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Best Stuff+ Fastballs In The Minors
Plus: Scouting Grady Emerson, pitchers with standout traits & more
Best MiLB Fastballs Per Stuff+ In 2025
As the concept of measuring pitch quality has become an increasingly key component in pitcher evaluation, Stuff+ models have grown in popularity. Taking into account factors like velocity, vertical movement, horizontal movement, extension and release height, Baseball America’s own propriety Stuff+ formula has helped drive our pitch grades and identify under-the-radar talent.
With that in mind, Geoff Pontes is compiling rankings of the highest-scoring pitch types in the minor leagues for 2025, beginning with the 20 best four- and two-seam fastballs.
Stay tuned throughout the week for followups ranking the top breaking balls and changeups.
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OFFSEASON SCOUTING 101
Scouting Grady Emerson: Top HS Player For 2026
BA draft expert Carlos Collazo continues his offseason scouting series with a deep dive into the profile of Texas high school shortstop Grady Emerson.
Ranked as our No. 1 prep prospect in the 2026 MLB Draft class, Emerson is a pure hitter with a well-rounded blend of athleticism, skills and upside at a premium position.
Check out Carlos’ full report for breakdowns of Emerson’s tools, offensive approach, physical traits and more.
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UNDERRATED MiLB ARMS
13 Underrated Pitchers With Traits To Target
After focusing on minor league hitters with traits to target earlier this week, Dylan White turns his attention to the mound with pitchers whose standout traits make them interesting names to watch heading into 2026. Highlights include:
An Orioles RHP RoboScout has been high on all season
A Red Sox RHP with growing buzz
A 20-year-old Rays RHP already logging upper-minors innings
SEPTEMBER ORG REPORTS
10 Prospects Who Caught Our Attention In September
Each month during the season, Baseball America publishes organization reports for all 30 clubs.
These reports from our major league correspondents contain a trove of player development updates and spotlight traditional reporting. Click below to find 10 updates we found to be especially enlightening from our September reports, which presented our collection of MiLB Player of the Year honorees for all 30 teams.
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