Format = Place Participant | Age on 4/1/2025 | Highest Stage Performed | Estimated Time of Arrival
1. 1B Jac Caglianone | 22 | A+ | 2026
Introduced as a two-way participant on draft evening, Caglianone was deployed first within the professionals as a full-time hitter after slashing .419/.544/.875 with 35 dwelling runs in 66 video games for Florida. The well-developed, left-handed faculty bat made a pleasant match at sixth total for a Royals group on the rise. With Vinnie P on the sluggish nook, Caglianone may maybe faux left discipline till he figured it out if needed. The arm would even play in proper as soon as he’s accustomed to the angles, however at 6’5” 250 lbs, he might not have the mobility to be taught on the fly on the market. He didn’t blow the doorways off the leagues he’s performed as a professional however did pop 5 homers in 21 video games within the Arizona Fall League.
2. SS Austin Charles | 21 | A | 2027
In 44 video games from July 11 by season’s finish, Charles slashed .316/.404/.477 with 4 dwelling runs and 11 stolen bases. He’s an excellent instance of why I like the sport logs as a result of regardless that I bear in mind he got here on at season’s finish, it’s good to see it in black and white like this after the mud settles. Charles is a plus athlete with simple pace and energy at 6’5” 215 lbs, so when he begins to place it collectively, even over a small pattern measurement, it is smart to sit down up in your chair a bit. His full season line was good for a 121 wRC+ anyway, however .257/.353/.386 simply doesn’t have the identical wow issue to it, and it doesn’t inform the story of a participant bettering all year long and incomes his subsequent problem.
3. C Blake Mitchell | 20 | A+ | 2027
The eighth total decide within the 2023 draft, Mitchell is a left-handed energy hitter at 6’1” 202 lbs who frames and receives with a gradual calm behind the dish. Within the field, he brings an all-or-nothing strategy of persistence and energy, which netted him 18 dwelling runs and a 30.5 p.c strikeout charge in opposition to a 17 p.c stroll charge in 106 Low-A video games. He additionally stole 25 bases and earned a 141 wRC+. Nonetheless, I don’t love the strategy from a developmental perspective. I prefer to see guys take dangers with their contact abilities, be taught and broaden their zone by making an attempt new issues, shocking themselves with a optimistic end result on a pitch a bit off the plate. Watching loads of pitches has compounding advantages as effectively, I admit, however I’d prefer to see a man actually be taught the wonderful factors of his swing by an accumulation of stay reps. TLDR (though I suppose why are you continue to right here R-ing if the paragraph is TL): I believe swinging lots is healthier than swinging little or no for very younger hitters, however I can admit there are a number of paths to the suitable steadiness of selective aggression and speak to abilities.
4. C Carter Jensen | 21 | AA | 2026
You may copy and paste most of Mitchell’s blurb right here, as Jensen is a left-handed hitting catcher who’s good on protection and employs a particularly affected person strategy within the batter’s field. He walked 15.2 p.c of the time in 84 Low-A video games however swung a bit extra in Double-A, the place he walked at an 8.8 p.c clip in 41 video games. He hit 18 homers and stole 17 luggage in these 125 video games throughout two ranges, slashing .259/.359/.450 alongside the way in which. Might flip he and Mitchell if proximity is your sport, though each gamers are racing towards a purple mild so long as Salvador Perez wears the gear.
5. SS Yandel Ricardo | 18 | DSL | 2029
Ricardo’s a switch-hitter at 6’1” 180 lbs who signed for $2.4 million however struggled to get it going by 45 video games within the Dominican Summer time League, slashing .213/.330/.366 with two dwelling runs and 14 stolen bases. We are able to forgive a hiccup or two from a switch-hitting shortstop with pedigree and plate abilities, and Ricardo struck out simply 17.3 p.c of the time in opposition to a 12.8 p.c stroll charge.
6. 2B OF Javier Vaz | 23 | AA | 2025
A barely Altuvian left-handed hitter at 5’6” 151 lbs, Vaz makes a ton of contact. He walked extra (14%) than he struck out (11.5%) in 115 Double-A video games whereas hitting eight dwelling runs and stealing 16 bases in 19 makes an attempt, good for a 118 wRC+. If there’s even a tiny uptick in energy, Vaz could possibly be a Kwan-esque every single day possibility for Kansas Metropolis and fantasy mainstay for us.
7. OF Gavin Cross | 22 | AA | 2025
The ninth total decide in 2022, Cross bounced again from a slumpy 2023 to submit a 115 wRC+ in 101 Double-A video games in 2024. Would’ve been good to see him in Triple-A, however the 6’1” 220 lb lefty ought to open the 2025 season there with an opportunity for a mid-season debut in Kansas Metropolis.
8. C Ramon Ramirez | 19 | CPX | 2029
Ramirez was dominant in his debut DSL season, strolling (14%) greater than he struck out (12%) in 41 video games (150 PA) and slashing .344/.440/.615 with eight dwelling runs and 6 stolen bases. He got here again to earth a bit on the complicated this season however nonetheless slashed .265/.379/.459 with seven dwelling runs in 49 video games. A six-foot righty at 180 lbs, he’s bought a bit room on the body so as to add energy and may make himself a sexy commerce chip with a scorching begin.
9. OF Tyler Gentry | 26 | MLB | 2024
Gentry’s prospect inventory is low in dynasty leagues, however I’m within the streaky 6’0” 210 lb right-handed hitter and assume he may just do sufficient to be serviceable for our functions if given the possibility on the proper second. He’s been a league-average hitter in Triple-A every of the previous two seasons with 32 homers and 22 steals in these 260 video games.
10. OF Asbel Gonzalez | 19 | AA | 2027
Regardless of the title, it is a skinny speedy centerfielder with a boatload of upside. His energy is theoretical at this level, however the plate abilities and steals are in place already. In 41 video games on the complicated, Gonzalez slashed .285/.398/.384 with zero dwelling runs and 22 steals. The group favored his work sufficient to name him as much as Double-A once they wanted a defensive middle fielder, which fits in my guide as a fairly large win for his profession arc.
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