Dynasty Baseball Watch: Minor League Hitters Turning Heads This Season

Let's turn our attention to some excelling minor league baseball hitters now. We will focus on players age 25 and younger, so this article has a dynasty/keeper focus.

Here is the story we did on excelling minor league pitchers age 25 or younger.

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Edwin Arroyo - Cincinnati Reds

Arroyo is tied for the most hits among hitters age 25 or younger right now. He has 68 knocks, including 10 homers, nine doubles and five triples.

He has a .342 average, along with 40 runs scored, 33 RBIs, 18 walks, nine stolen bases and 36 strikeouts. Arroyo has played in 49 games, getting 231 plate appearances overall.

Arroyo is the Reds' No. 3 prospect, and he is the No. 99 prospect in all of baseball. The 22-year-old has a 2026 ETA, and hitting as well as he has in Triple-A, I'd agree with that. 

Dynasty owners need to be stashing Arroyo, and redraft owners need to be watching him in case he gets called up, as he'll be worth adding in a decent amount of leagues right away.

Cole Carrigg - Colorado Rockies

Carrigg has 68 hits as well, including 11 doubles and five home runs and triples.

He has 45 runs scored, 37 RBIs, 20 walks, 27 stolen bases and 32 strikeouts over 48 games and 215 plate appearances.

Carrigg is the team's No. 6 prospect and has a 2026 ETA. He's in Triple-A for now, and should get called up at some point this season. Carrigg is one to roster in a lot of dynasty leagues, and he's worth keeping tabs on in redraft leagues in case he gets called up and produces right away.

Joshua Kuroda-Grauer - Athletics

Kuroda-Grauer has 67 hits on the season, including 17 doubles, seven homers and four triples. 

He has played in 46 games, getting 218 plate appearances. Kuroda-Grauer has 48 runs scored, 28 RBIs, nine walks, 14 stolen bases and 21 strikeouts.

He is the team's No. 10 prospect and is expected to make his MLB debut in 2027. I think there's a chance we see Kuroda-Grauer in the big leagues in 2026, but it might take an injury to make that happen. 

Kuroda-Grauer is one to stash in some dynasty leagues, and keep tabs on in case he does make the big leagues at some point this year.

Tanner Thach - Colorado Rockies

Thach has 67 hits on the season as well. He has 14 doubles, nine homers and two triples among the knocks.

He has played in 46 games and gotten 217 plate appearances. Thach has 52 RBIs, 36 runs scored, 19 walks, a stolen base and 32 strikeouts.

Thach is the team's No. 30 prospect, but he's on the rise with how he's looked this season at Single-A. The 22-year-old has a 2028 ETA, but he's one to track after how he's looked in 2026 so far. We'll see if Thach can emerge as an asset down the line.

Manuel Pena - Arizona Diamondbacks

Pena leads players age 25 or younger with 19 home runs this season. He's done that across 44 games and 202 plate appearances at Double-A.

He has 53 total hits, including 10 doubles along with all those homers. Pena has 48 RBIs, 35 runs scored, three stolen bases, 13 walks and 46 strikeouts.

Pena isn't a top-30 prospect for Arizona, but that could change after how he's looked this season. Only roster him in really deep dynasty leagues, but keep tabs on the 22-year-old in case his prospect ranking jumps significantly.

Jacob Gonzalez - Chicago White Sox

Gonzalez leads players age 25 or younger with 53 RBIs so far this season.

He's played in 49 games and gotten 226 plate appearances at Triple-A this season. Gonzalez has 55 total hits, including nine doubles, 15 homers and a triple. He has 37 runs scored, 33 walks, seven stolen bases and 47 strikeouts.

Gonzalez is the White Sox' No. 24 prospect. The 23-year-old has a 2026 ETA, and can play across the infield, so I like his chances of eventually getting into the big leagues this year. He's not a big dynasty asset, but can be held in a few deeper leagues at least. Gonzalez is a name to watch in case he gets called up and produces right away.

Jonah Cox - San Francisco Giants

Cox has a .414 average over 41 games and 168 plate appearances at Double-A this season.

He has 60 hits, including nine doubles, six homers and five triples. Cox has 28 runs scored, 34 RBIs, 16 walks, 26 stolen bases and 30 strikeouts.

Cox isn't a top-30 prospect for San Fran right now, but that could change soon, especially if he keeps delivering at the plate. He's a prospect to keep tabs on, but only roster in the deeper dynasty leagues out there.

Murf Gray - Pittsburgh Pirates

Gray has a .367 average over 44 games and 194 plate appearances this season. He's played at Single-A and High-A.

He has 61 hits so far, including 11 doubles and 12 homers. Gray has 42 RBIs, 38 runs scored, 19 walks and 36 strikeouts.

Gray is the Pirates' No. 17 prospect. The 22-year-old has a 2028 ETA, but already rising a level this season, I think there's a chance we see Gray in the big leagues in 2027. He's a prospect to roster in deeper dynasty leagues, but keep tabs on in more leagues in case he keeps rising as a prospect.