RoboScout Top MLB Prospects At Every Level On July 28, 2024
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The Complex League regular season is over and Baseball America’s Josh Norris has you covered for the playoffs. With the rookie-level season ending earlier this year, it will be interesting to see how prep draftees are handled. Will teams aggressively assign them to Low-A, or hold them out until 2025? Will Complex League hitters earn promotions earlier than normal? There are a lot of potential dominoes to fall over the next few weeks.
As always, RoboScout will be watching it all for you.
It’s Trade Deadline weekend so don’t be surprised to see a lot of the names in these lists exchange hands. We’ll no doubt get into all the fallout in subsequent podcasts and articles so we’ll keep this week’s article tight.
Stats and lists through Friday’s games.
As a reminder, the RoboScore is the value (0 to 100) assigned per level by RoboScout based on 2024 statistical performance and projecting fantasy value (without considering defensive ability or position). The RoboCast number is the RoboScore but with Statcast blended in and then transformed to the 0 to 100 scale.
Dominican Summer League Hitters (min 30 PA)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Rainiel Rodriguez | STL | 100 | 100 |
2 | Eduardo Beltre | MIN | 94 | 98 |
3 | Jesus Made | MIL | 91 | 96 |
4 | Emil Morales | LAD | 93 | 96 |
5 | Jose Anderson | MIL | 92 | 92 |
6 | Edward Florentino | PIT | 84 | 91 |
7 | Luis Pena | MIL | 84 | 89 |
8 | Yolfran Castillo | TEX | 79 | 87 |
9 | Elvin Garcia | BAL | 76 | 85 |
10 | Juneiker Caceres | CLE | 88 | 84 |
11 | Stiven Martinez | BAL | 81 | 83 |
12 | Juan Ortuno | MIL | 78 | 83 |
13 | Estivel Morillo | CLE | 84 | 82 |
14 | Jaset Martinez | CIN | 71 | 81 |
15 | Jirvin Morillo | CIN | 74 | 81 |
16 | Adriander Mejia | BAL | 64 | 78 |
17 | Cesar Lugo | CHC | 67 | 78 |
18 | Jesus Alexander | SFG | 65 | 77 |
19 | Jordan Sanchez | BAL | 67 | 77 |
20 | Justin Gonzales | BOS | 71 | 77 |
Paulino Santana (Rangers) won the DSL All-Star Game MVP last week. This should come as no surprise to readers, as Ben Badler long identified him as one of the prized January international signees. RoboScout hasn’t been too enamored with the 17-year-old’s overall results this season, however, because of an uninspiring lack of in-game power so far. With no home runs and a slugging percentage below .350—and a maximum exit velocity just over 102 mph—Santana seems to be focusing on a contact-oriented approach and excellent swing decisions. With plus speed and solid defense, Santana has other ways to positively impact a game while he works on increasing his strength.
After making it into the top 5 last week, catcher Rainiel Rodriguez (Cardinals) finds himself at the top of the table after hitting another two bombs last week, bringing his season total to nine to lead the league.
