Tim Kanak | Sat, Sep 6th 2025, 7:08am EDT

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: 126-150 (Updated)

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 writing mini bios on all of these prospects, I’ve decided to keep my rankings simple by providing the most recent year’s stats of each player across all levels, a player comp, a small blurb on the player’s prime skills for fantasy, including my tool grades/pitching arsenals and an explanation of my ranking that may include trending data.

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Report

Please note these rankings are the result of months of work from using available data, regular in-person scouting (Florida-based), writing weekly prospect performance columns for FantasyPros and regular film review; I have provided my personal comps for each prospect. Comps may be based on mechanics, body type, pitching arsenal or similar skills & box score style, and how I generally think each prospect will perform once in the Majors over the next five or so seasons.

Please keep in mind that since this is a massive write-up, the statistical inputs will have varying dates and are not based upon one static date.

NOTE: Rookie status is determined by 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched at the Major League level. Christian Scott (SP – NYM) was removed from prospect status.

Full Top 150 Prospect Rankings:

126. 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 (as of 8/28/25): 65 IP | 19.5 K-BB%, 14.7 SwStr%, 29.7 CSW% | 3.74 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
Age: 24
ETA: Early 2026
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 95-96 miles per hour (MPH) on the fastball and has an incredibly sick classic two-plane slider that nets over 3,000 RPM and has topped out at 90 MPH with a developing, leaning plus change-up (16.7% SwStr% at AAA).
Ranking Explanation: Prielipp had Tommy John surgery back in 2021 while in college and then had to get InternalBrace surgery in 2023 (possibly a failed Tommy John), so there is some massive injury risk here, but he’s a high-level arm and is worth buying when healthy. He has had some ridiculously bad luck with a .406 batting average on balls in play (BABIP) against this year and .411 at AA (which must have the worst defense in baseball) against a 3.01 JA ERA (SIERA) this year. He’s finally been building up the pitch count with 70+ pitches in his last three starts and 80+ in his last start. I had expected all this stuff to click earlier in the year, but he has No. 2 SP stuff when things all start to click together.
Previous Rank: 129
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (93-98 MPH): 60/60
- SL (85-88 MPH): 65/70
- CH (84-88 MPH): 55/60
- Command: 50/55

127. Devin Taylor (OF – ATH)

2025 College: .374/.494/.706 | 19.3 BB% / 11.2 K% | 33 XBH, 18 HR, 12 SB
2025 A (as of 8/28/25): .243/.374/.419 | 17.6 BB% / 30.8 K% | 5 XBH, 4 HR, 0 SB (20 games)
Age: 21
ETA: 2027
Comp: Luis Gonzalez mechanics with a light Riley Greene profile
Prime Skills: Taylor was an early second rounder out of Indiana by the Athletics, I’m a big fan of his and thought he should have been drafted earlier as he demonstrated a plus plate approach and some fun tools in college for the strong, athletic lefty. He has a crouched stance to a leg kick to get to his power, but it’s not the quickest set-up and while it will lead to power could affect the contactability. In his small sample size he has a 70.4 Contact% and average-ish angles and has had reported exit velocities over 110 MPH with a wood bat, but no hard data as of yet since he’s on the west coast.
Ranking Explanation: Taylor was a sneaky pick by the Athletics and this is an organization I trust in development. He’s already showing off the power in his small sample size in pro ball and once we get some more data, he could be a mover early next season up the rankings despite my noted concerns with the hit tool, the advanced plate approach could help him jump levels quickly.
Previous Rank: N/A
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 35/50
- Plate Approach: 45/60
- Power: 45/60
- Speed: 50/45

128. Ben Hess (SP – NYY)

2024 College: 68 1/3 IP | 23.3 K-BB% | 5.80 ERA, 1.39 WHIP
2025 A+/AA (as of 8/28/25): 86 2/3 IP | 21.6 K-BB%, 13.5 SwStr%, 32.4 CSW% | 3.32 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Mid/Late 2026
Comp: Lance Lynn with more heat
Prime Skills: Big 6’5″ 255 pound starter the Yankees picked in the first round from Alabama who hits up to 99 MPH on the heater (but lives 93-96) and has a traditional well rounded curve, slider change up arsenal and throws from a low release point despite the size. The curve is his best breaker as a traditional 12/6 with a lot of arc, while the slider is a vertical gyro slider (which also gets labeled as a cutter) and the change up has some nice movement and could develop into a plus pitch. He can also sometimes get some sinker action on the fastball for some arm-side run.
Ranking Explanation: Hess has worked through some command issues this season, but since the start of July has shown much improved command each start. The dude is a horse throwing 80+ pitches most times out in an era where those types of pitchers are fewer and fewer. Hess has a 2.70 JA ERA (SIERA) this season and has an above average arsenal playing on a plus fastball, which should ultimately result in a good #3-4 starter. Perales gets the edge to Hess with the better fastball combined with the splitter that could make him a #2 starter, but Hess is fairly safe bet to be a major league starter by this time next year.
Previous Rank: 135
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (93-99 MPH): 60/60
- SL (84-87 MPH): 50/55
- CU (75-78 MPH): 50/55
- CH (84-86 MPH): 50/55
- Command: 35/45

