The Hitter Edition of the Stash List is back for the 2025 season.
This Stash List highlights the 10 best-hitting prospects likely to make an impact during the 2025 season.
Prospects are often thought of as only holding value in dynasty formats. However, knowing which prospects hold value for the current season can help set you apart in redraft leagues. Several have a 2025 ETA, and getting ahead of the curve on rostering these prospects is a key part of roster management. Read to discover the top 10 hitters you should stash in your redraft leagues.
Ground Rules
- The Stash List is for your redraft leagues and does not consider impact beyond 2025.
- Only current minor league players who are expected to make an impact this season are included.
- Upside, proximity, health, and opportunity are all weighed for each player.
- The focus is on 12-team leagues with standard categories.
- Rankings will be updated weekly.
- Stats will be updated weekly for all players through Thursday’s games.
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Graduates/Call Ups
As stated in the ground rules, only prospects who are currently on minor league rosters as of Opening Day are available for consideration for this list. That means three top prospects from last season will not feature in the first edition of 2025.
Despite an injury-affected Spring camp and a 1-9 start in Japan against the Dodgers, Matt Shaw will break camp as the Cubs’ Opening Day third baseman. Baseball’s #19 prospect represents elite upside in the heart of Chicago’s lineup. Shaw put up a 20-30 season in 121 games last season, posting a 146 wRC+. It may take some time for him to find his feet, but Shaw is still one of the most valuable young players to possess in redraft.
Speaking of the Cubs, they may be regretting trading away Cam Smith should they fail to resign Kyle Tucker. The #14 overall pick in the 2024 Draft is off to an incredible start to his professional career. In 32 games after signing, he slashed .313/.396/.609 with seven homers. This spring, he’s been even better, hitting .371 with four homers in 14 games. That performance landed him on the Astros’ Opening Day roster, just 252 days after being drafted.
Boston’s Kristian Campbell rounds out the trio of elite prospects who will make their first MLB appearances on Opening Weekend. The 22-year-old exploded onto the scene in 2024, hitting .330 in 115 games, with 20 homers and 24 steals. If Boston can get Campbell even remotely close to that level of production, he becomes one of the most valuable young fantasy assets in the game, both in redraft and in dynasty.
A trio of 2024 Stash List regulars will also start this season in the Major Leagues. Jasson Domínguez finished last season as the #2 prospect to stash, and now finds himself in the Yankees’ outfield alongside Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger.
A fractured rib took Sean Murphy out of action for at least a month. In his absence, 23-year-old Drake Baldwin will get the chance to establish himself as a viable candidate to take on catching duties full-time. If he can replicate his 16-homer, 119 wRC+ 2024 campaign, he could do just that.
The A’s look poised to give the everyday shortstop position to Jacob Wilson. The 23-year-old shortstop is one of the most unique bats in the sport, with incredible contact rates despite minimal power. He may not put up insane counting stats, but his batting average and on-base percentage should both be incredibly valuable.
Top 10 Hitting Prospects to Stash
1. Roman Anthony, OF – Boston Red Sox
The second of the Red Sox’s “big three” to feature on this list, Roman Anthony, has become one of the most hyped prospects of the decade. He would have been the #1 prospect in baseball according to both Fangraphs and MLB if not for some rookie pitcher named Roki Sasaki. Anthony lit up the minor leagues in 2024, posting a 146 wRC+, good enough for 2nd in the Red Sox organization. He’s been good this spring too, posting a .715 OPS with a homer and ten RBIs in big league camp as a 20-year-old.
The statcast data on Anthony is limited, but it paints a good picture of why he’s held in such high regard. On March 24th, he registered a 113.1 mph exit velocity, a small increase from his 2024 max of 112.5. These lands Anthony in the top-75 MLB hitters, among names such as Nick Castellanos and Gunnar Henderson. His hard-hit rate (45.1%) would also rank in the top 60 and exceeds the 2024 marks set by Kyle Tucker, Elly De La Cruz, and Carlos Correa. The 86% zone contact rate, in tandem with Anthony’s ability to hit the ball hard, should allow him to make the switch to the Majors and still produce at a high rate.
2. Marcelo Mayer, SS – Boston Red Sox
The 22-year-old shortstop is the final member of the Red Sox’s “big three” to be featured on this list. Mayer has long been considered one of Boston’s top infield prospects and may finally have the chance to prove it soon. Despite missing significant time in 2024 due to injury, he looked 100% in spring training. Mayer hit .333 in 20 games (161 wRC+) in the Grapefruit League, and capped off the preseason with a deep homer in Boston’s tune-up game in Monterrey.
