Preseason Right 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 | Shane Baz | TB | 80fb-60sl-45cv-50ch-65fv | MLB | 23 | now | 2017: 12th pick by PIT (HS) |
| 2 | Grayson Rodriguez | BAL | 70fb-70sl-50cv-65ch-65fv | AA | 22 | mid-2022 | 2018: 11th pick by BAL (HS) |
| 3 | George Kirby | SEA | 70fb-60sl-55cv-50ch-65fv | AA | 24 | late-2022 | 2019: 20th pick by SEA (Elon) |
| 4 | Jack Leiter | TEX | 70fb-60cv-55sl-55ch-60fv | n/a | 22 | early-2023 | 2021: 2nd pick by TEX (Vanderbilt) |
| 5 | Cade Cavalli | WAS | 70fb-55cv-60sl-50ch-60fv | AAA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2020: 22nd pick by WAS (Oklahoma) |
| 6 | Hunter Greene | CIN | 80fb-60sl-50ct-50ch-55fv | AAA | 22 | early-2022 | 2017: 2nd pick by CIN (HS) |
| 7 | Eury Perez | MIA | 70fb-50cv-60ch-60fv | High-A | 19 | mid-2024 | 2019: int’l signing by MIA (Dominican) |
| 8 | Max Meyer | MIA | 60fb-60sl-45ch-55fv | AAA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2020: 3rd pick by MIA (Minnesota) |
| 9 | Daniel Espino | CLE | 70fb-50cv-60sl-50ch-55fv | High-A | 21 | late-2023 | 2019: 24th pick by CLE (HS) |
| 10 | Edward Cabrera | MIA | 70fb-60sl-50ch-55fv | MLB | 24 | now | 2015: int’l signing by MIA (Dominican) |
| 11 | Mick Abel | PHI | 65fb-50cv-60sl-60ch-60fv | Low-A | 20 | late-2023 | 2020: 15th pick by PHI (HS) |
| 12 | Bobby Miller | LAD | 70fb-60cv-50sl-60ch-60fv | AA | 22 | mid-2022 | 2020: 29th pick by LAD (Louisville) |
| 13 | Joe Ryan | MIN | 65fb-50sl-40cv-50ch-55fv | MLB | 26 | now | 2018: 210nd pick by TB (CS Stanislaus) |
| 14 | Sixto Sanchez | MIA | 70fb-55cv-55ct-65ch-60fv | AAA | 23 | early-2022 | 2015: int’l signing by PHI (Dominican) |
| 15 | Matt Brash | SEA | 70fb-55ch-70sl-50cv-55fv | AA | 24 | early-2022 | 2019: 113th pick by SD (Niagara) |
| 16 | Jackson Jobe | DET | 60fb-55cv-70sl-60ch-60fv | n/a | 19 | mid-2024 | 2021: 3rd pick by DET (HS) |
| 17 | Roansy Contreras | PIT | 60fb-55sl-55cv-50ch-55fv | AAA | 22 | mid-2022 | 2016: int’l signing by NYY (Dominican) |
| 18 | Cole Winn | TEX | 60fb-60cv-55sl-50ch-55fv | AA | 22 | late-2022 | 2018: 15th pick by TEX (HS) |
| 19 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | 55fb-50cv-55sl-60ch-55fv | AA | 23 | late-2022 | 2020: 6th pick by SEA (Georgia) |
| 20 | Quinn Priester | PIT | 60fb-60cv-50sl-45ch-55fv | High-A | 21 | mid-2023 | 2019: 18th pick by PIT (HS) |
| 21 | Luis Gil | NYY | 60fb-60sl-50ch-55fv | AAA | 24 | now | 2015: int’l signing by MIN (Dominican) |
| 22 | Taj Bradley | TB | 60fb-40cv-60sl-50ch-55fv | High-A | 21 | mid-2023 | 2018: 150th pick by TB (HS) |
| 23 | Ryan Pepiot | LAD | 55fb-50cv-50sl-70ch-50fv | AAA | 24 | mid-2022 | 2019: 102nd pick by LAD (Butler) |
| 24 | Will Bednar | SF | 60fb-50cv-60sl-50ch-55fv | Low-A | 22 | mid-2023 | 2021: 14th pick by SF (Mississippi St.) |
| 25 | Sam Bachman | LAA | 70fb-70sl-50ch-55fv | AA | 22 | late-2022 | 2021: 9th pick by LAA (Miami-Ohio) |
| 26 | Spencer Strider | ATL | 70fb-555sl-45ch-50fv | AAA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2020: 126th pick by ATL (Clemson) |
