Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since 1982. Mariners left-hander Kade Anderson earned pitching accolades after posting a 1.06 ERA, the lowest for any Minor Leaguer who worked at least as many as his 93 1/3 frames since 1971.
Now we're naming the top hitting and pitching performers in each farm system. To qualify, a player had to rank on his organization's Top 30 Prospects list at some point during the season.
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Twenty-eight of our 60 picks, nearly half, are Top 100 prospects. Four of them are repeaters from 2025: White Sox third baseman/shortstop Caleb Bonemer, Giants left-hander Jacob Bresnahan, Rays outfielder Theo Gillen and Mariners outfielder Lazaro Montes.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
Blue Jays
Sean Keys, 1B: Before spending enough time in the big leagues to graduate from prospect eligibility, Keys led all Blue Jays Minor Leaguers with his 165 wRC+ and 1.019 OPS, slashing .294/.417/.602 and topping the system with 28 homers. He was named the first baseman on our Prospect Team of the Year.
Nolan Perry, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 90): Perry’s impressive 2026 -- 2.50 ERA, .181 BAA, 1.02 WHIP, 12.7 K/9, 26.2 K/BB%, all of which were top 10 among all Minor Leaguers with 80 or more innings -- stands out even more when you consider he missed all of 2025 because of Tommy John surgery.
Orioles
Ethan Anderson, C/1B (No. 16): While a left ankle injury kept him out of action for close to two months, Anderson still finished fifth among all Minor League catchers with 24 homers while his .919 OPS led all O’s hitters.
Joseph Dzierwa, LHP (No. 3/MLB No. 69): The 6-foot-8 hurler was the lefty on our Prospect Team of the Year second squad, thanks to a season in which he got to Double-A and finished with the second-best ERA (2.27), best WHIP (0.90) and best BAA (.186) among all qualified pitchers.
Rays
Theo Gillen, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 16): Gillen was an outfielder on our Prospect Team of the Year after being one of five Minor Leaguers to have a 20-40 season and finishing with a .315/.419/.546 line. He took a big step forward in getting to his power compared to last season and repeated as the Rays’ hitting prospect of the year.
Aidan Cremarosa, RHP (unranked): The Fresno State product taken in the eighth round of the 2025 Draft had a terrific first full season with Single-A Charleston, leading all Rays pitchers with 70 or more IP in BAA (.182), WHIP (0.90), K% (29.8) and K/BB% (23.8).
Dylan Brown, LHP (No. 19): Brown's command and deception enabled him to lead Boston farmhands in ERA (3.46), strikeouts (143 in 106 2/3 innings between Single-A and High-A) and K rate (32 percent) during his pro debut.
Yankees
Wilberson De Pena, OF (No. 13): De Pena earned MVP and top prospect honors in the Florida Complex League after winning the triple crown (.358-16-67) and also leading the Rookie-level circuit in slugging (.677), OPS (1.088), hits (81), doubles (20), extra-base hits (38) and total bases (153). Counting his time at Single-A, he finished with 20 homers and 25 steals in 77 games.
Brendan Beck, RHP (No. 27): The Triple-A International League pitcher of the year, Beck topped the circuit in ERA (2.93, which ranked fifth in the Minors), innings (135 1/3), strikeouts (151), strikeout rate (28 percent), average-against (.210), WHIP (1.06) and winning percentage (.833).
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
Guardians
Ralphy Velazquez, 1B/OF (No. 1/MLB No. 29): Velazquez spent most of his age-21 season at Triple-A and slashed .290/.379/.548 with 29 homers in 117 games between that level and Double-A, pacing the system in slugging.
Braylon Doughty, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 67): Doughty led Guardians farmhands in strikeout rate (26 percent), walk rate (5 percent) and K/BB ratio (4.9) while compiling a 4.10 ERA with 123 strikeouts in 109 2/3 innings between High-A and Double-A.
Royals
Angeibel Gomez, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 76): It’s not common for a player to earn organizational hitter of the year honors after a Dominican Summer League campaign, but Gomez’s season (.361/.467/.653, 156 wRC+) was too impressive to look past, and the Royals thought enough of him to make him the second-youngest player ever to compete in the Arizona Fall League.
Kendry Chourio, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 50): One of the best pitching prospects in the game pitched like it as an 18-year old across two levels of A ball, topping all Royals with at least 90 IP in ERA (2.48), BAA (.193), WHIP (0.89) and K/BB (5.35).
