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Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Redraft (2025)

My overall prospect fantasy baseball rankings are already out on FantasyPros, but if you want to know who I think will provide the most positive impact for your redraft fantasy teams, this is the article for you.

The fScores do a pretty solid job at navigating expected playing time for rookies, as I adjust with averages of my expectations against the player’s past durability, the player’s expected level to start the season and average playing time as projected by Steamer, the fScores will be our primary guide to 2025 effectiveness.

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.

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If you are curious about the fScore ratings make sure to check out my fScore rankings and information.

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

Top 25 Prospect Rankings for Redraft

Cheat No. 1 Roki Sasaki (SP – LAD)

  • 2024 Japan: 111 IP | 129 Ks, 32 BBs | 2.35 ERA, 1.04 WHIP
  • Age: 23
  • ETA: Opening Day 2025
  • fScores: 118 fStuff, 107 fControl, 128 fERA
  • Comp: Bryce Miller-esque with better stuff
  • Prime Skills: Roki Sasaki throws 100 miles per hour (MPH) at the top of his velocity, but has been hovering closer to 97 MPH of late. He pairs his fastball with the Japanese staple sick splitter and a very nice slider.
  • Ranking Explanation: Sasaki is a top-35 starter entering 2025 and has top-10 pitcher upside for fantasy. I’m not going to make the same mistake as I did with Paul Skenes. Sasaki is the easy No. 1-ranked player if you include him, but I think this is cheating, so I’m going to give you 25 more actual prospects.
  • Top 150 Rank: N/A (international pro)

1. Jasson Dominguez (OF – NYY)

  • 2024 AA/AAA: .314/.376/.504 | 8.8 BB%, 20 K% | 20 XBH, 11 HR, 16 SB (58 games)
  • 2024 MLB: .179/.313/.304 | 3 XBH, 2 HR, 5 SB (56 ABs)
  • Age: 22
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted 2023)
  • fScores: 97 fContact, 107 fDiscipline, 123 fPower, 191 fSpeed
  • Comp: Switch-hitting Mookie Betts-light
  • Prime Skills: Jasson Dominguez has top-notch plate skills, while also demonstrating he can be a game-changer on the base paths. He smashes pitches high in the zone from both sides of the plate but needs to work on lifting pitches low in the zone instead of bashing them into the ground (56.7% career MLB ground ball rate).
  • Ranking Explanation: Dominguez posts above-average exit velocities (107.5 90th percentile exit velocity in AAA) and had a great 87.9% Z-contact% at AAA in 2024, so he smashes anything in the zone consistently. He had much better launch angles in the minors, averaging in the 11-12 degrees range. This optimizes his power and provides a nice backdrop against the smaller sample size and bad major league ground ball rates. Dominguez should get a full-time run this season for the Yankees and will have ample opportunity to live up to his nickname – The Martian.
  • Top 150 Rank: 1

2. Kristian Campbell (2B, OF – BOS)

  • 2024 A+/AA/AAA: .330/.439/.558 | 14.3 BB% / 19.9 K% | 55 XBH, 20 HR, 24 SB
  • Age: 23
  • ETA: Opening Day
  • fScores: 103 fContact, 126 fDiscipline, 103 fPower, 138 fSpeed
  • Comp: Bigger Gleyber Torres with more speed and better plate skills
  • Prime Skills: Kristian Campbell is a big righty who was drafted in the fourth round out of Georgia Tech in 2024. He has a killer hit tool (90.8% Z-Contact% at AAA) to pair with a 20/20-like profile. He has a big frame with a pretty sweet swing and has shown more power than the scouting grades have given him, especially from the pull side. He has not shown off his 60-grade speed on the base paths yet, but there are more bags under him if the situation allows.
  • Ranking Explanation: Campbell is a guy I thought I was going to be stealthy on, but he just kept hitting and made himself impossible to ignore to the rest of the fantasy baseball prospect scouting crowd. I had been targeting him more as a top 10-15 type prospect until I ran his fScores. He has a good shot at breaking camp on Opening Day in a lineup short of righty bats. Campbell could be an immediate success based on the superior plate skills and hit tool he has demonstrated. He’s a high-floor 20/20-type who can hit .270 or better out of the gate.
  • Top 150 Rank: 3

