Baseball’s top prospects have been featured in the All-Star Futures Game since it was first held at Fenway Park in 1999. In a few weeks, Joe Mauer will be the first Futures Gamer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. In the upcoming years, Mookie Betts, Miguel Cabrera, Zack Greinke, Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Justin Verlander, and numerous other players will accompany him to Cooperstown.
udest tools that will be on show are these ones:
Best Hitter: Nationals OF Dylan Crews
Crews, the second overall choice in the 2023 Draft, is a right-handed pitcher with a fast stroke who selectively attacks the ball. He makes hard contact often.
Best Power: Rays 1B Xavier Isaac
Though he was a surprising first-round selection in the 2022 Draft, Isaac has developed into the top first-base prospect in baseball, hitting balls remarkably hard and deep for a 20-year-old.
Fastest Runner: Chandler Simpson, OF, Rays Supposedly, Simpson possesses a speed rating of ninety on the old-fashioned scouting scale. With 94 steals in 2023, he tied for the Minor League MVP, and with 58 swipes this season, he leads the pack.
Tigers OF Max Clark has the strongest arm.
Although Clark was a prep left-hander who could hit 97 mph with his fastball, he was selected fifth overall in last year’s Draft due to his five-tool potential as a centre fielder.
Best Defender: Diamondbacks OF Druw Jones
Jones has exceptional range in centre field thanks to his speed and range, which makes him similar to his 10-time Gold Glover father Andruw. In addition, he has arm strength that is above average for his position.
Rangers RHP Emiliano Teodo has the best fastball.
With a lightning-quick arm, Teodo can produce two-seamers with a similar velocity and electrifying sink as well as four-seamers that sit in the mid-90s and reach 103 mph.
Thomas White, LHP, has the best curveball. Marlins
White’s curveball has a lot of spin and can get up in the low 80s, but he can also land it in the zone even with a huge break.
Noah Schultz, LHP, White Sox, is the best slider.
With a massive sweep and a low arm slot, the 6-foot-9 Schultz unleashes a low-80s slider that may be the most deadly pitch of the Futures Game.
The best substitution is Tink hence, RHP, Cardinals
This year, Hence’s mid-80s changeup has produced an incredible 70% swing-and-miss rate in Double-A. It fades and tumbles.
Reds’ Rhett Lowder, RHP, is the best control.
Lowder, who was selected as the seventh overall pick a year ago, reached Double-A with just five starts, largely due to his ability to consistently hit the strike zone with his fastball, slider, and changeup.
