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Eric Cross' 2026 MLB prospect call-up ETAs and predictions. He projects when top fantasy baseball prospects will be called up with his prospect ETA cheat sheet.
Prospects, you can't live with them, and you can't live without them. One of the most difficult tasks each season in redraft leagues is trying to figure out which prospects to target or not target in your drafts, and when they might be up. I'm going to do my best to answer the latter part of that sentence below.
For the last few years now, I've been posting a thread on Twitter/X detailing when I believe some top prospects might be up in the majors, and it's now become a tool for all you RotoBaller content digestors to add to the mix.
My ETAs below are based on each player's current proximity and path to the majors, team context, and a few other variables. These are my best educated guesses, and plenty of outside factors can impact a prospect's arrival time to the majors, both positively and negatively. Hopefully, this cheat sheet can be a helpful tool during your drafts and throughout the season to assist with making decisions on which fantasy baseball prospects to target or stash in your fantasy leagues.
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MLB Prospect Call-Ups and ETAs Cheat Sheet
I have broken down the 2026 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 2026.
2026 Opening Day Prospect ETAs
| Rank | Player | Position | Team |
| 3 | Chase Burns | P | CIN |
| 4 | Nolan McLean | P | NYM |
| 6 | JJ Wetherholt | 2B/SS | STL |
| 12 | Samuel Basallo | C | BAL |
| 13 | Trey Yesavage | P | TOR |
| 17 | Dylan Beavers | OF | BAL |
| 19 | Bubba Chandler | P | PIT |
| 22 | Sal Stewart | 1B/3B | CIN |
| 29 | Bryce Eldridge | 1B | SFG |
| 31 | Chase DeLauter | OF | CLE |
| 39 | Carter Jensen | C | KCR |
| 44 | Jordan Lawlar | 2B/3B/SS | ARI |
| 47 | Andrew Painter | P | PHI |
| 49 | Justin Crawford | OF | PHI |
| 55 | Owen Caissie | OF | MIA |
| 56 | Jett Williams | 2B/SS/OF | MIL |
| 57 | Moises Ballesteros | C | CHC |
| 66 | C.J. Kayfus | 1B | CLE |
| 89 | Marcelo Mayer | 2B/3B/SS | BOS |
| 100 | Colby Thomas | OF | ATH |
| 150 | Logan Henderson | P | MIL |
| 161 | Drew Gilbert | OF | SFG |
| 171 | Luis Morales | P | ATH |
2026 Early-Season Prospect Call-Up ETAs
| Rank | Player | Position | Team |
| 2 | Kevin McGonigle | SS | DET |
| 16 | Aidan Miller | SS | PHI |
| 20 | Carson Benge | OF | NYM |
| 24 | Jonah Tong | P | NYM |
| 26 | Colt Emerson | SS | SEA |
| 30 | Travis Bazzana | 2B | CLE |
| 32 | Ryan Waldschmidt | OF | ARI |
| 35 | Payton Tolle | P | BOS |
| 45 | Robby Snelling | P | MIA |
| 61 | Connelly Early | P | BOS |
| 62 | Carson Williams | SS | TBR |
| 79 | Jacob Melton | OF | TBR |
| 90 | Jhostynxon Garcia | OF | PIT |
| 107 | Harry Ford | C | WAS |
| 118 | Brandon Sproat | P | MIL |
| 147 | Brice Matthews | 2B | HOU |
| 159 | Alex Freeland | 2B/3B/SS | LAD |
| 169 | Troy Melton | P | DET |
| 180 | Zac Veen | OF | COL |
2026 Mid-Season Prospect Call-Up ETAs
| Rank | Player | Position | Team |
| 1 | Konnor Griffin | SS | PIT |
| 9 | Walker Jenkins | OF | MIN |
| 15 | Thomas White | P | MIA |
| 36 | Joshua Baez | OF | STL |
| 41 | Lazaro Montes | OF | SEA |
| 46 | Jonathon Long | 1B | CHC |
| 50 | Charlie Condon | 1B | COL |
| 53 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | OF | MIN |
| 63 | Spencer Jones | OF | NYY |
| 99 | A.J. Ewing | OF | NYM |
| 101 | Jaxon Wiggins | P | CHC |
| 103 | Noah Schultz | P | CHW |
| 108 | Gage Jump | P | ATH |
| 113 | Hagen Smith | P | CHW |
| 115 | Ryan Clifford | 1B/OF | NYM |
| 122 | Ricky Tiedemann | P | TOR |
| 125 | Kemp Alderman | OF | MIA |
| 126 | Hunter Barco | P | PIT |
| 133 | Luis Perales | P | WAS |
| 136 | Tommy Troy | 2B | ARI |
| 140 | Michael Forret | P | TBR |
| 143 | Trey Gibson | P | BAL |
| 160 | Christian Scott | P | NYM |
| 173 | Quinn Mathews | P | STL |
| 181 | Ryan Johnson | P | LAA |
2026 Late-Season Prospect Call-Up ETAs
| Rank | Player | Position | Team |
| 7 | Max Clark | OF | DET |
| 21 | Josue Briceno | C/1B | DET |
| 33 | Kade Anderson | P | SEA |
| 34 | Michael Arroyo | 2B | SEA |
| 51 | Kaelen Culpepper | SS | MIN |
| 54 | Braden Montgomery | OF | CHW |
| 70 | Jacob Reimer | 3B/1B | NYM |
| 74 | Bo Davidson | OF | SFG |
| 76 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 1B/OF | PIT |
| 77 | Jarlin Susana | P | WAS |
| 98 | George Lombard Jr. | SS | NYY |
| 110 | Ralphy Velazquez | 1B | CLE |
| 111 | Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz | P | NYY |
| 114 | Sam Antonacci | 2B/3B | CHW |
| 124 | Jackson Ferris | P | LAD |
| 128 | Hector Rodriguez | OF | CIN |
| 130 | Brody Hopkins | P | TBR |
| 134 | Cam Collier | 1B/3B | CIN |
| 135 | Carlos Lagrange | P | NYY |
| 138 | Tyler Bremner | P | LAA |
| 142 | Jared Thomas | OF | COL |
| 148 | Angel Genao | SS | CLE |
| 149 | Cooper Pratt | SS | MIL |
| 154 | Santiago Suarez | P | TBR |
| 162 | Brock Wilken | 3B | MIL |
| 163 | Yohendrick Pinango | OF | TOR |
| 165 | Juaron Watts-Brown | P | BAL |
| 172 | Cole Carrigg | OF | COL |
| 182 | James Triantos | 2B | CHC |
| 183 | Max Anderson | 2B/3B | DET |
| 185 | Josh Adamczewski | 2B | MIL |
| 189 | LuJames Groover | 3B | ARI |
| 194 | Parks Harber | 3B/1B | SFG |
| 195 | Kendry Rojas | P | MIN |
| 196 | Xavier Isaac | 1B | TBR |
| 201 | Jeferson Quero | C | MIL |
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