With the final month of MLB’s regular season underway and Class A ball wrapping up on Sunday, RoboScout is busy working on the top prospects for your dynasty leagues as 2025 winds to a close.
This week we’ll have some Statcast comps—otherwise known as ‘if you like this guy, why not this guy’—for some lower-level hitters by looking at some underlying metrics that are in similar clusters. Use this type of statistical arbitrage to grab some potentially underlooked gems.
After folding in MiLB Statcast data last week, we included our “final” RoboScout ranks for the rookie leagues. We won’t repeat them this week, so you can find those here.
Let’s see who RoboScout is recommending this week.
Complex League Hitting
Last week, the final Complex League hitter Top 20 ranked the following players:
- 4. Jhonny Level, SS, Giants
- 5. Ching-Hsien Ko, OF, Dodgers
- 12. Pedro Ibarguen, INF, Brewers
- 19. Handelfry Encarnacion, OF, Brewers
At first glance, Encarnacion’s ranking might seem curious considering he had just a 120 wRC+ through 214 plate appearances. Level, who had a similar 119 wRC+ in 261 plate appearances, also has nine homers and 17 steals, so it’s more obvious why he ranks higher than the Brewers center fielder.
But a deeper look under the hood uncovers some more similarities.
Jhonny Level vs. Handelfry Encarnacion
| Name | Cont% | IZCont% | EV | 90%EV | Barrel% | Chase% | HrdHit% |
| Level | 79% | 86% | 87 mph | 103 mph | 15% | 28% | 37% |
| Encarnacion | 78% | 85% | 87 mph | 105 mph | 16% | 18% | 37% |
The two hitters have near identical contact rates, exit velocities and hard-hit rates. And with identical barrel rates, it’s not a situation where one of them is hitting all of their hard balls into the ground, either. In fact, in a blind comparison, one would take Encarnacion. He chases at a much less frequent rate whereas Level chases more than league-average. And for those wondering, it’s not because Encarnacion is passive. His swing-minus-chase rate is 24% (average is around 20%) meaning he makes excellent swing decisions.
The same kind of analysis can be done with Ko and Ibarguen.
Ko had a 171 wRC+ in 226 Complex League plate appearances before his promotion to Low-A Rancho Cucamonga. Ibarguen had a less impressive 135 wRC+ over 135 plate appearances before also getting promoted to Low-A Carolina. Since their promotions, it may surprise you that Ibarguen has surprisingly performed better than Ko. The Brewers infielder has a 118 wRC+ with a home run over 68 plate appearances, while the Dodger has yet to hit a home run over 124 plate appearances and boasts a 95 wRC+.
But a look under the hood shows Ibarguen’s performance isn’t surprising at all. Ko doesn’t have a clear advantage–instead, their numbers are nearly identical.
Ching-Hsien Ko vs. Pedro Ibarguen
| Name | Cont% | IZCont% | EV | 90%EV | Barrel% | Chase% | HardHit% |
| Ko | 75% | 80% | 87 mph | 102.1 mph | 17% | 18% | 38% |
| Ibarguen | 75% | 82% | 87 mph | 102.3 mph | 15% | 16% | 37% |
Of course, there’s more to evaluating a prospect than just underlying or surface-level hitting numbers. However, the Brewers corner infielder has an extremely underrated blend of power and speed in an organization with a knack for developing international signees.
The average 90th percentile exit velocity for an 18-year-old in the Complex League is 100 mph. All four prospects listed above are a standard deviation above that. The average contact rate for an 18-year-old in the Complex League is 72%. All four hitters are above-average to plus.
