Top Prospect Check-Ins
Top Prospect Check-Ins
Some of the best future players in the game, and where they're headed
September is notorious for call ups of guys you’ve never heard of, especially when you’re watching teams like the White Sox or Rockies. This blog isn’t about those guys, this is about some of my favorite prospects in the game today and how they’re progressing in their careers so far. So let’s jump in.
Bryce Eldridge (SFG)
The 19-year old, and former first round pick in 2023 to the San Francisco Giants stands in at a whopping 6-foot-7, and has been fast tracking through the minors all season, just getting called up to AAA last night.
With an OPS of .911 between 3 levels this season (A, A+, AA), the Giants #1 prospect is making waves through the baseball world. Extremely quiet in his lower half, with a swing that produces 400+ foot home runs, I believe we’ll see Eldridge on the opening day roster of 2025 as long as Spring Training goes well for him. I’m not overly concerned with the below average speed as he plays 1B where he flashes soft hands and a good feel defensively.
If clubbing 23 HR and 90 RBI all while fast tracking your career across the entire landscape of minor league baseball in one season wasn’t impressive enough, here’s a simple reminder that he’s 19.
Chase Davis (STL)
Sticking with a smooth swinging lefty with tons of power, Chase Davis was recently called up to AA, and clubbed a HR in his first swing. The former Arizona Wildcat has some of the best raw power in the minors currently, with a swing and frame at 6’1, 215, capable of producing mammoth home runs. The first round pick of the 2023 draft for the Saint Louis Cardinals has put together 12 HR, 35 2B, and 93 RBI for an OPS of .741 across 3 levels of MiLB ball this season (A, A+, AA).
As a player that I’ve gotten to see in person on multiple occasions, there aren’t many I can say take more impressive BP than Davis. With a cannon for an arm, he’ll likely stick in a corner spot in the outfield where he played at Arizona, despite the Cardinals typically running him out as a CF to this point in his career. Davis currently sits as the #7 prospect in the Cardinals system, and with an aging team, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him up in late 2025/2026 with his refined approach and productivity.
JJ Wetherholt (STL)
Once touted as the undisputed 1.01 in the 2024 MLB Draft, JJ Wetherholt fell right into the laps of the St Louis Cardinals at 7th overall, and immediately became their #1 prospect. An electrifying swing with defense versatility around the infield, the polished LHH is going to fly through the minors, despite still being in A. In September so far, Wetherholt has racked up 11 RBI, 15 Hits, and 2 HR including a playoff bomb he just a few nights ago.
The former Mountaineer lit the College Baseball world on fire in 2023 and then suffered some injuries in 2024 that both dropped his draft stock, and kept him off the field for about half the season. Notorious for his professional approach, and lack of strikeouts, Wetherholt was the most polished player in the draft. The future is bright in Saint Louis, stick in there Cards fans.