129. Kayson Cunningham (SS – ARI)

2025 A (as of 8/28/25): .250/.276/.419 | 3.4 BB% / 31 K% | 0 XBH, 0 HR, 1 SB (6 games)
Age: 19
ETA: 2028
Comp: Bigger Sal Frelick at shortstop
Prime Skills: Cunningham is a hit first, prep shortstop the D Backs selected in the first round of the 2025 draft. He has a smaller frame and with only a six game sample size, the statistics to date are a bit irrelevant, but he does have an 80.9% contact rate thus far and notched a 102 MPH exit velocity prior to the draft. He could develop into a 15/20 homer threat and had plus, plus run times pre-draft showing a quick burst that could lead to steals and beating grounders out of the box. He’s a quick twitch guy and has great bat speed, with a nice smooth, mechanically sound swing.
Ranking Explanation: As a prep guy, he’s super raw and we don’t have a lot to go on outside of a little bit of video and reports that may or may not be biased toward the player, but I was a big fan of Cunningham going into the draft and the Diamondbacks have been successful at developing these types hit/speed guys into having more than expected power.
Previous Rank: N/A
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 40/60
- Plate Approach: 30/55
- Power: 30/45
- Speed: 60/65

130. Wehiwa Aloy (SS, 3B – BAL)

2025 College: .350/.434/.673 | 12.3 BB% / 29.8 K% | 42 XBH, 21 HR, 9 SB
2025 A (as of 8/28/25): .306/.404/.551 | 12.3 BB% / 29.8 K% | 8 XBH, 2 HR, 4 SB (12 games)
Age: 21
ETA: 2027
Comp: Eugenio Suarez
Prime Skills: Aloy is a comp first rounder that fell to the Orioles and is best known for his breakout 2025 where the power came to life. He has solid plate skills, but a sub par hit tool (as evidenced by his 67.7% contact rate despite the early dominance) where he will need to work on maximizing angles to optimize the power in pro ball. There isn’t any publicly available data on exit velocities with a wood bat for Aloy, but he was maxing at 114 MPH with metal and had a killer Cape Cod league performance in 2024 with 8 bombs prior to his Arkansas breakout this year – showing no transition issues. Aloy has a simple toe tap setup in the box and the simple mechanics should lead to a consistent overall approach.
Ranking Explanation: Aloy has been dominant through his little 12 game sample size at low A and is obviously too good for the level, which makes sense considering he was the 2025 Golden Spikes winner. Aloy should be a quick mover, but overall I like Cunningham as the better overall player and it’s more likely Cunningham can reach a 50 power tool before Aloy can reach a 50 hit tool, which is the difference.
Previous Rank: N/A
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 30/40
- Plate Approach: 40/50
- Power: 50/65
- Speed: 55/50

131. Gage Wood (SP – PHI)

2025 College: 37 2/3 IP | 41.3 K-BB% | 3.82 ERA, 0.90 WHIP
Age: 21
ETA: Mid 2026
Comp: Mini Zack Wheeler mechanics meets Ryan Helsley
Prime Skills: Wood was the first round pick for the Phillies this year and has an insane fastball with beautiful IVB from a low release point, plus some arm-side run and great command. He’s a shorter, athletically built starter who would be a beast in the bullpen, but has the arsenal to become a starter with a high velo, power curve with nice drop as his primary secondary. Wood also throws a tight gyro slider / death ball, but has gone on the record saying he may replace that pitch in his arsenal with something else.
Ranking Explanation: There’s some thought Wood could come up in the pen for the Phillies for the playoff run, but he has not yet pitched at pro ball. Wood had an injury shortened season after a shoulder issue and had spent previous seasons in the pen. Wood is likely to develop some additional secondaries around the fastball and curve now that he’s in pro ball, it will be fun to watch, because those two pitches are ridiculous, if he can get a slider or sweeper with horizontal break and pair that with a good splitter or change up, watch out! I give Hess the edge to Wood only because he’s guaranteed to be a starter and Wood is not, while Wood’s command gives him a huge edge to Brandon Clarke, despite having only two pitches vs. three.
Previous Rank: N/A
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (94-98 MPH): 70/70
- CU (82-85 MPH): 65/65
- SL (87-91 MPH): 40/45
- Command: 50/65

