Ranking The 20 Hottest MLB Prospects

If JJ Wetherholt’s season is over, he made quite the first impression.

The Cardinals’ 2024 first-round pick headlines this week’s Hot Sheet following a week where hit .500 and drove in nine runs. In addition to plus bat-to-ball skills, Wetherholt flashed some thump by the end of his Low-A campaign and walked more than he struck out.

Wetherholt is far from the only notable prospect who caught our attention in the final stretch of the regular season. Other highlights include…

• Some optimism for Colson Montgomery?

• Jonah Tong’s breakout season continues

• Chandler Simpson has 102 — yes, 102! — steals

• Jackson Baumeister looks like another savvy Rays pickup

• Denzel Clarke flips the narrative on his 2024 season

• A 5-foot-5 sleeper in the Twins system

WATCH TODAY’S HOT SHEET SHOW!

Today’s Hot Sheet Show previews Kumar Rocker’s anticipated MLB debut. We’ll also chat with Tre’ Morgan, who has battled with Chandler Simpson for the MiLB batting crown this year, and we’ll close with a discussion on the minor league postseason and whether it helps with long-term development.

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Find Our Latest Rankings, Analysis

A lot can change throughout the course of the season, and it’s easy to lose track of certain updates amid the steady stream of daily news, results & more. Here’s a look at our most recent rankings updates & analysis that Baseball America subscribers may find useful.

Top 100 Prospects: Junior Caminero is one more at-bat away from graduation, setting the stage for Roman Anthony’s ascension to No. 1 in the sport. Read more…

Top 30s: We issued a smaller update last week to account for recent graduations, and it includes new No. 1s in several systems. Read more…

Prospect Wire: Find daily prospect updates — you can filter and search by players — plus daily and season stats below the player table. Read more…

FYPD Rankings: Ready to turn the page to 2025 in fantasy? Here are our the top 50 FYPD targets. Read more…

Transfer Portal Rankings: Baseball America’s Peter Flaherty ranked the top 100 transfers in college baseball. Read more…

Underclass Standouts: These are 50 players in the 2026 and 2027 classes worth keeping an eye on. Read more…

Brighter Days: One prospect from every team looking forward to 2025. Read more…

HERE’S WHAT’S TRENDING AT BASEBALL AMERICA….

• Josh Norris answered your questions today. You can also find archived chats here.

• The Reds and Nationals are trying to end lengthy MiLB playoff droughts

• Here are some pitchers to target in fantasy in 2025

WHAT’S COMING NEXT?

Keep an eye out for the following in the coming days at Baseball America…

• 2024 Bowman Chrome drops tomorrow. We’ll identify some trading cards we’re hunting

• Geoff Pontes explains how teams are using Trajekt hitting machines for player development

• We’re updating our 2026 high school rankings at the end of the week

• Carlos Collazo will revisit our breakout picks from prior to the season

• Our first combined 2025 draft rankings are coming soon

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