Complex League Hitters (min 50 PA)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Franklin Arias | BOS | 100 | 100 |
2 | Robert Calaz | COL | 100 | 98 |
3 | Yeremi Cabrera | TEX | 97 | 97 |
4 | Eric Bitonti | MIL | 94 | 95 |
5 | Pablo Guerrero | TEX | 94 | 91 |
6 | Eduardo Tait | PHI | 98 | 89 |
7 | Eduardo Quintero | LAD | 84 | 87 |
8 | Yoeilin Cespedes | BOS | 83 | 85 |
9 | Javier Mogollon | CHW | 85 | 82 |
10 | Starlyn Caba | PHI | 78 | 82 |
11 | Welbyn Francisca | CLE | 84 | 81 |
12 | Engelth Urena | NYY | 74 | 81 |
13 | Edgleen Perez | NYY | 73 | 80 |
14 | Yolfran Castillo | TEX | 76 | 80 |
15 | Brailer Guerrero | TBR | 75 | 79 |
16 | Daiverson Gutierrez | NYM | 78 | 79 |
17 | Felnin Celesten | SEA | 75 | 79 |
18 | Braylin Morel | TEX | 84 | 78 |
19 | Dameury Pena | MIN | 77 | 77 |
20 | Miguel Rodriguez | BAL | 73 | 77 |
21 | Aroon Escobar | PHI | 69 | 76 |
22 | Jhonny Severino | PIT | 73 | 76 |
23 | Yasser Mercedes | MIN | 70 | 76 |
24 | Jeremy Rodriguez | NYM | 85 | 75 |
25 | Luis Merejo | CLE | 72 | 75 |
Recently promoted from the DSL, Rangers SS Yolfran Castillo cracks the top 20 now that he qualifies for the list. Ben Badler raved about the Venezuelan’s contact skills earlier this season. The 17-year-old was quickly brought stateside and has produced a wRC+ just below league average, which is impressive considering his age. There’s not much power—he currently sports a .017 ISO at the Complex—but he does have an xwOBAcon that was better than league average and actually only .020 lower than Brewers DSL breakout Luis Pena. He’s probably too green to be moved to full-season ball after the ACL Rangers’ current postseason run ends, but even still, the Rangers have to be happy with what they saw from their $600,000 signing. Castillo should be rostered in leagues with 400 prospects or more.
Mets C Daiverson Gutierrez is another player who is finishing stateside after starting in the DSL. The 18-year-old signed with New York for nearly $2 million in 2023 and now enters the top 20 after putting up a 170 wRC+ with two home runs over 54 plate appearances. Yet another talented Venezuelan catching signing, scouts believe Gutierrez can develop into above-average game power. His 108 mph max exit velocity seems to support that. He’s not there yet, but he’s showing above-average swing decisions and contact for his age and level, striking out at only a 7% clip at the Complex. As you know, there are a lot of great catching prospects in the minor leagues right now. He’s not there now, but Gutierrez is off to a solid start.
Complex League Pitchers (min 12 IP)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Trevor Harrison | TBR | 95 | 100 |
2 | Yordy Herrera | STL | 100 | 100 |
3 | Christian Zazueta | LAD | 89 | 93 |
4 | Samuel Sanchez | LAD | 94 | 93 |
5 | Sean Linan | LAD | 92 | 92 |
6 | Ovis Portes | BOS | 86 | 92 |
7 | Hayden Robinson | MIL | 95 | 91 |
8 | Joseph Yabbour | NYM | 84 | 91 |
9 | Keyner Benitez | MIA | 100 | 91 |
10 | Jefferson Jean | OAK | 89 | 91 |
11 | Juan Valera | BOS | 87 | 89 |
12 | Jacob Bresnahan | CLE | 94 | 89 |
13 | Rafael Gonzalez | HOU | 84 | 89 |
14 | Adrian Herrera | CIN | 84 | 88 |
15 | Johan Simon | TOR | 81 | 88 |
16 | Jogly Garcia | CLE | 84 | 88 |
17 | Alix Hernandez | SFG | 86 | 88 |
18 | Sandy Ozuna | COL | 92 | 86 |
19 | Luis Morellis | CIN | 89 | 85 |
20 | Jesus Carrera | HOU | 86 | 85 |
21 | Hyun-Seok Jang | LAD | 83 | 85 |
22 | Keythel Key | LAA | 80 | 84 |
23 | Zander Mueth | PIT | 78 | 84 |
24 | Jordarlin Mendoza | NYY | 78 | 84 |
25 | Nelfy Ynfante | STL | 91 | 84 |
The Guardians finally promoted LHP Jacob Bresnahan to Low-A Lynchburg after he registered a 34% strikeout rate, a 1.04 WHIP and 2.54 ERA over 46 innings. The 19-year-old doesn’t have overpowering stuff, nor does it come from a particularly deceptive slot. Bresnahan has a 92 mph four-seam fastball, 83 mph slider and a changeup that gets over 40% whiffs. But the Guardians are one of baseball’s best pitching development organizations and the southpaw has age on his side, just turning 19 a month ago. Look for his velocity to likely end up in the mid 90s.