132. Joseph Sullivan (OF – HOU)

2024 A: .250/.416/.324 | 14.6 BB% / 12.4 K%| 5 XBH, 0 HR, 8 SB
2025 A+/AA (as of 8/28/25): .227/.401/.430 | 18.2 BB% / 27.2 K% | 32 XBH, 17 HR, 38 SB
Age: 19
ETA: 2028
Comp: Trent Grisham mashed with a more twitchy Pete Crow-Armstrong mechanics and speed
Prime Skills: Sullivan is a seventh rounder out of South Alabama from 2024 with a lot of good stuff under the hood as some of the stats here look pretty extreme. Sullivan posted an 86.7% contact last season in A ball and a 73% Contact% this season, but with a below average quality of contact. I’m sure the barrel rate is great based on the hard contact, but he hits nearly 50% of balls on the ground, so the angles need improvement. Sullivan gets a lot of walks, but some of that is passivity (ala Emmanuel Rodriguez) with only a 34.3% swing rate on the season. He also only has a 9.5% SwStr% which is great – but the problem is he needs to swing more and get the bat off the shoulder, hence the spread on his plate approach grade. Sullivan has posted a max EV of 112.2 and a 90th percentile EV of 105.1, thus could be a 25 homer guy if he improves on the angles and starts swinging the bat more.
Ranking Explanation: Sullivan might actually be the actuality of who Emmanuel Rodriguez was supposed to be. His approach and hit is a more standard and safe version of what Bolte is doing in the minors. Yes, Bolte has more natural athleticism, but the hit tool and angles are so bad – I just don’t think it’s sustainable over a long period of time, even if he does have a some crazy hot stretches.
Previous Rank: N/A
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 40/45
- Plate Approach: 35/55
- Power: 50/55
- Speed: 60/60

133. Braylon Payne (OF – MIL)

2024 A: .438/.526/.625 | 15.8 BB%, 15.8 K% | 2 XBH, 0 HR, 4 SB (4 games)
2025 A (as of 8/28/25): .245/.366/.398 | 16.2 BB%, 29 K% | 20 XBH, 8 HR, 30 SB (71 games)
Age: 19
ETA: 2028
Comp: Lawrence Butler
Prime Skills: Payne is a big bodied outfielder who is tooled up with a killer power and speed combo from the left side. He’s one of the faster guys picked in the 2024 draft and if he can develop the hit tools and classic Brewers plate skills, the tools can really play this kid up with some of the better Brewers prospects. Payne has a rougher hit tool (67.4 contact%) and has regressed angles-wise from last year’s small sample size (50% GB rate), but the plate skills are potentially above average to plus. Payne had a 110.2 max EV last season at 18-years-old and could grow into plus power if he improves his angles. He’s electric, speed-wise but could work on his base running ability.
Ranking Explanation: Welsh turned me onto Payne after he saw him in the Bridge league and told me Payne was absolutely electric. He’s super young, getting some solid reps at A ball last year while the other high school guys didn’t debut. I might have jumped him a little too high early in the season after a fast start, but the hit tool also didn’t develop as I had hoped last year when he ran a 74% contact rate in the small sample size. Payne and Sullivan are pretty similar, however Sullivan is much closer to the majors, while Payne has a bit higher of a ceiling.
Previous Rank: 90
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 30/40
- Plate Approach: 35/55
- Power: 40/55
- Speed: 70/70

134. David Hagaman (SP – ARI)

2024 College: 35 IP | 19 K-BB% | 5.91 ERA, 1.40 WHIP
2025 CPX/A/A+ Stats (as of 8/29/25): 39 2/3 IP | 30.2 K-BB%, 18.5 SwStr%, 37.9 CSW% | 2.72 ERA, 0.81 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: 2027
Comp: Nick Pivetta/Jose Soriano mish-mosh
Prime Skills: Hagaman is a big righty drafted in the fourth round out of West Virginia in 2024. He was a reliever in college, but is being converted to a starter in the minors this year, hence the lower innings total, not to mention he is coming off internal brace procedure. Hagaman throws from a 3/4 arm-slot and gets a ton of ride on the fastball up in the zone and has a nasty 2/8 vertical gyro slider with a ton of break. Hagaman also has a new 85 MPH 2-plane curveball that he developed since coming to the Diamondbacks with -10 VB (it really behaves more like a sweeper). Hagaman also has vastly improved command since returning from the procedure.
Ranking Explanation: Hagaman first came onto my radar post trade to the Diamondbacks when Chris Welsh mentioned he liked him better than Mitch Bratt – so I dug in and now that I did, I agree completely. He’s rocking a 2.10 JA ERA (SIERA) and has been getting deeper and deeper into starts with three fantastic starts in a row as of this writing. He needs to work to higher pitch counts to get bumped higher in my rankings, but be on alert, the arsenal is good with potential to be great and the stuff is better than Suarez, hence the bump over.
Previous Rank: N/A
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (93-98 MPH): 60/65
- SL (84-88 MPH): 60/65
- CU/SW (88-91 MPH): 50/55
- CH (84-87 MPH): 40/45
- Command: 45/60