| 27 | Luis Medina | NYY | 70fb-60cv-50ch-50fv | AA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2015: int’l signing by NYY (Dominican) |
| 28 | Jordan Balazovic | MIN | 55fb-55cv-50ch-55fv | AA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2016: 153rd pick by MIN (HS) |
| 29 | Gunnar Hoglund | OAK | 70fb-50cv-55sl-55ch-55fv | n/a | 22 | early-2024 | 2021: 19th pick by TOR (Ole Miss) |
| 30 | Gavin Williams | CLE | 70fb-60cv-55sl-50ch-55fv | n/a | 22 | late-2023 | 2021: 23rd pick by CLE (E. Carolina) |
| 31 | Matt Allan | NYM | 60fb-60cv-50ch-55fv | High-A | 21 | mid-2023 | 2019: 89th pick by NYM (HS) |
| 32 | Andrew Painter | PHI | 60fb-55cv-50sl-55ch-50fv | R | 19 | mid-2025 | 2021: 13th pick by PHI (HS) |
| 33 | Jackson Kowar | KC | 60fb-55cv-70ch-50fv | MLB | 25 | early-2022 | 2018: 33rd pick by KC (Florida) |
| 34 | Drey Jameson | ARI | 65fb-55cv-70sl-55ch-50fv | AA | 24 | late-2022 | 2019: 34th pick by ARI (Ball St.) |
| 35 | Landon Knack | LAD | 60fb-50cv-55sl-55ch-50fv | AA | 24 | mid-2022 | 2020: 60th pick by LAD (E. Tenn. St.) |
| 36 | Matt Canterino | MIN | 65fb-50cv-55sl-55ch-55fv | High-A | 24 | late-2022 | 2019: 54th pick by MIN (Rice) |
| 37 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | 50fb-50cv-55sl-60ch-50fv | AA | 21 | late-2022 | 2018: 48th pick by NYM (HS) |
| 38 | Michael McGreevy | SL | 55fb-60cv-50sl-50ch-55fv | Low-A | 21 | mid-2023 | 2021: 18th pick by SL (UCSB) |
| 39 | Peyton Battenfield | CLE | 55fb-50cv-55ct-50ch-50fv | AA | 24 | late-2022 | 2019: 286th pick by HOU (Okla. St.) |
| 40 | J.T. Ginn | OAK | 55fb-60sl-50ch-55fv | High-A | 23 | late-2023 | 2020: 52nd pick by NYM (Mississippi St.) |
| 41 | Ryan Cusick | OAK | 70fb-50cv-55sl-40ch-50fv | Low-A | 22 | late-2023 | 2021: 24th pick by ATL (Wake Forest) |
| 42 | Hunter Brown | HOU | 70fb-60cv-50sl-50ch-55fv | AAA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2019: 166th pick by HOU (Wayne St.) |
| 43 | Deivi Garcia | NYY | 55fb-60cv-55sl-50ch-55fv | AAA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2015: int’l signing by NYY (Dominican) |
| 44 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | 70fb-50cv-50sl-45ch-55fv | AA | 24 | mid-2022 | 2019: 56th pick by ARI (Oregon) |
| 45 | Cole Henry | WAS | 60fb-50cv-60ch-50fv | High-A | 22 | mid-2023 | 2020: 55th pick by WAS (LSU) |
| 46 | Owen White | TEX | 70fb-55cv-55sl-50ch-50fv | Low-A | 22 | late-2023 | 2018: 55th pick by TEX (HS) |
| 47 | Clayton Beeter | LAD | 60fb-60cv-50ch-50fv | AA | 23 | mid-2022 | 2020: 66th pick by LAD (Texas Tech) |
| 48 | Chase Petty | CIN | 70fb-70sl-55ch-55fv | R | 19 | late-2024 | 2021: 26th pick by MIN (HS) |
| 49 | Ty Madden | DET | 60fb-50cv-60sl-55ch-50fv | n/a | 22 | mid-2023 | 2021: 32nd pick by DET (Texas) |
| 50 | Hayden Wesneski | NYY | 70fb-50sl-50ch-60cv-50fv | AAA | 24 | late-2022 | 2019: 195th pick by NYY (Sam Houston) |
| 51 | Glenn Otto | TEX | 60fb-60cv-55sl-40ch-50fv | MLB | 26 | now | 2017: 152nd pick by NYY (Rice) |
| 52 | Clarke Schmidt | NYY | 60fb-60cv-55ch-45sl-50fv | MLB | 26 | early-2022 | 2017: 16th pick by NYY (S. Carolina) |
| 53 | Randy Vasquez | NYY | 55fb-60cv-40ch-50fv | AA | 23 | late-2022 | 2018: int’l signing by NYY (Dominican) |
