20 Complex League Prospects To Know

Plus: Hot April hitters, CWS predictions, 2027 college rankings & Bowman 2025

May 02, 2025

Top ACL & FCL Prospects To Watch In 2025

With the Arizona and Florida Complex Leagues set to begin Saturday, Baseball America’s Josh Norris has previewed this year’s crop of players making their stateside debuts with a look at the top 10 prospects to watch in each league.

Last year’s lists included a slew of youngsters who quickly rose up rankings, including Starlyn Caba, Eduardo Quintero, Eduardo Tait, Brailer Guerrero, Yoeilin Cespedes, Welbyn Francisca and Felnin Celesten.

Check out the complete ACL & FCL lists below to see which of this year’s names on the complex could be ready to climb the rankings:

APRIL HITTERS WHO IMPRESSED

10 Hitting Prospects Who Stood Out In April

After sharing his list of 10 pitching prospects whose performances caught our attention in April, Geoff Pontes is back with a look at 10 hitters who stood out. Highlights from this list of lesser-known prospects include:

  • A slugging OF likely to crack the Blue Jays Top 30

  • A Rangers hitter with a .435 xwOBA trending towards Double-A

  • A Dodgers prospect who landed on this week’s Hot Sheet

Baseball America’s Latest College World Series Prediction (May 2)

It’s getting to be crunch time in college baseball, as just three Mondays remain until the NCAA Tournament selection committee reveals its 2025 bracket.

This week, Baseball America’s College World Series ‘Eight For Omaha’ projection features four teams that held onto their spots to go along with four newcomers replacing Florida State, North Carolina, Oregon State and Texas A&M.

Top 50 College Draft Prospects For 2027

While 2027 feels like a lifetime away, we’re at the point in the college season where there’s enough of a sample size to make an initial attempt at sizing up the true freshmen with a ranking of the top 50 college players in the 2027 MLB Draft class.

The list, which is headed by talented Texas 3B/OF Adrian Rodriguez, is sure to change and expand a lot over the next two-plus years. In the meantime, you’ll find our complete ranking of the top 50 college players for 2027 below, featuring updated individual scouting reports for each player.

Bowman 2025: Prospects To Target & Teams We Like For Breaks

Presale is now live for the latest Topps flagship release of Bowman 2025, which drops on Wednesday, May 7.

To get collectors ready for this high-profile release, Matt Pajak has prepared a complete rundown of top prospects to hunt (Jesús Made, Roki Sasaki & more), exciting new inserts and an exclusive ranking of MLB teams providing the most value to breakers.

TRENDING NOW AT BASEBALL AMERICA

📈 Jacob Rudner wrote about Yale’s Jack Ohman becoming one of the top freshman pitchers in the country.

👶 Matt Eddy presented BA’s latest Rookie of the Year watch installment.

🏟️ J.J. Cooper visited Spartanburg’s Fifth Third Park for a story on improvements to modern MiLB ballparks.

🔥 Reds flamethrower Hunter Greene is featured in the latest BA cover story.

⚾ Brendan Tuma looked at former Top 100 Prospects improving in 2025.

💪 Jesús Cano asked if Hunter Barco is next in the wave of young Pirates arms.

⚾ Here’s a round up of the latest BA college baseball coverage:

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