Top 25 MLB Shortstop Prospects Entering 2024

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The 2024 season is finally upon us.

To get you ready, we present Baseball America’s 2024 prospect position rankings. Every player who entered the season with prospect eligibility was eligible for our position rankings.

Below is the 2024 prospect position ranking for shortstops, and if you click on the team name next to the prospect, you’ll see the organization’s top 30 prospects along with detailed scouting reports for each prospect.

You can find a deeper explanation of the 20-80 scouting scale we used for tool grades here. J.J. Cooper also dives into our grading methodology here.

Rank	Player	Org	HIT	POW	RUN	FLD	ARM	BA Grade	Risk	adj
1.	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	70	55	60	55	50	70	Medium	65
2.	Jordan Lawlar	D-backs	60	55	70	55	60	60	Medium	55
3.	Marcelo Mayer	Red Sox	55	60	40	60	60	60	High	50
4.	Colson Montgomery	White Sox	55	60	45	55	55	60	High	50
5.	Jackson Merrill	Padres	60	55	50	55	55	60	High	50
6.	Matt Shaw	Cubs	55	55	50	45	45	55	High	45
7.	Brooks Lee	Twins	60	50	50	50	50	55	Medium	50
8.	Adael Amador	Rockies	70	50	55	50	45	60	High	50
9.	Carson Williams	Rays	40	60	55	65	70	60	High	50
10.	Masyn Winn	Cardinals	55	45	60	55	80	55	Medium	50
11.	Cole Young	Mariners	60	45	50	55	50	55	High	45
12.	Colt Emerson	Mariners	60	50	45	50	55	55	High	45
13.	Sebastian Walcott	Rangers	50	60	55	45	60	60	Extreme	45
14.	Marco Luciano	Giants	50	60	40	50	60	55	High	45
15.	Roderick Arias	Yankees	55	60	55	60	70	60	Extreme	45
16.	Jacob Wilson	Athletics	60	40	50	55	55	55	High	45
17.	Brayan Rocchio	Guardians	50	50	55	60	50	55	High	45
18.	Orelvis Martinez	Blue Jays	45	60	45	45	60	55	High	45
19.	Leodalis De Vries	Padres	60	50	55	50	50	60	Extreme
20.	Tommy Troy	D-backs	55	55	50	50	50	55	High	45
21.	Joey Ortiz	Orioles	50	45	50	70	55	50	Medium	45
22.	Jacob Gonzalez	White Sox	55	50	30	50	55	55	High	45
23.	Jefferson Rojas	Cubs	55	55	50	50	55	55	Extreme	40
24.	Starlyn Caba	Phillies	60	40	60	60	55	55	Extreme	40
25.	Colin Houck	Mets	55	55	55	55	55	55	Extreme	40