Hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day Weekend, a somewhat traditional date to take a sobering look at one’s team’s position in the standings and make a somewhat informed assessment on whether your squad can stitch together a winning campaign. Think of it as a final reckoning, if you will.

Let’s see who RoboScout says you should put the barbecue tongs down for and bid on this weekend to bring some fireworks to your roster.

Complex League Hitting

The top hitting performances for the Complex Leagues per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgewRC+HRSBRoboRoboCast1Rainiel RodriguezSTL18250711001002Dauri FernandezCLE182361479793Jose AndersonMIL182073377774Javier SanchezTEX171641071715Juneiker CaceresCLE171390268686Johan RodriguezCLE171171068687Stiven MartinezBAL171311267678Handelfry EncarnacionMIL181393366669Anderson FerminBOS1816606666610Kevin GarciaMIL17110206464

Rainiel Rodriguez’s lead on the field is getting a bit ridiculous. With seven homers in 62 plate appearances, the Cardinals catcher is quite literally breaking the model, as RoboScout projects 50 homers at peak on the heels of this performance. Of course, this should be tempered slightly, but the bottom line is that RoboScout sees Rodriguez as the best hitter in short-season stateside ball.

Brewers slugger Jose Anderson is the only hitter on this list who has been promoted to Low-A. His 65 wRC+ so far through 22 plate appearances shows the step up in talent level, though RoboScout still sees an above-average major league hitter with 20-to-25-homer power even with the early slump.

Last week, we mentioned that Dauri Fernandez had above-average contact rates last year and, for another week, is performing at such a high level that RoboScout projects the Guardians middle infielder to be an above-average major leaguer at peak, capable of hitting .270 or so assuming average development. The question will be whether the 18-year-old will develop enough power to get to 12 to 15 home runs per season.

Handelfry Encarnacion is yet another interesting Brewers prospect. He has a 139 wRC+ along with three home runs and three stolen bases, though he has been caught stealing twice. Encarnacion was part of the same Brewers signing class as Jesus Made and Luis Pena. Last year, he showed solid swing decisions, good bat-to-ball skills, played solid outfield defense–and spent half the time in center field–while producing a 107 mph maximum exit velocity as a young 17-year-old.

RoboScout projects Orioles 19-year-old outfielder Nate George as a 20-20 threat in the majors. Earlier this season, he hit a ball with a max exit velocity of 108 mph and he’s toolsy, athletic and plays an adequate center field. George should be rostered, even despite not ranking in the top 10 because RoboScout thinks he should be in Low-A Delmarva by now,

Complex Pitching

The top pitcher performances in the Complex Leagues per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgeIPK%BB%WHIPERAGB%Robo1Ethan DorchiesMIL181246.3%7.3%0.420.7552.6%1002Jose FelizWSN1917.233.8%1.5%0.682.0452.5%933Argenis CayamaSFG1815.135.0%10.0%0.980.5965.6%904Miqueas MercedesMIL1810.140.0%8.9%1.061.7415.0%905Stharlin TorresCIN191535.1%5.3%0.872.4034.4%876Nate PayneMIA1910.241.0%10.3%0.842.5326.3%867Johnny KingTOR18838.7%9.7%0.750.0069.2%868Xavier RivasNYY2213.143.8%6.3%0.450.0045.5%859Luis De La TorreSFG2114.145.2%12.9%1.334.4026.9%8410Daviel HurtadoNYM201236.6%7.3%0.580.0065.2%84

Brewers righty Ethan Dorchies continues to lead the Complex Leagues with a preposterous 0.42 WHIP and 0.75 ERA over three starts.

Nationals righty Jose Feliz finds himself in second place on account of his minuscule 1.5% walk rate. The 19-year-old doesn’t throw particularly hard but gets nearly six and a half feet of extension and about a foot of armside run on his fastballs. He also throws a slider and changeup. With a starter’s arsenal and the ability to command it, Feliz can achieve success in the lower levels.