One final sales pitch for Ibarguen, who admittedly doesn’t provide all that much defensive value and therefore must hit. He has improved year-over-year in all the key metrics:
| Season | Cont% | 90%EV | Barrel% | Chase% |
| 2024 | 63% | 98.9 mph | 4% | 19% |
| 2025 | 75% | 102.3 mph | 15% | 16% |
Low-A Hitting
The top hitting performances for Low-A per RoboScout are:
| Name | Team | Age | wRC+ | HR | SB | Robo | RoboCast | |
| 1 | Edward Florentino | PIT | 18 | 143 | 10 | 29 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Rainiel Rodriguez | STL | 18 | 145 | 13 | 3 | 100 | 94 |
| 3 | Eduardo Quintero | LAD | 19 | 160 | 14 | 35 | 93 | 83 |
| 4 | Alfredo Duno | CIN | 19 | 164 | 18 | 6 | 89 | 82 |
| 5 | Dax Kilby | NYY | 18 | 159 | 0 | 16 | 84 | 80 |
| 6 | Luis Pena | MIL | 18 | 138 | 6 | 41 | 89 | 79 |
| 7 | Juneiker Caceres | CLE | 17 | 102 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 74 |
| 8 | Konnor Griffin | PIT | 19 | 156 | 9 | 26 | 78 | 74 |
| 9 | Caleb Bonemer | CHW | 19 | 147 | 10 | 27 | 80 | 74 |
| 10 | Theo Gillen | TBR | 19 | 149 | 5 | 36 | 78 | 72 |
| 11 | Emil Morales | LAD | 18 | 167 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 71 |
| 12 | Jesus Made | MIL | 18 | 121 | 4 | 40 | 77 | 71 |
| 13 | Deniel Ortiz | STL | 20 | 145 | 10 | 31 | 73 | 68 |
| 14 | Nate George | BAL | 19 | 163 | 1 | 25 | 75 | 67 |
| 15 | Eduardo Tait | PHI | 18 | 106 | 11 | 0 | 74 | 66 |
| 16 | Nathan Flewelling | TBR | 18 | 124 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 66 |
| 17 | Justin Gonzales | BOS | 18 | 131 | 4 | 11 | 70 | 66 |
| 18 | A.J. Ewing | NYM | 20 | 202 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 65 |
| 19 | Roldy Brito | COL | 18 | 156 | 1 | 13 | 75 | 64 |
| 20 | Wilder Dalis | COL | 18 | 101 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 64 |
| 21 | Eric Bitonti | MIL | 19 | 115 | 19 | 17 | 68 | 64 |
Yankees 2025 first-rounder Dax Kilby continues to roll along. He raised his wRC+ from 135 to 159 over the last week while stealing six more bases. Kilby looks like a clear first-round FYPD pick.
Rays catcher Nathan Flewelling makes the biggest move in the rankings, jumping four spots to 16th. It’s not a surprise when looking at the underlying data. Flewelling has grossly underperformed his metrics. And while Dodgers shortstop Emil Morales has much more fantasy buzz, Flewelling is actually two months younger with similar Statcast data:
Emil Morales vs. Nathan Flewelling
| Name | Cont% | IZCont% | EV | 90%EV | Barrel% | Chase% | HardHit% |
| E Morales | 70% | 77% | 89 mph | 105.3 mph | 22% | 26% | 44% |
| N Flewelling | 69% | 76% | 90 mph | 105.2 mph | 17% | 18% | 40% |
Morales’ superior hard-hit percentage shows he consistently hits the ball harder this year. He also optimizes his hard contact with the much higher barrel rate. Morales, however, swings a bit more freely than the Rays backstop, who rarely chases. It will be interesting to see how they both develop over the next few years.
Rockies 18-year-old infielder Wilder Dalis enters the list with a 101 wRC+, three home runs with six stolen bases for Low-A Fresno last week. Under the hood, Dalis has above-average to plus contact rates, average chase and above-average thump. Here’s how his data compares to two other more well-known 18-year-old prospects, Brewers infielder Luis Peña and Orioles outfielder Nate George, who both both accrued more than 100 Low-A plate appearances:
Luis Pena vs. Nate George vs. Wilder Dalis
| Name | Cont% | IZCnt% | EV | 90%EV | Barrel% | Chase% | HrdHit% | xwOBA |
| Pena | 78% | 87% | 89 mph | 105 mph | 14% | 30% | 43% | .326 |
| George | 79% | 84% | 88 mph | 103 mph | 17% | 32% | 34% | .326 |
| Dalis | 76% | 85% | 88 mph | 103 mph | 21% | 28% | 37% | .345 |
Although Dalis ever-so-slightly lags behind the other two in the contact metrics, he chases less than the others and barrels far more than them, leading to the highest xwOBA. Interestingly, Peña’s 90th percentile exit velocity is 2 mph better, but he has the lowest barrel rate which corresponds to the lowest average launch angle and highest groundball rate.
We won’t be surprised if Dalis has the best wRC+ of the trio next year.
Another Rockies infielder, Roldy Brito, ranks 19th and isn’t too far off from that triumvirate. His Low-A wRC+ is actually higher than both Dalis and Peña. Here’s the same table with Brito, who is also in his age-18 season:
| Name | Cont% | IZCnt% | EV | 90%EV | Barrel% | Chase% | HrdHit% | xwOBA |
| Pena | 78% | 87% | 89 mph | 105 mph | 14% | 30% | 43% | .326 |
| George | 79% | 84% | 88 mph | 103 mph | 17% | 32% | 34% | .326 |
| Dalis | 76% | 85% | 88 mph | 103 mph | 21% | 28% | 37% | .345 |
| Brito | 74% | 82% | 87 mph | 102 mph | 14% | 33% | 33% | .346 |
Brito is definitely another hitter that has RoboScout’s eye for 2026.
