One of RoboScout’s industry separators from other statline-based prospect models is that it incorporates minor league Statcast data from all levels–not just Triple-A and the Low-A Florida State League. RoboScout discerns whether superficial performance data is supported by underlying metrics such as contact percentage, 90th percentile exit velocity barrel rates to make more informed prospect evaluation decisions.

For the first time this season, RoboScout is folding in MiLB Statcast hitting data.

In the tables below, the column marked “Robo” is the score for the hitters at each level without the Statcast data folded in. The RoboCast number has the Statcast data blended into the performance. If the player’s RoboCast number is higher than the Robo score, that suggests that their performance is underperforming expected statistics based on the Statcast data.

Without further ado, here’s what RoboScout is seeing this week.

Complex League Hitting

Hitters have fewer than 20 plate appearance, so it’s too early for meaningful rankings or much actionable Statcast data. Still, some players stand out.

Rainiel Rodriguez of the Cardinals and Juneiker Caceres of the Guardians were among Baseball America’s 10 Arizona Complex League prospects to watch, and were also in RoboScout’s 2024 DSL rankings. They both have a wRC+ over 160 and would rank at the top of the table. Another top 2024 DSL prospect, Brewers slugger Jose Anderson, has two home runs and a stolen base and is in the “top five”.

Pirates outfielder Edward Florentino had some great underlying hitting data last year. Thus far, the 18-year-old has a home run and two stolen bases in his first 23 plate appearances.

Other intriguing prospects: Guardians infielder Dauri Fernandez has a 252 wRC+ and two stolen bases. Perhaps most interestingly, Astros 18-year-old shortstop German Ramirez smoked a 111 mph batted ball. To put that into context, Brewers slugger Eric Bitonti last year, at the same age, had a max exit velocity of 110.9 mph. Ramirez has already surpassed that after a couple weeks.

Complex League Pitching

Similar to the hitters, it’s far too early to draw sweeping conclusions about Complex League pitchers, though some arms have caught RoboScout’s eye.

We already know that Travis Sykora was a favorite of RoboScout in 2024. So we won’t include the Nationals’ 21-year-old starter and his 82% strikeout rate in five rehab innings at the complex. His org-mate, 19-year-old Jose Feliz has a 46% strikeout-minus-walk rate in two starts spanning eight innings.

Pirates lefty Reinold Navarro looks extremely interesting with a 54% strikeout-minus-walk rate. Last year, his four seam fastball sat 93-94 mph with over 20 inches of IVB and his slider got over 55% whiffs. As a projectable 18-year-old, the fastball will probably ultimately sit in the upper 90s, as he hit 96 mph a few times in 2024. He’s an intriguing prospect for deep leagues.

Other pitchers of note after their one start are Jagger Beck of the Astros and David Shields and Kyle DeGroat, both of the Royals.

Low-A Hitting

The top hitters in Low-A, minimum 55 plate appearances, per RoboScout are:

RANKNAMETEAMAGEWrc+HRSBROBOrobocast1Luis PeñaMIL18153119901002Andrew SalasMIA17151011100983A.J. EwingNYM2020211473924Jesús MadeMIL1814731285915Eduardo QuinteroLAD1915661279876Aaron EscobarPHI201737167837Eduardo TaitPHI181306077828Slade CaldwellARI191842770819Sam ShawTOR2016142638010Asbel GonzalezKCR19151031768011Caleb BonemerCHW1914029678012Javier MogollonCHW19171311777913Yasmil BucceBAL2017031587814Bryce RainerDET1914933657715Owen CareyATL1813128717616Konnor GriffinPIT19131613647317Jeremy RdoriguezNYM1810007617218Luis MerejoCLE1912652617019Marco VargasNYM2020112567020Franklin AriasBOS19131045370

Luis Peña has leapfrogged Andrew Salas for the No. 1 spot. The Brewers infielder has a contact rate above 80%, a 90th percentile exit velocity of 106.5 mph–which is plus for the level and for his age–and a maximum exit velocity of 109 mph. Although the number of batted ball events is really too low to use his 90th percentile exit velocity with any real confidence, Peña’s maximum exit velocity in nearly 200 plate appearances in the Dominican Summer League last year was 106.1 mph. He has already blown past that through 70 plate appearances against stateside pitching. He clocked in at No. 79 on our updated Baseball America Top 100 Prospects and RoboScout endorses the move.

Although his exit velocities are much less noteworthy, Salas is showing outstanding contact ability and swing decisions, especially for a 17-year-old in Low-A.

