Top 100 MLB Prospects
Jorge and Mike's Top Non-Debuted MLB Prospects
Our top 100 non-debuted MLB prospects list. Here is a selection of write ups on the prospects we are either most personally intrigued by or have ranked higher than consensus on other, more mainstream lists.
RHP Seth Hernandez, No. 1, and SS Jesús Made, No. 2
Yes, this may be shocking. We have righty Seth Hernandez as the top prospect in the sport over the otherwise consensus No. 1 Jesús Made. Ultimately, Hernandez’s ceiling gave him the edge over Made. His arm talent provides an astronomical upside and we think Hernandez could eventually be a top-three starting pitcher in baseball. He has a four-seam fastball that touches triple-digits, albeit one that may be limited by its shape. However, Paul Skenes had similar concerns about his fastball shape pre-debut and has shown that sometimes big fastballs just play regardless of shape. His changeup is even better and he has two average-to-plus breaking pitches to round out his repertoire. Made probably won’t be a top-three position player, or even shortstop. Made is great. He’s ranked No. 2 for a reason. But Hernandez could be special.
RHP Anthony Eyanson, No. 16
When the Boston Red Sox drafted Eyanson with the 87th pick in the 2025 draft out of LSU, he had just finished the collegiate season with the third-most strikeouts in Division I and was ranked as a top-50 draft prospect. He was a high-floor control artist with upside for more if he was able to add velocity. After an offseason working with Boston’s pitching program, he added a few ticks to his fastball in Spring Training to combine with two near-plus breakers and an okay changeup. He has not maintained the full velo gains he showed in the spring throughout the season, going from touching triple-digits to sitting 93 to 96 in-season. However, across two levels, Eyanson has flat out performed. He has a 1.07 ERA on the season, with a 34% K% and 10.1% BB%, or a 23.9% K-BB%, plus a 53.4% ground ball rate. He has utterly dominated and we could be looking at mid-rotation upside or better, which is tremendous value for the Red Sox as the third pitcher they took in last year’s draft. - Mike
LHP Joseph Dzierwa, No. 25
Baltimore Orioles President of Baseball Operations Mike Elias historically has not taken pitchers with his top picks during his tenure with the O’s, except for lefty Joseph Dzierwa who he grabbed with the 58th pick in last year’s draft. Dzierwa has repaid his investment with a 24.9% K-BB% across 76.1 innings in High-A and AA—the most innings any starter 24 years old or younger has thrown in the minor leagues this season, even though he’s 22. His fastball has ticked up from sitting between 90 to 92 while at Michigan State to around 92 to 95. He pairs it with a depthy changeup, cutter and curveball to terrorize hitters out of his 6-foot-8 frame. As a college arm who has seen immediate success in his transition to the pros, and adding in the Orioles’ need for arms at the Major League level, I could see Dzierwa getting a look as early as the start of next year. - Mike
RHP Nolan Perry, No. 28
One of the biggest pop-up arms to this point in 2026, Perry’s catapulted himself into true top prospect status. For a 12th round pick who was good but relatively unspectacular in 2024 and then missed all of 2025 with Tommy John, his emergence is one of the biggest surprises of the year. Among minor leaguers with at least 50 innings pitched, his K-BB% is third, trailing just Kade Anderson and Christian Zazueta. He’s gained almost two full ticks on his fastball, and batters are both fishing for and whiffing at his secondaries a ton. His only knock is he’s 22, a bit old for Single-A where he padded his numbers a tad, but he’s mostly stayed just as dominant in his move to High-A. - Jorge
1B Taitn Gray, No. 32
The Rays drafted Gray one pick ahead of Eyanson in the third round as a catcher and quickly transitioned him to first base. The transition gave him an opportunity to let his bat play, and it’s been an instant success. The switch-hitting 18-year-old has posted a 140 wRC+ in A-ball with promising under-the-hood metrics. He is hitting the ball with authority, with hard-hit rates above 50% from both sides of the plate and max exit velocities already above MLB average, according to FanGraphs. At the same time, he has been making contact in zone at 85%, an above-average clip, and is chasing pitches outside the zone at a roughly average rate. The two flaws I could see in his profile are a slight tendency to put the ball on the ground, with a 47.8% groundball rate, and his defense is still a work-in-progress. He is currently on the IL after having loose bodies removed from his elbow but is expected to return post-All-Star Break, per FanGraphs. - Mike
C Nathan Flewelling, No. 39 and C Caden Bodine, No. 40
