The Pitcher Edition of the Stash List highlights the 10 best pitching 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. Last year, we saw more pitching prospects make their debut than ever before, and there is no reason we should expect to see anything change in 2025. Keep reading to find out the top ten pitchers 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 and roster percentages will be updated weekly.
- Stats will be updated weekly for all players through Thursday’s games.
The Stash List
Graduates/Call-Ups
The following prospects got the call to the Major Leagues within the last week:
J.T. Ginn is getting the call for the West Sacramento Athletics of Las Vegas on Saturday. Huge strikeout rate meets home run climate where the forecast for today is sunny and 75 degrees.
The Pirates elected to keep Thomas Harrington (PIT) in a relief role, where he displayed much better control, striking out five Cardinals and giving up two home runs. He was eventually optioned back to the Minor Leagues.
Chase Dollander (COL) got his first Major League victory against the Athletics to the tune of 5.0 IP on four earned runs, two home runs, one walk, and six strikeouts. The fastball generated four whiffs while sitting at 97 mph and touching 99 mph. He utilized the change against left-handed batters only and many more cutters against righties, demonstrating a solid understanding of how his repertoire can work at Coors. His second start is on the road against the Padres, so let’s hope he can minimize walks while maximizing whiffs.
Caden Dana (LAA) flashed an overall 95 Stuff+ over 57 pitches in relief last Friday. The righty let up two earned runs, one on a home run, with two strikeouts and one walk. His slider produced three whiffs at 108 Stuff+ while the fastball only had an 88 Stuff+ and generated two whiffs. His most recent Triple-A start was impressive, with nine strikeouts across five innings of one-run ball. Dana has three options left after getting sent back down to Triple-A Salt Lake City.
Since many of the pitchers below will be on the stash list for the foreseeable future, let’s dig deeper into a different part of their profile each week. This week, we will focus on the pitch chart.
Top 10 Pitching Prospects to Stash
1. Bubba Chandler, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 AAA Stat line: 6.2 IP | 0.00 ERA | 48.0 K% | 20.0 BB%
2024 MiLB Stat line: 119.2 IP | 3.08 ERA | 30.9 K% | 8.6 BB%
The hype around Roy Bubba Chandler has been muted, as it appears he will receive a reduced workload for the immediate future. The Pirates appear to be giving Chandler the Paul Skenes treatment, who built up to 75 pitches in seven Triple-A games before his pro debut on May 11, 2024. The team is sitting in last place in the division and is in second-to-last place with a negative 19 run differential. Although the offense needs more urgent support, Chandler could get the call to limit the opposition if he can demonstrate command and a deep pitch arsenal like he had on April 8th.
In this second start, Chandler was feeling good as his velocity was up, touching 100 mph and sitting 97-98 mph on the fastball. He generated 12 whiffs overall and half of them on the four-seamer alone. His 75% strike rate, two walks allowed, and the pitch chart below display that Chandler was making many more competitive pitches. One notable difference in this start was his changeup. He amped up the velocity to 92 mph and the usage to 20% while averaging 19 inches of arm side break. Overall, Chandler was much more efficient and consistent through this start. We would like to see this consistency sustained so that he can get to the third time through the batting order in his next few starts.
2. Quinn Mathews, LHP, St. Louis Cardinals
2025 AAA Stat line: 7.2 IP | 3.52 ERA | 13.9K% | 25.0 BB% (does not include April 11)
2024 MiLB stat line: 143.1 IP | 2.76 ERA | 35.4 K% | 8.6 BB%
“Six walks!” he exclaimed, scouring the box scores over the weekend. Indeed, the top pitcher prospects to stash have yet to put up the consistently clean results expected of them. It was not any different for Quinn Mathews in his second disappointing 2025 appearance. Despite the numerous postponements for the Memphis Redbirds, the temperatures on this evening were 78 degrees at game time. No cold-weather excuses here. Mathews’ K-BB% is now underwater, and he is drowning from these inconsistent performances.
