Format = Player Position | Age on 1-4-2026 | Highest level played | Estimated time of arrival
1. SS Sebastian Walcott | 20 | AA | 2027
Walcott signed for $3.2 million out of the Bahamas in 2023 and quickly rose through the system until 2025, when he was given a full season to settle into Double-A, where he slashed .255/.355/.386 with 13 home runs and 32 stolen bases in 124 games. The line may not jump off the page, but he was ten percent better than league average when playing against guys who were an average of 4.9 years older than him. That’s future superstardom from a guy who’s already 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds, with double-plus raw power and easy speed in addition to smooth actions in the infield.
2. 2B Gavin Fien | 19 | A | 2030
Texas took this 6’3″, 200 pound, right-handed power bat 12th overall and signed him for $4.8 million. They sent him down to Low-A for ten games at the end of the season, and while he didn’t hit much, the experience jumping from high school to pro ball in one summer should help him heading into 2026.
3. RHP Jose Corniell | 22 | MLB | 2025
I reported on Corniell’s comeback for Prospect News on August 11 and said that he “was one of my favorite pitchers heading into 2024 before missing the season due to Tommy John surgery. He’s now back in action and has a ridiculous 0.26 WHIP with 17 strikeouts and one walk through 15.2 Double-A innings. It might already be too late to get him to where you can fit him.” That’s probably not true, looking back. I think you can still get it. Texas is a pitcher’s park these days, and Corniell keeps hitters off balance with command of a pitch mix where all four pitches are good at avoiding the barrel. It’s weird to think that his 16.20 ERA in literally one Major League outing could make him more affordable for our purposes. However, it will be short-lived. I have a feeling he will come out strong in spring training and compete for a rotation spot.
4.RHP David Davalillo 23 | AA | 2026
Here’s what I wrote about Davalillo this summer in Prospect News: The Big Misiorowski of Weekend At Bernal’s:
“Logged out of Colombia in 2022, Rangers RHP David Davalillo (22, A+) has dominated his way to High-A in a short time and has a 1.09 ERA and 0.75 WHIP and 68 strikeouts in 49.1 innings at this level this season. I’d be surprised if he makes more than any other couple starting there. Looks like four solid throws with a potential knockout weapon in the splitter. However, command is the key here. If he can become even more consistent at spotting pitches like he has this season, Davalillo has a shot at Kirby-like results.
He was promoted to Double-A for his next start and was almost as dominant there, posting a 2.73 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with 58 strikeouts in 56 innings. Pretty easy to see him as part of the picture in 2026.
5. RHP Caden Scarborough | 21 | A+ | 2028
At 6-foot-4 and 188 pounds, with a double-plus fastball and basketball-heavy background, Scarborough has as much upside as any arm in the system. He’s a better athlete than the average pitcher, which translates into a smooth throw that he repeats with metronomic ease and gives me the upper hand in betting on whatever his command ceiling appears to be on paper. In 88 innings across Low-A and High-A, he posted a 2.45 ERA and 0.88 WHIP with 114 strikeouts against just 21 walks.
6. RhP Emiliano Teodo | 25 | AAA | 2026
Teodo wields three dynamite offerings in his fastball, slider and changeup, all of which could make up a starter’s arsenal. The problem is that he’s quite small for a 6-foot-1, 165-pound starter, and he’s never gone 87 innings in a pro season since signing in 2020. He has also missed large chunks of 2025 with injuries, including right shoulder fatigue. When healthy, he can push the fastball into the triple digits even as a starter. I suspect it’s time to take him to the Majors one way or another, and that path for now is the bullpen. is healthy, he could join the game’s elite relievers in short order.
7. 1b/from Abimelec Ortiz | 24 | AAA | 2026
At 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds from the left side, Ortiz is more athletic and looser than he first appears, and I’ve long thought he’s underrated in dynasty circles, in part because many public rosters place a heavy emphasis on defense. In 130 games in Double and Triple-A, Ortiz hit 25 home runs and hit .257/.356/.479 with a 22.1 percent strikeout rate.
8. RHP Alejandro Rosario | 23 | A+ | 2028
The last time Rosario was on a field in 2024, it was all incredible, leading him to a 0.93 WHIP and 2.24 ERA in 88.1 innings across Low-A and High-A. He missed all of 2025 with an elbow injury that would require Tommy John surgery and theoretically still does, but this entire story is shrouded in HIPAA mystery, and Rosario will reportedly miss all of 2026. There isn’t much clarity on how to play this one for our game other than to wish this kid the best. From his perspective, it seems like a frightening situation.
9. 2B/OF Elorky Rodriguez | 18 | DSL | 2030
Rodriguez, the prize of their international scouting efforts in 2025, signed for $1,097,500 and immediately got on track in the Dominican Summer League, slashing .337/.473/.506 with six home runs, nine stolen bases and 39 walks against 38 strikeouts in 46 games. He’s quite a rare big money signing, as he’s mainly here for the hit tool and baseball skills. He already has some power at 5’10” and 175 pounds, but the ceiling isn’t really the draw here, and I like that in this case. Hitting is the hardest part for most people, but it seems to come naturally to Elorky.
10. 3B Divine Fitz-Gerald | 20 | A | 2029
Fitz-Gerald is a kind of American version of Rodriguez as a sum-of-his-parts type who always feels at home on a baseball field. A 5’10” and 185-pound switch-hitter, he has a good approach from both sides of the plate and is hitting .302/.428/.482 with eight home runs, six stolen bases and just 24 strikeouts against 28 walks in 41 games across two levels. In a system that gives little consideration to position players, Fitz-Gerald could quickly move up the organizational ladder.
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