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The MLB Pipeline editorial Top 100 for 2026, next to Legends Deck's own in-house future-value grades for the same players. Pipeline ranks on scouting judgment across the whole minor-league canvas; our grades are computed the same way for every player, from 2026 production and age-versus-level in the minor-league lines we hold. Where the two reads disagree, the gap is the story: tools versus performance.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Organization | Age | Our FV | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesús Made | SS | Brewers | 19 | 54 | AA |
| 2 | Franklin Arias | SS | Red Sox | 20 | 66 | AA |
| 3 | Leo De Vries | SS | Athletics | 20 | 55 | AA |
| 4 | Josue De Paula | DH | Dodgers | 21 | 59 | AA |
| 5 | Kade Anderson | LHP | Mariners | 22 | 68 | AA |
| 6 | Eli Willits | SS | Nationals | 18 | — | — |
| 7 | Josuar Gonzalez | SS | Giants | 19 | — | — |
| 8 | Sebastian Walcott | DH | Rangers | 20 | — | — |
| 9 | Seth Hernandez | RHP | Pirates | 20 | 47 | A_PLUS |
| 10 | Rainiel Rodriguez | C | Cardinals | 19 | 54 | AA |
| 11 | Ryan Sloan | RHP | Mariners | 20 | 59 | AA |
| 12 | Grady Emerson | SS | Rays | 18 | — | — |
| 13 | Walker Jenkins | CF | Twins | 21 | 50 | AAA |
| 14 | Roch Cholowsky | SS | White Sox | 21 | — | — |
| 15 | Eduardo Quintero | OF | Dodgers | 21 | 56 | A_PLUS |
| 16 | Theo Gillen | OF | Rays | 21 | — | — |
| 17 | Mike Sirota | CF | Dodgers | 23 | 58 | AA |
| 18 | Vahn Lackey | C | Twins | 21 | — | — |
| 19 | Luis Peña | SS | Brewers | 19 | — | — |
| 20 | Alfredo Duno | C | Reds | 20 | — | — |
| 21 | Ethan Salas | C | Padres | 20 | 48 | AA |
| 22 | Emil Morales | SS | Dodgers | 20 | 55 | A_PLUS |
| 23 | Ethan Holliday | SS | Rockies | 19 | — | — |
| 24 | JoJo Parker | SS | Blue Jays | 20 | 53 | A |
| 25 | Luis Hernández | SS | Giants | 17 | — | — |
| 26 | Zyhir Hope | CF | Tigers | 21 | 54 | AA |
| 27 | Caleb Bonemer | 3B | White Sox | 21 | — | — |
| 28 | Jackson Flora | RHP | Giants | 21 | — | — |
| 29 | Ralphy Velazquez | 1B | Guardians | 21 | 46 | AAA |
| 30 | Gage Wood | RHP | Phillies | 22 | — | — |
| 31 | Kaelen Culpepper | SS | Twins | 23 | — | — |
| 32 | Edward Florentino | OF | Pirates | 19 | 49 | A_PLUS |
| 33 | Christian Zazueta | RHP | Dodgers | 22 | — | — |
| 34 | Arjun Nimmala | SS | Angels | 21 | — | — |
| 35 | Josiah Hartshorn | 1B | Cubs | 19 | 58 | A_PLUS |
| 36 | Eric Booth Jr. | OF | Orioles | 18 | — | — |
| 37 | Drew Burress | OF | Athletics | 21 | — | — |
| 38 | Eric Hartman | OF | Braves | 20 | 54 | A_PLUS |
| 39 | Cam Caminiti | LHP | Braves | 20 | 59 | A_PLUS |
| 40 | Liam Doyle | LHP | Cardinals | 22 | 42 | AA |
| 41 | Michael Arroyo | SS | Mariners | 21 | — | — |
| 42 | Tyler Bremner | RHP | Angels | 22 | 50 | A_PLUS |
| 43 | Jhonny Level | SS | Giants | 19 | 50 | A_PLUS |
| 44 | Bryce Rainer | SS | Tigers | 21 | 57 | A_PLUS |
| 45 | Anthony Eyanson | RHP | Orioles | 22 | 51 | AA |
| 46 | Caden Bodine | C | Rays | 22 | — | — |
| 47 | Thomas White | LHP | Marlins | 22 | — | — |
| 49 | Robby Snelling | LHP | Marlins | 22 | — | — |
| 50 | Kendry Chourio | RHP | Royals | 19 | — | — |