Slade Caldwell ranks eighth with a compelling 184 wRC+, two homers and seven steals. That said, it comes with a 32% strikeout rate and a 55% groundball rate. The D-backs’ prep first-rounder isn’t showing eye-popping swing decisions or launch angles, and also does not pull the ball in the air. However, Caldwell shows better-than-average contact rates and a higher xwOBA than Jordan Lawlar, and, intriguingly has a maximum exit velocity of 108 mph, which is higher than any batted balls Arjun Nimmala, Colt Emerson and org-mate Druw Jones managed in 2024 with over 200 batted balls each.

On the heels of excellent Low-A campaigns, Mets prospects A.J. Ewing and Marco Vargas both earned early promotions to High-A Brooklyn. The discrepancy between their RoboScore and RoboCast score suggests that RoboScout believes their Statcast data supports, if not exceeds, their current superficial performance.

Low-A Pitching

The top pitchers in Low-A, minimum 12 innings, per RoboScout are:

ranknameteamageipk%bb%whiperagb%robo1Sean LiñanLAD2029.244.2%8.8%0.841.2141.5%1002Wei-En LinOAK1927.238.2%2.7%1.013.5825.8%963Dasan HillMIN191243.8%10.4%0.831.5036.8%894Christian OpporCHW2022.139.5%8.1%0.852.4221.4%875Braylon DoughtyCLE1923.230.8%6.7%1.354.5659.4%876Trey YesavageTOR2128.139.8%7.4%0.812.2249.1%867Tzu-Chen ShaOAK212536.8%3.2%0.922.1651.8%818Jogly GarciaCLE2125.243.9%13.1%1.092.1045.2%809Liomar MartinezMIA202436.7%13.3%1.043.3852.3%7910Raimy RodriguezHOU1923.134.0%13.8%1.074.2445.8%7911Luis ReyesCHW1921.127.3%9.1%1.597.1766.7%7712Leonel SequeraSTL1931.125.2%4.9%0.892.0141.8%7613Caden ScarboroughTEX2022.131.9%7.7%1.074.0332.0%7614Greg FaroneSFG2326.137.5%7.7%0.991.3742.9%7515Jose UrbinaTBR192028.6%7.1%1.052.7024.5%7516Cole PeschlMIN2221.237.4%8.8%1.200.8353.2%7417Griffin HerringNYY2234.231.7%9.4%0.951.0451.3%7418Khal StephenTOR2235.130.1%4.4%0.881.7845.5%7419John HolobetzMIL222431.3%5.1%0.883.0033.3%7320Ryan SloanSEA1916.127.1%7.1%1.223.3144.2%73

Note that Brewers RHP Bryce Meccage is tied for 20th with Ryan Sloan.

Unsurprisingly, Sean Liñan is in the top spot, even though he’s currently plying his wares with High-A Great Lakes. A’s lefty Wei-En Lin continues to rank second with his minuscule walk rate. Lin’s groundball rate is quite low, as is fourth-ranked White Sox lefty Christian Oppor, suggesting both may be susceptible to home runs–that is, if batters can make contact with them considering they both have swinging strike rates above 16%.

Blue Jays 2024 first-rounder Trey Yesavage ranks sixth. RoboScout dings the 21-year-old for his age, as he’s a couple years older than his peers and is expected to perform better. However, his non-regressed major league equivalency is third-best among Low-A leaders. He will be in High-A Vancouver before long. Ditto for fellow Blue Jays righty Khal Stephen, who ranks 18th this week.

High-A Hitting

The top hitters in High-A, minimum 40 plate appearances, per RoboScout are:

ranknameteamagewrc+hrsbroborobocast1Leo De VriesSDP18151431001002Josue De PaulaLAD201756582833Max ClarkDET201632475814Jacob ReimerNYM211955371805Demetrio CrisantesARI201214672796Jeral PerezCHW201379378797Arjun NimmalaTOR191347180788George Lombard Jr.NYY2018411174789A.J. EwingNYM2016017677610Zyhir HopeLAD2014664737511Josue BricenoDET2012960727412Ryan WaldschmidtARI2216954647113Kyle DeBargeMIN21153417697114Yophery RodriguezMIL1910625687015Lazaro MontesSEA2015372686716Franklin AriasBOS1916921576517Esmerlyn ValdezPIT2116680616418Jefferson RojasCHC2012425586319Colt EmersonSEA1911020586220Michael ArroyoSEA20131415662

Leo De Vries continues to pace all others at the top of the High-A rankings. Just check out the gap between the 18-year-old’s RoboCast score and Josue De Paula (83) in the second slot.