3. Jackson Jobe (SP – DET)

  • 2024 AA: 91 2/3 IP | 13.6 K-BB% 12.3 SwStr%, 30.5 CSW% | 2.36 ERA, 1.12 WHIP
  • 2024 MLB: 4 IP | 6.3 K-BB%, 4.2 SwStr%, 25 CSW% | 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP
  • Age: 22
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted in 2024)
  • fScores: 100 fStuff, 99 fControl, 110 fERA
  • Comp: George Kirby
  • Prime Skills: Jackson Jobe has an excellent command of his pitches for someone his age and has a ton of spin on his pitches. The fastball is riding as an above-average pitch, but it allows him to use his elite slider to get strikeouts. The walk rate is higher this year, but I think it’s an aberration and wouldn’t be too concerned. There seems to be a bit of a pitch mix issue in why his killer stuff has not played as well as it should.
  • Ranking Explanation: A large part of Jobe’s appeal when he was moving up my rankings was his excellent command and the plus-four pitch mix. However, he was not generating strikeouts at the level he should have and had some walk issues at the higher levels of the minors. He is more of a lock to break camp than Campbell, but I’ll always go with the hitter. There’s a possibility Jobe needs more development to sharpen his pitch-mix. I expect the stuff to play better in 2025 and will ignore the lower fScores a bit.
  • Top 150 Rank: 11

4. Matt Shaw (2B, 3B – CHC)

  • 2024 AA/AAA: .284/.379/.488 | 11.9 BB%, 18.2 K% | 44 XBH, 21 HR, 31 SB
  • Age: 23
  • ETA: Opening Day
  • fScores: 95 fContact, 86 fDiscipline, 96 fPower, 168 fSpeed
  • Comp: Jonathan India with more speed
  • Prime Skills: Matt Shaw has a solid plate approach that should develop as he gets time in the bigs with above-average power and speed. For 2025 fantasy, think of Colt Keith’s production plus 25 steals or so. He could be one of the better second basemen in the majors sooner rather than later (if he gets to play there rather than at third base). He has the power and speed combo to put up some 20/20-type seasons. Shaw works to some good launch angles (14.4 average launch angle) that should help the bat play up.
  • Ranking Explanation: Shaw is currently expected to break camp as the Cubs’ starting third baseman after they moved Paredes and Cam Smith unless they somehow acquire Alex Bregman. With a full season, I would expect a .240-ish batting average with 15-18 bombs and 25-ish steals, which is very useful in most fantasy formats.
  • Top 150 Rank: 14

5. 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
  • Age: 25
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted in 2024)
  • fScores: 114 fStuff, 104 fControl, 154 fERA
  • Comp: Hunter Greene with a better slider (12/6) and a worse fastball
  • Prime Skills: A big boy with a dominant fastball/slider combo, Kumar Rocker throws 97-99 with one of the best hard vertical sliders you will see. There’s a below-average changeup in there, too, he has to throw to mix things up. I have Rocker ranked as a top-60 starter for 2025, which is aggressive and will depend on the workload. The fScores love him, though, and he was amazing in his small 2024 sample size.
  • Ranking Explanation: The results in the minors were ridiculous, while there is some hesitancy in the Stuff+ models (72 Stuff+ on the fastball and only 90 Stuff+) in his small major league sample size. I think this stabilizes some and there is a middle ground, but his 2024 Minor League numbers were insane. I’m betting he gets a good run with the Rangers in 2025. I expect him to break camp, especially with rumors Jon Gray could move to the pen to close after Kirby Yates signed with the Dodgers.
  • Top 150 Rank: 34

6. Jordan Lawlar (SS – ARI)

  • 2024 AA/AAA: .318/.417/.485 | 9 XBH, 2 HR, 6 SB (23 games)
  • Age: 22
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted in 2024)
  • fScores: 100 fContact, 104 fDiscipline, 93 fPower, 168 fSpeed
  • Comp: Trea Turner-light with some Derek Jeter in there
  • Prime Skills: Jordan Lawlar has a nice power swing, but it may impact his contact ability in the majors. He has all-fields power and ridiculous speed. He’s a very aggressive baserunner and puts himself in good positions to make things happen on top of having way above-average plate discipline for his age.
  • Ranking Explanation: The power, speed and enough of a hit tool are here to build up a very intriguing player for fantasy purposes and a potential top-end player. however, he was hurt for the majority of 2024, which puts a slight damper on expectations for someone I previously had ranked as a top-10 prospect. He should have a chance to beat out Geraldo Perdomo for the starting job in spring training, or at least to push him to second base and Ketel Marte to the outfield.
  • Top 150 Rank: 20

