2026 MLB.com Top 100 Prospects

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The release of the 2026 MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list offers a data-rich snapshot of how aggressively the Roger Dorn Baseball League has leaned into long-term roster construction. Of the 100 ranked prospects, approximately 55 are currently rostered, leaving 45 players — 45% of the list — still sitting in free agency. For a 15-team league that has been running for over a decade, that level of unclaimed elite talent is striking and suggests the next phase of roster consolidation is still ahead.

At the top of the ownership leaderboard, the San Mateo Oppo Tacos clearly separate themselves. San Mateo rosters eight Top-100 prospects, the most of any RDBL franchise, and their system is headlined by Konnor Griffin, one of the most dynamic athletes in the minors and a consensus franchise-level prospect. Griffin is complemented by high-end bats like Samuel Basallo and Walker Jenkins, giving the Tacos both elite upside and positional diversity. No team combines volume and star power quite like San Mateo.

The Lake Merced Goutfish also place eight prospects on the list, a group headlined by Sebastian Walcott, one of the highest-ceiling teenage hitters in baseball. The Goutfish system skews young and volatile, featuring multiple premium athletes such as Colt Emerson and Lazaro Montes. While fewer of their prospects project for immediate 2026 impact, Lake Merced may boast the highest long-term ceiling of any organization in the league.

The next tier includes Mission Viejo Maulers and Honolulu Hammerheads, each with six Top-100 prospects. Mission Viejo’s list is anchored by Max Clark, a potential middle-of-the-order cornerstone whose blend of polish and athleticism gives the Maulers a realistic near-term star. Honolulu, meanwhile, is headlined by Kevin McGonigle and J.J. Weatherholt, reflecting a system built on high-floor, up-the-middle talent rather than singular superstar upside. Together, these four teams account for 27 of the Top 100 prospects, more than a quarter of the entire list.

Positionally, the list reveals clear trends. Shortstops make up roughly one-third of the Top 100, far and away the most represented position, followed by outfielders. That concentration has shaped RDBL trade dynamics, as middle-infield prospects remain the league’s most flexible and liquid assets. Pitching, by contrast, is both scarcer and more concentrated, particularly among arms with realistic 2026 timelines.

That scarcity is especially evident when isolating near-term impact. Across the entire list, only 15–20 prospects project as legitimate candidates to provide meaningful MLB production in 2026, and the majority of those players are already rostered. Teams like the Meinert Hops, headlined by Andrew Painter, and Burlingame Blue Ducks, anchored by Rhett Lowder, may not lead the league in prospect volume, but they control a disproportionate share of players closest to contributing real fantasy value.

Finally, the sheer quality of the free-agent pool stands out. Among the 45 unrostered Top-100 prospects are several high-end names, including Nolan McLean, Eli Willits, Carson Benge, and Kade Anderson. That combination of quantity and caliber is rare and suggests the RDBL prospect economy is still in motion. The Top 100 is no longer just a ranking exercise — it’s a scoreboard for future leverage, and it shows exactly which franchises are positioned to shape the league over the next several seasons.