| 51 | Seaver King | SS | Nationals | 23 | — | — |
| 52 | Roldy Brito | CF | Rockies | 19 | 58 | A |
| 53 | Lazaro Montes | RF | Mariners | 22 | — | — |
| 54 | Marek Houston | SS | Twins | 22 | — | — |
| 55 | Jamie Arnold | LHP | Athletics | 22 | 50 | AA |
| 56 | Charlie Condon | 1B | Rockies | 23 | 58 | AAA |
| 57 | Joshua Báez | LF | Cardinals | 23 | 49 | AAA |
| 58 | Tate Southisene | SS | Braves | 20 | 51 | A_PLUS |
| 59 | Aidan Miller | SS | Phillies | 22 | — | — |
| 60 | Felnin Celesten | SS | Mariners | 21 | 59 | A_PLUS |
| 61 | Aiva Arquette | SS | Marlins | 23 | — | — |
| 63 | Nathan Flewelling | C | Rays | 19 | 60 | A_PLUS |
| 64 | River Ryan | RHP | Tigers | 28 | — | — |
| 65 | Jacob Lombard | SS | Marlins | 19 | — | — |
| 66 | Jarlin Susana | RHP | Nationals | 22 | — | — |
| 67 | Braylon Doughty | RHP | Guardians | 20 | — | — |
| 68 | Jefferson Rojas | SS | Mets | 21 | 50 | AA |
| 69 | Joseph Dzierwa | LHP | Orioles | 22 | 62 | AA |
| 70 | Caden Scarborough | RHP | Rangers | 21 | — | — |
| 71 | Justin Gonzales | OF | Red Sox | 19 | 53 | A_PLUS |
| 72 | Kevin Alvarez | OF | Astros | 18 | 51 | A |
| 73 | Francisco Renteria | OF | Phillies | 17 | — | — |
| 74 | Juneiker Caceres | OF | Guardians | 19 | 66 | A |
| 75 | Cooper Flemming | SS | Rays | 20 | 53 | A |
| 76 | Angeibel Gomez | OF | Royals | 17 | — | — |
| 77 | Cam Cannarella | OF | Marlins | 23 | 62 | AA |
| 78 | Dax Kilby | SS | Yankees | 19 | — | — |
| 79 | Charles Davalan | OF | Dodgers | 22 | 46 | A_PLUS |
| 80 | Leo Bernal | C | Cardinals | 22 | 45 | AAA |
| 81 | Billy Carlson | SS | White Sox | 20 | — | — |
| 82 | Josh Hammond | SS | Royals | 20 | 47 | A |
| 83 | Jonny Farmelo | OF | Mariners | 22 | 51 | A_PLUS |
| 84 | Demetrio Crisantes | 2B | Diamondbacks | 22 | 59 | AA |
| 85 | Josh Adamczewski | OF | Brewers | 21 | — | — |
| 86 | Josue Briceño | C | Tigers | 22 | — | — |
| 88 | Owen Ayers | C | Cubs | 25 | 50 | AA |
| 89 | Murf Gray | 3B | Pirates | 22 | 55 | A_PLUS |
| 90 | Nolan Perry | RHP | Blue Jays | 23 | — | — |
| 92 | Caden Hunter | LHP | Orioles | 23 | 54 | A_PLUS |
| 93 | Brady Ebel | SS | Brewers | 19 | 57 | A |
| 94 | Ramon Marquez | RHP | Giants | 21 | — | — |
| 95 | Ike Irish | OF | Orioles | 22 | 45 | A_PLUS |
| 96 | Bryan Rincon | SS | Phillies | 22 | 50 | AA |
| 97 | Taitn Gray | 1B | Rays | 19 | — | — |
| 98 | Hayden Alvarez | OF | Angels | 19 | 57 | A |
| 99 | Enddy Azocar | CF | Orioles | 19 | 43 | A_PLUS |
| 100 | Xavier Neyens | 3B | Astros | 19 | 63 | A |
Our future-value grades sit on the real-life 20-80 scouting scale (50 = an MLB-average player), not the 0-100 scale used for Legends Deck player cards. Every player gets the same formula, with no tool grades, no scout eyeballing, and no bonus for hype:
FV = 50 + BASE(level) + 8 x zProd + 6 x zAge, clamped to [20, 80] where zProd is the player's production (wOBA for hitters, FIP for pitchers) relative to the mean at their minor-league level, zAge is how young they are for the level, and BASE anchors each level (2026 means: Triple-A -17, Double-A -15, High-A -13, Single-A -11). Qualification: hitters >= 120 PA, pitchers >= 30 IP, with the affiliate held in the 2026-07-10 snapshot.