Angels righty Keythel Key brings his intriguing arsenal to the top 25 for the first time this year. The 20-year-old Venezuelan has a 29% strikeout rate and a 48% groundball rate—both well above-average marks for the level—but the pitch metrics really catch RoboScout’s eye. Key averages 95 mph on his fastball and touches 99 with a high-spin breaking ball that gets about a foot of sweep, plus a developing changeup. His interesting stuff could potentially work in the back of a rotation with further development. He’s an interesting name to watchlist.
Low-A Hitters (min 50 PA)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Leodalis De Vries | SDP | 100 | 100 |
2 | Colt Emerson | SEA | 82 | 91 |
3 | Michael Arroyo | SEA | 83 | 91 |
4 | Aidan Smith | SEA | 80 | 88 |
5 | Kevin McGonigle | DET | 78 | 87 |
6 | Lazaro Montes | SEA | 88 | 87 |
7 | Blake Mitchell | KCR | 75 | 86 |
8 | Axiel Plaz | PIT | 82 | 86 |
9 | Walker Jenkins | MIN | 71 | 84 |
10 | Jonny Farmelo | SEA | 71 | 82 |
11 | Jaison Chourio | CLE | 72 | 82 |
12 | Demetrio Crisantes | ARI | 67 | 81 |
13 | Josue De Paula | LAD | 66 | 81 |
14 | Jeral Perez | LAD | 67 | 79 |
15 | Zyhir Hope | LAD | 60 | 77 |
16 | Ralphy Velazquez | CLE | 68 | 77 |
17 | Jesus Baez | NYM | 69 | 76 |
18 | Alfredo Duno | CIN | 67 | 75 |
19 | Max Clark | DET | 69 | 74 |
20 | Logan Wagner | LAD | 58 | 74 |
21 | Yophery Rodriguez | MIL | 73 | 73 |
22 | Arjun Nimmala | TOR | 67 | 73 |
23 | Rosman Verdugo | SDP | 65 | 72 |
24 | Cooper Pratt | MIL | 63 | 72 |
25 | Angel Genao | CLE | 59 | 72 |
Maintaining his absolutely breakneck pace, Leodalis De Vries (Padres) remains No. 1 after knocking three more home runs and stealing another base last week. Again, we can’t overstate what he’s doing as the youngest hitter in full-season ball. De Vries’ .901 OPS since June 3 would be the highest season mark by a 17-year old in Low-A since 2006 with a minimum of 100 plate appearances. His full-season 119 wRC+ is just behind the 122 wRC+ that org-mate Ethan Salas put up at the same age last year to much fanfare. It’s still a short sample, but RoboScout has seen enough: De Vries is a top-10 fantasy prospect.
Speaking of RoboScout favorites, Franklin Arias (Red Sox) has already hit two home runs with a preposterous 379 wRC+ in his first three games for Low-A Salem including seven RBIs. The 18-year old shortstop is on one of the more torrid streaks observed in the minors this year and is a top 25 fantasy prospect per RoboScout, especially when you consider that his 181 wRC+ in the Complex League is the highest since 2006 among 18-year-olds with at least 200 plate appearances. Just for context, Junior Caminero (Rays) had a 147 wRC+ in 2022 over 154 plate appearances before being promoted to Low-A. Arias checks all the boxes this year: Power, speed and good shortstop defense.