Jacob Reimer continues to be one of the bigger breakouts of the year, with the underlying Statcast to support it. He makes in-zone contact 90% of the time and has already surpassed his 2024 max exit velocity (109.5 ph) with a 110.5 mph batted ball. Reimer’s barrel rate is also above 20%. RoboScout sees the third baseman as an above-average major league bat with 20+ home run power. If he’s not already there, he’s pushing top 100 fantasy prospect status. Read more about him here.

Ryan Waldschmidt had one of the bigger RoboScore boosts after folding in Statcast data on the strength of his excellent swing decisions. He’s chasing on only 11% of the time without showing passivity, making contact at a near-80% clip with a 90th percentile exit velocity of 106 mph and a 109 mph max exit velocity. He showed a similar Statcast profile in college, which is why we viewed him as an FYPD sleeper.

High-A Pitching

The top pitchers in High-A, minimum 12 innings, per RoboScout are:

ranknameteamageipk%bb%whiperagb%robo1Gage JumpOAK223137.2%4.1%0.842.3233.8%1002Carlos LagrangeNYY2225.141.4%7.1%0.993.5536.0%963Bishop LetsonMIL202730.0%7.0%0.851.3354.1%914David DavalilloTEX2226.137.3%4.9%0.841.3755.4%915Jackson KentWSN2232.131.3%5.3%0.993.6247.4%896Michael ForretBAL2121.236.7%8.9%0.691.6642.5%887Joel DiazNYM212532.6%2.2%0.680.7223.7%888Manuel RodriguezMIL192525.5%5.1%1.001.8035.8%879Ben HessNYY222537.9%11.7%0.963.2451.0%8710Tyson HardinMIL2331.228.1%3.3%0.981.4248.1%8611Daniel EagenARI222437.0%11.0%1.293.0031.4%8612Elmer Rodriguez-CruzNYY213232.0%9.4%0.841.9752.9%8613Hayden MullinsBOS241742.9%4.8%0.821.0644.0%8514Thomas WhiteMIA202534.3%14.8%1.323.2447.2%8515Santiago SuarezTBR2025.128.3%5.1%0.831.7836.5%8516Charlee SotoMIN191328.3%7.5%1.001.3848.4%8417Zach ThorntonNYM2320.232.1%2.6%0.680.4451.1%8418Payton TolleBOS2219.241.0%7.2%1.173.6646.3%8419Adam SerwinowskiCIN2123.133.0%9.3%1.203.8634.0%8420Antwone KellyPIT2123.133.3%9.4%1.295.0135.2%84

Note: Blue Jays RHP Juaron Watts-Brown is tied for 20th. Also, Red Sox LHP Brandon Clarke does not have enough innings to qualify, but would rank fourth based on his initial performance at High-A Greenville and Low-A Salem.

A’s lefty Gage Jump continues to be the class of High-A. He’s sitting 95-96 mph from a low slot with high IVB while mixing in two different breaking balls. A supplemental second round pick in 2024, Jump has averaged over five innings per start and is projected by RoboScout to have a 1.20 WHIP and an ERA under 4.00 at peak.

Yankees righty Carlos LaGrange isn’t far behind Jump. He has a similar peak projection and has pitched deeper into games so far in 2025. They’re an excellent pair at the top as they start to separate from the next tier.

After an 11-strikeout performance over 7.1 innings last week, Nationals lefty Jackson Kent vaults into the top five. The 2024 fourth-rounder has a four-pitch mix and RoboScout so far sees a back-of-the-rotation starter. 

Double-A Hitting

The top hitters in Double-A, minimum 50 plate appearances, per RoboScout are:

ranknameteamagewrc+hrsbroborobocast1Sebastian WalcottTEX19111271001002Hector RodriguezCIN211674492973Jac CaglianoneKCR221699194954Jett WilliamsNYM211442787955Mikey RomeroBOS211535391946Bryce EldridgeSFG201432088917Brock WilkenMIL231667182908Cooper PrattMIL2010931088889Ethan WorkingerATL2317781858710Joe MackMIA2221231858611Robert MoorePHI2317153768612Luke AdamsMIL2112645808613Termarr JohnsonPIT2112456838614William BergollaCHW20121012858515Ryan CliffordNYM2113051798516Cooper KinneyTBR2217170818517Sal StewartCIN2114029778518JJ WetherholtSTL2212713698419Kyle KarrosCOL2217924788420Travis BazzanaCLE22131467483

Sebastian Walcott remains at the top of the table, but his lead is getting smaller.