Blue Jays lefty Johnny King is a new–and intriguing–entrant into the rankings. Toronto’s 2024 third-rounder, the low-slinging southpaw has good East-West movement and a projectable starter’s mix. King has started off strong with a near-40% strikeout rate and worm-murdering 69% groundball rate. He’ll need to maintain his walk rate (currently 9.7%) to stick as a starter, but he’s definitely rising.

Low-A Hitting

The top hitting performances for Low-A per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgewRC+HRSBRoboRoboCast1Luis PenaMIL181523211001002Eduardo QuinteroLAD1915782093933Andrew SalasMIA1712301597904Jesus MadeMIL1813831590885A.J. EwingNYM2020211478876Caleb BonemerCHW1915431380837Slade CaldwellARI191723980838Sam ShawTOR201715375829Theo GillenTBR19175311878210Javier MogollonCHW19171311827911Eduardo TaitPHI1812270807912Yasmil BucceBAL2017541687813Aroon EscobarPHI2016482717814Owen CareyATL1813429787715Konnor GriffinPIT19138818737516Axiel PlazPIT1914371727417Victor RodriguesLAD2015012657418Asbel GonzalezKCR19137138737319Jose AndersonMIL186500737320Brailer GuerreroTBR19148366872

Perennial RoboDarling Axiel Plaz is one of the hottest hitters in Low-A right now. The 19-year-old Pirates backstop has six home runs in May over only 67 plate appearances and a 169 wRC+. He’s always shown power with some of the highest exit velocities for his age, showing clear 30-homer juice, but he will need to lower his aggressiveness. In 2025, he’s running a chase rate over 35%, where average is around 25%, which is even higher than the already-elevated 29% that he had in 2024. Something to keep an eye on as he ascends levels.

As much as RoboScout loves Andrew Salas and what he’s doing, May has been a bit of a slow month for the 17-year-old, as he has a 91 wRC+ and no extra-base hits in 94 plate appearances. He has still stolen nine bases and has had a 18% walk rate in the month, and as a reminder, he is seventeen, but it seems that with the lack of pop in the bat, pitchers are starting to overwhelm Salas. It will be interesting to see how the young prospect adjusts. RoboScout still has a lot of faith in him.

Rays first-rounder Theo Gillen is challenging Plaz for the title of hottest Low-A hitter. He has a 211 wRC+, three home runs and nine stolen bases in 73 plate appearances in May. Playing mostly center field, Gillen has been relatively passive (22% walk rate) but has kept his strikeout rate at 22% this month. As an up-the-middle defender showing an above-average offensive profile, and a fantasy-friendly power and speed combination, Gillen is a current top 75 fantasy prospect and is on pace to be a top 50 prospect by the all-star break.

Among 18-year-olds with 20+ plate appearances in May, Jesus Made is holding his own with a 117 wRC+ this month. But Luis Pena (157 wRC+), Owen Carey (149), and Pablo Guerrero (131) have exceeded that mark. The only other 18-year-old with a better than league-average wRC+ is Eduardo Tait with a 105 wRC+ over 73 plate appearances.

Padres 18th-rounder Victor Figueroa continues to look like a steal. The 21-year-old dismantled the Complex in his pro debut to the tune of a 375 wRC+ and five homers, then carried it over to Low-A Lake Elsinore with two home runs in 23 plate appearances with a 233 wRC+. RoboScout sees Figueroa as an above-average big league bat with 25-homer power. He’s a likely first base-only profile, so he’ll need to continue to mashing.

