Well, we’ve given you a taste of the main course, the outfield prospects 100-42. Now dive into the top three tiers, as we reveal and breakdown the players you might want to targeting from this position group. Also make sure to check out the prospect spotlight article dropping this afternoon.

Tier 1 #1 – 4

Walker Jenkins had a big 2025 season and rode it to the top of our Consensus Outfield Prospect rankings. While he displayed stellar plate discipline with a strikeout rate of 20.5% and a walk rate of 13.5%, I see some areas that don’t point to this lofty of a ranking. Across the board, his profile shows an above average player that at the present time is not poised to be much more than that. While his walk rate was in the 75th percentile, his 3.85 pitches per plate appearance (Single-A and Triple-A at-bats) reveals a hitter a little too eager to swing the bat. On the base paths he stole 17 bags, but was caught four times, as he gets to the major leagues this will potentially drop more. His 10 home runs (79th percentile) and 17 doubles (75th percentile) are not giving me good power projection vibes and not someone I would be paying a premium for right now. (Brian Labude)

Lazaro Montes remains as polarizing an outfield prospect as there can be, but his power (in-game and potential) stands out much more than most of his peers. He hit 32 home runs, seven triples, and 19 doubles in 2025 between High-A and Double-A, all while being 20-years-old. He struggled with strikeouts at times still, with a slightly worrisome 29% strikeout rate, but counterbalanced that with a great eye at the plate, walking 14.2% of the time. He had contact rates of 67.1% at High-A and 60.3% at Double-A. Those numbers should start to naturally increase and if he can consistently be around 70%, his raw tools far exceed the swing and miss in my opinion. A jump in his hit tool this year could see Montes separate himself in the outfield rankings and become a unanimous number one outfielder. (Daniel Labude)

Tier 2 #5 – 19

Two of my favorite OF prospects are a little under-the-radar still, Braden Montgomery and Mike Sirota. In 2025, Montgomery started the season at Single-A Kannapolisafter coming off a broken right ankle that ultimately ended his collegiate career but rose all of the way up to Double-A Winston-Salem by the end of the year. During that span, he worked to get back into a good groove, which he was in before the injury. He showed a good ability to take walks at the plate with an 11% walk rate on the year and a really nice power stroke by racking up 34 doubles (99th percentile). He did only manage to knock 12 balls over the fence, which may be a signal that he has more gap power than home run power. There is some hope he can increase the home run power, as he had a very high ground ball rate of 49.22% (20th percentile). With a few tweaks in the offseason, the Chicago White Sox should help him turn some of those doubles into home runs and the ground balls into singles and doubles. The upside for Montgomery is really a potential Tier 1 outfield prospect that could be up in the major leagues late in 2026 and playing in a very hitter friendly ballpark.

Sirota got a lot of attention early in 2025, however, it all began to fade with him missing a large chunk of time due to injury. He started at Single-A Ontario and was on the older side, but tore through the first 24 games like he was a bona-fide star. He had a slash line of .354/.443/.687, adding seven home runs, eight doubles, and had average plate discipline. After a bump up to High-A Great Lakes, he continued to mash with a slash line of .316/.458/.556, six home runs, and eight more doubles in just 35 games. Then his season would end on July 5th with a right knee injury. He turns 23-years-old during the 2026 season and will really need to start out blazing hot again to maintain his prospect value. Maybe he can play well enough to get moved at the trade deadline to any other team, because with the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Kyle Tucker to a monster deal, he won’t be getting at-bats there for a number of years (barring injury). (Brian Labude)

Zyhir Hope is the name that stands out to me in Tier 2. He is a doubles machine and another 20-year-old who made their way up to Double-A Tulsa in 2025. He hit .266/.376/.428 with 29 doubles and 13 home runs across High-A and Double-A. He did so walking 14.5% of the time, but striking out at a 26.3% rate. He has a profile maybe slightly reminiscent of Lazaro Montes, but with more of a line drive approach that will hopefully see those doubles start turning into more home runs. His exit velocities are above average and he has a quick swing. With a good 2026 season, Hope could make a push toward the major leagues.

