important factor in his profile, being a lefty, is his slash line is actually better against lefties.
• Ranking Explanation: Anthony’s strikeout rate in the majors right now is an aberration based on his stellar chase rates and his Z-Contact% of 90.1% in the majors right now. He’s also hitting the ball very hard – if anyone is willing to trade him in a league you’re in based on the slow start – you should buy while you can, he’s the top guy.
• Top 150 Ranking: 1

2. Max Clark (DET)

• 2024 A/A+: .279/.372/.421 | 12.4 BB%, 19.2 K% | 36 XBH, 9 HR, 29 SB
• 2025 A+ (as of 7/3/25): .270/.419/.411 | 19.7 BB%, 16.8 K% | 19 XBH, 7 HR, 12 SB
• Age: 20
• ETA: Mid 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Corbin Carroll
• Prime Skills: Multi-sport athlete; has a really nice hit tool, a lot of speed and should develop more power as he ages. He’s likely to develop more into a speed-first, 15-20 homer type based on the small sample size of what we have seen in the minors and pre-draft. The plate skills are also much better than when you look at first glance, as he has a near elite 6.2 SwStr% and a plus 83.4% contact rate.
• Ranking Explanation: Clark was drafted primarily for the potential of his tools, but his hit tool and plate skills are the most impressive pieces of his profile right now. He looks like he could be one of the better players in baseball when he makes it to the big leagues – I would like to see him swing more aggressively in the zone, but funny enough, the profile almost resembles Riley Greene with speed. Clark has a 144 wRC+ and should move up to AA soon. Age-to-level, he should be considered for another 50 point bump, which puts him in the same 200 range and the funny thing is the back of the baseball card stats are way behind the underlying metrics. Griffin has a higher power / speed upside by a decent margin, but Clark has such a safe all-around profile. I would argue he’s 50/65 hit, 60/70 plate approach, 40/50 power and 70/70 speed, which is Trea Turner with more walks-esk.
• Top 150 Ranking: 2

3. Konnor Griffin (PIT)

• 2024 CPX: N/A
• 2025 A/A+ (as of 7/3/25): .337/.409/.534 | 8.2 BB%, 21.6 K% | 29 XBH, 12 HR, 37 SB
• Age: 19
• ETA: 2028
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Light Fernando Tatis Jr. with an Elly De La Cruz statistical profile
• Prime Skills: Griffin is a big righty with a good arm as a high school pitcher, and he has some massive power upside. The high stance and high and tight hands in his swing remind me of Fernando Tatis Jr., and like Tatis, he will probably have plenty of swings and misses to go with the damage. Tools for days here as Griffin has already posted a max EV of 114.2 and has a 90th percentile EV of 108.
• Ranking Explanation: Griffin has only improved his hit tool and plate skills since getting promoted to high A, but plays hard with the 70 grade power and speed potentials. He’s super aggressive in the zone with a 70.4% Z-Swing. The chase rate is only 29.5%, which is slightly above average and portends to a better eye than the numbers show – he’s just uber aggressive. Griffin has a 160 wRC+ and an age-to-level bump of another 50 points is fair. I’m ranking him very aggressively this time around as I believe the hit tool is good enough (he will probably hit .250 – .270), while the plate skills could improve based on him toning down some aggressiveness. He has higher upside than Clark, so if you rank him over Clark, I wouldn’t blame you, but tools-wise I think he’s got a 40/55 hit, 40/50 plate approach, 55/70 power and 70/70 speed.
• Top 150 Ranking: 14