Low-A Pitching
The top pitcher performances in Low-A per RoboScout are:
| Name | Team | Age | IP | K% | BB% | WHIP | ERA | GB% | Robo | |
| 1 | Sean Paul Linan | WSN | 20 | 29.2 | 44.2% | 8.8% | 0.84 | 1.21 | 41.5% | 100 |
| 2 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | 21 | 33.1 | 43.3% | 6.3% | 0.81 | 2.43 | 48.3% | 99 |
| 3 | Johnny King | TOR | 18 | 37.2 | 38.1% | 17.9% | 1.51 | 3.35 | 33.8% | 98 |
| 4 | Wei-En Lin | OAK | 19 | 50 | 34.0% | 3.0% | 1.10 | 3.96 | 29.2% | 97 |
| 5 | David Shields | KCR | 18 | 71.2 | 28.3% | 5.2% | 1.02 | 2.01 | 46.7% | 95 |
| 6 | Caden Scarborough | TEX | 20 | 75 | 32.3% | 6.5% | 0.92 | 2.88 | 43.5% | 95 |
| 7 | Cam Caminiti | ATL | 18 | 56.1 | 31.9% | 11.1% | 1.22 | 2.08 | 50.8% | 94 |
| 8 | Kendry Chourio | KCR | 17 | 22.2 | 25.0% | 4.2% | 1.06 | 5.16 | 47.6% | 94 |
| 9 | Christian Oppor | CHW | 20 | 22.1 | 39.5% | 8.1% | 0.85 | 2.42 | 21.4% | 92 |
| 10 | Braylon Doughty | CLE | 19 | 85.1 | 27.3% | 6.4% | 1.25 | 3.48 | 49.4% | 92 |
| 11 | Jogly Garcia | CLE | 21 | 30.2 | 42.9% | 11.1% | 1.04 | 2.05 | 46.3% | 92 |
| 12 | Jacob Bresnahan | SFG | 20 | 93 | 32.5% | 11.3% | 1.18 | 2.61 | 31.2% | 89 |
| 13 | Jesus Carrera | HOU | 20 | 22 | 30.9% | 8.5% | 1.23 | 4.50 | 42.6% | 89 |
| 14 | Ryan Sloan | SEA | 19 | 70.2 | 27.1% | 5.3% | 1.15 | 3.44 | 48.9% | 89 |
| 15 | Wellington Aracena | BAL | 20 | 69 | 31.9% | 12.8% | 1.09 | 2.22 | 49.3% | 89 |
| 16 | Kash Mayfield | SDP | 20 | 60.2 | 34.1% | 10.9% | 1.22 | 2.97 | 43.6% | 89 |
| 17 | Christian Zazueta | LAD | 20 | 66.1 | 29.7% | 5.9% | 1.04 | 2.44 | 36.7% | 88 |
| 18 | Keyner Martinez | SFG | 20 | 22 | 31.3% | 11.5% | 1.45 | 2.86 | 51.9% | 88 |
| 19 | Yhoiker Fajardo | BOS | 18 | 51.1 | 27.8% | 9.4% | 1.23 | 2.98 | 50.0% | 87 |
| 20 | Travis Sykora | WSN | 21 | 6 | 42.9% | 9.5% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 86 |
| 21 | Luis De La Torre | SFG | 21 | 35.2 | 33.6% | 7.9% | 0.93 | 1.77 | 53.2% | 86 |
Braves lefthander Cam Caminiti jumped to seventh after adding six more innings and seven strikeouts to his Low-A numbers. The 19-year-old sits 94 mph from a low slot and above-average extension that leads to a flat -4.7 VAA. His slider sits 81 mph and has over 10 inches of horizontal break, generating a 40% whiff rate. Caminiti also adds a changeup that has 9 mph velocity separation and 12 inches vertical separation, which also elicits over 40% whiffs. RoboScout converts his 56-inning body of work into a peak projection of a midrotation starter with a 1.25 WHIP and an ERA under 4.00.
Giants lefthander Jacob Bresnahan also rose seven spots to 12th with a solid week. Over the last five weeks and six starts, the 20-year-old has a 34% strikeout rate and a 1.29 ERA. Bresnahan has some interesting stuff from the left side: a 92 mph four-seam fastball that has over 20 inches of IVB and gets 32% whiffs, an 82 mph slider with a 42% whiff rate and a splitter that gets over 40% whiffs and 40% chases. RoboScout sees a back-of-the-rotation starter, though in an organization that seems to be doing well in young pitching development and has three pitchers on the Low-A list.
Phillies righthander Ramon Marquez is generating a lot of buzz. It makes sense given that he has Low-A’s highest swinging strike rate since Aug. 1 and a 28% strikeout-minus-walk rate during that time, which trails only four starters (including Guardians righthander Braylon Doughty). Under the hood, Marquez has solid stuff. He has a 94 mph fastball, a changeup that is 14 mph slower than his heater with a ridiculous 60% whiff rate, plus a tight 85 mph slider that gets more than 45% whiffs. Marquez ranked 18th on Baseball America’s Florida Complex League rankings with the potential for those secondaries to become above-average offerings, and his first 17 innings with Low-A Clearwater continued his strong run.