Jac Caglianone is nipping at Walcott’s heels in third spot with his nine home runs and a 169 wRC+. We all know about Caglianone’s prodigious power, but his chase rate was a concern entering 2025. So far, he’s kept it to a manageable 32%, which is lower than Cooper Pratt’s, for example. Caglianone has a 69% contact rate, so we’d expect his strikeout rate to rise closer to 30% considering how much he chases, but RoboScout endorses his performance right now.

Has the Red Sox bat speed development machine done it again? Mikey Romero ranks fifth with five home runs in 115 plate appearances at 21 years old. Even more importantly, Romero already has a 111 mph max exit velocity after maxing out at 108.7 mph a year ago over 240 batted ball events. Romero has a barrel rate over 20% with ideal hard-hit launch angles and pullside launch angles. So far, he looks like another success story.

RoboScout believes in a Jett Williams renaissance. The Mets prospect has a 144 wRC+ with two home runs and seven stolen bases. More impressively, Williams has surpassed his max exit velocity from 2023 and 2024 with a 110.7 mph mark already in 2025. He has always produced a good contact rate and excellent swing decisions, and now his barrel rate is over 20%, showing that he’s optimizing his launch angles with the increased thump. It’s an encouraging beginning to the season.

Braves outfielder Ethan Workinger already has eight home runs in 103 plate appearances. Last year he had a max exit velocity of 113 mph, so there’s always been some thump, but he seems to have kicked it up a notch in 2025 with an early-season barrel rate north of 20%. He’s showing very good swing decisions and better than average contact– though his in-zone contact rate is below the marks of noted sluggers Bryce Eldridge and Brock Wilken–but he’s elevating in the air and making the most of his hard hits. RoboScout can’t ignore the power production, but has some concerns with the underlying data, noting that his max exit velocity in 2025 thus far is only 106 mph, though the hit tool metrics boost his score compared to the average Double-A hitter.

Double-A Pitching

The top pitchers in Triple-A, minimum 13 innings, per RoboScout are:

ranknameteamageipk%bb%whiperagb%robo1Chase BurnsCIN221438.9%3.7%1.141.9343.3%1002Jonah TongNYM222844.7%12.3%1.072.5759.6%993Yordanny MonegroBOS2216.144.1%7.4%1.352.2051.5%904Hunter BarcoPIT2425.236.2%7.4%0.700.0049.0%895Mitch BrattTEX2131.230.7%3.9%0.951.9933.8%876Blake AdamsCOL2419.235.8%3.7%1.227.3240.8%867Duncan DavittTBR253230.2%2.4%0.942.8145.1%848Jackson WolfSDP262532.6%3.2%0.803.2439.3%839Braxton BraggBAL2413.136.8%7.0%1.201.3556.7%8210George KlassenLAA2325.230.6%5.4%1.213.8647.7%8211Kohl DrakeTEX2422.139.1%12.6%0.902.4230.8%8112Adam LaskeyMIA2725.229.0%4.0%0.942.4561.9%8113Wilber DotelPIT2231.131.3%9.2%1.152.8733.3%8014Ixan HendersonSTL2325.131.1%5.8%1.112.1335.9%8015Jack WenningerNYM2330.230.1%6.5%1.083.5250.0%8016Kade MorrisOAK233426.3%4.5%0.881.5961.6%7917Robby SnellingMIA212828.9%9.9%1.393.8652.7%7918Henry WilliamsKCR2336.227.0%5.0%0.952.4541.1%7919Tyler UberstineBOS2629.229.2%3.3%1.043.6442.9%7920Hagen SmithCHW2125.239.3%18.7%1.212.1045.0%79

On the heels of nearly seven perfect innings with 13 strikeouts this weekend, Jonah Tong vaults into a near-tie with Chase Burns. Since 2006, Tong ranks fifth among pitchers 22 or younger in Double-A in strikeout rate (minimum 20 innings) behind Cam Bedrosian, Tarik Skubal, Francisco Morales and Kenley Jansen, and ahead of DL Hall and Reid Detmers. It seems nearly a lock that Tong will be in the major leagues–the question is whether he will pitch in a rotation or out of the bullpen. Tong’s 12% walk rate doesn’t immediately portend relief. Skubal had a 11% walk rate in 2019, so there is still hope. It has been a great start to the season for the Mets righthander.

Orioles righty Braxton Bragg throws from a low slot and his 94 mph fastball comes in super flat with over a foot of armside horizontal run. His slider has over a foot of gloveside break, making for a very uncomfortable at-bat, especially for righthanded batters. He had the highest 2024 stuff rating of the top 20 pitchers and keeps the ball on the ground, raising his run prevention floor. RoboScout sees a back-of-the-rotation starter but with the arsenal for more. Bragg should reach Triple-A Norfolk by the second half if he continues his success.

