Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 23 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

September 5, 2025

Kevin Luo's top hitter fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 23 (2025). His MLB prospects to pick up and stash on your bench and N/A spots in redraft leagues.

We are in the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season. Whether you're in the playoffs or trying to make a final late-season push in category leagues, you're looking to add players who can make a difference in your lineups.

As the calendar turns to September, we have our final major prospect milestone date of the season. Rosters will expand to 28 players, and we can expect several teams to give their top prospects a chance to play.

Let's look at a few top prospects to stash for Week 23 of the fantasy baseball season.

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J.J. Wetherholt, SS, St. Louis Cardinals

So I think J.J. Wetherholt is too good for minor league pitching. He's absolutely raking in his first full pro season with a 157 WRC+ across Double-A and Triple-A. He has 16 HRs, 21 SBs, and an equal 14.5 percent K-rate and BB-rate.

JJ Wetherholt delivers his 32nd multihit game of the year -- 11th with three knocks or more 💥

The @Cardinals' top-ranked prospect is slashing .336/.418/.634 across 33 contests for the Triple-A @memphisredbirds: pic.twitter.com/MMNhPhRMVH

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 28, 2025

We have known for a while that Wetherholt has an elite hit tool, but what's really exciting about him is that his power numbers have spiked since getting the promotion to Triple-A. He has nine of his 16 HRs on the season in only 153 PAs.

If Wetherholt gets the call, we can expect to see a player with five-category upside right from the jump. While many prospects struggle initially upon getting called to the majors, Wetherholt's elite plate skills should help him get off to a strong start.

Sal Stewart, 3B/2B, Cincinnati Reds

If the Reds have serious aspirations about making the playoffs, Sal Stewart should be on a bus to Cincinnati tonight. While it's unclear where he'd fit on the team defensively, he would be one of their best hitters immediately. I wonder if them striking out 19 times on Wednesday night might light a fire in their front office to call up Stewart.

As a 21-year-old, he has a 153 WRC+ this season between Double-A and Triple-A. He has 20 HRs and 17 SBs to go along with excellent plate skills. He's striking out only 15.8 percent of the time while walking 9.6 percent of the time. His BB-rate has gone up to 12.5 percent since he got the bump to Triple-A.

Good morning @Reds it’s a beautiful day to promote Sal Stewart pic.twitter.com/8smZsro3a0

— Prospect Savant (@ProspectSavant) August 27, 2025

If Stewart were to get the call, I think he should provide both solid average and power. His power should also play up a bit, getting to play half of his games at Great American Small Park.

Justin Crawford, OF, Philadelphia Phillies

Justin Crawford is having another great season in the minors. Coming into Thursday night, he had a 130 WRC+, spending the whole season at Triple-A as a 21-year-old. He also has 42 SBs and is striking out only 18.5 percent of the time. He is also walking 11.3 percent of the time, which is almost a five-point improvement from his performance last season.

Crawford has always had one big flaw in his profile. He hits the ball on the ground too much. He's never had over 10 HRs in a season in his professional career. However, he has started to lift the ball a bit more lately.

Justin Crawford has found his power stroke!

3/28-8/22: 4 Home Runs
8/23-8/28: 3 Home Runspic.twitter.com/Qz4wQAStZG

— Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) August 29, 2025

The Phillies have been looking for more production out of their outfield almost all season, and Crawford could definitely provide that. He should provide a solid average with a lot of speed (like his father Carl), but if he can continue to lift the ball a bit, he could provide five-category upside.

Jordan Lawlar, SS/3B, Arizona Diamondbacks

It seems like it's now or never for the Diamondbacks to give Jordan Lawlar a decent run of playing time at the major league level. This is obviously a lost season in the desert, but Lawlar solidifying himself as part of their future would be a nice consolation prize for them as we wrap up the year.

Lawlar has obviously struggled immensely in his first two short stints in the majors. However, he always came up and dealt with sporadic playing time, but with Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor getting traded at the deadline, they should be doing what they can to get Lawlar in the lineup almost every day.

Lawlar still has as high an upside as any player in the upper minors. He has a 129 WRC+ in Triple-A this season as a 22-year-old. He also has 11 HRs and 20 SBs in only 300 PAs at the level, as he's dealt with some injuries this season.

If Lawlar were to get the call, he still has the potential to provide five-category production. If he produces, you'd imagine the Diamondbacks will do everything they can to have him play more as well.

Kevin McGonigle, SS/2B, Detroit Tigers

Placing Kevin McGonigle here is a bit of a gut feeling. If you're still stashing players in redraft at this point in the season, you might as well bet on one with the upside that McGonigle has. He was my third-ranked non-debuted prospect in my latest rankings.

I'm not super confident that the Tigers will call him up, but he's someone who can help them in the playoffs this season. The Tigers have started several different shortstops of late (Trey Sweeney, Javier Baez, and Zach McKinstry). McGonigle might already be their best option.

Although he's only at Double-A, McGonigle is an exceptional hitting talent. He just turned 21 a couple of weeks ago, and he has an absurd 189 WRC+ between Low-A, High-A, and Double-A this season. He has 15 HRs and is walking way more than he's striking out (15.1 percent to 11.2 percent).

Kevin McGonigle crushes his SEVENTH homer of the month, a go-ahead moonshot for the Double-A @erie_seawolves 😤

MLB's No. 2 prospect (@tigers) is slashing .324/.428/.604 across three levels this season. pic.twitter.com/T1lwbv4ViU

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 27, 2025

Similar to Wetherholt, McGonigle's elite plate skills should help make the transition to the majors easier. If he were to get the call, you can expect an outstanding average with solid power.

Five Other Prospects to Consider Stashing

• Spencer Jones, OF, NYY
• Carson Benge, OF, NYM
• Bryce Eldridge, 1B, SFG
• Moises Ballesteros, C, CHC
• Kristian Campbell, 2B/SS/OF, BOS

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