135. Kendry Chourio (SP – KC)

2025 DSL/CPX/A (as of 8/29/25): 48 1/3 IP | 28.6 K-BB%, 12.8 SwStr%, 31.4 CSW% | 2.98 ERA, 0.89 WHIP
Age: 17
ETA: 2028
Comp: Smaller Jose Fernandez
Prime Skills: Chourio is a 6’0 righty with some ridiculous velocity for his age, there’s some wonderful video of him in A ball with yellow smoke that looks like a Vietnamn / Agent Orange situation. He has some decent ride on the fastball, but nothing great and a very nice 2-plane breaking curve against a circle change that he throws inside to righties and down and away to lefties. His biggest asset right now is his ability to locate the fastball, while he has some trouble with control on the curve, the movement is great on it.
Ranking Explanation: Chourio has a long way to develop, but the velocity and ability to command his pitches at this age is excellent. Watching him, he reminds me of Jose Fernandez and has the same arsenal to match. He’s running a 2.68 JA ERA (SIERA) at A ball as a 17-year-old, which is insane. Hagaman has a deeper arsenal and is closer proximity-wise than Chourio to the majors and thus gets the edge.
Previous Rank: N/A
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (94-98 MPH): 55/60
- CU (78-80 MPH): 55/60
- CH (85-87 MPH): 40/50
- Command: 45/60

136. Leonardo Bernal (C – STL)

2024 A+/AA: .262/.336/.403 | 9.8 BB%, 22 K% | 31 XBH, 11 HR, 7 SB
2025 AA (as of 8/28/25): .259/.338/.425 | 10.2 BB%, 15.7 K% | 32 XBH, 13 HR, 12 SB
Age: 21
ETA: Late 2026
Comp: Adley Rutschman-lite
Prime Skills: The Cardinals love catchers out of Panama, which is also where Ivan Herrera is from. Bernal is a switch hitting catcher with solid tools across the board. Bernal is rocking an 80.5% contact rate and absolutely destroys lefties from the right side (.324/.360/.543 – 6 bombs), but is merely below average as a lefty against righties (.230/.327/.374 – 7 bombs). A 26.6% line drive rate shows Bernal has a high quality of contact. We haven’t had consistent statcast data on Bernal since 2023, but we do have data that shows a max EV of 110.4 and a 90th percentile EV of 102.2 back in 2022 when he was only 18-years-old.
Ranking Explanation: Bernal is not only a bucket of above average tools as a hitter and a little young for the level, as a catcher, but he’s also an excellent defender throwing out 25/64 base stealers for a 39% caught stealing rate – Yadier Molina had a career 41% for reference. He doesn’t have an elite tool like some of the speed guys under him in the rankings, but he’s such a solid player that in deep leagues a .260/.340/.450 outcome for a catcher with 20 bombs and 5-8 steals is legit.
Previous Rank: N/A
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 50/55
- Plate Approach: 55/55
- Power: 40/55
- Speed: 45/40

137. T.J. Nichols (SP – TB)

2024 A Stats: 71 1/3 IP | 15.3 K-BB%, 11 SwStr%, 27.7 CSW% | 2.90 ERA, 1.21 WHIP
2025 A+/AA Stats (as of 8/28/25): 121 2/3 IP | 24.7 K-BB%, 13.8 SwStr%, 31.8 CSW% | 3.18 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Mid/Late 2026
Comp: Shades of Logan Gilbert
Prime Skills: Nichols was good last year, but has been a completely different pitcher stuff wise in 2025 and is a name everyone should be watching as a former 6th rounder out of Arizona in 2023. He’s a big 6′ 5″, lean righty with a mid 90s fastball and great extension. The command is borderline elite with a really nasty 2-plane 85-88 MPH slider. He has top notch command with and has only issued more than 2 walks in a game twice all season and the change up is an oft used, but developing pitch with splitter like tendencies.
Ranking Explanation: Nichols has been throwing 80-100 pitches every time out since the end of May and is built up for a 2026 promotion as he’s pitched to a 2.34 JA ERA (SIERA) on the year. I like Hagaman’s arsenal a bit better and give him the edge over Nichols and while I also like Clarke’s arsenal better – Nichols has way better command – not close really and is destined to be a starter, he looks like a workhorse that could be a solid #3 starter or great #4.
Previous Rank: N/A
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (95-99 MPH): 55/55
- SL (85-88 MPH): 55/60
- CH (86-88 MPH): 40/50
- Command: 60/65