Tigers
Max Anderson, 2B/3B (No. 10): Anderson followed up a breakout 2025 season and his Arizona Fall League batting title with a very strong campaign at Triple-A, finishing second in the International League with a .302 average and topping the organization with his 134 wRC+.
Ben Jacobs, LHP (No. 6): The Tigers’ third-round pick in 2025 spent most of his first full season with High-A West Michigan and led the system in a host of categories among hurlers with at least 90 IP: ERA (3.51), K/9 (12.87), K% (35.1), K/BB% (24.2), BAA (.195), WHIP (1.15).
Twins
Marek Houston, SS (No. 4/MLB No. 54): Entering pro ball with a reputation as being a glove-over-bat shortstop, the Twins’ 2025 first-rounder saw his offense keep pace with his defense, splitting the year between High-A and Double-A and finishing with an impressive .312/.392/.455 line, 42 extra-base hits and 50 stolen bases.
Adrian Bohorquez, RHP (No. 18): While he missed two months on the injured list, Bohorquez was very effective when healthy, especially after he returned, finishing the year with a 3.02 ERA, .183 BAA and 10.4 K/9 rate while reaching Double-A for the first time in his age-21 season.
White Sox
Caleb Bonemer, 3B/SS (No. 2/MLB No. 27): As an encore to a 2025 MVP performance in the Single-A Carolina League, Bonemer led the Minors in extra-base hits (69) and ranked fifth in homers (37) while batting .251/.380/.550 with 17 steals in 132 games between High-A and Double-A.
David Sandlin, RHP (No. 10): Amid four different callups to Chicago, Sandlin made just 14 Triple-A starts, but dominated in them with a 2.22 ERA, .201 average-against and 66 strikeouts in 65 innings.
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
Angels
Hayden Alvarez, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 98): Playing all year at age 19, Alvarez worked his way onto our Top 100 by slashing .287/.391/.456 across two levels of A ball, finishing the year with 49 extra-base hits, 53 steals and a 118 wRC+.
Tyler Bremner, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 42): While an early illness and fatigue limited his workload early, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 Draft still put up impressive numbers in reaching Double-A, leading Angels pitchers (70 IP or more) in FIP (3.46) and xFIP (3.51) with a 32.9 K% and 8.9 BB% en route to an organization-leading 24.0 K/BB%.
Astros
Jason Schiavone, C/1B (No. 6): After hitting .180 in his first full pro season, Schiavone posted the second-ever 30-30 season by a Minor League catcher in his second, slashing .252/.391/.531 with 32 homers and just as many steals in 123 games while climbing from High-A to Triple-A.
Bryce Mayer, RHP (No. 8): The Astros drafted Mayer in the 16th round in 2024 and named him their Minor League pitcher of the year in both seasons since. He recorded a 3.53 ERA, .201 average-against and 140 strikeouts in 102 innings between Double- A and Triple-A in 2026.
A’s
Devin Taylor, OF (No. 7): The A’s second-rounder in 2025, Taylor lived up to his billing as an advanced college bat, hitting his way from High-A to Triple-A in his first full season and finishing with a combined .308/.411/.493 line, 23 homers and 106 RBIs while leading the league in OPS (.904) and wRC+ (129).
Jamie Arnold, LHP (No. 3/MLB No. 55): Arnold led the A’s in xFIP (4.36) while striking out nearly 9.9 per nine and finishing the year at Triple-A, and his season would look even more impressive if you took out a rough May (7.11 ERA): 2.52 ERA, .234 BAA, 1.28 WHIP, 10.6 K/9.
Mariners
Lazaro Montes, OF (No. 4/MLB No. 53): Winner of these honors in 2024, Montes began the year at Double-A and finished it in the big leagues, topping the organization in homers (38 in the Minors), slugging percentage (.558), OPS (.928) and wRC+ (138).
Rangers
Rafe Perich, 3B/1B (No. 19): Perich struggled in his first full pro season before breaking out in a big way in his second, pacing the system in hitting (.315), slugging (.586), OPS (.987), runs (105) and homers (27) while playing 116 games between High-A and Double-A.
