Ranking the MLB Prospects Traded at the 2026 Deadline

55 1 River Ryan SP 28 DET LAD Skubal Fastball-driven mid-rotation starter with an unconventional (and injury-riddled) career arc. Unique profile. We think he’s a monster the second he’s healthy. 55 2 Anthony Eyanson SP 21.8 BAL BOS Rutschman High-slot mid-rotation arm. Velo has been up and down, more average of late. Elite, Lidge-y slider, developing split. Atypical release. Yesavage sequel? 50 3 Alexander Frias RF 18.4 STL MIL May/Romero Freaky bat speed and rotational athleticism. Huge power, still projectable. Data reads, almost line for line, like 2022 Junior Caminero. Downside looks more like Jesús Sánchez. 50 4 Arjun Nimmala SS 20.8 LAA TOR Soriano Power-hitting shortstop growing into his body, having success at Double-A. Third base risk if he keeps growing. Likely 70% contact rate area, but enough pop that it’s ok. 50 5 Jefferson Rojas SS 21.3 NYM CHC Holmes Capable shortstop, plus at third base. Short-levered, strong hitting hands. Balanced contact/power as college-aged hitter at Double-A. 50 6 Zyhir Hope RF 21.5 DET LAD Skubal Power/speed corner outfielder with below-average defensive feel but a good arm. Terrifying fastball whiffs in 2025, seems to have remedied in this year. Will strike out a bunch, but hit 30 homers. 50 7 Ramon Marquez SP 20.9 SFG PHI Arraez Absurd changeup. Fastball has enjoyed a two-tick velo bump in 2026. Size and strikes are starter-y, violent delivery is not. 50 8 Brayden Taylor 3B 24.2 MIA TBR Hicks Excellent, versatile defender. Selective, playable power. Swing change seems to have unlocked more contact, or is it because he’s repeating Double-A? 50 9 Enddy Azocar CF 19.4 BAL BOS Rutschman Young, athletic outfielder with power and a scary approach. Right-tail ceiling as a 30-homer center fielder. 50 10 Michael Forret SP 22.3 BAL TBR T. Wells Deep, polished repertoire and excellent command. MLB-ready no. 4 type. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 45+ 11 Henry Lalane SP 22.2 SFG NYY Ramos Back after years of injury and suppressed stuff. Control-over-command, just enough strikes to start. Slider is slower (78 mph) in modern context, but is playing like a 70. 45+ 12 Kash Mayfield SP 21.5 DET SDP Mize Lefty starter with a plus change, but an undercooked fastball and slider. Did San Diego leave meat on the bone for Detroit to develop here? 45 13 Jacob Kmatz SIRP 23.8 LAD TBR Suwinski A Rays dev success story whose delivery and repertoire changes have resulted in late-inning relief stuff. Sits 94-98 mph with two premium breakers. 45 14 Gary Gill Hill SP 21.9 NYM TBR Peralta Super efficient strike-thrower whose stuff hasn’t progressed as hoped. Has no. 4/5 starter look, likely to debut in 2027. 45 15 Miguel Mendez SIRP 24.1 SFG SDP Ray Wiry flamethrower with plus slider, shaky feel, and round-down fastball traits. Divisive pitching prospect within the industry despite upper-90s velo. 45 16 Kyson Witherspoon MIRP 22 BAL BOS Rutschman 2025 first-round pick with arm strength and feel to spin it. Another guy whose fastball plays beneath the number. 45 17 Jhomnardo Reyes RF 18.8 BAL MIN Kremer Physical outfield prospect with contact/power blend. Hit his way out of rookie ball prior to trade. Looks like a draft prospect who goes in the pick no. 30-40 range. 45 18 Daniel Eagen SP 23.7 STL ARI Nootbaar Backend starter prospect who needs to find either a little more arm strength or better touch and feel to profile. 45/40+ 19 Comp A Pick — — MIN MLB Jeffers This is where we value the pick a revenue sharing team would receive as compensation for losing a Qualifying Offer free agent who they otherwise could have traded. This seems fairly likely for the Twins and Ryan Jeffers. It’s usually a prospect in the 45 or 40+ FV area. 40+ 20 Josiah Ragsdale CF 22.6 STL MIL May/Romero Breakout center field prospect. Plus-plus runner with pop. Arrow-up guy despite big swing-and-miss risk. