MiLB Top 10 Prospects - Week Seven
Tim Kanak brings MLB DW members 15 prospects to watch from all of the minor league action in Week Seven
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Hola Amigos, welcome to my weekly prospect report, now only found with an MLB Data Warehouse subscription! The goal of this column is to give you the most fantasy-relevant prospect information throughout the last week, all in one place. The format of this weekly prospect report will be a run-through of my top 15-20 prospects of the week, with a goal to get at least three prospects at each level (DSL - AAA).
I will try my best to highlight new prospects every week, rather than repeat names, unless the repeat is so warranted that I just can’t help myself.
This should not be seen as a weekly stash rankings, but as a ranking of top performers each week through all levels. My updated top 150 rankings can currently be found on MLB Data Warehouse, and thanks to Jon, we will now have regularly updated fScores throughout the year.
IMPORTANT: This will be my last weekly T-10 update through the end of May, as I will be working diligently on my updated Top 150 rankings - which I expect will be released within two weeks. I have already begun the process and have updated organizational rankings I will be posting in the meantime, however the write-ups are very time consuming… so patience my padawans, it is coming.
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NOTE: Rookie status is determined by 130 ABs, or 50 IPs at the Major League level.
NOTE: All stats from Sunday, May 10 - Saturday, May 16 2026
T-10 Prospects
1. 2B/SS/3B Devin Fitz-Gerald (Nationals) - A+
ETA: Mid/Late 2027
Comp: Kevin McGonigle LIGHT
Prime Skills: Fitz-Gerald is a dude I liked back when he was with the Rangers as the trade that keeps on giving continues to produce for the Nationals (MacKenzie Gore trade) as a 2024 fifth round draft pick out of my hood in South Florida. Fitz-Gerald continues to play second, third and shortstop giving him a useful amount of utility value while also rocking a plus hit tool, plus bat speed and increased pop from last season. Fitz-Gerald doesn’t get to the highest raw powers with a 109 max EV, but he does have an 89.5 average EV and his ability to get the barrel on the ball consistently will lead to above average power production for his size and raw power. Fitz-Gerald is on this list for the second week in a row, having made the T-15 last week, but not the T-10, however this week he netted 7 extra base hits, 5 homers and 1 steal with a .333 batting average. He’s destined to be a Top 100 guy in my next rankings update.
Hitter Tool Grades:
Hit: 45/60
Plate Approach: 60/65
Power: 40/55
Speed: 50/50
Prospect Rank: Top 250
2. SP Karson Milbrandt (Marlins) - AA
ETA: Early/Mid 2027
Comp: Dylan Cease
Prime Skills: Milbrandt is a righty out of the third round for the Marlins in 2022 who has struggled with command since being drafted, but does tend to put up some nice outings when it all comes together. He has kind of an odd whippy ¾ delivery and needs to work on mechanics as his seems to change arm slot based on the pitch he’s throwing and I’m sure this has led to inconsistencies in command and tipping issues, but when he’s on the stuff is good. The fastball has some arm-side run to it and against the gyro slider is a big time swing and miss weapon. Milbrandt had a beast of a week with 11 strikeouts, 0 walks and only 3 hits allowed with 0 runs this week. The breakout of Milbrandt this year has been due to the development of his kick change up, which was rarely used before and has become a beast this season out of nowhere. He’s a lock into my Top 150 for the next rankings update and barely missed last time, he may end up closer to the Top 100.
Arsenal Grades:
FA (95-97 mph): 60/60
SL (84-86 mph): 55/60
FC (86-89 mph): 50/55
CU (80-82 mph): 45/50
CH (88-90): 45/60
Command: 45/50
Prospect Rank: Top 175
3. SP Kash Mayfield (Padres) - A+
ETA: Late 2027
Comp: Christopher Sanchez with an arm-side fastball
Prime Skills: Mayfield had an excellent season as the big lefty demonstrated improved command from the middle of the season on, including rising pitch counts and a ridiculous 2.37 JA ERA on the year. He’s a big dude throwing from a tricky lower ¾ arm-slot that causes the fastball to have a good amount of natural arm-side run that trips up righties against the 2-plane slider (which is a bit slurvy and I would almost label a sweeper if it had more velocity), while the change up helps him freeze up the lefties as it has a decent amount of vertical drop to it and has some air bender qualities. Mayfield would benefit if he could develop a better bridge pitch on the fastball like a gyro slider. Kash had 8 strikeouts, 0 walks and only gave up 1 hit this week. He’s off to a crazy good start this year with a 19.9% SwStr% and he has not given up a run in 3 starts (12 innings). Mayfield is having a fantastic season and appears to be up a tick sitting on the fastball, while the slider is developing into a potential plus pitch. Ideally he will develop a fourth or fifth pitch before reaching the majors. This is his first time on the T-10 this year and second within the T-15 after a 9 strikeout, 0 walk and 1 hit performance.
Arsenal Grades:
FA (92-97 mph): 45/55
CH (83-86 mph): 60/70
SL (78-82 mph): 55/60
Command: 45/50
Prospect Rank: 134
4. 1B/3B Yohandy Morales (Nationals) - AAA
ETA: Mid 2026
Comp: CJ Cron
Prime Skills: Morales profiles as a bench, power option as a hitter with above average to plus power, but a below average hit tool. He was a second rounder in 2023 out of Miami and received a pretty big bonus, so he will get a shot in the majors at some point here and is not really blocked with Curtis Mead, Brady House and Nassim Nunez blocking him. He’s showing improved contact this year from 60s to the low 70s and tends to hit the ball on the ground too much for a power hitter, but there are some plus exit velocities (108.1 90th and 113.1 max EV) in this bat and pedigree, so he should get a shot this year to see if he can be part of the next good Nationals team. He had a great week with 8 extra base hits, 3 homers and a .609 batting average.
Hitter Tool Grades:
Hit: 40/40
Plate Approach: 35/40
Power: 40/60
Speed: 35/40
Prospect Rank: Top 500
5. C/1B Jason Schiavone (Astros) - A+
ETA: 2028
Comp: Hunter Goodman light
Prime Skills: Schiavone was an 11th rounder out of James Madison and is a complete under the radar breakout prospect this season after hitting under the Mendoza line in 2025. He is currently leading all of the minors leagues in home runs with 17 in 34 games. The hit tool is atrocious still, as should be expected with any Astros prospect and his home run pace is completely unsustainable, but this dude deserves his moment in the sun and had 8 extra base hits and 3 bombs this week with a .478 batting average. I would love to see the exit velocity data on this guy, but he’s barreling at a crazy rate and we should watch it in case he can become the next Hunter Goodman…. Oh, he also has 9 steals this year!
Hitter Tool Grades:
Hit: 30/35
Plate Approach: 40/40
Power: 50/60
Speed: 45/40
Prospect Rank: Top 500