Low-A Pitching

The top pitcher performances in Low-A per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgeIPK%BB%WHIPERAGB%Robo1Wei-En LinOAK1937.237.5%2.0%1.123.5827.9%1002Sean LinanLAD2029.244.2%8.8%0.841.2141.5%993Trey YesavageTOR2133.143.3%6.3%0.812.4348.3%954Christian OpporCHW2022.139.5%8.1%0.852.4221.4%875Braylon DoughtyCLE193029.8%7.6%1.404.8054.3%856Jogly GarciaCLE2130.242.9%11.1%1.042.0546.3%847Dasan HillMIN191741.2%13.2%0.942.1233.3%838Caden ScarboroughTEX2029.233.9%8.9%1.214.5533.3%799Griffin HerringNYY2244.233.3%9.2%0.901.2151.0%7910Ryan SloanSEA1924.129.4%6.9%1.233.3341.9%7811Tzu-Chen ShaOAK212937.4%4.3%1.003.1048.4%7712Bryce MeccageMIL1922.128.7%9.2%0.811.6142.3%7613Boston BatemanSDP1930.126.2%9.5%1.254.4560.8%7614Lucas ElissaltDET2022.230.2%7.3%1.195.1641.4%7615Khal StephenTOR2239.131.4%4.6%0.922.0644.8%7516Christian ZazuetaLAD2041.128.1%6.6%1.042.1841.7%7517Rayven AntonioATL193224.4%7.4%1.092.8160.0%7518Jose UrbinaTBR193227.0%7.1%0.972.5326.9%7419Hiro WyattKCR2023.229.5%10.5%1.614.5647.5%7420John HolobetzMIL222431.3%5.1%0.883.0033.3%73

Note that Padres prep first-rounder Kash Mayfield is tied for 20th on the rankings. A nice professional debut thus far for the 20-year-old lefty.

Another day one prep pick from 2024, Royals lefty David Shields, doesn’t qualify for the list yet, but he has had two excellent starts for Low-A Columbia after being promoted after one Complex League appearance. Shields has a 31% strikeout-minus-walk rate in his two starts, which is actually seventh among all starters in May. Big arrow up for the 18-year-old athletic lefthander.

Yankees lefty Griffin Herring is old for the level as a 2024 sixth-rounder out of LSU, but he has sustained his performance all season. He was initially considered a relief-only prospect yet has made eight starts and averaged over five innings per appearance. His low-90s fastballs, slider and changeup from big extension and a high slot has befuddled Low-A hitters, with each of his four pitches eliciting whiffs over 30% of the time. In May, he has the seventh-highest swinging strike among starters, trailing Blue Jays college draftees Trey Yesavage and Khal Stephen who are both now in High-A. In other words, expect Herring to be in Hudson Valley shortly.

High-A Hitting

The top hitter performances for High-A per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgewRC+HRSBRoboRoboCast1Leo De VriesSDP18131441001002Arjun NimmalaTOR191439295903Max ClarkDET201534783874Jacob ReimerNYM211867680865Josue De PaulaLAD2014871185866Josue BricenoDET201437086857A.J. EwingNYM2017011777838George Lombard Jr.NYY2018311180829Demetrio CrisantesARI2011246758110Zyhir HopeLAD2014174787911Jeral PerezCHW20121104777812Ryan WaldschmidtARI2216455697513Franklin AriasBOS1915423687214Esmerlyn ValdezPIT21163130757515Lazaro MontesSEA20150102777416Jefferson RojasCHC2013947717317Kyle DeBargeMIN21144424727318Colt EmersonSEA1911032687019Yophery RodriguezBOS199725687020Michael ArroyoSEA20139626670

Cardinals outfielder Joshua Baez has lost some prospect shine since they took him out of high school in the second round of the 2021 draft. Now 22, Baez has been hot in May with a 201 wRC+, three home runs, and 11 stolen bases in 78 plate appearances in May. In 2024, Baez struggled with making swing decisions, with a chase rate of 29%, and a poor contact rate of 63%, which is well below the league average of 72%. In 2025, he has drastically improved his swing decisions, chasing only 20% of the time, while also raising his contact rate. We’ll keep an eye on him.

Mets infielder Jesus Baez has been scaldingly hot in May as well with a 203 wRC+, four home runs and four stolen bases in his age-20 season. Baez fell out of Baseball America’s Top 100 in May, though it noted he could return later this year. He went full Michael Jordan and took it personally, reclaiming much of the luster that helped him rank No. 87 entering the season. He’s another prospect on a loaded High-A Brooklyn club.

