MiLB Top 10 Prospects - Week Twelve
Tim Kanak brings MLB DW members 15 prospects to watch from all of the minor league action in Week Twelve
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).
Sorry that we missed weeks 8-10, but I spent 2 weeks writing my updated prospect rankings and a third week on vacation.
I will try my best to highlight new prospects every week, rather than repeat names, unless the repeat is so warranted 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.
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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, June 14th - Saturday, June 20th 2026
T-10 Prospects
1. OF Joshua Baez (Cardinals) - AAA
ETA: Late 2026
Comp: Byron Buxton / Jo Adell mash up
Prime Skills: Baez is a big, toolsy OF the Cardinals drafted in the second round of the 2021 draft who had massively improved contact rates in 2025, but has struggled contact-wise, namely against off-speed pitches from righties and breakers in general in 2026. Baez has still managed to mash some 114 max EVs and a 107.4 90th percentile EV in 2026, along with some moon shots in AAA and this Spring where I saw him hit a few homers in person. He has 30/30 type tools if he can put the hit tool together. The contact rates continued to improve throughout the season and was over 80% from August 1st onward, so hopefully the contact rates start improving as he’s been too boom or bust this year and is profiling as a weak-side platoon guy if he were to get an early call-up prior to stabilizing the hit tool. A five homer week and a four homer game full of moon shots will usually do the trick. Baez’s hit tool is getting stronger despite him still avoiding walks like the plague, if you hit for as much damage as he does than you don’t want to walk I suppose. Baez has 40 extra base hits already this year in 65 games and since June 1st has a 74.5% contact rate and has dropped the K-rate to 23.5%.
Hitter Tool Grades:
Hit: 40/50
Plate Approach: 35/50
Power: 60/70
Speed: 65/60
Prospect Rank: 8
2. SP Brandon White (Marlins) - AAA
ETA: Mid/Late 2026
Comp: Tylor Megill
Prime Skills: White might get mixed up by some with the much better Thomas White, but Brandon White is having a breakout year as a 26-year-old when it comes to generating whiffs. He’s always been a high end command pitcher and at 6’ 8” is imposing on the mound, but the main difference between this year and last is an increase in velocity by a tick - he was sitting around 95 last year, but has been hovering closer to 96 in 2026 and the development of his sweeper. He’s able to go deep into games, but the fact he only has three pitches and two good pitches at the age of 26, likely makes him a long-term reliever. This is Brandon White’s second time on the list and he may be battling Karson Milbrandt to see who gets called up to the majors first as he’s having an incredibly impressive year with 25.1% K-BB% and 13.9% SwStr% including a phenomenal 4.2% walk rate that did not increase at AAA with the ABS. We also now have pitch level data from him at AAA and the fastball is a beast of a pitch - he absolutely paints with it as it has a 61.9% strike rate and 33.5% CSW. This week White had an 11 K and 0 BB performance, giving up only 1 hit in 7 innings with 0 runs and should be on watch lists across leagues for a call up.
Arsenal Grades:
FA (94-99 mph): 60/60
CH (85-87 mph): 55/60
ST (81-85 mph): 40/50
Command: 60/60
Prospect Rank: Top 300
3. 2B Demetrio Crisantes (Diamondbacks) - AA
ETA: Mid 2027
Comp: Mini Xander Bogaerts
Prime Skills: Crisantes has a greater than plus grade hit tool and advanced plate approach to go along with sneaky good power and above average base running skills. He’s a thinner dude right now, but his bat can play up for sneaky power that may end up leading to 20 homer power if he can trend closer to his career max EV (117.3 max EV in complex in 2023, but only a recorded 106.5 in a small sample size in 2025) with above an above average angles profile. The 90th percentile EVs he posted 2024 were 102.5. The hit tool will get him to the bigs and if the power develops, it will make him an All Star. It’s hilarious how good he has been since returning from the IL after missing most of last year, all gas and no brakes with this kid as he’s hitting .342/.478/.644 with 4 bombs and 13 extra base hits in only 21 games. This week Crisantes hit over .500 with 6 extra base hits and 2 homers. This kid is ridiculously underrated.
Hitter Tool Grades:
Hit: 60/65
Plate Approach: 60/65
Power: 40/60
Speed: 50/50
Prospect Rank: 83
4. SP Caden Scarborough (Rangers) - A+
ETA: Late 2027
Comp: Joe Ryan / Shohei Ohtani pitcher mash
Prime Skills: Scarborough was absolutely nasty this season and is a big 6’5” power righty with an arsenal highlighted by a potential plus-plus fastball and slider combo where he has a high ride fastball that tops out at 100 against a diving mid 80’s sweeper that sweeps from 1.5 to 7.5 o’clock break and he runs these with a solid change up that he throws mostly against lefties to get them reaching outside of the zone. He seems to have a couple of variations of his slider/sweeper where the spin changes slightly to go from a 1/7 pitch to a 2/8 pitch. Scarborough has only made four starts so far this year after starting the season on the IL and the last two have been good as he’s building up pitch count. 9 strikeouts and 1 walk, only giving up 2 hits in 4 ⅔ is elite. If someone is down on him from the injury, you may have missed the buy window - but try hard now as this might be your last chance to buy lower than value.
Arsenal Grades:
FA (94-100 mph): 50/60
SL/ST (84-88 mph): 60/70
CH (82-85 mph): 50/55
CU (77-80 mph): 40/45
Command: 55/65
Prospect Rank: 63
5. OF Brandon Compton (Marlins) - A+
ETA: Late 2027
Comp: Max Muncy mashed with Jack Suwinski
Prime Skills: Brandon Compton was the darling of the combine last year before the MLB draft showing an elite power and speed skillset after only middling stats at ASU. The Marlins gambled on him in the second round and he’s had a rough time hit-tool wise, but the tools are all there as he’s rocking a slash that includes 11 homers, 17 steals and 19 extra base hits in 55 games and a near 25% walk rate. A 57% contact rate is atrocious, but he does at least know how to get to good pull-side power angles. He doesn’t swing often, so it’s hard to tell if his plate approach is an attempt to wait for certain pitches or if he’s just overly passive - I tend to lean toward the later right now and the Ks are likely more due to swing and miss than bad approach. He’s having a tough time against fastballs over 93 mph thus far, but hit a max 116.9 EV in the combine, a record and puts up very good sprint speeds for his size. Splits-wise, he’s terrible against lefties, but he did have 5 bombs and 4 steals this week.
Hitter Tool Grades:
Hit: 25/35
Plate Approach: 45/60
Power: 50/65
Speed: 60/55
Prospect Rank: Top 400