We launched MLB Pipeline’s 2024 High 100 Prospects checklist Friday evening, led by Orioles shortstop/second baseman Jackson Holliday, Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio and Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes. That’s the final two No. 1 general Draft picks sandwiched round a man who signed an eight-year, $82 million contract earlier than making his large league debut.
Hitters dominate the highest of the checklist, claiming 21 of the primary 22 spots and 39 of the primary 48. The High 100 contains 49 first-round picks, 20 worldwide signees and prospects from 10 completely different international locations. The Cubs lead all farm programs with seven picks, adopted by the Orioles with six and the Padres, Pirates and Reds with 5 every.
Beneath, we break down the High 100 prospects by group with a fast abstract for every.
Blue Jays (2)29. Ricky Tiedemann, LHP (ETA: 2024)89. Orelvis Martinez, INF (ETA: 2024)Tiedemann battled shoulder and biceps points that restricted him to solely 44 innings throughout the common season, however he was wholesome and productive within the Arizona Fall League, successful the circuit’s Pitcher of the 12 months honors. His fastball, slider and changeup might assist the Jays in any position quickly. Martinez continued to flex plus energy and used an method adjustment that helped result in higher on-base expertise and a return to the High 100.
Crimson Sox (4)15. Marcelo Mayer, SS (ETA: 2024)24. Roman Anthony, OF (ETA: 2025)40. Kyle Teel, C (ETA: 2025)76. Ceddanne Rafaela, OF/SS (ETA: 2024)The Crimson Sox hope that this group of place gamers can workforce with Rafael Devers to type the core of their subsequent contender. Mayer and Anthony are affect bats, Teel appears like a steal because the No. 14 general choose final July and Rafaela is likely one of the finest defensive prospects within the recreation.
Rays (4)4. Junior Caminero, 3B/SS (ETA: 2024)20. Carson Williams, SS (ETA: 2025)55. Curtis Mead, 3B/2B (ETA: 2024)58. Xavier Isaac, 1B (ETA: 2026)This may make for fairly the singular infield. (Spring Breakout, anybody?) Caminero exhibited plus-plus energy with 31 Minor League homers in 2023 on his approach to his Main League debut at simply 20, whereas Williams (23 HR) and Isaac (19 HR) proved they will convey pop, too. Williams’ elite protection secured his place within the High 20 regardless of hit software questions. Mead continues to point out the potential for a plus bat himself, however he must discover a common place on the dust.
Orioles (6)1. Jackson Holliday, SS/2B (ETA: 2024)17. Samuel Basallo, C/1B (ETA: 2025)19. Colton Cowser, OF (ETA: 2024)30. Coby Mayo, 3B/1B (ETA: 2024)32. Heston Kjerstad, OF (ETA: 2024)63. Joey Ortiz, INF (ETA: 2024)The Orioles now not boast the best variety of High 100 gamers, however their six representatives are the second-highest complete. Plus, they’ve 4 within the High 30 alone, beginning with having the No. 1 prospect (Holliday) in baseball for the second 12 months in a row. The expertise continues to pool on the higher ranges, and it wouldn’t even be utterly stunning if Basallo’s bat was prepared sooner or later this season.
Yankees (4)41. Jasson Domínguez, OF (ETA: 2024)84. Spencer Jones, OF (ETA: 2025)86. Roderick Arias, SS (ETA: 2027)92. Chase Hampton, RHP (ETA: 2024)Domínguez and Arias had been the top-rated amateurs within the 2019 and 2022 worldwide courses, respectively. Domínguez was residing as much as his appreciable hype with 4 homers in his first eight large league video games final September earlier than blowing out his elbow, whereas Arias is poised for a 2024 breakout. Jones provides an intriguing mixture of energy and unusual athleticism for a 6-foot-6, 235-pounder. Hampton is the Yankees’ newest mid-round pitching discover, a 2022 sixth-rounder who raced to Double-A in his professional debut.