4. Walker Jenkins (MIN)

• 2024 A/A+: .282/.394/.439 | 15.2 BB%, 12.8 K% | 32 XBH, 6 HR, 17 SB
• 2025 AA (as of 7/3/25): .260/.412/.377 | 18.6 BB%, 20.6 K% | 5 XBH, 2 HR, 9 SB
• Age: 20
• ETA: Mid 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Larry Walker
• Prime Skills: Big, strong lefty for his age and one of the top five guys from the 2023 draft class. He has a ton of pull power, but can hit for extra base hits through all fields. Jenkins’ carrying tool thus far has been the combo of his excellent hit tool (91.7% Z-Contact rate) alongside his killer plate skills (more walks than strikeouts). He hasn’t grown into the game power yet and has been primarily a doubles hitter, but he was also in the Florida League for a good portion of the season where all his games are at sea level in the muggy Fort Myers stadium (basically no breeze, literally the hottest stadium I’ve been to in my life and when there is breeze it’s blowing in, not out).
• Ranking Explanation: Jenkins has been rocking a 12 degree launch angle with a near 110 max EV and upper 80s average EVs in a bad ballpark in single A, so I’m excited to see how the power gains look getting out of Florida now that he’s in AA for the 2025 season – once he’s healthy. Jenkins should have more power than he’s shown to date, and that’s what will separate him from being the top prospect in baseball vs. being a top prospect in baseball, and we still aren’t seeing it in the small sample size this season, despite him having the build for power. Clark and Griffin both have higher fantasy upside unless you’re in a points league where Walker’s killer plate approach might net him more points than Griffin.
• Top 150 Ranking: 7

5. Josue De Paula (LAD)

• 2024 A/A+: .268/.404/.405 | 17.5 BB%, 19.8 K% | 30 XBH, 10 HR, 27 SB
• 2025 A+ (as of 7/3/25): .268/.410/.437 | 19.1 BB%, 19.1 K% | 23 XBH, 10 HR, 25 SB
• Age: 20
• ETA: Late 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Lefty Jordan Walker that can actually get the ball in the air
• Prime Skills: Big kid has a body that power can grow into with a solid hit tool, great plate skills, and nonzero speed. The contact skills are very good as well for his age (80% contact) without many holes in the swing. The power should develop further as he grows into his big 6′ 3″ frame.
• Ranking Explanation: Josue de Paula is a plus prospect all around with a 50/55 hit tool, 60 plate skills, 50/65 power and 55 speed. He’s rocking a 148 wRC+, and age-to-level would get another 35-40 points. He’s a guy who should be promoted to AA soon, but I’ve been saying that since the beginning of the season.Jenkins has more potential than de Paula with a better hit tool – which gives him the edge.
• Top 150 Ranking: 10

6. Eduardo Quintero (LAD)

• 2024 CPX/A: .285/.419/.394 | 17.1 BB%, 19.4 K% | 19 XBH, 3 HR, 32 SB (83 games)
• 2025 A (as of 7/3/25): .312/.422/.556 | 15.3 BB%, 23.3 K% | 34 XBH, 13 HR, 33 SB
• Age: 19
• ETA: 2027
• fScore: N/A
• Comp: Shades of Wander Franco as an OF with less power and more speed
• Prime Skills: Fantastic plate skills (only a 19.4 chase rate last year) and a heck of an athlete. Quintero has a killer hit tool with a knack for barreling the ball and brings a ton of athleticism to the plate. He’s taken it to another level this season from a power and speed angle, performing at a now elite level.
• Ranking Explanation: As I noted in my pre-season rankings update, I suggested Quintero could grow into more power and out of the rabbit mold suggested by his 2024 statline. He’s rocking a 163 wRC+ still being a tad young even for Low A, so you might even consider another 30-35 point bump in his production on an age-to-level basis. He needs to be up in high A, but the Dodgers high A outfield is ridiculous – they need to move some of those guys up to AA. He might have a higher power / speed ceiling than de Paula, but de Paula has the superior plate approach by a tick and maybe a full grade better hit tool.
• Top 150 Ranking: 35

7. Lazaro Montes (SEA)

• 2024 A/A+: .288/.397/.484 | 14.4 BB%, 23.6 K% | 44 XBH, 21 HR, 5 SB
• 2025 A+/AA (as of 7/3/25): .275/.395/.596 | 16.5 BB%, 26.5 K% | 41 XBH, 21 HR, 4 SB
• Age: 20
• ETA: Late 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Shades of a lefty Paul Goldschmidt in the OF
• Prime Skills: Big, strong kid with a great hit tool, Montes has some insane lefty power and good plate skills. He’s also really improved his body from 2023 to 2024, which has likely helped him cut down the K rate, while also shrinking the gap between BABIP and his batting average. The power is up this year from last year as he has figured out high A and is likely ready for the next step.
• Ranking Explanation: Montes killed it in low A last season and then struggled when he was first bumped up to high A, but he did finish the season strong. From August on, Montes hit .333/.459/.604 with 7 bombs and 3 steals. Montes is ready for AA from first glance as he has a 151 wRC+ at high A being a year young for the level, but he does have some split concerns with a .295/.399/.597 slash against righties, but only .219/.350/.438 against lefties. This is not quite a strong-side platoon situation at this point in time, but it is something to watch as he progresses toward the majors as his hit tool against lefties isn’t great, while he does still have power against them. The low 60s hit tool is concerning, as he probably only has a 40 grade hit tool at best with a 50/55 grade plate approach and 60/65 grade power. While Montes is ahead in proximity, Quintero has a lot more upside with a better hit tool and more speed.
• Top 150 Ranking: 20