Low-A Pitchers (min 15 IP)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Matt Wilkinson | CLE | 100 | 100 |
2 | Jonah Tong | NYM | 91 | 95 |
3 | Quinn Mathews | STL | 85 | 94 |
4 | Alejandro Rosario | TEX | 84 | 93 |
5 | Jarlin Susana | WSN | 80 | 92 |
6 | Santiago Suarez | TBR | 79 | 90 |
7 | Didier Fuentes | ATL | 81 | 90 |
8 | Grant Taylor | CHW | 77 | 89 |
9 | George Klassen | PHI | 78 | 88 |
10 | Travis Sykora | WSN | 82 | 87 |
11 | Eliazar Dishmey | MIA | 73 | 86 |
12 | Yujanyer Herrera | MIL | 83 | 85 |
13 | Sean Linan | LAD | 84 | 84 |
14 | Kohl Drake | TEX | 82 | 82 |
15 | Thomas White | MIA | 72 | 82 |
16 | Ovis Portes | BOS | 70 | 81 |
17 | Mavis Graves | PHI | 85 | 80 |
18 | Welinton Herrera | COL | 69 | 79 |
19 | Gary Gill Hill | TBR | 78 | 79 |
20 | Jace Kaminska | COL | 74 | 79 |
21 | Isaiah Lowe | SDP | 67 | 79 |
22 | Noble Meyer | MIA | 67 | 78 |
23 | Jackson Nezuh | HOU | 66 | 77 |
24 | Jose Gonzalez | TEX | 70 | 77 |
25 | Alimber Santa | HOU | 66 | 77 |
It took 65 innings of a 1.20 WHIP, a 3.15 ERA and a strikeout-minus-walk rate of 27%, but 20-year old LHP Mavis Graves (Phillies) finally gets some ink spilt in these pages. Although he’s been deserving for some time, Graves was overshadowed in Clearwater by the louder stuff of teammate George Klassen—the newest member of the Los Angeles Angels.
Still, the 2022 sixth-rounder—with a name more like a Southern Gothic singer/songwriter than southpaw—throws a 91 mph four-seamer from a high slot and big extension. Graves also has a slider and changeup that both get over 50% whiffs. The stuff is solid enough, even if it isn’t overwhelming from a modern pitch design standpoint, and his surface stats portend a peak projection in the same cluster as Grant Taylor (White Sox), Kohl Drake (Rangers) and Yujanyer Herrera (Rockies by way of the Brewers). Graves is probably already rostered in your leagues given his solid results. If he isn’t, the big 6-foot-6 lefthander is definitely viable in leagues that roster 300 prospects.
High-A Hitters (min 50 PA)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Michael Arroyo | SEA | 97 | 100 |
2 | Luke Keaschall | MIN | 93 | 98 |
3 | Luke Adams | MIL | 92 | 97 |
4 | Sebastian Walcott | TEX | 99 | 95 |
5 | Lazaro Montes | SEA | 100 | 95 |
6 | Sal Stewart | CIN | 85 | 92 |
7 | Xavier Isaac | TBR | 90 | 92 |
8 | Carter Jensen | KCR | 86 | 91 |
9 | Josue De Paula | LAD | 80 | 88 |
10 | Alex Freeland | LAD | 77 | 86 |
11 | Samuel Zavala | CHW | 82 | 86 |
12 | Brayden Taylor | TBR | 80 | 84 |
13 | Mike Boeve | MIL | 72 | 82 |
14 | William Bergolla | PHI | 81 | 82 |
15 | Henry Bolte | OAK | 76 | 82 |
16 | Cooper Ingle | CLE | 73 | 82 |
17 | Cutter Coffey | BOS | 77 | 81 |
18 | C.J. Kayfus | CLE | 70 | 80 |
19 | Jhostynxon Garcia | BOS | 70 | 79 |
20 | Charles McAdoo | PIT | 70 | 79 |
21 | Yohendrick Pinango | CHC | 72 | 79 |
22 | Ricardo Olivar | MIN | 69 | 78 |
23 | Bryce Eldridge | SFG | 71 | 77 |
24 | Jefferson Rojas | CHC | 71 | 77 |
25 | Kristian Campbell | BOS | 65 | 77 |
Josue De Paula (Dodgers) qualifies for the High-A list for the first time this season and immediately slots into the top 10 with a 153 wRC+, two home runs and four stolen bases over 71 plate appearances. With better than league average swing decisions, contact and quality of contact—all the more impressive because he will be a teenager until next May—the only knock against the sweet-swinging left hander is the fact that his defense may ultimately relegate him to a DH-only profile. Still, with the potential for a 60-hit, 60-power profile, he should be a no-doubt fantasy contributor.
