{"id":772546,"date":"2026-07-01T17:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/772546\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T17:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:34:14","slug":"jesus-made-eli-willits-among-top-prospects-on-loaded-mlb-futures-game-rosters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/772546\/","title":{"rendered":"Jes\u00fas Made, Eli Willits among top prospects on loaded MLB Futures Game rosters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The All-Star Futures Game will take place at noon ET on Sunday, July 12, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, to be followed by All-Star 3-on-3<\/a>, a spin on the celebrity game. As usual, it\u2019s a seven-inning affair, which means we won\u2019t get to see as many prospects as we should \u2014 or we\u2019ll see just as many, but see less of them than we should.<\/p>\n

That aside, this year\u2019s rosters might be the best representation of the current talent in the minors we\u2019ve had in ages. If you follow the minors at all, or are interested in seeing the next group of major-league stars, this game is a must-watch.<\/p>\n

Here are the rosters for each league, subject to change due to injury or MLB promotions:<\/p>\n

American League roster<\/p>\n

Player NamePositionOrganization<\/p>\n

Kade Anderson<\/p>\n

LHP<\/p>\n

Mariners<\/p>\n

Jamie Arnold<\/p>\n

LHP<\/p>\n

Athletics<\/p>\n

Tyler Bremner<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Angels<\/p>\n

Kendry Chourio<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Royals<\/p>\n

Joseph Dzierwa<\/p>\n

LHP<\/p>\n

Orioles<\/p>\n

Anthony Eyanson<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Red Sox<\/p>\n

Carlos Lagrange<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Yankees<\/p>\n

Nolan Perry<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Blue Jays<\/p>\n

Caden Scarborough<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Rangers<\/p>\n

Ryan Sloan<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Mariners<\/p>\n

Nathan Flewelling<\/p>\n

C<\/p>\n

Rays<\/p>\n

Cooper Ingle*<\/p>\n

C<\/p>\n

Guardians<\/p>\n

Thayron Liranzo<\/p>\n

C<\/p>\n

Tigers<\/p>\n

Blake Mitchell<\/p>\n

C<\/p>\n

Royals<\/p>\n

Franklin Arias<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Red Sox<\/p>\n

Leo De Vries<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Athletics<\/p>\n

Caleb Bonemer<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

White Sox<\/p>\n

Kaelen Culpepper<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Twins<\/p>\n

George Lombard Jr.<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Yankees<\/p>\n

JoJo Parker<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Blue Jays<\/p>\n

Ralphy Velazquez<\/p>\n

1B<\/p>\n

Guardians<\/p>\n

Kevin Alvarez<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Astros<\/p>\n

Theo Gillen<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Rays<\/p>\n

Ike Irish<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Orioles<\/p>\n

Nelson Rada<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Angels<\/p>\n

* Currently in MLB<\/p>\n

National League roster<\/p>\n

Player NamePositionOrganization<\/p>\n

Cam Caminiti<\/p>\n

LHP<\/p>\n

Atlanta<\/p>\n

Liam Doyle<\/p>\n

LHP<\/p>\n

Cardinals<\/p>\n

Seth Hernandez<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Pirates<\/p>\n

Gage Wood<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Phillies<\/p>\n

Kash Mayfield<\/p>\n

LHP<\/p>\n

Padres<\/p>\n

Karson Milbrandt<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Marlins<\/p>\n

Mason McGwire<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Cubs<\/p>\n

Wen-Hui Pan<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Phillies<\/p>\n

Miguel Sime Jr.<\/p>\n

RHP<\/p>\n

Nationals<\/p>\n

Alfredo Duno<\/p>\n

C<\/p>\n

Reds<\/p>\n

Rainiel Rodriguez<\/p>\n

C<\/p>\n

Cardinals<\/p>\n

Ethan Salas<\/p>\n

C<\/p>\n

Padres<\/p>\n

Ryan Clifford<\/p>\n

1B\/OF<\/p>\n

Mets<\/p>\n

Charlie Condon<\/p>\n

1B<\/p>\n

Rockies<\/p>\n

Kayson Cunningham<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks<\/p>\n

Gavin Kilen<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Giants<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas Made<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Brewers<\/p>\n

Luis Pe\u00f1a<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Brewers<\/p>\n

Eli Willits<\/p>\n

SS<\/p>\n

Nationals<\/p>\n

Roldy Brito<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Rockies<\/p>\n

Josue De Paula<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Dodgers<\/p>\n

Edward Florentino<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Pirates<\/p>\n

Josiah Hartshorn<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Cubs<\/p>\n

Dakota Jordan<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Giants<\/p>\n

Mike Sirota<\/p>\n

OF<\/p>\n

Dodgers<\/p>\n

As a reminder, all 30 organizations must be represented by at least one player and no organization can have more than two players on a roster.<\/p>\n

Forty-three of the 50 players on my updated rankings<\/a> from late May were eligible to be selected for this game and are not currently on the injured list. The rosters announced on Wednesday include 27 of those 43 players, including the top six prospects and eight of the top 10.<\/p>\n

There really aren\u2019t any glaring omissions here, because the best remaining prospects are either from teams already represented by two players (the Dodgers\u2019 Eduardo Quintero, the Guardians\u2019 Angel Genao) or are too far away from the big leagues (the Giants\u2019 Josuar Gonzalez and Luis Hern\u00e1ndez are in rookie ball).<\/p>\n

Highlights of the 2026 Futures Game rosters<\/p>\n

Keith Law<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at some of the highlights (all stats through Sunday):<\/p>\n