7. Luisangel Acuna (2B, OF – NYM)

  • 2024 AAA: .258/.299/.355 | 5.5 BB%, 16.4 K% | 23 XBH, 7 HR, 40 SB
  • 2024 MLB: .308/.325/.641 | 2.5 BB%, 15 K% | 6 XBH, 3 HR, 0 SB
  • Age: 23
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted)
  • fScores): 97 fContact, 73 fDiscipline, 98 fPower, 142 fSpeed
  • Comp: Andres Gimenez with a Ronald Acuna batting stance
  • Prime Skills: Luisangel Acuna has decent plate skills and speed for days. The power is about average. He could tap out at a 12-15 homer guy with 35-40 steals.
  • Ranking Explanation: Acuna is currently projected to be the super utility bench player on the team in the infield and outfield. I think he starts most days and can put up Andres Gimenez-esque numbers over a full season with multi-position eligibility. Some of the guys following Acuna in these rankings are not locks to start on the. Acuna jumps ahead of them based on more guaranteed playing time, even though I like some of the next few players better on a per-game basis. Keep an eye on the next three prospects. I would bump them ahead of Acuna if they break camp.
  • Top 150 Rank: 74

8. Nick Kurtz (1B – ATH)

  • 2024 College: .306/.531/.763 | 34 XBH, 22 HR, 4 SB
  • 2024 A/AA: .368/.520/.763 | 24 BB%, 20 K% | 7 XBH, 4 HR, 1 SB
  • Age: 22
  • ETA: Early 2025
  • fScores: 106 fContact, 129 fDiscipline, 115 fPower, 86 fSpeed
  • Comp: Joey Votto-esque profile
  • Prime Skills: Nick Kurtz has big-time plate skills with above-average power and a very solid hit tool. Think Kyle Manzardo with more power and a higher ceiling on the hit tool. He was a beast in his limited debut and returned to the Arizona Fall League from a hamstring injury.
  • Ranking Explanation: Kurtz is getting an Athletics bump for me, surprisingly. If you haven’t noticed, they have been right on the dot with developing their draft picks over the last few years. I trust the hit tool and plate skills and the fScores love him. He will be a beast in points leagues for a long time forward. The Athletics seem to be a serious team this year, which means Kurtz could be up sooner than expected, especially if Tyler Soderstrom has more strikeout issues. I would be surprised if he breaks camp, but I think he will be up at least on the James Wood timeline from 2024, if not better. I’ll take two-thirds of a season from Kurtz over the guys coming after him.
  • Top 150 Rank: 16

9. 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
  • Age: 24
  • ETA: Early 2025
  • fScores: 107 fStuff, 97 fControl, 133 fERA
  • Comp: Cole Ragans-light
  • Prime Skills: Quinn Mathews is a big college lefty with a ridiculous fastball/slider combo and a big fastball sitting between 95-97 MPH with some elite rise to it. The slider is a swing-and-miss machine paired with that fastball. He has an elite command of these pitches and has shown himself in college to be a workhorse. He also has a curveball and a 60/65 grade changeup he didn’t even need when I saw him in Single-A ball.
  • Ranking Explanation: Mathews had a bit of a decline in velocity in AAA from when I saw him live earlier in the season, but this is likely just some natural wear from the workload increase, not to mention trying to pitch around the weird AAA oddities like the automated ball-strike system. Mathews scored higher in my fScores than Jobe as he was getting better results, but some of that has to do with his maturity as a pitcher and mixing pitches well. He should spend a large part of 2025 in the big league rotation for the Cardinals, but I doubt he will break camp sans some trades or injuries before the season starts.
  • Top 150 Rank: 23

