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Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 15

Justin Crawford - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Prospects

Eric Cross' top 25 fantasy baseball prospects to stash in redraft for Week 15 (2025). His updated MLB rookie rankings for prospect call-ups to make 2025 impacts.

As we put the first half of the Major League season in the rearview mirror, we continue to see a steady trickle of notable prospects getting the call to the Major Leagues.

Over the last week, four prospects from my top-200 overall received the call to the Majors, and Joe Boyle was recalled as well. We've also already gotten word that Cam Schlittler will make his Major League debut this week for the Yankees, whom I discussed below.

These prospect rankings are for 2025 redraft value only. These are MLB prospects who could potentially make a fantasy baseball impact in 2025 redraft leagues. You can also see our top fantasy baseball dynasty prospects rankings for longer-term outlooks and our 2025 fantasy baseball rankings dashboard for all other league formats.

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Top 25 Prospects to Stash in Redraft Leagues

My prospect write-ups are below the rankings. These rankings are for 2025 redraft value only, not dynasty. These are MLB prospects who could potentially make a fantasy baseball impact in 2025.

Promoted This Week: Cam Schlittler (NYY)

Promoted Last Week: Joe Boyle (TBR), Yanquiel Fernandez (COL), Colby Thomas (ATH), Colson Montgomery (CHW)

Honorable Mentions (Hitters): Jett Williams (NYM), Kevin Alcantara (CHC), Sterlin Thompson (COL), Alex Freeland (LAD), Blaze Jordan (BOS), Deyvison De Los Santos (MIA), Jakob Marsee (MIA), Drew Gilbert (NYM), Tyler Locklear (SEA), Jorge Barrosa (ARI)

Honorable Mentions (Pitchers): Thomas Harrington (PIT), Noah Schultz (CHW), Jonah Tong (NYM), Brandon Sproat (NYM), Carson Whisenhunt (SFG), Cade Cavalli (WAS)

Rank Player Pos Team
1 Cam Schlittler SP NYY
2 Andrew Painter SP PHI
3 Samuel Basallo C BAL
4 Kristian Campbell 2B BOS
5 Bubba Chandler SP PIT
6 Justin Crawford OF PHI
7 Chase DeLauter OF CLE
8 C.J. Kayfus 1B CLE
9 Moises Ballesteros C CHC
10 Hunter Barco SP PIT
11 Brice Matthews 2B HOU
12 Dylan Beavers OF BAL
13 Jonathon Long 1B CHC
14 Jordan Lawlar SS ARI
15 Nolan McLean SP NYM
16 Carson Williams SS TBR
17 Quinn Mathews SP STL
18 Bryce Eldridge 1B SFG
19 Luis Morales SP ATH
20 Owen Caissie OF CHC
21 Spencer Jones OF NYY
22 Jhostynxon Garcia OF BOS
23 Zac Veen OF COL
24 Emmanuel Rodriguez OF MIN
25 Rhett Lowder SP CIN

 

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings Analysis

Cam Schlittler, New York Yankees

With Clarke Schmidt now out for the season, the Yankees are dipping into their farm system to fill their rotation void and bringing 6'6" right-hander Cam Schlittler up to make a start during their three-game series with the Seattle Mariners. Schlittler's last outing yielded six earned runs in 2.1 innings against Lehigh Valley, but he was on a roll in his previous seven outings with a 1.47 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 8.3% walk rate, and a 36.8% strikeout rate across 36.2 innings.

Schlittler has an exciting arsenal, headlined by a plus 4-seamer in the mid to upper-90s and a plus slider in the low-90s. Those two offerings combined for 17 whiffs in his June 25 start outlined above, where he finished with nine strikeouts over six shutout innings. The upside long-term is in the SP 3/4 territory, and I'd look to add Schlitter in 14+ team leagues, maybe some 12-teamers as well. In 10-team leagues or less, Schlittler is best left on the waiver wire.

