Chicago Cubs Top Prospects

Pipeline capture 2026-10-272 ranked in the Top 100Top 15 in-house grades shown20-80 scouting scale

Every MLB Pipeline Top 100 ranking in the Cubs system for 2026, next to Legends Deck's in-house 20-80 future-value grades computed from the 2026 minor-league lines we hold. The Cubs board below adds our highest-graded players whether or not Pipeline ranks them.

Pipeline Top 100, Cubs system2 of ranks 1-100

Chicago Cubs players in the MLB Pipeline editorial Top 100 for 2026, with in-house FV grades
Rank	Player	Pos	Age	Our FV	Level
35	Josiah Hartshorn	1B	19	58	A_PLUS
88	Owen Ayers	C	25	50	AA

Grades follow the same formula everywhere on this site: production and age versus level, on the 20-80 scouting scale. See the full methodology on the prospects hub. Pipeline's ranking is editorial content from MLB Pipeline captured 2026-10-27; it is not StatsAPI-licensed data.

In-house FV board, Cubstop 15 of 67

Top 15 in-house future-value grades in the Cubs system, 2026
Rank	Player	Pos	Level	Age	FV
1	Josiah Hartshorn	OF	A_PLUS	19	58
2	Jose Escobar	SS	A_PLUS	21	57
3	Marino Santy	P	AA	24	53
4	BJ Murray	3B	AAA	26	52
5	Brooks Caple	P	AA	23	50
6	Jefferson Rojas	SS	AA	21	50
7	Owen Ayers	C	AA	25	50
8	Nick Dean	P	AA	25	49
9	Braylon Myers	P	A	23	46
10	Brett Bateman	CF	AAA	24	46
11	Kane Kepley	OF	A_PLUS	22	46
12	Evan Taylor	P	AA	26	45
13	Jace Beck	P	AA	26	44
14	Nazier Mulé	P	A_PLUS	21	44
15	Jackson Brockett	P	A_PLUS	23	43