Top 35 MLB Righthanded Pitching Prospects Entering 2024

Image credit: Paul Skenes (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

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 righthanders, 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	FB	CB	SL	CH	OTH	CTL	BA Grade	Risk
1.	Paul Skenes	Pirates	70		70	60		60	65	High	adj
2.	Andrew Painter	Phillies	70	50	60	55		70	70	Extreme	55
3.	Jackson Jobe	Tigers	60	—	70	60	50	60	60	High	55
4.	Cade Horton	Cubs	60	50	65	50		55	60	High	50
5.	Jacob Misiorowski	Brewers	80	60	70	40		40	60	High	50
6.	Dylan Lesko	Padres	70	55	—	70		60	60	Extreme	50
7.	AJ Smith-Shawver	Braves	65	55	60	50		55	55	High	45
8.	Mason Miller	Athletics	70	—	60	50	60	50	55	High	45
9.	Noble Meyer	Marlins	60	—	70	50		55	60	Extreme	45
10.	Hurston Waldrep	Braves	60	—	60	65		40	55	High	45
11.	Drew Thorpe	Padres	50	40	55	60		60	55	High	45
12.	Bubba Chandler	Pirates	60		55	55		50	55	High	45
13.	Rhett Lowder	Reds	55	—	55	60		60	55	High	45
14.	Chase Dollander	Rockies	60	50	60	55		55	55	High	45
15.	Mick Abel	Phillies	70	60	55	60		40	55	High	45
16.	Shane Baz	Rays	70	45	60	50		55	60	Extreme	45
17.	Chase Hampton	Yankees	60	55	55	45	50	45	55	High	45
18.	Daniel Espino	Guardians	80	55	70	50		55	60	Extreme	45
19.	Jared Jones	Pirates	70	50	60	45		45	55	High	45
20.	Tekoah Roby	Cardinals	55	60	50	50		60	60	Extreme	45
21.	Connor Phillips	Reds	60	50	60	30		45	55	High	45
22.	Luis Morales	Athletics	70	55	60	45		50	60	Extreme	45
23.	Gavin Stone	Dodgers	55	—	50	65		55	50	Medium	45
24.	Tink Hence	Cardinals	55	45	50	55		45	55	High	45
25.	Max Meyer	Marlins	55	—	70	55		55	55	High	45
26.	Christian Scott	Mets	60	40	55	50		60	55	High	45
27.	Kyle Hurt	Dodgers	60	50	55	60		45	50	Medium	45
28.	River Ryan	Dodgers	65	55	60	55		45	50	Medium	45
29.	Chase Petty	Reds	50	—	60	55		60	55	High	45
30.	Nick Nastrini	White Sox	65	55	55	50		45	55	High	45
31.	Owen White	Rangers	50	55	55	50		45	45	Low	45
32.	Cade Cavalli	Nationals	70	65	55	55		50	55	Very High	45
33.	Nick Frasso	Dodgers	70	—	60	50		50	55	High	45
34.	Brock Porter	Rangers	60	—	55	60		40	55	Extreme	42.5
35.	JR Ritchie	Braves	55	—	60	50		60	55	Extreme	40