Nearly two months into the 2026 MLB season, many of the best young players on our preseason top 100 list have graduated from eligibility and a new group of prospects has surfaced at the top.
And since this is also the time of year when the conversation across the sport shifts into trade speculation, it's the perfect opportunity to update my minor league prospect ranking -- just before some of these players appear in deals over the coming months.
We have recently updated our rankings of the top 10 prospects in all 30 MLB systems ahead of this first update to the offseason top 100 prospects list.
You can read that intro for info on the Future Value tiers and deeper scouting reports.
Players in the big leagues are eligible for this update, but players projected to lose eligibility in the next week or so are not included.
To be clear, these are the players who have graduated, taking them out of the mix for a spot: Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, Samuel Basallo, JJ Wetherholt, Bubba Chandler, Nolan McLean, Carson Benge, Sal Stewart, Payton Tolle, Carter Jensen, Andrew Painter, Carson Williams, Chase DeLauter, Parker Messick, Connelly Early, Moises Ballesteros, Dylan Beavers, Logan Henderson, Justin Crawford, Rhett Lowder, Brandon Sproat, and Owen Caissie.
Seven of the players below are on active big league rosters, so they could all fall off the list in the next month or so.
Now on to the top 50 MLB prospects, along with a few who just missed the cut.
1. Jesรบs Made, SS, Milwaukee Brewers
The criticism of Made is that he doesn't lift the ball enough to make his raw power show up in home runs totals but his 90th percentile exit velos are already 60-grade among big leaguers and Made just turned 19 years old earlier this month.
That shows he has huge bat speed that could produce 25-30 homers if he learns to lift the ball more.
As is, he's already incredibly advanced as a hitter, at controlling the strike zone and on the bases along with having the traits to become a standout shortstop -- and he's doing all of that in Double-A this season.
If the lift in his swing comes in the second half of this season, Made will likely be a 65 FV player on my offseason list, as Konnor Griffin was last winter and Kevin McGonigle almost was.
2. Leo De Vries, SS, Athletics
De Vries has exceptional feel for pulling and lifting the ball as a teenage switch-hitting shortstop already in Double-A.
That's a ton of stuff to like, which explains why it took a player like him for the San Diego Padres to pry all-world closer Mason Miller away from the Athletics in a trade.
3. Colt Emerson , SS, Seattle Mariners
Emerson hit a homer in his second big league game and seems to be auditioning to take the every-day shortstop role next season after J.P. Crawford hits free agency.
He may not have a true plus tool, but Emerson is above average at almost everything while still being younger than almost every top collegiate prospect in the 2026 MLB draft.
4. Max Clark, CF, Detroit Tigers
Clark isn't hitting for much power thus far in 2026 -- that will come and go as his swing plane is quite flat right now -- but he's so good in all phases with true five-tool ability and an excellent approach that he can be an All-Star even with fringy power production.
5. Sebastian Walcott, SS, Texas Rangers
Walcott holds serve here even though he'll miss most or all of the season while recovering from elbow surgery.
He'll return to the upper minors late this summer or next spring with 30-homer upside and a shortstop/third-base defensive profile.
6. Franklin Arias, SS, Boston Red Sox
Arias is one of the more notable arrow-up players in the early going; his 90th percentile exit velos are up 3 mph from last season and he's lifting the ball more while not sacrificing contact.