Right here’s a hyperlink to the High 25 Prospects September Replace For Dynasty Fantasy Baseball.
Group Place Participant | Age on 4/1/2025 | Highest Stage Performed | ETA
26. Guardians OF Chase DeLauter | 23 | AAA | 2025
A left-handed hitter at 6’4” 235 lbs, DeLauter has struggled to remain wholesome as knowledgeable however retains uncommon, middle-order upside that calls for dynasty consideration. He performed simply 39 video games in 2024, so the numbers don’t appear tremendous related. 22 strikeouts and 19 walks is cool when it comes with eight house runs, in fact, but it surely’d be even cooler to see the five-tool expertise keep on the sphere for a full season. May create fairly a shopping for alternative wherever somebody is feeling impatient.
27. Mets SS Jett Williams | 21 | AAA | 2025
A wrist harm that required surgical procedure price the 5’7” 175 lb Williams most of this season, however he returned in time for six video games in Triple-A and posted a .533 on base proportion. Prospect growth is just not linear, and Williams has misplaced some key growth time, however he’s within the Corbin Carroll bucket as a high tier athlete with elite arms who can cheat the norms. He’s performed simply 36 video games within the higher minors however might appear to be a gap day roster possibility subsequent season, and even when he’s despatched down for seasoning (the likeliest final result), he might drive his approach into the lineup by Might.
28. Mariners OF Lazaro Montes | 20 | A+ | 2026
At 6’4” 256 lbs with a picturesque swing from the left facet, Montes invitations visible comps to Yordan Alvarez and embraces them, incorporating common video research and modeling his personal recreation after the Houston slugger’s. In 116 video games throughout two ranges, he slashed .288/.397/.484 with 21 house runs, 5 stolen bases and 105 RBIs. I don’t point out RBIs a lot round right here, however that’s nearly a ribbie per recreation, which you don’t see loads lately within the minors, particularly amongst guys who take their walks (14.4 p.c for Montes in 2024). He’s nonetheless ranked after Cole Younger and Colt Emerson by loads of shops regardless of each of these guys having down seasons in 2024. That’s comprehensible given they had been younger for his or her ranges, and Younger needed to hit in robust park at Double-A Arkansas, but when Montes produces energy at 20 years previous in that setting, he ought to earn the prospect shine elsewhere that he’s been getting right here.
29. Rays SS Carson Williams | 21 | AAA | 2025
That includes double-plus protection and straightforward energy from the precise facet, Williams ought to be the on a regular basis six in Tampa earlier than too lengthy. He posted practically equivalent strains via 115 video games every of the final two seasons, slashing .257/.356/.497 in 2023 and .256/.352/.469 in 2024. His 142 wRC+ with 20 house runs and 33 steals in Double-A put him on a path to the majors impeded principally by the group’s machinations. Certain, he strikes out a bit a lot and may gain advantage from a brief stretch in Triple-A to get heated up, however he would possibly have the ability to change the playbook with a spicy spring.
30. Angels 2B Christian Moore | 22 | AA | 2025
Gray wrote about Moore the opposite day. Right here’s a hyperlink to his 2025 Fantasy Outlook.
After main Tennessee to a nationwide title, Moore slashed .322/.378/.533 with 5 house runs and two stolen bases in 23 Double-A video games. We would’ve seen him within the majors if not for harm, and he would possibly open the season within the majors.
31. Cardinals SS JJ Wetherholt | 21 | A | 2026
The seventh total pick of West Virginia, Wetherholt was within the working to be the primary choose however misplaced time to a hamstring harm and should have slipped just a little because of the relative weak point of the Huge 12 Convention. A left-handed hitter at 5’10” 190 lbs, he options double-plus contact abilities together with plus energy and pace. The Cubs fan in me was dissatisfied to see Wetherholt land in St. Louis as a result of I feel he was a steal on the seven spot. Certain, the convention creates a query or two, however Wetherholt has been good in different settings: Group USA, the Cape Cod League and professional ball now after slashing .295/.405/.400 in 29 Low-A video games.
32. Astros 3B Cam Smith | 22 | AA | 2025
The 14th total choose by the Cubs on this summer time’s draft, Smith hammered via the A-levels in simply 27 video games, blasting six house runs in 15 Low-A video games and slashing .333/.421/.500 in 12 Excessive-A video games earlier than rounding out the season with 5 video games with Double-A Tennessee. Houston noticed sufficient to focus on the 6’3” 224 lb righty within the Kyle Tucker commerce. Smith provides the membership a ready-soon third-base prospect within the wake of Alex Bregman’s departure, although with Isaac Paredes additionally on the town, Smith might should strive some outfield.
33. Crimson Sox SS Marcelo Mayer | 22 | AA | 2025
Mayer bounced again from an injury-plagued 2023 and slashed .307/.370/.480 with eight house runs and 13 steals in 77 Double-A video games earlier than a lumbar pressure ended his season in July. The 4th total choose in 2021, he’s a clean left-handed hitter at 6’3” 188 lbs. The sort of man scouts solely have to look at for a second or two earlier than deciding they like him. Well being has been fleeting, however maybe that calms down a bit when he will get into a serious league rhythm with an enormous league coaching employees.
