Last Updated on June 6, 2025 6:29 am by Anthony Kates | Published: June 6, 2025

Now that we are two full months into the season, I thought it would be a good time to update the Top 100 Prospects list.

If you read my original Top 100 Prospects list, you know that I have a love-hate relationship with ranking prospects. I am not a professional scout and can only watch so much baseball throughout the week, what with a wife, two kids, a full time job and everything else that needs my attention, so I have to rely on others’ scouting, stats and Twitter highlights. No matter the order I rank these guys in, plenty of people are going to have a problem with one, ten or fifty of their rankings. And, group think is tough to separate myself from, though I think I am getting better at not just ranking a guy somewhere because so many others fantasy analysts have him in that range.

That said, this list is a NON-DEBUTED prospects list, so anyone who has already appeared in the big leagues will not be on this list.** That means we had a ton of turnover due to graduates between February and now:

Roki Sasaki, Matt Shaw, Nick Kurtz, Marcelo Mayer, Dalton Rushing, Jac Caglianone, Luke Keaschall, Chase Dollander, Cam Smith, Cade Horton, Agustin Ramirez, Drake Baldwin, Edgar Quero, Chandler Simpson, Jacob Melton, Thomas Harrington

That’s sixteen names that came off the list just because they made their MLB debuts. Many others dropped off because of poor performances, repeating a level and not improving or just not performing as well as others who have moved ahead of them.

All told, there are 35 new names on the top 100. Some I maybe should have had on my original list, but I held them off for some reason or other. Others are 2024 draftees that I wanted to see more out of before I considered them for the list.

You’ll notice I only have two players below Low-A on the list. I am not a huge fan of rankings DSL or complex level players often, mainly because the bust rate of players who succeed in such small samples is pretty high. So they have to really shine for me to consider having them on the list (and one of them is back down for rehab reasons, so really only one of the two is an actual complex level player at the moment). I prefer high upside, close to the majors players over Low-A or High-A, high upside players, but if the ceiling is extremely high, it won’t matter their level.

Each of the top 50 prospects on my list has a little analysis or opinion, but the bottom 50 do not. The value between my 75th and my 100th prospect is minimal, so all of the players in-between those spots can move around pretty easily.

If you want to talk prospects, dynasty leagues or fantasy baseball in general, I am on Twitter and Bluesky.

**Kyle Teel is on the list, because he was called up after I had already completed my tables and was just editing the rest of the article. He obviously didn’t play in a game yesterday so, by the spirit of the non-debut “law”, he is fine to appear on this list.**

