Most overhyped prospect for every MLB team

Not all prospects rise to star status. As the season heads deep into the dog days of a 162-game regular season, Yardbarker MLB writers identify one overhyped prospect for every big league team.

AL East

Baltimore Orioles | OF Vance Honeycutt | Long removed from the days of having the top farm system in MLB, the Orioles must do better at developing talent. That includes 2024 first-round pick Honeycutt, who has a career minor league OPS of .580., dropping his stock significantly. 

Boston Red Sox | OF Miguel Bleis | Bleis, a 2021 international signee, was a top-five Red Sox prospect last season. However, he has fallen out of the system’s top 10 in 2025 because of hitting struggles.  

New York Yankees | Infielder George Lombard Jr. | Lombard Jr. is the team's top prospect, but that's difficult to comprehend given his subpar batting statistics this season (.232/.362/.374 slash line). He looks like a potential on-base machine, but there doesn’t seem to be many aspects of his game that scream “top prospect.” 

Tampa Bay Rays | SS Carson Williams | Williams figures to debut soon for the Rays given his strong glovework at shortstop. However, he’s hitting just .215 at Triple-A Durham this season and although he has 20 home runs (and a .749 OPS), his fielding must shine to justify billing as a top prospect.

Toronto Blue Jays | Infielder Orelvis Martinez | Martinez, Toronto’s No. 7 prospect, made it to the big leagues in 2024, but was later suspended 80 games after testing positive for PED usage. His calling card as a prospect is power (he has 13 home runs in Triple-A this season), but he’s not excelling in other areas. — Seth Carlson

AL Central

Chicago White Sox | SS Colson Montgomery | The White Sox fourth-ranked prospect and the 82nd-best prospect in baseball (per MLB.com), Montgomery has plenty of raw power. However, that power has come with a significant trade-off, as he has begun chasing more pitches out of the zone. 

Cleveland Guardians | OF Jaison Chourio | A consensus top-100 prospect heading into the season, Chourio has struggled in his first look at High-A. He hasn't consistently made solid contact against velocity — a significant drawback for a player whose best attributes are speed and ability to get on base. A shoulder injury may have contributed to his disappointing season.

Detroit Tigers | Infielder Jace Jung | Jung’s prospect shine has diminished significantly since he was a consensus top-100 prospect in 2024. Although Baseball Prospectus ranked Jung the 97th-best prospect in baseball heading into 2025, he has not displayed the ability to hit at the major league level and may end up as a Quad-A player. 

Kansas City Royals | LHP Frank Mozzicato | After spending parts of three seasons in High-A, Mozzicato was shelled in his first stint in Double-A and has a 7.87 ERA and a 2.031 WHIP in 42.1 innings for Northwest Arkansas. The Royals' 13th-best prospect (per MLB.com) has a plus curveball, but a fastball that struggles to hit 90 MPH and subpar command give Mozzicato a questionable future.

Minnesota Twins | OF Emmanuel Rodriguez | Rodriguez has the tools to be a superstar. His biggest problem is that he cannot stay on the field — he has played in more than 55 games just once in his five years in the team's system. — David Hill  

AL West 

Athletics | RHP Gunnar Hoglund | Hoglund has taken a back seat to rising stars Gage Jump and Luis Morales. His MLB stock will be determined by how he recovers from a major hip surgery he underwent in June 2025. 

Houston Astros | OF Zach Cole| He was ranked the team's seventh-best prospect in 2024. However, a .218 batting average in the minors last season caused his stock to plummet, and Cole is only hitting .244 at Double-A this season. 

Los Angeles Angels | RHP Tyler Bremner | The Angels’ selection of Bremner with the No. 2 overall pick in 2025 was a surprise. While the 21-year-old profiles as a major leaguer, his high draft slot has inflated his value and expectations. 

Seattle Mariners | Catcher Harry Ford | Ford has maintained a spot in Baseball America’s top 100, but he has fallen from No. 51 in 2024 to No. 95 in 2025. This, combined with star Cal Raleigh creating a logjam at catcher, leaves Ford’s long-term stock in question.  