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 40+ 21 Brady Smith MIRP 21.5 DET LAD Skubal Finally healthy and productive in A-ball after two years of injury and wildness. Potential plus-plus changeup. Velo has been just okay since he’s stretched out. 40+ 22 Aidan Smith CF 22 NYM TBR Peralta Power and speed with strikeouts. Had a big 2024 but has not been as good of late, especially this year. Plus power projection and center field fit on defense keeps him in this tier. 40+ 23 Joniel Hernandez SS 17.4 SFG SDP Ray DSL stand out at short. Twitchy burner with bat speed. Huge hit tool risk keeps him from a loftier rank. 40+ 24 Dasan Hill SP 20.6 TOR MIN Hoffman Projectable lefty with huge arm strength and secondary stuff. Fastball plays way below its velo, struggles with strikes. 40+ 25 Jack Cebert SP 24.3 WSN NYY L. García Improved a ton in just a year of pro ball. Starter’s build, delivery, athleticism, and strikes. Breaking ball quality is pretty average, but he has three of them. 40 26 Jacob Kisting SP 23.3 MIA TBR Hicks A nice late-round find for the Twins who has now been traded twice within a year. Plus command, good splitter and changeup, below-average fastball. Backend starter. 40 27 Sammy Stafura SS 21.7 NYM PIT Weaver Plays a nice shortstop. Hard-hit rate has exploded this year, contact rate has tanked. Weird profile. Utility projection. 40 28 Jacob Cozart C 23.6 LAA CLE Adell Plus defender with below-average offensive tools. High-floored backup. 40 29 Kaeden Kent SS 22.9 SFG NYY Ramos Well-rounded, lefty-hitting infielder with above-average contact ability. He’s likely a better long-term fit at 2B/3B. Josh Rojas platoon type. 40 30 Émilien Pitre 2B 23.8 NYM TBR Peralta Patient, contact-oriented second baseman with limited tools and athleticism. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 40 31 Zach Franklin SIRP 27.8 NYM CHW Brazoban MLB-ready middle reliever who leans on his slider to throw strikes, and then attacks hitters with late-count splitters and elevated fastballs. 40 32 Adam Macko MIRP 25.6 TEX TOR J. Smith Enigmatic lefty with arm strength and a hammer. At least sometimes. 40 33 Yovanny Cruz SIRP 26.9 WSN NYY L. García A hard-throwing, oft-injured reliever who hopped around before finding traction with the Yankees in 2026. 40 34 Will Dion MIRP 25.5 WSN CLE Griffin Dion has a sneaky fastball, a plus changeup, and the repertoire depth to play a long relief role immediately. 40 35 Mason Adams SIRP 26.4 COL CHW Doyle Delivery is more typical of a reliever, but has had success through Triple-A as a starter because he throws strikes and gets groundballs. 40 36 Tyler Uberstine MIRP 27.2 ATL BOS E. White Fully baked long reliever with an impact fastball enabled by non-velo traits and good command. 40 37 Brandan Bidois SIRP 25.1 MIA PIT Bachar MLB-ready relief prospect with plus breaking stuff and below-average command. 40 38 Ben Grable SIRP 24.3 WSN NYY L. García Yet another Yankees breakout college pitcher who now has a monster fastball. Has reached the doorstep in year one. Can he develop a secondary pitch? 40 39 Sandro Santana SIRP 21.4 STL ARI Nootbaar Lefty reliever with chance for plus FB/SL mix. Breezed through the low minors. 40 40 Kendeglys Virguez SIRP 22.2 WSN CLE Griffin Oft-injured righty reliever with 70 fastball, above-average slider. Healthy now and recently up to Double-A. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 40 41 Boston Smith C 23.7 SEA CHW L. Castillo Risk/reward power-hitting catcher with passive approach. Still developing as a defender in every respect. 