Ranking Top Prospects in the 2025 MLB Futures Game

If you want to catch a glimpse of Major League Baseball's future, you might want to tune into the Futures Game on Saturday.

The annual prospect showcase will go down at Truist Park, with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. It'll be a sampling of some of the best prospects in the American League against a similar sampling for the National League. Winner takes all...the bragging rights.

If you want to get to know the prospects who will be participating on Saturday, you've come to the right place. We've ranked all of them, from No. 50 down to No. 1. These rankings are based partially on long-term upside, but are also meant to throw a bone to guys whose tools and stats stand out right now.

Note: All team rankings are according to B/R's Joel Reuter.

50. RHP Keagan Gillies, Baltimore Orioles
Age: 27
Team Rank: N/A

Gillies is too old to be a "prospect" in the traditional sense, but the Futures Game is a proper showcase for him nonetheless. He's a 6'8", 255-pounder who gets tons of extension on a fastball-slider combination, and his 28 appearances in the high minors have yielded a 1.08 ERA.

49. LHP Hayden Harris, Atlanta Braves
Age: 26
Team Rank: N/A

The story of Harris' career is unusually interesting, as he was an unsigned free agent who actually pitched for the Savannah Bananas in 2021. He's a lefty who can touch the mid 90s and his 27 appearances in the high minors have seen him post a 0.84 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 32.1 innings.

48. RHP Trent Harris, San Francisco Giants
Age: 26
Team Rank: No. 10

Harris is a former undrafted free agent who's on the old end for a prospect, but he's done enough to open eyes in the minors. He was dominant in 2023 and 2024, and even a 5.22 ERA in the high minors this year doesn't fully paper over what is appealing about him. Namely, a fastball and curveball that both rate as plus.

47. LHP Frank Mozzicato, Kansas City Royals
Age: 22
Team Rank: N/A

Mozzicato was the Royals' No. 7 overall pick in the 2022 draft, signifying a level of hype that he simply hasn't lived up to. His ERA as a minor leaguer is 4.08. He is only 22, however, and he has a plus curveball that could at least make him a bullpen specialist in the long run.

46. RHP Marquis Grissom Jr., Washington Nationals
Age: 23
Team Rank: N/A

Whereas his old man was an outstanding outfielder in his day, Grissom is a righty reliever with a well-above-average changeup. He has a 2.99 ERA for his minor league career, but has lately been humbled with a 5.93 ERA in 22 appearances at Triple-A. After largely going away in 2023 and 2024, walks have come back to haunt him in 2025.

45. RHP Alimber Santa, Houston Astros
Age: 22
Team Rank: N/A

As a 5'10" pitcher who signed out of the Dominican Republic for just $75,000 in 2020, Santa is the kind of unlikely success story the Astros seem to specialize in. He can get his fastball as high as 100 and has posted a 1.21 ERA at Double-A this year. He's a potential bullpen weapon in the not-so-distant future.

44. LHP Welinton Herrera, Colorado Rockies
Age: 21
Team Rank: N/A

Herrera isn't merely a little undersized at 6'0", 188 pounds. He also has funky mechanics. He nonetheless has a dandy of a fastball, and it's been useful in helping him fan 62 batters in only 37.2 innings at High-A and Double-A this year. He should help the Rockies bullpen within the next year.

43. LHP Parker Messick, Cleveland Guardians
Age: 24
Team Rank: N/A

After a successful run at Florida State that made him a second-round pick in 2022, Messick has slowly but surely been working his way up the MiLB ranks. He's known for his devastating changeup, which he'll need if he wants to overcome his otherwise average profile. He has a 3.36 ERA in 16 starts at Triple-A.

42. OF/1B Esmerlyn Valdez, Pittsburgh Pirates
Age: 21
Team Rank: N/A

Valdez banged 22 home runs in Single-A last year, but also batted just .226. He's made huge leaps as a hitter this year, boosting his average to .296 while already getting up to 20 long ones in 80 games spanning High-A and Double-A. He might just be the kind of offensive weapon the Bucs badly need.