138. Esmerlyn Valdez (1B, OF – PIT)

2024 A: .226/.352/.464 | 13.6 BB% / 30.6 K%| 40 XBH, 22 HR, 4 SB
2025 A+/AA (as of 8/28/25): .283/.370/.517 | 10.9 BB% / 24.3 K% | 48 XBH, 23 HR, 3 SB
Age: 21
ETA: Late 2026
Comp: Fernando Tatis Jr. mechanics with a Spencer Torkelson-esque profile (or maybe Jason Bay without speed for Pirates fans)
Prime Skills: Valdez is a power first bat with a contact tool that was bad and developing further to be below average (71.1% Contact% on the year and 74.1% at AA). He gets to very good angles for a power hitter as well (15 degree average launch angle in 2025, 17 degrees in 2024 with an 11.5% barrel rate). The real juice is in the EVs and the ability to pull in the air. Valdez upped his max EV from 2024 112.5 to a reported 114 to this season and assuming a similar increase in his 90th percentile (105 in 2024), he’s a potential plus, plus power hitter.
Ranking Explanation: I’m usually a bit lower on the power first types without speed, but Valdez hits to such good angles and has put up very good exit velocities, he’s one of the safer power hitting types in the minors and could be a future 30 homer guy. The organization and park aren’t the best developmentally for his profile, but to me I give Bernal a slight edge as I think he will be long-time starting catcher who will notch 20 bombs and that sometimes has more value than your CI types that I think Valdez profiles as, though he surely has room to grow with the advances in the hit tool he has made to date. I’ll go power over speed all day, hence Valdez over Bolte.
Previous Rank: N/A
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 45/45
- Plate Approach: 45/45
- Power: 60/70
- Speed: 30/30

139. 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 8/29/25): 21 1/3 IP | 12.8 K-BB%, 12.7 SwStr%, 27.4 CSW% | 2.95 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
Age: 23
ETA: Early/Mid 2026
Comp: Dylan Cease
Prime Skills: Tink has some serious ride on his fastball that averages in the mid / high 90s – guys swing under it a lot. The gyro slider is pretty sick and to counter the riding fastball, guys swing over it a lot. The change up is a plus to plus, plus pitch with some insane horizontal break to it and as per the above numbers Tink is one of the better pitchers on a per inning rate in the minors, but is a smaller dude and has dealt with injury seasons the last couple of years, including the majority of this year. The curve is pretty much a slower version of his slider with a very similar break and he started throwing a sinker this year that has some nice horizontal break to it, but has not had the chance to develop due to the injuries.
Ranking Explanation: The big question about Tink has always been durability as a smaller stature for a starter at 6′ 1″, he can build up and maintain his electric stuff deeper into games. He showed in May of 2024 he can consistently pitch into the sixth and seventh innings, but injuries since then have slowed him down. I made the note last year that hopefully he’s not the next Alex Reyes, but at this point there might be a 40-50% chance he ends up in the pen, rather than as a starter and if he does, he could be electric, because the stuff is great. Here’s a quandary, Tink is better than Nichols per inning, but Nichols is a workhorse; while Tink and Clarke have pretty similar innings / buildup problems, however Tink has much better command than Clarke and gets the nod.
Previous Rank: 98
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (93-99 MPH): 55/65
- SL (84-88 MPH): 55/60
- CH (82-85 MPH): 60/65
- CU (79-83 MPH): 40/50
- FS (92-95 MPH): 35/40
- Command: 40/50

140. Henry Bolte (OF – ATH)

2024 A+/AA: .267/.368/.466 | 11.2 BB% / 34.7 K% | 55 XBH, 15 HR, 46 SB
2025 AA/AAA (as of 8/28/25): .285/.386/.429 | 11.6 BB%, 28.5 K% | 34 XBH, 9 HR, 44 SB
Age: 22
Comp: Righty Nolan Jones mashed with Billy Hamilton
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 and now we have AAA data. He’s showing a 68.1% contact rate and decent 81.5 Z-Contact%, but some of the worst angles in baseball with a 67.2% groundball rate and -9 degree average launch angle. His high batting averages are all based on his speed, rather than his hit tool or approach ala Billy Hamilton. The interesting thing is he hits the ball hard with a 106.6 90th percentile EV and 111.6 max EV.
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 a below average hit tool by improving contact and angles and limit the strikeouts, he could be a fantasy unicorn – but I don’t find it likely, we are probably looking at Esteury Ruiz 2.0 and it may be lucky he hits the ball on the ground so much, because hitting the ball in the air was the undoing of Ruiz. Bolte has an extremely volatile player, but he is still young and has proximity enough that he should be noted as a potential stolen base wizard.
Previous Rank: 65
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 25/35
- Plate Approach: 35/40
- Power: 35/50
- Speed: 75/75