File this away in the “Prospect development is not linear” department. Leo De Vries had struggled in May with a 65 wRC+ over 70 plate appearances after an otherworldly start to his 2025 campaign until this weekend, where a hot performance has raised his May wRC+ back up to 91. He is still a top prospect, but, like Jesus Made, has not hit a home run since the calendar turned over from April. RoboScout considers this just a speed bump. After all, he does still have a 131 wRC+ on the season.

Mets first-rounder Carson Benge is just off the High-A list, but has been quite hot in May with a 202 wRC+, three home runs and six stolen bases over 88 plate appearances. Based off of his nascent professional career, RoboScout sees an average major leaguer with 15 to 18 home runs and 15 to 18 stolen bases.

High-A Pitching

The top pitcher performances in High-A per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgeIPK%BB%WHIPERAGB%Robo1Trey YesavageTOR21458.8%17.6%1.254.5023.3%1002Sean LinanLAD20420.0%6.7%0.750.006.1%953David DavalilloTEX2239.136.9%4.7%0.710.9214.5%964Gage JumpOAK223137.2%4.1%0.842.3216.0%945Juaron Watts-BrownTOR2337.139.7%7.7%1.183.6218.9%916Carlos LagrangeNYY223538.9%7.6%1.114.6315.8%907Tyson HardinMIL2344.228.7%2.4%0.871.2115.7%878Bishop LetsonMIL202730.0%7.0%0.851.3312.0%869Payton TolleBOS2228.140.8%5.8%1.204.1316.8%8610T.J. NicholsTBR2336.135.2%4.8%0.942.9716.1%8511Michael ForretBAL2121.236.7%8.9%0.691.6615.9%8412Antwone KellyPIT2133.134.1%8.3%1.054.0514.9%8413Christian OpporCHW203.216.7%22.2%2.189.8211.4%8214Manuel RodriguezMIL192525.5%5.1%1.001.8014.1%8215Eduardo RiveraBOS2221.245.7%11.1%0.650.8319.6%8216Gage StaniferTOR213.237.5%31.3%1.647.3615.6%7917Hayden MullinsBOS241742.9%4.8%0.821.0616.5%8118Santiago SuarezTBR2025.128.3%5.1%0.831.7814.8%8019Thomas WhiteMIA202534.3%14.8%1.323.2418.1%8020Zach ThorntonNYM2320.232.1%2.6%0.680.4411.1%80

Combined with his scintillating performance in Low-A, Trey Yesavage has actually surpassed Sean Linan to take the top spot in the High-A pitcher rankings. Yesavage’s arsenal consists of a 94 mph four-seam fastball, an 87 mph cutter that had a 49% whiff rate before his promotion to High-A Vancouver, a changeup that had a 65% whiff rate, and has occasionally mixed in an 83 mph slider. He’s a top 100 fantasy prospect.

His stuff is as good as Gage Jump’s, but David Davalillo’s High-A performance ranks higher. The Rangers righty is succeeding in May by limiting walks (under 3% in four starts in May) and a 66% groundball rate. RoboScout sees a likely back-of-the-rotation starter but if this performance continues, he’ll surpass that projection.

Patrick Copen, a Dodgers prospect tied for 20th in the High-A leaderboard (not listed), has been dominant in May. The 23-year-old righthander owns a 42.4% strikeout rate this month—tied with Top 100 prospect Payton Tolle (Red Sox) and trailing only Juaron Watts-Brown (Blue Jays) among qualified High-A starters. Copen has averaged six innings per start in May and looks poised for a promotion to Double-A Tulsa. He features a 94–96 mph fastball, a mid-80s slider with over a foot of sweep, and a high-spin curveball with significant depth and break.

