Once we rank prospects at MLB Pipeline, it’s all the time with a long-term-potential state of mind. We’re making an attempt to undertaking what sort of massive leaguer every of those Minor Leaguers are going to be, so we have a look at instruments or stuff and the way we predict every participant will use them constantly on the highest stage.
All that mentioned, each skilled participant does have to provide numbers to succeed and we definitely don’t ignore their most up-to-date performances when measuring prospects towards one another. With that in thoughts, right here’s one statistic from every farm system that caught our eye in 2025.
Blue Jays: 41.1 KpercentTrey Yesavage, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 26)The 2024 twentieth total choose’s over-the-top supply, excessive launch level and armside-heavy arsenal enabled him to maintain the punchouts coming throughout 4 Minor League ranges and into The Present in his first full season. His 41.1 % strikeout fee was tops amongst 1,383 Minor Leaguers with at the very least 50 innings in 2025, and he threw 98, not together with his time within the Majors. For what it’s price, he additionally fanned 35.8 % of batters confronted throughout six appearances beneath the cruel mild of the postseason.
Orioles: 159 wRC+Nate George, OF (No. 7)The Orioles went over slot within the sixteenth spherical of the 2024 Draft to signal George out of the Illinois prep ranks and the early returns have been very, excellent. He made his professional debut this 12 months within the Florida Advanced League and ended it with Excessive-A Aberdeen and hit all over the place he went, ending with a .337/.413/.483 line with 50 steals in simply 87 video games. His 159 wRC+ led all Orioles farmhands and was fifth amongst Minor Leaguers. The opposite 4 are within the Prime 100, and George won’t be too far behind.
Rays: 25.8 Ok/BBTy Johnson, RHP (No. 25)Acquired from the Cubs final 12 months in a deal for Isaac Paredes, Johnson loved a strong first full season within the Rays system with a 2.61 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over 110 1/3 innings at Double-A Montgomery. However with 148 strikeouts towards solely 38 walks, it was his potential to steadiness lacking bats whereas limiting free passes that stood out most. His 25.8 Ok/BB was second-best within the Minors (min. 100 IP), trailing solely Jonah Tong (NYM No. 4/MLB No. 46) with a mark of 29.9. Johnson is actually a two-pitch hurler together with his 92-95 mph fastball and 83-87 mph slider, nevertheless it proved efficient towards batters from either side in 2025.
Pink Sox: 36.5 KpercentPayton Tolle, LHP (No. 2/MLB No. 28)The previous Wichita State and TCU ace broke out massive time in his first full season, going from the fiftieth total choose in 2024 to a Prime 30 total prospect within the sport. Taking part in at Excessive-A, Double-A and Triple-A earlier than his ascension to the Majors in September, he fanned greater than one-third of his batters confronted in 91 2/3 innings, rating third within the Minors for his strikeout proportion (min. 90 IP). His mid-90s fastball and big 7 1/2 ft of extension contributed significantly to his Ok-heavy methods.
Yankees: 35 residence runsSpencer Jones, OF (No. 4/MLB No. 99)The Vanderbilt product has one of the vital extremely dissected stats pages in all of Minor League Baseball together with his excessive strikeout charges and loud contact when he does put bat on ball. There is no such thing as a doubting the ceiling on the facility. Jones completed with 35 homers – 16 at Double-A Somerset, 19 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – and that positioned him second on the Minor League leaderboard behind the Dodgers’ Ryan Ward with 36. That greater than doubled Jones’ earlier profession excessive of 17, set in 2024.
Guardians: 65 stolen basesTommy Hawke (Not ranked in CLE Prime 30)Usually, we attempt to preserve these to ranked prospects, however Hawke’s baserunning prowess deserves a highlight on this listing. The 2023 sixth-rounder out of Wake Forest performed solely 67 video games this season (principally at Single-A) however swiped 65 luggage in 70 makes an attempt in that point. Solely 9 Minor Leaguers had at the very least 65 steals in 2025; not one of the different eight performed fewer than 100 video games. It makes you surprise if he may have challenged Kendall George (LAD No. 24) with 100 SB for the MiLB lead, had he not been restricted by a proper shoulder sprain.