Guardians (4)31. Chase DeLauter, OF (ETA: 2025)59. Kyle Manzardo, 1B (ETA: 2024)91. Brayan Rocchio, SS/2B (ETA: 2024)100. Daniel Espino, RHP (ETA: 2025)Two of the higher prospects within the Arizona Fall League this offseason, DeLauter and Manzardo each mix hitting capacity, energy and plate self-discipline. Rocchio’s instincts stand out greater than his instruments, however he makes constant contact from either side of the plate and all of the performs at shortstop. Espino ranked among the many finest pitching prospects in baseball earlier than accidents restricted him to 18 1/3 innings during the last two seasons.
Twins (3)10. Walker Jenkins, OF (ETA: 2026)18. Brooks Lee, SS (ETA: 2024)42. Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF (ETA: 2025)It’s now 11 straight years the place the Twins have had at the least three High 100 prospects, despite the fact that they misplaced mainstay Royce Lewis by way of large league commencement. Lee took over his spot atop the Twins’ checklist a 12 months in the past, and now he’s been supplanted by Jenkins, the No. 5 general choose in final 12 months’s top-heavy Draft, who had a really sturdy professional debut final summer season. Lee might very properly be a part of Lewis in Minnesota this 12 months. Evaluators are nonetheless very bullish on Rodriguez, who has had hassle staying wholesome.
White Sox (2)9. Colson Montgomery, SS (ETA: 2024)50. Noah Schultz, LHP (ETA: 2026)Although the White Sox could also be endeavor a rebuilding mission, Montgomery and Schultz give them a pair of potential cornerstones. Montgomery continues to stay as much as Corey Seager comparisons and Schultz bodily resembles Randy Johnson — with much more polish on the identical stage of their careers.
Royals (1)94. Blake Mitchell, C (ETA: 2027)Kansas Metropolis took Mitchell eighth general final July, partly as a result of they may conform to a below-slot bonus that helped add depth to its Draft class. However regardless of the monitor report of high-school catchers, Mitchell stays a stellar prospect in his personal proper with above-average energy, double-plus arm energy and the potential to be a strong defender behind the dish.
Tigers (4)13. Max Clark, OF (ETA: 2026)22. Colt Keith, 3B/2B (ETA: 2024)25. Jackson Jobe, RHP (ETA: 2025)60. Jace Jung, 2B/3B (ETA: 2024)With the No. 3 choose, the Tigers had been just about assured to take one of many Massive 5 within the 2023 Draft class and went with Clark — an Indiana prep outfielder with plus-plus velocity, a robust arm and a left-handed swing that performs to all fields. A lot nearer to the Majors, Detroit has developed Keith and Jung right into a pair of infield sluggers with plus energy, and the pair ought to affect the MLB roster sooner or later this summer season. Jobe may need the best ceiling of the group as a possible ace with a number of 60-grade pitches and plus management. The one factor holding him again is potential sturdiness after he missed a lot of the primary half final 12 months with lumbar backbone irritation.
Astros (0)The Astros are shut out of our preseason High 100 for the second time in three years and have put solely three prospects on our final 5 lists. But they maintain successful within the Majors and cranking out Rookie of the 12 months candidates. Outfielder Jacob Melton and right-hander Spencer Arrighetti might be their newest farmhands underrated by us and the business.
Rangers (4)5. Evan Carter, OF (ETA: 2024)6. Wyatt Langford, OF (ETA: 2024)71. Sebastian Walcott, SS (ETA: 2027)88. Brock Porter, RHP (ETA: 2026)Carter is the uncommon High 100 prospect who already owns a World Sequence ring, and he earned it by starring throughout a September callup and the postseason. That mentioned, Langford and Walcott could have even increased ceilings, although the latter is years away from the large leagues. Porter additionally provides big upside however wants polish.
Athletics (1)68. Jacob Wilson, SS (2025)The A’s High 100 guys one 12 months in the past — Tyler Soderstrom and Ken Waldichuk — have graduated. Happily, the A’s discovered a strong High 100 rep at No. 6 general in final 12 months’s Draft. The son of former large league All-Star Jack Wilson, Jacob is a really superior hitter with absurd bat-to-ball expertise (2.3 p.c Ok fee at Grand Canyon in 2023) that might carry him to the large leagues shortly.