\u2022 Milwaukee\u2019s Jes\u00fas Made, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, is in the game and I assume will start somewhere in the infield for the NL, although probably not at shortstop just given who else is on the roster (as in, a bevy of shortstops). Made turned 19 just two months ago and is already hitting well in Double A, with a .281\/.355\/.441 line, along with 23 steals in 30 attempts.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Shortstop Leo De Vries, of the Athletics, is also 19 in Double A \u2014 get used to hearing that phrase \u2014 and is hitting .281\/.374\/.423 in a good hitters\u2019 park, with 28 steals in 33 attempts. He was the main player of the A\u2019s return in the Mason Miller trade, and is one of the best prospects to move at a trade deadline in my career. He\u2019s primarily a shortstop, but he\u2019s also played 15 games at third this year, probably because Jacob Wilson exists. For our purposes, though, that positional flexibility gets him into the game more easily \u2014 he could be the starter at third base, since the AL roster has seven infielders, six of whom are natural shortstops.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Boston shortstop Franklin Arias is an ancient 20 years old in Double A, hitting .329\/.407\/.588 with 15 home runs after hitting eight all of last year. He should be the starter at shortstop, leading an AL roster that also features the Yankees\u2019 best prospect in shortstop George Lombard Jr. and the White Sox\u2019 best prospect in shortstop Caleb Bonemer. I would like to point out that all five players I\u2019ve mentioned so far entered pro ball as teenagers, the last two as high school draftees, which MLB\u2019s recent proposal to the union seeks to eliminate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why the union should reject MLB’s latest offer<\/p>\n

Keith Law<\/p>\n

\u2022 I assume the AL\u2019s starting pitcher will be Seattle lefty Kade Anderson, the No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball. He is currently slapping Double-A hitters silly, with a 1.22 ERA in 66 2\/3 innings, allowing 10 walks and striking out 99 (41.4 percent of batters faced). He has a wipeout changeup, strong fastball command and a solid four-pitch mix that would fit well in any MLB rotation right now \u2026 except Seattle\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u2022 For the NL, it should be Phillies right-hander Gage Wood, since Philadelphia is hosting the game and their only representatives are pitchers (the other is Taiwanese righty Wen-Hui Pan, since shortstop Aidan Miller is on the IL). Wood started the year in Low A and jumped right to Double A, working as a starter but only going three-to-four innings a game, missing bats with his mid-90s fastball while he works on developing his other pitches.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Padres catcher Ethan Salas is on the injured list right now with an oblique strain, although he\u2019s supposed to be back on the field before the Futures Game. I hope he\u2019s able to play, as this has been a real breakout year for the 2023 international signee. He played only 10 games last year around a lower back injury, but this season he\u2019s hit .281\/.349\/.433 as a 20-year-old in Double A. If he can\u2019t go, the NL roster does have two other elite catching prospects, both of whom were also on my top 50 in May, in Rainiel Rodriguez of the Cardinals and Alfredo Duno of the Reds.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Royals right-hander Kendry Chourio is the youngest pitcher on either roster at 18, and the Venezuelan native might have the best command and control in the minors. He was just promoted to High A, and in 13 starts total this year, he has walked 11 batters, only 4.7 percent of the batters he\u2019s faced, while limiting hard contact because he stays out of the heart of the zone.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The first pick from last year\u2019s draft, Washington shortstop Eli Willits, is on the NL roster. He has really taken off this year, moving up to High A in mid-June and continuing to hit, get on base and most notably hit for power \u2014 even though his new home park in Wilmington is a tough park for power. He\u2019s noticeably stronger and is still an elite defender at shortstop. He\u2019s also still only 18 years old.<\/p>\n

\u2022 In addition to Willits, we have seven more picks from the top 12 in last year\u2019s draft, including Anderson, Pirates right-hander Seth Hernandez and Blue Jays shortstop JoJo Parker. Last year\u2019s No. 3 pick, Ethan Holliday, is injured and probably out for the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cubs outfielder Josiah Hartshorn has had an outstanding season to date, actually hitting better since his promotion to High A (their Low-A affiliate, Myrtle Beach, has one of the best pitchers\u2019 parks in the minors). He\u2019s showing power and patience, but he\u2019s not as advanced a hitter as most of the other guys in the game. He\u2019ll probably get just one at-bat, so it probably doesn\u2019t matter, but he has emerged as one of the Cubs\u2019 top prospects in just three months in full-season ball.<\/p>\n

\u2022 One surprise inclusion for me: Miguel Sime Jr., a right-handed pitcher in the Nats\u2019 system. Sime sits upper 90s and has hit 101 mph as a starter, but he\u2019s walked 37 in 40 2\/3 innings in A-ball, and I\u2019m worried he\u2019ll come in and be unable to find the plate. It might have been better to give the Nats just one prospect here and maybe give the home team another prospect like Ramon Marquez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The All-Star Futures Game will take place at noon ET on Sunday, July 12, at Citizens Bank Park…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":772547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[592,5654,4996,64,63,1186,5156,5158,5256,5257,5258,5259,5260,5163,5261,5262,1187,1188,5159,2364,591,1830,2704,2365,5160,1189,5157,5162,85,2366,1190,2367,5161,5264],"class_list":["post-772546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-athletics","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-baltimore-orioles","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-cincinnati-reds","tag-cleveland-guardians","tag-colorado-rockies","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-houston-astros","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-miami-marlins","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-minnesota-twins","tag-mlb","tag-new-york-mets","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-philadelphia-phillies","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-san-francisco-giants","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-sports","tag-st-louis-cardinals","tag-tampa-bay-rays","tag-texas-rangers","tag-toronto-blue-jays","tag-washington-nationals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/772547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}