Royals: .647 slugging proportion at Triple-ACarter Jensen, C (No. 1/MLB No. 39)It was a decidedly profitable season for the 22-year-old backstop, who ended 2025 in The Present. Earlier than he reached Kansas Metropolis, he undoubtedly constructed his case together with his energy with Triple-A Omaha, the place he had 14 homers and 26 whole extra-base hits in 43 video games between late June and August. Hitter-friendly environs with the Storm Chasers might have helped, however with plenty of loud contact within the bigs too, Jensen constructed a robust case to be a Royals’ long-term catcher shifting ahead.
Tigers: 182 wRC+Kevin McGonigle, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 2)A proper ankle sprain restricted McGonigle to 88 video games (principally at Excessive-A and Double-A) in his second full season, and he definitely made probably the most of his taking part in time. After working to enhance his bat velocity, the left-handed slugger posted a slash line of .305/.408/.583 with 19 homers and 52 extra-base hits whereas working a 46/59 Ok/BB ratio. Within the more durable hitting environments of the Midwest and Jap Leagues, that translated to a 182 wRC+ that was tops amongst 1,079 Minor Leaguers with at the very least 300 plate appearances.
Twins: 25 residence runsKala’i Rosario, OF (No. 29)We’d owe Rosario, a fifth-round choose of the Twins in 2020, an apology. He had been firmly on the Prime 30, particularly after successful Midwest League MVP honors and tying for the Arizona Fall League lead in residence runs in 2023. However his follow-up was inconsistent and injury-riddled and he slid off the listing in 2025 in our August re-rank. He landed again on and the facility is tough to disregard. He hit 11 homers in August to assist him end with 25 to steer the Double-A Texas League. Positive, there’s swing-and-miss, however there are additionally loads of walks and he’ll play most of 2026 at age 23.
White Sox: .433 on-base percentageSam Antonacci, 2B/3B (No. 11)After a standout junior-college profession, Antonacci posted a .523 OBP in his lone season at Coastal Carolina, a quantity that helped push him into the fifth-round choose in 2024. He carried that self-discipline properly into professional ball with a system-best .433 OBP in 116 video games, spent principally at Excessive-A and Double-A. He struck out in solely 14.1 % of his plate appearances, whereas strolling solely 13.3 % of the time, balancing excessive contact with low chase charges.
Angels: .849 OPSNelson Rada, OF (No. 7)The Angels are by no means ones to be conservative in pushing prospects up the ladder, although most of that focus often goes to draftees making it to Los Angeles in a rush. But it surely’s not solely a Draft prospect factor. Living proof is Rada, who spent the 2024 season in Double-A at age 18. He went again to Rocket Metropolis to begin the 12 months, however acquired bumped as much as Triple-A, nonetheless as an adolescent, the place he proceeded to hit .323/.433/.416 (.849 OPS) with 20 steals in 42 video games.
Astros: 19 homers, 18 stealsZach Cole, OF (No. 17)Cole possible would have cleared the 20/20 threshold within the Minors had the Astros not referred to as him up after solely 15 Triple-A video games in September. The 2022 Tenth-rounder has plus wheels and the bat velocity to generate at the very least above-average energy however wants to chop down on whiffs to benefit from it. Taking part in in his third full Minor League season in Corpus Christi and Sugar Land, he flashed the toolsy potential that would make him a bigger piece of the Houston outfield puzzle in ‘26.
A’s: 44-for-46 SBHenry Bolte, OF (No. 5)The actual fact the uber-athletic Bolte, the A’s second-rounder in 2022, stole a variety of bases isn’t all that shocking. He swiped 46 in 2024 and 32 in 2023. However to get caught solely twice all 12 months when working that a lot? Colour us impressed. Bolte was caught on April 6, the second sport of the 12 months. The second incidence occurred on Could 31, each with Double-A Midland. Meaning he went on to steal 42 straight bases the remainder of the way in which, a stretch that included a bump as much as Triple-A and coincided together with his greatest batting common (.284) and OBP (.385) whereas slashing his strikeout fee.
Mariners: 32 homersLazaro Montes, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 29)Sure, Montes must tone down the Ok’s a bit (27.1 % in his profession, 29 % this 12 months), and he scuffled when he acquired to Double-A. However he’s proven a capability to determine issues out and it needs to be famous that he mashed these 32 homers to steer the Mariners group at age 20. His 51 homers over the previous two seasons was tied for fourth amongst all Minor Leaguers and he’s at the very least 6 years youthful than that quartet of gamers with him atop the board.
