Top 35 MLB Righthanded Pitching Prospects Entering 2024

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Image credit: Paul Skenes (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

The 2024 season is finally upon us.

To get you ready, we present Baseball America’s 2024 prospect position rankings. Every player who entered the season with prospect eligibility was eligible for our position rankings.

Below is the 2024 prospect position ranking for righthanders, and if you click on the team name next to the prospect, you’ll see the organization’s top 30 prospects along with detailed scouting reports for each prospect.

You can find a deeper explanation of the 20-80 scouting scale we used for tool grades here. J.J. Cooper also dives into our grading methodology here.

RankPlayerOrgFBCBSLCHOTHCTLBA GradeRisk
1.Paul SkenesPirates7070606065Highadj
2.Andrew PainterPhillies705060557070Extreme55
3.Jackson JobeTigers607060506060High55
4.Cade HortonCubs605065505560High50
5.Jacob MisiorowskiBrewers806070404060High50
6.Dylan LeskoPadres7055706060Extreme50
7.AJ Smith-ShawverBraves655560505555High45
8.Mason MillerAthletics706050605055High45
9.Noble MeyerMarlins6070505560Extreme45
10.Hurston WaldrepBraves6060654055High45
11.Drew ThorpePadres504055606055High45
12.Bubba ChandlerPirates6055555055High45
13.Rhett LowderReds5555606055High45
14.Chase DollanderRockies605060555555High45
15.Mick AbelPhillies706055604055High45
16.Shane BazRays704560505560Extreme45
17.Chase HamptonYankees60555545504555High45
18.Daniel EspinoGuardians805570505560Extreme45
19.Jared JonesPirates705060454555High45
20.Tekoah RobyCardinals556050506060Extreme45
21.Connor PhillipsReds605060304555High45
22.Luis MoralesAthletics705560455060Extreme45
23.Gavin StoneDodgers5550655550Medium45
24.Tink HenceCardinals554550554555High45
25.Max MeyerMarlins5570555555High45
26.Christian ScottMets604055506055High45
27.Kyle HurtDodgers605055604550Medium45
28.River RyanDodgers655560554550Medium45
29.Chase PettyReds5060556055High45
30.Nick NastriniWhite Sox655555504555High45
31.Owen WhiteRangers505555504545Low45
32.Cade CavalliNationals706555555055Very High45
33.Nick FrassoDodgers7060505055High45
34.Brock PorterRangers6055604055Extreme42.5
35.JR RitchieBraves5560506055Extreme40

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