Mariners (4)37. Cole Younger, SS/2B (2025)38. Harry Ford, C (ETA: 2025)79. Gabriel Gonzalez, OF (ETA: 2026)87. Colt Emerson, SS/2B (ETA: 2026)The Mariners nonetheless have a reasonably younger group in Seattle, so there presumably might be persistence in letting this thrilling quartet of hitters develop. This foursome, nevertheless, could push the envelope anyway. The Mariners clearly have an excellent factor moving into drafting highschool bats within the first spherical, with their final three picks — Ford in 2021, Younger in 2022 and Emerson final 12 months — all touchdown on the High 100 with up arrows subsequent to their names.
Angels (1)95. Nolan Schanuel, 1B (ETA: 2024)The Angels have been getting younger expertise to the large leagues extra persistently of late, however they’ve been doing it so shortly, there isn’t at all times time to rank guys. Final 12 months, 2022 first-rounder Zach Neto was on the High 100, however he made his large league debut in mid-April and by no means seemed again. Schanuel will likely be on the checklist for an excellent shorter period of time because the 2023 first-round choose received referred to as up a couple of month after being drafted and is more likely to stick within the Main League lineup.
Braves (2)69. AJ Smith-Shawver, RHP (ETA: 2024)90. Hurston Waldrep, RHP (ETA: 2024)The Braves had been shut out of the High 100 final 12 months for the primary time since 2008, however they’re again on the map with a pair of arms. Smith-Shawver is an athletic former two-sport standout who received an over-slot deal to register 2021, then took everybody without warning by going from Excessive-A to the large leagues in 2023. Waldrep, the membership’s 2023 first-round select of the College of Florida, appears to be on the same quick monitor after racing as much as Triple-A in his professional debut after signing. It’s too quickly to know precisely what both of those right-handers will turn into, however each have the stuff to get large league hitters out now.
Mets (4)45. Jett Williams, SS/OF (ETA: 2025)53. Drew Gilbert, OF (ETA: 2024)66. Luisangel Acuña, SS/2B (ETA: 2024)97. Ryan Clifford, OF (ETA: 2026)The Mets would have just one High 100 expertise on this checklist (Williams), if not for the pair of blockbuster trades final summer season that despatched Max Scherzer to the Rangers (for Acuña) and Justin Verlander to the Astros (for Gilbert and Clifford). In Acuña and Gilbert, they picked up a pair of up-the-middle skills who might bang down the door to Queens in ’24, whereas Clifford is a longer-term mission however one with simple plus energy. Williams appears like a top-of-the-order sort after delivering a .425 OBP and 45 steals in 121 video games throughout three ranges final 12 months.
Phillies (4)27. Andrew Painter, RHP (ETA: 2025)49. Mick Abel, RHP (ETA: 2024)61. Aidan Miller, 3B/SS (ETA: 2027)77. Justin Crawford, OF (ETA: 2026)This quartet of High 100 guys is a mirrored image of how properly the Phillies have finished within the first spherical of the final 4 Drafts. Painter (2021) remains to be thought of among the best pitching prospects within the recreation regardless of Tommy John surgical procedure knocking out his 2024 season. Abel (2020) has great stuff and is knocking on the door of the large leagues, particularly if he can refine his command. The final two years have introduced in highschool bats, with Crawford (2022) and his elite velocity serving to him climb and Miller (2023) and his energy maybe being the steal of final 12 months’s Draft.
Marlins (1)57. Noble Meyer, RHP (ETA: 2026)The Marlins have only one preseason High 100 prospect for the primary time since 2017. Meyer was the tenth general choose within the 2023 Draft, and a few scouts imagine that Miami’s supplemental first-rounder (left-hander Thomas White) has an excellent increased ceiling.