Rangers: 0.93 WHIPDavid Davalillo, RHP (No. 7)Amongst Minor League pitchers who threw at the very least 100 innings in 2025, solely six completed with a WHIP beneath 1.00. Solely two have been higher than Davalillo: Unranked White Sox lefty Shane Murphy and MLB Pipeline Pitching Prospect of the Yr Jonah Tong (Mets). It’s nothing new for the right-hander as Davalillo sports activities a profession 1.02 WHIP because of a profession 2.4 BB/9 fee. In 2025, whereas reaching Double-A for the primary time, he additionally completed within the high 10 in BAA (.182) and Ok/BB (23.0) amongst that very same group of 100+-inning hurlers.
Braves: 140 IPJR Ritchie, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 86)There are a variety of numbers that look good for Ritchie, the 2025 Futures Sport starter. His .174 BAA, 1.01 WHIP, 2.64 ERA, 9.0 Ok/9 and even his 1.31 GO/AO throughout three ranges, ending at Triple-A, whereas turning 22 in late June all created a really massive up arrow subsequent to his identify. However the workload – he was certainly one of simply 16 pitchers in all the Minors to hit 140 innings – actually stands out as he’s not that far faraway from Could 2023 Tommy John surgical procedure.
Marlins: 14.6 Ok/9Thomas White, LHP (No. 1/MLB No. 22)Fast quiz: What number of lefties within the Minors who threw at the very least 80 innings had a greater Ok/9 fee than White’s 14.6? Reply: zero. The truth is, Trey Yesavage (TOR No. 1/MLB No. 26) was the one pitcher of any variety to greatest that (14.7). White must carry the stroll fee down, nevertheless it’s laborious to not be excited by him ending with a 2.31 ERA and .172 BAA whereas reaching Triple-A at age 20.
Mets: 179 strikeoutsJonah Tong, RHP (No. 4/MLB No. 46)Throw a dart at Tong’s Minor League stats web page, and also you’re sure to land on one thing mighty spectacular. His 1.43 ERA at Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse was the most effective amongst MiLB qualifiers. His 40.5 Ok proportion, 29.9 Ok/BB fee, .148 average-against, 1.68 FIP and a pair of.16 xFIP have been additionally on the high of the Minor Leaguer leaderboard (min. 100 IP), and his 0.92 WHIP was second-best. We highlighted his Minor League-leading 179 strikeouts right here since that’s a main stat that speaks to his dominance as a lot as anything, however you’ll be able to’t go mistaken right here with the Pitching Prospect of the Yr.
Nationals: 46.7 Ok percentageTravis Sykora, RHP (No. 3/MLB No. 49)This may both be hopeful or hurtful to Nats followers. The 6-foot-6 right-hander was dominating the Minors with 79 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings throughout 4 ranges (topping out at Double-A) earlier than present process Tommy John surgical procedure in August. His four-seamer/slider/splitter combine had him trying like one of the vital promising arms within the Minors, and there’s an opportunity he may get again to that given the standard of TJ restoration and rehab nowadays. However there’s an opportunity we don’t see Sykora again on a Minor League mound till late 2026 and even 2027.
Phillies: .334 AVGJustin Crawford, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 54)Earlier than the stat-savvy amongst you ship in offended emails, we’re properly conscious that batting common is way from an ideal stat, however at a sure cut-off date, it’s important to give a man his flowers, no? Crawford spent all 12 months at age 21 in Triple-A and gained the Worldwide League batting title with that common. He’s now hit .322 in his skilled profession with a .385 OBP, which in flip helped him do his factor on the basepaths, stealing 40+ luggage for the third 12 months in a row.
Brewers: 128 wRC+Jesús Made, SS/ 2B (No. 1/MLB No. 4)Such a wRC+ is solidly above common; it’s the identical mark as Josh Naylor within the Majors this 12 months. What made it pop much more was that it got here from an 18-year-old switch-hitter taking part in at Single-A, Excessive-A and Double-A in his first stateside season. Made entered 2025 with loads of expectations and met them with ample bat velocity and spectacular self-discipline for his age.
Cardinals: 20 homersRainiel Rodriguez, C (No. 3/MLB No. 55)Sticking with the theme of 18-year-olds displaying out stateside, Rodriguez constructed on his dynamic debut within the Dominican Summer time League in 2024 with a breakout 2025 during which he went deep 20 instances throughout the Florida Advanced, Florida State and Midwest Leagues. No different Minor Leaguer age 18 or youthful clubbed greater than 16 homers this summer time.