41. LHP Carson Whisenhunt, San Francisco Giants
Age: 24
Team Rank: No. 2

Whisenhunt ranks highly as a Giants prospect, but the caveat is that theirs is the worst farm system in MLB right now. His stock has frankly fallen off a cliff over the last two seasons, though he can at least boast of having MLB Pipeline's top changeup among this year's Futures Game pitchers.

40. 3B Tommy White, Athletics
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 5

White hit 75 home runs across 187 games in college. It's thus a bit of a letdown that he has only slugged .422 in the minors since the A's made him a second-round pick in 2024, as he otherwise doesn't have carrying tools. Belief in the power is real, though, and the Futures Game is a good opportunity for him to show it off.

39. 3B LuJames Groover, Arizona Diamondbacks
Age: 23
Team Rank: No. 4

Groover doesn't hit for much power and his speed and defensive tools are never going to be carrying types. He therefore needs to hit, so it's a good thing he has a plus hit tool that is producing a .312 average at Double-A. If he ever develops a little more oomph, he could become a solid bat-first regular.

38. LHP Alex Clemmey, Washington Nationals
Age: 19
Team Rank: No. 4

Here's how Clemmey gets your attention: he's a 6'6", 205-pound lefty with a plus fastball and a potentially plus-plus slider. Those tools will be on display on Saturday...but so will his control, which is not great. Despite a 3.34 ERA, he has walked 46 batters in 64.2 innings at High-A.

37. RHP George Klassen, Los Angeles Angels
Age: 23
Team Rank: No. 3

Acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies in last year's trade of Carlos Estévez, Klassen has been rocked for a 6.49 ERA in 14 starts at Double-A this season. Still there, though, is a 70-grade fastball that he can run up around 100 mph. If he sticks as a starter (which is a big "if"), he'll join a growing chorus of starters with triple-digit heat.

36. RHP JR Ritchie, Atlanta Braves
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 2

Ritchie is two years removed Tommy John surgery and humming right along. He has a 2.35 ERA in 15 starts at High-A and Double-A, albeit with less than a strikeout per inning. He isn't a Big Stuff kind of pitching prospect, but he is nonetheless using his fastball-slider-changeup combo to keep hits off the board and balls in the yard.

35. RHP Brody Hopkins, Tampa Bay Rays
Age: 23
Team Rank: No. 8

Hopkins may only be the No. 8 prospect in the Rays' system, but bear in mind theirs is the No. 2 system in MLB. He's a sturdy 6'4", 200-pounder with a plus fastball and plus slider, using them to fan 98 batters in 80.2 innings at Double-A. The catch: he's also walked 42 batters.

34. OF Enrique Bradfield Jr., Baltimore Orioles
Age: 23
Team Rank: No. 2

Bradfield is the speedster in this year's Futures Game, as he's a legitimate 80-grade runner with 115 stolen bases in 176 minor league games. He's also a plus defender in center. His hit tool has been his biggest question mark, but he's shown encouraging signs in 2025 by putting up more walks than strikeouts across three levels.

33. C Alfredo Duno, Cincinnati Reds
Age: 19
Team Rank: No. 3

The teenaged Duno was slowed by injuries in 2023 and 2024, so arguably the best part of his 2025 season is that he's played in 72 games. Yet there's also his .853 OPS, which is pretty good for a 19-year-old at Single-A. Throw in a plus arm a generally solid defensive profile, and he's a good-looking catching prospect.

32. C Joe Mack, Miami Marlins
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 2

Mack is a gifted defensive catcher who has thrown out 32 percent of would-be base stealers in 2025. That'll pass in this era of bigger bases. Yet the bat is also coming along, as this is his second year in a row with an OPS over .800 and a roughly 20-homer pace. He could be Miami's catcher sooner rather than later.

