Team-by-team breakdown of every player headed to Futures Game

It’s almost time for the 26th All-Star Futures Game. As always, it provides a strong look into the future for all 30 organizations, with the game’s top prospects on the field at the same time.

This year’s version features 35 members of the newly refreshed Top 100 Prospects list and all but one player on both the American and National League rosters are on a team Top 30 list. So you’ll want to tune in at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 12, on MLB Network, MLB.TV, MLB.com and via the MLB app. Melanie Newman, Yonder Alonso, Jonathan Mayo and Sande Charles will be on the call from Truist Park in Atlanta.

To get you ready, here are scouting reports on every player on the Futures Game rosters.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 57)
The 2024 20th overall pick leads full-season Minor Leaguers with a 41.8 percent strikeout rate (in part because he opened the year at Single-A out of college), but he gets terrific carry on his 93-95 mph fastball from a high slot and plays off that with an upper-80s cutter and 82-85 mph splitter that batters across three levels have had trouble squaring up.

Orioles: Enrique Bradfield Jr., OF (No. 2); Keagan Gillies, RHP (NR)
Bradfield missed a chunk of time with a hamstring injury which has kept him from using his premium tool, his speed, to as much benefit as he did when he swiped 74 bags last year. Gillies is a 6-foot-8 reliever with a fastball up to 95 mph, a slider and a splitter.

Rays: Brody Hopkins, RHP (No. 6)
Acquired from the Mariners in last year’s Randy Arozarena deal, Hopkins is settling in with the Rays, posting a 3.64 ERA with 85 strikeouts and 41 walks in 71 2/3 innings with Double-A Montgomery. He sits in the mid-90s with his heater and says he’s moved away from a sweeper to favor a cutter and curveball in his arsenal.

Red Sox: Jhostynxon Garcia, OF (No. 4/MLB No. 100)
Another beneficiary of Boston's strength and bat speed program, Garcia has grown into significant power with 35 homers in the last season and a half. He's packed on more muscle than his listed weight of 163 pounds and athletic for his size, plus he sports perhaps the coolest nickname in all the Minors: "The Password," a tribute to his hard-to-spell first name.

Yankees: George Lombard Jr., SS (No. 1/MLB No. 36)
The son of former big league outfielder and current Tigers bench coach George Lombard, he combines his father's athleticism with a high baseball IQ developed while growing up around the game. He's a quality defender with the chance to develop solid or better tools across the board.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

Guardians: C.J. Kayfus, 1B/OF (No. 5/MLB No. 75); Parker Messick, LHP (No. 12)
A solid hitter who's developing power to match, Kayfus ranks 10th in the Minors with a .978 OPS and is on the verge of a callup not quite two years after Cleveland made him a third-round pick. Using a nifty changeup and plenty of guile, Messick has recorded more strikeouts in the Minors since the start of the 2023 season (384 in 323 1/3 innings) than any other pitcher.

Royals: Carter Jensen, C (No. 3/MLB No. 73); Frank Mozzicato, LHP (No. 11)
A well-rounded backstop, Jensen, who turns 22 on Thursday, has solid power from the left side and an above-average throwing arm that could help make him Salvador Perez’s long-term successor in Kansas City. The seventh overall pick in the 2021 Draft, Mozzicato is at his best when he’s eliciting tons of whiffs on his low-80s curveball.

Tigers: Kevin McGonigle, SS/2B (No. 1/MLB No. 7); Max Clark, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 12); Josue Briceño, C/1B (No. 4/MLB No. 58)
One of two teams with three representatives, the Tigers send a dynamite trio from High-A West Michigan. McGonigle might have the best hit tool in the Minors and has been a doubles machine when healthy this season, posting a .382/.461/.679 line with seven homers and 18 two-baggers in 32 games for the Whitecaps. Clark is looking like a stereotypical high-OBP, high-speed leadoff hitter as he heads to his second straight Futures Game. Briceño is following up last year’s Arizona Fall League Triple Crown by leading High-A in slugging (.599), OPS (1.015) and wRC+ (176), sticking to his reputation as a left-handed slugger with tremendous power and a good ability to punish pitches in the zone.

Twins: Kaelen Culpepper, SS (No. 4/MLB No. 96)
The Twins’ first-round pick last year, Culpepper recently got bumped up to Double-A Wichita and was just added to the Top 100. He's been using his bat speed, feel for hitting and approach at the plate to produce a combined .862 OPS and 140 wRC+ while playing a better than expected shortstop.