More Rays! It’s not often you see two catchers from one organization both ranked this high, but that’s how good this pair could be. Flewelling, just 19 years old at High-A, is enjoying a breakout. An imposing left-handed slugger, he just mashes. He probably strikes out a bit too much but he also walks a ton, and for his age at the level he’s at, the whole package is very impressive. As for Bodine, he doesn’t have the same type of power, but what he does have is crazy bat-to-ball skills. He’s striking out just 5.3% of the time this year, and has posted a .188 ISO. But hey, at least Shane Baz is good, right? RIGHT? While they’re both at High-A now, Bodine’s three years older and started the year one level below, which gives Flewelling the edge. Both hitters have offensive profiles that would make them top 100 prospects at first base or corner outfield. Add in that both have a chance to stick at catcher (and Bodine with a chance to be plus), and you have two of the best prospects in baseball. - Jorge
LHP Jonathan Santucci, No. 47
Santucci is maybe the “boldest” rank on this list. Not only top 100, but top 50. The reason is quite simple: He’s filthy. He’s a lefty who sits 95 and tops out at 97 with almost 19 inches of IVB on his fastball. There are nine qualified MLB lefties who average at least 18.5 inches of IVB on their four seam. Eight of the nine are relievers (Cade Povich is the starter) and seven of the nine average under 94 mph (Erik Sabrowski averages 94.1 mph and Jacob Latz averages 94.6). And that’s not his best pitch. That’s his slider, which might be double-plus. Pair that with a deceptive left-handed delivery, and yeesh. The key for him will be if he can get his changeup and curveball—two work in progress pitches—good enough to use consistently. Even just figuring out one of those pitches might be good enough with how great his other two pitches are. - Jorge
OF Josh Adamczewski, No. 48
Adamczewski is not the flashiest prospect in baseball, but man, this dude does nothing but hit. He posted back-to-back years with a batting average of at least .320, on-base percentage of at least .420 and slugging percentage of at least .480 in 2024 and 2025. This year, he’s hitting .342/.462/.558/1.020 through 59 games, mostly at High-A. He has the best wRC+ in all of minor league baseball among qualified players 21 years old or younger above the complex, and he only just turned 21 in May. He is the only player under the same criteria to have a strikeout rate under 20%, a walk rate over 16% and an ISO over .200. He has never not hit. He’s selective in the best way, well above average at avoiding chase but aggressive swinging at pitches in the zone. Adamczewski is off to a hot start in Double-A too, where there are just 10 qualified hitters 21 or younger who have an above average wRC+. While he’s played second base in the past, he has just 1.1 innings at the position in 2026 with the rest in left field. That hurts his value a tad, but the bat looks more than good enough to stick in a corner outfield spot. - Jorge
3B Murf Gray, No. 54
Speaking of players who do nothing but hit, Gray is an absolute monster. In his first taste of pro ball this season, Gray is hitting .349/.428/.644/1.072. He has 20 home runs and 17 doubles in 68 games, and the fifth highest wRC+ in all of qualified minor league baseball above the complex regardless of age. He’s not a perfect hitter. He chases too much and the swing decisions overall are questionable, but despite this, his strikeout rate and walk rate are both better than average. He also does an excellent job at maximizing his already plus power. He rarely puts the ball on the ground relative to league averages and pulls the ball in the air a ton. Gray might be Pittsburgh’s best option at third base right now, and I don’t know if I’m joking. I don’t think I am. He’s 22, he should be a serious contender to be the Opening Day third baseman in 2027. College players can move through the minor leagues quickly. By all accounts, Gray is making a strong case to do just that. - Jorge
C Franklin Primera, No. 70
We really have a ton of catchers on this list, huh? Primera is a 19-year-old catcher in a Boston organization light on hitting talent, who happens to absolutely mash baseballs. The righty has a 202 wRC+ in the Florida Complex League this season, with a .427/.549/.718 slash line and .291 ISO in 32 games. He has a swing naturally geared toward lift-and-pull, and has put out eight homers. Normally, power hitters of this kind come with some level of whiff in their profile, but Primera has an under 10% K% to go along with a 16.4% BB%. Data is difficult to come by at the complex level, but Primera has posted upper-level max exit velocities for his age, including a homer at 111 mph earlier this month. The preeminent source for Red Sox Prospects, SoxProspects.com, lists him as a strong mover behind the dish with advanced receiving and framing skills for his age group. He also has an above-average arm. - Mike
