The 2026 fantasy baseball season is two weeks old, and we are already starting to see some significant movement with some of Major League Baseball’s top prospects. The biggest name in the prospect game made his debut last week when Konnor Griffin was called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Top prospects like Chase DeLauter, JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle now have full-time roles on offense. Bubba Chandler and Trey Yesavage are up with their respective MLB teams as well and will soon graduate. Many more will graduate from prospect status by the summer. However, there are still a plethora of big names that were sent back to the minor leagues to get more seasoning before making their MLB debuts.
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Fantasy Baseball Prospect Report
This weekly piece will look at some of the best prospects from a fantasy baseball perspective and track their production. Below is a report of the top 15 Major League Baseball prospects (hitters and pitchers) who have yet to make it to the Majors. As players on this list move up, more names will fill in as we track the top prospects for dynasty and keeper fantasy baseball leagues.
This list will focus on the top pitchers and hitters in the MLB Top 100 prospects, noting others outside that list when appropriate.
Konnor Griffin (SS – PIT)
Konnor Griffin made his MLB debut last weekend and has since signed a nine-year, $140 million extension, the largest deal in Pittsburgh Pirates history.
Griffin has had a mediocre start to his MLB career (.176/.300/.235), but he doesn’t turn 20 years old for a couple of weeks and looks to be the best prospect since Mike Trout and Bryce Harper. Assuming he stays up, he will graduate from this list in the next iteration.
Jesus Made (SS – MIL)
Jesus Made is even younger than Konnor Griffin and has started the year in AA as an 18-year-old. In 21 plate appearances, he is already hitting .353/.476/.529 with a home run and two stolen bases.
Made is clearly a special talent with the bat and glove, and is the best bet to be the next teenager to debut in the Majors. The Brewers are likely to split his season between AA and AAA, with the slight possibility that he gets an MLB cup of coffee in September.
Leo De Vries (SS – ATH)
Leo De Vries is another elite prospect in AA ball, but his debut has not been as strong as Jesus Made’s debut. He is hitting just .214/.353/.214 in 17 plate appearances.
De Vries’ on-base ability is his strongest asset, and he is showing that so far, but he’ll need to make more consistent contact before he gets called up by the Athletics.
Colt Emerson (SS – SEA)
Colt Emerson got a long-term extension before Konnor Griffin (eight years, $95 million for Emerson), but remains in AAA for now. But a move like this takes all the stress about call-up time and arbitration years off the table.
Emerson is likely to make his debut for Seattle very soon. He is hitting .310/.355/.483 through 32 plate appearances, but has struck out about 30% of the time so far.
Max Clark (OF – DET)
Max Clark is smoking in AAA after a slow start in his first few games. He is currently hitting .382/.476/.559 despite not having a home run. He has seven walks, 13 hits and four steals in 42 plate appearances.
With the Detroit Tigers’ offense struggling, the 21-year-old Clark might be getting a look sooner rather than later.
Eli Willits (SS – WSH)
Eli Willits is also 18 years old, but has started in A ball for this 2026 season, and is unlikely to make his Major League debut for several seasons.
In his first 19 professional plate appearances of 2026, Willits is hitting .250/.368/.375, so he is not totally overmatched right now. That’s a good sign, but Willits — the number one overall pick in 2025 — will be in the minors for a while.
Walker Jenkins (OF – MIN)
Walker Jenkins has an awful .174 batting average through 28 plate appearances this season, but he does have a .321 on-base percentage (OBP) as he is still seeing the zone well and drawing walks.
If Minnesota falls off in the standings by the summer, like they did last year, Jenkins might get an early look in the outfield.
Josue De Paula (OF – LAD)
Josue De Paula already has 1,230 minor league at-bats on his resume. Although he is hitting .235/.381/.294 to start 2026, he is at .278/.405/.412 for his minor league career.
De Paula is 20 years old in AA, so he isn’t out of place. His problem is that he is just stuck behind the best offensive roster in MLB, and it might be a while before a spot opens up.
Travis Bazzana (2B – CLE)
After battling through multiple injuries in 2025, the former first overall draft pick is ready for a healthy season. It started slowly for Travis Bazzana, but it has started to pick up more recently.
Bazzana is currently hitting .231/.333/.385, but with 46 plate appearances already, the Guardians are going to give him every shot to come and be their second baseman. Gabriel Arias‘ injury might speed up that timeline.
Ethan Holliday (SS – COL)
Like Eli Willits, Ethan Holliday was a top pick in 2025 (fourth overall), but his bat has struggled in his 87 total minor league at-bats so far.
In that time, Holliday is only slashing .230/.356/.345 and has two home runs and one steal in 22 total games. He will get almost a full season in A ball since he is 19 years old before the Rockies decide whether or not to bump him up.
Bryce Eldridge (1B – SFG)
Some thought Bryce Eldridge would make the Opening Day roster in San Francisco, and now, with their struggles all over the field, it’s clear he likely should have. But with Rafael Devers around, the Giants decided to roll with Casey Schmitt to start the season, and that has caused problems on offense and defense.
As soon as Eldridge brings up his early .333 slugging percentage, he should start to see some time as San Francisco’s first baseman.
Thomas White (SP – MIA)
Thomas White was given some innings in AA and AAA last season, but the Marlins decided to start him back at the Single-A level this year to rehab an injury, and it wasn’t a great start in his first outing.
White has a 7.71 ERA out of that turn, although he did strike out four batters in 2.1 innings. As one of the top pitchers in the minor leagues, he should be able to work his way out of it after he recovers from a minor injury.
Payton Tolle (SP – BOS)
The first two starts for top pitching prospect Payton Tolle have been a mixed bag in AAA. He gave up eight total runs and five earned runs in 10 innings, including nine hits and three walks.
However, the silver lining is that Tolle does have 13 strikeouts in 10 innings.
Kade Anderson (SP – SEA)
The third overall pick in the 2025 Draft had a masterful first professional appearance. He threw 59 pitches in four innings and struck out six without allowing a run.
The Mariners started Anderson in AA, so they thought he was skilled enough to bypass the lower levels. But he will likely not make his debut until sometime in 2027.
Seth Hernandez (SP – PIT)
At 19 years old and straight out of high school, the Pirates are being cautious with their prized 2025 draft pick (sixth overall). He started at Bradenton (Single-A level) and threw just three innings in his professional debut.
But he held his own by giving up just one run and striking out an incredible eight batters of the nine outs he recorded. We shouldn’t expect to see Hernandez in the Majors for at least two seasons.
Ryan Sloan (SP – SEA)
The Seattle Mariners have two of the top five pitching prospects to go along with their already robust pitching staff at the MLB level.
Ryan Sloan is teammates with Kade Anderson at AA, but he struggled in his first outing, allowing three earned runs in four innings, including six baserunners.
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