2023 MiLB Top Prospect lists

[daeve]

Originally Posted by daeve

Updating my lists for August - not including recent draftees yet. And excluding guys who are up in MLB [As of August 12th] because they will most likely surpass the rookie eligibility thresholds. If they get demoted and retain eligibility they will join the draftees in my February list.

Top 75 MiLB Prospects, August '25

Starting with Top 25:

1. Samuel Basallo
2. Jesus Made
3. Konnor Griffin
4. Leo De Vries
5. Walker Jenkins
6. Sebastian Walcott
7. Max Clark
8. Kevin McGonigle
9. Jarlin Susana
10. Luis Pena
11. JJ Wetherholt
12. Andrew Painter
13. Bryce Eldridge
14. Josue Briceno
15. Jonah Tong
16. Trey Yesavage
17. Josue De Paula
18. Bubba Chandler
19. Alfredo Duno
20. Hagen Smith
21. Esteban Mejia
22. Aidan Miller
23. Payton Tolle
24. Thomas White
25. Rainiel Rodriguez

26. Colt Emerson
27. Franklin Arias
28. Zyhir Hope
29. Emmanuel Rodriguez
30. Josuar Gonzalez
31. Angel Genao
32. Noah Schultz
33. Travis Bazzana
34. Michael Arroyo
35. Carson Benge
36. George Lombard Jr
37. Sal Stewart
38. Jefferson Rojas
39. Gage Jump
40. Harry Ford
41. Jett Williams
42. Robby Snelling
43. Jackson Ferris
44. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz
45. Nolan McLean
46. Parker Messick
47. JR Ritchie
48. Ryan Sloan
49. Khal Stephen
50. Eduardo Quintero


Update: 26-50

[daeve]

Updating my lists for August - not including recent draftees yet. And excluding guys who are up in MLB [As of August 12th] because they will most likely surpass the rookie eligibility thresholds. If they get demoted and retain eligibility they will join the draftees in my February list.

Top 75 MiLB Prospects, August '25

1. Samuel Basallo
2. Jesus Made
3. Konnor Griffin
4. Leo De Vries
5. Walker Jenkins
6. Sebastian Walcott
7. Max Clark
8. Kevin McGonigle
9. Jarlin Susana
10. Luis Pena
11. JJ Wetherholt
12. Andrew Painter
13. Bryce Eldridge
14. Josue Briceno
15. Jonah Tong
16. Trey Yesavage
17. Josue De Paula
18. Bubba Chandler
19. Alfredo Duno
20. Hagen Smith
21. Esteban Mejia
22. Aidan Miller
23. Payton Tolle
24. Thomas White
25. Rainiel Rodriguez
26. Colt Emerson
27. Franklin Arias
28. Zyhir Hope
29. Emmanuel Rodriguez
30. Josuar Gonzalez
31. Angel Genao
32. Noah Schultz
33. Travis Bazzana
34. Michael Arroyo
35. Carson Benge
36. George Lombard Jr
37. Sal Stewart
38. Jefferson Rojas
39. Gage Jump
40. Harry Ford
41. Jett Williams
42. Robby Snelling
43. Jackson Ferris
44. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz
45. Nolan McLean
46. Parker Messick
47. JR Ritchie
48. Ryan Sloan
49. Khal Stephen
50. Eduardo Quintero
51. Kevin Alcantara
52. Kaelen Culpepper
53. Johnny King
54. Chase DeLauter
55. Lazaro Montes
56. Caleb Bonemer
57. Kendry Rojas
58. Owen Caissie
59. AJ Ewing
60. Ethan Salas
61. Felnin Celestin
62. Bryce Rainer
63. Eduardo Tait
64. Jaxon Wiggins
65. Brody Hopkins
66. Thayron Liranzo
67. Michael Forret
68. Emil Morales
69. Jacob Reimer
70. Chen-Wei Lin
71. George Klassen
72. Cooper Pratt
73. Nate George
74. Spencer Jones
75. Brandon Sproat


Next group of names, unranked but alphabetical:

Hunter Barco
Juneiker Caceres
Cam Caminiti
Jurrangelo Cijntje
Brandon Clarke
Alex Clemmey
Charlie Condon
Yoniel Curet
David Davalillo
Aroon Escobar
Jonny Farmelo
Edward Florentino
Jhostynxon Garcia
Theo Gillen
Tink Hence
Ben Hess
Dasan Hill
Ching-Hsien Ko
Tyson Lewis
Quinn Mathews
Kash Mayfield
Arjun Nimmala
Chase Petty
Connor Prielipp
Jeferson Quero
Alejandro Rosario
David Shields
Travis Sykora
Joendry Vargas
Ryan Waldschmidt
Carson Williams

[bulljh]

What are your thoughts on Jhonny Level?