34. Reds RHP Chase Burns | 22 | NCAA | 2025
Burns set a brand new single-season NCAA report with 191 strikeouts in 100 innings for Wake Forest. That’s the sort of math I can get behind. Looks like he’s placing out about two guys per innings, which looks like a superb plan. His slider simply isn’t one thing faculty hitters are used to seeing. Isn’t one thing any hitter is used to seeing, actually. Performs like an 80 when he’s commanding it, which he normally is. Normally instructions his 100 mph fastball properly, too, and whereas he’s bought just a little Kirby in him within the sense that individuals hit his fastball greater than makes apparent sense, he’s not doomed to that destiny, given his unimaginable athleticism and clear development arc throughout time.
35. White Sox LHP Hagen Smith | 21 | A+ | 2025
Smith toed the steel-sharpens-steel path of pitching loads as a freshman within the SEC (15 begins in 2022) and bought higher all through his profession, culminating in a improbable junior season (2.04 ERA, 0.893 WHIP with 164 strikeouts in 84 innings). The Sox despatched him to Excessive-A for 3 video games at season’s finish, and his dynamic three-pitch (fastball, slider, splitter) was predictably efficient. He might most likely pitch within the majors in 2025.
36. Mariners SS Felnin Celesten | 19 | CPX | 2028
A poorly timed hamstring pressure stopped Celesten from making his skilled debut in 2023 after signing for $4.7 million. The membership jumped the 6’1” 175 lb change hitter over the DSL in 2024 and despatched him straight to the advanced, the place Celesten responded by slashing .352/.431/.568 with three house runs and 5 stolen bases in 32 video games earlier than harm tripped him up once more: a hamate problem that required surgical procedure in August. Hand accidents are scary for hitters, but when Celesten is wholesome in 2025, he would possibly race via the decrease minors searching for a stage that may problem him.
37. Dodgers OF Zyhir Hope | 20 | A | 2027
Hope was 2.1 years youthful than the common age within the Low-A California League however slashed ..287/.415/.490 in 54 video games anyway, tacking on 9 house runs and 9 stolen bases. He misplaced a bit of the season to a shoulder problem, however he’s again at it within the Arizona Fall League, slashing .260/.345/.453 with three house runs in 19 video games there. An incredible power-speed athlete at 5’10” 193 lbs, Hope has as a lot upside as anyone within the system if the hit device and plate abilities beneficial properties he confirmed this season proceed to materialize.
38. Phillies SS Aidan Miller | 20 | AA | 2026
The twenty seventh choose total in 2023, Miller slashed .414/.528/.483 in ten video games on the advanced after which stole 4 bases with a .341 on base proportion in ten video games at Low-A.In 2024, the 6’1” 205 pound Miller performed 102 video games throughout three ranges and slashed .261/.366/.446 with 11 house runs and 23 steals. He was 2.1 years youthful than his competitors in Excessive-A, so his numbers ought to be graded on a forgiving age-to-level curve. That stated, I really feel a lot decrease on Miller than the phase of prospect world pushing him approach up the lists.
39. Reds RHP Rhett Lowder | 23 | MLB | 2024
Lowder was wonderful as a collegian and continued that excellence within the professionals, climbing the degrees to the majors in a single season and beginning his MLB profession with a 1.17 ERA via 30.2 innings, throughout which he didn’t enable a single house run. Certain, there’s a pink flag or two, just like the strikeout and stroll charges, 17.2 p.c and 10.9 p.c, respectively, but it surely’s undoubtedly nitpicking to quibble with the outcomes from a man wielding strong command of 4 plus pitches (slider 27.3%, 4-seam 27.3%, sinker 25.9, changeup 19.5) he deploys in nearly equal measure.
40. Cubs C Moises Ballesteros | 21 | AAA | 2025
A left-handed hitter listed at 5’7” 215 lbs, Ballesteros finds the barrel all through the zone with obvious ease and laces line drives the opposite approach like he was born to do it. His bat has outpaced his defensive growth, so at the same time as he slashed .289/.354/.471 with 19 house runs and the plus plate abilities he’s all the time proven in opposition to a lot older rivals, Ballesteros may need to make a leap behind the plate or wait whereas the Cubs play a lot lesser hitters at his place.
41. Rays 1B Xavier Isaac | 21 | AA | 2026
A giant lefty bat at 6’3” 240 lbs, Isaac is extra athletic within the field than most guys his dimension. In 102 video games throughout two ranges in 2024, he slashed .264/.370/.480 with 18 house runs and 15 stolen bases but in addition struck out 145 instances. Eep. Lil scary, positive, however let’s attempt to keep in mind he’s younger. I all the time resist the murmur {that a} lefty can’t hit lefties when he hasn’t even seen that many all through his baseball life. There simply aren’t many nice lefties on the way in which up, so I’m not stunned that Isaac hasn’t smashed good left handed pitchers in his younger skilled profession.