The only reason that Mayer doesn’t rank higher on this list is because of the congestion in the Red Sox’s infield. There is no doubt that Mayer is ready for an audition at Fenway Park, but as things stand, there’s nowhere to play him without a major shakeup. Trevor Story is locked in at short, with Alex Bregman and Kristian Campbell holding down the other infield spots. That said, the moves that Craig Breslow made this offseason, such as ignoring Rafael Devers‘ request to remain at third and fast-tracking Campbell to the show, suggest that nothing is completely out of the question.
3. Coby Mayo, 3B – Baltimore Orioles
When Coby Mayo came out and said that his return to AAA was a “lose-lose”, he was half right. The 23-year-old was incredible in the minors last year, hitting 25 homers with a .964 OPS and 145 wRC+. That said, he struggled in his first taste of Major League pitching (.098 AVG, 46.7% K), and his spring performance has left a lot to be desired (29 wRC+). Nearly all of Mayo’s swing data regressed after being promoted last year.
His contact rate has been better this spring (73.8%), but a .071 ISO and .267 BABIP aren’t indicators that the contact has resulted in any meaningful damage. Mayo is clearly not ready for Major League pitching, yet. His 19.0 degree launch angle in AAA would have been in the top-30 among MLB hitters last year, and his 114.9 max exit velocity shows there’s plenty of power in his swing. Mayo still has the potential to be a power threat at the MLB level, he just has to once again prove it in AAA first. With the current state of the O’s rotation, they’re going to need as many hitters as they can get.
4. Dalton Rushing, C/OF – Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles’ offseason signings are the only reason that Rushing isn’t in the Majors to start the season. By resigning Teoscar Hernandez (33 HR, 134 wRC+) and acquiring Michael Conforto (20 HR, 112 wRC+), they’ve blocked their top hitting prospect from getting into the lineup. The incumbent at Rushing’s primary position, Will Smith, isn’t going anywhere anytime soon either.
That’s a shame, because Rushing has everything you want to see in a potential power hitter. He hits the ball incredibly hard (90.7 avg. EV, 109.7 max), is adept at making contact (86.2% Z-Con) and avoids strikeouts (23.7% whiff). Rushing’s plate discipline was also on display this spring, as he walked in 9 of his 21 plate appearances in the Cactus League. If it wasn’t for the star power in front of him, Rushing would be of the top two prospects to stash. For now though, his path to consistent playing time is still mired with question marks.
5. Carson Williams, SS – Tampa Bay Rays
At some point this season, Carson Williams is going to get called up and completely change the makeup of the Rays’ lineup. The 21-year-old shortstop was one of only two players to hit 20+ homers and steal 30+ bases in all of the minor leagues last season. He was also one of seven shortstops to have a wRC+ above 140, although he finished last among them in strikeouts (28.5%) and OPS (.821).
That’s the main red flag for Williams, and will likely be the reason he is kept in the minors for as long as he is. His low contact rate (68%) and high strikeout rate could lead to some ugly whiff numbers in the Majors. He cut his strikeouts by 3% in 12 spring games, but still struck out once in every four trips to the plate. Williams’ glove is good enough to stick at short (9 errors in 979.1 AA innings), so he should threaten Taylor Walls‘ job soon. However, the strikeout numbers have to come down before he’s put up against Major League pitching.
6. Jordan Lawlar, SS – Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks have a great problem on their hands. Do they promote their exciting young shortstop in Lawlar, who has bounced back from injuries and is finally ready to contribute? Or do they stick with the incumbent, Geraldo Perdomo, who just signed a $45 million contract through 2030? Their performances this spring make that decision even tougher.
10. Agustín Ramírez, C – Miami Marlins
Let’s not beat around the bush here, the Marlins are going to be very bad in 2025. Their lineup has a couple of interesting pieces, and Sandy Alcantara will be fun to watch, but that’s about it. The position group that should fill fans with the least excitement is the current catching tandem in Miami. Nick Fortes is good defensively, but doesn’t provide value on offense. The backup, Liam Hicks, posted a 117 wRC+ in the minors last year, but has never played above AA.
Enter Agustín Ramírez. The 23-year-old arrived in Miami at the end of July and improved noticeably with the Marlins.
His spring performance was even more impressive. Ramirez’s 158 wRC+ was the best among Marlins hitters (min. 20 PAs), and he was the only catcher this spring to have a strikeout rate under 10% and a walk rate higher than 19%. Ramirez may not have the ceiling of Roman Anthony or Coby Mayo, but he should get plenty of opportunities to contribute this season. If you need fantasy production from the catcher spot, Ramirez is a no-brainer stash.
On The Bubble
Here are the next five hitters considered for inclusion on this week’s list in no particular order.
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