Even though the fantasy baseball season is only about five weeks old, there has been no shortage of MLB prospects who have already found their way to Major League rosters. Players like Kristian Campbell, Cam Smith, Jasson Dominguez, and Matt Shaw broke camp with their clubs. Others, such as Zac Veen, Tim Tawa, and Henry Davis, have been called up due to injury.
With still five months left in the 2025 season, we are bound to see many more players graduate from the minor league level to their shot at the majors. Who deserves their time in the big leagues and who needs some more seasoning? This prospect report will provide a quick, weekly glance at MLB’s top hitter prospects and how they are performing in the minors.
As players graduate to the Major Leagues, new names will take their place as the season goes along. All stats are as of games completed on April 27. First, some news on recent call-ups that are relevant to fantasy baseball.
Fantasy Baseball Prospect News
Nick Kurtz, ATH, 1B
It’s been a bumpy start for the top Athletics’ prospect. He is hitting .250/.235/.250 with three RBI, no home runs, and a 41% strikeout rate. It will be a learning curve as Kurtz adjusts to Major League pitching, but the power should eventually come if he can increase his contact rate. The Athletics seem positioned to let Kurtz figure it out on the field, which will help more than bouncing back and forth between AAA.
Agustin Ramirez, MIA, C
Agustin Ramirez, on the other hand, has had no problem adjusting to pitching in the big leagues. He is hitting .474/.524/.1.158 with three home runs and a stolen base through five games and 21 plate appearances. Ramirez has a chance to be the best catcher in fantasy baseball, especially after a 25-homer, 22-steal season in the minors last season.
Jack Leiter, TEX, SP
Jack Leiter now has three starts for the Texas Rangers, and they could not have gone much better for the 25-year-old. After posting an 8.83 ERA in six starts last year, Leiter has a 2.03 ERA with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings this year. The number two overall pick in the 2021 draft now has a place in the rotation for a while with the injury to Kumar Rocker.
Logan Evans, SEA, SP
Logan Evans, a 12th-round pick who has shot up the Mariners’ prospect ranks, made his first big league start this past week. He pitched five innings with a 3.60 ERA and got the win for Seattle. Evans’ strengths are his minuscule walk and home run rates, so we will have to see if those continue in the majors over the next few months.
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Roman Anthony, BOS, RF
Roman Anthony has a foot injury that has kept him out of games for more than a week. It has slowed down the roller coaster he was on that was headed straight for the big leagues. For now, he is sitting on a .313/.451/.588 line with five homers and two stolen bases.
Walker Jenkins, MIN, OF
Walker Jenkins re-injured the same ankle he sprained during Spring Training. These injuries have limited him to only eight plate appearances this season, where he has just a .125 average with no walks or home runs. He should be back sometime in the next few weeks.
Samuel Basallo, BAL, C
In yet more injury news, Sameul Basallo is trying to return from a hamstring strain that kept him out of the lineup and out of catching duties for an extended time. He has returned to hitting, but is not catching yet. So far this season, Basallo is hitting .231/.344/.462 with a couple of home runs.
Dalton Rushing, LAD, C
It’s a good thing Will Smith is hitting .313/.422/.507 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, because Dalton Rushing continues to crush in AAA. The 24-year-old is hitting .294/.398/.485 and is clearly ready for a promotion whenever the Dodgers can find a spot for him.
Carson Williams, TBR, SS
Baseball’s number eight prospect continues to struggle in AAA at 21 years of age. He is hitting just .171/.292/.317 with a pair of home runs and three steals. The walks and OBP are nice, but he is not yet ready for MLB when he can’t solve AAA pitching.
Aidan Miller, PHI, SS
Aidan Miller may be just 20 years old, but he is struggling in AA right now to the tune of a .206/.308/.324 line in 78 plate appearances. His strikeout rate is starting to improve, but it is still sitting around 27% for the year.
Jordan Lawlar, ARI, SS
Free Jordan Lawlar! Lawlar is now hitting .356/.451/.644 with five home runs and 12 steals in AAA, and it’s clear he needs a promotion. I’m not sure what the hang-up is to calling up the 22-year-old, but he has made it clear he is one of the top offensive prospects in all of baseball.
Emmanuel Rodriguez, MIN, CF
The power has yet to arrive for Emmanuel Rodriguez in AAA as he has zero home runs in 78 plate appearances and is hitting .231/.359/.277. The 16.7% walk rate is offset by a 35% strikeout rate, and those numbers must balance out before Emmanuel Rodriguez (at 22 years old) will get a shot for one of the many injured Twins outfielders.
Coby Mayo, BAL, 1B/3B
With four home runs and six doubles, Coby Mayo is now slugging .500 for his first 108 plate appearances this season. Add in a 14% walk rate, and this is a skill set that the Orioles can not keep in AAA much longer. Mayo is 23 years old and is clearly showing he is ready for a shot with the offensively challenged Orioles.
Jac Caglianone, KC, 1B
The power numbers have slowed down a little bit for Jac Caglianone in the past week or two, but he is still hitting .282/.360/.494 with four home runs and six doubles. There is still the AAA level to pass through for Caglianone, but if the Royals suffer an important injury at first base or DH, don’t be surprised if Caglianone gets the call.
Marcelo Mayer, BOS, SS
Marcelo Mayer is now the seventh-ranked prospect in all of the minor leagues, and his performance of late shows why. He now has seven home runs in 102 plate appearances and is hitting .280/.324/.548. But this isn’t just a power stroke without discipline; Mayer also has a strikeout rate under 20%. When the inevitable Trevor Story injury comes, Mayer should be getting a promotion.
Kyle Teel, CHW, C
Only a few players in the top 100 prospects have more than Teel’s 108 plate appearances, as the White Sox are clearly grooming him to take over at some point this season. But the hitting has fallen behind his defense, and he is only slashing .236/.346/.393 with three home runs right now.
Travis Bazzana, CLE, 2B
Travis Bazzana, the top pick in the 2024 draft, has officially hit a cold streak. His hitting is down to .240/.360/.373, which is a 90-point drop in slugging percentage in one week. With Gabriel Arias playing so well for the Guardians right now, it might be a little while before Bazzana gets his first crack at the major leagues.
Colson Montgomery, CHW, SS
Colson Montgomery continues to struggle at AAA, now with a .149/.223/.255 line despite being 23 years old at AAA. He had an awful first month of the season, and now is trying to come out from underneath it. The organization still believes in him, and he is starting to make slightly more contact than his 43% strikeout rate at the beginning of the year first showed.
Lazaro Montes, SEA, OF
At just A+ ball, Montest is the player at the lowest level on this hitters list. However, he has shown tremendous improvement lately, and is now hitting .250/.396/.592 with five home runs and two stolen bases. He has a 19% walk rate and just a 22% strikeout rate. I’m not saying he is ready for the big club, but those are exactly the kind of numbers the strikeout-happy Mariners need right now.
Thayron Liranzo, DET, C
Thayron Liranzo continues to struggle in AA at 21 years old, so he won’t be a threat to the Tigers’ roster anytime soon, despite their need for more offense. Liranzo is batting .193/.333/.368. He has dropped his strikeout rate from 47% a couple of weeks ago to 37%, so maybe there is a small glimmer of hope.
Kevin Alcántara, CHC, CF
Kevin Alcantara is hitting pretty well in AAA at 22 years old – .274/.345/.425 – but there is no room for him right now with Kyle Tucker, Seiya Suzuki, Ian Happ, and Pete Crow-Armstrong. As crazy as it may sound, the player who is the most likely to lose playing time to Alcantara at some point is Ian Happ.
