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2025 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Call-Up ETAs - Predicting Top MLB Prospect Timelines

Kumar Rocker - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Prospects, Draft Sleepers

Eric Cross' 2025 MLB prospect call-up ETAs and predictions. He projects when top fantasy baseball prospects will be called up with his prospect ETA cheat sheet.

Every single season we see plenty of notable fantasy baseball prospects debut and make some level of impact for fantasy baseball that year. And over the last year or two, we've seen even more prospects get a shot earlier than expected given new rules incentivizing teams to bring up younger players.

A few years ago, I posted a bigger thread on Twitter/X detailing for when I thought all of my top MLB prospects would be called up. The post has become one of my favorites to put together each spring, and has gained decent traction on social media. So why not bring it over to RotoBaller and put it into a larger article, to help you all in your 2025 fantasy baseball drafts and throughout the season?

The MLB prospect call-up ETAs below are based on current proximity to the Majors, each player's path to playing time, and a few other variables. Remember, plenty of outside factors can impact a prospect's arrival time to the Majors both positively and negatively. I'm not going to be right on all of these. But this cheat sheet is designed to be a helpful tool during your drafts and throughout the season to assist with making decisions on which fantasy baseball prospects to promote/stash for 2025.

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MLB Prospect Call-Ups and ETAs Cheat Sheet

I have broken down the 2025 MLB prospect ETAs into four groupings:

  • Opening Day
  • Early-Season (April/May)
  • Mid-Season (June/July)
  • Late-Season (August/September)

If you don't see a prospect below -- I either don't have them in my Top 200 prospect rankings, or don't believe they'll debut in 2025.

 

2025 Opening Day Prospect ETAs

Last Name First Name Pos Team Projected ETA
Black Tyler 1B MIL Opening Day
Bliss Ryan 2B/SS SEA Opening Day
Chandler Bubba P PIT Opening Day
Chaparro Andres 1B/3B WAS Opening Day
Crews Dylan OF WAS Opening Day
Dezenzo Zach 1B/3B HOU Opening Day
Dominguez Jasson OF NYY Opening Day
Durbin Caleb 2B/3B MIL Opening Day
Jobe Jackson P DET Opening Day
Jung Jace 3B DET Opening Day
Locklear Tyler 1B SEA Opening Day
Matthews Zebby P MIN Opening Day
Montgomery Colson SS CHW Opening Day
Rocker Kumar P TEX Opening Day
Sasaki Roki SP LAD Opening Day
Shaw Matt 2B/3B CHC Opening Day
Sweeney Trey SS DET Opening Day
Thorpe Drew P CHW Opening Day
Wagner Will 2B/3B TOR Opening Day
Wilson Jacob SS ATH Opening Day

 

2025 Early-Season Prospect Call-Up ETAs

Last Name First Name Pos. Team Projected ETA
Acuna Luisangel 2B/SS/OF NYM Early-Season
Anthony Roman OF BOS Early-Season
Baldwin Drake C ATL Early-Season
Campbell Kristian 2B/SS/OF BOS Early-Season
Dana Caden P LAA Early-Season
De Los Santos Deyvison 3B/1B MIA Early-Season
Del Castillo Adrian C ARI Early-Season
DeLauter Chase OF CLE Early-Season
Fernandez Yanquiel OF COL Early-Season
Hjerpe Cooper P STL Early-Season
Kjerstad Heston OF BAL Early-Season
Lawlar Jordan SS/3B ARI Early-Season
Lowder Rhett P CIN Early-Season
Martinez Orelvis 2B/3B TOR Early-Season
Mathews Quinn P STL Early-Season
Mauricio Ronny 2B/SS NYM Early-Season
Ramirez Agustin C/1B MIA Early-Season
Roden Alan 1B/OF TOR Early-Season
Saggese Thomas 2B/3B/SS STL Early-Season
Sproat Brandon P NYM Early-Season
Thomas Colby OF ATH Early-Season
Whitcomb Shay 2B/3B/SS HOU Early-Season
Yorke Nick 2B/OF PIT Early-Season

 

2025 Mid-Season Prospect Call-Up ETAs

Last Name First Name Pos. Team Projected ETA
Alcantara Kevin OF CHC Mid-Season
Alvarez Nacho SS ATL Mid-Season
Amador Adael 2B COL Mid-Season
Ballesteros Moises C CHC Mid-Season
Caissie Owen OF CHC Mid-Season
Canario Alexander OF CHC Mid-Season
Cavalli Cade P WAS Mid-Season
Clarke Denzel OF ATH Mid-Season
Dollander Chase P COL Mid-Season
Foscue Justin 1B/2B TEX Mid-Season
Gilbert Drew OF NYM Mid-Season
Harrington Thomas P PIT Mid-Season
House Brady 3B WAS Mid-Season
Iriarte Jairo P CHW Mid-Season
Jones Spencer OF NYY Mid-Season
Karros Kyle 3B COL Mid-Season
Keaschall Luke 2B MIN Mid-Season
Leiter Jack P TEX Mid-Season
Mayer Marcelo SS BOS Mid-Season
Mayo Coby 3B BAL Mid-Season
Melton Jacob OF HOU Mid-Season
Misiorowski Jacob P MIL Mid-Season
Moore Christian 2B LAA Mid-Season
Painter Andrew P PHI Mid-Season
Quero Edgar C CHW Mid-Season
Rodriguez Johnathan OF CLE Mid-Season
Rushing Dalton C/OF LAD Mid-Season
Simpson Chandler OF TBR Mid-Season
Smith-Shawver AJ P ATL Mid-Season
Teel Kyle C CHW Mid-Season
Tong Jonah P NYM Mid-Season
Waldrep Hurston P ATL Mid-Season
Williams Carson SS TBR Mid-Season
Wrobleski Justin P LAD Mid-Season

 

2025 Later-Season Prospect Call-Up ETAs

Last Name First Name Pos. Team Projected ETA
Basallo Samuel C/1B BAL Late-Season
Bazzana Travis 2B CLE Late-Season
Beavers Dylan OF BAL Late-Season
Caglianone Jac 1B KCR Late-Season
Eldridge Bryce 1B SFG Late-Season
Ford Harry C SEA Late-Season
Hence Tink P STL Late-Season
Horton Cade P CHC Late-Season
Hunt K.C. P MIL Late-Season
Isaac Xavier 1B TBR Late-Season
Johnson Termarr 2B/SS PIT Late-Season
Klassen George P LAA Late-Season
Kurtz Nick 1B ATH Late-Season
Matthews Brice 3B/SS HOU Late-Season
Miller Aidan SS PHI Late-Season
Morgan Tre' 1B/OF TBR Late-Season
Osuna Alejandro OF TEX Late-Season
Rincones Gabriel OF PHI Late-Season
Rodriguez Emmanuel OF MIN Late-Season
Rosario Alejandro P TEX Late-Season
Schultz Noah P CHW Late-Season
Smith Cam 3B HOU Late-Season
Smith Hagen P CHW Late-Season
Stewart Sal 2B/3B CIN Late-Season
Taylor Brayden SS/3B TBR Late-Season
Teodo Emiliano P TEX Late-Season
Triantos James 2B CHC Late-Season
Veen Zac OF COL Late-Season
Wilkinson Matt P CLE Late-Season
Williams Jett SS/OF NYM Late-Season
Young Cole 2B/SS SEA Late-Season


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