Rank	Name	Team	Position	Level	Change
1	Roman Anthony	Boston	OF	AAA	N/A
Do it all power hitter that should already be up in the big leagues. Plus-plus power, elite arm, solid hit tool and great eye at the plate. 40HR/15SB type of talent.
2	Samuel Basallo	Baltimore	C/1B	AAA	+3
One of the youngest players in Triple-A, Basallo has plus-plus power, an okay hit tool and a solid eye at the plate. He has an easy left-handed swing and should make enough contact to get to his power often. Will spend most of his career at first base or DH.
3	Leo De Vries	San Diego	SS	A+	+4
Switch-hitting, power hitter who should stick at shortstop. Has an above-average hit tool and decent speed. He's the youngest player in High-A and has held his own relatively well. Superstar upside.
4	Jesus Made	Milwaukee	OF	A	+31
Had an elite DSL season as a 17 year-old. Just turned 18 in May, one of the youngest player in Low-A and has been one of the most productive players at the level. Part of a Brewers org that is very top heavy with young talent.
5	Kevin McGonigle	Detroit	SS/2B	A+	+20
Has elite plate discipline, with one of the best hit tools in baseball. Has enough speed to steal 35 or more bases a season. Ceiling will be determined by his ability to turn elite exit velocity into home runs. Best prospect in a deep Tigers system.
6	Sebastian Walcott	Texas	SS	AA	N/A
Walcott is the second youngest player in Double-A and has more than acquitted himself. He's displayed more power in Double-A than he did in High-A, while also showing off better plate discipline and elevating the ball more. Could be the next 40 homer hitting SS.
7	Andrew Painter	Philadelphia	SP	AAA	+2
If Painter pitched for a team in any other stats, he'd already be making waves in the big leagues. The Phillies have a deep rotation and elected to call up Mick Abel first, even though Painter has been his dominant self at Triple-A. He's a top 30 fantasy SP the minute he puts on a Phillies uniform. Unfortunately for Phillies fans and fantasy managers, that won't be until after the All-Star break.
8	Bubba Chandler	Pittsburgh	SP	AAA	+3
Chandler has a plus-fastball, a near plus-plus changeup and a nice put-away slider, with some work in progress control. He has honed in his walk rates as he's progressed in the minor leagues and is striking out more batters than ever, but pitches for an organization that would rather save a few bucks than win some extra games this year. He should have been pitching in the majors weeks ago. Hopefully he sees a big league mound by the end of the month.
9	Travis Bazzana	Cleveland	2B	AA	+1
Currently on an extended injured list stay (oblique strain, out until late July), Bazzana had no problems making the jump from High-A in 2024 to Double-A this year. He was hitting for more power and showing off his speed more, while making elite contact and registering just a 6.7% swinging strike rate. He's the second baseman of the future for Cleveland who should be a better version of the 2016-version of Jason Kipnis.
10	Chase Burns	Cincinnatti	SP	AA	+8
I struggled with not just pushing Burns all the way up this list. I loved him at Wake Forest, I felt like I ranked him too highly after the draft last year but it seems like my love and ranking might have been too low. Two plus-plus pitches, better than advertised command and in an org that has an elite fire balling righty as their staff ace currently. Sign me up for the second-half Chase Burns call up for the possible Reds Wild Card run.
11	Max Clark	Detroit	OF	A+	+5
Clark is a throwback leadoff hitter - elite wheels, wonderful hit tool, solid eye at the plate and maybe a 12 to 15 homer peak. He has blown his first taste of High-A out of the water with his performance this year and it should not be long before he is calling Double-A Erie home.
12	Lazaro Montes	Seattle	OF	A+	+9
"Baby Yordan" has really let the power lead the way this year, with four more home runs than he had in High-A last year , in eight less plate appearances. His ceiling will ultimately be determined by how much contact he can make, but he could be an elite OBP, power hitting corner outfielder, even if he does post a 28% strikeout rate in the big leagues.
13	JJ Wetherholt	St. Louis	SS	AA	-1
Wetherholt is a well-rounded middle infielder who probably profiles as more of a 2B than a SS, who has all the tools to be a 20/20 guy who hits for a decent average as well. He makes elite contact, with an 85.8% contact rate at Double-A the season after he was drafted, and rarely swings and misses, with a 5.8% swinging strike rate. The Cardinals shouldn't have to worry about their middle infield for years to come, with Wetherholt and the already in the big leagues Masyn Winn holding down the fort.
14	Bryce Eldridge	San Francisco	1B/OF	AA	+5
I might be the high man on the Eldridge totem pole, but I absolutely love the amount of power he generates from the left side of the plate. He gets to his plus-plus power with ease and should have no problem hitting bombs in Oracle Park, but his hit-tool and ability to make contact will determine just how lofty the expectations should be. He was just promoted to Triple-A and might get a nice little cup of coffee in September.
15	Jose De Paula	Los Angeles (N)	OF	A+	+7
JDP just turned 20 less than two weeks ago and has looked even better in High-A this year than he did last year. He is one of the stars of a very deep crop of talented outfielders in the Dodgers system, with two of his fellow High-A OF teammates also landing in the top 100 and a very talented Low-A OF inside the top 50.
16	Luis Pena	Milwaukee	SS	A	UR
