As all the time, the twenty fifth version of the All-Star Futures Sport guarantees to be a competition of future massive league expertise, all on the sphere on the similar time.
Earlier than settling in to see all of that expertise at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT) on Saturday, July 13, at Globe Life Discipline (stay on MLB Community), we needed to offer a primer. Listed here are scouting experiences for everybody concerned in each the Futures Sport and the brand new Futures Expertise Problem, which can happen instantly after the Futures Sport is over. Gamers on a Futures Sport roster who’re collaborating within the Expertise Problem are notated with a ^. The gamers who’re Expertise Problem rivals solely are famous with ^^.
Blue Jays: Fernando Perez, RHP (No. 23)
Perez has been a much-needed pitching success story within the Jays system this season with a 3.60 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 76 strikeouts in 70 innings at Single-A Dunedin. He sits 91-94 mph along with his fastball whereas displaying an above-average low-80s slider and a low-80s changeup that will get about 14 inches of armside run.
Orioles: Samuel Basallo, C (No. 2/MLB No. 12)
Ranked because the second-best catching prospect in baseball, Basallo continues to be an adolescent (he doesn’t flip 20 till August) and he’s greater than holding his personal in Double-A. The left-handed hitter has plus hit and energy potential and is at present within the prime 10 amongst Japanese League hitters in each dwelling runs and slugging.
Rays: Xavier Isaac, 1B (No. 3/MLB No. 31); Chandler Simpson, OF (No. 10); ^^Tre’ Morgan, 1B (No. 13)
Isaac has constructed on final yr’s breakout season with one other highly effective demonstration at Excessive-A Bowling Inexperienced in 2024, slugging .557 with 12 homers via 58 video games. His left-handed pop will likely be a few of the greatest on this yr’s prospect showcase. Simpson brings a slap-and-dash method to Arlington, and the 80-grade speedster leads full-season Minor Leaguers in common (.365) and steals (58) between Excessive-A and Double-A. Former LSU star Morgan is extra well-known for his glovework at first base, however he brings an improved bat (.342/.425/.500) to the Expertise Showcase.
Crimson Sox: Marcelo Mayer, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 7); ^^Roman Anthony, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 14); Kyle Teel, C (No. 3/MLB No. 24)
Two of Boston’s final three first-round picks, Mayer (2021) and Teel (2023) could make an impression on either side of the ball and are getting near massive league-ready, even when they have not been promoted from Double-A but. Mayer participated in final yr’s Futures Sport, beginning at shortstop and singling in his lone at-bat. Anthony obtained the best bonus in Boston’s 2022 Draft class ($2.5 million) as a supplemental second-rounder out of a Florida highschool and has a better offensive ceiling than both of them.
Yankees: Spencer Jones, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 74); Brock Selvidge, LHP (No. 10)
A 2022 first-rounder out of Vanderbilt, Jones performed in final yr’s Futures Sport and walked and struck out in two plate appearances. His plus energy is his greatest software and he is additionally rather more athletic than most 6-foot-6, 235-pounders. Selvidge has gone from 2021 third-rounder as an Arizona prepster to among the finest lefty pitching prospects within the sport, along with his low-90s fastball, low-80s slider, upper-80s cutter and management all grading as strong or higher.
Guardians: Jaison Chourio, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 85); Ralphy Velazquez, 1B (No. 4/MLB No. 87)
Each of the Guardians’ Futures Players simply turned 19 in Could. The youthful brother of Jackson Chourio, Jaison signed for $1.2 million out of Venezuela in 2022 and is a sophisticated hitter with strong pace and defensive instruments. A primary-round choose from a California highschool final July, Velazquez has a affected person method and 25-30 homer upside.
Royals: Ben Kudrna, RHP (No. 3); Gavin Cross, OF (No. 7)
A 2021 second-round select of the Kansas Metropolis space (on the Kansas aspect), Kudrna is within the midst of his greatest professional season but with a 3.14 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 64 strikeouts in 63 innings at Excessive-A Quad Cities, because of an above-average slider and changeup. Cross – a 2022 first-rounder – handled an sickness (specifically Rocky Mountain Noticed Fever) in his first full season however is again to indicate he is usually a power-speed risk within the outfield in his return to Double-A.
Tigers: Max Clark, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 10); Hao-Yu Lee, 2B (No. 13)
Final yr’s third total choose Clark brings loads of flash to the Futures Sport with plus-plus pace and spectacular outfield protection. Offensively, he’s finished an amazing job at staying within the zone and making contact on hittable pitches at Single-A, and optimistic evaluators are nonetheless hopeful he can attain common energy as a possible five-tool risk. Lee, who was acquired eventually yr’s Commerce Deadline for Michael Lorenzen, is a bat-first infielder who resides as much as that hype with a .297/.370/.517 line and an organization-best 30 extra-base hits in 66 Double-A video games.
Twins: ^Brooks Lee, SS (No. 2/MLB No. 13)
Anticipated to not play after his callup to the The Present, the No. 8 choose of the 2022 Draft missed the primary two months of the season with a again harm. However Lee got here again swinging the bat properly, utilizing his superior method on the plate with much more energy than he’s proven beforehand, to submit a .997 OPS since his June 4 return to Triple-A (1.029 in 20 video games).
