It’s nearly time for the twenty sixth All-Star Futures Sport. As all the time, it offers a robust look into the longer term for all 30 organizations, with the sport’s high prospects on the sector on the similar time.
This 12 months’s model options 34 members of the newly refreshed High 100 Prospects listing and all however one participant on each the American and Nationwide League rosters are on a workforce High 30 listing. So that you’ll need to tune in at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 12, on MLB Community, MLB.TV, MLB.com and through the MLB app. Melanie Newman, Yonder Alonso, Jonathan Mayo and Sande Charles will probably be on the decision from Truist Park in Atlanta.
To get you prepared, listed here are scouting studies on each participant on the Futures Sport rosters.
Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 57)The 2024 twentieth general choose leads full-season Minor Leaguers with a 41.8 p.c strikeout fee (partially as a result of he opened the 12 months at Single-A out of school), however he will get terrific keep on his 93-95 mph fastball from a excessive slot and performs off that with an upper-80s cutter and 82-85 mph splitter that batters throughout three ranges have had bother squaring up.
Orioles: Enrique Bradfield Jr., OF (No. 2); Keagan Gillies, RHP (NR)Bradfield missed a bit of time with a hamstring harm which has saved him from utilizing his premium device, his velocity, to as a lot profit as he did when he swiped 74 luggage final 12 months. Gillies is a 6-foot-8 reliever with a fastball as much as 95 mph, a slider and a splitter.
Rays: Brody Hopkins, RHP (No. 6)Acquired from the Mariners in final 12 months’s Randy Arozarena deal, Hopkins is settling in with the Rays, posting a 3.64 ERA with 85 strikeouts and 41 walks in 71 2/3 innings with Double-A Montgomery. He sits within the mid-90s along with his heater and says he’s moved away from a sweeper to favor a cutter and curveball in his arsenal.
Purple Sox: Jhostynxon Garcia, OF (No. 4/MLB No. 100)One other beneficiary of Boston’s energy and bat velocity program, Garcia has grown into vital energy with 35 homers within the final season and a half. He is packed on extra muscle than his listed weight of 163 kilos and athletic for his measurement, plus he sports activities maybe the good nickname in all of the Minors: “The Password,” a tribute to his hard-to-spell first identify.
Yankees: George Lombard Jr., SS (No. 1/MLB No. 36)The son of former massive league outfielder and present Tigers bench coach George Lombard, he combines his father’s athleticism with a excessive baseball IQ developed whereas rising up across the recreation. He is a high quality defender with the possibility to develop stable or higher instruments throughout the board.
Guardians: C.J. Kayfus, 1B/OF (No. 5/MLB No. 75); Parker Messick, LHP (No. 12)A stable hitter who’s creating energy to match, Kayfus ranks tenth within the Minors with a .978 OPS and is on the verge of a callup not fairly two years after Cleveland made him a third-round choose. Utilizing a nifty changeup and loads of guile, Messick has recorded extra strikeouts within the Minors because the begin of the 2023 season (384 in 323 1/3 innings) than every other pitcher.
Royals: Carter Jensen, C (No. 3/MLB No. 73); Frank Mozzicato, LHP (No. 11)A well-rounded backstop, Jensen, who turns 22 on Thursday, has stable energy from the left facet and an above-average throwing arm that would assist make him Salvador Perez’s long-term successor in Kansas Metropolis. The seventh general choose within the 2021 Draft, Mozzicato is at his finest when he’s eliciting tons of whiffs on his low-80s curveball.
Tigers: Kevin McGonigle, SS/2B (No. 1/MLB No. 7); Max Clark, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 12); Josue Briceño, C/1B (No. 4/MLB No. 58)One in every of two groups with three representatives, the Tigers ship a dynamite trio from Excessive-A West Michigan. McGonigle might need the most effective hit device within the Minors and has been a doubles machine when wholesome this season, posting a .382/.461/.679 line with seven homers and 18 two-baggers in 32 video games for the Whitecaps. Clark is wanting like a stereotypical high-OBP, high-speed leadoff hitter as he heads to his second straight Futures Sport. Briceño is following up final 12 months’s Arizona Fall League Triple Crown by main Excessive-A in slugging (.599), OPS (1.015) and wRC+ (176), sticking to his fame as a left-handed slugger with super energy and a great potential to punish pitches within the zone.
Twins: Kaelen Culpepper, SS (No. 4/MLB No. 96)The Twins’ first-round choose final 12 months, Culpepper not too long ago bought bumped as much as Double-A Wichita and was simply added to the High 100. He is been utilizing his bat velocity, really feel for hitting and strategy on the plate to supply a mixed .862 OPS and 140 wRC+ whereas enjoying a greater than anticipated shortstop.