The 2025 behind-the-scenes numbers (velocity, pitch mix) resemble what Mathews did in 2024. If we go looking for warts, there is a slight increase in the contact rate (66% to 73%) as well as a decrease in the swinging strike rate (16% to 10%). Digging even deeper into the 2025 Statcast data, one notable difference is a 2-5% higher release height on all pitches, possibly causing a less ideal attack angle or lower induced vertical break. Perhaps a growth spurt?
We will keep digging into the Statcast data to see if there are any meaningful changes in his pitch profiles that hitters may be taking advantage of. In previous seasons, he excelled at three things: throwing strikes, producing swinging strikes, and getting ground balls. This is the time to see Quinn Mathews return to the basics with his Friday night start at Nashville so he can outpace Chandler atop the stash list. The Cardinals have dual thirteen-game stretches without a day off coming up in the next month, which may compel extra starter depth.
“Six walks, again!” he exasperatedly exclaimed as he noticed Mathews failed to perform up to expectations on April 11th.
3. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
2025 AAA Stat line: 13.2 IP | 0.66 ERA | 29.6 K% | 18.5 BB%
2024 MiLB Stat line: 113.0 IP | 3.03 ERA | 34.2 K% | 10.0 BB%
Although not of concern for bullpen risk quite yet, Jacob Misiorowski made his second 2025 appearance on regular rest in relief. He followed Carlos F. Rodriguez for 3.2 innings with no hits, no runs, four walks, and four strikeouts. With rose glasses on, the poor control shown by the free passes belies that he threw a minimal number of non-competitive pitches. In other words, his stuff flashed across the plate, and hitters were not able to catch up. He has an absurd 0.0625 batting average on balls in play. The question from here will be if his two-pitch mix works past the third time through the order.
In his follow-up start, Misiorowski was much more efficient with a great 69% strike rate. He balanced the curveball in equal amounts to the slider on the day while generating 10 whiffs on his 96 mph fastball. Of note, Misiorowski was only hitting 94-95 mph in the 4th and 5th innings. The third inning was a thirty-pitch bruiser in a game where hitters managed 20 foul balls off of him, so fatigue is a likely culprit. The 86 pitches are his highest workload yet, so it will be interesting to see how he bounces back in his next start.
4. Zebby Matthews, RHP, Minnesota Twins
2025 AAA Stat line: 10.0 IP | 1.80 ERA | 36.1 K% | 2.8 BB%
2024 MiLB Stat line: 97.0 IP | 2.60 ERA | 30.5 K% | 1.9 BB%
The talk of the dynasty universe is Zebby Matthews after he lit up the scoreboard for nine strikeouts in his most recent Triple-A start for the St. Paul Saints. Pablo Lopez was sent to the IL with a Grade 1 hamstring injury, which more swiftly opened up a rotation spot for Matthews or David Festa. Festa got the initial call-up, but the wide speculation is that Matthews could also receive the call for Monday to form a 6-man rotation for a short period. The Twins have a 17-game stretch without a day off beginning April 22.
The velocity on Matthews’ pitches are up across the board, with the fastball now sitting at 96 mph. He has been methodical as advertised with a 68% strike rate and only one walk on the season. In his latest start, he had 14 whiffs where he topped out at 99 mph on the fastball. The slider is his most effective pitch with a 55% whiff rate and is worthy of a deeper investigation, given that the horizontal break is in the single digits and the spin rate doesn’t stand out. It must have enough deception or late action that hitters have a tough time getting a read on its movement. Although Matthews is technically not a prospect, he should be firmly on your radar for an immediate stash.
