The Farm
A converged watchlist of the top minor-league prospects — and an honest line about which ones our engine can actually see.
As of as of · 50 ranked · 11 we read · 35 we watch
This ranking is not ours. Consensus watchlist (Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, FanGraphs, Keith Law). Fever reads the AAA names. It is a weighted average of four outside lists — a place to start looking, not a Fever call. Our whole reason to exist is that we keep score of ourselves, so we only put a Fever read on a prospect the engine can actually see: exit velocities exist at AAA and the majors, where the ballparks are wired. Below AAA there is no batted-ball data, so there is no EV95, no board, no call — and we say so on every one of those names rather than imply a grade we never made.
Sources: July 2026 Top 100 update (post-draft) · June 2026 full update + team refreshes · 2026-07-23 pre-deadline Top 100 · 2026-07-23 Top 70
What the market's backing
this weekThe watchlist prospects whose cards moved most over the past week — a gauge of where collectors are piling in. This is market interest, not a Fever read:a card price is the crowd's attention, never the engine's call. We show it because the divergence is the story.
- ▼ 13.8%Walker JenkinsWalker Jenkins #BCP-43· PSA 10
- ▼ 5.4%Leo De VriesLeo De Vries [Mojo] #BCP-179· PSA 10
- ▲ 5.4%Ryan SloanRyan Sloan #CPA-RS· PSA 10
- ▲ 4.5%Rainiel RodriguezRainiel Rodriguez #BCP-200· PSA 10
Week-over-week move on each card's best-covered grade. Prices via the card rack · the full Card Pulse · why a price isn't our signal
The Read
11 · AAA / MLBThese have reached a level the engine reads. Their Fever page carries the real numbers — EV95, board placement, drift — where we have them. The rest of the ranking is theirs; this part we check.
Fever readon our radar at a level we can read — no qualified batted-ball sample on file yet.
Hot 2026: high AVG/OBP, power surge to 15+ HR at AA before AAA promo
ToolsHit 60+, Power emerging 50, Field 55-60, Arm 55
Elite bat-to-ball skills (very low K%). Recently promoted to AAA Worcester. Gaining strength.
Advanced AAA production
ToolsHit 60, Power 55, Run 55, Field 55+
Polished lefty bat, high floor. Close to MLB ready.
Strong AAA numbers
ToolsHit 55-60, Power 50-55, Run 60, elite CF defense
Premium athlete and defender. Tools package remains elite.
Fever readon our radar at a level we can read — no qualified batted-ball sample on file yet.
Tools-driven profile advancing
ToolsHit 50-55, Power 55, Run 55, Field 55+
Bloodlines + tools. Steady climber.
Fever readon our radar at a level we can read — no qualified batted-ball sample on file yet.
Solid upper-level numbers
ToolsSwitch-hit, defensive SS
Steady producer, organizational depth with upside.
Fever readon our radar at a level we can read — no qualified batted-ball sample on file yet.
Power production at upper levels
ToolsPower 60+, Hit 50-55
Lefty power bat close to majors.
Fever readon our radar at a level we can read — no qualified batted-ball sample on file yet.
Lefty starter numbers
ToolsFB + secondaries, command
High-floor lefty starter.
Fever readon our radar at a level we can read — no qualified batted-ball sample on file yet.
Upper-level dominance (older prospect)
ToolsStuff + experience
Older but high-performing arm; graduation risk high.
Fever readon our radar at a level we can read — no qualified batted-ball sample on file yet.
Tools package (injury history)
ToolsHit/Power/Defense upside
High ceiling but injury concerns noted in some lists.
Fever readon our radar at a level we can read — no qualified batted-ball sample on file yet.
Advanced college bat progressing
ToolsHit tool, versatility
Higher floor, closer to majors.
Power production
ToolsPower 60+, Hit 50
College slugger advancing.
The Watch
35· AA & belowBelow AAA the engine is blind — no exit velocities, so no grade. What you see here is the consensus ranking and the outside scouting line, nothing of ours. We watch these names for the day they reach a level we can read (or the call-up that earns a Seam piece).
.272/.350/.432, 10 HR, 29 SB in AA
ToolsHit 60-65, Power 60, Run 60, Arm 60-65, Field 55; elite contact & athleticism
Consensus #1 or high-2 across BA/Pipeline/FG/Law. Switch-hitter, youngest in AA, future 3B possible due to frame. Strong 2026 season.