8. Braden Montgomery (CHW)

• 2024 College: .322/.454/.611 | 32 XBH, 17 HR, 6 SB
• 2025 A/A+ (as of 7/3/25): .268/.347/.457 | 10.1 BB%, 23.1 K% | 29 XBH, 10 HR, 9 SB
• Age: 22
• ETA: Mid 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Bigger Jasson Dominguez with less speed
• Prime Skills: Athletic, switch hitting power hitter. He has an arm as a former pitcher as well, and a quick, short swing where he gets to the ball no matter where it’s thrown. Montgomery is a true switch hitter with no split to speak of; he’s a boss on both sides of the plate, which is a boon in this day in age, though he does appear to have a better eye from the left side of the plate. He explodes on the ball from the left side of the plate, level with the zone and seems to have more of an upper cut on his swing from the right side.
• Ranking Explanation: Montgomery started the year hot, but the hit tool has been exposed at high A over the last six weeks or so, as the hit tool may not be the 50-ish hit tool I thought he might have earlier in the season. The plate approach is maybe 50 grade, but he has shown 55/60 grade power and 50/55 grade speed. He’s more the type of hitter that needs the hit tool to advance to a 50 grade tool for him to achieve his maximum outcome. Montes gets an edge with a stronger power grade, despite having the lesser hit tool – it’s close between the two, though.
• Top 150 Ranking: 21

9. Zyhir Hope (LAD)

• 2024 CPX/A: .290/.419/.484 | 15.1 BB% / 22.8 K%| 25 XBH, 9 HR, 9 SB (61 games)
• 2025 A+ (as of 7/3/25): .300/.401/.468 | 14 BB%, 25.1 K% | 29 XBH, 7 HR, 11 SB
• Age: 20
• ETA: Late 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Lean Josh Naylor
• Prime Skills: Shorter dude with quick hands and a beautiful lefty swing with some major lefty pull power. Hope has excellent plate skills to go along with the plus hit tool and the plus power he has shown in A ball and in the Fall League, where he hit 5 bombs in 23 games. He’s slowed down in recent weeks, but it’s important to note the lefty has no splits concerns and has posted over 111 mph exit velocities this season.
• Ranking Explanation: Hope is very consistent, running a 138 – 144 wRC+ at every single level he’s been at, and at high A, he’s about a year and a half below the average age-to-level, meaning we should assume another 35 points in age-to-level bump production-wise. Hope’s hit tool and power have both been a bit disappointing, considering all the hype coming into the year. He does hit evenly against righties and lefties, and we don’t have all the data I would like, but he only has a 69.3% contact%.
• Top 150 Ranking: 33

10. Chase DeLauter (CLE)

• 2024 AA/AAA: .261/.341/.500 | 11.6 BB%, 13.4 K% | 18 XBH, 8 HR, 1 SB (39 games)
• 2025 Season (as of 7/3/25): .278/.395/.492 | 16.4 BB%, 15.8 K% | 14 XBH, 6 HR, 1 SB
• Age: 23
• ETA: Mid 2025
• fScores: 98 fContact, 116 fDiscipline, 94 fPower, 90 fSpeed
• Comp: Hunter Pence (without the speed) and lefty Matt Holliday mash
• Prime Skills: He’s shown a really strong hit tool and has some unrealized power in his small sample size at the minor league level. The pull power from his college days is tantalizing. Coming off injury, we just need to see some health from this doubles machine, but he’s only played 96 games the last two seasons… though with 32 doubles in those 96 games.
• Ranking Explanation: DeLauter just can’t stay healthy, and that’s tanked his prospect profile a bit for me. Just when I was pulled back in again this offseason, he gets hurt again – but he’s healthy as of this writing, and I will hope one more time that he can stay on the field. Add him cheap if you can, because once he gets a call, this will change. He has a 55/60 grade hit tool, 55/60 grade plate skills, 55/60 grade power, and 40 speed. DeLauter has better gap power than Hope, while Hope will eventually have more home run power. Hope gets the edge with slightly higher upside, and he doesn’t have the injury risk – while in some leagues you might prefer DeLauter for the proximity – so this one is close.
• Top 150 Ranking: 43