5. Noah Cameron, LHP, Kansas City Royals
2025 AAA Stat line: 11 IP | 0.82 ERA | 26.2 K% | 9.5 BB%
2024 MiLB Stat line: 128.2 IP | 3.08 ERA | 27.8 K% | 6.7 BB%
The Storm Chasers got an efficient outing from Noah Cameron on a chilly 49-degree evening. He threw 64% of his 78 pitches for strikes while limiting the opponent to three hard-hit balls and three base runners. Cameron generated 14 whiffs, eight on the changeup alone. The pitch chart for the lefty shows that when the changeup was missing the zone, it was on the arm side and not by much. The takeaway from this evening was that Cameron demonstrated a mature approach to getting through the lineup by switching up his pitch mix the second and third times through the order, with the changeup being the most featured pitch later on in the outing.
I still want to shout out his rostermate, righty Luinder Avila, who, in his most recent outing, struck out five batters on 16 whiffs with a mid-90s fastball and a curveball that reached over 3000 rpm of spin. The Royals are now in a stretch of 17 games in a row without a day off until April 21.
6. Noah Schultz, LHP, Chicago White Sox
2025 AAA Stat line: 4 IP | 9.00 ERA | 23.8 K% | 4.8 BB%
2024 MiLB Stat line: 88.1 IP | 2.24 ERA | 32.1 K% | 6.7 BB%
There is not much new to report for Noah Schultz after a Thursday rainout likely bumped back the entire Birmingham rotation. His previous rough four innings still stand on the board as we await confirmation of any planned appearance over the weekend. Currently, he is not listed as a starter for any of the three-game series against Charlotte.
In his April 4th debut, Schultz threw 64% of his 75 pitches for strikes. The 75 pitches are a significant number as it represents the most pitches he has thrown in a game for his Minor League career. Data will become hard to gather for all prospect pitchers not in Triple-A, but below is a pitch chart from his last spring training outing on March 22.
His wide arsenal was on full display as he broke out six different pitches, with the curveball as the highlight. He got three whiffs on the breaking pitch that spun up to 2946 rpm with 15 inches of horizontal break. Unfortunately, the pitch was also an easy take as it only hit the zone 29% of the time. Schultz got a reset in this spring training game as he was removed after walking three batters out of the first four he faced, something that will not happen in the regular season. The upside is high if he can rein in the command.
7. Andrew Painter, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies
2025 AAA Stat line: 1.1 IP | 13.50 ERA | 42.8 K% | 12.5 BB%
2024 MiLB Stat line: 15.2 IP | 2.30 ERA | 30.5 K% | 6.7 BB%
Friday marks the first official 2025 start for Andrew Painter, who is almost 21 months removed from his Tommy John surgery. The start will take place with the Clearwater Threshers, where he is not expected to take on many innings.
In his final Arizona Fall League start in November, he had two walks, six strikeouts while allowing one earned run on two hits over 53 pitches. He was able to muster a 62% strike rate and nine whiffs. He touched 99 mph on the fastball while sitting 95-96 mph for most of the game. He was primarily fastball-heavy (53%) while mixing in a slider (17%), curveball (13%), cutter (11%), and minimal changeups. It’s hard to project much from a start that occurred months ago, but the five whiffs on the slider signify that this will be the pitch to track in today’s start. If he is generating a ton of swings and misses on the slider while maintaining mid-90s velocity on the fastball, we can surmise that Painter is on the precipice of great things.
On April 11th, Painter had a 57% strike rate in his return to the mound. He struck out three batters alongside one walk, two hits, and two earned runs. He got nine whiffs, with four whiffs coming from the fastball sitting at 98 mph and touching 100 mph. He threw seven sliders at a maximum spin rate of 2800 rpm, with none of them hitting the strike zone. Now, we all hold our collective breath as we wait for positive signs of his recovery between starts.
8. Logan Henderson, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
2025 AAA Stat line: 14.0 IP | 3.21 ERA | 40.7 K% | 16.9 BB%
2024 MiLB Stat line: 81.1 IP | 3.32 ERA | 32.8 K% | 4.7 BB%
After mixed outcomes in his first two starts, Logan Henderson came through with a solid performance in his third start on April 9th. Henderson gets the job done with a solid three-pitch mix that is not overpowering. In the season, his pitch usage has been fastball (52%), changeup (27%), cutter (13%), and a few sliders (9%). In this game, he leaned on the fastball and changeup, which produced 11 whiffs on his 68 pitches. His 62% strike rate helped him get eight strikeouts on the day in this scoreless outing.