High-A Hitting
The top hitter performances for High-A per RoboScout are:
| Name | Team | Age | wRC+ | HR | SB | Robo | RoboCast | |
| 1 | Rainiel Rodriguez | STL | 18 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 100 |
| 2 | Josue Briceno | DET | 20 | 187 | 15 | 1 | 100 | 98 |
| 3 | Kevin McGonigle | DET | 20 | 214 | 7 | 3 | 86 | 88 |
| 4 | Leo De Vries | SDP | 18 | 120 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 86 |
| 5 | Eduardo Quintero | LAD | 19 | 134 | 5 | 11 | 89 | 85 |
| 6 | Konnor Griffin | PIT | 19 | 170 | 7 | 33 | 84 | 84 |
| 7 | Max Clark | DET | 20 | 157 | 7 | 12 | 79 | 78 |
| 8 | Luis Pena | MIL | 18 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 77 |
| 9 | Caleb Bonemer | CHW | 19 | 214 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 77 |
| 10 | Josue De Paula | LAD | 20 | 140 | 11 | 32 | 77 | 77 |
| 11 | Michael Arroyo | SEA | 20 | 153 | 15 | 3 | 75 | 76 |
| 12 | Jesus Made | MIL | 18 | 157 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 75 |
| 13 | Esmerlyn Valdez | PIT | 21 | 176 | 20 | 2 | 74 | 74 |
| 14 | Lazaro Montes | SEA | 20 | 149 | 18 | 3 | 77 | 73 |
| 15 | Jefferson Rojas | CHC | 20 | 144 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 73 |
| 16 | Colt Emerson | SEA | 19 | 125 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 73 |
| 17 | Ralphy Velazquez | CLE | 20 | 120 | 17 | 1 | 67 | 72 |
| 18 | Zyhir Hope | LAD | 20 | 132 | 13 | 26 | 71 | 72 |
| 19 | George Lombard Jr. | NYY | 20 | 192 | 1 | 11 | 72 | 71 |
| 20 | Eduardo Tait | MIN | 18 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 71 |
| 21 | Izaac Pacheco | DET | 22 | 157 | 17 | 0 | 67 | 71 |
| 22 | Nathan Flewelling | TBR | 18 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 71 |
The High-A rankings are mostly unchanged outside of one significant addition. Cardinals catcher Rainiel Rodriguez, who just got called up to High-A Peoria, immediately slots into the top spot with his 13 plate appearances even despite hitting zero homers. RoboScout sees Rodriguez and Tigers catcher Josue Briceño with peak projections of .280/.360 with 30+ home runs. Both will be fantasy studs, especially if they retain catcher eligibility.
Dodgers outfielder Josue De Paula was another big riser. Last week, he homered, stole two bases and raised his wRC+ from 132 to 140. All of his key Statcast metrics are essentially above-average or plus for his age and level. Combine that with his surface-level production and RoboScout projects a .260/.350 hitter at peak with 20 homers and 20 steals.
On Aug. 22, Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes highlighted Blue Jays third baseman Sean Keys as a hitter with strong underlying data. Since then, the 22-year-old has hit five home runs in 57 plate appearances at High-A Vancouver leading to a 211 wRC+. Looking closer at the data, his underlying metrics resemble quite closely to another 22-year-old, albeit at one level higher, Guardians second baseman Travis Bazzana:
Travis Bazzana vs. Sean Keys
| Name | Cont% | IZCnt% | EV | 90%EV | Barrel% | Chase% | HrdHit% | xwOBA |
| Bazzana | 79% | 84% | 90 mph | 105 mph | 24% | 17% | 42% | .334 |
| Keys | 78% | 85% | 90 mph | 104 mph | 19% | 17% | 40% | .329 |
Outside of Bazzana’s significant advantage in barrel rate, the two hitters essentially mirror each other. Although the difference in barrel rate is substantial, Keys’ 19% rate is essentially plus (Bazzana’s borders double-plus). Keys is underrated, and his recent performance is only starting to converge with the underlying data.