OF Alexander Frias, No. 75
Like Primera, Frias also made a mockery of the complex level, posting a 177 wRC+ in 32 games in the ACL and a 49% hard-hit rate before being promoted to A-ball. Across both levels this season, Frias has a .417/.494/.640 slash line with five homers and 16 steals. He is walking at a good clip, 11.3%, and striking out at only a 15% rate. We could be looking at outlier power from the left-side, as he has already hit a ball as hard as 117 mph this season at just 18 years old. The main metric to monitor as he progresses up levels is how much contact he makes, after posting overall contact rates in the mid-70s at the lower levels, and whether he can lift the ball more, since he has a 47.7% groundball rate across the two levels in 2026. - Mike
OF Enddy Azocar, No. 78
Here is my plant the flag player. I believe we may be looking at a five-tool upside, right-handed center fielder—something rarer than gold these days, it seems. He started the year repeating A-ball for 39 games before being promoted to High-A earlier this month. In Salem, he slashed .295/.344/.530 with a 123 wRC+, including six home runs and a .235 ISO. He has plenty of power in the tank, with EVs breaching the 110-mph mark. He makes contact at an above-average clip—between 80 to 85% in-zone—and has not shown difficulties with chasing. His batted-ball profile is promising, with a fairly even split of fly balls and ground balls and a tendency to pull, at 47.2% across both levels. He also has upper-range speed and is graded well defensively, and should stick up the middle as long as his athleticism doesn’t take a step back as he fills out. I am very excited about his future, and the Red Sox outfield depth at the MLB level should allow the organization to let him develop at his own pace. - Mike
OF Angeibel Gomez, No. 79
The Royals may have really found something in Angeibel Gomez, their top-ranked signing of this year’s international class out of Venezuela. In 16 DSL games, the righty outfielder has a 157 wRC+, slashing .346/.493/.596 with an 18.8% BB% and 8.7% K%. It took him 35 professional plate appearances to strike out for the first time, and he followed it up with a homer. He is considered a plus athlete with a defensive floor that should keep him in center field. He has a bit of a bat waggle in his pre-pitch set-up that may need to be quieted down a bit as he moves up and faces better pitching, but he has all the ingredients to explode as a premier prospect with an exciting mix of floor and upside. - Mike
SP Nate Payne, No. 92
Here is a list of qualified pitchers above the complex who are 20 years old or younger with a strikeout rate over 30% and walk rate under 10%: Nate Payne. That’s it. And he’s at High-A. He doesn’t light up the radar gun but gets over 18 inches of IVB on his heater and again, he’s just 20, so there’s time to add some more velo. It’s a full five-pitch mix too (four-seam, cutter, curveball, splitter and slider), and he’s a lefty, which is always a plus. He was an 18th round pick in 2024, but the Marlins went $85K over the slot value of guys picked after the 10th round, so they clearly value him. The Marlins also have a pretty great track record lately developing pitching prospects. Max Meyer is enjoying a breakout at the big league level, Thomas White and Robby Snelling have gone down with injuries recently but were both top-notch prospects before (and should remain so when they return) and Karson Milbrandt looks like an absolute stud. I’m buying Payne stock early. - Jorge
OF Cristian Arguelles, No. 95
At some point, you just have to tip your cap to a dude who’s had an OPS over 1.100 in two straight seasons. He had the highest OPS of all qualified minor league hitters last year regardless of level or age, and he’s 16th this year (but sixth among stateside players and second among stateside teenagers to Primera). He was a DSL repeater in 2025, but the numbers were so outrageous and he’s still young enough where I’m okay with it. He turns 19 on June 30 (tomorrow based on when this is published), and should have a chance to move up to Single-A before the end of the season. If he keeps hitting, he’ll be a teenager in High-A in 2027, and then the buzz will only grow. Also doesn’t hurt that he’ll be playing his home games in Coors, which will help juice his numbers a bit. He’s bat-first, so he’s really going to need to hit, but should also get a clear runway in Colorado once he’s ready to make his big league debut in a few years. - Jorge
Statistics up to date through 6/27/26
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