Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin graduated from prospect status by exceeding 130 Major League at-bats Wednesday, and if we’re going to get a new No. 1 overall prospect, we might as well make some tweaks to the full Top 100 Prospects list.
Every so often during the baseball season, we do what we call market corrections of the MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospect rankings. These aren’t a full reset of the Top 100; that will come after the Draft and the signing deadline in August. Instead, these are adjustments to players up, down, on or off the board as we acknowledge that outlooks and statuses have changed since we revealed our preseason Top 100 back in January.
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Here’s the process: we revote on the Top 15, move deserving players up or down 10 or more spots, remove some completely from the rankings and replace them with others we believe are now worthy of the list.
Let’s dive into some of those changes to the Top 100:
Top 15
1. Jesús Made, SS, Brewers
2. Leo De Vries, SS, Athletics
3. Seth Hernandez, RHP, Pirates
4. Eli Willits, SS, Nationals
5. Trey Yesavage, RHP, Blue Jays
6. Colt Emerson, SS, Mariners
7. Kade Anderson, LHP, Mariners
8. Max Clark, OF, Tigers
9. Josue De Paula, OF, Dodgers
10. Sebastian Walcott, SS/3B, Rangers
11. Franklin Arias, SS, Red Sox
12. Walker Jenkins, OF, Twins
13. Travis Bazzana, 2B, Guardians
14. Thomas White, LHP, Marlins
15. Caleb Bonemer, 3B/SS, White Sox
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The crown remains in the NL Central.
Made and De Vries were Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, before Griffin’s graduation, and there’s nothing we’ve seen to knock either of them from climbing up one spot — nor is there a reason to flip them just yet. They were the only two teenagers on a Double-A Opening Day roster to begin 2026 — Cardinals catcher Rainiel Rodriguez has since joined them — and they’ve held their own after both reaching the level for the first time last year. If you want a tiebreaker, Made has shown a little less swing-and-miss for much of the season and he’s a more consistent threat on the basepaths. But in the end, these are two switch-hitters with plus power potential and good athleticism who are way ahead of the developmental curve.
Elsewhere in the Top 15, Hernandez — last year’s sixth overall pick — leaps to No. 3 after a dominant run in Single-A in which he posted a 0.96 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 28 innings. Beyond the results, his stuff has come as advertised. His fastball regularly sits in the upper-90s, and his slider, changeup and curveball all posted whiff rates above 70 percent in the Florida State League. He moves past Blue Jays postseason hero Trey Yesavage, who only hasn’t graduated because of an early shoulder impingement, and 2025 third overall pick Kade Anderson, who has a 0.60 ERA and 47/5 K/BB ratio in 30 frames at Double-A, as the top pitching prospect in baseball.
Last year’s No. 1 overall pick Willits has shown steady progress early in his age-18 season at Single-A Fredericksburg, and with plus hit, run and fielding tools, he continues to be a shining star of the Nationals’ rebuilding efforts in the Minors.
Fellow infielders Arias and Bonemer make the most notable jumps into the Top 15. Arias, known as a potential plus hitter and defender himself, has shocked many by hitting eight homers and slugging .684 through 27 games for Double-A Portland; he hit all of eight homers during his entire 2025 season. The power gains feel real enough to boost him into this conversation in his age-20 campaign. By contrast, Bonemer was expected to be at least an above-average power hitter, but he’s beating those expectations at High-A, where he’s gone deep 13 times through 33 games (one more homer than his 2025 total). That level of impact already overshadows some of the hit-tool risk with the White Sox stud.
Highest risers
+44 A.J. Ewing, OF/2B, Mets (78 to 34)
+42 Ethan Salas, C, Padres (94 to 52)
+31 Caleb Bonemer, 3B/SS, White Sox (46 to 15)
+25 Anthony Eyanson, RHP, Red Sox (97 to 72)
+23 Luis Hernández, SS, Giants (81 to 58)
+22 Jhonny Level, SS, Giants (86 to 64)
+17 Emil Morales, SS, Dodgers (74 to 57)
+17 Gage Wood, RHP, Phillies (88 to 71)
+16 Seth Hernandez, RHP, Pirates (19 to 3)
+16 Theo Gillen, OF, Rays (59 to 43)
+13 Tyler Bremner, RHP, Angels (64 to 51)
+12 Ralphy Velazquez, 1B/OF, Guardians (71 to 59)
Griffin’s graduation held us from pushing Ewing up before his MLB debut Tuesday, but Mets fans already got a taste of what makes the 21-year-old outfielder so exciting. Coming off his breakout 2025 season in which he climbed three levels, Ewing continues to show strong swing decisions, plus-plus speed and potentially special defense on the grass, and even if he’s more of a slash-and-dash type than a true slugger, he can still provide a lot of energy to current and future New York lineups.
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Salas’ roller coaster through prospect standing is on the way back up, now that he’s healthy after last year’s back injury that limited him to only 10 games at Double-A San Antonio. Back in the Texas League, the 20-year-old catcher has utilized a toe tap to stay on time at the plate and get more into his power, and his defense continues to project as plus-plus behind the dish. He could land even higher in our next update should his health and productivity continue.
Eyanson gave the world a preview of what was to come when he touched triple-digits against the Orioles in March’s Spring Breakout game. He’s settled more in the mid-90s as a starter, but that’s a nice jump from sitting 92-94 like he did last year at LSU. His slider and curveball already looked like potential plus to plus-plus pitches and play nicely off the new heat, and the 2025 third-rounder has delivered a ton of strikes early on, prompting Boston to promote him to Double-A after only five starts. He is the breakout pitching prospect of the 2026 season to this point.
Giants shortstops Hernández and Level round out the group jumping 20-plus spots. It was certainly telling that San Francisco pushed Hernández – this year’s top international prospect – stateside to begin his career, and he looked advanced for a 17-year-old on the Arizona backfields and now in the Arizona Complex League. Up at Single-A San Jose, Level has seized the attention of the industry by posting a .339/.406/.556 slash line through 28 games, and if he can maintain above-average power at just 5-foot-8, that would give him five 55-plus tools.
New faces
94. Ike Irish, OF/1B, Orioles
95. Wei-En Lin, LHP, Athletics
96. Luis Lara, OF, Brewers
97. Josh Hammond, SS/3B, Royals
98. Justin Gonzales, OF, Red Sox
99. Charles Davalan, OF, Dodgers
100. Xavier Neyens, 3B/SS, Astros
Last year’s 19th overall pick out of Auburn, Irish entered pro ball as a potential above-average hitter with above-average power and has strengthened that reputation so far with a .294/.405/.539 line in 28 games at High-A Frederick. He was a catcher in school but has focused on the corner outfield spots and first base in 2026, allowing the bat to play as more of a focus. Lin gives the A’s three southpaws on this list. The 20-year-old southpaw has generated a ton of whiffs and chase with a diverse pitch mix that he delivers from a low release height. With hitters expanding the zone against his arsenal, he’s kept walks nicely at bay and is pushing to see Triple-A Las Vegas well before his 21st birthday. Playing at the Minors’ top level as a 21-year-old, Lara has already almost doubled his previous career high for homers, hitting seven through 38 games for Nashville. It’s still likely below-average pop, but he’s also been excellent at making contact in the zone. That’s huge for a player already considered one of the best defensive center fielders in the Minors.