11. Dylan Beavers (BAL)

• 2024 AA/AAA: .242/.342/.408 | 12.8 BB%, 23.5 K% | 40 XBH, 15 HR, 31 SB
• 2025 AAA (as of 7/3/25): .308/.402/.487 | 13.9 BB%, 18 K% | 20 XBH, 9 HR, 18 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 105.6 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 90.4 Z-Contact% and 83.1 Contact% with only a 20.1 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 types of 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. Beavers has made significant strides this season, improving from a 40-ish hit tool to a 60 hit tool, while his plate skills have improved to 55/60 with 55 power and 60 speed. I bumped Beavers ahead of Thomas despite the proximity – the biggest concern is playing time after how the Orioles have wasted some of their other prospects.
• Top 150 Ranking: 58

12. Ryan Waldschmidt (ARI)

• 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+/AA (as of 7/3/25): .262/.402/.439 | 16.1 BB%, 17 K% | 26 XBH, 10 HR, 10 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 strike out, and Waldschmidt is a guy who can possibly do this (or close to it) through the minors. If he can show for power with the big time EVs he’s known for, he could climb the levels pretty quickly based on his advanced skill set. He started the year very hot and has since slowed down in the hit department while racking up more extra base hits while getting the promotion to AA. I give Waldschmidt a 40/45 hit tool with a 60 grade plate approach, 55/65 power and 50/55 speed. Call me crazy to bump him this high, but the tools are a lot safer for MLB production than some of the higher grade power or higher grade speed guys that come next in the ranking.
• Top 150 Ranking: 68

13. Colby Thomas (ATH)

• 2024 AA/AAA: .277/.342/.563 | 7 BB%, 24.7 K% | 80 XBH, 31 HR, 15 SB
• 2025 AAA: .297/.365/.542 | 7.3 BB%, 26.3 K% | 40 XBH, 17 HR, 7 SB
• 2025 MLB (as of 7/3/25): .111/.111/.222 | 0 BB%, 44.4 K% | 1 XBH, 0 HR, 0 SB (3 games)
• 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. Thomas has a 40/45 hit tool, 40 plate approach, 60/65 power, and 50 speed. He was just called up, and while the power is enticing, I give DeLauter the edge despite the injury concerns because he has a much more stable profile and better hit tool.
• Top 150 Ranking: 57

15. Justin Crawford (PHI)

• 2024 A+/AA: .313/.360/.444 | 6.4 BB%, 18.7 K% | 38 XBH, 9 HR, 42 SB (110 games)
• 2025 AAA (as of 7/3/25): .341/.415/.451 | 11.5 BB%, 17.8 K% | 22 XBH, 2 HR, 26 SB
• Age: 21
• ETA: July 2025
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Carl Crawford w/ less power (Taller Juan Pierre perhaps?)
• Prime Skills: Speed, lightning speed like his dad. The hit tool is developing, and the plate skills are improving, and now we are getting 10-15 homer power to go along with the rest of the tools. Crawford has an 83.7% contact rate and 89.3% Z-Contact rate along with an aggressive over 70% Z-swing – so the hit tool is very solid, 60 grade. The crazy thing is his raw power is also not bad, despite no homers, because he is not barreling balls and hitting the ball on the ground more than 60% of the time. He has a 90 average EV, 103.5 90th percentile and 110.6 max EV this year.
• Ranking Explanation: Crawford has performed like a stud leadoff hitter at an advanced level for his age throughout his time in the minors. The lack of power in his profile will stop him from ever reaching the top level of prospects, but he’s projected as an effective source of speed and batting average for the future and could get into 15 homer power if he can translate his raw power into game power and get the ball off the ground. Crawford has a 50/60 hit tool with a 50/55 plate approach, 30/40 power and 65/70 speed. Crawford is much safer of a prospect than Carrigg and has the proximity on his side, which is why I give him the bump for now despite higher potential ceilings for both E Rod and Carrigg.
• Top 150 Ranking: 47

