2019 MLB Futures Game Rosters, Preview

Image credit: Wander Franco (Photo by Dan Arnold)

This year’s Futures Game rosters are spectacular. There’s really no other way to put it. The top three prospects in the game—Wander Franco, Jo Adell and MacKenzie Gore—will all be there, as will a scintillating array of the rest of the Top 100. Altogether 36 of the 50 players selected for the Futures Game are currently on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list.

To see full analysis on every prospect playing in the game, click here. 

Part of the reason the game was able to collect such vast swath of talent was because of this year’s format switch. Instead of pitting U.S.-born prospects against their counterparts from across the globe, the game will adopt the same format AL vs. NL format as the All-Star Game.

So while all of those involved in the selection process tried to keep the same levels of global variety as in years past, they weren’t left trying to shoehorn players onto the rosters who might not fit otherwise.

For example, this year’s two first basemen are Evan White (Mariners) and Will Craig (Pirates). Both players were born in the United States. Under the previous system, the rosters would need to include a first baseman who was born outside the U.S. who was also having a season worthy of Futures Game consideration. That’s not always an easy task.?

Instead, under the new system, Craig and White can both be rewarded for their seasons with a bid to the season’s biggest prospect showcase.?

There are still 15 players from outside the U.S. on the roster, including Franco, White Sox wunderkind Luis Robert, budding Braves superstar Cristian Pache, hard-charging Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos and Yankees strikeout machine Deivi Garcia.

The talent on this year’s rosters is some of the best in the last decade, and should make this year’s Futures Game one to remember for a very long time.

American League

POS	Name	ORG	Age	Level
RHP	Jordan Balazovic	Twins	20	A+
RHP	J.B. Bukauskas	Astros	22	AA
RHP	Justin Dunn	Mariners	23	AA
RHP	Deivi Garcia	Yankees	20	AA
LHP	DL Hall	Orioles	20	A+
RHP	Matt Manning	Tigers	21	AA
LHP	Brendan McKay	Rays	23	AAA
RHP	Nate Pearson	Blue Jays	22	AA
RHP	Grayson Rodriguez	Orioles	19	A
RHP	Brady Singer	Royals	22	AA
C	Ronaldo Hernandez	Rays	21	A+
C	Sam Huff	Rangers	21	A+
C	Jake Rogers	Tigers	24	AAA
SS	Wander Franco	Rays	18	A
3B	Nolan Jones	Indians	21	A
SS	Royce Lewis	Twins	20	A+
2B	Nick Madrigal	White Sox	22	AA
SS	Jorge Mateo	Athletics	24	AAA
3B	Isaac Paredes	Tigers	20	AA
1B	Evan White	Mariners	23	AA
OF	Jo Adell	Angels	20	AA
OF	Jarren Duran	Red Sox	22	AA
OF	Daniel Johnson	Indians	23	AAA
OF	Jarred Kelenic	Mariners	19	A+
OF	Luis Robert	White Sox	21	AA

NATIONAL LEAGUE

 

POS	Name	ORG	Age	Level
RHP	Adbert Alzolay	Cubs	24	AAA
RHP	Ian Anderson	Braves	21	AA
LHP	Ben Bowden	Rockies	24	AAA
LHP	MacKenzie Gore	Padres	20	A+
LHP	Anthony Kay	Mets	24	AAA
RHP	Dustin May	Dodgers	21	AA
RHP	Adrian Morejon	Padres	20	A+
RHP	Luis Patino	Padres	19	AA
RHP	Sixto Sanchez	Marlins	20	AA
RHP	Devin Williams	Brewers	24	AA
C	Miguel Amaya	Cubs	20	A+
C	Joey Bart	Giants	22	A+
C	Daulton Varsho	Diamondbacks	22	AA
3B	Alec Bohm	Phillies	22	AA
1B	Will Craig	Pirates	24	AAA
2B	Isan Diaz	Marlins	23	AAA
3B	Nolan Gorman	Cardinals	19	A+
SS	Carter Kieboom	Nationals	21	AAA
SS	Gavin Lux	Dodgers	21	AA
OF	Dylan Carlson	Cardinals	20	AA
OF	Monte Harrison	Marlins	23	AAA
OF	Cristian Pache	Braves	20	AA
OF	Heliot Ramos	Giants	19	A+
OF	Alek Thomas	Diamondbacks	19	A
OF	Taylor Trammell	Reds	21	AA