High-A Pitchers (min 15 IP)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Noah Schultz | CHW | 89 | 100 |
2 | Quinn Mathews | STL | 92 | 98 |
3 | Matt Wilkinson | CLE | 100 | 98 |
4 | Luis Perales | BOS | 87 | 98 |
5 | Owen Murphy | ATL | 90 | 97 |
6 | Chase Dollander | COL | 87 | 97 |
7 | Alejandro Rosario | TEX | 89 | 95 |
8 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | 82 | 92 |
9 | George Klassen | PHI | 80 | 88 |
10 | Jonah Tong | NYM | 87 | 88 |
11 | K.C. Hunt | MIL | 89 | 88 |
12 | Kohl Drake | TEX | 90 | 87 |
13 | Thomas White | MIA | 78 | 85 |
14 | Alessandro Ercolani | PIT | 74 | 85 |
15 | Sean Sullivan | COL | 89 | 84 |
16 | Winston Santos | TEX | 75 | 83 |
17 | Jedixson Paez | BOS | 92 | 83 |
18 | Jaden Hamm | DET | 84 | 83 |
19 | Moises Chace | BAL | 70 | 81 |
20 | Brandyn Garcia | SEA | 70 | 81 |
21 | Austin Peterson | CLE | 78 | 80 |
22 | Edgar Portes | BAL | 69 | 79 |
23 | Lazaro Estrada | TOR | 68 | 79 |
24 | Ethan Pecko | HOU | 78 | 79 |
25 | Nolan McLean | NYM | 68 | 79 |
Now that he qualifies for the list, Alejandro Rosario (Rangers) appears as the seventh pitcher in High-A with a 38% strikeout rate over 18.2 innings. The breakout righthander comes at hitters with a flat 97 mph four-seam fastball while his slider and changeup both get over 45% whiffs. RoboScout sees him as a midrotation starter with a potential for more.
Double-A Hitters (min 50 PA)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | MIN | 100 | 100 |
2 | Agustin Ramirez | NYY | 89 | 90 |
3 | Luke Keaschall | MIN | 86 | 89 |
4 | Moises Ballesteros | CHC | 88 | 87 |
5 | Matthew Lugo | BOS | 80 | 84 |
6 | Ryan Clifford | NYM | 84 | 84 |
7 | Cole Young | SEA | 82 | 82 |
8 | Roman Anthony | BOS | 78 | 80 |
9 | Deyvison De Los Santos | ARI | 82 | 80 |
10 | Kristian Campbell | BOS | 73 | 79 |
11 | Carson Williams | TBR | 79 | 79 |
12 | Hao-Yu Lee | DET | 78 | 79 |
13 | Alex Freeland | LAD | 72 | 78 |
14 | Edgar Quero | CHW | 76 | 78 |
15 | C.J. Kayfus | CLE | 73 | 78 |
16 | Henry Bolte | OAK | 75 | 76 |
17 | Colby Thomas | OAK | 70 | 74 |
18 | Jacob Wilson | OAK | 67 | 74 |
19 | Samuel Basallo | BAL | 83 | 74 |
20 | Charles McAdoo | PIT | 69 | 74 |
21 | Marcelo Mayer | BOS | 70 | 73 |
22 | Tyler Locklear | SEA | 66 | 73 |
23 | Harry Ford | SEA | 70 | 71 |
24 | Dalton Rushing | LAD | 62 | 71 |
25 | Alejandro Osuna | TEX | 67 | 71 |
Kristian Campbell (Red Sox) continues his ascent and enters the High-A top 10. His 206 wRC+ at Double-A is the highest among hitters with at least 100 plate appearances. Jacob Wilson (Athletics) had a 224 wRC+ but that was only over 93 plate appearances. As a result, Campbell has a fantasy peak projection that is not too dissimilar from Emmanuel Rodriguez (Twins). With excellent swing decisions, contact quality and better-than-average contact, Campbell is an easy top-50 fantasy prospect. With his underlying metrics, he feels like he is on the verge of going on a home run tear at any moment.
Last year, RoboScout was a fan of Javier Vaz (Royals) on account of his gifted bat-to-ball skills Lack of power was the main concern. His ISO still remains below .130 in 2024 and he only has six home runs in 338 plate appearances at Double-A. Interestingly, though, most of his power outburst has come in the last six weeks.