Disclosed limits: Production + age vs level only: no tool grades, no defense, no velocity. Multi-level seasons count only at the snapshot affiliate. Small samples earn no grade, not a low grade. A dash in the table means no in-house grade was earned: either the player has no line in our committed minor-league snapshot (for example, complex-league teenagers who have not reached a full-season league), or the 2026 sample at their affiliate is below the qualification floor.
Pipeline's ranking is editorial content from MLB Pipeline, captured 2026-10-27 from their published Top 100. It is not part of the StatsAPI-licensed data used elsewhere on the site; see oursources page for its own attribution line.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Organization | Level | Age | FV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kade Anderson | P | Seattle Mariners | AA | 21 | 68 |
| 2 | Franklin Arias | SS | Boston Red Sox | AA | 20 | 66 |
| 3 | Juneiker Caceres | OF | Cleveland Guardians | A | 18 | 66 |
| 4 | Luis Fragoza | OF | Minnesota Twins | A | 19 | 66 |
| 5 | Micah Ashman | P | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 23 | 65 |
| 6 | David Shields | P | Kansas City Royals | A_PLUS | 19 | 64 |
| 7 | Jesus A. Castro | P | San Diego Padres | A | 19 | 64 |
| 8 | Braylon Payne | OF | Milwaukee Brewers | A_PLUS | 19 | 63 |
| 9 | Xavier Neyens | SS | Houston Astros | A | 19 | 63 |
| 10 | Cam Cannarella | OF | Miami Marlins | AA | 22 | 62 |
| 11 | Easton Shelton | 1B | Los Angeles Dodgers | A | 20 | 62 |
| 12 | Jagger Beck | P | Houston Astros | A | 19 | 62 |
| 13 | Joseph Dzierwa | P | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 22 | 62 |
| 14 | Ching-Hsien Ko | OF | Los Angeles Dodgers | A | 19 | 61 |
| 15 | Daviel Hurtado | P | New York Mets | A_PLUS | 21 | 61 |
| 16 | Devin Taylor | OF | Athletics | AA | 22 | 61 |
| 17 | Elier Morillo | P | Miami Marlins | A | 20 | 61 |
| 18 | Nathan Flewelling | C | Tampa Bay Rays | A_PLUS | 19 | 60 |
| 19 | Ronny Hernandez | C | Boston Red Sox | A_PLUS | 21 | 60 |
| 20 | Cam Caminiti | P | Atlanta Braves | A_PLUS | 19 | 59 |
| 21 | Christian Moore | 2B | Los Angeles Angels | AAA | 23 | 59 |
| 22 | Demetrio Crisantes | SS | Arizona Diamondbacks | AA | 21 | 59 |
| 23 | Drew Brutcher | CF | Houston Astros | AA | 24 | 59 |
| 24 | Dylan Brown | P | Boston Red Sox | A_PLUS | 22 | 59 |
| 25 | Felnin Celesten | SS | Seattle Mariners | A_PLUS | 20 | 59 |