Whereas no prospect boosted his inventory greater than Campbell final season, seven others on the record beneath improved sufficient to affix him on the season-ending High 100 after lacking the preseason record. We spotlight the gamers who’ve raised their profiles probably the most in every system over the past 12 months:
Blue Jays: Jake Bloss, RHP (No. 3)Ranked No. 11 within the Astros system to start 2024, the 2023 third-rounder out of Georgetown climbed from Excessive-A Asheville all the way in which to the Majors in his first full season by showcasing three above-average pitches out of the gate. Positive, his breakout got here within the Houston group, however the Blue Jays will get to reap the rewards after buying Bloss in a Deadline transfer for rental arm Yusei Kikuchi. The best-hander made eight begins for Triple-A Buffalo after the commerce and can attempt to work his method into the Toronto rotation subsequent spring.
Orioles: Stiven Martinez, OF (No. 9)It is essential to not put an excessive amount of inventory into Dominican Summer season League stats, however Martinez’s professional debut after signing for $950,000 final January positively stood out. He did not flip 17 till early August and completed the summer season with an .883 OPS, going from an unranked prospect firstly of the 12 months to his present standing within the O’s High 10.
Rays: Gary Gill Hill, RHP (No. 7)Taken within the sixth spherical of the 2022 Draft as a long-term pitching mission, Gill Hill jumped into prominence with a 3.15 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings for Single-A Charleston. The 6-foot-2 righty has three above-average pitches in his fastball, slider and changeup, and improved consistency in his arm slot has helped his management enhance in full-season ball. He jumped from outdoors the High 30 to into the High 10 and could possibly be a High 100 candidate with a repeat marketing campaign in 2025.
Purple Sox: Kristian Campbell, 2B/OF/SS (No. 3/MLB No. 10)Campbell grew to become a unique participant after enhancing his swing path, bat pace and energy. He slashed a mixed .330/.439/.558 with 20 homers and 24 steals in 115 video games between three ranges, main the Minors in wRC+ (180) whereas rating second in on-base proportion and OPS (.997), fourth in batting and fifth in runs (94).
Yankees: Edgleen Perez, C (No. 16)Signed for $50,000 out of Venezuela in 2023, Perez options plus arm energy and the potential for comparable receiving and blocking expertise. He batted .283/.444/.380 in his U.S. debut within the Rookie-level Florida Complicated League this summer season, putting second in walks (45 in 51 video games) and third in on-base proportion.
Guardians: C.J. Kayfus, 1B/OF (No. 6)Since turning professional as a 2023 third-rounder out of Miami, Kayfus has proven improved bat pace and completed a greater job of driving the ball within the air than he did in faculty. He hit .291/.393/.511 with 17 homers and 92 RBI (seventh within the Minors) in 107 video games between Excessive-A Lake County and Double-A Akron.
Royals: Noah Cameron, LHP (No. 12)Dealing with a 40-man choice in 2024, Cameron was coming off a 2023 season wherein he posted a 6.10 ERA in 17 begins for Double-A Northwest Arkansas. The southpaw confirmed enchancment in a Texas League return (3.63 ERA in 16 begins) this summer season and was even higher with Triple-A Omaha, the place he completed with a 2.32 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 62 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings. Cameron would not wow with fastball velocity (91-93 mph), however his changeup and curveball (each round 78-81) get excessive whiff charges. Kansas Metropolis added him to the 40-man in November.
Tigers: Jaden Hamm, RHP (No. 7)Detroit officers had been intrigued by the excessive induced vertical break on Hamm’s 92-95 mph fastball popping out of Center Tennessee State, and the heater proved to be a fantastic weapon for the 2023 fifth-rounder. Hamm posted a 2.64 ERA with 122 strikeouts in 99 innings for Excessive-A West Michigan, incomes him Midwest League Pitcher of the Yr honors and a wholesome bump from outdoors the preseason High 30 to inside the present High 10.
Twins: Luke Keaschall, 2B/OF (No. 3/MLB No. 63)It is not like Keaschall was an unknown because the Twins’ second-round select of Arizona State in 2023. However he went from fascinating faculty performer who was No. 9 on the Twins’ High 30 firstly of the season to firmly in the course of the MLB’s High 100 due to slashing .303/.420/.483 over 102 video games between Excessive-A Cedar Rapids and Double-A Wichita earlier than the Futures Gamer was shut down in August to have Tommy John surgical procedure. Search for him to hit his technique to the massive leagues in 2025.
White Sox: Mason Adams, RHP (No. 10)The 401st participant chosen within the 2022 Draft, Adams continues to open eyes along with his low-80s downer curveball and superior really feel for pitching. The Jacksonville College product paced the system in stroll fee (2.1 per 9 innings) and Okay/BB ratio (3.9) whereas posting a 2.92 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 120 1/3 innings between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte.
Angels: George Klassen, RHP (No. 3)We’re stretching the parameters somewhat bit right here as a result of most of Klassen’s breakout got here when he was with the Phillies, beginning the 12 months as their No. 29 prospect. Introduced alongside slowly as a result of he had pitched so sometimes in faculty, he was nonetheless so dominant with Single-A Clearwater that he earned a promotion to Excessive-A Jersey Shore. After the commerce, he completed the 12 months with a style of Double-A life, ending with a mixed 13.1 Okay/9 fee, 3.10 ERA and .195 BAA over 93 innings.