10. Agustin Ramirez (C, 1B – MIA)

  • 2024 AA/AAA: .267/.358/.487 | 11.1 BB%, 18.6 K% | 53 XBH, 25 HR, 22 SB
  • Age: 22
  • ETA: Early 2025
  • fScores: 91 fContact, 103 fDiscipline, 93 fPower, 130 fSpeed
  • Comp: Gary Sanchez with speed
  • Prime Skills: Agustin Ramirez has a big-time power swing with some sneaky speed, but a questionable hit tool. He’s posted exit velocities up to 111 in Miami with increased average velocities in the low 90s. He hit a bump in AAA with the Yankees but figured it out in his last 20 AAA games with a .286/.383/.486 triple slash with three bombs and two steals.
  • Ranking Explanation: Ramirez was traded to the Marlins in the Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade, so this one is going to be fun to follow on both sides. The power stroke looks real with quick hands, but the question is if he can shorten it against major league pitching. The Marlins are not great and I would guess Ramirez spends most of the season with the big league club. He could alternate between catcher and first base to get the most out of his bat. Played 22 games at catcher and 17 at DH for the Marlins in AAA. He’s good enough to break camp. It will be interesting to see if the Marlins hold some of their guys back for service time reasons.
  • Top 150 Rank: 37

11. Jacob Wilson (SS – ATH)

  • 2024 AA/AAA: .433/.473/.668 | 6.2 BB%, 6.6 K% | 35 XBH, 7 HR, 2 SB (53 games)
  • 2024 MLB: .250/.314/.315 | 7.8 BB%, 9.7 K% | 4 XBH, 0 HR, 0 SB (28 games)
  • Age: 23
  • ETA: Opening Day (Debuted in 2024)
  • fScores: 106 fContact, 114 fDiscipline, 60 fPower, 77 fSpeed
  • Comp: More athletic Luis Arraez
  • Prime Skills: Jacob Wilson was a first-rounder last year. He got the call-up to AAA after decimating AA pitchers. He’s been a doubles machine. It almost looks like he’s been at batting practice since the draft because he’s been generating so many hits. I thought the pick was a reach when the Athletics drafted him, but he’s moving up quickly and is hitting at every level.
  • Ranking Explanation: Wilson has the best hit tool of any prospect with an insane 97.4% contact rate and 98.9% Z-contact rate. He won’t produce much from a power or speed standpoint, so that hurts his overall fantasy value (he’s a better real-life player). He will break camp and should hit for a nice batting average and get some runs. We will see maybe a 10/10-type chip in on the power and speed.
  • Top 150 Rank: 69

12. 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
  • Age: 23
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted in 2024)
  • fScores: 95 fStuff, 103 fControl, 141 fERA
  • Comp: Logan Webb
  • Prime Skills: Rhett Lowder has three above-average pitches and is known for his pinpoint control. His changeup and two-seamer are both nasty. He’s a smart pitcher and knows how to mix well. He should be striking out more guys than he has based on his swinging strike and CSW ratings. It should carry forward into more strikeouts.
  • Ranking Explanation: Lowder had reverse Zebby Matthews luck to help boost his MLB numbers against a terrible 5.16 SIERA, but keep in mind it is a smaller sample size. I have him ranked as the No. 85 starter for the season as I expect all of these luck factors to neutralize somewhat over a larger sample size. His stuff excels at run prevention and he’s in one of the worst home ballparks to counter this. It will be an interesting year to see how these things come to a head without a major jump forward in stuff. Will be in the Opening Day rotation while Matthews won’t, but that’s just how much better I think Matthews’ stuff will play.
  • Top 150 Rank: 48

13. 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
  • Age: 21
  • ETA: June 2025
  • fScores: 107 fStuff, 111 fControl, 144 fERA
  • Comp: A bigger Jacob deGrom, or a Tyler Glasnow with more control
  • Prime Skills: Andrew Painter regularly touches 99 MPH on his fastball and throws it up in the zone with some ridiculous ride. He loves to use his curve up in the zone to finish guys off when they are dead red fastballs. He has pinpoint control for a pitcher his age, which plays his stuff up even more. He has an excellent pitch mix and knows how to throw his changeup and breaking stuff off his money fastball.
  • Ranking Explanation: Painter pitched in the Arizona Fall League and is back in action. Don’t expect many innings in the minors as the Phillies have already announced they will be reserving his innings for a mid-season call-up and playoff push. We have a future No. 2 or ace in Painter. If we get around half a season of a top-40 starter on a per-inning basis, he’s worth buying.
  • Top 150 Rank: 4

