2024 Preseason Right-Handed Pitcher Prospect Rankings

by | Feb 27, 2024



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. All ages as of July 1.

NO. NAME TEAM FUTURE GRADES LEVEL AGE ETA
1 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 70fb-70sp-60cv-50ct-65fv MLB 25 now
2 Paul Skenes PIT 70fb-70sl-60ch-65fv AA 22 early-2024
3 Jackson Jobe DET 60fb-70sl-60ch-50ct-60fv AA 21 mid-2024
4 Cade Horton CHC 60fb-50cv-65sl-60fv AA 22 mid-2024
5 Shane Baz TB 70fb-60sl-45cv-50ch-60fv MLB 25 mid-2024
6 Andrew Painter PHI 70fb-50cv-60sl-55ch-60fv AA (TJ) 21 late-2024
7 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 80fb-60cv-70sl-60fv AA 21 mid-2024
8 AJ Smith-Shawver ATL 65fb-55sl-50ch-55fv MLB 21 early-2024
9 Hurston Waldrep ATL 60fb-60sl-65ch-55fv AAA 22 mid-2024
10 Bubba Chandler PIT 60fb-55sl-50ch-55fv AA 21 late-2024
11 Jared Jones PIT 60fb-55sl-55cv-50ch-55fv AAA 22 early-2024
12 Dylan Lesko SD 70fb-55cv-70ch-55fv High-A 20 2025
13 Chase Hampton NYY 60fb-55cv-55sl-45ch-55fv AA 22 mid-2024
14 Noble Meyer MIA 60fb-70sl-50ch-55fv Low-A 19 2026
15 Drew Thorpe SD 50fb-40cv-50sl-70ch-55fv AA 23 mid-2024
16 Max Meyer MIA 55-70sl-55ch-50fv MLB 25 early-2024
17 Mick Abel PHI 65fb-50cv-55sl-50ch-55fv AAA 22 mid-2024
18 Tekoah Roby SL 55fb-60cv-50sl-50ch-55fv AA 22 mid-2024
19 Daniel Espino CLE 70fb-55cv-70sl-50ch-60fv AA 22 late-2024
20 Christian Scott NYM 60fb-40cv-55sl-50ch-50fv AA 25 mid-2024
21 Tink Hence SL 55fb-45cv-50sl-55ch-55fv AA 21 late-2024
22 Will Warren NYY 55fb-40cv-60sl-45ch-50fv AAA 25 mid-2024
23 Cade Cavalli WAS 70fb-65cv-55sl-55ch-55fv MLB 25 mid-2024
24 Luis Morales OAK 70fb-55cv-60sl-45ch-55fv High-A 21 2025
25 Jairo Iriarte SD 60fb-50sl-55ch-50fv AA 22 late-2024
26 David Festa MIN 55fb-55sl-55ch-50fv AAA 24 mid-2024
27 Connor Phillips CIN 60fb-55cv-60sl-30ch-50fv MLB 23 early-2024
28 Gavin Stone LAD 55fb-50sl-65ch-50fv AAA 25 early-2024
29 Ty Madden DET 60fb-40cv-60sl-50ch-50fv AA 24 mid-2024
30 Wikelman Gonzalez BOS 60fb-60cv-50ch-50fv AA 22 mid-2024
31 Mike Vasil NYM 55fb-45cv-60sl-50ch-50fv AAA 24 early-2024
32 Chayce McDermott BAL 60fb-50cv-60sl-45ch-45fv AAA 25 early-2024
33 Brock Porter TEX 70fb-60ch-55sl-50fv Low-A 21 2026
34 Marco Raya MIN 55fb-55cv-65sl-40ch-50fv AA 21 late-2024
35 Kyle Hurt LAD 60fb-55sl-60ch-50fv AAA 26 early-2024
