Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 17 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

July 20, 2025

Kevin Luo's top hitter fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 17 (2025). His MLB prospects to pick up and stash on your bench and N/A spots in redraft leagues.

With the MLB All-Star break this week, there wasn't much in terms of prospect call-ups.

There are still several good prospects on the precipice of the majors ready to make a fantasy impact.

Let's look at a few top prospects to stash for Week 17 of the fantasy baseball season.

Samuel Basallo, C/1B - Baltimore Orioles

FREE SAMUEL BASALLO! What does he have to do to get the call to the majors? The Orioles appear to be unwilling to give him time behind the plate in the majors, as they've had catcher after catcher go on the IL.

Could Basallo's path to the majors happen following a Ryan O'Hearn trade? It's no surprise that the Orioles will be selling at the deadline, and there are a lot of teams that will be calling about the All-Star DH.

Basallo is having a great season at Triple-A, all at the age of 20. He has a 153 WRC+ with 19 HRs. He also has a great plate approach as he's only striking out 21.7 percent of the time and walking 15.4 percent of the time.

Samuel Basallo should get the call anytime soon. The 20-year-old has posted some of the best numbers in AAA.

62 G
19 HR/48 RBI
15.4% BB%
.327 ISO
.264/.383/.591
.416 wOBA
153 wRC+

He's one of 7 players to have at least 15 HR and a BB% over 15%.#Birdland pic.twitter.com/hdPRNqyji4

— Running From The OPS (@OPS_BASEBALL) July 17, 2025

If Basallo gets the call and is not expected to catch, that could actually be huge for his fantasy value in redraft. He'll be catcher eligible but won't have to deal with the physical and mental rigors of playing catcher at the major league level. Instead, he can focus solely on mashing.

He should be viewed as a top 10 catcher when he gets the call to the majors, with the upside to be in the top five soon.

Spencer Jones, OF - New York Yankees

So, can Spencer Jones play third base? I kid, but that would solve a lot of problems for the Yankees.

Even though he's still struggling with strikeouts, his production in the minors this season has been undeniably good, and the Yankees might need to find a way to get him a major league opportunity.

Jones had an absurd 186 WRC+ with 16 HRs in 208 PAs at Double-A before getting the call to Triple-A. He's been even better since getting promoted, as he has a 202 WRC+ with seven HRs in only 68 PAs.

The @Yankees' Minor League home run leader keeps on chugging 🚂

Spencer Jones mashes his 23rd homer of the season -- his 7th in 14 games for the @swbrailriders. pic.twitter.com/VI4FCD1nFd

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) July 13, 2025

His K-rate has also been a much more palatable 29.4 percent in Triple-A compared to 33.7 percent in Double-A.

If Jones gets an opportunity in the Bronx (or perhaps on another team...), you can expect big power with a questionable batting average. However, if he keeps the K's in check, he may have the most power upside still in the minors.

Jordan Lawlar, SS/3B, Arizona Diamondbacks

The readers are throwing metaphorical tomatoes at me for this one. I get it - Jordan Lawlar has been awful so far in his two stints in the majors, and he's currently injured.

However, it seems written in the stars that the Diamondbacks will move Eugenio Suarez before the deadline. He is having an amazing season, especially in the power department, and is an impending free agent. Many contenders can utilize that boost to their lineups.

Lawlar should only be out a couple more weeks, and once he returns, he might have a clear runway to playing time at the major league level for the first time in his career if Suarez is dealt.

My thoughts about Lawlar haven't changed too much. I know you can't erase your memory about his brutal major league stints, but a 22-year-old SS with a 135 WRC+, 10 HRs, and 18 SBs in Triple-A would excite most fantasy managers if he were getting called up for the first time.

I think the third time will be the charm for Lawlar. There's something significant about being an everyday player with a bit of job security, and Lawlar will have that when he gets the call, assuming they trade Suarez. Lawlar still has five category upside and could be a serviceable middle infielder (or corner infielder when he gets eligibility).

C.J. Kayfus, 1B, Cleveland Guardians

The Guardians waited too long to call up Chase DeLauter, and he does what he always does- get hurt. DeLauter is dealing with wrist soreness, which is frustrating but hopefully not too serious. At least it's not an issue with one of his chronically injured feet.

However, his injury will keep the focus for Guardians prospects nearing the majors this week on C.J. Kayfus.

Kayfus is one of the most underrated offensive prospects in baseball. The guy just hits. He has a 141 WRC+ this season with 12 HRs in Triple-A after posting a 211 WRC+ for his first 80 PAs of the season in Double-A.

CJ Kayfus still doesn't get enough attention:

58 G (AAA)
.307 BA
.399 OBP
.956 OPS
15 doubles
8 (!) triples
13 HR

Bat-to-ball metrics are solid:

86.8% Z-Contact%
13.1% SwStr%
30.6% Chase%
46.2% O-Contact%

Inside the zone, Kayfus is an absolute killer. Only 23.#GuardsBall pic.twitter.com/TzVWYiDiDE

— LouisAnalysis (@LouisAnalysis) July 15, 2025

There are some concerns about Kayfus' K-rate increasing to 28.9 percent in Triple-A this season, but he hasn't had major swing and miss issues in the past, so hopefully, he can get that under control once he gets his feet wet in the majors.

Once he gets the call, he should make for a decent corner infield option with solid average and power.

Justin Crawford, OF - Philadelphia Phillies

As I scoured the Phillies' social media over the last few days, I've noticed fans either clamoring for Justin Crawford to be called up or including him in their fake trades for another star player, so I'm hoping one will happen soon.

Crawford is having another productive season in Triple-A at only 21 years old. He has a 131 WRC+ with a solid plate approach and, as you'd expect from the son of Carl Crawford, a lot of speed (28 SBs).

The biggest issue with Crawford is that he hits the ball on the ground way too much. He has a 60+ percent ground-ball rate at almost every stop of his minor league career. If he continues to kill ants with the bat, that will surely limit his upside, both in real life and in fantasy.

While I'm not expecting a lot of power for Crawford, you can expect a solid average and good speed. He is the prospect to stash right now if your team is lacking stolen bases.

Five Other Prospects to Consider Stashing

• Carson Williams
• Moises Ballesteros
• Owen Caissie
• Kristian Campbell
• Chase DeLauter

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