141. Jhostynxon Garcia (OF – BOS)

2024 A/A+/AA: .286/.356/.536 | 7.2 BB% / 21.6 K% | 52 XBH, 23 HR, 17 SB
2025 AAA: .289/.363/.512 | 9.9 BB%, 25.4 K% | 41 XBH, 20 HR, 6 SB
Age: 22
ETA: Debuted (in MLB)
Comp: Manny Ramirez mechanics with a Spencer Steer profile
Prime Skills: Nicknamed the Password, Garcia is an angle king with excellent barrel control with a 12.2% barrel rate, 27.5% line drive rate and 14 degree average launch angle with an uncanny ability to get great angles despite lackluster contact tools (71.5 contact% and 76.8 Z-Contact% in AAA) that boost his hit tool grade. The EVs are not consistent, but he does get to a 110 max EV and a 106.1 90th percentile EV.
Ranking Explanation: Garcia rates out as a solid big league regular who could hit .260-.270 with 20-ish bombs and 10 steals, almost like an OF version of Spencer Steer with slightly better contact. I give Garcia the edge to Bitonti due to the advanced angles that should help the hit tool play up to where they could have similar outcomes (though Bitonti has the higher ceiling), but Garcia has proximity.
Previous Rank: 100
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 35/40
- Plate Approach: 40/40
- Power: 55/55
- Speed: 50/45

142. Cole Carrigg (OF – COL)

2024 CPX/A+: .283/.359/.491 | 9.7 BB%, 18.9 K% | 47 XBH, 17 HR, 53 SB
2025 AA (as of 8/23/25): .232/.314/.394 | 8.8 BB%, 27.8 K% | 35 XBH, 14 HR, 41 SB
Age: 23
ETA: Mid 2026
Comp: Jarren Duran-lite as a switch hitter (pre-breakout)
Prime Skills: Ridiculous speed skill set with some pop, but poor contact and plate approach. 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 71.4 contact% this season and only an average ability to get to good angles. The power isn’t as good as it appears, because he has only hit on the record a max EV of 107.7 and recorded only a 101.7 90th percentile EV in 2024.
Ranking Explanation: There’s a high ceiling here, but tons of questions because Colorado has a terrible development track record. Ultimately he could have some good seasons in his 20s as the speed will play up as you hope the hit tool and plate skill inch back toward the 40 grades we saw last season. I’ll take the better hit and speed combo in Coors over the risky hit/plate approach Bitonti brings to the table.
Previous Rank: 78
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 35/40
- Plate Approach: 35/45
- Power: 40/45
- Speed: 65/70

143. Brandon Clarke (SP – BOS)

2025 A+/AA (as of 8/28/25): 38 IP | 19 K-BB%, 16 SwStr%, 35.4 CSW% | 4.03 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Mid 2026
Comp: Robbie Ray with higher velocity
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); though the pitch lacks significant vertical break and a ridiculously nasty horizontal sweeper against an even sharper 2/8 gyro slider that is effective against righties and lefties, plus a change with nice movement, but poor placement. Clarke is also phenomenal at getting groundouts, with a 63.9% GB rate on the year.
Ranking Explanation: The sweeper / slider combo is downright dirty as the gyro slider bridges the fastball and sweeper. 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. Clarke has been pretty bad since the All Star Break, despite still posting a 2.97 JA ERA (SIERA) entirely thanks to atrocious command. His stuff is insane, but there is major bullpen risk here.
Previous Rank: 67
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (96-100 MPH): 60/60
- SL (87-91 MPH): 60/65
- SW (81-85 MPH): 55/60
- CH (88-89 MPH): 40/45
- Command: 20/40

144. David Davalillo (SP – TEX)

2024 A/A+: 110 1/3 IP | 18.2 K-BB%, 13.6 SwStr%, 30.1 CSW% | 1.88 ERA, 1.10 WHIP
2025 A+/AA (as of 8/29/25): 97 2/3 IP | 22.5 K-BB%, 14 SwStr%, 29.5 CSW% | 2.12 ERA, 0.91 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2026
Comp: Brayan Bello/Reese Olson mash-up
Prime Skills: Davalillo led the minors in ERA last season and is pacing to be a competitor again this season. He’s a shorter 6’1″ righty of slight build that throws two fastballs (with the 2-seamer as a better pitch than the 4-seamer), but has some killer breaking pitches between a sharp vertical gryo slider / cutter, a beast of a split changeup and a big vertical breaking curve (a slow curve and a sweeper with similar depth, but quicker break) and generates a ton of ground balls along with the Ks. He’s a groundball machine with a 48.8% GB rate.
Ranking Explanation: Davalillo is smoking guys at the lower levels with his movement, but without the killer fastball or dominant foundational pitch, I do have some concerns about how his stuff might play or how his strikeouts might downtick against higher levels of competition – though he does have a nice kitchen sink approach and is already proven to be a pitcher, not a thrower. I wouldn’t say he has any particular elite pitch, but he’s a smart pitcher that knows how to use what he has to be effective. Davalillo has a 2.63 JA ERA (SIERA) on the year and is having a bit of a rough time translating to AA.
Previous Rank: N/A
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (93-96 MPH): 45/50 [50/50 on 2 seam]
- FC/SL (89-91 MPH): 55/55
- SW/SL (79-82 MPH): 50/55
- CU (76-80 MPH): 50/55
- FS/CH (84-88 MPH): 50/55
- Command: 55/60

