Once we rank prospects at MLB Pipeline, it’s at all times with a long-term-potential mind set. We’re attempting to challenge 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 expect every participant will use them constantly on the highest stage.
All that stated, each skilled participant does have to supply numbers to succeed and we definitely don’t ignore present efficiency when measuring all of those 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 general choose’s over-the-top supply, excessive launch level and armside-heavy arsenal allowed him to maintain the punchouts coming throughout 4 Minor League ranges in his first full season. His 41.1 % strikeout fee was tops amongst 1,383 Minor Leaguers with no less than 50 innings pitched in 2025, and he threw 98, not together with his time within the Majors. For what it’s value, he’s fanned 36.1 % of his batters confronted within the postseason heading into the World Sequence.
Orioles: 159 wRC+Nate George, OF (No. 8)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 Complicated League and ended it with Excessive-A Aberdeen and hit in all places 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 may not be too far behind.
Rays: 25.8 Okay/BBTy Johnson, RHP (No. 19)Acquired from the Cubs final 12 months in a deal for Isaac Paredes, Johnson loved a stable 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 Okay/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 basically a two-pitch hurler along with his 92-95 mph fastball and 83-87 mph slider, nevertheless it proved efficient towards batters from either side in 2025.
Crimson 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 general choose in 2024 to a Prime 30 general prospect within the sport. Enjoying 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 share (min. 90 IP). His mid-90s fastball and large 7 1/2 toes of extension contributed significantly to his Okay-heavy methods.
Yankees: 35 residence runsSpencer Jones, OF (No. 4/MLB No. 99)The Vanderbilt product has some of the extremely dissected stats pages in all of Minor League Baseball along with his excessive strikeout charges and loud contact when he does put bat on ball. There isn’t a doubting the ceiling on the ability. 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 doubles Jones’ earlier profession excessive of 17, set in 2024.
Guardians: 65 stolen basesTommy Hawke (Not ranked in CLE Prime 30)Usually, we attempt to hold these to ranked prospects, however Hawke’s baserunning prowess deserves a highlight on this checklist. The 2023 sixth-rounder out of Wake Forest performed solely 67 video games this season (largely at Single-A) however swiped 65 luggage in 70 makes an attempt in that point. Solely 9 Minor Leaguers had no less than 65 steals in 2025; not one of the different eight performed fewer than 100 video games. It makes you marvel if he might 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 share 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 along 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 could 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 (largely at Excessive-A and Double-A) in his second full season, and he definitely made probably the most of his enjoying time. After working to enhance his bat velocity, the left-handed slugger hit .305/.408/.583 with 19 homers and 52 extra-base hits whereas working a 46/59 Okay/BB ratio. Contemplating the more durable hitting environments of the Midwest and Japanese Leagues, that translated to a 182 wRC+ that was tops amongst 1,079 Minor Leaguers with no less than 300 plate appearances.
Twins: 25 residence runsKala’i Rosario, OF (No. 29)We would 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 checklist in 2025 in our August re-rank. He landed again on and the ability is difficult 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 largely 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. However it’s not solely a Draft prospect factor. Working example is Rada, who spent the 2024 season in Double-A at age 18. He went again to Rocket Metropolis to start out the 12 months, however obtained bumped as much as Triple-A, nonetheless as a young person, 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. 19)Cole possible would have cleared the 20-20 threshold within the Minors, had the Astros not known 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 no less than above-average energy however wants to chop down on whiffs to benefit from it. Enjoying in his third full Minor League season in Corpus Christi and Sugar Land, he flashed the toolsy potential that might make him a bigger piece of the Houston outfield puzzle in ‘26.
