The big prospect names that have been called up in the past couple of weeks are pitchers. From Chase Burns to Jacob Misiorowski to Mick Abel to Michael McGreevy, the pitchers have taken over the prospect news after the big hitters dominated the first 10 weeks of the 2025 fantasy baseball season.
Rookie pitchers are, of course, a very risky proposition. Take the aforementioned Mick Abel. He gained a lot of attention when he debuted and beat Paul Skenes last month. But in his latest start, he gave up four home runs to the New York Mets and looked quite awful. Tread carefully even with the most-hyped pitchers. Facing big-league bats is like nothing they have ever seen.
As players graduate to the Major Leagues, new names will always take their place as the season goes along, but for now, some prospects are just starting to get their first shots. All stats are as of games completed on June 22nd. Today’s piece will focus on the most relevant prospect news from around the minor leagues, focusing on the biggest names in the 2025 Top 100 list and those who have recently been called up.
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Fantasy Baseball Prospect Report
Chase DeLauter, CLE, OF
The Lane Thomas experiment in Cleveland isn’t really working how they had expected, so a Chase DeLauter call-up might be closer than we all originally thought. DeLauter is hitting .269/.400/.484 with an 18% walk rate. Finally healthy, the prospect with one of the league’s best plate disciplines might soon be on his way to the major leagues. If your league goes crazy with FAAB over rookie callups, this might be the time now to grab DeLauter.
Chandler Simpson, TBR, OF
Chandler Simpson will be recalled on Tuesday and presumably start in the outfield multiple times per week. He is not a great defender out there, but his fantasy baseball value comes from his almost supernatural speed. In 68 combined games in AAA and MLB, Simpson already has 38 steals on the season. If someone in your league dropped him when he was demoted, now is the chance to grab those steals.
Samuel Basallo, BAL, C/1B
Currently, Cedric Mullins leads the Baltimore Orioles with 12 home runs this season. If the Orioles are at all serious about getting into the playoff race, they need to move Jordan Westburg to 3B, bench Ramon Urias, and bring up 20-year-old Samuel Basallo to DH and play the occasional first base. Basallo has 15 home runs in 48 games this season and would provide an immediate power spark.
Brady House, WSH, 3B
The first week of games for top prospect Brady House hasn’t been great so far. Through 30 plate appearances, House is hitting .222/.267/.222 with no home runs or runs. However, the Nationals are getting him out there every day, and hopefully, they continue letting him take his lumps instead of the up-and-down game their prospects have experienced in the past.
Bubba Chandler, PIT, SP
Bubba Chandler has not made his Major League debut yet for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and it really doesn’t make sense why. The Pirates are struggling, which certainly complicates this discussion, but it is past time for them to bring up this stud pitching prospect. Chandler has a strong 3.41 ERA and more than 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings. One day, he and Paul Skenes will make a dynamic duo, but Chandler is still waiting and might wait a lot longer if the Pirates don’t start winning more. The Pirates are notorious for waiting an inordinately long time to bring up their prospects.
Jakob Marsee, MIA, OF
Jakob Marsee’s rate stats don’t look great this year. He is hitting .224/.364/.376. Marsee does have a strong 15% walk rate, and it’s helped him in his one truly elite skill: speed. Marsee has 39 stolen bases already this season and will have a constant green light if he gets called up by the Marlins this season. Miami has several fungible spots on the roster, so it would be easy to see Marsee taking one soon.
Jacob Misiorowski, MIL, SP
Jacob Misiorowski looked downright unhittable for the first 10 innings of his professional career, and that’s exactly what he was. He did finally give up a couple of hits and two runs, and now has a 1.64 ERA through his first two starts this season. The walks have been a problem, and that’s the thing he must get under control. So far, he is walking more than four batters per nine innings.
Chase Burns, CIN, SP
Chase Burns will make his MLB debut on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, less than one year after being drafted out of college. Through three levels of the minor leagues. Burns has a 1.77 ERA with a 0.77 WHIP, and his fastball has been clocked at over 100 miles per hour. Burns doesn’t have the easiest landing spot against New York at Great American Ballpark, but his pitch mix is exciting, and it should be an enticing matchup to put him up against the Yankees’ power bats.
Logan Evans, SEA, SP
Logan Evans is now seven starts into his Major League career, and has a 3.38 ERA and a 3-2 record to show for it. His strikeouts have been disappointing with just 6.75 strikeouts per nine innings, but he is limiting walks as well as hard contact. With all the injuries to Seattle’s rotation, Evans looks like he could stick around for a while if given the chance. Seattle also has pitchers like Emerson Hancock who can be replaced in the rotation.
Jordan Lawlar, ARI, SS/3B
Since he was sent back to the minor leagues after a disappointing stint with Arizona, Lawlar has been hitting everything in sight. Overall in AAA, Lawlar is hitting .321/.411/.586 with 10 homers, 18 steals, and 49 runs scored. He is also walking 12% of the time. Compare that to his 40.9% strikeout rate when he came up to Arizona, and you will see why he didn’t succeed in his first 2025 call-up. But with all the injuries Arizona is facing right now (Gabriel Moreno, Corbin Carroll, Eugenio Suarez, Josh Naylor, etc), it would not surprise me one bit to see Lawlar up with the big club very soon.
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