Astros: Anderson Brito, RHP (No. 9)A $10,000 steal from Venezuela in November 2023, Brito made a spectacular professional debut by recording a 1.51 ERA, .152 opponent common and 82/21 Okay/BB ratio in 53 2/3 innings between two Rookie leagues and Single-A Fayetteville. He has added about 5 mph on his fastball since turning professional, now working within the mid-90s and touching 99 mph with spectacular carry, and his low-80s slider offers him a second plus providing.
A’s: Colby Thomas, OF (No. 7)Thomas’ intriguing power-speed mixture confirmed up in his first full season in 2023, with 18 homers and 25 steals, however there was somewhat wait-and-see mentality because it was in A ball and it got here with a 26-percent strikeout fee. He jumped from his No. 14 spot on the A’s preseason High 30 to No. 7 now as a result of he proved it really works on the larger ranges, hitting 31 homers with 15 steals throughout Double-A and Triple-A to place him in High 100 conversations.
Mariners: Felnin Celesten, SS (No. 5/MLB No. 66)Celesten joined the Mariners with lofty expectations because of him being ranked No. 2 on our High 50 worldwide prospects record and getting $4.7 million to check in January of 2023. He wasn’t in a position to make his debut that summer season due to a hamstring damage and he solely performed 32 video games due to a left hamate situation. However what he did with these 32 video games was very spectacular, leaping over the DSL to the Arizona Complicated League and posting a .999 OPS over 125 at-bats, making us assured sufficient to push him up the High 100 and get us excited for a full, and hopefully wholesome, full-season debut in 2025.
Rangers: Alejandro Rosario, RHP (No. 3/MLB No. 86)Rosario acquired pounded for a 6.53 ERA in three faculty seasons at Miami however has regarded like a unique pitcher after the Rangers popped him in 2023’s fifth spherical and altered his supply and pitch utilization. He now works with a full of life mid-90s fastball that touches 100 mph, a tumbling 88-92 mph splitter and a good 83-85 mph slider. He dominated in his professional debut, logging a 2.24 ERA, .207 opponent common and 129/13 Okay/BB ratio in 88 1/3 innings between two Class A stops.
Braves: Drake Baldwin, C (No. 5)Baldwin in all probability flew an excessive amount of underneath the radar after a strong first full season of professional ball that noticed him get promoted to Double-A Mississippi and contact Triple-A Gwinnett, however he began the 2024 season at No. 12 on the Braves’ High 30. Now he is high 5 and in place to be a High 100 sort of backstop after an .891 OPS in 72 Triple-A video games then slashing .377/.452/.491 within the Arizona Fall League earlier than occurring to play for Crew USA within the Premier12 Event.
Marlins: Joe Mack, C (No. 10)The thirty first total decide within the 2021 Draft as a New York excessive schooler, Mack struggled in his first three professional seasons earlier than making changes to assault fastballs and pull pitches extra simply. He slashed .252/.338/.468 in 125 video games, principally in Double-A, whereas main Marlins farmhands in homers (24), extra-base hits (54), whole bases (221) and RBI (78).
Mets: Jonah Tong, RHP (No. 10)The 2022 seventh-rounder solely pitched 21 innings in 2023 and walked 22 batters in that span. Then he grew to become one of the vital dominant pitchers within the Minor Leagues, posting a 3.03 ERA whereas rating ninth within the Minors with 160 strikeouts in 113 innings between Single-A St. Lucie, Excessive-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton. Wanting like Tim Lincecum at instances with an excessive over-the-top supply, Tong averaged 20-21 inches of IVB on his low-90s fastball and performed off that with a mid-80s curveball that snapped on the backside of the zone. Batters could not deal with that north-south strategy, and he jumped appropriately up the rankings and towards Queens.
Nationals: Travis Sykora, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 79)There was loads to love about Sykora popping out of the Draft, beginning with the third-rounder’s dimension at 6-foot-6. However the Texas native proved to be extra than simply projection in his first full season as he led the Minors (min. 80 IP) with a 39.2 p.c strikeout fee for Single-A Fredericksburg. Sykora’s 95-98 mph fastball could be a plus-plus pitch whereas his splitter and slider add to the swing-and-miss. The mix of outcomes and stuff pushed him comfortably into the High 100.
Phillies: Jean Cabrera, RHP (No. 13)Signed for simply $10,000 again in 2019, Cabrera had a strong debut within the DSL in 2021, then spent two full seasons with Single-A Clearwater. Issues began to click on in 2024, at age 22, as he pitched his method from Excessive-A Jersey Shore to Double-A Studying. That allowed him to not solely go from unranked to No. 13 on the Phillies’ High 30, however to earn a spot on the 40-man roster as effectively.