31. C Carter Jensen, Kansas City Royals
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 4

Jensen had a breakout season in 2024, posting a .809 OPS in the low minors and then hitting a whopping .425 in the Arizona Fall League. His momentum has kept on going at Double-A and Triple-A, with a .818 OPS to show for 81 games. And while he may not be a Gold Glover, he isn't a candidate to move off catcher either.

30. 2B/SS Brice Matthews, Houston Astros
Age: 23
Team Rank: No. 2

This is where we start to get into top-100 types, as Matthews is a first-round pick from 2023 with an enticing power-speed profile. His hit tool remains his biggest question mark, but less so now that he's getting on base at a .400 clip at Triple-A. He is striking out 30.2 percent of the time, but also drawing walks at 15.4 percent.

29. OF Jhostynxon Garcia, Boston Red Sox
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 6

"The Password" has already been featured on Jeopardy!, so he has a claim to fame much bigger than the Futures Game. All the same, his actual prospect stock is rising thanks to a strong debut at Triple-A, where he has a .905 OPS and nine homers in 40 games. He's poised to be the next success story for Boston's hitting lab.

28. RHP/LHP Jurrangelo Cijntje, Seattle Mariners
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 9

Switch-pitcher? Sold. The catch is that Cijntje is much better as a righty than as a lefty, as his struggles from that side help explain his modest 4.95 ERA at Single-A. He is nonetheless a legitimate power starter from the right side, with a fastball that touches the high 90s.

27. 1B/OF C.J. Kayfus, Cleveland Guardians
Age: 23
Team Rank: No. 3

Kayfus has played in 201 minor league games so far, and he has a .929 OPS to show for them. The catch is that he doesn't have the standard power for a first base/corner outfield type, but he's an above average hitter who plays good defense at the cold corner. With even 20-homer pop, he's a potential Mitch Moreland clone.

26. OF Slade Caldwell, Arizona Diamondbacks
Age: 19
Team Rank: No. 2

Caldwell tore through Single-A, getting on base at a .460 clip with 13 each of doubles and stolen bases. He has since hit a wall at Double-A, but his appeal remains more or less the same. The short version is that he's a good hitter and a plus-plus runner who plays a good center field.

25. SS Kaelen Culpepper, Minnesota Twins
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 5

Culpepper was the No. 21 pick in the draft just last year, and his momentum is picking up steam. In 16 games since getting bumped to Double-A, he's batting .368 with three homers and barely more strikeouts (12) than walks (9). There's a split opinion about whether he'll stick at short, but he isn't a bat-only prospect either.

24. OF Carson Benge, New York Mets
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 5

Benge is an on-base machine who has posted OBPs above .400 at every level he's played at both as an amateur and as a pro. And while his home run power is suspect, his gap power is not and he should also more than hold his own defensively. Frankly, it's hard not to think of the Brandon Nimmo comparison.

23. C Eduardo Tait, Philadelphia Phillies
Age: 18
Team Rank: No. 4

Tait is 3.1 years younger than the average player at Single-A, so it's impressive that he's out there with a .773 OPS and 11 home runs, not to mention a 31 caught-stealing percentage. He still has a ways to go to reach the big leagues, but catchers with this kind of helium at such a young age are never not exciting.

22. 3B Sal Stewart, Cincinnati Reds
Age: 21
Team Rank: No. 4

Since going to the Reds at No. 32 overall in the 2022 draft, Stewart has been a .800 OPS machine. So it goes at Double-A this year, where he's batting .306 with 10 homers in 80 games. It's a nice bounce-back after a wrist injury limited him in 2024, and there should be more power in his 6'1", 224-pound frame.