15. Emmanuel Rodriguez (MIN)

• 2024 CPX/A/AA/AAA: .280/.459/.567 | 24.4 BB%, 29.7 K% | 25 XBH, 9 HR, 9 SB (47 games)
• 2025 AAA (as of 7/3/25): .239/.397/.387 | 19 BB%, 34.6 K% | 12 XBH, 4 HR, 6 SB (44 games)
• Age: 22
  ETA: July/August 2025
• fScores: 92 fContact, 167 fDiscipline, 116 fPower, 93 fSpeed
• Comp: Rafael Devers meets Max Muncy with speed (credit to James Anderson)
• Prime Skills: Great eye and insane power (114.6 max EV in 2024) with a tad of speed mixed in despite being a bigger boy, quick hands though. Like many of these guys, Rodriguez has to work on his hit tool a bit and cut down on the strikeouts. The power and speed potential is ridiculous, and Rodriguez for points leagues should be ranked higher than in roto leagues.
• Ranking Explanation: He’s dealt with injuries the last couple of years, but has been ridiculous on a per plate appearance basis. The only issue with his game is he strikes out way too much by being too patient, because a 9.4% SwStr% portends to a way better K rate than 29.7%. E Rod only has a 33.3% swing rate – the dude needs to get more aggressive and stay on the field, which is the biggest reason he is the biggest faller this high in my updated prospect rankings. He also needs to keep the ball off the ground and get it into the air. Tools-wise, I give E Rod a 30 hit tool with a 60 plate approach, 60/65 power and 45 speed.
• Top 150 Ranking: 25

16. Cole Carrigg (COL)

• 2024 CPX/A+: .283/.359/.491 | 9.7 BB%, 18.9 K% | 47 XBH, 17 HR, 53 SB
• 2025 AA (as of 7/3/25): .257/.336/.438 | 7.2 BB%, 27.9 K% | 25 XBH, 10 HR, 25 SB
• Age: 23
• ETA: Mid 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Jarren Duran as a switch hitter
• Prime Skills: Ridiculous power / speed skill set with some insane numbers. The dude is versatile though as a former catcher and has been clocked throwing 102 MPH. He has a below average hit tool with only a 67.9 contact% this season,
• Ranking Explanation: There’s an extremely high ceiling here, but tons of questions because Colorado has a terrible development track record. He has a 126 wRC+ and is age appropriate for his level. Felnin gets the edge due to the safe hit tool and plate skills, but Carrigg’s tools obviously will play up as he only has a 40 hit tool with a 35/50 plate approach, but the 50 power and 60/65 speed in Coors make him a fun player if he can get the hit tool to league average. Rodriguez gets the edge for me over Carrigg because I’ll always take power over speed if that’s the difference between the two guys.
• Top 150 Ranking: 42

17. Jonny Farmelo (SEA)

• 2024 A: .264/.398/.421 | 16.3 BB%, 23.5 K% | 17 XBH, 4 HR, 18 SB (46 games)
• 2025 A+ (as of 7/3/25): .288/.348/.610 | 9.1BB%, 30.3 K% | 8 XBH, 5 HR, 0 SB (15 games)
• Age: 20
• ETA: 2027
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Charlie Blackmon
• Prime Skills: Big, long levered lefty with some big time power / speed potential with quick back speed. He tends to coil up as the pitch is coming in and unleashes to make some nice driving contact that I think will lead to a big doubles profile. The power is up this season after the injury last season, but so are the Ks.
• Ranking Explanation: Farmelo missed the second half of the season in 2024 after suffering a right knee injury that required surgery, and then missed the beginning of 2025 with another injury. Lastly, he has been out since 5/23/25 with a broken rib – so it’s possible he could get the DeLauter and Emmanuel Rodriguez injury prone tags, if he’s not there yet – he’s close. It’s a smaller sample size so far this season, so I’m not too concerned about the plate approach issues yet based on his track record, but I am slightly concerned about the contact% being down from 80% last year to 64% this year, even though it’s awesome to see the XBH on a 1 every 2 game pace. Farmelo has a 30/40 hit tool with a 40/55 plate approach, 50/55 power and 60 speed. Tools-wise, I think he’s a little better than Carrigg, but Carrigg will have a better home park, has proximity on his side, and does not have the injury track record – thus gets the bump.
• Top 150 Ranking: 48

