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 getting into writing mini-bios on all prospects, 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 their prime skills for fantasy and an explanation of my ranking.

I’ve also included updated fScores for any players I expect to debut in 2025, which highlights what my fScore projections believe the player is capable of at the pro level for immediate impact.

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Top 20 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Starting Pitchers

I know most people don’t care to read 250-500 words on each player, so using both box score scouting and film review, I have provided comps for each prospect. For fun, note that comps may be based on mechanics, body type, pitching arsenal or similar skills & box score style and how I think each prospect will perform once in the Majors over the next five seasons or so.

All-in-all, rankings paired with statistical info and a player comp will hit the sweet spot for the broadest category of people reading these prospect fantasy baseball rankings (or listening/watching the Fantasy Aceball podcast).

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

Full Top 150 Prospect rankings:

• Prospects 1-25
• Prospects 26-50
• Prospects 51-75
• Prospects 76-100
• Prospects 101 – 125
• Prospects 126-150

1. 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 Tyler Glasnow with more control
• Prime Skills: Andrew Painter regularly touches 99 miles per hour (MPH) on his fastball and throws it up in the zone with some ridiculous ride. He then loves to use his curve up in the zone to finish batters off. He has pinpoint control for a pitcher his age, which plays his stuff up even more. Painter 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. He gets the edge over Jackson Jobe because he has managed to utilize his stuff better than Jobe to date.
• Top 150 Ranking: 4

2. 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 the rankings was his excellent command and plus-four pitch mix, but he was not generating strikeouts at the level he should have. He also had some walk issues at the higher levels of the Minors. Painter is healthy and has better stuff, which is why he’s ahead of Jobe.
• Top 150 Ranking: 11

3. Chase Burns (SP – CIN)

• 2024 College: 100 IP | 191 Ks, 30 BBs | 2.70 ERA, 0.92 WHIP
• Age: 21
• ETA: Late 2025
• fScores: 113 fStuff, 98 fControl, 101 fERA
• Comp: Hunter Greene/Dylan Cease mash-up
• Prime Skills: Chase Burns’ insane fastball/slider combo could be one of the best in baseball. He’s bigger than some of the other guys with this type of fastball/slider combo like Jared Jones and Spencer Strider. He could also just be a better version of Jones.
• Ranking Explanation: Burns has top-of-the-line stuff and is only stifled by ballpark concerns. His rough road might be something akin to Hunter Greene’s, but his ceiling looks a bit smoother to the top. Burns has better stuff than Jobe or at least knows how to use his stuff to get more strikeouts. However, there is some concern about giving up hard contact in a tough pitcher’s park in Cincinnati.
• Top 150 Ranking: 19

4. 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-lite
• Prime Skills: Quin Mathews is a big college lefty with a ridiculous fastball/slider combo with 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 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 change-up 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 automated ball-strike (ABS). Mathews actually 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 and get the edge over Noah Schultz (larger arsenal) and Bubba Chandler (better command and ability to limit damage) in my rankings. Burns gets the edge over Matthews based purely on the ridiculous stuff.
• Top 150 Ranking: 23

5. 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 pitcher, Bubba Chandler was a dual sport athlete who is finally focusing on baseball rather than football. There is a lot of upside here as Chandler 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 change-up with a nice fade that tunnels well against his other two pitches.
• Ranking Explanation: Chandler started coming into his own around June, where he has an improved 26.1% strikeout-to-walk rate since June 1st with a 2.27 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. This has bumped him way up my rankings as before he was just on my radar as a stuff guy without performance. Mathews gets the edge over Chandler as his full arsenal is a bit better than Chandler’s and Mathews has already developed into a pitcher who knows how to use his pitch mix. Chandler is developing on the fly.
• Top 150 Ranking: 27