White Sox: Colson Montgomery, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 16); Noah Schultz, LHP (No. 2/MLB No. 18)
Solely the Tigers characteristic a higher-rated hitter/pitcher prospect duo than the White Sox do with Montgomery and Schultz, who had been highschool first-round picks in consecutive Drafts (2021-22). Each earn lofty comparisons, Montgomery to Corey Seager (bodily shortstop with a potent bat) and Schultz to Randy Johnson (6-foot-9 lefty with a mid-90s fastball and wipeout slider).
Angels: Caden Dana, RHP, Angels (No. 1/MLB No. 90)
At 6-foot-4 and with lengthy golden hair, he may remind a few of Noah Syndergaard and the 20-year-old’s stuff has been taking part in in Double-A. He has a fastball that tops out at 96 mph and a mid-80s slider with depth to associate with a slower curve and a changeup he doesn’t throw as typically.
Astros: A.J. Blubaugh, RHP (No. 7)
The Horizon League reliever of the yr in 2021 and 2022 at Milwaukee, Blubaugh has changed into a viable starter with a working 92-95 mph fastball and an 82-85 mph sweeping slider since turning professional as a seventh-round choice.
A’s: Luis Morales, RHP (No. 2)
The highest pitching prospect within the 2023 worldwide class, Morales received $3 million to signal with the A’s and the 21-year-old is now in Excessive-A, nonetheless studying to harness his electrical fastball that touches 99 mph and a full array of secondary pitches (slider, curve, changeup).
Mariners: Cole Younger, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 22); Harry Ford, C (No. 2/MLB No. 23)
The Mariners have taken a highschool hitter within the first spherical in every of the previous three Drafts and two of them will likely be on this Futures Sport. Ford, who performed in final yr’s contest, was the 2021 first-rounder, a super-athletic catcher with an thrilling power-speed mixture; Younger went a yr later and is already with Ford in Double-A with the possibility to be a plus hitter.
Rangers: ^Sebastian Walcott, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 72); Emiliano Teodo, RHP (No. 14); Winston Santos, RHP (No. 15)
Signed for $3.2 million out of the Bahamas in 2023, Walcott has five-tool upside and the potential to turn out to be the perfect participant ever from the island. Teodo (2020) and Santos (2019) had been $10,000 steals out of the Dominican Republic. Teodo can push his fastball to 103 mph and has a mid-80s breaking ball with two-plane depth, whereas Santos is extra polished and sports activities a strong three-pitch combine.
Braves: Drake Baldwin, C (No. 11)
A left-handed-hitting backstop taken by the Braves within the third spherical of the 2022 Draft out of Missouri State, Baldwin has a strong method on the plate and attracts walks, which helps him get to his strong energy.
Marlins: Noble Meyer, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 40); Thomas White, LHP (No. 2/MLB No. 57)
The Marlins have completely no regrets about spending their first two picks within the 2023 Draft and a mixed $8.6 million on a pair of excessive schoolers with frontline-starter stuff. Meyer’s mid-90s fastball and mid-80s slider are each plus pitches, and White ultimately might have three plus choices in his mid-90s fastball, 78-82 mph curveball and low-80s changeup.
Mets: Brandon Sproat, RHP (No. 6/MLB No. 97)
Sproat was twice drafted by the Mets, first within the third spherical in 2022 after which within the second spherical final yr, and New York ought to be over the moon it received its man the second time. The 23-year-old right-hander has been as much as triple digits along with his fastball and has flashed promising sliders and changeups which have made him unhittable at occasions at Excessive-A and Double-A in his first full season.
Nationals: James Wooden, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 2); Dylan Crews, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 4); ^^Brady Home, 3B (No. 3/MLB No. 44)
Wooden could also be unlikely to take part as a current Main League debutant, however he earned no less than listening to his title on the preliminary roster after main Triple-A in common (.353), OBP (.463) and OPS (1.058) as a five-tool expertise with Rochester. Final yr’s No. 2 total choose, Crews simply reached Triple-A and will be above-average throughout the board as a middle fielder, notably in the case of making constant exhausting contact. Home has slipped some in his return to Double-A, however at 6-foot-4, he nonetheless has plus energy and a robust throwing arm that would make him a useful third baseman in DC.
Phillies: Aidan Miller, SS (No. 2/MLB No. 27); Justin Crawford, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 55)
The Phillies’ first-round picks in 2022 and 2023 kind one of the thrilling younger hitting duos on the Futures Sport this yr. Miller is a former Excessive College Dwelling Run Derby winner with great uncooked energy and Crawford, a 2023 Futures Gamer, has near top-of-the-scale pace that makes him a serious basestealing risk and helps him play plus protection in heart area.
Brewers: Cooper Pratt, SS (No. 4/MLB No. 95)
Milwaukee paid Pratt $1.35 million to signal out of the sixth spherical final yr, and it nonetheless might need gotten a steal. The 19-year-old shortstop is off to a strong begin at Single-A Carolina with a .312/.411/.405 line and 19 steals in 60 video games, and he’s earned sturdy critiques for his defensive work, notably in the case of making sturdy, correct throws from the six.