Nationals (3)7. Dylan Crews, OF (ETA: 2024)14. James Wooden, OF (ETA: 2024)48. Brady Home, 3B (ETA: 2025)Crews, a prime choose within the 2023 Draft class, has a possible elite hit software after batting .426 with a 46/71 Ok/BB ratio final season for School World Sequence champion LSU. Wooden — a key acquisition within the 2022 Juan Soto commerce — has near-top-of-the-scale energy and spectacular velocity for his 6-foot-6 body. The race to assert the center-field job in DC is on, and the Nationals will fortunately get the opposite prospect time to shine in a nook. Home proved his 2022 again points had been a factor of the previous and zoomed via three ranges final 12 months whereas exhibiting good energy and strong protection throughout a full-time transfer to the recent nook.
Cubs (7)16. Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF (ETA: 2024)26. Cade Horton, RHP (ETA: 2024)47. Owen Caissie, OF (ETA: 2025)51. Michael Busch, INF (ETA: 2024)54. Matt Shaw, SS/2B (ETA: 2025)65. Kevin Alcántara, OF (ETA: 2025)73. James Triantos, 2B (ETA: 2025)The Cubs’ MLB-best seven High 100 prospects embrace 4 acquired in trades: Crow-Armstrong (from the Mets for Javier Báez), Caissie (from the Padres for Yu Darvish), Busch (from the Dodgers for a pair of prospects) and Alcántara (from the Yankees for Anthony Rizzo). Horton (first spherical, 2022), Shaw (first, 2023) and Triantos (second, 2021) had been all savvy Draft selections whom a lot of the business slept on.
Reds (5)21. Noelvi Marte, 3B/SS (ETA: 2024)34. Rhett Lowder, RHP (ETA: 2024)67. Edwin Arroyo, SS (ETA: 2025)70. Connor Phillips, RHP (ETA: 2024)98. Chase Petty, RHP, (ETA: 2025)It is arduous to not be enthusiastic about what the Reds are constructing right here after maybe being forward of schedule by competing for a playoff spot in 2023. Trades have been significantly helpful, with Marte and Arroyo coming within the Luis Castillo deal, Phillips being the participant to be named later within the commerce involving Eugenio Suárez and Jesse Winker and Petty coming in a non-Mariners deal (with the Twins) for Sonny Grey. Marte confirmed what he might do late final 12 months and has the prospect to be a mainstay, whereas Phillips and probably even Lowder, the membership’s 2023 first-round choose, might assist the large league employees because it appears to take one other step up within the NL Central.
Brewers (4)2. Jackson Chourio, OF (ETA: 2024)33. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP (ETA: 2025)35. Jeferson Quero, C (ETA: 2024)46. Tyler Black, 3B/1B (ETA: 2024)The Brewers don’t rebuild; they retool. An enormous a part of that success comes from the membership’s participant improvement equipment. Chourio (a.ok.a. the $82 million man) has celebrity potential as a result of his power-speed combo and might be Milwaukee’s Opening Day middle fielder at simply 20 years previous. Quero brings Gold Glove-caliber protection to the desk from behind the plate, whereas Black can attain base and steal luggage as a nook infielder. The most important query mark is Misiorowski. The precise-hander can contact triple digits, flash a plus-plus slider and owns one of the electrical arsenals within the Minors. However he must reel in his management woes to fulfill his ceiling and steer clear of the bullpen.
Pirates (5)3. Paul Skenes, RHP (ETA: 2024)44. Termarr Johnson, 2B (ETA: 2025)62. Jared Jones, RHP (ETA: 2024)82. Anthony Solometo, LHP (ETA: 2024)93. Bubba Chandler, RHP (ETA: 2025)The youth motion continues in Pittsburgh because the Pirates graduated three from final 12 months’s checklist to the large leagues (Endy Rodríguez, Henry Davis and Quinn Priester). However there’s rather more coming, particularly on the mound. All of it begins, in fact, with final 12 months’s No. 1 general choose, Skenes, who ought to land within the large league rotation in a rush. Jones was an over-slot register 2020 who has made big steps ahead from thrower to pitcher, whereas Solometo and Chandler had been additionally over-slot signees in 2021 due to the financial savings from taking Davis No. 1 general. The one hitter, Johnson, had a little bit of a gradual begin final 12 months, however he confirmed simply why everybody beloved his left-handed bat and method forward of the 2022 Draft.