White Sox: Noah Schultz, LHP (No. 1/MLB No. 17); Braden Montgomery, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 32)Schultz’s command hasn’t been as sharp as typical this season, however he is nonetheless the highest lefty pitching prospect within the recreation and possesses one of the depraved sliders within the Minors. A part of the Garrett Crochet commerce with the Purple Sox on the Winter Conferences, Montgomery has regained full well being and is exhibiting why he was a possible top-five-overall choose within the 2024 Draft earlier than breaking his proper ankle at Texas A&M final June.
Angels: George Klassen, RHP (No. 3)Acquired from the Phillies final summer season within the Carlos Estévez deal, Klassen was a little bit of a breakout prospect in 2024 when he made big strides in command and pitch design. The best-hander has been hit greater than anticipated this 12 months, however can nonetheless miss bats with a fastball as much as 99 mph, a 90-mph slider and a mid-80s curve.
Astros: Brice Matthews, 2B/SS (No. 1/MLB No. 98); Alimber Santa, RHP (No. 29)A suburban Houston native, Matthews has the facility and velocity to place collectively a 20-homer, 50-steal season at Triple-A if the Astros do not name him up this summer season. Santa lastly is studying to harness his energy stuff (fastball as much as 100 mph, mid-80s slider), which has resulted in a 1.27 ERA at Double-A.
A’s: Gage Soar, LHP (No. 1/MLB No. 68); Tommy White, 3B (No. 6)Soar has raced up prospect rankings with an enormous first full season of professional ball, utilizing his really feel for his four-pitch combine to dominate between Excessive-A and Double-A, posting a 2.09 ERA, .187 BAA, 0.98 WHIP and 10.9 Ok/9 fee. “Tommy Tanks” performed at LSU with Soar and can also be a part of the 2024 Draft class. He is battled by some accidents early however nonetheless has posted an .843 OPS as one of many higher power-hitting third basemen within the Minors.
Mariners: Lazaro Montes, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 29); Harry Ford, C (No. 5/MLB No. 56); Jurrangelo Cijntje, RHP/LHP (No. 8/MLB No. 79)That is the opposite workforce with three representatives, sending three of 9 Mariners within the High 100 to Atlanta. Montes might need as a lot uncooked energy as anybody on this recreation (or the Minors), and he has 21 homers in 74 video games, together with three in his first seven Double-A contests since his promotion at age 20. Ford is attending his third straight Futures Sport and the previous first-rounder is having his finest offensive season at age 22 at Triple-A (.308/.422/.464). Sure, he’s a switch-pitcher who all of us hope to see throw somewhat bit left-handed in Atlanta, however Cijntje has stood out as a right-handed starter with a 3.44 ERA and a .178 BAA, utilizing a stable three-pitch combine efficiently at Excessive-A.
Rangers: Sebastian Walcott, SS/3B (No. 1/MLB No. 4)Some evaluators predicted Walcott would develop into the most effective participant ever to come back out of the Bahamas even earlier than he signed for $3.2 million in 2023, and people expectations have not diminished in any respect. He options among the finest uncooked energy and arm energy within the Minors, and he is hitting .246/.347/.391 with 24 extra-base hits and 18 steals in 72 video games as a 19-year-old at Double-A.
Braves: JR Ritchie, RHP (No. 6); Hayden Harris, LHP (No. 29)Ritchie has clearly put his Could 2023 Tommy John surgical procedure firmly in his rearview mirror, shortly climbing to Double-A this 12 months and utilizing a fastball that has ticked again as much as averaging 94 mph, topping out at 97, together with a slider and changeup to submit a mixed 2.51 ERA and .175 BAA. Harris has been one of the efficient relievers within the Minors and is knocking on the large league door with a minuscule 0.61 ERA and .147 BAA due to an efficient fastball, slider and splitter.
Marlins: Thomas White, LHP (No. 1/MLB No. 28); Joe Mack, C (No. 4/MLB No. 94)White is difficult fellow Futures Gamer Noah Schultz for the title of finest lefty pitching prospect, dominating at Double-A at age 20 due to a robust three-pitch combine highlighted by a sweeping low-80s slider. Mack is a stable defender who has improved offensively the previous two years, posting a mixed .807 OPS with 34 homers in 189 video games.
Mets: Jonah Tong, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 59); Carson Benge, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 74)Tong has adopted up final 12 months’s breakout season by main the Minors with 115 strikeouts by 73 innings with Double-A Binghamton, utilizing his high-carry fastball, above-average curveball and much-improved changeup out of his Tim Lincecum-esque supply. Popping out of Oklahoma State, Benge was final 12 months’s nineteenth general choose and has lived as much as the billing as a possible above-average hitter with an all-fields strategy now that he’s transitioned to being an outfielder full time.
Nationals: Alex Clemmey, LHP (No. 5); Marquis Grissom Jr., RHP (No. 21)Clemmey was a late substitute for his fellow 2023 Draft choose Travis Sykora, who will miss time with decrease proper triceps soreness. Nonetheless solely 19, the 6-foot-6 southpaw has fanned 88 batters in 64 2/3 innings with Excessive-A Wilmington, due to a low-90s two-seamer with good motion and a pointy slider, however he’ll run into occasional management issues too. Grissom — the son of the AL Futures Sport supervisor and two-time All-Star of the identical identify — is thought most for his mid-80s changeup that will get good separation off the fastball with 14-15 inches of armside run.