High-A Pitching
The top pitcher performances in High-A per RoboScout are:
| Name | Team | Age | IP | K% | BB% | WHIP | ERA | GB% | Robo | |
| 1 | Travis Sykora | WSN | 21 | 29.2 | 44.3% | 7.5% | 0.67 | 1.21 | 42.9% | 100 |
| 2 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | 21 | 17.1 | 47.8% | 15.9% | 0.92 | 1.56 | 52.0% | 99 |
| 3 | Carlos Lagrange | NYY | 22 | 41.2 | 38.1% | 7.1% | 1.03 | 4.10 | 36.4% | 94 |
| 4 | Gage Jump | OAK | 22 | 31 | 37.2% | 4.1% | 0.84 | 2.32 | 33.8% | 92 |
| 5 | Caden Scarborough | TEX | 20 | 13 | 38.8% | 4.1% | 0.62 | 0.00 | 46.2% | 91 |
| 6 | Bishop Letson | MIL | 20 | 37.1 | 30.3% | 6.3% | 0.99 | 1.69 | 54.0% | 91 |
| 7 | Payton Tolle | BOS | 22 | 49.2 | 38.3% | 6.8% | 1.17 | 3.62 | 33.9% | 89 |
| 8 | Jarlin Susana | WSN | 21 | 9 | 44.4% | 5.6% | 0.89 | 3.00 | 52.9% | 88 |
| 9 | Wei-En Lin | OAK | 19 | 30.1 | 33.6% | 10.1% | 0.96 | 3.26 | 39.4% | 88 |
| 10 | Trey Gibson | BAL | 23 | 38.2 | 40.4% | 8.4% | 1.19 | 5.12 | 45.7% | 88 |
| 11 | Gage Stanifer | TOR | 21 | 76 | 36.5% | 11.7% | 1.22 | 3.20 | 40.3% | 88 |
| 12 | Juaron Watts-Brown | TOR | 23 | 37.1 | 39.7% | 7.7% | 1.18 | 3.62 | 42.9% | 88 |
| 13 | David Davalillo | TEX | 22 | 51 | 34.0% | 5.5% | 0.82 | 2.12 | 54.5% | 87 |
| 14 | Sean Paul Linan | WSN | 20 | 40.1 | 25.9% | 9.4% | 1.17 | 3.12 | 45.8% | 86 |
| 15 | Michael Forret | BAL | 21 | 59.2 | 33.5% | 7.5% | 0.80 | 1.51 | 38.3% | 86 |
| 16 | Eduardo Rivera | BOS | 22 | 44.2 | 39.5% | 9.3% | 0.83 | 1.61 | 59.0% | 86 |
| 17 | Thomas White | MIA | 20 | 35 | 36.6% | 11.7% | 1.11 | 2.83 | 47.2% | 85 |
| 18 | Jogly Garcia | CLE | 21 | 8.1 | 24.3% | 8.1% | 1.32 | 5.40 | 34.8% | 85 |
| 19 | Christian Oppor | CHW | 20 | 60.1 | 30.0% | 12.3% | 1.33 | 3.43 | 50.4% | 85 |
| 20 | Santiago Suarez | TBR | 20 | 40.2 | 26.9% | 3.6% | 1.01 | 2.88 | 40.0% | 84 |
| 21 | Ryan Sloan | SEA | 19 | 11.1 | 26.5% | 0.0% | 1.24 | 5.56 | 55.9% | 84 |
| 22 | T.J. Nichols | TBR | 23 | 96.2 | 30.4% | 5.4% | 1.09 | 3.63 | 41.9% | 84 |
| 23 | Manuel Rodriguez | MIL | 19 | 83.2 | 25.6% | 4.6% | 0.99 | 3.01 | 31.4% | 84 |
Outside of the addition of White Sox lefthander Christian Oppor, who we wrote about last week, and the addition of Brewers righthander Manuel Rodriguez, not much has changed in these rankings
Rodriguez turned 20 last month and has had a solid last five weeks with a 28% strikeout rate, a 4% walk rate and a 1.08 WHIP over his last seven starts. He doesn’t have particularly dominant stuff. Rodriguez’s fastball sits 88 mph and his 81 mph cutter is actually his primary pitch. His slider has over a foot of horizontal break and his changeup has over a foot of armside run. The fastball and cutter essentially act as bridges between the 26 inches of east-west movement. Add it all up and he looks like a pitchability, back-of-the-rotation righty whose floor and ceiling are somewhat in the mold of fellow-cutter-forward-Brewer Chad Patrick.
Marlins righthander Eliazar Dishmey was a RoboScout darling in 2024 and has enjoyed a solid High-A campaign since his promotion to Beloit last month. He has 32 strikeouts over 24.2 innings (five starts) to just six walks. The 20-year-old has a five-pitch arsenal, headed by his flat 93 mph four-seam fastball and a new changeup that has 10 mph of vertical and velocity separation. On the strength of his recent pitching, RoboScout sees the potential for a back-of-the-rotation starter, but he will need to sustain this level of success more consistently in order to reach that outcome.