40 42 Lucas Braun SP 24.9 KCR ATL Thomas Deceptive backend starter prospect with fringy stuff. Good new ballpark for him. 40 43 Duncan Davitt SP 26.9 ATL CHW Bart MLB-ready no. 5 or 6 starter. Lots of strikes, round-up fastball, squeezed out of Rays mix and now ChiSox. 40 44 Josh Hartle SP 23.4 WSN CLE Griffin Durable lefty with plus command of below-average stuff. 40 45 Josh Stephan SP 24.8 TOR TEX J. Smith Pitchability no. 5 starter prospect. Innings-eater with a light fastball. 40 46 Carter Holton SP 23.9 KCR ATL Thomas Southpaw with a slider, just fair performance in Low-A. Relief future. 40 47 Juan Brito 2B 24.9 CIN CLE Cash Balanced switch-hitter with modest power and below-average defensive ability. 40 48 Adrian Santana SS 21 MIA TBR Hicks Supreme little athlete and defender who hasn’t gotten stronger as a pro. Switch-hitting Andrew Velazquez-type role if he stays this small. 40 49 Jonathon Long 1B 24.5 MIA CHC Garrett Data darling corner role player whose swing is often late against fastballs. 1B/LF mix on defense. Viable role player in the lower third of that group. 40 50 Christian Franklin LF 26.7 BAL WSN Glassey Near-ready corner outfield prospect who we think will hit lefties. Could get run soon following Taylor Ward’s departure; was recalled from Norfolk on Tuesday. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 40 51 Ryan Sprock C 21.9 TOR MIN Nance Small-school converted third baseman who was making strides on defense and hitting for plus contact in A-ball before the trade. 40 52 Angel Rivero SP 19.7 LAA TOR Soriano Plus athlete with flowing delivery and a beautiful curveball. Fringy arm strength, physically mature for his age. 35+ 53 Omar Alfonzo C 23 NYY PIT Doval Powerful catcher with whiff issues and bad defense. He’s now with an org that has been good at improving the latter. 35+ 54 Bruin Agbayani 2B 19.4 NYM MIN Minter Benny’s son. Great barrel feel, poor bat speed. Was hitting prior to a shoulder injury in May. 35+ 55 Alejandro Rivera SP 19.6 CIN CLE Lowe Super athletic little righty with a great changeup and all kinds of round-up fastball characteristics thanks to his sensational delivery. 35+ 56 Mason McGwire SIRP 22.6 LAA CHC Zeferjahn Marks’ son. Up to 99 (but not living there) with inconsistent fastball movement and command. Developmental reliever look despite 2026 strike-throwing improvement. 35+ 57 Jace Beck SIRP 26.1 MIA NYM Garrett Very tall righty who could have a big fastball in short stints. 35+ 58 Harrison Kreiling MIRP 24.4 BAL SEA Ward Sleeper with average arm strength, intriguing secondaries, very short track record. MIRP type. 35+ 59 Zane Barnhart SIRP 24.2 DET BAL Rogers Two-way college player whose command has taken a while to improve. Sits 95, plus sweeper, new cutter. 35+ 60 Gabe Davis SIRP 22.8 NYM CHW Brazoban Gigantic righty up to 100, strikes and secondaries still need some love. Changeup looks most promising. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 35+ 61 Carlos Duran SIRP 24.2 KCR LAD Bubic Hard-throwing, slider-heavy reliever with a lengthy injury history. 35+ 62 Mark Manfredi SIRP 26.5 COL MIL Senzatela Hard-throwing lefty who goes right at hitters, mostly with his fastball. Arm slot helps the breaker play okay versus lefties. 35+ 63 John Klein SIRP 24.3 TOR MIN Hoffman Developmental success story with path to middle-relief role. 35+ 64 Jojo Ingrassia SIRP 24 DET BOS J. Jones Lefty with average stuff and, for the first time in a while, a decent run of health. 35+ 65 Max Martin MIRP 22.7 HOU KCR Pearson Low-slot sinker/slider reliever with rare control for a bullpen guy. Shot to upcycle him as a starter. 