Few organizations can boast having two elite 18 year olds, but the Brewers have been knocking it out of the park with their IFA signings of late. Pena had a great DSL season last year and has followed it up with an almost as good Low-A year, with more power and less average (though a .426 BABIP would have been impossible to maintain for even 300 PA). Jesus Made needs to watch his back, because Pena could end up the top Brewers prospect by the end of this year.
17	Colt Emerson	Seattle	SS	A+	+9
If it weren't for Cole Young's promotion last week, Seattle would have been one of two teams with three top 20 prospects. Instead, they have to "settle" for Yordan 2.0 and a do-it-all second baseman. Emerson has no elite skills but he is above-average everywhere, with a future of 15/15 seasons and a .390 OBP, turning double-plays with Young in the Emerald City.
18	Arjun Nimmala	Toronto	SS	A+	+57
After a swing tweak in Low-A last year, Nimmala was able to tap into his elite power stroke and led all batters 18 years old or younger with 17 total home runs. A skinny 6'1", Nimmala has plenty of room to add more muscle to truly tap into his plus-plus power. In High-A this year he has performed even better than last year, making gains in his walk rate, strikeout rate and contact rate. Those gains could carry him to Double-A in the second half of the season and have him knocking on Toronto's door as early as the second half of next season. If he continues producing like he is, the Blue Jays just might think Bo Bichette is expendable after all
19	Jacob Misiorowski	Milwaukee	SP	AAA	+39
Misiorowski has two elite pitches, including an elite 100 mile-per-hour fastball that he can crank up to 103 MPH, even multiple innings into a game, and a fall-off-a-cliff curveball. Like so many elite fireballers, he struggles with his control from time to time and has never had a BB/9 under 4, but it has improved as he has moved up to tougher levels. He's decimated Triple-A so far this year, but Milwaukee's pitching depth (and calling up Logan Henderson first) has kept his heater firmly planted in the minor leagues. If he doesn't get some sort of cup of coffee in the second half, the Brewers should be charged with criminal negligence.
20	Noah Schultz	Chicago (A)	SP	AA	-6
Tell me if you've heard this one before: the White Sox draft an elite left-handed pitcher in the first round, he strikes out batters by the bucket and gets promoted early, only to be traded to the Red Sox later. Okay, so maybe only the LHP drafted in the first round and strikes out tons of batters applies here, but it does seem like the White Sox have a type. Schultz has taken a slight step back this year, with a drop in his strikeouts and a rise in his walks, but he still has a plus-plus slider, an above-average fastball and cutter and usually elite command. He'll be find and will be in Chicago by the end of 2026.
21	Konnor Griffin	Pittsburgh	SS	A	+23
The 9th overall pick in 2024, Griffin did not play after signing, but has been crushing the ball at Low-A this year. Five-tool guy who is already showing off his 25+ homer power and 50+ stolen base speed. A promotion to High-A should be right around the corner.
22	Hagen Smith	Chicago (A)	SP	AA	+1
Oh look, another tall-lefty drafted high in the first round by the White Sox. Like I said, they have a type. He has two plus to plus-plus pitches, a changeup that needs some work and control that has lagged behind his stuff. So far, in Double-A, he's shown off his big strikeout stuff, but his control has been pretty bad, with a 7.01 BB/9. Once he gets that reigned in, he'll be knocking on the big league door.
23	Carson Williams	Tampa Bay	SS	AAA	-6
I just can't quit Williams yet. He has plus power, plus speed and gold glove defense, but his hit tool holds him back. He struggles to hit breaking pitches and Triple-A pitchers have attacked him with everything but velocity. He makes smart swing decisions, as evidenced by his 28.9% chase rate, but his contact rate has fallen off a cliff and he is swinging and missing more than he ever has before. There is still hope that he can be an elite shortstop, but the ceiling will be limited by his contact woes.
24	Emmanuel Rodriguez	Minnesota	OF	AAA	-9
Rodriguez is patient at the plate, swinging at less than 40% of pitches seen, but makes loud contact when he does, with plus-plus power. He walks a ton, strikes out more than a third of the time and should steal around 20 bases a year. But his ultimate fantasy ceiling will be determined based on his ability to make more contact against better pitching.
25	Xavier Isaac	Tampa Bay	1B	AA	+21
Isaac has nearly maxed out elite power, but struggles to make enough contact to get to all of it. He has a solid eye at the plate, with consistent walk rates over 12%, but has struck out more at higher levels. The sky is the limit with his kind of power, but, like others, the ceiling is limited by the lack of contact.
26	Zyhir Hope	Los Angeles (N)	OF	A+	+4
Hope has plus-power and plus-speed, can play all three outfield positions and a solid eye at the plate. Like so many of these elite prospects, though, his hit-tool and contact needs some work. His contact rate dropped nearly eight full percentage points after being promoted from Low-A to High-A, but he has been an elite producer at both levels.
27	Jett Williams	New York (N)	SS	AA	+13
Williams has adjusted quite well to his second taste of Double-A, with better walk and strikeout rates, showing off more power and speed and making more contact that he did the first time through. He makes smart swing decisions, with a chase rate under 16%, a swinging strike rate of just 8.6% and a swing rate of just 41.2%. His defense has improved at every level and he should be good enough to stick at shortstop for a few years.