Double-A Hitting
The top hitter performances in Double-A per RoboScout are:
| Name | Team | Age | wRC+ | HR | SB | Robo | RoboCast | |
| 1 | Kevin McGonigle | DET | 20 | 157 | 10 | 6 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Josue Briceno | DET | 20 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 96 |
| 3 | Ryan Clifford | NYM | 21 | 147 | 24 | 4 | 95 | 96 |
| 4 | Jett Williams | NYM | 21 | 155 | 10 | 32 | 95 | 91 |
| 5 | Walker Jenkins | MIN | 20 | 155 | 7 | 11 | 94 | 90 |
| 6 | Bryce Eldridge | SFG | 20 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 87 |
| 7 | Konnor Griffin | PIT | 19 | 179 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 86 |
| 8 | Max Clark | DET | 20 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 86 |
| 9 | Sal Stewart | CIN | 21 | 145 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 85 |
| 10 | Leo De Vries | OAK | 18 | 106 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 85 |
| 11 | Luke Adams | MIL | 21 | 169 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 85 |
| 12 | Sebastian Walcott | TEX | 19 | 106 | 13 | 31 | 86 | 83 |
| 13 | Brock Wilken | MIL | 23 | 166 | 18 | 2 | 81 | 83 |
| 14 | JJ Wetherholt | STL | 22 | 150 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 83 |
| 15 | Lazaro Montes | SEA | 20 | 124 | 14 | 2 | 85 | 83 |
| 16 | Michael Arroyo | SEA | 20 | 123 | 2 | 9 | 79 | 81 |
| 17 | Aidan Miller | PHI | 21 | 133 | 13 | 51 | 84 | 81 |
| 18 | Kala’i Rosario | MIN | 22 | 135 | 25 | 26 | 79 | 78 |
| 19 | Jacob Reimer | NYM | 21 | 155 | 9 | 4 | 77 | 78 |
| 20 | Esmerlyn Valdez | PIT | 21 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 78 |
| 21 | Spencer Jones | NYY | 24 | 183 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 78 |
| 22 | Hector Rodriguez | CIN | 21 | 139 | 12 | 6 | 78 | 78 |
Tigers outfielder Max Clark finds himself in the top 10 after homering and raising his wRC+ to 141. With his105 mph 90th percentile exit velocity and plus contact rates, there is nothing in his Statcast data that hints at a potential flaw. RoboScout sees a peak projection of .280/.365 with 20 home runs and 10 stolen bases.That’s a top-20 fantasy hitter.
Athletics shortstop Leo De Vries has started his Double-A career with a 106 wRC+, two steals and his first home run (yesterday) in 68 plate appearances. Taking his High-A body of work into consideration, De Vries’ peak projection is almost identical to Clark’s but with potentially even more power. He’s two years younger than Clark and already at the same level, so he’s more appropriately ranked as a top-10 hitting prospect.
Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin is not having a hard time in Double-A. He has a 179 wRC+ with four home runs and six stolen bases in 64 plate appearances as a teenager. That’s a fantasy star.
Guess who has eight home runs in his last 137 plate appearances with a 172 wRC+? Rockies 2024 draft pick Charlie Condon. Even folding in his slow start, Condon has a slightly below-average contact rate with an average in-zone contact rate. His 104.7 mph 90th percentile exit velocity is above-average for the level. Couple that with average swing decisions and Condon looks like he should be an average MLB hitter at peak with 20-25 homers. After a dark few months, this has been a nice bounceback season for Condon.
Double-A Pitching
The top pitcher performances in Double-A per RoboScout are:
| Name | Team | Age | IP | K% | BB% | WHIP | ERA | GB% | Robo | |
| 1 | Chase Burns | CIN | 22 | 42 | 36.4% | 2.6% | 0.71 | 1.29 | 42.9% | 100 |
| 2 | Jonah Tong | NYM | 22 | 102 | 40.8% | 11.1% | 0.92 | 1.59 | 54.6% | 97 |
| 3 | Payton Tolle | BOS | 22 | 27 | 37.4% | 7.1% | 0.74 | 1.67 | 40.4% | 92 |
| 4 | Trey Gibson | BAL | 23 | 52.1 | 32.5% | 8.6% | 0.90 | 1.55 | 49.1% | 89 |
| 5 | Jarlin Susana | WSN | 21 | 47.1 | 38.0% | 15.4% | 1.39 | 3.61 | 45.5% | 89 |
| 6 | Kendry Rojas | TOR | 22 | 18.2 | 40.0% | 2.7% | 1.07 | 3.86 | 57.1% | 89 |
| 7 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | 21 | 30 | 38.0% | 9.1% | 1.07 | 4.50 | 27.0% | 88 |
| 8 | Thomas White | MIA | 20 | 45.1 | 39.3% | 12.6% | 1.19 | 1.59 | 38.4% | 88 |
| 9 | Yordanny Monegro | BOS | 22 | 33.2 | 35.8% | 5.8% | 1.19 | 2.67 | 57.0% | 86 |
| 10 | Mitch Bratt | TEX | 21 | 117 | 29.7% | 4.4% | 1.16 | 3.23 | 37.8% | 85 |
| 11 | Coleman Crow | MIL | 24 | 43 | 31.1% | 4.8% | 0.91 | 2.51 | 50.5% | 83 |
| 12 | Braxton Bragg | BAL | 24 | 42.2 | 33.7% | 6.9% | 1.12 | 2.32 | 48.5% | 82 |
| 13 | Ty Johnson | TBR | 23 | 107.1 | 34.1% | 8.9% | 0.93 | 2.52 | 34.4% | 82 |