Since June 3, over 123 plate appearances Vaz has hit five of his six home runs to go along eight steals. That 146 wRC+ during this time, where his swinging strike rate has been lower than 4%, suggests a peak more akin to a 20/20 bat than a 12/12 bat. Keep a close eye on this one, as his defense, contact and speed gives him a high floor. If he is even a 15-home run bat, then he is a likely Top 100 fantasy prospect. Note though that neither his 90th percentile exit velocity, maximum exit velocity, xwOBAcon, or barrel rate has taken any meaningful step forward from his 2023 marks. This might just be a hot streak.
Double-A Pitchers (min 15 IP)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | 100 | 100 |
2 | Noah Schultz | CHW | 98 | 100 |
3 | Logan Henderson | MIL | 97 | 92 |
4 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | 87 | 89 |
5 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | 90 | 87 |
6 | Thomas Harrington | PIT | 90 | 86 |
7 | Tink Hence | STL | 94 | 86 |
8 | Jackson Jobe | DET | 82 | 85 |
9 | Ben Shields | NYY | 87 | 84 |
10 | Peter Van Loon | BAL | 85 | 83 |
11 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | 79 | 83 |
12 | Ben Casparius | LAD | 80 | 82 |
13 | Chandler Champlain | KCR | 95 | 82 |
14 | Blade Tidwell | NYM | 79 | 81 |
15 | Quinn Mathews | STL | 82 | 81 |
16 | Caden Dana | LAA | 84 | 79 |
17 | Carson Palmquist | COL | 83 | 79 |
18 | Austin Peterson | CLE | 85 | 79 |
19 | Troy Melton | DET | 78 | 79 |
20 | Zach Penrod | BOS | 87 | 79 |
21 | Kyle McGowin | CHC | 82 | 78 |
22 | Andrew Morris | MIN | 86 | 78 |
23 | Yilber Diaz | ARI | 83 | 78 |
24 | Brandon Young | BAL | 89 | 78 |
25 | Brandon Sproat | NYM | 80 | 77 |
Brewers righthander Logan Henderson continues to be the biggest surprise on the Double-A rankings. Henderson is now up to third place, ahead of the Pittsburgh trio of Bubba Chandler, Braxton Ashcraft and Thomas Harrington. Although he has only thrown 34 innings this season, he has generated a 29.1% strikeout-minus-walk rate. That’s good enough for the fourth-highest mark in Double-A among starting pitchers who have thrown a minimum of 20 innings. On June 30, I described his 2024 arsenal—an ultra-flat 93 mph four-seamer, a changeup that had a called or swinging strike rate of 47% and an 84 mph bullet slider—and he has since utilized it to generate 25 strikeouts and a paltry three walks in 18 innings. RoboScout considers him extremely underrated.
Caden Dana (Angels) is a Top 100 Prospect and moved up six spots to himself inside the Double-A top 20. In his two Double-A starts since appearing in the Futures Game, Dana has thrown a complete game and struck out 18 while only walking one over a total of 14 innings. A physical righthander with a predominantly four-pitch mix, Dana pitch regularly in the Angels’ rotation starting in 2025.
Triple-A Hitters (min 50 PA)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | James Wood | WSN | 100 | 100 |
2 | Jackson Holliday | BAL | 95 | 94 |
3 | Coby Mayo | BAL | 88 | 92 |
4 | Miguel Vargas | LAD | 79 | 86 |
5 | Kyle Manzardo | CLE | 79 | 85 |
6 | Jose Fermin | STL | 76 | 85 |
7 | Andy Pages | LAD | 74 | 82 |
8 | Adrian Del Castillo | ARI | 72 | 81 |
9 | Agustin Ramirez | NYY | 75 | 79 |
10 | Jacob Wilson | OAK | 70 | 78 |
11 | Moises Ballesteros | CHC | 75 | 77 |
12 | Angel Martinez | CLE | 75 | 76 |
13 | Niko Kavadas | BOS | 66 | 76 |
14 | Dillon Dingler | DET | 69 | 76 |
15 | Jonatan Clase | SEA | 72 | 75 |
16 | Matthew Lugo | BOS | 67 | 74 |
17 | Jordan Beck | COL | 65 | 75 |
18 | Shay Whitcomb | HOU | 72 | 74 |
19 | Luis Matos | SFG | 65 | 74 |
20 | Joey Loperfido | HOU | 65 | 74 |
21 | Chase Meidroth | BOS | 65 | 73 |
22 | Jace Jung | DET | 70 | 73 |
23 | Deyvison De Los Santos | ARI | 78 | 72 |
24 | Jhonkensy Noel | CLE | 79 | 72 |
25 | Orelvis Martinez | TOR | 71 | 72 |
With five home runs in his last 19 plate appearances, there is no doubt that Dillon Dingler (Tigers) should make this upcoming week’s Hot Sheet. On the season the 25-year-old catcher now has 17 home runs and a wRC+ of 136 and enters top 15 after never previously gracing the list. That projects to be an above-average hitter with 20+ home runs in the major leagues, yet funnily enough he only ranks as the No. 4 catcher in Triple-A with those peak projections. Dingler is still behind Adrian Del Castillo (Diamondbacks), Agustin Ramirez (Marlins by way of Yankees) and Moises Ballesteros (Cubs). What I’m getting at is that the catching position will be solid in fantasy for the next decade.