Maybe the most polarizing prospect in the outfield ranks is also in this tier, Emmanuel Rodriguez. He, like many above him on this list, hits the ball hard, but sometimes without much to show for it and his 2025 season at Triple-A St. Paul was no different. He hit .258/.429/.423, but only managed to launch six balls over the fence in 52 games. His groundball rate was a little high for the minor leagues, coming in at 51.6%. The two areas that stand out for him were his strikeout rate (31.6%) and walk rate (21.2%). Both eye-popping numbers, one bad and one amazing. On the surface and below, he mostly resembles Edouard Julien at the plate. Great eye, walks a lot, but takes too many pitches probably and hits the ball on the ground more than he should. If he can get the ball more in the air, his bat can play at the major league level despite the swing and miss. The high end outcome might be fading, but he could still be a solid contributor. (Daniel Labude)

Tier 3 # 20 – 41

Tier 3 for me is loaded with some of the biggest power in all of the minor leagues. Spencer Jones, Jace LaViolette, and James Tibbs III are my favorites here if you are looking for the long ball. Jones is a massive human being, standing 6-foot-7 and 240 pounds. He brings insane power with him, 35 home runs in 2025 (100th percentile) and some really good speed, swiping 29 bags (91st percentile). He is one of the most legit power/speed combo players in all of the minor leagues. To borrow a term from the movie Moneyball, his defect is his strikeout/swing and miss rates. He struck out at a 35.38% clip and only had a 60.5% contact rate for the year. He could be a dynasty super star if he can get those under control and since he is on the Yankees, there is a good chance he just sits in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with no everyday at-bats available for him with the big league club. He needs to take full advantage of that time and decrease those otherworldly numbers down to something respectable, maybe a strikeout rate below 30% and a contact rate near 70%. Just by doing those two things, he could turn into another Aaron Judge type player, or forever be a Joey Gallo type if he can’t.

LaViolette is in the same mold as Jones, but he is just coming out of college and has yet to debut. He has a very similar frame (6-foot-6 and 230 pounds), big time power (68 home runs in college), but struggles with the strikeouts as well (25% in his junior season). It’s a gamble with profiles like this, but they have the tools to be stars if the strikeouts can just be league average.

Tibbs III played for three different teams in 2025 after being traded twice during the season. He displayed impeccable plate discipline with a 16.0% walk rate and a 21.35% strikeout rate. He coupled that with big power (20 home runs, 97th percentile), a high home run per flyball rate (18%, 90th percentile), and good contact (75.6%). He will need to make better contact as he gets up to Triple-A and showed that ability when he moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers Double-A team. His line drive rate was hovering around 20% at his first two stops in 2025, but jumped up to 27.3% to close out the year with his third team. (Brian Labude)

Héctor Rodríguez in Tier 3 can make an immediate impact for the Cincinnati Reds whenever he gets his shot and that could come in 2026. The 21-year-old outfielder isn’t very big, listed at 5-foot-10, but a solid 200 pounds. His power is to the pull side and he can get to it a lot, smashing 19 home runs in High-A Dayton and Double-A Chattanooga last year. He doesn’t strike out (15%), but doesn’t walk either (7%). His value comes almost entirely from his bat and his hit tool far surpasses his future major league projected power. I think he is underrated here, as his hit tool gives him a very high floor and his 89% zone-contact will carry him once he gets to the big leagues.

Maybe a player to avoid in this tier could be Ryan Clifford. He showed immense power in 2025, smashing 29 home runs, but it came with a dropping batting average, down to .237. His wRC+ was only 102 at Triple-A Syracuse after being a robust 148 at Double-A Binghamton. His strikeouts improved last year and his walk rates remain excellent, but he only managed five home runs at Triple-A over 34 games. 2026 could be a make or break year for Clifford and he has never hit above .243 between High-A and Triple-A. It might be some prospect fatigue, but at some point he will need to start seeing his batting average increase to see his power have a chance at the big league level. (Daniel Labude)