Cardinals: Tink Therefore, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 42); Quinn Mathews, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 99)
St. Louis sends a pair of Double-A arms at completely different phases of their careers. Therefore has bounced again properly after some struggles in Springfield final yr and is again to displaying a 93-95 mph fastball and two spectacular secondaries in his 82-85 mph slider and devastating changeup across the similar velocity, although he’s struggled to remain on the mound at occasions of late. Mathews — a senior signal out of Stanford — has climbed three ranges in his first full season whereas displaying improved velocity into the mid-90s in addition to a plus changeup and an above-average slider.
Cubs: Matt Shaw, 3B (No. 2/MLB No. 29); Owen Caissie, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 34); ^^Moises Ballesteros, C (No. 5/MLB No. 60)
Shaw and Caissie are the 2 greatest place prospects within the Cubs system, and Ballesteros is not far behind. Shaw has moved shortly since going thirteenth total in final yr’s Draft out of Maryland, displaying strong hitting means, energy potential and pace whereas altering positions from shortstop to 3rd base. Acquired within the 2020 Yu Darvish commerce with the Padres, Caissie has a few of the loudest energy within the Minors and is prospering in Triple-A at age 21. Ballesteros earned a $1.2 million bonus out of Venezuela in 2021 because of his excellent bat-to-ball abilities, and he has torn up Triple-A since getting promoted two weeks in the past at age 20.
Pirates: Bubba Chandler, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 51); ^Termarr Johnson, 2B (No. 2/MLB No. 76)
A former two-sport (soccer) and two-way standout, Chandler continues to make massive leaps ahead the extra he focuses on pitching, with a fastball that’s sat round 97 mph this yr and three secondary choices that each one have the possibility to be no less than above-average in time. Johnson, the No. 4 choose within the 2022 Draft, has gotten off to gradual begins in his first two full seasons, however is heating up once more this yr and has proven a propensity to attract walks with loads of energy to faucet into from the left aspect of the plate.
Reds: Rhett Lowder, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 20); ^Cam Collier, 3B (No. 3/MLB No. 84)
Lowder was taken No. 7 total in final yr’s Draft as a university arm with great command who might transfer shortly, and whereas he’s scuffled in Double-A, he nonetheless has a superb three-pitch combine and great really feel for pitching. Collier, the Reds’ prime choose the yr earlier than, will likely be simply 19 for all the 2024 season and continues to be studying to faucet into his appreciable offensive potential, along with his run-production talents displaying up sufficient for him to be among the many Excessive-A Midwest League leaders in dwelling runs and RBIs.
D-backs: Druw Jones, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 79); Deyvison De Los Santos, 1B (No. 14)
After Jones’ tough first full season riddled with accidents and down efficiency, D-backs followers can breathe a slight sigh of reduction that the 2022 second total choose seems again on observe offensively at Single-A Visalia, the place he has a 116 wRC+ via 64 video games. His pace and center-field protection might pop in a showcase just like the Futures Sport. De Los Santos — a Rule 5 choose final offseason by the Guardians who was returned to the D-backs within the spring — has top-of-the-scale energy and may ship balls screaming upon contact, as evidenced by his Minors-best 26 homers between Double-A and Triple-A. A scarcity of endurance on the plate and subpar protection maintain again the profile for now.
Dodgers: Thayron Liranzo, C (No. 8); Jeral Perez, 2B (No. 17)
Although they’re two of simply 4 non-High 100 prospects on the Nationwide League squad, Liranzo and Perez are each ascendent Dominican prospects who might crack that record within the not-too-distant future. Probably the greatest unhyped catching prospects within the sport, Liranzo signed for simply $30,000 in 2021 and options plus uncooked energy and arm power. Perez turned professional for $397,500 a yr later and has electrical bat pace that produces exceptionally exhausting contact for an adolescent.
Giants: Bryce Eldridge, 1B (No. 2/MLB No. 70)
The very best two-way expertise within the 2023 Draft, Eldridge went sixteenth total out of a Virginia highschool and since has targeted on hitting as a result of the Giants need to maximize his immense energy potential.
Padres: Ethan Salas, C (No. 1/MLB No. 6); Robby Snelling, LHP (No. 2/MLB No. 46)
Salas (18) and Snelling (20) have struggled to repeat their breakout 2023 campaigns at Excessive-A and Double-A respectively, however they’re nonetheless particularly younger for his or her given ranges. Salas stays a gifted defensive catcher with sufficient energy to dream on, and Snelling nonetheless brings a bulldog mentality and a starter’s combine along with his fastball, breaking ball and changeup, although his heater velocity has dropped right down to the low 90s in his return to the Texas League.
Rockies: Chase Dollander, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 36)
The No. 9 total choose within the 2023 Draft, Dollander appears to have made some changes to his arm slot along with his plus fastball and slider mixture to associate with an efficient curve and changeup. That has put him atop the Excessive-A Northwest League strikeout leaderboard.