145. Santiago Suarez (SP – TB)

2024 A: 111 2/3 IP | 21 K-BB%, 14.9 SwStr%, 27.6 CSW% | 4.11 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
2025 A+ (as of 8/28/25): 32 1/3 IP | 25.4 K-BB%, 15.7 SwStr%, 31.1 CSW% | 2.51 ERA, 0.93 WHIP
Age: 20
ETA: Late 2027
Comp: Freddy Peralta-lite
Prime Skills: Suarez is a command first pitcher with a 93-97 MPH fastball featured by some decent ride and a changeup with some split characteristics, along with a nice cutter / slider combo. He’s a big righty at only 6′ 2″ and has gained a couple ticks of velocity since he was on this list a year ago. Suarez uses the cutter / gyro slider that breaks horizontally against righties and the changeup against lefties, while the slider has a 1/7 vertical break to it and might also be registered as a power curve.
Ranking Explanation: Suarez has missed a good chunk of the year due to a triceps / shoulder injury, which has affected his ranking from the last update, but he’s back now and has a 2.27 JA ERA (SIERA) on the season, despite having some odd reverse split issues as righties have a .784 OPS against him and lefties only have a .360 OPS, because he throws the changeup against righties outside of the zone and has to rely on the cutter and slider for righties. Clarke and Suarez are almost opposites because Suarez is kind of ho-hum with great command vs. Clarke’s 100 MPH from the left side. I’ll go Clarke for now as Suarez is still rebounding from injury and pitching injuries are scary. Suarez and Davalillo are a bit similar, except Davalillo has a better track record of health and more pitches to draw on.
Previous Rank: 114
Arsenal Grades:
- FA (93-97 MPH): 55/55
- SL (82-86 MPH): 55/55
- FC (88-91 MPH): 50/50
- CH (84-88 MPH): 40/45
- Command: 60/70

146. Colton Ledbetter (OF – TB)

2024 A+: .273/.339/.484 | 8.1 BB% / 28.3 K%| 45 XBH, 16 HR, 34 SB
2025 AA (as of 8/29/25): .267/.345/.383 | 9.9 BB% / 24.5 K%| 32 XBH, 6 HR, 33 SB
Age: 23
ETA: Mid 2026
Comp: Garrett Mitchell
Prime Skills: Ledbetter was the Rays second round pick in 2023 and had a breakout 2024. 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, despite some power regression in 2025. There are great tools in this package (113 max EV and a reported 106 90th percentile EV), but some contact (73.7% contact rate & high 17.4 IFFB%) and plate skills questions, despite hitting for some solid angles with a 25.2% contact rate. It should be noted he was caught stealing 10 times this season
Ranking Explanation: Ledbetter has shown plus 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 despite the exit velocity numbers; though we should note he’s playing in the Southern league which is infamously tough for hitters. He’s quite similar as a prospect to Carrigg as both are college hitters in AA with 15/25 or so type potential, but Carrigg gets the boost with better foot speed even though Ledbetter has better power and they both have similar hit and batted ball profiles.
Previous Rank: 93
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 40/50
- Plate Approach: 40/45
- Power: 45/55
- Speed: 60/55

147. Bryce Cunningham (SP – NYY)

2024 College: 84 2/3 IP | 17.2 K-BB% | 4.36 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
2025 A+ (as of 8/29/25): 52 1/3 IP | 17.6 K-BB%, 13.5 SwStr%, 31.6 CSW% | 2.75 ERA, 1.09 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Early 2027
Comp: Lucas Giolito/Luis Castillo mash-up
Prime Skills: Cunningham is a big dude at 6’5″ and 230 pounds and has a mid 90s fastball that tops out at 97 with ride high in the zone, a plus change up with a good amount of arm-side run, a sub par gyro slider and a brand new 1/7 curveball. He also has plus command of the zone and is already built to throw 90 plus pitches each time out.
Ranking Explanation: Cunningham has the pedigree and build to move through the minors fast pending health, especially since he’s already built up. The fastball and change was proven by Logan Henderson to work at the next level, but obviously if he can continue to develop one of the breakers, then we are really talking. Cunningham spent a good amount of time on the IL and just returned for three baby starts so far and has gotten knocked around a bit, he doesn’t quite look the same – but I won’t hold it too much against him. I like the stuff better than what Suarez and Davalillo have in their pockets, but he doesn’t have the same consistency or pitchability yet and needs to develop that part of his game or improve the breakers to get there – as even the 3.22 JA ERA (SIERA) will tell us.
Previous Rank: 142
Arsenal Grades:
FA (94-97 MPH): 60/60

- CH (85-88 MPH): 60/65
- SL (83-86 MPH): 40/45
- CU (78-82 MPH): 45/50
- Command: 45/55

