Who are the next Mike Trouts and Paul Skenes? Is this the year where we see the next generational talent like Shohei Ohtani or Juan Soto? Surely a player will never sign a $700 million dollar contract, right? Some debate that no single player is worth thrust kind of money. Money that is fitting for two $35million dollar AAV contracts in one.
Here are the top 10 prospects on MLB.com:
1. Roki Sasaki, RHP, Dodgers
2. Roman Anthony, OF, Red Sox
3. Walker Jenkins, OF, Twins
4. Dylan Crews, OF, Nationals
5. Jackson Jobe, RHP, Tigers
6. Max Clark, OF, Tigers
7. Kristian Campbell, 2B/SS/OF, Red Sox
8. Andrew Painter, RHP, Phillies
9. Carson Williams, SS, Rays
10. Travis Bazzana, 2B, Guardians
Roki Sasaki is considered a “prospect” despite his time spent playing in Japan. He is the most MLB-ready player among the prospect lists and his #1 ranking is based on his 100+ fastball and splitter are his best pitches. He joins the Dodgers’ elite rotation. It is not even fair that this addition to their already World Series’ proven team without Shohei Ohtani even pitching last season. Among the other standouts in the top 10 is Kristian Campbell who has been picked among CBS sports writers as their favorite for the AL Rookie of the Year.
Jackson Jobe of the Tigers got attention last year’s spring training when he was recorded throwing 101.8 mph. He has seen some big league innings already and looks to gain more attention again this season. The #2 prospect Roman Anthony looks MLB-ready with these words from mlb.com, “He led the Double-A Eastern League in slugging (.489) and OPS (.856) as a 20-year-old last season, then slashed .344/.463/.519 with 16 extra-base hits in 35 games following his promotion to Triple-A.” With Roman combined with Kristian Campbell, Boston has 2 top-10 position players in the top 100, and Marcelo Mayer at SS sliding in at #12, they have a bright future of youngsters battling the Yankees for years to come. Then you add Garrett Crochet leading their team’s rotation, the team looks to be playoff bound in the coming years but they are not quite there yet.
Coby Mayo at #14 for the Baltimore Orioles looks to be joining the young squad this season and the AL East looks to be the most dominant division in the Majors. The Orioles’ farm system keeps developing great young talent with the likes of Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg, Heston Kjerstad, and Samuel Basallo at #11 in the top 100. Mayo has earned comparisons to the Braves’ Austin Riley – high praise. Another player that comes from a great farm system is Bubba Chandler of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He expects to break out this season much like the two young arms that came out last season, Paul Skenes and Jared Jones. If he is anything like his predecessors, he is a likely candidate for Rookie of the Year.
Matt Shaw at #19 is another player looking to stir things up for the Chicago Cubs this season. MLB.com had this to say about him, “he also was Team USA’s best hitter at the Premier 12 tournament in November, batting .412 and leading the event with 14 RBIs in seven games.” With power at the plate and speed on the base paths, he will likely be a 20-20 candidate when he joins the Majors. And on top of that, the website compares him to a young Dustin Pedroia.