| 14 | Carlos Lagrange | NYY | 22 | 72.1 | 31.5% | 15.3% | 1.35 | 3.48 | 40.3% | 80 |
| 15 | Robby Snelling | MIA | 21 | 72.1 | 28.2% | 7.3% | 1.22 | 3.61 | 52.9% | 80 |
| 16 | T.J. Nichols | TBR | 23 | 32 | 28.9% | 5.3% | 0.84 | 1.13 | 40.0% | 79 |
| 17 | Michael Forret | BAL | 21 | 14.1 | 27.3% | 7.3% | 0.91 | 1.88 | 41.2% | 79 |
| 18 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | 24 | 53 | 30.2% | 8.0% | 1.21 | 2.38 | 48.4% | 79 |
| 19 | Luis Morales | OAK | 22 | 42.1 | 31.7% | 9.0% | 1.02 | 2.98 | 46.4% | 79 |
| 20 | Gage Jump | OAK | 22 | 76.2 | 25.8% | 8.5% | 1.19 | 3.40 | 45.8% | 79 |
| 21 | David Davalillo | TEX | 22 | 50.2 | 25.1% | 8.4% | 1.01 | 2.49 | 46.6% | 79 |
| 22 | Hunter Barco | PIT | 24 | 25.2 | 36.2% | 7.4% | 0.70 | 0.00 | 49.0% | 79 |
Yankees right hander Carlos LaGrange, who touched 103 mph in his last start, explodes into the Double-A top 15 The 6-foot-7 giant has 44 strikeouts since Aug. 1, though that comes with 22 walks during that span. Still, his stuff is excellent. LaGrange’s four-seamer sits 98 mph, and he also has an 82 mph sweeper with a foot of horizontal break, an 86 mph slider and a changeup that gets both 40% whiffs and chases. That’s a starter’s arsenal, but he’ll need to lower his 15% walk rate in 72.1 Double-A innings in order to stick in a rotation.
Outside of LaGrange, only a pair of Rays righthanders made notable moves this week.
Ty Johnson jumped two spots after striking out 10 and only walking one in his six-inning start on Friday. Since Aug. 1, the 23-year-old has a 33% strikeout rate with only a 5% walk rate over six starts. Primarily using a 93 mph four-seam fastball and a tight 85 mph slider that gets over 40% whiffs and 40% chases, RoboScout sees Johnson as a solid back-of-the-rotation starter with a sub-4.00 ERA at peak.
Rays righthander T.J. Nichols also rises from 19th to 16th after adding another seven innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. The 23-year-old sits 95 mph with his four-seam fastball, pairing it with an 86 mph bullet slider and a changeup that has 10 mph of velocity separation and 12 mph vertical separation. Nichols has averaged over six innings per start in Double-A and will finish the season with more than 130 innings. He might be a significant part of the Rays’ big league rotation in 2026.
Triple-A Hitting
The top hitter performances for Triple-A per RoboScout are:
| Name | Team | Age | wRC+ | HR | SB | Robo | RoboCast | |
| 1 | Samuel Basallo | BAL | 20 | 150 | 23 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Owen Caissie | CHC | 22 | 142 | 22 | 3 | 75 | 83 |
| 3 | Ryan Clifford | NYM | 21 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 83 |
| 4 | Dylan Beavers | BAL | 23 | 152 | 18 | 23 | 83 | 82 |
| 5 | Roman Anthony | BOS | 21 | 145 | 10 | 3 | 75 | 81 |
| 6 | Bryce Eldridge | SFG | 20 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 75 | 80 |
| 7 | Sal Stewart | CIN | 21 | 163 | 10 | 4 | 73 | 80 |
| 8 | Walker Jenkins | MIN | 20 | -38 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 74 |
| 9 | Jac Caglianone | KCR | 22 | 185 | 11 | 1 | 71 | 73 |
| 10 | Spencer Jones | NYY | 24 | 136 | 16 | 16 | 72 | 73 |
| 11 | Jett Williams | NYM | 21 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 73 |
| 12 | JJ Wetherholt | STL | 22 | 165 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 72 |
| 13 | Jordan Lawlar | ARI | 22 | 129 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 71 |
| 14 | Luis Campusano | SDP | 26 | 148 | 23 | 2 | 66 | 71 |
| 15 | Brooks Baldwin | CHW | 24 | 193 | 12 | 4 | 73 | 70 |
| 16 | Carter Jensen | KCR | 21 | 166 | 14 | 3 | 64 | 70 |
| 17 | Ryan Ward | LAD | 27 | 135 | 31 | 14 | 65 | 69 |
| 18 | Matt Shaw | CHC | 23 | 148 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 69 |
| 19 | Cole Young | SEA | 21 | 120 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 68 |
| 20 | Nick Kurtz | OAK | 22 | 135 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 68 |
Angels teenage center fielder Nelson Rada has been excellent in Triple-A with a 126 wRC+ in 139 plate appearances for Triple-A Salt Lake. Although he doesn’t have much power (99 mph 90th percentile exit velocity), he does play solid defense up the middle with 17 steals at the level and 51 for the season. RoboScout sees a .280/.360 hitter at peak with 12-15 home runs and 35 stolen bases at peak. Rada has done a great job so far of silencing the doubters who felt the Angels promoted him too aggressively.