White Sox: Noah Schultz, LHP (No. 1/MLB No. 17); Braden Montgomery, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 32)
Schultz's command hasn't been as sharp as usual this season, but he's still the top lefty pitching prospect in the game and possesses one of the most wicked sliders in the Minors. Part of the Garrett Crochet trade with the Red Sox at the Winter Meetings, Montgomery has regained full health and is showing why he was a potential top-five-overall pick in the 2024 Draft before breaking his right ankle at Texas A&M last June.

AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

Angels: George Klassen, RHP (No. 3)
Acquired from the Phillies last summer in the Carlos Estévez deal, Klassen was a bit of a breakout prospect in 2024 when he made huge strides in command and pitch design. The right-hander has been hit more than expected this year, but can still miss bats with a fastball up to 99 mph, a 90-mph slider and a mid-80s curve.

Astros: Brice Matthews, 2B/SS (No. 1/MLB No. 98); Alimber Santa, RHP (No. 29)
A suburban Houston native, Matthews has the power and speed to put together a 20-homer, 50-steal season at Triple-A if the Astros don't call him up this summer. Santa finally is learning to harness his power stuff (fastball up to 100 mph, mid-80s slider), which has resulted in a 1.27 ERA at Double-A.

A’s: Gage Jump, LHP (No. 1/MLB No. 68); Tommy White, 3B (No. 6)
Jump has raced up prospect rankings with a huge first full season of pro ball, using his feel for his four-pitch mix to dominate between High-A and Double-A, posting a 2.09 ERA, .187 BAA, 0.98 WHIP and 10.9 K/9 rate. “Tommy Tanks” played at LSU with Jump and is also part of the 2024 Draft class. He's battled through some injuries early but still has posted an .843 OPS as one of the better power-hitting third basemen in the Minors.

Mariners: Lazaro Montes, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 29); Harry Ford, C (No. 5/MLB No. 56); Jurrangelo Cijntje, RHP/LHP (No. 8/MLB No. 79)
This is the other team with three representatives, sending three of nine Mariners in the Top 100 to Atlanta. Montes might have as much raw power as anyone in this game (or the Minors), and he has 21 homers in 74 games, including three in his first seven Double-A contests since his promotion at age 20. Ford is attending his third straight Futures Game and the former first-rounder is having his best offensive season at age 22 at Triple-A (.308/.422/.464). Yes, he’s a switch-pitcher who we all hope to see throw a little bit left-handed in Atlanta, but Cijntje has stood out as a right-handed starter with a 3.44 ERA and a .178 BAA, using a solid three-pitch mix successfully at High-A.

Rangers: Sebastian Walcott, SS/3B (No. 1/MLB No. 4)
Some evaluators predicted Walcott would become the best player ever to come out of the Bahamas even before he signed for $3.2 million in 2023, and those expectations haven't diminished at all. He features some of the best raw power and arm strength in the Minors, and he's hitting .246/.347/.391 with 24 extra-base hits and 18 steals in 72 games as a 19-year-old at Double-A.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

Braves: JR Ritchie, RHP (No. 6); Hayden Harris, LHP (No. 29)
Ritchie has clearly put his May 2023 Tommy John surgery firmly in his rearview mirror, quickly climbing to Double-A this year and using a fastball that has ticked back up to averaging 94 mph, topping out at 97, along with a slider and changeup to post a combined 2.51 ERA and .175 BAA. Harris has been one of the most effective relievers in the Minors and is knocking on the big league door with a minuscule 0.61 ERA and .147 BAA thanks to an effective fastball, slider and splitter.

Marlins: Thomas White, LHP (No. 1/MLB No. 28); Joe Mack, C (No. 4/MLB No. 94)
White is challenging fellow Futures Gamer Noah Schultz for the title of best lefty pitching prospect, dominating at Double-A at age 20 thanks to a strong three-pitch mix highlighted by a sweeping low-80s slider. Mack is a solid defender who has improved offensively the past two years, posting a combined .807 OPS with 34 homers in 189 games.

Mets: Jonah Tong, RHP (No. 2/MLB No. 59); Carson Benge, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 74)
Tong has followed up last year’s breakout season by leading the Minors with 115 strikeouts through 73 innings with Double-A Binghamton, using his high-carry fastball, above-average curveball and much-improved changeup out of his Tim Lincecum-esque delivery. Coming out of Oklahoma State, Benge was last year’s 19th overall pick and has lived up to the billing as a potential above-average hitter with an all-fields approach now that he’s transitioned to being an outfielder full time.

Nationals: Travis Sykora, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 30); Marquis Grissom Jr., RHP (No. 21)
Coming off offseason hip surgery, Sykora has added velocity to his fastball in his second full season while continuing to show an impressive slider and plus splitter, leading to 76 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings across four levels. Grissom -- the son of the AL Futures Game manager and two-time All-Star of the same name -- is known most for his mid-80s changeup that gets good separation off the fastball with 14-15 inches of armside run.