Texas Rangers | RHP Kumar Rocker | He once was a top pitching prospect after posting a stellar collegiate resume. However, the 25-year-old has a 5.45 ERA in 76 innings at the major league level. — Allen Settle

NL East 

Atlanta Braves | Infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr. | The No. 3-ranked prospect in Atlanta's system has made little impact during his cup of coffee in the majors, batting .165 in 79 at-bats. He had a .400 on-base percentage in four seasons in the minors, but the 22-year-old had a .392 slugging percentage, underscoring his perceived lack of power.

Miami Marlins | LHP Robby Snelling | The 21-year-old southpaw, acquired from the Padres in the Tanner Scott trade in 2024, has steadily lost velocity on his fastball and slurve (slider/curveball). Moreover, Snelling’s lack of command on his change-up could reduce him to a bullpen role.

New York Mets | RHP Brandon Sproat | Drafted in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft, the 24-year-old has a 4.10 ERA in 22 starts at Triple-A in 2025. Despite topping out around 100 mph, Sproat’s fastball lacks movement, and he doesn't get many swings and misses. He projects as a depth arm at best.

Philadelphia Phillies | OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. | A 2022 third-round selection of Philadelphia, the 24-year-old has a .223/.353/.396 slash line at Triple-A in 2025. He has produced decent slugging numbers in the lower levels, but he’s tapered off somewhat in that category this season and strikes out a lot.

Washington Nationals | SS Seaver King | The 10th overall choice in the 2024 draft has yet to live up to his potential in the minors. The 22-year-old is batting .244 with a .631 OPS on two levels in 2025, and struggles with chasing pitches, especially sliders, outside the zone. — Lauren Amour

NL Central

Chicago Cubs | OF Kevin Alcantara | He lacks consistent production at the plate, striking out in 34.3 percent of his at-bats in Triple-A this season. After a call-up to the majors in 2024, he batted just .100 in three games and has yet to make it back to the bigs.

Cincinnati Reds | 3B/1B Cam Collier | Despite being the No.3 prospect in Cincinnati’s system, Collier has underwhelmed since his call-up to Double-A (.224 BA in 44 games), suggesting his development may take longer than expected. He's only 21, but his projected debut year of 2026 seems unlikely.

Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher Jefferson Quero | Quero has been the top catcher in Milwaukee’s system since 2022, but recurring injuries and slower-than-expected offensive development have put his trajectory in question. He’s batting .258 in Triple-A.

Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B/SS Termarr Johnson | Johnson was drafted fourth overall in the 2022 MLB Draft after showing elite hitting skills in high school (slashing .390/.543/.983). But his .709 OPS in Double-A is not what the Pirates want from the 21-year-old.

St. Louis Cardinals | RHP Tink Hence | Drafted in 2020, Hence has only pitched as high as Double-A, where he posted a 4.22 ERA this season. Recurring injuries in Triple-A have slowed his progress to St. Louis. — Taylor Bretl

NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks | OF Druw Jones | There is little question that Jones has some of the defensive athleticism genes that his father, Andruw, displayed during his 17-year MLB career. However, Jones, taken second overall in the 2022 MLB draft, is still at High-A because “it’s been a process to getting Jones going offensively,” according to his prospect update on MLB.com. 

Colorado Rockies | OF Zac Veen | Colorado gave him a chance in the big leagues earlier this season, but he struggled mightily, hitting .118 in 34 at-bats. He's hitting well in Triple-A (.385 average in his first 26 August at-bats), but Veen must show he can add something in what has become a deep Rockies outfield filled with young potential talent. 

Los Angeles Dodgers | RHP Nick Frasso | Injuries have been the biggest problem for the 26-year-old (torn labrum that caused him to miss all of 2024). This season, he has a 5.95 ERA in 62 innings in Triple-A as his WHIP jumped from 1.27 at that level in 2023 to 1.61 this season.

San Diego Padres | Catcher Ethan Salas | Ranked as the top prospect in the farm system, the 19-year-old has been touted since signing with the Padres for $5.6M as a 17-year-old. But Salas hasn’t played since April 17 because of a stress fracture in his back and his lost season may derail his progress in the short term.

San Francisco Giants| LHP Carson Whisenhunt | Whisenhunt made his MLB debut July 25 and has made three starts overall for the Giants (5.02 ERA through his first 14.1 big-league innings). Ranked as San Francisco’s third-best prospect, the 24-year-old walked seven and allowed five homers in that short stint. — Kevin Henry