Digging into the Statcast data shows that Henderson has quality movement on his fastball and changeup. His fastball was gaining over 20 inches of induced vertical break, mainly in the first two innings. The changeup was averaging high teens of horizontal break and hitting over 20 inches on numerous occasions. Henderson produced a fantastic strikeout rate in 2024, so the real sign of growth will come when he can stretch out to three times through the order with the same stuff. The Brewers are in a winnable division where every series will matter. In addition, their rotation is composed of spare parts at the moment, so they will need a dependable arm like Henderson.
9. Carson Seymour, RHP, San Francisco Giants
2025 AAA Stat line: 14 IP | 0.62 ERA | 29.3 K% | 8.6 BB%
2024 MiLB Stat line: 134.1 IP | 4.82 ERA | 22.1 K% | 10.1 BB%
The Giants have a pair of Carsons experiencing success at the Triple-A level, but we will highlight Carson Seymour as a stash for this week. Admittedly, this may be more of a dynasty stash as opposed to a necessary move for 12-team redraft leagues, but Seymour was recently named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week. He earned the honor by striking out five in five scoreless innings.
In his most recent outing on April 9th, Seymour generated only seven whiffs on 72 pitches. For the season, he mixes an arsenal of a sinker (64%), curveball (19%), fastball (8%), and slider (9%). In this game, he was mainly using a 96 mph sinker and the curveball. This reduced pitch mix is an indicator that he just doesn’t have control of his full arsenal. He walked three batters and gave up six hard-hit balls. His success this season has derived from getting many more whiffs on the breaking pitches (70-grade slider), so he will need to demonstrate better control down the line.
In contrast to Whisenhunt, Seymour is on the 40-man roster. The Giants are beginning a stretch of 17 games without a day off, so they may not have the necessary starter depth if Verlander falters again or Birdsong isn’t ready to jump back into the rotation.
10. Ian Seymour, LHP, Tampa Bay Rays
2025 AAA Stat line: 10 IP | 0.90 ERA | 39.5 K% | 2.6 BB% (does not include April 11)
2024 MiLB Stat line: 113.0 IP | 3.03 ERA | 34.2 K% | 10.0 BB%
Ian Seymour is not the sexiest name on the stash list, but he is putting in work in 2025. The Rays are in the middle of a 13-game homestand where their all-right-handed pitching staff has been getting burned by the short fences (ex: Mike Trout’s 320-foot home run to right field). They could utilize a lefty who limits hard contact and fly balls like Seymour.
He is starting tonight at the time of publication in a chilly road game. And, of course, he gave up three solo homers against eight strikeouts to make things confusing as a follow-up to his 10-strikeout performance. Back in that April 3rd game, he got 20 whiffs on 85 pitches. He shields the 91-92 mph fastball (39%) with a mix of changeup (31%), cutter (21%), and curveball (4%). It will be interesting to see how hitters adapt to his arsenal and low velocity over the season, but in this game, they managed only one hard-hit ball.
On The Bubble
Here are the next several pitchers that were in consideration for inclusion on this week’s list:
Hurston Waldrep ATL, Brandon Young BAL, Chase Burns CIN, Rhett Lowder CIN, Doug Nikhazy CLE, AJ Blubaugh HOU, Luinder Avila KCR, Robby Snelling MIA, Carlos Rodriguez MIL, Manuel Rodríguez MIL (Dynasty spec add at 19 yo), Andrew Morris MIN, Brandon Sproat NYM, Jonah Tong NYM, Cam Schlittler NYY, Seth Johnson PHI, Carson Whisenhunt SFG, & Michael McGreevy STL.
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