Cubs: 139 wRC+Owen Caissie, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 47)Caissie was simply 21 when he began the 2024 season at Triple-A and he greater than held his personal (.847 OPS, 115 wRC+). Generally a younger participant can stall out when having to return to repeat a stage. As a substitute Caissie acquired higher, blasting 22 homers in 99 video games, leading to a .551 SLG and a .937 OPS. All of that contributed to the bounce in wRC+, to not point out his first bounce to Chicago.
Pirates: 20/60Konnor Griffin, SS/OF (No. 1/MLB No. 1)It’s troublesome to search out only one stat to focus on for the highest prospect in baseball and our Hitting Prospect of the Yr. In spite of everything, he hit .333/.415/.527 throughout three ranges as an adolescent in his first full season of professional ball. He trailed solely MLB’s No. 2 prospect Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) together with his 165 wRC+. However that 20/60 season — 21 homers and 65 steals — is rarified air. He’s simply the second participant (Jonatan Clase did it in with the Mariners in 2023) to drag off the feat because the early Eighties.
Reds: 164 wRC+Alfredo Duno, C (No. 2/MLB No. 48)On the wRC+ leaderboard for 2025, there’s the Tigers’ Kevin McGonigle on the high, adopted by the Pirates’ Konnor Griffin. Then comes Duno, who posted that massive quantity as a 19-year-old whereas additionally studying the right way to catch on the skilled stage. He topped the Florida State League in homers, RBIs, walks, OBP, SLG and OPS.
D-backs: 96 walksRyan Waldschmidt, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 66)Final 12 months’s thirty first total choose got here out of Kentucky with an intriguing mixture of energy and velocity (particularly as he put ACL surgical procedure additional within the rearview mirror), however he proved he was extra than simply these instruments with the second-most free passes within the Minors, accrued over 134 video games between Excessive-A and Double-A. He completed with a .289/.419/.473 line, 18 homers and 29 steals on the season. Over 148 whole contests in his transient professional profession, Waldschmidt has a near-even 115/111 Ok/BB ratio.
Dodgers: .923 OPSEduardo Quintero, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 34)Quintero started the 12 months because the Dodgers’ No. 9 prospect, one who signed for $297,500 in January 2023 and who had put his identify on the map with a .908 OPS within the Arizona Advanced League to earn a bump as much as full-season ball in 2024. He returned to the Single-A California League this 12 months and hit .306/.426/.533 with 14 homers and 35 steals in 81 video games earlier than getting promoted to Excessive-A Nice Lakes, the place he held his personal at age 19 to complete with that .923 OPS. He’s vaulted up the Dodgers’ listing and belongs in the identical dialog as high outfield prospects within the system, Josue De Paula and Zyhir Hope.
Giants: 32.5 KpercentJacob Bresnahan, LHP (No. 11)The Guardians nabbed Bresnahan as a comparatively unknown excessive schooler from Washington state within the thirteenth spherical of the 2023 Draft, then despatched him to the Dodgers within the Alex Cobb deal on the 2024 Commerce Deadline. Again at Single-A for the 2025 season, Bresnahan would have simply led the California League in ERA, WHIP and BAA had he thrown sufficient innings to qualify. He nonetheless completed third within the league in strikeouts (124) over 93 innings and his strikeout proportion was third-best amongst all lefties who threw at the very least 90 innings this 12 months.
Padres: 29.4 KpercentMiguel Mendez, RHP (No. 5)Unranked in the beginning of the 12 months, Mendez turned his begins into must-follow occasions within the San Diego system with a dynamic upper-90s fastball and a plus mid-80s slider. The 6-foot-2 right-hander climbed from Single-A to Double-A in his age-22 season and used that high quality stuff to publish a 3.22 ERA with 118 strikeouts in 95 innings. You’d should decrease the minimal to 60 frames to discover a Padres Minor League pitcher with a greater Ok fee in 2025. Rule 5-eligible this offseason, Mendez was protected with a 40-man roster spot.
Rockies: .166 BAAGriffin Herring, LHP (No. 9)Herring put up most of his eye-popping stats with the Yankees, however the Rockies deserve kudos for getting him as a part of the return for Ryan McMahon on the Commerce Deadline. The 2024 sixth-rounder threw very properly in seven begins post-trade to assist him end with that .166 BAA, a 1.89 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 11.2 Ok/9 fee, all explanation why he was our LHP choose on our Prospect Group of the Yr.