Brewers: Jesus Made, SS/3B (No. 4)Milwaukee signed the center infielder for $950,000 in January, and Made acquired off to a robust statistical begin with a .331/.458/.554 line, six homers, 28 steals and a 28/39 Okay/BB ratio over 63 video games within the Dominican Summer season League. His underlying information was even higher as he ranked extremely involved fee, chase fee, hard-hit fee and Ninetieth-percentile exit velocities. His hype meter as he heads stateside will likely be larger than Jackson Chourio’s was on the identical stage of their careers.
Cardinals: Quinn Mathews, LHP (No. 3/MLB No. 77)The Stanford star was recognized by many for his 156-pitch Tremendous Regional outing in 2023. Now, he is referred to as the 2024 Minor League strikeout chief with 202 throughout 143 1/3 innings in his first full season. Mathews noticed his fastball velo bump to 93-96 mph in professional ball, whereas his slider and changeup stay weapons that helped drive his climb from Single-A Palm Seaside to Triple-A Memphis. The ’23 fourth-rounder is now among the finest left-handed pitching prospects in baseball.
Cubs: Jaxon Wiggins, RHP (No. 9)Wiggins went in 2023’s supplemental second spherical regardless of Tommy John surgical procedure wiping out his junior season at Arkansas, the place he had solely sporadic success. He ended 2024 as the perfect wholesome pitching prospect within the Cubs system, exhibiting a mid-90s fastball that reaches 99 mph and flashing a mid-80s slider with two-plane depth. He posted a 4.37 ERA, .194 opponent common and 71 strikeouts in 59 2/3 innings whereas climbing from Rookie ball to Excessive-A South Bend.
Pirates: Bubba Chandler, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 15)Chandler wasn’t precisely a secret to start out the 2024 season because the Pirates’ No. 5 prospect (No. 93 on the High 100). However he acquired stronger and stronger because the 2024 season went on and regarded able to pound down the massive league door along with his end in Triple-A this 12 months. He completed with a powerful 11.1 Okay/9 fee, 22.3 Okay-BB proportion and three.37 xFIP, vaulting him into the dialogue of high pitching prospects within the sport and maybe giving the Pirates confidence to commerce Luis Ortiz to Cleveland this offseason.
Reds: Cam Collier, 3B (No. 5/MLB No. 93)It has been an up-and-down profession thus far for the Reds’ 2022 first-round decide. He’d been on the High 100 earlier than, No. 69 earlier than the 2023 season, however he dropped off and had a .706 OPS in his first full season. He has an up arrow subsequent to his identify once more after belting 20 homers as a teen within the Excessive-A Midwest League and profitable Futures Sport MVP honors after homering within the Midsummer exhibition.
D-backs: Demetrio Crisantes, 2B/3B (No. 13)Adrian Del Castillo could be one other good decide for this class, however Crisantes — a 2022 seventh-rounder from three hours south of Chase Area — was much more off the radar getting into 2024. He repeated the Arizona Complicated League for 29 video games after which continued his run of dominance with Single-A Visalia, ending with a .341/.429/.492 line, seven homers and 30 steals over 92 video games between each spots. His .341 common was second-best within the Minors amongst 628 batters with a minimum of 400 plate appearances.
Dodgers: Alex Freeland, SS (No. 3/MLB No. 70)The second-highest drafted place participant (second spherical, 2022) ever from the College of Central Florida, Freeland blossomed into among the finest all-around shortstop prospects within the Minors throughout his second full professional season. A switch-hitter who gives 20-homer upside and high quality protection, he batted .260/.387/.442 with 18 homers and 31 steals in 136 video games whereas shifting from Excessive-A Nice Lakes to Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis.
Giants: Trent Harris, RHP (No. 16)Signed for $10,000 as a 24-year-old nondrafted free agent out of UNC Pembroke in 2023, Harris grew to become among the finest pitching prospects within the Giants system this summer season. The son of former massive leaguer Greg Harris, he recorded a 1.81 ERA, .173 opponent common and 105/25 Okay/BB ratio in 79 2/3 innings whereas advancing from Single-A San Jose to Double-A Richmond. He will get large keep it up a mid-90s fastball that hits 97 mph and in addition owns a pair of potential plus breaking pitches.
Padres: Bradgley Rodriguez, RHP (No. 12)Signed out of Venezuela in 2021, Rodriguez hadn’t even pitched for a stateside affiliate but getting into this season however ended up climbing from Single-A Lake Elsinore to Double-A San Antonio as a reliever in his age-20 marketing campaign. The righty completed with a 2.64 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings, due to a 97-99 mph fastball and distinctive upper-80s changeup. Management points will possible maintain him within the bullpen, but it surely’s doable that Rodriguez may shoot to San Diego sooner or later in ’25.
Rockies: Kyle Karros, 3B (No. 18)Karros barely made the Rockies’ High 30 to start out the season, coming in at No. 29. He had been somewhat laborious to guage throughout his Draft 12 months at UCLA due to an ankle situation, so the Rockies had been in a position to nab him within the fifth spherical of the 2023 Draft. He spent his first full season with Excessive-A Spokane and acquired a pleasant nudge up the Rockies’ High 30 due to slashing .311/.390/.485 with 15 homers, profitable the Northwest League batting title.
