Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 12 - Redraft Leagues (2026)

June 12, 2026

Frank Ammirante's hitter fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 12 (2026). His MLB prospects to pick up and stash on your bench and N/A spots in redraft leagues.

It's now Week 12 of the 2026 MLB season. As always, we're looking into ways to improve our fantasy baseball teams. One of the best strategies to do that is by closely monitoring the waiver wire, considering which top-hitting prospects you should stash. These are players who can sometimes put your team over the top. Just look at Nick Kurtz with the Athletics last season.

Last week, we highlighted Joshua Baez, Kaelen Culpepper, Max Clark, Braden Montgomery, and Abimelec Ortiz. We look to switch it up to keep every column fresh, so we're choosing five different hitters this week.

With that in mind, let's dive into why Luis Lara, Charlie Condon, Ralphy Velazquez, Blaze Jordan, and Jett Williams are my five stashes to highlight this week.

Luis Lara, OF, Milwaukee Brewers

Lara is currently slashing .332/.448/.486 with seven home runs and 20 stolen bases in 262 plate appearances at Triple-A. It's extremely impressive to see such elite plate discipline from a 21-year-old, as highlighted by a 16.8% walk rate and a 13.0% strikeout rate. You always love to see a hitter walk more than they strike out.

The Brewers' outfielder has made several appearances in this column, which highlights how good a season that he's having. The latest development is most intriguing, though.

Luis Lara the Next Prospect to Debut After Massive Extension? https://t.co/XSanRajAzF

— RotoBaller MLB (@RotoBallerMLB) June 12, 2026

The Brewers just signed Lara to a seven-year deal with $31 million guaranteed. You don't make a move like that if you don't plan on seeing what you have in your stud prospect sooner rather than later.

Currently, the Brewers have two spots that are pretty open in the outfield, with Garrett Mitchell in center and Sal Frelick in right. It wouldn't shock me to see Lara get called up soon, especially since he has nothing left to prove at Triple-A.

Once that happens, he'll be a priority pickup in all standard leagues due to his five-category potential.

Charlie Condon, 1B, Colorado Rockies

Condon is currently slashing .251/.385/.474 with 11 home runs in 265 plate appearances at Triple-A. You have to love his elite walk rate (15.5%) while keeping his strikeout rate in check (24.2%).

The stud first baseman is starting to heat up at the plate, homering three times in his last four games.

Charlie Condon is heating up 🔥

The @Rockies' No. 2 prospect launches this one at 105.5 mph off the bat — his third homer in the past four games for the Triple-A @ABQTopes: pic.twitter.com/qnjDTMCelz

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 12, 2026

The Rockies are a rebuilding team that will want to see what they have in Condon in the near future. At 23 years old, there's no need to keep him down at Triple-A for long, especially when he's hitting so well.

I anticipate Condon getting called up around the All-Star break in July. Once that happens, he'll have a chance to make an immediate impact while hitting in the friendly confines of Coors Field. You never know, what if he provides a power binge right away?

Ralphy Velazquez, 1B, Cleveland Guardians

Velazquez is currently slashing .290/.382/.514 with eight home runs in 241 plate appearances across all minor league levels. The 21-year-old first baseman was recently promoted to Triple-A, where he's slashing .231/.306/.400 with one home run in 72 plate appearances.

The Guardians may want to give him some time to get acclimated at Triple-A before providing an opportunity for at-bats at the big league level, but it's encouraging to see that Velazquez is slowly getting going.

Ralphy Velazquez's big season has reached new heights at Triple-A.

MLB's top 1B prospect (#Guardians) clubbed a big homer and set another first at the new level: https://t.co/GXFEjR5FPt pic.twitter.com/FsejeqU1AJ

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 8, 2026

The Guardians have Kyle Manzardo at first base, but he's not exactly tearing the cover off the ball, so there's a chance that Velazquez could supplant him at some point. After all, Manzardo has an underwhelming .235/.325/.399 slash with seven home runs in 209 plate appearances.

The one issue here is that the Guardians are a contending team, and Velazquez is still only 21 years old. There's a good chance that they'll be patient with him. With that in mind, you're likely only to see Velazquez if the Guardians have an injury.

But that doesn't mean we shouldn't monitor how he's doing, as a power-hitting corner infielder is always intriguing.

Blaze Jordan, 1B, St. Louis Cardinals

Jordan is slashing .313/.373/.548 with 11 home runs in 252 plate appearances at Triple-A. This includes an impressive 11.5% strikeout rate, showcasing an elite hit tool. At 23 years old, there's not much left for Jordan to prove in the minors. This is an impressive showing for Jordan as the young infielder struggled during his first taste of Triple-A with Memphis during the 2025 campaign, posting a modest .198/.242/.368 line over a 41-game stint.

The Cardinals, despite exceeding expectations, remain a rebuilding team that will want to see what they have in their young players. At some point, you're going to see Jordan up in the big leagues.

Blaze Jordan Dominating at Triple-A, On the Verge of Earning the Call? https://t.co/nb3yLBvc2k

— RotoBaller MLB (@RotoBallerMLB) June 10, 2026

What's great about Jordan is that he can also play third base, so there's a chance that he can take over for Nolan Gorman, who is slashing .194/.279/.318 with seven home runs in 229 plate appearances. Gorman has been given plenty of chances at the big league level, so it may be time for the Cardinals to move on.

Once Jordan gets the call, he can be a hitter who can be an asset in batting average, which is rare these days, so you'll want to keep a close eye on him as his debut could come in the near future.

Jett Williams, SS, Milwaukee Brewers

Jett Williams came over to the Brewers in the Freddy Peralta trade with the Mets, so he's a relatively highly touted prospect. Williams is currently slashing .229/.342/.367 with six home runs and 13 stolen bases in 63 plate appearances at Triple-A. While it's an underwhelming slash line, you have to like the 13.4% walk rate and the power-speed upside that Williams brings to the table.

On top of that, Williams is slowly heating up at the plate. Perhaps if he can have a sustained hot streak at Triple-A, the Brewers may give him a chance in their infield to provide a spark to their offense.

Jett Williams just went deep to lead off the bottom of the first for Nashville. His sixth.

100.5 MPH, 414 FT pic.twitter.com/EBkZPkMNSY

— Spencer Michaelis (@smichaelis234) June 10, 2026

Right now, the Brewers have Luis Rengifo getting most of the at-bats at third and David Hamilton sharing time with Joey Ortiz at shortstop. These players profile more as utility players, so they're not big obstacles to Williams' path to playing time in the major leagues.

All we need to see from Williams is a rock-solid performance at Triple-A, and he'll be up with the Brewers sooner than later. You can consider him more of a target in deeper leagues, where he can provide a power and speed boost at middle infield. If you're in OBP formats, Williams gets a boost there due to his high walk rate.

Five Other Prospects to Consider Stashing

• Kaelen Culpepper, SS, Minnesota Twins
• Joshua Baez, OF, St. Louis Cardinals
• Max Clark, OF, Detroit Tigers
• Abimelec Ortiz, 1B, Washington Nationals
• Leo De Vries, SS, Athletics

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