[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by bulljh

What are your thoughts on Jhonny Level?

My thought is I regret not getting to a Giants game during the ACL season

[daeve]

Originally Posted by bulljh

What are your thoughts on Jhonny Level?

He's very interesting and I did think about him early on as I was perusing the ACL lists, so he truthfully should've been listed with the names at the end. His body is not the super projectable type for an 18yo, so it depends on how much you believe in the hit. The scouting is backing up that it's there, I'm not 100% sold yet but wouldn't fault anyone for being so. You can call him a "just missed" for my list though.

[abaseballjunkie]

How about Bo Davidson?

[daeve]

Originally Posted by abaseballjunkie

How about Bo Davidson?

Has some potential untapped upside, was reportedly looking stronger this year than last, but struggling with the transition to AA as a now 23yo so he's likely in my 125-200 range were I to list them that far. Main question with him is will he hit well enough at the higher levels. Look for him to make adjustments this offseason and if he comes back in '26 swinging well at AA he might move up into the top 100.

[abaseballjunkie]

Originally Posted by daeve

Has some potential untapped upside, was reportedly looking stronger this year than last, but struggling with the transition to AA as a now 23yo so he's likely in my 125-200 range were I to list them that far. Main question with him is will he hit well enough at the higher levels. Look for him to make adjustments this offseason and if he comes back in '26 swinging well at AA he might move up into the top 100.

Cool, thanks!

[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by abaseballjunkie

How about Bo Davidson?

Originally Posted by daeve

Has some potential untapped upside, was reportedly looking stronger this year than last, but struggling with the transition to AA as a now 23yo so he's likely in my 125-200 range were I to list them that far. Main question with him is will he hit well enough at the higher levels. Look for him to make adjustments this offseason and if he comes back in '26 swinging well at AA he might move up into the top 100.

On cue, 2 HR tonight.

[daeve]

Originally Posted by rwperu34

On cue, 2 HR tonight.

brought his wrc+ all the way up to smack dab average at 100 even.

fangraphs still has his hit as a 20/30, and with him being lefty obviously he's a candidate to be a strong-side platoon bat at the highest level.

[kipgen]

Been pretty tantalized by Tony Blanco Jr. lately. Just turned 20 and is in low A but has performed very well in limited time at the level and has more power than anyone in the minors (hit a home run with 119.8 mph exit velocity this year). High strikeouts but legit 80 grade power. These guys convert fly balls into home runs so effortlessly it's hard not to be interested.

[rwperu34]

As I start to put more serious thought into my own list, the first thing that jumps out at me is this year's list seems quite a bit stronger than normal. I've got two guys that would be #1 in a typical year (Basallo, Griffin), plus an above normal amount of Grade A talent. We'll see if that holds true when I get all the numbers put in and look at everybody next to each other and year's past.

Does it seem stronger than normal to you?

[rwperu34]

Here's one for you to mull;

Bryce Eldridge or Sal Stewart?

[daeve]

Originally Posted by rwperu34

Here's one for you to mull;

Bryce Eldridge or Sal Stewart?

Sal is underrated but I like Bryce. Seems he was playing the year a bit hurt and yet still torched AA and was respectable in AAA [for a 20yo].

Originally Posted by rwperu34

As I start to put more serious thought into my own list, the first thing that jumps out at me is this year's list seems quite a bit stronger than normal. I've got two guys that would be #1 in a typical year (Basallo, Griffin), plus an above normal amount of Grade A talent. We'll see if that holds true when I get all the numbers put in and look at everybody next to each other and year's past.

Does it seem stronger than normal to you?

Yes it does actually.

[rwperu34]

I think Sykora would have been a slam dunk to be at the top of the pitcher's list if not for the injury. Such is life.

[clsports]

Baseball America updated it's 2026 Top 100 prospects list recently and MLB Pipeline will update their list on Friday. Here is the top 10 from BA:

1. Konnor Griffin
2. Kevin McGonigle
3. JJ Wetherholt
4. Jesus Made
5. Walker Jenkins
6. Max Clark
7. Colt Emerson
8. Nolan McLean
9. Samuel Basallo
10. Trey Yesavage

I was surprised to see DeVries and Walcott move out of the Top 10, but I think they are just placing Jenkins, Clark and Emerson higher since they may debut in the spring.

