Preseason Left Handed Starting Pitcher Rankings
Glossary for future grades: h-hit tool, p-power tool, s-speed tool, fb-fastball, sl-slider, cv-curveball, ch-change-up, ct-cutter, fv-future value overall.
| NO. | NAME | TEAM | FUTURE GRADES | LEVEL | AGE | ETA | DRAFTED/SIGNED |
| 1 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | 55fb-60sl-55ch-50ct-55fv | AAA | 24 | early-2022 | 2019: 7th pick by CIN (TCU) |
| 2 | Reid Detmers | LAA | 55fb-65cv-60sl-55ch-55fv | AAA | 22 | early-2022 | 2020: 10th pick by LAA (Louisville) |
| 3 | Aaron Ashby | MIL | 60fb-65sl-50cv-55ch-55fv | MLB | 24 | now | 2018: 125th pick by MIL (JC) |
| 4 | Kyle Harrison | SF | 60fb-60sl-50ch-55fv | Low-A | 20 | mid-2024 | 2020: 85th pick by SF (HS) |
| 5 | MacKenzie Gore | SD | 60fb-55cv-60sl-55ch-55fv | AA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2017: 3rd pick by SD (HS) |
| 6 | DL Hall | BAL | 70fb-55cv-60sl-55ch-60fv | AA | 23 | late-2022 | 2017: 21st pick by BAL (HS) |
| 7 | Asa Lacy | KC | 70fb-55cv-60sl-60ch-55fv | High-A | 23 | mid-2023 | 2020: 4th pick by KC (Texas A&M) |
| 8 | Matt Liberatore | SL | 55fb-55cv-55sl-55ch-55fv | AAA | 22 | mid-2022 | 2018: 16th pick by TB (HS) |
| 9 | Brandon Williamson | CIN | 60fb-50sl-65cv-50ch-55fv | AA | 24 | mid-2022 | 2019: 59th pick by SEA (TCU) |
| 10 | Blake Walston | ARI | 55fb-60cv-55sl-50ch-55fv | High-A | 21 | late-2023 | 2019: 26th pick by ARI (HS) |
| 11 | Jake Eder | MIA | 60fb-60sl-50ch-55fv | AA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2020: 104th pick by MIA (Vanderbilt) |
| 12 | Kyle Muller | ATL | 70fb-55cv-60sl-50ch-50fv | AAA | 24 | early-2022 | 2016: 44th pick by ATL (HS) |
| 13 | Jordan Wicks | CHC | 55fb-45cv-55sl-65ch-55fv | High-A | 22 | mid-2023 | 2021: 21st pick by CHC (Kansas St.) |
| 14 | Ethan Small | MIL | 50fb-45cv-60ch-45sl-45fv | AAA | 25 | early-2022 | 2019: 28th pick by MIL (Mississippi St.) |
| 15 | Brailyn Marquez | CHC | 80fb-60sl-50ch-55fv | High-A | 23 | mid-2023 | 2015: int’l signing by CHC (Dominican) |
| 16 | Ken Waldichuk | NYY | 60fb-45cv-50sl-55ch-50fv | AA | 24 | late-2022 | 2019: 165th pick by NYY (Saint Mary’s) |
| 17 | Logan Allen | CLE | 50fb-50cv-60ch-50fv | AA | 23 | late-2022 | 2020: 56th pick by CLE (Fla. Int’l) |
| 18 | Ian Seymour | TB | 45fb-55sl-55ch-45fv | AAA | 23 | late-2022 | 2020: 57th pick by TB (Va. Tech) |
| 19 | Dax Fulton | MIA | 55fb-60cv-50ch-50fv | High-A | 20 | late-2023 | 2020: 40th pick by MIA (HS) |
| 20 | DJ Herz | CHC | 60fb-55sl-50cv-50ch-45fv | High-A | 21 | mid-2023 | 2019: 252nd pick by CHC (HS) |
| 21 | Jay Groome | BOS | 55fb-50cv-50sl-50ch-50fv | AA | 23 | late-2022 | 2016: 12th pick by BOS (HS) |
| 22 | Tucker Davidson | ATL | 50fb-55sl-50cv-45ch-45fv | MLB | 26 | now | 2016: 559th pick by ATL (Midland) |
| 23 | Maddux Bruns | LAD | 60fb-55cv-60sl-50ch-50fv | R | 19 | mid-2025 | 2021: 29th pick by LAD (HS) |
| 24 | Frank Mozzicato | KC | 55fb-60cv-50ch-50fv | n/a | 19 | mid-2025 | 2021: 7th pick by KC (HS) |
| 25 | Anthony Solometo | PIT | 55fb-55sl-50ch-50fv | n/a | 19 | late-2024 | 2021: 32nd pick by PIT (HS) |
| 26 | Matt Mikulski | SF | 60fb-40cv-50sl-55ch-50fv | R | 22 | mid-2024 | 2021: 50th pick by SF (Fordham) |
| 27 | Adam Macko | SEA | 55fb-70cv-45ch-50sl-50fv | Low-A | 21 | mid-2024 | 2019: 216th pick by SEA (HS) |
| 28 | Jared Shuster | ATL | 50fb-50sl-70ch-45fv | AA | 23 | late-2022 | 2020: 25th pick by ATL (Wake Forest) |
| 29 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | 45fb-50cv-55sl-45ch-45fv | AAA | 24 | early-2022 | 2016: 7th pick by MIA (HS) |
| 30 | Ky Bush | LAA | 60fb-55cv-55sl-45ch-45fv | High-A | 22 | late-2023 | 2021: 45th pick by LAA (St. Mary’s) |