6. Noah Schultz (SP – CWS)

• 2024 A+/AA: 88 1/3 IP | 25.4 K-BB%, 11.8 SwStr%, 30 CSW% | 2.24 ERA, 0.98 WHIP
• Age: 21
• ETA: Late 2025 (cup of coffee)
• fScores: 99 fStuff, 102 fControl, 143 fERA
• Comp: Randy Johnson/Logan Gilbert-lite mash-up
• Prime Skills: A giant lefty, Noah Schultz might be the tallest player in baseball history by the time he gets to the majors (currently 6-foot-9). He has had pinpoint command for someone of his size — it’s incredible to see. He gets Chris Sale and Nick Lodolo comps often because of the slider, but the size and mechanics remind me more of Randy Johnson and the profile reminds me more of a young Logan Gilbert.
• Ranking Explanation: Schultz has had a pretty significant downtick in his swinging strike rate from High-A to AA. He’s only been pitching a few innings at a time. I’m assuming this all has something to do with trying to save his bullets for next year. Less breaking stuff is being thrown right now, so I’m not overly concerned, but I did bump guys with better results like Mathews and Chandler ahead of him.
• Top 150 Ranking: 29

7. Hagen Smith (SP – CWS)

• 2024 College: 84 IP | 161 Ks, 34 BBs | 2.04 ERA, 0.89 WHIP
• 2024 MLB: 7 2/3 IP | 15.2 K-BB%, 12.7 SwStr%, 28 CSW% | 3.52 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
• Age: 21
• ETA: Late 2025 (cup of coffee)
• fScores: 105 fStuff, 97 fControl, 126 fERA
• Comp: Yusei Kikuchi with some Chris Sale-esque arm action on the slider
• Prime Skills: Hagen Smith is a big, strong lefty with a quick 3/4-esque arm action that almost just snaps his fastball and slider straight in there at high 90s velocity. He’s working on a change-up/splitter pitch as well to throw against his primary fastball and slider combo.
• Ranking Explanation: The White Sox have a large arsenal of starters in AA all slated for 2025-ish debuts. Smith should jump right into the mix and could be a quick riser in the organization. Teammate Schultz gets the edge, even though Smith has better stuff, due to the insane command. The two will likely rise through levels together as I expect both to get a cup of coffee at the end of 2025 with a goal of a 2026 White Sox resurgence.
• Top 150 Ranking: 32

8. 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)/worse fastball
• Prime Skills: Kumar Rocker is a big boy with a dominant fastball/slider combo. He throws 97-99 with one of the best hard vertical sliders you will see. There’s a below-average change-up 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, but the fScores love him. He was amazing in his small 2024 sample size.
• Ranking Explanation: The results in the Minors were ridiculous. There is some hesitancy in the stuff+ models (83 stuff+ on the fastball and only 99 stuff+) from his small Major League sample size. I think this stabilizes some and there is a middle ground, but the Minor League numbers in 2024 were insane. I’m betting he gets a good run with the Rangers in 2025. Smith gets the edge over Rocker due to these questions and the small sample sizes, but Rocker could find himself in the American Leauge Rookie of the Year conversation.
• Top 150 Ranking: 34

9. Noble Meyer (SP – MIA)

• 2024 A/A+: 74 IP | 9.4 K-BB%, 12.1 SwStr%, 28.1 CSW% | 4.01 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
• Age: 20
• ETA: Late 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Logan Gilbert
• Prime Skills: Noble Meyeer has a big fastball that hit 100 MPH as a high schooler. He has at least five pitches. He runs in the 95-97 MPH zone on the fastball with excellent control, plus he rocks a 94 MPH sinker, a 91 MPH sweeper, an 85-86 MPH slider and a sick 82-84 MPH change-up. The fastball, changeup and slider all netted some killer swinging strikes, while the sweeper looked like a frisbee with the movement it had.
• Ranking Explanation: This ranking could be proximity bias since I saw him pitch live and dominate, but he looks like a future ace (even though he has a baby face). The command and stuff combo at this age is ridiculous. I saw him completely dismantle a good Yankees Single-A ball team for 11 strikeouts in five innings. The stuff I saw was so good that I’m ignoring the High-A stats and poor command overall. There’s a stud ace pitcher in here who just needs a little more room to break out on paper. Kumar has the proximity and momentum edge to Meyer, but Meyer’s stuff gives him the edge to a more No. 2/No. 3 pitcher like Zebby Matthews.
• Top 150 Ranking: 38