Another standout in High-A is Ryan Gallagher, the Cubs’ sixth-round pick in 2024 out of UC Santa Barbara. The righthander has posted a 38% strikeout rate, 1.09 WHIP, and 2.61 ERA across four May starts for South Bend. Gallagher throws from an overhand slot with a low-90s fastball that carries more than 20 inches of induced vertical break thanks to strong spin efficiency. He also mixes in a slider, curveball, and a changeup with over 10 mph of velocity separation. He’s a potential back-of-the-rotation option with room to grow if his stuff continues to improve.

Double-A Hitting

The top hitter performances in Double-A per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgewRC+HRSBRoboRoboCast1Sebastian WalcottTEX19114681001002Jett WilliamsNYM2115449931003Bryce EldridgeSFG201625095974Luke AdamsMIL211546991965Xavier IsaacTBR211875186966Hector RodriguezCIN211526688947Yohendrick PinangoTOR231837582938Brock WilkenMIL2316811184929George Lombard Jr.NYY209304849010Leonardo BernalSTL2113054848711JJ WetherholtSTL2213336728712Jac CaglianoneKCR2215692848713Sal StewartCIN21150310788614Luis LaraMIL20116118818415Termarr JohnsonPIT2113158818416Ryan CliffordNYM2113071778317Nelson RadaLAA19126021878318Blaze JordanBOS2215153798319Travis BazzanaCLE2213648748320Cooper PrattMIL201104108182

Blaze Jordan (Red Sox) has been on fire in May, posting a 217 wRC+ with five home runs and three stolen bases over 75 plate appearances. He’s struck out just 12% of the time this month while walking at a 13% clip. His 11.1% strikeout rate on the season is the lowest of his career at any level since being drafted in the third round in 2020. While Jordan may ultimately settle at first base, RoboScout projects him as a slightly better than average major leaguer with 20–25 home runs. If he can stick at third base, that production would carry even more value and significantly boost his prospect stock.

Last year, RoboScout flagged both Yohendrick Pinango (profiled last week) and RJ Schreck as underrated prospects—and the Blue Jays acquired both at the 2024 trade deadline. This May, Schreck has been one of the hottest hitters in the minors, with a 219 wRC+, eight home runs, and four stolen bases (with no caught stealings) across 82 plate appearances at Double-A New Hampshire. After recording a max exit velocity just under 109 mph in 2024, he’s already surpassed that mark this year while maintaining near-optimal launch angles. With a strong arm, Schreck is likely to land in right field, and his offensive profile suggests a 20+ home run bat with low double-digit steals.

Another hitter making a leap this May is Cardinals catcher Leonardo Bernal, a former RoboDarling who now ranks No. 10 for the season. The 21-year-old owns a 130 wRC+ on the year with five home runs and four stolen bases across 129 plate appearances. Four of those home runs and three of the steals have come in May alone. RoboScout projects Bernal as an above-average hitter with 20-home run power and 10–12 stolen base potential.

Double-A Pitching

The top pitcher performances in Double-A per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgeIPK%BB%WHIPERAGB%Robo1Chase BurnsCIN222439.8%3.4%0.881.8838.8%1002Yordanny MonegroBOS2226.143.9%6.5%1.142.0559.6%1003Gage JumpOAK221230.4%6.5%1.000.0051.7%914Jonah TongNYM223842.2%13.0%1.052.3757.6%925Juaron Watts-BrownTOR23521.7%13.0%1.609.0033.3%876Hayden MullinsBOS245.241.7%16.7%1.241.5930.0%877Connelly EarlyBOS232941.2%13.2%0.971.5539.6%858Mitch BrattTEX2141.230.5%3.6%1.031.9434.6%859Hunter BarcoPIT2425.236.2%7.4%0.700.0049.0%8510Zach ThorntonNYM2325.125.8%1.1%0.792.8442.6%8111Robby SnellingMIA213830.5%9.8%1.344.0352.1%8112Braxton BraggBAL2422.137.2%9.6%1.161.2148.9%8013Kohl DrakeTEX2432.236.4%9.3%0.922.4833.3%8014Jackson WolfSDP262532.6%3.2%0.803.2439.3%7915Luis MoralesOAK2242.131.7%9.0%1.022.9846.4%7816Jack AndersonBOS252139.8%4.8%1.002.5740.0%7817Nestor GermanBAL2310.228.3%8.7%1.224.2242.3%7718Tekoah RobySTL233529.9%6.6%1.003.0945.2%7719Wilber DotelPIT2239.129.8%8.8%1.323.4334.3%7720Jack WenningerNYM2341.229.3%6.7%0.982.8150.0%77