Samuel Basallo, Baltimore Orioles

If you've been stashing Samuel Basallo, you're probably pretty disappointed right about now. The Baltimore Orioles currently have not one, not two, not three, but four catchers on the injured list and are now rolling with the duo of Jacob Stallings and Alex Jackson. Meanwhile, Basallo continues to wait for his opportunity while mashing home runs in Triple-A. But if it hasn't happened after four catchers hit the IL, I don't have a ton of confidence that we'll see Basallo in the Majors any time soon.

If you have deeper benches and can afford to keep using a bench spot on Basallo if you've been stashing him, I'm not opposed to keeping him there due to the upside he possesses once he does get the call. However, those in leagues with shallower benches might find it a bit more difficult to hold the consensus top catching prospect in the game.

As I mentioned above, Basallo has been mashing in Triple-A with 16 home runs in 57 games, along with a 94.3 mph AVG EV, 58.5% hard-hit rate, and a 19.7% barrel rate. But Basallo is still a work in progress behind the plate and might be better suited for a 1B/DH role long-term, which is likely a large part of the hold-up when it comes to bringing him up to Baltimore.

Dylan Beavers, Baltimore Orioles

At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if Dylan Beavers was brought up before Basallo. There's no clear opening for Beavers in Baltimore at the moment, but none of the current group of Baltimore outfielders are beacons of durability. If/when an injury occurs, that could open up playing time for Beavers.

After posting a 15-homer/31-steal season in 2024, Beavers has already racked up 10 home runs and 19 steals in 65 games this season with an impressive .319/.407/.504 slash line. Beavers is still walking at a high 13.2% clip, as he always does, and he's also trimmed the strikeout rate from 23.5% to 17.4% while increasing his zone and overall contact rates to 87.6% and 81.2%, respectively.

With the improved contact rates along with his above-average power and speed, Beavers is a well-rounded offensive talent who could become a solid five-category fantasy contributor in the Majors.

Andrew Painter, Philadelphia Phillies

The debut of Andrew Painter is finally in sight. Reports earlier this season had Painter debuting sometime in July around the All-Star break. Well, if my calendar is correct, we're currently in July, and the All-Star break is a week away. The overall stats for Painter this season in the minors mean very little in the big picture. After missing all of 2023 and 2024, Painter was eased back into things as he shook off the rust from such a long layoff.

Painter has started to round into form over his last four outings in Triple-A. He's completed five innings in three of those four outings while having a 3.72 ERA, .097 ISO allowed, and a 28.4% strikeout rate in 19.1 innings. Painter has at least five strikeouts in four straight outings and in seven of his last eight outings, dating back to late May.

While Painter allowed four runs in his last outing on Thursday, he racked up seven strikeouts and 16 whiffs in five innings while issuing just one walk. He was averaging 97 mph on his four-seamer while generating eight whiffs with the offering. Painter is one of the few pitching prospects with true ace upside, so if he's not already stashed in your league, I'd recommend grabbing him before one of your league mates does.

Justin Crawford, Philadelphia Phillies

Remember Carl Crawford? Of course, you do. Well, his son is just as fast and athletic as his old man was and is on the cusp of his Major League debut. In 317 plate appearances in Triple-A this season, Justin Crawford is slashing .343/.416/.451 with 23 extra-base hits, two home runs, and 26 steals.

If you're targeting Crawford either as a stash now or as an add when he's promoted, you're doing so for the combination of average, OBP, and speed that he brings to the table. Crawford is a double-plus runner who has exceeded 40 steals in each of the last two seasons while being on pace to do so again this season. He's also running an 88.4% zone and 81.2% overall contact rate to go along with an 11.4% walk rate and 17.4% strikeout rate.

While he only has two home runs, Crawford isn't a zero in the power department, as he currently has a 90.2 mph AVG EV and a 44.9% hard-hit rate. However, Crawford hits the ball on the ground at an alarming rate, sitting over 60% every season so far, including 60.6% this season.

The Phillies are currently platooning Johan Rojas and Brandon Marsh in center field, so it's not farfetched to say Crawford can leapfrog that platoon duo in the coming weeks.

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