Another former RoboScout friend, Buddy Kennedy—now of the Phillies—has hit three doubles and two home runs over his last four games and has a 190 wRC+ over his last 165 plate appearances. He has always been a hit-over-power minor leaguer, but the Phillies appear to have unlocked something since acquiring him from the Tigers. Kennedy’s .295 ISO with Triple-A Lehigh Valley is the highest of his minor league career at any level. It’s even higher than his 17-homer season in Double-A in 2021. Alec Bohm and Bryson Stott block Kennedy on the Phillies’ depth chart, but RoboScout is happy to see that the 25-year-old rejuvenated since joining the Phillies organization.
Triple-A Pitchers (min 15 IP)
Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
1 | Paul Skenes | PIT | 100 | 100 |
2 | Christian Scott | NYM | 91 | 92 |
3 | David Festa | MIN | 88 | 81 |
4 | Will Warren | NYY | 79 | 81 |
5 | Jack Leiter | TEX | 77 | 80 |
6 | Tylor Megill | NYM | 80 | 79 |
7 | Chayce McDermott | BAL | 77 | 77 |
8 | Carson Spiers | CIN | 75 | 77 |
9 | Tobias Myers | MIL | 73 | 77 |
10 | Yilber Diaz | ARI | 79 | 76 |
11 | Cade Povich | BAL | 84 | 75 |
12 | Chad Patrick | MIL | 75 | 75 |
13 | Elieser Hernandez | LAD | 73 | 75 |
14 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | 75 | 75 |
15 | Louie Varland | MIN | 75 | 73 |
16 | Alek Manoah | TOR | 75 | 73 |
17 | Quinn Priester | PIT | 83 | 72 |
18 | Slade Cecconi | ARI | 77 | 72 |
19 | Cristian Mena | ARI | 79 | 72 |
20 | AJ Smith-Shawver | ATL | 70 | 71 |
21 | Albert Suarez | BAL | 74 | 71 |
22 | Matt Manning | DET | 67 | 70 |
23 | Reid Detmers | LAA | 83 | 70 |
24 | Osvaldo Bido | OAK | 70 | 68 |
25 | Josh Winckowski | BOS | 68 | 68 |
We mentioned a few weeks ago that Will Warren (Yankees) was doing his best to turn his season around after a forgettable early going. And now the 25-year-old has pushed himself into the top five. Although the 1.40 WHIP and 6.11 ERA doesn’t look particularly compelling, his xFIP is actually 3.93 with a 27% strikeout rate and his high ranking is quite representative of the fact that Triple-A pitching after Paul Skenes (Pirates) and Christian Scott (Mets) isn’t particularly intimidating, contributing to the perception that the jump for Triple-A hitters to the major leagues seems higher than ever.
Still, Warren’s 25% strikeout-minus-walk rate since June 3 is the fourth-highest by a starting pitcher. Considering he has averaged over five innings per start during that time, it’s quite probable the Yankees will call him up this season. Expect him to make a difference in redraft leagues, where he’s one of the last non-injury pitchers to have that potential.
Happy bidding!