14. Emmanuel Rodriguez (OF – MIN)

  • 2024 CPX/A/AA/AAA: .280/.459/.567 | 24.4 BB%, 29.7 K% | 25 XBH, 9 HR, 9 SB (47 games)
  • Age: 22
    ETA: Early 2025 (May/June?)
  • fScores: 93 fContact, 181 fDiscipline, 120 fPower, 95 fSpeed
  • Comp: Rafael Devers meets Edouard Julien
  • Prime Skills: Great eye and insane power (114.6 max exit velocity) with a tad of speed mixed in despite being a bigger boy; quick hands though. Like many of these guys, Emmanuel Rodriguez has to work on his hit tool a bit and cut down on the strikeouts. The power and speed potential are ridiculous. Rodriguez should be ranked even higher in points 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. A 9.4% SwStr% portends to a way better strikeout rate than 29.7%. Rodriguez only has a 33.3% swing rate; he needs to become more aggressive. He’s not going to break camp even though he’s Major League-ready if healthy. Rodriguez is only a Byron Buxton injury or Matt Wallner strikeout black hole away from a call-up.
  • Previous Rank: 5

15. Chase DeLauter (OF – CLE)

  • 2024 AA/AAA: .261/.341/.500 | 11.6 BB%, 13.4 K% | 18 XBH, 8 HR, 1 SB (39 games)
  • Age: 23
  • ETA: Early 2025
  • fScores: 98 fContact, 116 fDiscipline, 94 fPower, 90 fSpeed
  • Comp: Josh Lowe and lefty Matt Holliday mash-up
  • Prime Skills: Chase DeLauter has 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. He’s only played 96 games in the last two seasons. With 32 doubles in those 96 games, however.
  • Ranking Explanation: DeLauter just can’t stay healthy, tanking his prospect profile a bit for me. I’m back on him again now with a new year, but I’m extremely hesitant about his health holding up. I have a feeling he does not break camp, even though all he has to do is beat Will Brennan. The Guardians are the type of team that would like to preserve years of control rather than go for the Rookie of the Year picks.
  • Top 150 Rank: 31

16. 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
  • Age: 23
  • Comp: Young Tyler Glasnow with worse control
  • ETA: Early 2025
  • fScores: 108 fStuff, 88 fControl, 135 fERA (as a starter)
  • Prime Skills: Jacob Misiorowski has a killer fastball. He throws it 101 at an odd arm angle, 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 once he shifted to the pen in AAA he became a beast.
  • Ranking Explanation: The control issues limit the upside a bit compared to the upside of his stuff, but he has a range of outcomes that go from ace to top set-up man. I trust he will find success in one role or another. Remember Tyler Glasnow had the same concerns with Pittsburgh due to his size. Has had control and durability issues at different times throughout his career. Misiorowski had gone on a nice stretch with limited walks. I thought he had a breakthrough, but he reverted to his bad control form in his last few starts before going back to the pen. Had a 1.62 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 22 strikeouts and seven walks in his last 16 2/3 innings in the pen after August 7th. There’s a chance he breaks camps and is the closer out of the gate. Try to remember how valuable Mason Miller was when he first broke through in the pen. This could be Misiorowski’s upside if the Brewers let him cook in the pen.
  • Top 150 Rank: 55

17. Sean Burke (SP – CWS)

  • 2024 AA: 71 2/3 IP | 19.9 K-BB%, 16 SwStr%, 30.8 CSW% | 4.77 ERA, 1.34 WHIP
  • 2024 MLB: 19 IP | 19.7 K-BB%, 12.9 SwStr%, 26.2 CSW% | 1.42 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
  • Age: 25
  • Comp: Jack Flaherty with worse control
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted 2024)
  • fScores: 107 fStuff, 91 fControl, 113 fERA
  • Prime Skills: Sean Burke is a big dude with a mid-90s fastball and 111 Stuff+ in his sample size last year. Has a good slider, a below-average cutter and a nice changeup he doesn’t use enough.
  • Ranking Explanation: Burke is a bit of a risk because his command was quite terrible until his small sample size in the Majors in 2024, where he was more league average. This is why I never included him in my initial top 150 prospects and also why I forgot to rank him in my latest top 150. He probably would have ranked in the 120-150 range had I not forgotten him.
  • Top 150 Rank: N/A