[Funkster]

Originally Posted by clsports

Baseball America updated it's 2026 Top 100 prospects list recently and MLB Pipeline will update their list on Friday. Here is the top 10 from BA:

1. Konnor Griffin
2. Kevin McGonigle
3. JJ Wetherholt
4. Jesus Made
5. Walker Jenkins
6. Max Clark
7. Colt Emerson
8. Nolan McLean
9. Samuel Basallo
10. Trey Yesavage

I was surprised to see DeVries and Walcott move out of the Top 10, but I think they are just placing Jenkins, Clark and Emerson higher since they may debut in the spring.

Man, the Salas drop is pretty incredible.


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[daeve]

Originally Posted by clsports

Baseball America updated it's 2026 Top 100 prospects list recently and MLB Pipeline will update their list on Friday. Here is the top 10 from BA:

1. Konnor Griffin
2. Kevin McGonigle
3. JJ Wetherholt
4. Jesus Made
5. Walker Jenkins
6. Max Clark
7. Colt Emerson
8. Nolan McLean
9. Samuel Basallo
10. Trey Yesavage

I was surprised to see DeVries and Walcott move out of the Top 10, but I think they are just placing Jenkins, Clark and Emerson higher since they may debut in the spring.

Interesting, I missed the BA release - but figured it was soon.

I got started on my list earlier than ever this year... still much to do but this will be the one I've spent the most time on.

DeVries and Walcott still prominently in my top 10.

Basallo and McLean have graduated from my list.

I am lower on Wetherholt, Jenkins, and Emerson than they are, thus far.

[clsports]

MLB 2026 Top 100 Prospects list: https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects

Not much variance from BA with the top 20 prospects on the list. Just shuffled around a bit more.

Big names that dropped, that I noticed, in both rankings are Charlie Condon and Ethan Salas.

[Jaypers]

KLaw dropped his 100 this morning.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by clsports

MLB 2026 Top 100 Prospects list: https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects

Not much variance from BA with the top 20 prospects on the list. Just shuffled around a bit more.

Big names that dropped, that I noticed, in both rankings are Charlie Condon and Ethan Salas.

Emil Morales up to 92 let’s go!

[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

Emil Morales up to 92 let’s go!

Aren't these the same dodos that had Marco Luciano in the top 15 at the same stage of his career? I generally talk down Morales and I've still got him in the top 50. Morales is bigger, more athletic, and most importantly, not a clown show on defense compared to Luciano at a similar stage.

[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by daeve

Interesting, I missed the BA release - but figured it was soon.

I got started on my list earlier than ever this year... still much to do but this will be the one I've spent the most time on.

DeVries and Walcott still prominently in my top 10.

Basallo and McLean have graduated from my list.

I am lower on Wetherholt, Jenkins, and Emerson than they are, thus far.

I need to be more consistent in how I handle this. I kept Basallo on the list, but for some reason I graduated McLean.

BA is putting more emphasis on big league ready than I can ever remember. Normally I'm higher on guys closer to the majors, but not this year.

1) Basallo
2) Griffin
3) McGonigle

4) Made
5) Walcott
6) De Vries

I'd probably slide Tong/Susana in here.

Next group, no order;

Wetherholt,JJ
Clark,Max
Jenkins,Walker
Williams,Carson
Emerson,Colt
Eldridge,Bryce
Crawford,Justin
Ballesteros,Moises
Chandler,Bubba
Yesavage,Trey
White,Thomas
Smith,Hagen

[Boredlawyer]

Holliday is borderline Top 100 droppable IMO.

Check back in 7 months, I'll be happy to eat my words if I'm wrong.

[Boredlawyer]

Originally Posted by rwperu34

Aren't these the same dodos that had Marco Luciano in the top 15 at the same stage of his career? I generally talk down Morales and I've still got him in the top 50. Morales is bigger, more athletic, and most importantly, not a clown show on defense compared to Luciano at a similar stage.

Emil is a fascinating prospect for me. He improved from an unplayable 61% Contact% to a palatable 72% between DSL and A ball. He takes mammoth hacks. He's one of maybe 20-30 international guys that has Top 5 prospect in all of baseball upside/gets washed out by AA due to swing decisions downside...which I've fallen for numerous times. But the fact that he's actually improved his Contact% as he's moved stateside suggests there's something to work with.