2026 MLB.com Top 100 Prospect List

1. SS Konnor Griffin, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

2. SS Kevin McGonigle, Honolulu Hammerheads

3. SS Jesus Made, Asti Grape Stompers

4. SS Leo De Vries, Alamo Short Stacks

5. SS J.J. Weatherholt, Honolulu Hammerheads

6. RHP Nolan McLean, Free Agent

7. SS/3B Sebastian Walcott, Lake Merced Goutfish

8. C/1B Samuel Basallo, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

9. SS Colt Emerson, Lake Merced Goutfish

10. OF Max Clark, Mission Viejo Maulers

11. RHP Bubba Chandler, Lake Merced Goutfish

12. RHP Trey Yesavage, Honolulu Hammerheads

13. SS Eli Willits, Free Agent

14. OF Walker Jenkins, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

15. OF Josue De Paula, Maltese Falcons

16. OF Carson Benge, Free Agent

17. LHP Thomas White, Nashville Aristocrats

18. C Carter Jensen, Free Agent

19. LHP Payton Tolle, Free Agent

20. 2B Travis Bazzana, Spokane Fightin' Fish

21. LHP Kade Anderson, Free Agent

22. 3B Sal Stewart, Cloverdale Clovers

23. SS Aidan Miller, Alamo Short Stacks

24. SS Ethan Holliday, Asti Grape Stompers

25. 1B Bryce Eldridge, Meinert Hops

26. SS Luis Peña, Free Agent

27. OF Zyhir Hope, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

28. RHP Andrew Painter, Meinert Hops

29. RHP Seth Hernandez, Mission Viejo Maulers

30. OF Eduardo Quintero, Free Agent

31. SS Franklin Arias, Honolulu Hammerheads

32. SS George Lombard, Mission Viejo Maulers

33. RHP Ryan Sloan, Lake Merced Goutfish

34. LHP Liam Doyle, Nashville Aristocrats

35. SS Bryce Rainer, Mt. Diablo Devils

36. OF Braden Montgomery, Mission Viejo Maulers

37. C Rainel Rodriguez, Free Agent

38. C Alfredo Duno, Grapes

39. LHP Robby Snelling, Lunatic Fringe

40. C/1B Josue Briceño, Free Agent

41. LHP Jamie Arnold, Alamo Short Stacks

42. OF Owen Caissie, Maltese Falcons

43. OF Lazaro Montes, Lake Merced Goutfish

44. SS Josuar Gonzalez, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

45. SS JoJo Parker, Free Agent

46. OF Chase DeLauter, Meneirt Hops

47. SS Aiva Arquette, Burlingame Blue Ducks

48. RHP Jonah Tong, Cloverdale Clovers

49. LHP Noah Schultz, Lunatic Fringe

50. OF/1B Edward Florentino, Free Agent

51. MI/OF Jett Williams, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

52. SS Kaelen Culpepper, Free Agent

53. OF Justin Crawford, Mt. Diablo Devils

54. RHP Travis Sykora, Spokane Fightin' Fish

55. C Moisés Ballesteros, Asti Grape Stompers

56. LHP Connelly Early, Free Agent

57. LHP Gage Jump, Free Agent

58. RHP Jaxon Wiggins, Free Agent

59. OF Ryan Waldschmidt, Free Agent

60. OF Mike Sirota, Free Agent

61. SS/3B Caleb Bonemer, Free Agent

62. C Joe Mack, Free Agent

63. SS Carson Williams, Lunatic Fringe

64. SS Cooper Pratt, Lake Merced Goutfish

65. C Eduardo Tait, Free Agent

66. SS Angel Genao, Maltese Falcons

67. 2B Michael Arroyo, Maltese Falcons

68. LHP Cam Caminiti, Free Agent

69. OF Dylan Beavers, Free Agent

70. 1B/OF Charlie Condon, Meinert Hops

71. C Harry Ford, Lunatic Fringe

72. LHP Hagen Smith, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

73. SS Billy Carlson, Free Agent

74. OF Emmanuel Rodriguez, Asti Grape Stompers

75. C Blake Mitchell, Cloverdale Clovers

76. OF Theo Gillen, Free Agent

77. SS Arjun Nimmala, Free Agent

78. OF Jonny Farmelo, Cloverdale Clovers

79. RHP Carlos Lagrange, Free Agent

80. RHP Jarlin Susana, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

81. RHP Tyler Bremner, Asti Grape Stompers

82. RHP Elmer Rodriguez, Free Agent

83. SS Steele Hall, Free Agent

84. RHP Kyson Witherspoon, Nashville Aristocrats

85. RHP Brody Hopkins, Free Agent

86. RHP Rhett Lowder, Burlingame Blue Ducks

87. OF Joshua Baez, Free Agent

88. LHP Kruz Schoolcraft, Mission Viejo Maulers

89. 1B/OF Ralphy Velazquez, Free Agent

90. RHP JR Ritchie, Free Agent

91. RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje, Free Agent

92. SS Emil Morales, Free Agent

93. OF Nate George, Free Agent

94. SS Dax Kilby, Free Agent

95. LHP Parker Messick, Free Agent

96. LHP Hunter Barco, Free Agent

97. OF/IF A.J. Ewing, Free Agent

98. C Leonardo Bernal, Free Agent

99. C Cooper Ingle, Free Agent

100. RHP Brandon Sproat, Mt. Diablo Devils

TRADE: Tacos Add to Offense to Open 2025 Off-Season Deals

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The San Mateo Oppo Tacos wasted no time upgrading their 2025 Roster as the opening of the Roger Dorn Baseball League Season was greeted by a quick deal with the Lake Merced Goutfish. The Oppo Tacos will acquire first baseman Nolan Schanuel (2/$2) and outfielder Kerry Carpenter (2/$13) from the Goutfish in exhange for right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (Minors) as well as 2025 3rd and 6th Round Picks (44th and 86th Overall).