21. RHP Trey Yesavage, Toronto Blue Jays
Age: 21
Team Rank: No. 2

Yesavage has already pitched at three different levels of the minors in 2025, with a strikeout rate of at least 12 per nine innings at all three. His fastball, slider and splitter are plus pitches, so he only needs to gain more control—he's walked 22 in 34.1 innings at High-A and Double-A—to really take off.

20. OF Braden Montgomery, Chicago White Sox
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 4

It's been a busy year for Montgomery, who got traded to Chicago just months after Boston took him 12th overall in the draft. He's a power-hitting switch-hitter with a very strong arm, potentially making him a star right fielder in the future. He's recently been humbled at High-A, where he's barely younger than the average player.

19. SS George Lombard Jr., New York Yankees
Age: 20
Team Rank: No. 1

With Anthony Volpe struggling to hit and second base in flux, you can understand why Yankees fans are looking Lombard's way. He's a high-IQ type with mostly above average tools, though he has tended to take time to settle in after promotions. In 2025, he's gone from a .983 OPS at High-A to a .633 OPS at Double-A.

18. LHP Gage Jump, Athletics
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 1

Jump has at least three plus pitches (fastball, curveball and slider) and he doesn't make it easy for hitters to track the ball with his unorthodox delivery. He has a 2.13 ERA this year, including a 2.01 ERA in 10 starts at Double-A. With Nick Kurtz having lost his prospect status, Gage is now No. 1 in the A's organization.

17. RHP Jonah Tong, New York Mets
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 2

Watching Tong pitch can feel like watching a fake AI video, as he throws almost cartoonishly over the top with an arm angle that makes it seem like it's coming out of the top of his head. But it's all real, and he has a 1.83 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 78.2 innings at Double-A to prove it works. The Mets should be high on him.

16. C/1B Josue Briceño, Detroit Tigers
Age: 20
Team Rank: No. 4

Though he has nabbed 38 percent of attempted base thieves, Briceño's bat may be too good to waste on catching. He has a 1.010 OPS at High-A and Double-A, with 15 home runs and 15 doubles in 58 games. And while he only just got to Double-A, it's worth noting he is 3.7 years younger than the average player at the level.

15. C Harry Ford, Seattle Mariners
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 5

Yes, his full first name is Harrison. And while some might beg to differ, he should be catching despite his uncommon athleticism. Ford is also a master controller of the strike zone who has recently been tapping into some pop, resulting in a .920 OPS and eight homers since the start of May, and all at the Triple-A level.

14. OF Owen Caissie, Chicago Cubs
Age: 23
Team Rank: No. 3

As he's an obvious trade candidate, Caissie might not be in the Cubs system for much longer. He is nonetheless doing what he can to force his way to the big leagues with a .961 OPS and 19 homers at Triple-A, both of which are indicative of his very real power potential as an everyday outfielder.

13. LHP Thomas White, Miami Marlins
Age: 20
Team Rank: No. 1

White was a projectable lefty when the Marlins chose him 35th overall in 2023, and the pick is panning out beautifully. The 6'5", 240-pound lefty has fanned 69 batters in 47.1 innings at High-A and Double-A, and he has also yet to be taken deep. His control needs work (i.e., 25 walks), but his fastball, slider and changeup are all legit.

12. OF Charlie Condon, Colorado Rockies
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 1

Condon was the best hitter in college baseball last year, going off for a 1.565 OPS and 37 home runs for Georgia. That got the 6'6", 216-pounder picked No. 3 by the Rockies, and he's in the discussion with Montes as the best power hitter in the Futures Game. At least in theory, that is, as he's only slugging .403 with three homers this season.

11. LHP Noah Schultz, Chicago White Sox
Age: 21
Team Rank: No. 1

As a 6'10", 240-pound lefty with a vicious fastball and slider, the sheer idea of Schultz is terrifying enough. The Randy Johnson comparison is unavoidable, though the downside is that Schultz has the same control issues (5.8 BB/9 this year) that "Big Unit" had early in his career. All the same, he's a guy nobody wants to face.