28	Travis Sykora	Washington	SP	A+	UR
Sykora has made only six starts on the season so far, since he started the season on the IL recovering from a procedure on his hip, but he has looked absolutely wonderful so far. Over 19 innings, he has struck out 38, walked five and allowed one home runs. Small sample size caveat, since he has a 30.3% swinging strike rate and just a 37.7% contact rate across three levels, but the results are encouraging nonetheless.
29	Bryce Rainer	Detroit	SS	A	+22
Rainer has excelled in his first taste of pro-ball, showing off his power-speed threat, while showing off a solid eye at the plate and a good hit tool. He should get the call up to High-A by July and possibly start 2026 in Double-A. If he can maintain a contact rate in the mid-70's, he will move through the system very quickly.
30	Jonah Tong	New York (N)	SP	AA	+19
Tong seemingly showed up out of nowhere in 2024, with his high strikeout rates, could be worse walk rates and his elite ability to limit home runs and 2025 has been more of the same. Though the walk rate has risen, so has the strikeout rate, while he continues to limit home runs and force ground balls at a high rate. Best arm in the Mets system and someone I could see getting a taste of the big leagues in September.
31	Chase DeLauter	Cleveland	OF	AAA	-18
Can we just get like 250 uninterrupted plate appearances out of this guy? DeLauter has a solid hit tool, plus power, average speed and plays some decent defense, but every 125 plate appearances or so he has to make an appointment with the injured list. If he doesn't stay on the field from now until my next update, 160 or more plate appearances, he will probably fall outside of the top 50. I cannot reward someone who isn't on the field.
32	Walker Jenkins	Minnesota	OF	AA	-28
Speaking of players who have missed time with injuries over multiple seasons, Jenkins has rarely seen the field this year after missing nearly two entire months this year. When he was on the field last year he looked like a superstar, so I couldn't drop him too much, but I cannot keep rewarding players who miss a ton of games. Same caveat applies to Jenkins that applies to DeLauter.
33	Harry Ford	Seattle	C	AAA	+41
Ford has never spent more than one season at a single level and has been even better in Triple-A than he was in Double-A. He's never posted a wRC+ of less than 130 and stole 23 or more bases the last three seasons, but has been far less active on the basepaths this year. He is going to walk a lot, have a tolerable strikeout rate and should hit 20 to 30 bombs a year, while leading the catcher position in stolen bases. He's blocked at the big league level by an MVP candidate at the moment, but could split time behind the plate and at DH and make an immediate impact with the big league team.
34	CJ Kayfus	Cleveland	1B	AAA	UR
Kayfus is a better version of James Loney: mid-teens power with a solid hit tool, with a solid eye at the plate and plenty of hard-hit, but more of a line drive swing than a fly ball guy. An elite defensive first baseman who will get dinged because of his light power profile, but should produce in every other area.
35	Aroon Escobar	Philadelphia	2B	A	UR
Escobar has finally learned how to tap into his power, hitting more home runs in 214 PA's this season than he did in 324 PA's across the previous three seasons. He has a good eye at the plate, makes plenty of contact and doesn't have a lot of swing and miss in his bat. Like most young hitters he needs to work on elevating the ball, but with eye-popping exit velocity like his 90th percentile EV of 105.6 MPH, he won't need to lift the ball that much to send more out of the ballpark.
36	Aidan Miller	Philadelphia	SS	AA	-4
Miller has untapped plus-power, above average speed, a solid hit tool and a very good eye at the plate, but struggles to man shortstop well. Though he hasn't really tapped into his power yet, he has shown us that he possesses it, with a 106.3 MPH 90th percentile exit velo at just 20 years old.
37	Trey Yesavage	Toronto	SP	A+	UR
Walks aside, Yesavage has been an absolute demon in three High-A starts so far, striking out 24 in 12.1 innings and allowing just one home run (10 walks). He keeps the ball on the ground, limits contact and generates tons of swing and miss. Maybe he can be what Blue Jays fans hoped Ricky Tiedemann (and Ricky Romero and Nate Pearson and....well, you get it) would be.
38	Justin Crawford	Philadelphia	OF	AAA	+28
Crawford is a four tool talent with an excellent hit-tool, plus-plus speed and a line drive swing and the son of a former MLB star, with a bright future in the Philadelphia outfield. He makes tons of contact, is active on the basepaths and has an average exit velocity (90.7 MPH) that should keep outfielders honest.
39	Kyle Teel	Chicago (A)	C	AAA	-6
Teel is a very good catcher with an average hit tool, decent speed and enough power that he can be a decent fantasy option. He tapped into his power more this year, with higher exit velocities and average exit velocity compared to his 2024 time in Triple-A, while also elevating the ball more.
40	Jonny Farmelo	Seattle	OF	A+	+39