Schanuel's profile for a first baseman is unusual, much like his batting stance. He's displayed a mastery of the strike zone early on in his big-league career, having put up an 11.2 percent walk rate, 17 percent strikeout rate and 89.5 percent zone contact rate in 2024. On the flip side, Schanuel's 25.4 percent hard-hit rate and 3.5 percent barrel rate is more befitting of a backup middle infielder. It also doesn't help that many of Schanuel's batted balls are hit in the dirt, as his 30.6 percent fly ball rate ranked 119th out of 129 qualifiers. He can still be a useful player for the Angels given his on-base ability, but it's difficult to imagine Schanuel ever becoming a 20-homer hitter without a swing adjustment.

Carpenter was affected by injury in 2024 for the second year in a row, this time missing almost three months of action with a lumbar spine stress fracture. He had collected a .914 OPS before getting hurt and didn't miss a beat after returning, putting up a .954 OPS and 10 home runs over his final 133 plate appearances before adding another homer in the playoffs. Carpenter again stood out for his quality of contact, boasting a 46.4 percent hard-hit rate and 17.7 percent barrel rate. The 27-year-old's big bugaboo is that he can't hit left-handed pitching (.408 OPS in 2024) and rarely gets the opportunity to do so. It certainly limits how much volume he's able to provide, and that's even before factoring in Carpenter's increasing injury concerns. That said, Carpenter's 149 wRC+ versus righties since the start of 2023 is the 11th highest in baseball among players with at least 500 plate appearances. When he's in the lineup, he's going to mash.

For the Goutfish, the addition adds to a bevy of rotation options for GM Ryan Atkinson to start 2025. Don't be discouraged by Pfaadt's bloated 4.71 ERA; all the estimators peg it at least a run better. He was victimized by a low 64.5 percent left on base mark. The righty improved his strikeout and walk rates last season while fixing the gopheritis plaguing him in his rookie year. Pfaadt adjusted his pitch mix, throwing more sinkers at the expense of four-seam fastballs. In 2023, his changeup generated a negative Fangraphs Pitch Value, but last year it rated as Pfaadt's second best offering, though he used it only 11.2 percent of the time. His sweeper sported the highest swinging strike rate of his repertoire. Pfaadt has demonstrated willingness to adjust, and it appears he has the arsenal to fine tune even more.

2025 Baseball America Top 100 Prospects

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Baseball America released its Top 100 Prospect List Wednesday with St. Joseph Jokers star right-hander Roki Sasaki topping rankings following his historic signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers last week. Sasaki looks poised to make an immediate jump into the Jokers Active Roster rotation after being the first overall pick in a loaded 2023 Reserve Draft pick that saw him selected just ahead of Jackson Chourio, James Wood and Jackson Merrill.

Roman Anthony, the second overall prospect according to Baseball America, was the fourth overall selection in the 2024 reserve Draft by Maltese Falcons GM Gary Falzon.

Boston Red Sox second baseman Kristian Campbell, our top overall selection in the 2025 Mock Draft, 1.0, was ranked as the top available prospect in the RDBL at fourth overall.