Triple-A Hitting

The top hitters in Triple-A, minimum 50 plate appearances, per RoboScout are:

ranknameteamagewrc+hrsbroborobocast1Moises BallesterosCHC21149431001002Jordan LawlarARI2214461397983Roman AnthonyBOS211425396984Luis CampusanoSDP261667182925Nick KurtzOAK221447087916Otto KempPHI2518510694877Samuel BasalloBAL201064088878Marcelo MayerBOS221197179839Jorbit VivasNYY2414026758310Nick LoftinKCR2614938738311Jesus RodriguezNYY2315815818012Coby MayoBAL2312661778013Owen CaissieCHC2212260788014Dalton RushingLAD2414941727815Justin CrawfordPHI21120012747516Juan BritoCLE2314124777517Daz CameronBAL2818263687518Joe MackMIA2213520767419Will WilsonCLE2618461737420Jose FerminSTL261312106674

Moises Ballesteros, Jordan Lawlar and Roman Anthony continue to comprise the Triple-A “big three.” Don’t be surprised if they all have regular or semi-regular roles in the major leagues by June 1.

RoboScout’s next highest-ranked Triple-A hitter is Phillies utilityman Otto Kemp. He has a 185 wRC+, 10 home runs and six stolen bases. Of course, he also has a 66% contact rate. In the major leagues, Michael Toglia has a 66.5% contact rate, suggesting that the 25-year-old Kemp might struggle if promoted, especially against the increased velocity of a big league fastball. Still, a great season for Kemp thus far.

High-contact hitters Nick Loftin and 2024 RoboScout favorite Jose Fermin of the Cardinals also dot the list. RoboScout believes in their ability to get on base and steal 20-ish bases if given a chance to make meaningful big league contributions. Perhaps this is the year they finally will.

Triple-A Pitching

The top pitchers in Triple-A, minimum 13 innings, per RoboScout are:

ranknameteamageipk%bb%whiperagb%Robo1Spencer StriderATL2613.252.9%9.8%0.731.3227.8%1002Logan HendersonMIL233034.8%9.6%0.972.4032.8%953Bubba ChandlerPIT222838.3%10.3%0.932.2550.0%944Nathan WilesATL2631.133.9%6.6%0.891.7243.7%945Jacob MisiorowskiMIL2342.133.1%11.0%0.921.4936.4%936Ian SeymourTBR2641.132.5%5.9%1.091.9635.4%897Caden DanaLAA2132.228.4%7.5%1.133.0339.3%878David FestaMIN252027.8%2.5%1.053.6050.9%859Cooper CriswellBOS2822.234.8%7.9%0.971.9945.8%8510Blade TidwellNYM2430.132.6%8.5%1.254.4540.3%8411Parker MessickCLE2432.234.8%10.9%1.192.7638.6%8412Luinder AvilaKCR233527.5%8.5%1.094.1145.1%8413Chase PettyCIN222928.9%9.9%1.142.7945.1%8214Carlos RodriguezMIL2340.126.3%7.6%1.192.0138.5%8215Noah CameronKCR2527.228.6%8.0%1.123.5852.2%8116Mick AbelPHI2346.126.6%9.9%1.212.5349.2%8117Kyle HarrisonSFG232633.3%7.0%1.313.4629.7%8118Allan WinansNYY291442.9%8.9%1.070.0057.7%8119Carson WhisenhuntSFG243724.8%3.9%1.224.1448.6%8020Zebby MatthewsMIN2532.228.1%6.7%1.191.9346.5%80

Note that Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy is tied with Zebby Matthews in 20th.

Acquired from the Rays for cash considerations, Nathan Wiles continues to be a revelation for the Braves in 2025. The 26-year-old debuted inauspiciously in the majors when Spencer Strider went down unexpectedly with his current hamstring injury and did not pitch well, with a 4.00 WHIP in his one-inning relief debut.

In the starting rotation for Triple-A Gwinnett, Wiles has used his three-pitch mix to surprising success, including an 11-strikeout game on May 2 and a nine-strikeout gem in his next start. Wiles’ 93 mph four-seamer has above-average ride and extension, and is a full tick faster than in 2023 when he was with the Rays. He also has a solid changeup and cutter. The Braves tend to get more out of their pitchers than expected, and RoboScout likes what they see out of Wiles’ 31 innings in Triple-A.

Those of you in redraft leagues should make note of the pitchers on this list. RoboScout has a very respectable track record with top Triple-A pitcher debuts, including many unsung pitchers, such as Chad Patrick, Shane Smith or Michael McGreevy exceeding expectations.

Happy bidding!