Phillies: Andrew Painter, RHP (No. 1/MLB No. 10); Eduardo Tait, C (No. 4/MLB No. 63)
In his first competitive action since 2022 because of Tommy John surgery, Painter has largely been effective at Triple-A with four at least above-average offerings, though since the Phillies are closely monitoring his workload, he’s unlikely to pitch in Atlanta. Tait is a left-handed-hitting backstop making his full-season debut in the Florida State League this year and is showing the power is legit with 10 homers in 66 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

Brewers: Jesús Made, SS/3B (No. 1/MLB No. 8)
The youngest player on a Futures Game roster this year, Made has held his own as an 18-year-old at Single-A, hitting .279/.387/.414 through 65 games. With his bat speed, he still projects as a potential plus hitter with plus power while batting from both sides.

Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt, SS/2B (No. 1/MLB No. 19)
The 2024 seventh overall pick has carried his reputation as a special hitter into pro ball with a .303 average and 36/41 K/BB ratio through 58 games for Double-A Springfield. Batting from an open stance, Wetherholt closes in on balls and shoots them past opposing fielders with regularity.

Cubs: Owen Caissie, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 43), Jaxon Wiggins, RHP (No. 8)
One of the premier power prospects in the game, Caissie has mashed 31 homers in 192 Triple-A games the past two seasons as one of the youngest players in the International League (he turns 23 next Tuesday). Wiggins is demonstrating better control than ever of his mid-90s fastball and mid-80s slider, which is why he ranks third in the Minors with a .156 average-against.

Pirates: Konnor Griffin, SS/OF (No. 2/MLB No. 13); Esmerlyn Valdez, OF/1B (No. 16)
The Pirates’ first-round pick from last year’s Draft, Griffin has shown in his first full season that he can get to his impressive raw tools more consistently than anyone expected, already reaching High-A and posting a .339/.408/.538 line with 12 homers and 37 steals while playing outstanding defense at shortstop and in center field. Valdez, just promoted to Double-A and landing on the Pirates’ Top 30 this week, has made huge strides in his overall approach to get to his raw power and has 20 homers and a .969 OPS over his first 73 games.

Reds: Sal Stewart, 3B (No. 3/MLB No. 52); Alfredo Duno, C (No. 6/MLB No. 93)
Stewart made a 10-spot jump in the refreshed Top 100 because all he does is hit. He sports a .322/.385/.491 slash line, leads the Double-A Southern League in batting average at age 21 and tops the Reds organization with his 154 wRC+. Duno was just added to the Top 100 as one of the more exciting young catching prospects in the game, using his advanced approach to post an OPS of .873 in the Florida State League as a 19-year old.

NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

D-backs: Slade Caldwell, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 84); LuJames Groover, INF (No. 10)
Caldwell fit the D-backs’ pattern of selecting shorter, speedier outfielders when he went 29th overall in last year’s Draft, and he’s rewarded them with a walk-heavy, speedy profile in his climb from Single-A to High-A in his first full season. Groover -- a 2023 second-rounder -- is a hit-first third baseman whose .301 average ranks second in the Texas League.

Dodgers: Josue De Paula, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 27); Zyhir Hope, OF (No. 2/MLB No. 37)
The Dodgers may have more quality outfield prospects than any farm system, and two of them will take their talents to Atlanta. Few 20-year-olds can match De Paula's combination of swing decisions and exit velocities, and he could become a slightly smaller but more athletic version of Yordan Alvarez. Hope has a lofty ceiling as well, with the upside of a .275 hitter with 25-30 homers and 20 steals per season while providing fine defense in center or right field.

Giants: Carson Whisenhunt, LHP (No. 2)
Whisenhunt features one of the best changeups in the Minors and can manipulate the depth and shape of his 78-81 mph tumbler. He finished second in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in strikeouts last year (135 in 104 2/3 innings) and ranks second again this season (79 in 86 frames).

Padres: Leo De Vries, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 3)
Only 18 at High-A, De Vries has five-tool potential as a switch-hitting shortstop and should only grow into his offensive abilities more as he ages. Even so, his 110 wRC+ is third-best by a player 18 or younger at High-A since 2006 (min. 250 plate appearances).

Rockies: Charlie Condon, 1B/OF (No. 1/MLB No. 23)
Now healthy following a fractured wrist suffered in Spring Training, Condon is starting to show why he was one of the top talents in the 2024 Draft class, using his feel for hitting to post a .312/.431/.420 line in 35 games with High-A Spokane to earn a bump up to Double-A this week. And don’t worry, the plus power is going to start showing up as he gets further removed from the wrist injury.