The Mariner's 2023 first round pick, Farmelo missed most of the 2024 season and the first seven weeks of this year due to an ACL injury, but is already showing off his plus-power at a higher level in 2025. He has plus-plus speed with plus power and is an above average fielder, but his approach at the plate needs some work of he is to ever be an impact player. He has less than 250 professional plate appearances, so I'll give his strikeout, walk and contact rates a pass for now, but he needs to show some improvement as the season moves along or he will be repeating High-A again in 2026.
41	Charlie Condon	Colorado	OF	A+	N/A
Condon has immense, plus-plus power, but a questionable hit tool has limited him from tapping into it at the professional level. He suffered a broken left wrist in Spring Training and has appeared in only 22 games so far this season, but has shown a much better approach at the plate, with less swing-and-miss, more contact and a better eye at the plate. If he can maintain even just most of those gains and start to hit the ball with power, he can restore his tarnished prospect profile.
42	Cooper Pratt	Milwaukee	SS	AA	+13
Pratt has an above-average hit tool that has yet to materialize as he has moved up through the Brewers organization, some decent pop, above average speed and near-elite defensive prowess. He doesn't strike out a ton, has an okay walk rate, makes plenty of contact and doesn't have a lot of swing and miss in his bat, but a low BABIP has limited his production at multiple levels.
43	Eduardo Quintero	Los Angeles (N)	OF	A	UR
Just another one of the diamonds in the Dodgers treasure chest of prospects, Quintero looks like a true five-tool player, with above average grades across the board. He's shown off his exceptional speed at every level, but has tapped into his power this year and has been one of the best hitters in Low-A. A move to High-A should be on the horizon, but the Dodgers already have four top 125 prospect outfielders at that level, so he might have to wait until someone is promoted to Double-A before getting his own promotion.
44	Felnin Celesten	Seattle	SS	A	+1
Injuries have limited Celesten's time on the field since he signed in January 2023, but he has nonetheless shined when given the opportunity. He has struggled a bit at Low-A this year, but he had only 144 professional plate appearances coming into the season, so growing pains were expected. He's a powerful switch hitting shortstop with room to add some muscle to his frame. He has average speed and a decent hit tool and should be a four-category fantasy producer.
45	Braden Montgomery	Chicago (A)	OF	A+	-7
Montgomery has plus-power, above-average speed and is a great defender, but has a questionable hit-tool and struggles to make contact with the ball. He has a decent eye at the plate and has been productive in High-A even with a low BABIP, but his ultimate ceiling will be determined by how much contact he's able to make at higher levels.
46	Josue Briceno	Detroit	C	A+	+8
Briceno has continued his AFL breakout, with his 13 home runs hit this season matching the number he had hit his first three professional seasons. He has a solid hit tool, 25 homer power and a solid eye at the plate, but has yet to make it through an entire season behind the plate. The upside is tremendous, he just needs to stay on the field to fulfill it.
47	Dasan Hill	Minnesota	SP	A	UR
Hill was the best prep arm in Texas in 2024 and has looked great so far in Low-A this year. He regularly reaches 97 miles per hour and could find some more velocity as he puts more muscle on his lean frame. The Twins pitching development is some of the best in the business and Hill should benefit from being in their productive hands. He could be a top 25 prospect as soon as this off-season.
48	Slade Caldwell	Arizona	OF	A	UR
After the success of Corbin Carroll, the Diamondbacks decided to grab another bat in the same mold, though he probably won't hit for the same amount of power. Caldwell is electric on the basepaths with his plus-plus speed and high on-base percentage, with a swing primed for hitting line drives all over the field. He has a decent eye at the plate and a great hit tool and looks like a great top of the lineup hitter.
49	Franklin Arias	Boston	2B/SS	A+	+10
Arias may never have more than like six to eight home runs in a season, but he will be productive everywhere else. He has a great hit tool, solid eye at the plate and decent speed and his glove will keep him at a middle infield position. He should have plenty of extra base hits at every level, as his swing is geared toward hitting line drives and spreading the ball all over the field.
50	Eduardo Tait	Philadelphia	C	A	UR
Tait has plus-power, makes tons of contact and has brought his swinging strike rate down from where it was in 2024. He needs little work to elevate the ball more and might have to rely on high BABIP's to maintain a good batting average, but should be an above average fantasy catcher.

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I’m a husband, father and fantasy sports fanatic. I’ve been playing some fantasy sport or other since the fall of 1996, thanks to one of my childhood best friends, Brent. I enjoy watching all major sports, reading fantasy novels, watching TV shows and movies, playing video games and writing about fantasy baseball. I started at Sports Ethos in 2023, just writing one article a week and cutting my teeth in fantasy sports writing and I am now a co-lead of the Fantasy Baseball department, co-host of the Fantasy MLB Today podcast and the author of two weekly articles, our dynasty baseball rankings and a handful of random articles a year. I support the Houston Astros, Dallas Mavericks, Tennessee Titans and all things Texas Longhorns.

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