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Who Could Rank No. 1 In 2026?
Plus: 15 prospects who could crack next year's list & best pitches in the Top 100
Who Could Be The No. 1 Prospect In 2026?
The Top 100 prospects ranking for 2025 is hot off the presses, but here at Baseball America, we’re already looking ahead to 2026.
The question on everyone’s mind: Who could be the No. 1 prospect on next year’s list?
After correctly predicting the future No. 1 this time a year ago, the BA staff again convened to suggest six possible candidates to take over the top spot a year from now.
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15 Prospects Who Could Crack The 2026 Top 100
Yesterday, we ranked 15 players who just missed the 2025 Top 100. Today, we’re adding another group of prospects beyond those 15 who could climb into the Top 100 for 2026.
With last year’s version of this exercise netting seven hits, it makes for a good look at some talented up-and-comers to keep an eye on.
TOP HEATERS, BREAKING BALLS & OFFSPEED PITCHES
Best Pitches In The 2025 Top 100 Prospects
By now you’ve seen the names of the big-time pitching prospects on the Top 100 list, and you may be wondering…
Which Top 100 pitcher has the best four-seam fastball? What about the best two-seamer? Who throws the best slider? Or the best changeup?
To paint a clearer picture, Geoff Pontes digs into the data and pulls out the 15 best individual offerings from pitchers in this year’s ranking.
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DATA SCORES FOR THE TOP 100
Hit+ & Stuff+ Scores For Top 100 Prospects
Continuing the data trend, Dylan White goes top to bottom in this year’s Top 100 prospect list for a complete rundown of available Hit+ and Stuff+ scores. Highlights include:
A Dodgers prospect logging the top Hit+ score
A prospect in Milwaukee with the best Stuff+ score
An Athletics prospect ranking tops in xwOBAcon
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