148. Eric Bitonti (1B, 3B – MIL)

2024 CPX/A: .282/.402/.544 | 16.5 BB% / 27.9 K%| 42 XBH, 16 HR, 12 SB
2025 A (as of 8/28/25): .226/.325/.410 | 12.2 BB% / 34.4 K% | 36 XBH, 18 HR, 16 SB
Age: 19
ETA: 2028
Comp: Shades of Kyle Tucker mechanics mashed with bad Cody Bellinger
Prime Skills: Bitonti has more or less moved off 3B now to 1B and has some big power potential with a little speed mixed in, but the contact rates have not improved year over year and are still at a dismal 65.4%, though he does have a great air/pull rate for power potential factored into quality of contact. Bitonti has put up a 113 max EV and in 2024 had a reported 105 90th percentile EV, demonstrating some upper level power, but it won’t matter if he’s not making contact.
Ranking Explanation: Bitonti has upside, but obviously a lot of holes in his game as well. The potential for 30 homers and 10 steals if he can figure out the hit tool is what keeps him in the Top 150, but once you get out of the top 100 there are a lot of guys with extremes in either direction, rather than your well-rounded prospects with good contactability and strong tools.
Previous Rank: N/A
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 30/35
- Plate Approach: 25/40
- Power: 55/65
- Speed: 45/40

149. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (SP – NYY)

2024 A/A+: 89 2/3 IP | 15.7 K-BB%, 12.9 SwStr%, 29.2 CSW% | 2.91 ERA, 1.20 WHIP
2025 A+/AA (as of 8/29/25): 129 IP | 18.6 K-BB%, 13.9 SwStr%, 33.8 CSW% | 2.58 ERA, 1.09 WHIP
Age: 22
ETA: Late 2026
Prime Skills: Cruz-Rodriguez was my 6th man in my last rankings update, but the lanky righty has pushed his way onto the list this time around after some big velo gains after moving from the Red Sox to the Yankees. He’s a lot of legs coming at you from a 3/4 arm-slot, which may cause some deception. He has five pitches that all play off each other without a traditional fastball, which is strange. The sinker has some ridiculous movement, but I think it would ultimately play better with a four seamer that has some ride to play off of it, rather than just the change up which has the same break as the sinker, except slower. The cutter and curve play off each other as the cutter has a nice 12/6 movement profile, just like the curve – which is kind of vanilla. He also has a gyro slider, which is sometimes now melded with a cutter that has a tight 2-plane break to it and is interesting because most gyro sliders are just a cutter at this point. It has some nice movement, but he can leave it hanging sometimes.
Ranking Explanation: ERC has some interesting stuff, but the lack of a setup traditional four seamer is a bit concerning to me. He has posted 3.05 JA ERA (SIERA) in AA and has been better than Cunningham this year, who is a level lower – but Cunningham has a very good fastball / slider combo that I think pushes him to higher top of the rotation potential whereas ERC has a kitchen sink, middle of the rotation arsenal.
Previous Rank: 151
Arsenal Grades:
- SI (92-98 MPH): 60/65
- CH (87-90 MPH): 50/55
- FC (90-91 MPH): 45/50
- SL (81-83 MPH): 45/55
- CU (76-80 MPH): 40/45
- Command: 40/45

150. Termarr Johnson (2B – PIT)

2024 A+/AA: .237/.366/.386 | 15.6 BB%, 21.3 K% | 39 XBH, 15 HR, 22 SB
2025 AA (as of 8/29/25): .266/.346/.388 | 10.2 BB%, 18.4 K% | 26 XBH, 9 HR, 20 SB
Age: 21
ETA: Mid 2026
Comp: Short Jason Kipnis; might have some Brian Dozier-esque or Brandon Phillips-esque seasons
Prime Skills: There’s major prospect fatigue here with Termarr, but he still has tools that will get him to the big leagues. The hit tool is a tad underrated as he has a 75% contact rate, but he does not put together good angles for quality contact or for generating power. He has slightly above average speed, but he has not been a good baserunner this year, having been caught stealing 11 times. Johnson’s highest recorded exit velocity is 106.9 and he’s reportedly netted a 90th percentile EV over 105 which portends to average to slightly above average power once he’s fully developed.
Ranking Explanation: Johnson needs to develop more of a doubles profile to really make it. He’s still netting a 113 wRC+ at AA and only turned 21 a couple months ago, so he’s still a couple years young for the level which is worth a theoretical bump of 50 points assuming he’s not already capped in his developmental growth. There’s a chance he could still add a 5 to the potential of all those grades, but he needs to make some significant strides forward instead of continually treading water – even though yes, he’s playing above age to level. I’ll give BItonti the edge to Johnson thanks to the power upside.
Previous Rank: 85
Hitter Tool Grades:
- Hit: 40/45
- Plate Approach: 50/55
- Power: 50/55
- Speed: 50/45

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