Cardinals (3)43. Masyn Winn, SS (ETA: 2024)64. Tink Therefore, RHP (ETA: 2024)99. Tekoah Roby, RHP (ETA: 2024)Winn could have struggled offensively in his first Main League look, however the markers are nonetheless there for him to be an above-average hitter with game-changing protection at a premium place. Therefore’s stuff would make him a High 50 candidate, however he nonetheless must show the arsenal can maintain up over 100-plus innings in a given season. Roby was acquired in final 12 months’s Jordan Montgomery deal, and the 22-year-old right-hander has the fastball and curveball to assist St. Louis’ rotation as early because the second half of this season.
D-backs (3)11. Jordan Lawlar, SS (ETA: 2024)74. Tommy Troy, SS (ETA: 2025)78. Druw Jones, OF (ETA: 2026)There’s extra the place Corbin Carroll got here from. After getting his first style of the bigs, Lawlar ought to give Arizona one thing to contemplate at shortstop as a result of, together with his five-tool potential, he has a better ceiling than present stalwart Geraldo Perdomo. Troy, additionally a first-rounder, might be a fast mover out of Stanford now that he’s on the mend from a fractured left foot, and he has the prospect to be strong throughout the board, even when he strikes to 3rd or second base long run. Jones can wow anybody together with his protection and velocity, however much more work stays offensively for him to fulfill his preliminary hype because the 2022 second general choose.
Giants (4)23. Kyle Harrison, LHP (ETA: 2024)39. Marco Luciano, SS (ETA: 2024)83. Carson Whisenhunt, LHP (ETA: 2024)96. Bryce Eldridge, OF/RHP (ETA: 2026)Not solely do the Giants have baseball’s finest lefty pitching prospect in Harrison, however in addition they have an much more polished southpaw in Whisenhunt. Few farm programs can boast a pair of younger hitters with the ability ceilings of Luciano and Eldridge.
Dodgers (2)75. Dalton Speeding, C/1B (ETA: 2025)80. Nick Frasso, RHP (ETA: 2024)The Dodgers’ system stays deep, although their two preseason High 100 dudes match their lowest complete since 2011. Speeding headlines maybe the sport’s finest assortment of catching prospects however at No. 75, he’s Los Angeles’ lowest-rated prime expertise since Yasiel Puig was No. 76 in 2013. Frasso owns one of many higher fastballs within the Minors.
Padres (5)8. Ethan Salas, C (ETA: 2025)12. Jackson Merrill, SS (ETA: 2024)36. Robby Snelling, LHP (ETA: 2025)56. Dylan Lesko, RHP (ETA: 2026)85. Drew Thorpe, RHP (ETA: 2024)San Diego signed Salas because the No. 1 worldwide prospect to start 2023 and believed him to be so superior — particularly defensively — that it pushed him to Double-A as a 17-year-old. Larger checks will come, however the Venezuela native has a declare as essentially the most well-rounded catching prospect since Adley Rutschman graduated. Merrill overcame early bumps to keep up his standing as a future potential plus-plus hitter. The highest of the Padres’ pitching prospect depth chart was already strong with 2022 picks Snelling and Lesko, but it surely added one other High 100 expertise on this offseason’s Soto commerce in Thorpe, who challenges Snelling for the title of finest command and Lesko for finest changeup in the complete system.
Rockies (4)28. Adael Amador, SS/2B (ETA: 2025)52. Chase Dollander, RHP (ETA: 2026)72. Yanquiel Fernandez, OF (ETA: 2025)81. Jordan Beck, OF (ETA: 2025)This makes two years in a row for the Rockies to have 4 gamers on the checklist after not having multiple from 2019 via 2022. It’s a pleasant mixture of home and worldwide scouting efforts. The Rockies received Amador and his superior method in July 2019 for $1.5 million, whereas additionally signing Fernandez and his energy potential on the identical time for $295,000. They’ve additionally loved scouting the College of Tennessee, getting Beck’s bat in 2022 — No. 38 general — and Dollander’s arm within the prime 10 of final 12 months’s Draft, at No. 9 general.