18. Carson Benge (NYM)

• 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+/AA (as of 7/3/25): .300/.419/.476 | 15.8 BB%, 17.5 K% | 29 XBH, 5 HR, 17 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% 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 some split issues, though since my rankings update, he has improved on these considerably. Benge looks like a solid across-the-board major league bat with a 50 grade hit tool, 60 grade plate skills, 40/50 grade power and 55/60 grade speed. The tools aren’t as electric as guys like Carrigg and Farmelo, but he has a better hit tool and plate approach – to the difference between these guys may depend on need or appetite for risk.
• Top 150 Ranking: 70

19. Mike Sirota (LAD)

• 2024 College: .298/.473/.687 | 23 BB%, 18.8 K% | 25 XBH, 7 HR, 19 SB
• 2025 A/A+ (as of 7/3/25): .333/.450/.624 | 17.6 BB%, 22.1 K% | 32 XBH, 13 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. I give him a 40/45 hit tool with a 60 plate approach, 55/60 power and 60 speed, which makes him a well above average prospect and pushes him just behind a safer Carson Benge.
• Top 150 Ranking: 71

20. Theo Gillen (TB)

• 2024 CPX: .154/.353/.192 | 23.5 BB%, 41.2 K% | 1 XBH, 0 HR, 1 SB (8 games)
• 2025 A (as of 7/3/25): .283/.455/.422 | 21.6 BB%, 23.4 K% | 12 XBH, 5 HR, 28 SB
• Age: 19
• ETA: 2028
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Smaller, more toolsy Parker Meadows
• Prime Skills: Gillen has great timing at the plate, nice load and really 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 SS in high school, but with a weak arm has moved off to the OF. The hit tool is performing better than I had expected out of the gate with a 75.4% contact rate and only a 7.7% SwStr%, while he’s shown a fantastic eye at the plate, but he has been a little too patient with only a 31.2% Swing%.
• Ranking Explanation: Gillen is a bit of a flier as a high school athlete in a system that can get crowded with Tampa, but there is a good power / speed skill set here that will play up in this system as long as he can avoid the platoon and hit some lefties. I give him a 35/50 hit tool with a 50/60 plate approach, 45/55 power tool and 60 speed. I know he’s younger and doesn’t have the proximity that Condon and Jones have, but I think he’s ultimately a much safer player.
• Top 150 Ranking: 112

21. Charlie Condon (COL)

• 2024 College: .433/.566/1.009 | 58 XBH, 37 HR, 3 SB
• 2024 A+: .180/.248/.270 | 3.7 BB%, 31.2 K% | 6 XBH, 1 HR, 4 SB (25 games)
• 2025 CPX/A+/AA (as of 7/3/25): .306/.415/.410 | 13.2 BB%, 22.4 K% | 12 XBH, 3 HR, 1 SB
• Age: 22
• ETA: Mid 2026
• fScores (pre-season): 92 fContact, 76 fDiscipline, 109 fPower, 112 fSpeed
• Comp: Less athletic righty Cody Bellinger
• Prime Skills: Condon is all about the power, but how much of the power will translate from college, and can he hit breaking pitches are the big questions. He’s a big-time fastball hunter, and guys at the higher levels might expose him. He has a long body, but keeps his hands in so he doesn’t get exposed inside. He smashes pitches up in the zone, and it will be interesting to see if he can keep the strikeout rate down.
• Ranking Explanation: Condon has been a bit better than some of the talk around him might lead you to believe, but the hit tool is well below average, and the plate approach is average at best, with some upper-tier power potential, but limited speed. I give him a 35/40 hit tool with a 40/50 grade plate approach and 50/65 grade power tool and 30/40 grade speed, which in my mind puts him under the average to above average ratings of Benge.
• Top 150 Ranking: 45