Since Gage Jump’s promotion to Double-A, Wilber Dotel—a 22-year-old fireballer in the Pirates system—may be performing even better. In May, Dotel has thrown six more innings than Jump, while posting a higher strikeout rate, nearly identical walk rate, a higher swinging strike rate, and a lower xFIP. And the results aren’t fluky—Dotel has the stuff to back it up and already ranks in the Pirates’ Top 30.

He features two fastballs that sit in the mid-to-upper 90s, a slider (86–88 mph last year) that generated chases and whiffs at a better than 35% clip, and a changeup with 9 mph of velocity separation from his four-seamer. In May, he’s averaged five innings per start. While his season-long walk rate sits at 8.8%, that number has dropped to 6.6% over his last four starts. He’s another Pirates arm worth watching—and performing, uh, pleasantly. Preach!

Tekoah Roby (Cardinals), who slots just behind Dotel in the back end of the top 20, has also been surging lately. Over his last four starts, the righthander has logged a 35% strikeout rate, a walk rate below 4%, and a 52% groundball rate. RoboScout sees Roby as a likely back-of-the-rotation starter, but with above-average stuff across a five-pitch mix, there’s potential for more.

Pop quiz: Which Double-A pitcher with at least 15 innings in May leads the level with a 45.4% strikeout rate—higher than Jonah Tong (Mets, 43.6%), Connelly Early (Red Sox, 42.3%), and Chase Burns (Reds, 41.5%)? The answer is Ty Johnson of the Rays, a late-2024 RoboDarling. While the righthander has battled command issues this season (12% walk rate), he’s made strides in May, lowering that number to 9.3%. A preseason sleeper, Johnson appears to be getting back on track.

Yordanny Monegro continues to intrigue RoboScout, boasting the highest strikeout rate among Double-A starters along with a 60% groundball rate. The 22-year-old sits in the mid 90s with his fastball but has averaged fewer than four innings per start. That doesn’t necessarily signal a future in the bullpen, but he’ll need to start going deeper into games to fully realize the potential the model sees in him.

Triple-A Hitting

The top hitter performances for Triple-A per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgewRC+HRSBRoboRoboCast1Roman AnthonyBOS2116273991002Samuel BasalloBAL2013890100973Jordan LawlarARI2214261384874Matt ShawCHC231506583855Luis CampusanoSDP2615210272836Moises BallesterosCHC211304379837Nick KurtzOAK221427075808Mickey GasperMIN292009270809Nick LoftinKCR26150412697910Harry FordSEA2214043767811Anthony SeiglerMIL26154612727712Otto KempPHI251731210817713Jonathon LongCHC2315262707614Cole YoungSEA2110942717515Jorbit VivasNYY2413726657516Marcelo MayerBOS2211492697517Jose FerminSTL26143315677418Jac CaglianoneKCR2213630737419Jace JungDET2414761697420Cam DevanneyKCR281561126372

Rockies infielder Ryan Ritter, highlighted by Geoff Pontes for drastically improving his chase rate and swing decisions, is now translating those gains into production. The 24-year-old owns a 175 wRC+ with five home runs in May. Given his defensive prowess, it’s entirely possible Ritter gets the call to Coors Field before the All-Star break.

Don’t look now, but Emmanuel Rodriguez (Twins) is heating up alongside the weather. The 22-year-old has posted a 167 wRC+ in May with four home runs and three stolen bases. The strikeout rate remains high—36% for the month—but there’s no denying the impact contact. Last week, Rodriguez smoked a double at 112.6 mph, harder than any batted ball by Roman Anthony this month.

