NEW Top 100 and Top 30 Prospects lists are here!

The prospect landscape has changed a lot since we launched our first 2026 Top 100 back in January. After the Draft, a Trade Deadline and the bulk of the 2026 season, we figured it was time to update our rankings.

And it’s not just a new Top 100 we’re unveiling. We’ve given a full refresh of all 30 team’s Top 30 lists, folding in the 2026 Draft class and updating others based on their performances in pro ball this year.

Here’s a breakdown of the updated Top 100:

The Top 10

1. Jesús Made, SS, Brewers
2. Leo De Vries, SS/3B, Athletics
3. Franklin Arias, SS, Red Sox
4. Eli Willits, SS, Nationals
5. Kade Anderson, LHP, Mariners
6. Josue De Paula, OF, Dodgers
7. Seth Hernandez, RHP, Pirates
8. Ryan Sloan, RHP, Mariners
9. Sebastian Walcott, SS/3B, Rangers
10. Grady Emerson, SS, Rays
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The top of the list looks a lot different than it did back before the season began. Konnor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle, the top two prospects, graduated from prospect status, and they were far from alone.

Six of the top 10 have reached the highest level and come off the list (JJ Wetherholt, Nolan McLean, Samuel Basallo and Colt Emerson are the others), with several in contention for Rookie of the Year honors.

Newcomers

Discounting 2026 Draft picks, we’ve added 42 players who weren’t on our preseason Top 100. Some have been added as the season has gone on, some are appearing for the first time.

None of them are higher than Padres catcher Ethan Salas, who is no stranger to the Top 100. The young backstop reached as high as No. 5 on our list, but a combination of stagnant performance and injuries knocked him off of it completely. Still only 20, he’s righted the ship, and then some, performing his way from Double- to Triple-A and now sitting at No. 23 overall.

Here are the 10 highest-ranked newcomers on the midseason list:

23. Ethan Salas, C, Padres
27. Luis Hernández, SS/3B, Giants
33. Gage Wood, RHP, Phillies
36. Christian Zazueta, RHP, Dodgers
39. Josiah Hartshorn, OF/1B, Cubs
42. Eric Hartman, OF, Braves
47. Jhonny Level, SS/2B, Giants
49. Anthony Eyanson, RHP, Orioles
50. Felnin Celesten, SS, Mariners
51. Caden Bodine, C, Rays

Draft debuts

A year ago, we added a dozen members of the Draft Class of 2025 to the Top 100, the same number that was added in 2024. This time around, we’re being a bit more stingy with spots, putting just 10 from the most recent class on the Top 100, though two of them are debuting higher than anyone from last year’s Draft crop did.

10. Grady Emerson, SS, Rays (No. 2 overall pick)
11. Roch Cholowsky, SS, White Sox (No. 1)
19. Vahn Lackey, C, Twins (No. 3)
31. Jackson Flora, RHP, Giants (No. 4)
40. Eric Booth Jr., OF, Orioles (No. 7)
41. Drew Burress, OF, A’s (No. 8)
64. Tyler Bell, SS, Rockies (No. 10)
67. Jacob Lombard, SS, Marlins (No. 14)
91. Derek Curiel, OF, Pirates (No. 5)
97. Gio Rojas, LHP, Rangers (No. 16)

Biggest risers

With 42 newcomers and 10 draftees, that means we have 48 prospects who were on both the preseason list and this update. Of those 52 vacated spots, 34 graduated to the big leagues, led by the top two preseason prospects Konor Griffin and Kevin McGonigle. The remaining 18 fell off the list.

Here are the 10 prospects who made the largest leaps up the list from the preseason, a group led by Dodgers infielder Emil Morales, who has a .919 OPS and 22 homers while playing across two levels of A ball in his age 19 season:

+68: Emil Morales, SS/3B, Dodgers (No. 92 to 24)
+64: Theo Gillen, OF, Rays (No. 76 to 12)
+57: Ralphy Velazquez, 1B/OF, Guardians (No. 89 to 32)
+ 44: Mike Sirota, OF, Dodgers (No. 60 to 16)
+ 39: Arjun Nimmala, SS, Angels (No. 77 to 38)
+ 37: Angel Genao, SS/3B, Guardians (No. 66 to 29)
+ 35: Tyler Bremner, RHP, Angels (No. 81 to 46)
+ 31: Caleb Bonemer, 3B/SS, White Sox (No. 61 to 30)
+ 28: Franklin Arias, SS, Red Sox (No. 31 to )
+ 28: Joshua Baéz, OF, Cardinals (No. 87 to 59)

Demographics

Teams keep growing prospects up the middle. A year ago, a record was set with 30 shortstops on the re-ranked Top 100. That mark didn’t last long. After placing 28 shortstops on the preseason list, we have 33 filling up the rankings now who primarily play the premium position. Our top four, and eight of our top 16, are typically found at short.

Outfielders come next with 27, while pitchers aren’t far behind at 25. That contingent is split 16-9 righties vs. lefties. We have eight catchers, four third basemen, two first baseman and one at second base to round out the list.

It tends to be a Draft-heavy list, and this edition is no different. A total of 68 players came courtesy of the Draft, with the remaining 32 coming via the international market. There are nine countries represented, led by the United States, with 69. The Dominican Republic (12) and Venezuela (10) are next while Canada (3) and Cuba (2) are the other two nations with multiple representatives. The Bahamas, Colombia, Mexico and Spain each have one prospect that was born on its soil.

A dozen players on the list have already changed hands via trade, led by Leo De Vries at No. 2. Zyhir Hope has been dealt twice, and is one of six on this edition of the Top 100 who was traded at this year's Deadline, along with Arjun Nimmala, Anthony Eyanson, River Ryan, Jefferson Rojas and Ramon Marquez.

Farm reports

Our updated farm system rankings are coming soon, but we can take a quick snapshot of which teams have the most high-end talent. There are three organizations with six Top 100 guys each: the Dodgers, Marlins and Mariners. Four teams have five on the list apiece: the Brewers, Giants, Rays and Tigers.

One of the many ways we try to measure the strength of a system is what we call Prospect Points: 100 for the No. 1 prospect, 99 for No. 2 and on down to one point for No. 100. Not surprisingly, the Dodgers lead the way in this category with 417 PP and the Mariners are second (369). The Rays (284), Giants (283) and Tigers (281) are the only other teams over 280 points.

The top 10 organizations in terms of prospect points, with their best prospect in parentheses:

Dodgers, 417 (Josue De Paula, OF, No. 6)
Mariners, 369 (Kade Anderson, LHP, No. 5)
Rays, 284 (Grady Emerson, SS, No. 10)
Giants, 283 (Josuar Gonzalez, SS/2B, No. 17)
Tigers, 281 (Max Clark, OF, No. 13)
Twins, 262 (Walker Jenkins, OF, No. 15)
Marlins, 223 (Thomas White, LHP, No. 37)
Nationals, 209 (Eli Willits, SS, No. 4)
Brewers, 207 (Jesús Made, SS, No. 1)
A’s, 203 (Leo De Vries, SS/3B, No. 2)