10. OF Zyhir Hope, Los Angeles Dodgers
Age: 20
Team Rank: No. 3

Leave it to the Dodgers to take a guy in the 11th round of the draft and turn him into an elite prospect in less than two years. Hope has above average tools across the board, including more power than you'd expect for a guy listed at 5'10", 193 pounds. He has a .873 OPS at High-A, with 33 extra-base hits in 81 games.

9. OF Josue De Paula, Los Angeles Dodgers
Age: 20
Team Rank: No. 1

It feels like De Paula has been kicking around in the Dodgers system forever, yet he only just turned 20 in May and his stock just keeps rising. He's an athletic 6'3", 185 pounds with a bat that produces high exit velocities, yet he's also gotten on base at a .400 clip in each of the last two seasons, including this one at High-A.

8. OF Lazaro Montes, Seattle Mariners
Age: 20
Team Rank: No. 2

Montes' appeal is all there in his nickname: "Baby Yordan." He's a 6'5", 210-pound slugger who co-leads all minor leaguers with 23 home runs, and the other guy is seven years his senior. And he's only getting hotter, having posted a 1.024 OPS at Double-A after earning his way there with a .959 OPS at High-A.

7. SS/3B Jesús Made, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 18
Team Rank: No. 1

Made went off for a 1.013 OPS, six homers and 28 stolen bases in the Dominican Summer League last year. He got bumped right to Single-A and has handled himself well with a .377 OBP and 38 steals already. He is 2.5 years younger than the average player at the level, and it should just be a matter of time before he taps into more power.

6. SS/2B JJ Wetherholt, St. Louis Cardinals
Age: 22
Team Rank: No. 1

Wetherholt was the No. 7 pick in the draft last year, and he already looks like a guy who perhaps should have gone No. 1. He's rocking a .303/.425/.487 slash line for his work at Double-A and Triple-A, and Masyn Winn's presence is really the only reason he's unlikely to stick at shortstop.

5. SS/OF Konnor Griffin, Pittsburgh Pirates
Age: 19
Team Rank: No. 2

Griffin is yet another early pick (No. 9) from last year who has somehow risen above the hype in 2025. His hit tool is ostensibly the only one that isn't at least plus, yet there he is batting .327 at Single-A and High-A. He also has 13 home runs and 41 stolen bases already, so Bucs fans have every right to be thrilled to see him.

4. OF Max Clark, Detroit Tigers
Age: 20
Team Rank: No. 2

Clark was the No. 3 pick in the 2023 draft, where he came packaged with plus hit, speed and defensive tools. The first of those has really taken a leap this year, as his .422 OBP at High-A and Double-A comes with more walks (65) than strikeouts (58). And since he's a sturdy 6'0", 205 pounds, he may yet come into more power.

3. SS/2B Kevin McGonigle, Detroit Tigers
Age: 20
Team Rank: No. 1

After a breakout season in 2024, McGonigle was injured out of the gate this year and didn't really begin his season until May. But then a 1.110 OPS at High-A got him bumped up to Double-A, and in just 36 games, to boot. He's the best pure hitter in this year's Futures Game, and he's a plus runner as well.

2. SS/3B Sebastian Walcott, Texas Rangers
Age: 19
Team Rank: No. 1

Walcott has a .773 OPS across 247 minor league games, but his youth is what actually makes that impressive. He's already at Double-A, where he is 5.1 years younger than the average player. He has an advanced approach and there should be more power to come as he adds bulk to his 6'4", 190-pound frame.

1. SS Leo De Vries, San Diego Padres
Age: 18
Team Rank: No. 1

Like Walcott, De Vries is a teenaged prospect who has more than held his own against much older competition. He has already walked 95 times in 146 minor league games, which is reflective of his well above average hit tool. As his other tools are also above average, he's a potential superstar in the making.

Stats courtesy of Baseball Reference, FanGraphs and Baseball Savant.