10. Zebby Matthews (SP – MIN)

• 2024 A+/AA/AAA: 97 IP | 28.6 K-BB%, 14.2 SwStr%, 29.9 CSW% | 2.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP
• 2024 MLB: 37 2/3 IP | 18.1 K-BB%, 11.3 SwStr%, 26.2 CSW% | 6.69 ERA, 1.65 WHIP
• Age: 25
• ETA: Opening Day (debuted in 2024)
• fScores: 103 fStuff, 122 fControl, 112 fERA
• Comp: Zach Eflin outcome with a better fastball
• Prime Skills: Zebby Matthews is a big righty out of Western Carolina at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds. His curve is his best weapon, though he has a decent heater that plays better up in the zone. The control is his best attribute with only 18 walks.
• Ranking Explanation: Matthews is a pop-up prospect as a former eighth-rounder. He shined as a control artist with decent stuff. Matthews’ control is elite, which means he is likely to step right into success as a starter in the Majors, but the stuff is only above average, so he will likely max out as a No. 3 starter or low-end No. 2. He’s my 83rd ranked starting pitcher going into 2025, so he provides immediate value. He had a 3.78 SIERA in the majors and a .364 batting average on balls in play (BABIP) against, so ignore the ERA.
• Top 150 Ranking: 40

11. Chase Dollander (SP – COL)

• 2024 A+/AA: 118 IP | 24.4 K-BB%, 16.6 SwStr%, 29 CSW% | 2.59 ERA, 1.19 WHIP
• Age: 23
• ETA: Mid 2025
• fScores: 104 fStuff, 93 fControl, 125 fERA
• Comp: Zack Wheeler-lite in Coors Field
• Prime Skills: Chase Dollander has a big-time fastball with a slider and curveball. The fastball sits in the high 90s, while the curve has been a deadly tunnel pitch with batters swinging right over the top of it. He was one of the top swinging strike generators who reached the upper Minors in 2024. We saw a decent downtick in strikeouts, though, as he jumped to AA. He needs to throw more strikes early in the count and often doesn’t get an equal number of called strikes to the swinging strikes.
• Ranking Explanation: Pitching in Colorado is a killer chore, however, with his stuff, he has the potential to be the Rockies’ best starter since Jon Gray. Dollander is finally in AA and I think the worst-case scenario for him is he will hover around a 3.50-4.50 ERA due to Coors Field, but rack up a ton of strikeouts ala Robbie Ray. Dollander has some awesome stuff and will be the Rockies’ ace at some point, but where does that leave him as a fantasy starter? Is he a top-40 pitcher? Matthews might not get as many strikeouts, but he will have some great WHIPs and should limit damage a lot more than the back of the baseball card showed in the Majors.
• Top 150 Ranking: 42

12. 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
• Age: 22
• ETA: Mid 2025
• fScores: 108 fStuff, 97 fControl, 136 fERA
• Comp: Dylan Cease
• Prime Skills: Tink Hence has some serious ride on his fastball that averages in the mid/high 90s — batters swing under it a lot. The slider is pretty sick and to counter the riding fastball, hitters swing over it a lot. The change-up is also a very good pitch. Per the above numbers, Hence is one of the better pitchers on a per-inning rate in the Minors, but is on the small side and has dealt with injuries the last couple of seasons.
• Ranking Explanation: The big question about Hence has always been durability, but he’s proving this year he can consistently go more than six innings in starts. Despite the smaller stature for a starter (6-foot-1), he can build up and maintain his electric stuff deeper into games. He showed in May he could consistently pitch into the sixth and seventh innings, but suffered an injury in June. The Cardinals treated him like he was made of glass when he returned. The Cardinals fear he’s the next Alex Reyes, so they are babying him. That’s the only reason I have him ranked below Dollander.
• Top 150 Ranking: 43

13. Alejandro Rosario (SP – TEX)

• 2024 A/A+: 88 1/3 IP | 33.1 K-BB%, 16.9 SwStr%, 35 CSW% | 2.24 ERA, 0.93 WHIP
• Age: 23
• ETA: Late 2025 (cup of coffee)
• fScores: 111 fStuff, 110 fControl, 140 fERA
• Comp: Bryan Woo
• Prime Skills: Alejandro Rosario was a fifth-round pick with a ridiculous two-seam fastball at 96-98 with some crazy arm-side run that matches well with a mid-80s change-up with a beautiful fade. His big problem in college was control, but he seems to have fixed that in pro ball this year. The sinker is also a hell of a pitch, while he also has a below-average 12-6 slider. Rosario is super underrated.
• Ranking Explanation: I’m a big Rosario fan, but I’ve been big on several Rangers pitchers who kill it in the lower levels and then struggle once they hit AAA or the Majors. His fastball is so different, it’s one of my favorite pitches in the Minors right now. He is one of my biggest movers. I was early on him, but now others are catching on. I give Hence the edge since he’s posted similar numbers at a higher level and a younger age, but the line is thin since Hence hasn’t been able to build up the innings on an annual basis.
• Top 150 Ranking: 44