18. Tyler Black (1B, 2B – MIL)

  • 2024 AAA: .258/.374/.429 | 13.2 BB%, 18.8 K% | 33 XBH, 14 HR, 20 SB (102 games)
  • 2024 MLB: .204/.316/.245 | 12.3 BB%, 29.8 K% | 2 XBH, 0 HR, 3 SB (18 games)
  • Age: 24
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted in 2024)
  • fScores: 92 fContact, 123 fDiscipline, 72 fPower, 173 fSpeed
  • Comp: Nolan Schanuel with speed
  • Prime Skills: Tyler Black has ridiculously good plate skills to go along with high-end speed and a solid hit tool, but below-average power, especially if he ends up at a corner infield spot. The exit velocities are fine for a middle infielder, but the defense might be too poor to keep him at the position, which makes him a bit of a nomad.
  • Ranking Explanation: Black has been good this year, but the fact he is bad defensively is likely to limit him to being a super utility guy, designated hitter or first baseman, for which he doesn’t have enough power. If he could play a solid second base for the Brewers, he would be higher on my list, but he has spent the majority of his time at first rather than at other positions. Might end up as a bench hitter. Black’s ranking on this list is assuming he becomes a starter and gets at least 450-500 at-bats.
  • Top 150 Rank: 76

19. Travis Bazzana (2B – CLE)

  • 2024 College: .407/.568/.911 | 48 XBH, 28 HR, 16 SB
  • 2024 A+: .238/.369/.396 | 13.9 BB%, 25.4 K% | 10 XBH, 3 HR, 5 SB (27 games)
  • Age: 22
  • ETA: Mid 2025 (June / July)
  • fScores: 93 fContact, 122 fDiscipline, 93 fPower, 155 fSpeed
  • Comp: Daniel Murphy with more athleticism and quickness
  • Prime Skills: Travis Bazzana has the killer Oregon State hit tool and professional experience already with wood bats playing in Australia as a pro while as a teenager. He has power and speed, but to what degree will both show up as a pro is a big question, as the game power just appeared in 2024 and is a newer tool. He has a lot of movement pre-pitch at the plate
  • Ranking Explanation: Bazzana should get the call at some point this season, maybe up around mid-season when the Guardians feel safe he can’t win Rookie of the Year and they don’t lose a year of eligibility. Half a season of Bazzana could supply you with a .260-.270 batting average, 8-10 homers and 10-14 steals from a weak position.
  • Top 150 Rank: 12

20. 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
  • Age: 22
  • ETA: Early/Mid 2025
  • fScores: 106 fStuff, 95 fControl, 109 fERA
  • Comp: Luis Gil with a Zach Wheeler slider
  • Prime Skills: Big fastball and slider guy, Bubba Chandler was known as a dual sport athlete who is now finally focusing on baseball rather than football. 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 97-99 MPH with a 12/6 killer vertical slider and a sick changeup with a nice fade that tunnels well against his other two pitches.
  • Ranking Explanation: Chandler started coming into his own starting around June where he has an improved 26.1 K-BB% since June 1st and a 2.27 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. This bumped him way up in the rankings. He was just on my radar before as a stuff guy without performance. Chandler isn’t the automatic next man up with the Pirates many people are assuming. I bet Thomas Harrington is up before Chandler. This pushes him down a bit as I expect maybe half a season in the Majors for him, possibly even less. It all depends on the health of the rest of the rotation.
  • Top 150 Rank: 27