Dalton Pence, LHP (No. 10): Pence placed third in the Minors with a 2.51 ERA -- including a 2.09 mark in nine Triple-A outings -- while also logging a .206 average-against and 122 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings between three levels.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
Braves
Eric Hartman, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 38): It took Hartman just 71 games to get to the 20-30 mark, the second-fastest to do so since 2005, and even with some struggles at Double-A, our Breakout Player of the Year still finished up with 26 homers and 56 steals, the only Minor Leaguer in the 20-50 club.
Cam Caminiti, LHP (No. 2/MLB No. 39): He didn’t turn 20 until August and pitched his way from High-A to Double-A this season, finishing with a 3.38 ERA, .204 BAA and 9.8 K/9 rate over 114 2/3 innings of work.
Marlins
Brandon Compton, OF (No. 13): Compton slugged his way from High-A to Triple-A during his first full pro season, hitting .270/.411/.576 with 36 homers and 27 steals in 125 games and ranking fifth in the Minors with a 156 wRC+.
Eliazar Dishmey, RHP (No. 30): Though he didn't officially qualify for Minor League leadership, Dishmey's .166 average-against was the best among all pitchers with 100 innings and his 33 percent strikeout rate ranked third. The Double-A Eastern League pitcher of the year posted a 2.92 ERA with 140 strikeouts in 104 2/3 innings between that level and High-A.
Mets
Mitch Voit, 2B/SS (No. 4): The Mets’ top pick in the 2025 Draft at No. 38 overall, Voit hit his way to Double-A in his first full season (and had a .947 OPS in 29 games with Binghamton), finishing with a very solid combined .802 OPS and 118 wRC+ while topping the organization with 45 steals.
Jonathan Santucci, LHP (No. 2): Santucci pitched his way to Triple-A in 2026 and led the organization with 163 K’s as well as in xFIP (3.73), K/9 (11.74) and K% (30.8) over a system-high 125 innings pitched.
Nationals
Seaver King, SS/2B (No. 3/MLB No. 51): A more selective approach helped King do more damage this year, when he slashed .303/.382/.516 with 21 homers and 15 steals in 112 games between Double-A and Triple-A and topped the system in batting and OPS (.898).
Miguel Sime, RHP (No. 10): Sime rode a fastball that tops out at 101 mph and features huge carry to a 2.99 ERA, .153 average-against and 130 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings between two Class A stops. No Minor Leaguer who worked as many innings topped his 42 percent K rate.
Phillies
Bryan Rincon, SS (No. 4/MLB No. 96): It was a huge breakout season with the bat for the previously defensive-minded shortstop as Rincon led the organization with his 140 wRC+ and .927 OPS while banging out 26 home runs and swiping 30 bags at Double-A.
Gage Wood, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 30): While he was assigned cautiously to Single-A Clearwater to start his first full season of pro ball, Wood spent most of the year at Double-A and ended up leading all Phillies Minor League arms (90 or more IP) in xFIP (3.07), K/9 (13.14), K% (34.4) and K/BB% (27.0).
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
Brewers
Andrew Fischer, 3B/1B (No. 5): Not only did Fischer lead the Minors with 48 homers, but he also ranked first in slugging (.654), OPS (1.067) and total bases (287), second in RBIs (114) and wRC+ (162) and third in extra-base hits (68).
Coleman Crow, RHP (No. 23): After losing most of the previous three seasons to Tommy John surgery, a hip ailment and a flexor strain, Crow rebounded to compile a 3.59 ERA with a 102/35 K/BB ratio in 105 1/3 innings at Triple-A.
Cardinals
Rainiel Rodriguez, C/1B (No. 1/MLB No. 10): Rodriguez emerged as baseball's best catching prospect by leading the Double-A Texas League in all three slash stats (.328/.408/.591) at age 19 and batting a combined .324/.413/.574 with 27 homers and 11 steals in 115 games between that level and Double-A.
Jacob Odle, RHP (No. 21): Fully recovered from Tommy John surgery in 2024, Odle recorded a 3.19 ERA with a .199 average-against and 143 strikeouts in 96 innings between two Class A levels.
Cubs
Josiah Hartshorn, 1B/OF (No. 1/MLB No. 35): Hartshorn advanced from Single-A to Double-A as a 19-year-old making his pro debut, standing out with his advanced swing decisions and physicality while batting .284/.407/.518 with 23 homers, 112 RBIs (third-most in the Minors) and 17 steals in 125 games from Single-A to Double-A.