22. Spencer Jones (NYY)

• 2024 AA: .259/.336/.452 | 9.9 BB%, 36.8 K% | 53 XBH, 17 HR, 25 SB
• 2025 AA/AAA (as of 7/3/25): .291/.401/.633 | 15.1 BB%, 34.1 K% | 29 XBH, 19 HR, 11 SB
• 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 that the contact rate is completely atrocious at 55.8% on the season and he has a near 20% SwStr%. He has a 20/30 hit tool with a 40 plate approach, but 70 power tool with 45/50 speed tool. Even though Jones has proximity on his side, I’ll give Condon the slight edge to Jones simply because they may eventually have similar power outcomes with Condon being in Colorado, but Condon has a better hit tool and plate approach.
• Top 150 Ranking: 72

23. Henry Bolte (ATH)

• 2024 A+/AA: .267/.368/.466 | 11.2 BB% / 34.7 K% | 55 XBH, 15 HR, 46 SB
• 2025 AA (as of 7/3/25): .274/.377/.423 | 12 BB%, 26.9 K% | 23 XBH, 7 HR, 31 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 that 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. I’d give Bolte a 30 hit tool, 40/45 plate skills, 45/50 power and 70 speed. Spencer Jones gets the edge over Bolte for me, because as I’ve noted before, if the difference is power vs. speed in the elite tool, I’m going power every time.
• Top 150 Ranking: 65

24. Hector Rodriguez (CIN)

• 2024 A/A+: .293/.343/.495 | 5.6 BB%, 18.8 K% | 51 XBH, 16 HR, 18 SB
• 2025 AA (as of 7/3/25): .305/.368/.489 | 9.2 BB%, 13.5 K% | 27 XBH, 10 HR, 6 SB
• Age: 21
• ETA: Early 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Wilyer Abreu and Michael Harris II mash (as hitters)
• Prime Skills: Rodriguez has fire hydrant build as a 200 pound 5’11” player with a short, quick swing that leads to a solid hit tool with a much improved plate approach this season and above average power and speed tools with a nice 20/20 type profile and a gap hitter profile that can really boom in Cincinnati. He’s good enough against lefties to avoid the strongside platoon risk many lefties face.
• Ranking Explanation: The biggest issue Rodriguez faces is hitting the ball on the ground too often. Cincinnati is a great place to hit, and the Reds actually have room for Rodriguez to move up quickly, but with a 78.8% contact tool, he has a 50 hit tool, 50 plate skills, 50/55 power and 40/45 speed. Despite Bolte having the worse hit tool, I give him the fantasy edge for his speed over Hector Rodriguez, who should be a solid but not great major leaguer.
• Top 150 Ranking: 109

25. Colton Ledbetter (TB)

• 2024 A+: .273/.339/.484 | 8.1 BB% / 28.3 K%| 45 XBH, 16 HR, 34 SB
• 2025 AA (as of 7/3/25): .277/.357/.410 | 10.5 BB% / 25.9 K%| 20 XBH, 5 HR, 22 SB
• Age: 23
• ETA: Mid 2026
• fScores: N/A (need AAA statcast data)
• Comp: Garrett Mitchell
• Prime Skills: Ledbetter was the Rays second round pick in 2023 and has had a good year all around. He’s a great athlete known for good defense, and while there has been a bit too much swing and miss, the ability to do damage is there. There are great tools in this package with some contact (69% contact rate) and plate skills questions, but he doesn’t have any split concerns, as he has actually performed better against lefties than righties.
• Ranking Explanation: Ledbetter has shown elite speed this season, and the batted ball profile has transitioned almost 1-1 from high A to AA, but the power has fallen off between levels, and the profile without power isn’t nearly as interesting for fantasy. I give Ledbetter a 40/50 hit tool with a 45/50 plate approach, 40/45 power tool and 55/60 speed tool. He has an edge over some of the runners-up based on his mixed-mode power / skill upside.
• Top 150 Ranking: 93

Runners Up:

26. Jhostynxon Garcia (BOS)
27. Robert Calaz (COL)
28. Owen Caissie (CHC)
29. Slade Caldwell (ARI)
30. Aidan Smith (TB)
31. Jaison Chourio (CLE)
32. Braylon Payne (MIL)
33. Brailer Guerrero (TB)
34. Alejandro Osuna (TEX)
35. Sammy Stafura (CIN)
36. Enrique Bradfield Jr. (BAL)
37. James Tibbs III (BOS)
38. Nathan Church (STL)
39. Jakob Marsee (MIA)
40. Kevin Alcantara (CHC)

Bonus. 2B/SS/OF Andrew Salas (MIA)

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