Piquing Prospects - Volume 6 - June 26th
The best prospect report in baseball, June 26th Update - @piquingprospect
Welcome to Volume 6 of the Piquing Prospects biweekly prospect report! This is the sixth installment in the biweekly series where we recap noteworthy minor league performances of top prospects and identify breakout targets for players in leagues of all sizes. The goal of this series will be to give our subscribers an edge when it comes to adding prospects to their dynasty teams. This report is published once every two weeks, and player reports are broken into four main categories:
Redraft Stashes - these are prospects that should be owned in ALL leagues, even in non-dynasty formats, because of the impact they project to make when called up.
Top 100 Dynasty Prospects - prospects that are likely owned in all but the shallowest of dynasty leagues.
Deep League Dives - “Deep” is relative, but I will specify how many prospects should be owned in your league for these players to be added. Think of prospects in the 100 - 400 range.
Watch List Wonders - the deepest of targets that should be added to your watch list now (or added depending on league size). These players will be less than 5% owned on Fantrax at the time of publishing.
Plus, check out the 2nd edition of a new section dedicated to baseball cards! Piquing Prospect’s Bowman Buys is located at the bottom of this article - check it out if you’re a fan of the hobby!
I am going to do my best to be very responsive to reader feedback! Tell me what you’d like to see more or less of, ask about specific players, and feel free to reach out directly on my Twitter account (@PiquingProspect)!
Player reports include comps to MLB talent and a “dream” statline. Comps are more so based on statistical output vs player style, but I’ll mention differences when necessary. As the name suggests, a dream statline is what I project for a player if everything goes perfectly - this would be a 99th-percentile outcome.
All that said, here comes this week’s peek at prospects who are piquing my interest, and perhaps some peak projections as well.
Redraft Stashes
Cam Schlittler (NYY - SP) Ros: 15% (+1.6%) - 2.18 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 97 K in 74.1 IP - Notable Stats: 1.69 ERA, 0.98 WHIP in AAA 🔥
Of my six reports, Cam Schlittler is the lowest percentage owned player I’ve recommended as a redraft stash thus far. At just 15% owned on Fantrax, Schlittler is likely available in your league. After his latest start on Wednesday, June 25th, I was compelled to move Schlittler to this spot and bump Chase DeLauter. For the record, I do expect DeLauter to get the call in the near future, and for him to be an impact fantasy bat, but having Schlittler in this section seemed like more actionable advice.
Schlittler wasn't a prospect that was on my radar coming into the 2025 season. He had flashed plus stuff in 2025 Spring Training, but without the track record to back it up, he wasn't a player I was in on. His 2024 season-long stats were encouraging, but a large majority of the encouraging parts were done at High-A as a 23 year old. In 2024, Schlittler produced a 4.45 ERA in 32.1 Double-A innings and a 21.60 ERA in his only Triple-A outing (1.2 IP).
So far, 2025 has been a different story. This year, in 74.1 IP, Schlittler has produced a 2.18 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP, and the fourth most strikeouts in the minor leagues with 97. Schlittler started the year in Double-A, but he’s been even better since his promotion to AAA. In Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Schlittler has produced a 1.69 ERA, a sub-1.00 WHIP and an elite 40.2% K%. June 25th was likely his best start of the year with the line of 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, and 9 K. He did this against a relatively stacked AAA lineup in the Worcester Red Sox. The Sox AAA affiliate’s lineup includes players such as Kristian Campbell (0-4, 4 Ks 😬), Jhostynxon “The Password” Garcia, Blaze Jordan, and Vaughn Grissom.
Schlittler works with a pitch mix led by his four seam fastball. His fastball works in the mid-upper 90s and tops out in the triple digits. With his 6’6” frame and high release height, his fastball plays well up in the zone. Cam also works a high 80s-low 90s slider shape with ~8-11” of glove side horizontal break. Statcast likes to split his offerings into two pitches in a slider and a sweeper, but looking at the similarities between the two, I’m unsure if he intends to separate the two or not. If so, he could likely benefit from more separation between the two pitches. Schlittler also mixes in a curveball with significant two plane break to left handed hitters. Without a pitch that breaks arm side, Cam could benefit from adding a changeup, but going into his June 25th gem, he was holding left handed hitters to a .583 OPS. Limiting damage to lefties will be key to Schlittler’s long term success with him calling Yankee Stadium his home.
Schlittler is not currently on the 40-man roster for the Yankees, but with him being Rule 5 eligible after this season, you’d expect the Bronx Bombers to add him to their roster soon enough. With injuries to Gerrit Cole, Luis Gil, Marcus Stroman, and now Ryan Yarbrough, I think Schlittler’s time to shine may be coming soon. The Yanks had Allan Winans fill a slot in the rotation the last time through, but his lackluster line (4.1 IP, 4 ER 1 K) suggests they’ll be looking elsewhere by the time the 5th rotation spot rolls around again. Might Cam be that guy? We’ll have to wait and see.
The Data:
Schlittler’s all around numbers are impressive and only getting better after his gem last night. His stuff backs up his numbers and as a 24 year old, I think the Yankees will give him a shot sooner rather than later.
The Verdict: Buy - As I mentioned above, Cam is my lowest % owned redraft stash so far. This likely means that he’s still acquirable for free in certain leagues and that his trade cost shouldn’t be too crazy either. Go snag him while you can - I just added him in a dynasty that rosters 300+ prospects.
80th Percentile Comp: Michael Pineda
95th Percentile Comp: Logan Gilbert with worse command that pitches in Yankee Stadium instead of the pitcher’s haven of T-Mobile Park
Dream Statline: 200 IP, 3.10 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 200 K
Top 100 Dynasty Prospects
JJ Wetherholt (STL - SS/2B) Ros: 47% (+/- 0.0%) - .314/.436/.455 - Notable Stats: .532 OBP in June! 📈
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