35+ 66 Luke Gabrysh SIRP 23.3 NYM PHI Raley Wild upper-90s reliever in A-ball. 35+ 67 Gage Workman 3B 26.8 SDP DET Mize Slick-fielding switch-hitter with a 20 hit tool. 35+ 68 Marty Gair SIRP 23 SFG PHI Arraez Up to 102, below-average secondaries and command. 35+ 69 Nick Mitchell CF 22.9 WSN CLE Griffin Fourth outfielder with fringy pop, groundball-heavy spray chart. 35+ 70 Ty Southisene 2B 21.1 TOR CHC Gausman Small but instinctual player with hit skill. A lot riding on whether he can play short. Very Toronto. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 35+ 71 Dameury Pena 2B 20.9 TOR MIN Hoffman Small 2B/LF who’s tough to strike out. Very Toronto. 35+ 72 Brett Bateman CF 24.4 TOR CHC Gausman Speedy outfielder with hit skill, inside-out swing. Reads off the bat a big question mark. Very Toronto. 35+ 73 Carlos Gutierrez LF 21.9 BOS SFG Mayer Undersized lefty tweener with a pretty swing but a hit tool to monitor. 35+ 74 John Spikerman CF 23.3 NYM PHI Raley Viable center field defender and switch-hitter with below-average offensive tools. 35+ 75 Landyn Vidourek RF 22.7 COL LAD Halvorsen Long-levered outfielder with power, scary swing-and-miss data. 35+ 76 Hyun Seung Lee 3B 18.5 MIA PIT Bachar Infielder with speed and projectable power. Uncertain defensive home, platoon candidate. 35+ 77 Chayce McDermott SP 27.9 NYM LAD Rortvedt One-time starter prospect who never quite prospered as a strike-thrower. Good stuff in relief, control still lags. 35 78 Aiden May SP 23.3 COL MIA Vodnik Spot starter or length arm with shapely stuff. No clear out pitch. 35 79 Kyle Robinson SIRP 23 LAA PIT Yates Extreme over-the-top relief arm. Velo and control volatility cloud projection. 35 80 Brian Sanchez RF 22.1 MIA PIT Bachar Toolsy outfielder behind the developmental curve as a 22-year-old in High-A. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 35 81 Juan Martinez 2B 19.3 COL MIL Senzatela Switch-hitter with a hint of power as a lefty and contact-oriented swing as a righty. Second base-only fit. 35 82 Angel Arredondo 3B 19.8 LAA TEX O’Hoppe Teenager with contact skill and lift-and-pull tendencies; lacks power. 35 83 Brock Moore SIRP 26.2 BAL SEA Ward Hard thrower with a plus slider. Has upside if he can overcome long history of control issues. 35 84 Eddie Micheletti Jr. OF 24.6 LAA TOR Soriano Power-hitting corner outfielder with long swing, not much defensive value. 35 85 Luis Cruz CF 18.2 NYY PIT Doval Contact hitter of slight build, eons away. 35 86 Billy Amick 3B 23.7 NYM MIN Minter Change-of-scenery candidate who struggled defensively and with contact in his first org. 35 87 Nolan Hoffman SIRP 29 KCR PHI Colon Sidearmer who generates Wiffle ball movement, unfortunately with Wiffle ball control. 35 88 Nick Frasso SP 27 COL LAD Halvorsen One-time top prospect who has seen his stuff and control back up following serious injuries. 35 89 Felix Doroteo SIRP 21.5 PIT CHW Urquidy Arm-strength flyer with a middle relief chance if he learns to command his slider. 35 90 Joe Glassey SIRP 25 WSN BAL Franklin Former UDFA has developed an intriguing fastball; his secondaries and delivery give us pause. FV Rank Player Pos Age To From Trade 35 91 Andrew Moore SIRP 27 PIT SDP Stratton Upper-level hard-throwing lottery ticket. 35 92 Jackson Wolf MIRP 27.3 SDP DET Mize Long-time depth starter prospect who’s changing teams for the third time in four years. 35 93 Carlos Vielma 3B 17 COL CHW Doyle Discerning hitter with a projectable glove who is very far away. 35 94 Manuel Colon SIRP 19.6 PHI KCR N. Hoffman An athletic, undersized righty with an average fastball/changeup combo. 35 95 Jadyn Fielder OF 22 HOU MIL McCullers Prince’s son. Low-A performer without big tools.