36 Jeter Martinez SEA 60fb-40sl-40ch-50fv R (DSL) 18 2026
37 Rhett Lowder CIN 55fb-50sl-60ch-55fv High-A 22 late-2024
38 Joe Boyle OAK 70fb-70sl-45ct-50fv MLB 24 now
39 River Ryan LAD 65fb-55cv-60sl-55ch-50fv AAA 25 mid-2024
40 Caden Dana LAA 55fb-50cv-60sl-45ch-50fv High-A 20 2025
41 Hayden Birdsong SF 60fb-60cv-55sl-40ch-50fv AA 22 late-2024
42 Mason Black SF 60fb-60sl-45fv AAA 24 early-2024
43 Richard Fitts BOS 55fb-60sl-45ch-50fv AA 24 mid-2024
44 Sawyer Gipson-Long DET 45fb-50sl-45ct-45ch-45fv MLB 26 now
45 Jose Corniell TEX 55fb-60sl-50ch-45fv High-A 21 2025
46 Chase Petty CIN 50fb-60sl-55ch-50fv AA 21 mid-2024
47 Nick Nastrini CHW 65fb-55sl-55cv-45ch-50fv AA 24 mid-2024
48 Jack Leiter TEX 60fb-45cv-50sl-45ch-50fv AAA 24 mid-2024
49 Yordanny Monegro BOS 50fb-50cv-50ct-45fv High-A 21 2025
50 Blade Tidwell NYM 60fb-60sl-50ch-50fv AA 23 mid-2024
51 Luis Perales BOS 70fb-50sl-45ch-50fv High-A 21 2025
52 Carlos F. Rodriguez MIL 45fb-45cv-50sl-55ch-45fv AAA 22 mid-2024
53 Ben Brown CHC 60fb-60cv-55sl-50fv AAA 24 early-2024
54 Jun-Seok Shim PIT 60fb-60cv-50sl-50ch-45fv R (FCL) 20 2026
55 Dominic Hamel NYM 60fb-40cv-55sl-45ch-45fv AA 24 mid-2024
56 Owen Murphy ATL 60fb-55cv-55sl-50fv High-A 20 2025
57 Payton Martin LAD 60fb-60sl-5ch-50fv Low-A 20 2026
58 Thomas Harrington PIT 60fb-55sl-50ch-45ct-50fv High-A 22 2025
59 Emerson Hancock SEA 55fb-40sl-60ch-45fv MLB 24 now
60 Troy Melton DET 60fb-50sl-50ch-50fv High-A 23 2025
61 Jhancarlos Lara ATL 55fb-60sl-40ch-45fv High-A 21 2025
62 Randy Vasquez SD 55fb-60cv-50sl-50ch-45fv MLB 25 now
63 Wilmer Flores DET 60fb-45ch-60cv-50fv AA 23 mid-2024
64 Ty Floyd CIN 65fb-45cv-45sl-50ch-50fv n/a 22 2025
65 Kumar Rocker TEX 60fb-60sl-45ch-50fv High-A (TJ) 24 2025
66 Josh Knoth MIL 55fb-60cv-45ch-50fv n/a 18 2027
67 Adam Mazur SD 55fb-50cv-60sl-50ch-50fv AA 22 2025
68 Yoniel Curet TB 70fb-60sl-50fv High-A 21 2025
69 Santiago Suarez TB 55fb-55cv-50ch-45fv Low-A 19 2026
70 Aidan Curry TEX 60fb-60sl-50ch-50fv High-A 21 2026
71 Cristian Mena ARI 50fb-60cv-50sl-50ch-50fv AAA 21 mid-2024
72 Nick Frasso LAD 75fb-50sl-55ch-55fv AAA 25 early-2024
73 Spencer Arrighetti HOU 60fb-50cv-55sl-45ch-45fv AAA 24 early-2024
74 Mason Barnett KC 55fb-55cv-50sl-55ch-45fv AA 23 mid-2024
75 Cory Lewis MIN 50fb-45cv-45ch-55kn-45fv High-A 23 2025