21. Colby Thomas (OF – ATH)

  • 2024 AA/AAA: .277/.342/.563 | 7 BB%, 24.7 K% | 80 XBH, 31 HR, 54 SB
  • Age: 24
  • ETA: Early 2025
  • fScores: 95 fContact, 58 fDiscipline, 124 fPower, 106 fSpeed
  • Comp: Taylor Ward and Adolis Garcia mash-up
  • Prime Skills: Colby Thomas has all-fields power and does a great job of shooting the ball through the gaps. Has an over 27% line drive rate this year. He has an open stance with hands up, loaded pre-pitch. He’s an extra-base hits machine and may run into some strikeout issues with a below-average hit tool (only 78.4% in zone contact). He’s aggressive in the zone (near 80% zone swing rate) and runs an optimal batted ball profile with a killer sweet spot percentage.
  • Ranking Explanation: Thomas had a strong season last year, but needed to cut down on the strikeout rate to maximize his skills. He’s done that and he’s lifting the ball a lot more this year. Looks like a potential stud. He’s also showing off the pull power this year after putting up a near 25/25 season in 2023. I love the way he cranks extra-base hits. The Athletics aggressively moved him to AAA. He’s a risk to flame out at some point but could be one of these high-damage hitters like Adolis Garcia was earlier in his career. He has a chance to break camp as the only person blocking him on the current roster is Seth Brown.
  • Top 150 Rank: 57

22. Coby Mayo (3B – BAL)

  • 2024 AAA: .293/.372/.592 | 10.3 BB%, 25.1 K% | 54 XBH, 25 HR, 4 SB
  • Age: 22
  • ETA: Early 2025 (debuted in 2024, return in May/June?)
  • fScores: 92 fContact, 90 fDiscipline, 111 fPower, 69 fSpeed
  • Comp: Nolan Arenado as a hitter (with better power but a worse hit tool)
  • Prime Skills: Coby Mayo has a quick and powerful swing that portends to future 25-30-ish homer power with five-ish steal speed. He has an average enough hit tool (82.3 Z-Contact%), but the potential strikeout rate is a bit concerning if he can’t hold it down closer to 25% at the Major League level. The contact rates are still slightly below average, but the near 115 max exit velocity and a 90.7 average exit velocity means Mayo has some of the best power in this prospect group. He needs the Orioles to find him a full-time position.
  • Ranking Explanation: Mayo has the best proximity power in the class outside of maybe Deyvison De Los Santos (if he can keep the strikeouts in check) and Jac Caglianone. The playing time here is the big question because Mayo is blocked at the moment by Jordan Westburg and a Ryan Mountcastle/Ryan O’Hearn. Not to mention Heston Kjerstad. If he can find a place to play, he will rise up these rankings.
  • Top 150 Rank: 17

23. Thomas Harrington (SP – PIT)

  • 2024 A+/AA/AAA: 92 1/3 IP | 29 K-BB%, 17.7 SwStr%, 31.8 CSW% | 1.95 ERA, 0.82 WHIP
  • Age: 23
  • ETA: Mid 2025 (May / June)
  • fScores: 93 fStuff, 112 fControl, 105 fERA
  • Comp: Nick Martinez
  • Prime Skills: Thomas Harrington is a command-oriented pitcher whose nastiest pitch is his changeup against his 92-93 MPH fastball. He has an interesting 3/4 arm action with a quick whip. His breaking pitches kind of pop out quickly from the hand, playing up against the below-average fastball velocity, which, by the way, is very flat and plays up against the velocity.
  • Ranking Explanation: Harrington projects out to me as a very solid No. 3/No. 4 major league pitcher who might have some nice WHIP seasons as he ran only around 4% walk rates in 2024 at every level. Harrington should be up by mid-season, at the latest. He will battle Bubba Chandler to see who can be first up. Harrington’s command and the fact he’s older give him the edge.
  • Top 150 Rank: 99

