Among the best components of Spring Coaching yearly is attending to see the highest prospects in baseball. A number of the time, it is the primary look followers get at MLB’s future stars.
However we additionally know much more about these prospects going into Spring Coaching than we used to — greater than what’s of their scouting report or their Minor League stat sheet.
Because of the Minor League Statcast information now accessible — there’s Statcast monitoring for all Triple-A Video games, a major variety of Single-A video games, Arizona Fall League video games and extra — we already know rather a lot about prime prospects’ instruments earlier than they even get to Spring Coaching. After which we get to observe them put these instruments into motion on the sphere.
So let’s check out among the younger gamers at massive league Spring Coaching this yr (both on the 40-man roster or as a non-roster invitee) who’ve already showcased thrilling talent units within the Minors or Fall League.
Listed here are 10 prime prospects at Spring Coaching 2025 — 5 hitters and 5 pitchers — who lit up Statcast final yr.
Jac Caglianone, 1B, Royals
One of many greatest head-turners of the Arizona Fall League was Caglianone, who the Royals drafted as a two-way participant with the No. 7 general choose final yr however will focus solely on hitting in 2025. And Caglianone rakes. The 22-year-old had a max exit velocity of 117.3 mph within the Fall League, on a line-drive single that was the second-hardest-hit ball of the AFL season. Solely 9 massive leaguers had a 117-plus mph base hit in 2024. And Caglianone hit two house runs 110 mph or more durable — one at 113.1 mph, one at 111.6 mph. A non-roster invitee for the Royals this spring, the No. 22 prospect in baseball can be one of the crucial intriguing gamers to observe.
Deyvison De Los Santos, 1B/3B Marlins
De Los Santos enters Spring Coaching because the reigning Minor League house run champion. He hit 40 homers final season — and lots of them had been massive ones. The 21-year-old slugger, who’s ranked as Miami’s No. 5 prospect, launched 5 homers 110 mph or more durable at Triple-A in 2024. These included a monster 114.2 mph, 471-foot blast on June 14. De Los Santos has light-tower energy, the Marlins have added him to their 40-man roster, and he might make an influence within the massive leagues in 2025.
Baldwin is the Braves’ prime prospect getting into 2025, MLB’s No. 63 prospect general and the No. 7 catching prospect. And the 23-year-old lefty swinger has some hitting metrics from final season that ought to catch your eye, particularly coming from a younger catcher. Baldwin raked at Triple-A, with a 92.8 mph common exit velocity, 53.1% hard-hit fee and 10.6% barrel fee. He posted a .304 anticipated batting common and .516 anticipated slugging proportion based mostly on his high quality of contact. Simply an all-around wonderful hitter.
JJ Wetherholt, SS, Cardinals
Wetherholt was drafted by the Cardinals seventh general in 2024, went to Single-A and persistently ripped the ball. The 22-year-old had a 91.9 mph common exit velocity and 54.9% hard-hit fee, which is a ton of arduous contact for his first skilled season. Wetherholt’s anticipated stats had been top-tier, with a .292 anticipated batting common, .406 anticipated on-base proportion and .390 anticipated wOBA. As he enters his first Spring Coaching as a non-roster invitee, Wetherholt is ranked St. Louis’ prime prospect, MLB’s No. 23 prospect and the seventh-best shortstop prospect in baseball.
Isaac is ranked No. 51 general on MLB Pipeline’s High 100 prospects checklist largely because of his great uncooked energy. That energy confirmed up within the Arizona Fall League, the place the 21-year-old lefty slugger smoked a 115.8 mph house run off White Sox prospect Eric Adler, which was one of many prime 10 hardest-hit balls of the 2024 AFL season. Solely 14 Main Leaguers hit a house run 115 mph or more durable throughout your complete 2024 season, and solely eight hit at the least one 115.8 mph or more durable.
Bubba Chandler, RHP, Pirates
Let’s get to the pitchers. Chandler is ranked MLB’s No. 15 prospect getting into Spring Coaching 2025 after overpowering hitters within the Minors final yr, together with 54 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings at Triple-A. The 22-year-old has an excellent energy arsenal, with a four-seam fastball that averaged 96.8 mph at Triple-A, a changeup that averaged 88.8 mph and a slider that averaged 86.8 mph. All three of these pitches produced strikeout charges over 30%.
Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Brewers
Chandler has the most effective fastballs amongst High 100 prospects. Misiorowski might need the perfect. MLB Pipeline gave Misiorowski — who’s ranked No. 100 out of 100 — an ideal grade for his explosive four-seamer. Misiorowski’s heater sat at 98 mph and often reached 100-plus mph, making it one of many quickest fastballs within the Minors. However do not forget his curveball, which MLB Pipeline additionally ranked the perfect of that pitch sort. The 22-year-old’s bender generated a 41% whiff fee and was his greatest strikeout pitch at Triple-A. Oh, and his slider averaged 92.8 mph, too. Misiorowski’s arsenal and potential to be a giant league reliever in 2025 make him a must-watch at Spring Coaching.
Maxwell is a 6-foot-6, 275-pound tank on the mound who’s nicknamed “Huge Sugar” and is already turning heads as a non-roster invitee at Reds camp. The 24-year-old prospect has an influence arsenal to match his stature, and he confirmed it on his strategy to racking up 58 Ok’s in 39 1/3 innings at Triple-A in 2024. Maxwell’s four-seamer averaged 99.2 mph and did not even drop 10 inches on its means from his hand to the plate, which might make it similar to among the prime rising fastballs thrown by Main League pitchers. Maxwell’s fastball was so dominant that he might throw it nearly three-quarters of the time within the Minors. He can blow hitters away effectively into the triple digits.
Carson Whisenhunt, LHP, Giants
Here is a pitcher who dominates with a pitch apart from his fastball. Whisenhunt’s changeup was his signature providing final season within the Minors, producing a 46.8% swing-and-miss fee and 39.1% strikeout fee at Triple-A. That changeup is why the 24-year-old lefty completed 2024 as San Francisco’s prime pitching prospect, and why he’ll be an arm to observe at Spring Coaching as he tries to succeed in the Majors.
George Klassen, RHP, Angels
Klassen is all energy — his fastball, slider and curveball all have high-end velocity for his or her respective pitch varieties, and that trio made him the Angels’ No. 3 prospect final yr. The 23-year-old averaged 97.3 mph on his four-seamer within the Minors final season, 91.0 mph on his slider and 86.9 mph on his curve. Klassen’s breaking balls had been particularly deadly, holding opposing hitters to a sub-.100 batting common between them and getting whiffs on almost half of the swings in opposition to them. Nevertheless it nonetheless begins with Klassen’s heater, which does not simply sit within the higher 90s but in addition will get over 14 inches of arm-side run. Any pitcher with three high-speed pitches like Klassen is value watching in Spring Coaching, whilst a non-roster invitee.
