MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position.
We’ve been doing prospect rankings since 2004. In all that time, a position has been shut out of the overall list just twice, with no representation from second basemen in 2007 and '09, though it should be noted that those lists were just Top 50 overall.
So the fact that there isn’t a single third baseman on this year’s list is noteworthy, as it’s the first time one position hasn’t had a single representative on MLB Pipeline's Top 100. The hot corner has cooled off a bit.
That’s often cyclical, and it wouldn’t surprise anyone to see some of this Top 10 hit their way onto the Top 100. The top two in particular, Andrew Fischer and Jacob Reimer, aren’t too far off. And this group is going to have to hit to get noticed. It’s a bat-first group: Many will get at-bats in the big leagues, and in the near future, but it’s very possible it won’t be at this position.
The Top 10 (ETA)
- Andrew Fischer, Brewers (2027)
- Jacob Reimer, Mets (2026)
- Hao-Yu Lee, Tigers (2026)
- Tommy White, A’s (2027)
- Mikey Romero, Red Sox (2026)
- LuJames Groover, D-backs (2026)
- Juan Sanchez, Blue Jays (2029)
- Chase Harlan, Dodgers (2028)
- Brock Wilken, Brewers (2026)
- Parks Harber, Giants (2027)
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Top tools
Hit: Groover (55)
Since the D-backs took Groover out of North Carolina State in the second round of the 2023 Draft, he’s done nothing but hit, with a career .297 average and a .384 on-base percentage after posting a slash line of .309/.399/.434 at Double-A last year. He rarely strikes out, with a career 13.5 percent K rate, never misses a fastball and had just a 20 percent overall miss rate, per Synergy, in 2025.
Power: Fischer, Reimer, Sanchez, Wilken (60)
A 2025 draftee, Fischer has a left-handed swing with loft geared for power, hitting 45 homers over the past two years in college and an improved approach. Reimer’s profile has shifted from a hit-over-power type to the other way around as he’s learned to turn on pitches more and get them in the air. Sanchez hasn’t played stateside yet, but it’s hard not to be excited after his Dominican Summer League debut, when he was one of a handful of qualifying players with an ISO over .220 and a strikeout rate below 18 percent. The guy who set an ACC record with 71 career homers at Wake Forest, Wilken got back to his power in 2025, slugging .550 over 65 games through June 18 before a knee injury sidelined him until late August.
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Run: Lee (55)
This isn’t a speedy group, with Lee the only one with an at least average grade. He stole 22 bags last year and still gets a lot of reps up the middle at second base.
Arm: Sanchez, Wilken (60)
Sanchez has the arm strength to play shortstop and he’ll still get reps there, but he’s likely to slow down enough to continue getting the lion’s share of his playing time at third. Wilken needs to stay healthy to prove if he can stick at third, but his arm certainly plays there.
Field: Lee (50)
There’s some impressive offensive potential in this group, but the same can’t be said on the other side of the ball. It’s unclear how many of these prospects will be big leaguers at the hot corner, with Lee the only one getting an average grade for his glove work.
Superlatives
Highest ceiling: Sanchez
Signed for just under $1 million when the 2025 international signing period opened, Sanchez raised the excitement level for his United States debut when he finished in the top 10 among all DSL hitters in average (.341), slugging (.565) and OPS (1.004) with more than enough feel for hitting to keep getting to his power.
Highest floor: Fischer
Fischer had established power bona fides early in his college career, and even showed he could drive the ball with a wood bat in the Cape Cod League. He became a much more well-rounded hitter in 2025, upping his walks and cutting down his chase, leading some on the Brewers’ scouting staff to believe he was the best college hitter in the Draft Class of ‘25.
Rookie of the Year candidate: Lee
No one has a clear path to a full-time job to start the season, but Lee has spent a full year at each of the upper levels and is coming off a Triple-A season at age 22 in which he set career highs in home runs and stolen bases. He also has the added benefit of finding at-bats at second base as well.
Highest riser/humblest beginnings: Harber
A non-drafted free agent who signed with the Yankees in July 2024 and was dealt to the Giants at the 2025 Trade Deadline deal for Camilo Duval, Harber wasn’t even on San Francisco's Top 30 until October. But he opened eyes with a .970 OPS in A ball in 2025 and then led the Arizona Fall League with 12 extra-base hits to put himself on the radar.
Most to prove: White
Perhaps a bit unfair for a guy who did make his way to Double-A in his first full pro season and hit decently in the AFL, but this is more about the expectations of a guy named “Tommy Tanks” who hit 75 homers in college, in terms of getting to that power as a pro.
Keep an eye on: Pedro Ramirez, Cubs
He was on the Top 10 last year and had a decent season at Double-A, without a ton of impact (.280/.346/.386, 28 SB). He might best be suited as a utility type, seeing time at third, second and perhaps an outfield corner.