| 54 | Josh Winder | MIN | 55fb-50cv-60sl-60ch-50fv | AAA | 25 | mid-2022 | 2018: 214th pick by MIN (Virginia) |
| 55 | Caleb Kilian | CHC | 55fb-55cv-50ct-50ch-45fv | AA | 25 | late-2022 | 2019: 236th pick by SF (Texas Tech) |
| 56 | Jared Jones | PIT | 60fb-60sl-55cv-50ch-55fv | Low-A | 20 | mid-2024 | 2020: 44th pick by PIT (HS) |
| 57 | Ryan Murphy | SF | 55fb-60cv-45sl-50ch-50fv | High-A | 22 | mid-2023 | 2020: 144th pick by SF (Le Moyne) |
| 58 | Cole Wilcox | TB | 60fb-60sl-45ch-50fv | Low-A | 22 | late-2023 | 2020: 80th pick by SD (Georgia) |
| 59 | Bryce Elder | ATL | 50fb-50sl-50cv-55ch-45fv | AAA | 23 | mid-2023 | 2020: 156th pick by ATL (Texas) |
| 60 | Daulton Jefferies | OAK | 50fb-55ct-50cv-60ch-45fv | MLB | 26 | now | 2016: 37th pick by OAK (Cal) |
| 61 | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | 65fb-60sl-50ct-30ch-50fv | AA | 24 | late-2022 | 2019: 174th pick by CIN (UAB) |
| 62 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | 60fb-55cv-50sl-50ch-50fv | n/a | 19 | mid-2025 | 2021: 72nd pick by PIT (HS) |
| 63 | Cody Morris | CLE | 60fb-55cv-55ch-50fv | AAA | 25 | early-2022 | 2018: 223rd pick by CLE (S. Carolina) |
| 64 | Jhoan Duran | MIN | 70fb-50cv-60sp-50fv | AAA | 24 | mid-2022 | 2015: int’l signing by ARI (Dominican) |
| 65 | Norge Vera | CHW | 70fb-55sl-50ch-55fv | R | 22 | late-2024 | 2021: int’l signing by CHW (Cuba) |
| 66 | Brayan Bello | BOS | 55fb-55sl-60ch-50fv | AA | 22 | late-2022 | 2017: int’l signing by BOS (Dominican) |
| 67 | Freddy Tarnok | ATL | 65fb-50sl-50ch-50cv-50fv | AA | 23 | late-2022 | 2017: 80th pick by ATL (HS) |
| 68 | Bryce Jarvis | ARI | 60fb-55cv-55sl-60ch-45fv | AA | 24 | late-2022 | 2020: 18th pick by ARI (Duke) |
| 69 | Slade Cecconi | ARI | 55fb-45cv-55sl-45ch-45fv | High-A | 24 | early-2023 | 2020: 33rd pick by ARI (Miami) |
| 70 | Michael Burrows | PIT | 60fb-60cv-45ch-50fv | High-A | 22 | mid-2023 | 2018: 324th pick by PIT (HS) |
| 71 | Joel Diaz | NYM | 60fb-50cv-55ch-50fv | R | 17 | early-2026 | 2021: int’l signing by NYM (Venezuela) |
| 72 | Andre Jackson | LAD | 55fb-45sl-60ch-45fv | MLB | 26 | now | 2017: 370th pick by LAD (Utah) |
| 73 | Levi Stoudt | SEA | 55fb-45cv-50sl-55ch-50fv | AA | 24 | late-2022 | 2019: 97th pick by SEA (Lehigh) |
| 74 | Seth Johnson | TB | 60fb-45cv-55sl-45ch-50fv | Low-A | 23 | late-2023 | 2019: 40th pick by TB (Campbell) |
| 75 | Hans Crouse | PHI | 60fb-60sl-55ch-50fv | MLB | 23 | now | 2017: 66th pick by TEX (HS) |
| 76 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | 55fb-45cv-55sl-50ch-50fv | AA | 23 | mid-2023 | 2020: 149th pick by ARI (Bellarmine) |
| 77 | Ethan Hankins | CLE | 60fb-50cv-50sl-55ch-50fv | AA | 21 | late-2022 | 2018: 35th pick by CLE (HS) |
| 78 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | 55fb-55sl-55ch-45cv-50fv | High-A | 22 | mid-2023 | 2020: 31st pick by PIT (South Carolina) |
| 79 | Tanner Burns | CLE | 55fb-55sl-50ch-45fv | High-A | 23 | mid-2023 | 2020: 36th pick by CLE (Auburn) |
| 80 | Joey Estes | OAK | 55fb-50sl-50ch-45fv | Low-A | 20 | late-2023 | 2019: 487th pick by ATL (HS) |