14. 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 change-up and two-seamer are both nasty. He’s a smart pitcher and knows how to mix well, but the question is how much Great American Ball Park will hurt him. He should be striking out more 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, so this will be an interesting year to see how these things come to a head without a major jump forward in stuff. Rosario and Hence have higher strikeout upside and thus get the edge, as I think Lowder settles in only as a mid-rotation type.
• Top 150 Ranking: 48

15. Brandon Sproat (SP – NYM)

• 2024 AAA Stats: 47 2/3 IP | 25.3 K-BB%, 12.2 SwStr%, 31.5 CSW% | 2.08 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
• Age: 24
• ETA: Mid 2025
• fScores: 100 fStuff, 96 fControl, 111 fERA
• Comp: Pablo Lopez
• Prime Skills: Brandon Sproat is an athletic righty who has quick action in his delivery and hits 97-99 MPH on his fastball regularly, which is his best pitch, but he pairs it against a cutter that can get nasty at 94-96 MPH, an average-ish change-up and a slider with some nice run against righties. He pounds the fastball in the zone against lefties. Running his slider and cutter against righties with the improved command at AA carried him there.
• Ranking Explanation: Sproat runs pretty fastball-heavy and then uses his other pitches more to just mix it up. He had a rough run at AAA like many of the guys who don’t skip it entirely possibly due to the ABS and other weird elements added into the game at the level and possibly because it was the end of his season. Either way, Sproat should have a decent run this year with Christian Scott out for the season, pending the Mets spending more money on the rotation. He developmentally has more work to do than some might expect and the stuff overall doesn’t play as well as each pitch when considering the entire mix.
• Top 150 Ranking: 54

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
• ETA: Early 2025
• fScores: 108 fStuff, 88 fControl, 135 fERA (as a starter)
• Comp: Young Tyler Glasnow with worse control
• Prime Skills: Jacob Misiorowski has a killer fastball — he throws it at 101 MPH and at an odd arm angle. 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 he became a beast once he shifted to the pen in AAA.
• 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 of the roles. Remember Tyler Glasnow had the same concerns with Pittsburgh due to his size and has had control and durability issues at different times throughout his career. Misiorowski had gone on a nice stretch with limited walks and I thought he had a breakthrough, but he has reverted to bad control in his last few starts before he converted back to the pen. His stats after August 7th: 1.62 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 22 strikeouts and seven walks in 16.2 innings. There’s a point where you will take an upper-tier elite closer over some mid-tier starters. I believe this is that point in the rankings, though Misiorowski could still make it as a starter in his career at some point.
• Top 150 Ranking: 55

17. Caden Dana (SP – LAA)

• 2024 AA: 135 2/3 IP | 20.1 K-BB%, 12.6 SwStr%, 27.7 CSW% | 2.52 ERA, 0.94 WHIP
• 2024 MLB: 10 1/3 IP | 1.9 K-BB%, 11.2 SwStr%, 26.2 CSW% | 9.58 ERA, 2.03 WHIP
• Age: 21
• ETA: May/June 2025 (debuted in 2024)
• fScores: 98 fStuff, 103 fControl, 125 fERA
• Comp: Young Noah Syndergaard
• Prime Skills: Caden Dana looks like old-school Thor on the mound with his Viking hair, 94-95 MPH fastball and power slider. The curveball is only average, but he has a pretty nifty two-seamer to pair against the four-seamer with some nice ride.
• Ranking Explanation: The Angels are always a team to promote players quickly, but Dana’s swinging strike rate reminds me of AJ Smith-Shawver last year, meaning he might not be ready yet. He’s young for the level and, therefore, should get an appropriate bump even though the strikeout rate isn’t elite at AA compared to what he was doing in Single-A ball. He had a rough introduction to the pros, but it was a small sample size. All things being even, most 20-year-olds should not be pitching in the Majors unless they are a super elite talent. Dana projects more as a mid-rotation arm and doesn’t have nearly the stuff of Misiorowski, even though he can control his stuff.
• Top 150 Ranking: 72