24. Roman Anthony (OF – BOS)

  • 2024 AA/AAA: .291/.396/.498 | 14.6 BB%, 23.5 K% | 54 XBH, 18 HR, 21 SB
  • Age: 21
  • ETA: Mid 2025
  • fScores: 98 fContact, 129 fDiscipline, 97 fPower, 117 fSpeed
  • Comp: Jarred Kelenic with a better eye
  • Prime Skills: Very good eye with a strong power tool for a young kid who still needs to fill out. Roman Anthony 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 long-term game. The max and 90th percentile exit velocities rate out a little better than Dominguez (112.5 and 108.4, respectively). He is not nearly aggressive in the zone and might have a little bit of a Lars Nootbaar streak to him.
  • Ranking Explanation: Anthony has a little bit of Emmanuel Rodriguez syndrome, as the SwStr% is only at 8.7% despite a near 24% strikeout rate in the Minors in 2024 because he lays off too many pitches in the zone. He ran into this same problem in A+ last year but course-corrected. There is no reason to doubt he can’t fix this issue, which is being too patient or maybe having a better eye than the umps, a second time. Anthony put his raw power on full display during the All-Star game skills competition. He needs to start working to translate the raw power to game power. Anthony has moved through the Minors quickly and deserves an age-to-level bump when considering his 162 wRC+ at AAA, which might relate closer to a more than 200 wRC+. I think he’s up toward the back end of the season when the Red Sox might be able to clear some of their outfield glut at the trade deadline.
  • Top 150 Rank: 2

25. Michael McGreevy (SP – STL)

  • 2024 A+/AA/AAA: 150 IP | 14.7 K-BB%, 10 SwStr%, 25.1 CSW% | 4.02 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
  • 2024 MLB: 23 IP | 18.6 K-BB%, 10 SwStr%, 29.3 CSW% | 1.96 ERA, 0.78 WHIP
  • Age: 24
  • ETA: Opening Day (debuted in 2024)
  • fScores: 87 fStuff, 120 fControl, 130 fERA
  • Comp: Jameson Taillon-light
  • Prime Skills: Michael McGreevy runs a kitchen sink approach with only one good pitch, the slider. He does, however, have excellent command and a pretty good cutter he should consider throwing more than the sinker and four-seamer.
  • Ranking Explanation: McGreevy is a former first-round pick who has shown he can pitch deep into games. He has great command and has a shot out of camp to make the big league rotation for the Cardinals after a nice little showing at the end of the 2024 season.
  • Top 150 Rank: N/A

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  2. Shay Whitcomb (3B – HOU)
  3. Caden Dana (SP – LAA)
  4. Brandon Sproat (SP – NYM)
  5. Dalton Rushing (C, OF – LAD)
  6. Brice Matthews (SS – HOU)
  7. Carson Williams (SS – TB)
  8. Joey Cantillo (SP – CLE)
  9. Jack Leiter (SP – TEX)
  10. Bryce Eldridge (1B – SF)
  11. James Triantos (2B, OF – CHC)
  12. Tyler Locklear (1B – SEA)
  13. Thomas Saggese (2B, SS, 3B – STL)
  14. Drake Baldwin (C – ATL)
  15. Edgar Quero (C – CWS)
  16. Craig Yoho (RP – MIL)
  17. Tirso Ornelas (OF – SD)
  18. Hyeseong Kim (2B, SS – LAD)
  19. Jace Jung (2B, 3B – DET)
  20. Chandler Simpson (OF – TB)
  21. Alejandro Osuna (OF – TEX)
  22. Carson Whisenhunt (SP – SF)
  23. Ian Seymour (SP – TB)
  24. Tink Hence (SP – STL)
  25. Spencer Jones (SP – NYY)

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  1. Jett Williams (2B, OF – NYM)
  2. Luke Keaschall (2B – MIN)
  3. Adael Amador (2B – COL)
  4. AJ Smith-Shawver (SP – ATL)
  5. Ty Madden (SP – DET)
  6. Logan Henderson (SP – MIL)
  7. K.C. Hunt (SP – MIL)
  8. Parker Messick (SP – CLE)
  9. Sam Aldegheri (SP – LAA)
  10. Kyle Teel (C – CWS)
  11. Colson Montgomery (SS – CWS)
  12. Robby Snelling (SP – MIA)
  13. Emiliano Teodo (SP, RP – TEX)
  14. Zach Dezenzo (1B, 3B – HOU)
  15. Jacob Melton (OF – HOU)
  16. Chase Burns (SP – CIN)
  17. Adam Mazur (SP – MIA)
  18. Cooper Hjerpe (SP, RP – STL)
  19. Drue Hackenberg (SP – ATL)
  20. Gunnar Hoglund (SP – ATH)
  21. Blade Tidwell (SP – NYM)
  22. Sean Sullivan (SP – COL)
  23. Isaac Coffey (SP – BOS)
  24. Hagen Smith (SP – CWS)
  25. Alejandro Rosario (SP – TEX)

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