42. Tigers SS Kevin McGonigle | 20 | A+ | 2026
The thirty seventh total choose within the 2023 draft, McGonigle has nice arms on each side of the ball together with plus pace and the flexibility to show right into a cat. A left-handed hitter with a fast swing, he has slashed .310/.412/.443 with six house runs and 30 stolen bases in his 95 video games as knowledgeable. He performed simply 14 video games in Excessive-A at season’s finish and can doubtless open 2025 there in West Michigan.
43. Dodgers C OF Dalton Speeding | 24 | AAA | 2025
A left-handed hitter at 6’1” 220 lbs, Speeding hit 26 house runs in 114 video games throughout Double and Triple-A final season, slashing .271/.385/.512 on the energy of his trademark endurance on the plate.
44. White Sox OF Braden Montgomery | 21 | NCAA | 2027
A dynamic 6’2” switch-hitter out of Texas A&M, Montgomery has an opportunity to play heart discipline at 220 lbs, and his defensive flooring remains to be a strong nook outfielder. He hit 27 homers and slashed .322/.454/.733 in opposition to (principally) SEC pitching staffs in his junior season however hasn’t performed in a professional recreation since being the twelfth total choice, which might create just a little shopping for alternative for anybody so inclined this low season.
45. Cubs OF Kevin Alcantara | 22 | MLB | 2024
Alcantara went 0 for his first 29 plate appearances after which slashed .296/.369/.456 with 14 homers and 14 steals in 104 video games throughout two ranges after that, incomes the 6’6” 188 pounder a three-game shot of espresso at season’s finish. He’s been younger for his stage each step of the way in which and ought to be a part of the Opening Day outfield image however would possibly wind up got rid of the roster bubble.
46. Dodgers OF Josue De Paula | 19 | A+ | 2027
The plate abilities are unimaginable, serving to De Paula put up constructive outcomes in opposition to older gamers each step of the way in which, with wRC+ scores of 161, 118, 125, and 136 throughout his 4 stops. In Excessive-A, he was 3.2 years youthful than the league common, however the 6’3” 190 lb lefty walked greater than he struck out (50 over 38) and posted a .422 on base proportion. He additionally slugged simply .356 with ten further base hits in 52 video games. Powerful to be a serious league outfielder with 30 further base hits throughout a full season, however that’s most likely not De Paula’s destiny. He ought to discover ways to assault and elevate throughout time.
47. Blue Jays 3B Orelvis Martinez | 23 | MLB | 2024
Energy is just not an issue for a 5’11” 200 pound Martinez, whose occasional swing-and-miss points must be considered within the context of enjoying principally in opposition to older gamers. He was enjoying properly in 2024 and compelled his approach into Toronto’s lineup at second base simply earlier than getting suspended 80 video games for PEDs. He had hit 17 house runs with a 23.8 p.c strikeout fee in 74 Triple-A video games, however projecting his future is a trickier process now underneath the PED cloud. I are likely to keep away from these guys altogether, a method I’ve by no means regretted.
48. Rangers 1B Abimelec Ortiz | 23 | AA | 2025
Ortiz bounced again from a sluggish begin to end with a 114 wRC+ and 18 house runs in 115 Double-A video games. He struck out 21.8 p.c of the time, an intriguing quantity provided that it was 5.2 p.c decrease than his 2023 fee. Looks like a barely new method took a short while to take maintain.
In his first 67 video games, Ortiz slashed .183/.259/.306 with 5 house runs and a 22.4 p.c strikeout fee.
Over his last 48 video games, he slashed .321/.413/.592 with 13 house runs and a 21.1 p.c Ok-rate.
At 5’10” 230 lbs from the left facet, Ortiz is extra athletic and free than he would possibly take a look at a look, and I’ve lengthy thought he’s underrated in dynasty circles partly as a result of loads of public lists put a heavy emphasis on protection.
49. Cardinals RHP Tink Therefore | 22 | AA | 2025
Therefore recorded 109 strikeouts together with a 2.71 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 79.2 Double-A innings. Outcomes aren’t all the time a very powerful factor, but it surely was good to see him succeed after struggling via a 1.51 WHIP and 5.47 ERA in 54.1 innings on the stage final season. On the mound, Therefore employs glorious stability in a 6’1” 195 lb body that enables him to maximise the deception on his double-plus changeup. He additionally throws a plus fastball and strong slider. Ought to open the season in Triple-A with an opportunity for an early promotion. May even break camp with the staff in a perfect-storm situation.
50. SS Franklin Arias | 19 | A | 2028
Arias signed for $525,000 because the second highest paid participant in Boston’s 2023 worldwide class, developing on two years later, that appears like cash properly invested. A right-handed hitter at 5’11” 170 lbs, Arias slashed .309/.409/.487 with 9 house runs and 35 stolen bases in 87 video games throughout two ranges. He slugged simply .378 in his 36 Low-A video games, however he was enjoying in opposition to guys who had been 2.5 years his senior on common. I believe he’ll be a lot better than that if he returns to Low-A Salem to open the 2025 season.
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