Mariners prospect Harry Ford has surged into the top 10 thanks to a blistering May in which he’s compiled a 200 wRC+ with three home runs and a stolen base over 71 plate appearances. Over that span, the 22-year-old catcher has put 51 balls in play, with five of them—roughly his 90th percentile exit velocity—exceeding 105 mph. That’s above-average to plus raw power. Combine that with Ford’s elite swing decisions and strong contact ability against all pitch types—and assuming he stays behind the plate—and he could be a top-25 fantasy prospect. One last stat to file away: in May, Ford hit a ball 109.3 mph in Triple-A. That’s a higher exit velocity than any ball hit this season by Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ozzie Albies, Mookie Betts, Jose Altuve or even Kyle Tucker.

Triple-A Pitching

The top pitcher performances in Triple-A per RoboScout are:

NameTeamAgeIPK%BB%WHIPERAGB%Robo1Logan HendersonMIL233034.8%9.6%0.972.4032.8%1002Jacob MisiorowskiMIL2352.131.3%10.0%0.921.5537.4%983Bubba ChandlerPIT2243.234.5%11.3%1.082.2748.9%974Cristian MenaARI224027.4%7.7%1.284.2844.8%945David FestaMIN2523.231.2%3.2%1.013.4249.2%946Jacob LopezOAK272736.5%7.7%0.892.3340.0%927Ian SeymourTBR265031.9%7.0%1.222.7033.3%918Cooper CriswellBOS2822.234.8%7.9%0.971.9945.8%909Michael McGreevySTL2444.224.5%5.4%1.303.2253.2%8810Chase PettyCIN222928.9%9.9%1.142.7945.1%8711Luis MoralesOAK22636.8%5.3%0.170.0045.5%8612Mick AbelPHI2352.127.2%10.6%1.202.4148.9%8713Kyle HarrisonSFG232633.3%7.0%1.313.4629.7%8614Nathan WilesATL2640.127.5%7.2%1.142.6843.0%8615Jackson WolfSDP2615.225.4%7.5%1.284.0241.9%8516Noah CameronKCR2532.228.6%9.8%1.133.3151.9%8517Zebby MatthewsMIN2532.228.1%6.7%1.191.9346.5%8518Blade TidwellNYM244228.1%8.4%1.244.0739.8%8419Carlos RodriguezMIL2345.125.5%7.8%1.171.9937.4%8420Cade HortonCHC232930.6%12.0%0.861.2431.1%83

It should be just a matter of time before Jacob Misiorowski is pitching in Milwaukee. The righthander has held a reasonable 10.0% walk rate this season—lower than Bubba Chandler’s 11.3% mark—and has shown further improvement in May. Over 22 innings this month, Misiorowski has trimmed his walk rate to below 8% while averaging more than five innings per start. With some of the biggest extension in baseball, the hard-throwing 23-year-old is looking more and more like a legitimate major league starter.

It’s a moot point now after his recent MLB promotion, but Mike Burrows was the most effective pitcher in Triple-A this month. The 25-year-old posted a 40.3% strikeout rate, a 6.1% walk rate, a 0.87 WHIP, and a 1.02 ERA before being called up by the Pirates. His most recent outing against the Brewers was underwhelming, but based on his 2025 performance, RoboScout sees a league-average big leaguer.

With J.T. Ginn back on the injured list, a rotation spot has opened up for 27-year-old lefty Jacob Lopez, who currently ranks sixth in Triple-A. Lopez’s four-seam fastball averages just 90.4 mph, but his 91st percentile extension and low arm slot create deception, as shown by the 36% whiff rate he’s generated with the pitch in Triple-A. In fact, all four of his offerings have elicited whiff rates above 29% for Las Vegas this season. He’s not overpowering, but his history suggests he can post close to 9 K/9—and notably, his Triple-A strikeout rate this year is higher than that of Bubba Chandler, Jacob Misiorowski, and 2025 breakout Logan Henderson (Brewers).

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