Brooks Caple, RHP (No. 9): Cubs officials said this spring that Caple was on the verge of a breakout and they were right. He led the system in ERA (3.09) and innings (107 2/3) while logging a .217 average-against and a 108/31 K/BB ratio between High-A and Double-A.
Pirates
Murf Gray, 3B (No. 4/MLB No. 89): Gray began the year with Single-A Bradenton and finished it with Double-A Altoona, finding his power at all three levels he visited, which resulted in him leading the organization in a bunch of counting stats -- home runs (32), runs (100), RBIs (97) -- and other measurables like SLG (.567) and wRC+ (146).
Seth Hernandez, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 9): If it hadn’t been for an oblique strain ending his season in July, Hernandez might have been a stronger candidate for Pitching Prospect of the Year, though he still made the second squad of the Prospect Team of the Year thanks to his 2.43 ERA, 3.19 xFIP, 40.4 K % and 29.8 K/BB%, all of which led the organization among arms with 70 or more innings.
Reds
Carter Graham, 1B (No. 22): Graham hadn’t gained any traction over his first two full seasons of pro ball, but he took off in year three, leading the Reds organization in home runs (29), RBIs (93), average (.300), OBP (.421), SLG (.565) and wRC+ (151).
Ysaias Escalona, RHP (No. 30): Signed for just $10,000 in April 2025, Escalona was dominant in the Dominican Summer League this year, finishing with a circuit-leading 0.99 ERA, .175 BAA (third in the league) and 0.88 WHIP (second in the DSL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
Diamondbacks
Carlos Virahonda, C (No. 5): Virahonda parlayed his advanced bat-to-ball skills into a .272/.377/.493 slash line with 19 homers in 102 games while rising from Single-A to Double-A.
David Hagaman, RHP (No. 4): Internal brace surgery in 2024 delayed the start of Hagaman's pro career, but in his first complete season, he ranked fifth in the Minors with a 2.87 ERA while also posting a .223 average-against and 132 strikeouts in 106 2/3 innings between High-A and Double-A.
Dodgers
Mike Sirota, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 17): Sirota had one of the best seasons anywhere in the Minors, ranking second in on-base percentage and wRC+ (162) while slashing .307/.461/.526 with 17 homers and 13 steals in 108 games from High-A to Triple-A. He also played a key role in Oklahoma City winning the Pacific Coast League title and the Triple-A National Championship Game.
Christian Zazueta, RHP (No. 5/MLB No. 33): No Minor Leaguer who worked as many as Zazueta's 103 2/3 innings had a better strikeout rate (35 percent), strikeout-minus-walk rate (30 percent) or K/BB ratio (7.2). He also compiled a 3.65 ERA and .214 average-against between High-A and Double-A.
Giants
Jhonny Level, SS/2B (No. 4/MLB No. 43): Named the top prospect in the High-A Northwest League, Level batted .311/.374/.513 with 39 doubles (third-most in the Minors), 18 homers and 26 steals in 113 games between two Class A stops.
Jacob Bresnahan, LHP (No. 9): Bresnahan has won league pitcher of the year awards in each of his three full pro seasons, the latest one in the Northwest League in 2026. He posted a 3.22 ERA, .200 average-against (fifth-best in the Minors) and 135 strikeouts in 114 2/3 innings between High-A and Double-A.
Padres
Ethan Salas, C (No. 1/MLB No. 21): After struggling with injuries and getting rushed by the Padres the previous two seasons, Salas rebounded to slash .296/.374/.448 with 10 homers and 17 steals in 96 games between Double-A and Triple-A. He also won the Minor League Defensive Player of the Year award and started two of San Diego's first three Division Series games.
Jesus Castro, RHP (No. 16): Castro skipped the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League and headed straight to Single-A for his full-season debut, logging a 4.18 ERA with 100 strikeouts in 90 1/3 innings and helping Lake Elsinore win the California League championship.
Rockies
Cristian Arguelles, OF (No. 5): After hitting .422 to lead the DSL in 2025 and earn league MVP honors, he repeated the trick stateside this year in the Arizona Complex League with a batting title (.402) and an MVP nod, earning a bump to full-season ball and finishing with a combined .971 OPS and 137 wRC+.
Jackson Cox, RHP (No. 8): Cox has put the Tommy John surgery that forced him out for all of 2024 in his rearview, leading the organization (90 IP or more) in xFIP and K/BB%, while finishing second in K/9 (11.84), K% (30.9), K/BB (3.28) and WHIP (1.27).