Phillies outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. has flashed power recently with seven home runs (not to mention four steals) over his last 92 plate appearances for Lehigh Valley. The 24-year old has always had big exit velocities and his 109 mph 90th percentile exit velocity is up 2 mph from last year. His contact rates, meanwhile, are only slightly below average at 70% with an average zone-contact rate of 80%. If the Phillies call him up, he should be a solid-average bat with 25-30 home runs while playing in a corner outfield spot. He’s extremely underrated in fantasy, especially with Nick Castellanos’s recent struggles.
Triple-A Pitching
The top pitcher performances in Triple-A per RoboScout are:
| Name | Team | Age | IP | K% | BB% | WHIP | ERA | GB% | Robo | |
| 1 | Jonah Tong | NYM | 22 | 11.2 | 37.8% | 6.7% | 0.94 | 0.00 | 40.0% | 100 |
| 2 | Chase Burns | CIN | 22 | 12.1 | 30.4% | 8.7% | 0.89 | 2.19 | 37.0% | 98 |
| 3 | Jack Perkins | OAK | 25 | 44 | 38.4% | 11.3% | 1.02 | 2.86 | 40.5% | 91 |
| 4 | Payton Tolle | BOS | 22 | 15 | 28.8% | 3.4% | 0.87 | 3.60 | 41.0% | 90 |
| 5 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | 23 | 63.1 | 31.6% | 12.3% | 1.09 | 2.13 | 40.9% | 90 |
| 6 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | 21 | 14 | 37.3% | 15.3% | 1.29 | 3.86 | 39.3% | 90 |
| 7 | Robby Snelling | MIA | 21 | 52.2 | 32.7% | 6.3% | 1.03 | 1.37 | 42.6% | 88 |
| 8 | Didier Fuentes | ATL | 20 | 22.1 | 32.6% | 4.5% | 1.07 | 3.63 | 34.5% | 88 |
| 9 | Troy Melton | DET | 24 | 36.1 | 37.8% | 6.1% | 1.16 | 2.72 | 40.0% | 87 |
| 10 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | 25 | 36.2 | 31.8% | 6.1% | 1.09 | 1.72 | 45.6% | 87 |
| 11 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | 25 | 17.2 | 42.5% | 2.7% | 1.02 | 4.58 | 39.5% | 86 |
| 12 | Joe Boyle | TBR | 25 | 83 | 33.1% | 11.7% | 0.99 | 1.63 | 51.7% | 85 |
| 13 | Michael McGreevy | STL | 24 | 75 | 25.5% | 4.9% | 1.24 | 3.72 | 53.8% | 85 |
| 14 | Logan Henderson | MIL | 23 | 77.2 | 27.9% | 7.7% | 1.11 | 3.59 | 36.7% | 84 |
| 15 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | 24 | 23.2 | 35.7% | 9.2% | 1.23 | 3.80 | 46.2% | 83 |
| 16 | Jacob Lopez | OAK | 27 | 27 | 36.5% | 7.7% | 0.89 | 2.33 | 40.0% | 83 |
| 17 | Mick Abel | PHI | 23 | 94.1 | 28.5% | 10.3% | 1.09 | 2.19 | 47.1% | 83 |
| 18 | Nolan McLean | NYM | 23 | 87.1 | 27.0% | 10.6% | 1.10 | 2.78 | 53.5% | 83 |
| 19 | David Festa | MIN | 25 | 31.1 | 32.0% | 5.7% | 0.99 | 2.59 | 43.2% | 82 |
| 20 | Ian Seymour | TBR | 26 | 86 | 29.2% | 5.6% | 1.14 | 2.62 | 34.2% | 82 |
Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage added three innings to his tally and climbed into a three-way tie for fourth place. Marlins southpaw Robby Snelling punched out 13 more batters in his start this week and climbed into seventh place.
Happy bidding!
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