18. K.C. Hunt (SP – MIL)

• Season A/A+/AA: 102 IP | 28.4 K-BB%, 17.3 SwStr%, 33.4 CSW% | 2.03 ERA, 0.93 WHIP
• Age: 24
• ETA: Late 2025
• fScores: 96 fStuff, 101 fControl, 148 fERA
• Comp: Corbin Burnes light
• Prime Skills: K.C. was a 12th-rounder from Mississippi State on that George Klassen, Zebby Matthews, Quinn Mathews ride. He lives 93-94 with a five-pitch mix. Baseball Performance Center gave him a Trevor Bauer comp. He has an 86 MPH hard slider against a ridiculous 80 MPH 12/6 hook that is simply disgusting.
• Ranking Explanation: He started the season as a reliever until the Brewers realized he had a starter’s repertoire. Hunt was consistently good throughout the season as a starter, posting 90 strikeouts in 73 innings with a 1.85 ERA in 14 starts from June until the end of the season. The fScores like Dana a bit better despite the bad Major League sample size and he has the age advantage on Hunt by three years, hence the ranking difference and gap between the two.
• Top 150 Ranking: 81

19. Travis Sykora (SP – WSH)

• 2024 A: 85 IP | 31 K-BB%, 20.8 SwStr%, 36.2 CSW% | 2.3 ERA, 0.91 WHIP
• Age: 21
• ETA: Late 2026
• fScores: N/A
• Comp: Logan Gilbert
• Prime Skills: Travis Sykora has some sick stuff as a former third-rounder and is a big-time name to watch. He’s a giant at 6-foot-6 with a 44.4% whiff rate in the Minors. He needs to be up in A+ or AA at this point. Sykora rocks a mid-90s fastball with a ridiculous extension due to his size with more run than ride and he also has a devastating 81-83 MPH splitter and 85 MPH hard slider.
• Ranking Explanation: This dude is a freak and the only thing keeping him from rising higher up the ranking is I want to see him pitching against higher-level competition. Unlike Hunt, he spent the entire season in Single-A ball and is a little older on an age-to-level basis as a pitcher. Sykora looks to have some nasty stuff and a killer upside, but everyone thought the same thing about George Klassen in May/ June until he went up a level. I need to see Sykora at the higher levels.
• Top 150 Ranking: 85

20. Logan Henderson (SP – MIL)

• 2024 CPX/A+/AA/AAA: 81 1/3 IP | 28.1 K-BB%, 15 SwStr%, 31.6 CSW% | 3.32 ERA, 0.91 WHIP
• Age: 23
• ETA: Mid 2025
• fScores: 105 fStuff, 106 fControl, 110 fERA
• Comp: Spencer Strider-lite
• Prime Skills: Logan Henderson is of slight build (5-foot-11) and has jumped up a couple of levels already this season after destroying at Low-A most of last season. He has excellent command and a nice fastball/change-up combo. The fastball runs 94-96 MPH and the change-up is one of the better change-ups in the Minors.
• Ranking Explanation: Henderson zoomed up my rankings, just like he zoomed up from Single-A ball last year to AAA. He has excellent command and also some big-time strikeout stuff, especially on the fastball/change-up combo. I love the stuff, but we have seen a lot of struggles from the fastball/change-up/command pitchers lately. While I think Henderson might have a better fastball, it’s worth playing him a little safe based on the smaller frame and lack of a killer-breaking pitch.
• Top 150 Ranking: 87

Runner Up

21. Jackson Baumeister (SP – TB) — Top 150 Ranking: 91
22. Thomas White (SP – MIA) — Top 150 Ranking: 93
23. Owen Wild (SP – TB) — Top 150 Ranking: 95
24. Cade Horton (SP – CHC) — Top 150 Ranking: 96
25. Thomas Harrington (SP – PIT) — Top 150 Ranking: 101
26. Jarlin Susana (SP – WSH) — Top 150 Ranking: 108
27. Emiliano Teodo (SP – TEX) — Top 150 Ranking: 111
28. Parker Messick (SP – CLE) — Top 150 Ranking: 112
29. Sean Sullivan (SP – COL) — Top 150 Ranking: 115
30. Carson Whisenhunt (SP SF) — Top 150 Ranking: 119

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