Phillies: Eduardo Tait, C (No. 4/MLB No. 63)Andrew Painter was initially named to the roster, however because the Phillies are carefully monitoring his workload, he’s not pitching in Atlanta. Tait is a left-handed-hitting backstop making his full-season debut within the Florida State League this 12 months and is exhibiting the facility is legit with 10 homers in 66 video games.
Brewers: Jesús Made, SS/3B (No. 1/MLB No. 8)The youngest participant on a Futures Sport roster this 12 months, Made has held his personal as an 18-year-old at Single-A, hitting .279/.387/.414 by 65 video games. Along with his bat velocity, he nonetheless tasks as a possible plus hitter with plus energy whereas batting from either side.
Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt, SS/2B (No. 1/MLB No. 19)The 2024 seventh general choose has carried his fame as a particular hitter into professional ball with a .303 common and 36/41 Ok/BB ratio by 58 video games for Double-A Springfield. Batting from an open stance, Wetherholt closes in on balls and shoots them previous opposing fielders with regularity.
Cubs: Owen Caissie, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 43)One of many premier energy prospects within the recreation, Caissie has mashed 31 homers in 192 Triple-A video games the previous two seasons as one of many youngest gamers within the Worldwide League (he turns 23 subsequent Tuesday).
Pirates: Konnor Griffin, SS/OF (No. 2/MLB No. 13); Esmerlyn Valdez, OF/1B (No. 16)The Pirates’ first-round choose from final 12 months’s Draft, Griffin has proven in his first full season that he can get to his spectacular uncooked instruments extra persistently than anybody anticipated, already reaching Excessive-A and posting a .339/.408/.538 line with 12 homers and 37 steals whereas enjoying excellent protection at shortstop and in heart area. Valdez, simply promoted to Double-A and touchdown on the Pirates’ High 30 this week, has made big strides in his general strategy to get to his uncooked energy and has 20 homers and a .969 OPS over his first 73 video games.
Reds: Sal Stewart, 3B (No. 3/MLB No. 52); Alfredo Duno, C (No. 6/MLB No. 93)Stewart made a 10-spot bounce within the refreshed High 100 as a result of all he does is hit. He sports activities a .322/.385/.491 slash line, leads the Double-A Southern League in batting common at age 21 and tops the Reds group along with his 154 wRC+. Duno was simply added to the High 100 as one of many extra thrilling younger catching prospects within the recreation, utilizing his superior strategy to submit an OPS of .873 within the Florida State League as a 19-year previous.
D-backs: Slade Caldwell, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 84); LuJames Groover, INF (No. 10)Caldwell match the D-backs’ sample of choosing shorter, speedier outfielders when he went twenty ninth general in final 12 months’s Draft, and he’s rewarded them with a walk-heavy, speedy profile in his climb from Single-A to Excessive-A in his first full season. Groover — a 2023 second-rounder — is a hit-first third baseman whose .301 common ranks second within the Texas League.
Dodgers: Josue De Paula, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 27); Zyhir Hope, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 37)The Dodgers might have extra high quality outfield prospects than any farm system, and two of them will take their abilities to Atlanta. Few 20-year-olds can match De Paula’s mixture of swing choices and exit velocities, and he might develop into a barely smaller however extra athletic model of Yordan Alvarez. Hope has a lofty ceiling as properly, with the upside of a .275 hitter with 25-30 homers and 20 steals per season whereas offering superb protection in heart or proper area.
Giants: Carson Whisenhunt, LHP (No. 2); Trent Harris, RHP (No. 10)Whisenhunt options top-of-the-line changeups within the Minors and might manipulate the depth and form of his 78-81 mph tumbler. He completed second within the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in strikeouts final 12 months (135 in 104 2/3 innings) and ranks second once more this season (79 in 86 frames).
Padres: Leo De Vries, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 3)Solely 18 at Excessive-A, De Vries has five-tool potential as a switch-hitting shortstop and may solely develop into his offensive skills extra as he ages. Even so, his 110 wRC+ is third-best by a participant 18 or youthful at Excessive-A since 2006 (min. 250 plate appearances).
Rockies: Charlie Condon, 1B/OF (No. 1/MLB No. 23); Welinton Herrera, LHP (No. 20)Now wholesome following a fractured wrist suffered in Spring Coaching, Condon is beginning to present why he was one of many high abilities within the 2024 Draft class, utilizing his really feel for hitting to submit a .312/.431/.420 line in 35 video games with Excessive-A Spokane to earn a bump as much as Double-A this week. And don’t fear, the plus energy goes to start out exhibiting up as he will get additional faraway from the wrist harm.