2025 Baseball America Top 100 Prospects

1. RHP Roki Sasaki, St. Joseph Jokers

2. OF Roman Anthony, Maltese Falcons

3. RHP Jackson Jobe, Las Vegas Aristocrats

4. 2B Kristian Campbell, Free Agent

5. OF Walker Jenkins, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

6. OF Dylan Crews, Burlingame Blue Ducks

7. RHP Bubba Chandler, Lake Merced Goutfish

8. RHP Chase Dollander, Meinert Hops

9. RHP Andrew Painter, Meinert Hops

10. LHP Noah Schultz, Lunatic Fringe

11. SS Carson Williams, Lunatic Fringe

12. 1B Bryce Eldridge, Meinert Hops

13. SS Jordan Lawlar, Asti Grape Stompers

14. C Samuel Basallo, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

15. SS Marcelo Mayer, Alamo Short Stacks

16. SS Colt Emerson, Lake Merced Goutfish

17. SS Jesus Made, Free Agent

18. Leodalis De Vries, Alamo Short Stacks

19. OF Emmanuel Rodriguez, Asti Grape Stompers

20. RHP Kumar Rocker, Nashville Aristocrats

21. SS Sebastian Walcott, Lake Merced Goutfish

22. OF Max Clark, Mission Viejo Maulers

23. SS Kevin McGonigle, Free Agent

24. 2B Travis Bazzana, Burlingame Blue Ducks

25. SS JJ Wetherholt, Burlingame Blue Ducks

26. RHP Rhett Lowder, Burlingame Blue Ducks

27. RHP Chase Burns, Nashville Aristocrats

28. OF Jasson Dominguez, Mission Viejo Maulers

29. 3B Coby Mayo, Maltese Falcons

30. C/OF Dalton Rushing, Cloverdale Clovers

31. C Ethan Salas, Asti Grape Stompers

32. OF Jaison Chourio, Free Agent

33. LHP Thomas White, Free Agent

34. 1B Nick Kurtz, Asti Grape Stompers

35. 3B Matt Shaw, Maltese Falcons

36. SS Aidan Miller, Alamo Short Stacks

37. SS Angel Genao, Free Agent

38. SS Jacob Wilson, Burlingame Blue Ducks

39. SS Colson Montgomery, Alamo Short Stacks

40. LHP Hagen Smith, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

41. LHP Quinn Mathews, Free Agent

42. OF Charlie Condon, Meinert Hops

43. C Jeferson Quero, St. Joseph Jokers

44. RHP Jacob Misiorowski, Nashville Aristocrats

45. 2B Luke Keaschall, Free Agent

46. SS Alex Freeland, Free Agent

47. OF Josue De Paula, Maltese Falcons

48. OF Chase DeLauter, Meinert Hops

49. RHP Alejandro Rosario, Free Agent

50. SS Cooper Pratt, Free Agent

51. OF Zyhir Hope, Free Agent

52. C Kyle Teel, Mt. Diablo Devils

53. C Drake Baldwin, Free Agent

54. RHP Cade Horton, Mission Viejo Maulers

55. 3B Cam Smith, Free Agent

56. SS Cole Young, Lunatic Fringe

57. SS Konnor Griffin, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

58. SS Jett Williams, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

59. RHP Travis Sykora, Free Agent

60. SS Bryce Rainer, Free Agent

61. RHP Brandon Sproat, Free Agent

62. C Moises Ballesteros, Free Agent

63. 1B Jac Caglianone, Mission Viejo Maulers

64. OF Owen Caissie, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

65. 3B Brayden Taylor, Alamo Short Stacks

66. OF Braden Montgomery, Mission Viejo Maulers

67. RHP Jarlin Susana, Free Agent

68. RHP Tink Hence, Nashville Aristocrats

69. C Thayron Liranzo, Free Agent

70. OF Jonny Farmelo, Free agent

71. OF Kevin Alcantara, Lake Merced Goutfish

72. SS Starlyn Caba, Free Agent

73. RHP Zebby Matthews, Free Agent

74. RHP Thomas Harrington, Free Agent

75. C Blake Mitchell, Cloverdale Clovers

76. SS Franklin Arias, Free Agent

77. 2B Michael Arroyo, Free Agent

78. RHP Caden Dana, Free Agent

79. 2B Christian Moore, Free Agent

80. 1B Tre' Morgan, Free Agent

81. OF Heston Kjerstad, Spokane Fightin' Fish

82. RHP Jackson Ferris, Free Agent

83. RHP AJ Smith-Shawver, Lunatic Fringe

84. 2B Demetrio Crisantes, Free Agent

85. OF Cole Carrigg, Free Agent

86. OF Colby Thomas, Free Agent

87. 1B Xavier Isaac, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

88. SS George Lombard, Free Agent

89. SS Felnin Celesten, Asti Grape Stompers

90. RHP Trevor Harrison, Free Agent

91. 1B Ralphy Velazquez, Free Agent

92. 3B Jesus Baez, Free Agent

93. C Eduardo Tait, Free Agent

94. RHP Gary Hill, Free Agent

95. C Harry Ford, Lunatic Fringe

96. OF Justin Crawford, Mt. Diablo Devils

97. OF Lazaro Montes, Lake Merced Goutfish

98. RHP Chase Petty, Free Agent

99. RHP Nolan McLean, Free Agent

100. LHP Ricky Tiedemann, Meinert Hops