A’s: 44-for-46 SBHenry Bolte, OF (No. 5)The very fact the uber-athletic Bolte, the A’s second-rounder in 2022, stole quite a lot of bases isn’t all that stunning. He swiped 46 in 2024 and 32 in 2023. However to get caught solely twice all 12 months when working that a lot? Shade us impressed. Bolte was caught on April 6, the second recreation 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 best way, a stretch that included a bump as much as Triple-A and coincided along 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 Okay’s a bit (27.1% in his profession, 29% this 12 months), and he scuffled when he obtained to Double-A. However he’s proven a capability to determine issues out and it ought to be famous that he mashed these 32 homers to steer the Mariners group at age 20. His 51 homers during the last two seasons is tied for fourth amongst all Minor Leaguers and he’s no less than six 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 no less than 100 innings in 2025, solely six completed with a WHIP below 1.00. Solely two have been higher than Davalillo: Unranked White Sox lefty Shane Murphy and MLB Pipeline Pitching Prospect of the 12 months Jonah Tong (Mets). It’s nothing new for the right-hander, as Davalillo sports activities a profession 1.02 WHIP due to 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 Okay/BB (23.0) amongst that very same group of 100+-inning hurlers.
Braves: 140 IPJR Ritchie, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 86)There are quite a lot of numbers that look good for Ritchie, the 2025 Futures Sport starter. His .174 BAA, 1.01 WHIP, 2.64 ERA, 9.0 Okay/9 and even his 1.31 GO/AO whereas pitching throughout three ranges, ending at Triple-A, whereas turning 22 in late June, all create a really massive up arrow subsequent to his title. However the workload – he was one among simply 16 pitchers in the entire Minors to hit 140 innings pitched – actually stands out as he’s not that far faraway from Could 2023 Tommy John surgical procedure.
Marlins: 14.6 Okay/9Thomas White, LHP (No. 1/MLB No. 22)Fast quiz: What number of lefties within the Minors who threw no less than 80 innings had a greater Okay/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 form to greatest that (14.7). White must deliver 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 one of the best amongst MiLB qualifiers. His 40.5 % Okay%, 29.9 Okay/BB fee, .148 average-against, 1.68 FIP and a couple 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 spotlight his Minor League-leading 179 strikeouts right here since that’s a main stat that speaks to his dominance as a lot as the rest, however you’ll be able to’t go flawed right here with the Pitching Prospect of the 12 months.
Nationals: 46.7 KpercentTravis Sykora, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 49)This will both be hopeful or hurtful to any Nats followers studying this. 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 wanting like some of the promising arms within the Minors, and there’s an opportunity he might 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 indignant emails, we’re effectively 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-plus 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-average; it’s the identical mark as Josh Naylor within the Majors this 12 months. What makes it pop much more is that it got here from an 18-year-old switch-hitter enjoying 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 explosive debut within the Dominican Summer time League in 2024 with a breakout 2025, during which he went deep 20 occasions throughout the Florida Complicated, Florida State and Midwest Leagues. No different Minor Leaguer age 18 or youthful clubbed greater than 16 homers this summer season.
Cubs: 139 wRC+Owen Caissie, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 47)Caissie was simply 21 when he began the 2024 season in Triple-A and he greater than held his personal (.847 OPS, 115 wRC+). Typically a younger participant can stall out when having to return to repeat a stage. As an alternative, Caissie obtained higher, blasting 22 homers in 99 video games, leading to a .551 SLG and .937 OPS. All of that contributed to the soar in wRC+, to not point out his first soar to Chicago.
Pirates: 20/60Konnor Griffin, SS/OF (No. 1/MLB No. 1)It’s troublesome to seek out only one stat to spotlight for the highest prospect in baseball and our Hitting Prospect of the 12 months. In spite of everything, he hit .333/.415/.527 throughout three ranges as a young person in his first full season of professional ball. He trailed solely MLB’s No. 2 prospect Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) along 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 tug 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 tips on how 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 general 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 temporary professional profession, Waldschmidt has a near-even 115/111 Okay/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 title on the map with a .908 OPS within the Arizona Complicated 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’ checklist 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 in 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 share was third greatest amongst all lefties who threw no less than 90 innings this 12 months.
Padres: 29.4 KpercentMiguel Mendez, RHP (No. 5)Unranked initially 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 Single-A to Double-A in his age-22 season and used that high quality stuff to submit 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 Okay fee in 2025. Mendez is Rule 5-eligible this offseason and ought to be 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 get kudos for getting him as a part of the return for Ryan McMahon on the Commerce Deadline. The 2024 sixth-rounder threw very effectively in seven begins post-trade to assist him end with that .166 BAA, a 1.89 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 11.2 Okay/9 fee, all the reason why he was our choose to be the lefty on our Prospect Staff of the 12 months.