Strong AA production, switch-hitter power/contact
ToolsHit 60, Power 55+, Run 50, strong defensive tools at SS
Acquired in Mason Miller trade. Advanced for age, improving power from both sides. High on most lists.
Dominant AA: ~1.2 ERA, high K%, low BB% (15 GS sample)
ToolsFB 55-60 (ride), SL 60, CH 55, Control 55+; four-pitch mix
Law #1 overall midseason. 2025 CWS MOP. Fast-tracked, high floor + upside lefty.
Promising A+ performance as teenager
ToolsHit 60, Power 50, Run 60, Field 60, Arm 60
Youngest high-end name. Toolsy switch-hitter with high ceiling. Still developing power.
Solid AA production, toolsy LF/RF profile
ToolsHit 55, Power 60, Run 50, Arm 55, Field 50
Consistent top-10 presence. Physical lefty bat with power upside.
Breakout 2026: power + speed surge, High-A to AA
ToolsHit 55, Power 55-60, Run 60+, strong CF tools
One of the biggest risers. Physical, athletic CF with improving power.
High K rates, projectable arm
ToolsFB 60+, breaking balls, high ceiling starter
Top pitching prospect tier. Stuff + size.
Solid AA numbers, high-octane arm
ToolsFB 60+, multiple secondary pitches
Big frame, high upside. Often paired with Anderson in rankings.
Advanced catcher production
ToolsHit 55, Power 50, strong defense/arm behind plate
Premium catching prospect. High floor defensive value.
Power-oriented production at AA
ToolsPower 60-70, Hit 50, strong arm
Huge power upside, physical SS/3B. Risk on hit tool.
Strong AA performance, riser
ToolsHit 55, Power 50, Run 60, CF tools
Late riser with athleticism and production.
Young international talent
ToolsAthleticism, switch-hit potential
High-upside teenager. Early in development.
Contact-oriented production
ToolsHit tool, speed, defensive versatility
Brewers depth piece with rising stock.
Young catcher production
ToolsPower potential, catching tools
Rare young catcher with power upside.
Toolsy outfielder production
ToolsSpeed, arm, emerging hit
Dodgers system depth, athletic profile.
Projectable SS tools
ToolsSize, arm, power projection
Long-term SS project with physical tools.
Catching production
ToolsPower, receiving skills
Strong defensive catcher with bat.
Very low ERA, high K in 2026
ToolsCommand + stuff mix
Breakout pitcher with strong control.
Lefty starter progress
ToolsPitchability
Solid lefty prospect.
High-velocity arm
ToolsFB 70 potential, secondaries
Huge stuff, command development key.
Riser with speed/power
ToolsAthleticism, CF tools
Breakout candidate in Braves system.
Athletic SS production
ToolsSpeed, defense, switch-hit
Toolsy middle infielder.
Strong early pro numbers
ToolsStuff + command development
Rising pitching prospect in deep Dodgers system.
Power-oriented production
ToolsPower 60, Hit 50
Lefty power bat project.
Athletic OF production
ToolsSpeed, hit tool
Dodgers depth athletic outfielder.
Young toolsy SS
ToolsAthleticism, defense
High-upside teenager in Blue Jays system.
Arm strength
ToolsFB quality, projection
Young arm with upside.
Tools package
ToolsHit/Power projection
Former high draft pick still developing.
Physical tools, power
ToolsSize, lefty bat, bloodlines (Matt Holliday)
High-risk, high-reward power prospect.
Starter progression
ToolsCommand + mix
Solid mid-rotation projection.
Catching skills
ToolsDefense, emerging bat
Rays system catcher depth.
Young athletic SS
ToolsSpeed, switch potential
Very young international talent.
Arm strength
ToolsFB + secondaries
Projectable righty.
Contact + defense
ToolsHit tool, SS skills
Steady middle-infield prospect.
Toolsy OF
ToolsAthleticism, emerging production
Brewers system depth piece.
Not yet on file
44 ranked namescould not be resolved to a confirmed player yet — freshly-signed draftees the league hasn't indexed. We hold them rather than guess which human the name means (a name is not an identity), and they join the board automatically once they take a roster line.
The Farm sweeps monthly. The ranking is filed and never edited; a new sweep files a new list beside the old one. · The Seam writes the long-form journeys · the ethos