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Minor Leagues

Backfields

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Values updated OCTOBER 18, 2026
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Early Calls

ValuCast ranks these higher than the public field

257 early calls tracked since 2026-06-13 58 of 182 matured decided calls (14+ days) ended with the field coming to us (32%) · 1.19x the matched-control baseline retired calls count against us — full ledger

VC #4 vs field ~#84

Ahead of the field 116 days · since 2026-06-24

5 boards

+287

VC #23 vs field ~#310

Ahead of the field 96 days · since 2026-07-14

3 boards

+129

VC #18 vs field ~#147

Ahead of the field 113 days · since 2026-06-27

3 boards

VC #6 vs field ~#48

Ahead of the field 119 days · since 2026-06-21

5 boards

VC #55 vs field ~#429

Ahead of the field 97 days · since 2026-07-13

3 boards

VC #36 vs field ~#257

Ahead of the field 110 days · since 2026-06-30

3 boards

VC #34 vs field ~#227

Ahead of the field 38 days · since 2026-09-10

3 boards

VC #31 vs field ~#205

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

VC #9 vs field ~#58

Ahead of the field 118 days · since 2026-06-22

4 boards

VC #19 vs field ~#92

Ahead of the field 116 days · since 2026-06-24

4 boards

VC #48 vs field ~#217

Ahead of the field 116 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #81 vs field ~#320

Ahead of the field 72 days · since 2026-08-07

3 boards

VC #37 vs field ~#136

Ahead of the field 118 days · since 2026-06-22

4 boards

+95

VC #38 vs field ~#133

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

+32

VC #13 vs field ~#45

Ahead of the field 52 days · since 2026-08-27

5 boards

VC #12 vs field ~#41

Ahead of the field 118 days · since 2026-06-22

5 boards

VC #58 vs field ~#191

Ahead of the field 107 days · since 2026-07-03

3 boards

VC #74 vs field ~#219

Ahead of the field 110 days · since 2026-06-30

3 boards

VC #87 vs field ~#238

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

4 boards

VC #176 vs field ~#451

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

VC #89 vs field ~#221

Ahead of the field 116 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

VC #99 vs field ~#236

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

VC #53 vs field ~#124

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

4 boards

VC #32 vs field ~#68

Ahead of the field 72 days · since 2026-08-07

5 boards

+201

VC #192 vs field ~#393

Ahead of the field 43 days · since 2026-09-05

3 boards

Show thinly-covered calls (25) — only 2 boards, weaker agreement

VC #41 vs field ~#254

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

+286

VC #56 vs field ~#342

Ahead of the field 103 days · since 2026-07-07

2 boards

VC #88 vs field ~#468

Ahead of the field 57 days · since 2026-08-22

2 boards

VC #57 vs field ~#296

Ahead of the field 97 days · since 2026-07-13

2 boards

VC #50 vs field ~#258

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

VC #44 vs field ~#214

Ahead of the field 106 days · since 2026-07-04

2 boards

VC #124 vs field ~#447

Ahead of the field 96 days · since 2026-07-14

2 boards

VC #63 vs field ~#222

Ahead of the field 85 days · since 2026-07-25

2 boards

VC #140 vs field ~#487

Ahead of the field 75 days · since 2026-08-04

2 boards

VC #139 vs field ~#460

Ahead of the field 84 days · since 2026-07-26

2 boards

VC #97 vs field ~#312

Ahead of the field 72 days · since 2026-08-07

2 boards

+281

VC #131 vs field ~#412

Ahead of the field 21 days · since 2026-09-27

2 boards

VC #166 vs field ~#416

Ahead of the field 15 days · since 2026-10-03

2 boards

VC #169 vs field ~#414

Ahead of the field 110 days · since 2026-06-30

2 boards

VC #70 vs field ~#170

Ahead of the field 118 days · since 2026-06-22

2 boards

VC #211 vs field ~#498

Ahead of the field 60 days · since 2026-08-19

2 boards

VC #205 vs field ~#472

Ahead of the field 110 days · since 2026-06-30

2 boards

VC #195 vs field ~#432

Ahead of the field 116 days · since 2026-06-24

2 boards

VC #160 vs field ~#320

Ahead of the field 72 days · since 2026-08-07

2 boards

VC #106 vs field ~#212

Ahead of the field 114 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

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Top prospects by MLB organization

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101 prospects in the ValuCast pool · ValuCast prospect order

System snapshot

Current ValuCast prospect pool
Top-20 value 509.3
Top-5 value share 31.0%
Top-20 balance 6 H / 14 P
Top-20 levels AAA 8 · AA 4 · A+ 5 · A 3

Top prospects

Risers

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ValuCast buys

17

P Omaha Storm Chasers ETA ~1 yr

AAA - 20.8
18

P Quad Cities River Bandits ETA ~2-3 yr

A+ - 20.4
19

LF Northwest Arkansas Naturals ETA ~1-2 yr

AA - 20.3
20

SS Columbia Fireflies ETA ~2-3 yr

A - 20.1

Call-up watch

Scouting reports

  • David Shields Stat Grounded The K-BB% tells the story here: 24% at A+, which translates to 14.3% at the MLB level, just above what an average big-league arm posts. For a 19-year-old left-hander, that's the shape of the profile — 28 walks against 139 strik...
  • Jacob Berry Stat Grounded The contact is the whole case. Berry is striking out just 16% of the time at AAA across 418 plate appearances, and the MLB-equivalent translation puts that at 18.7% against a pool where most hitters are whiffing at 22.0%. The p...
  • Frank Mozzicato Stat Grounded Ninety-seven strikeouts at AA is the one loud number here, and it exists alongside 72 walks in 71.7 innings. The strikeout rate translates to 9.4 K/9 in MLB-equivalent terms, which is above what a typical big-league rotation se...
  • Henry Williams Stat Grounded The translated walk rate is the argument: 4.2 BB/9 in MLB-equivalent terms, drawn from 132 innings across AAA & AA. Henry Williams is punching out batters at 7.5 K/9 in translation, below where the average MLB arm sits, and the...
  • Michael Lombardi Stat Grounded The strikeout rate is loud — 12.7 K/9 at A-ball, 124 punchouts across 88 innings, but the walk rate is the story that keeps interrupting it. At 5.3 BB/9, the command is shaky enough that when you translate the profile to MLB co...

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Stat Grounded

SS / AA / WSN

The .406 OBP across AA & A+ & A is the headline, but 95 walks in 538 plate appearances is what makes it stick. Willits is 18 years old drawing walks at a clip that translates to 12.7 BB%, well above where the average big-league...

Stat Grounded

P / AA / SEA

A 1.1 ERA and a 0.6 WHIP at Double-A aren't numbers that need context — they're the argument. Anderson has struck out 135 batters against 13 walks across 93.3 innings at AA this season, and the command profile translates cleanl...

Stat Grounded

CF / AAA / MIN

The contact rate is the headline: 15% strikeouts across AAA & A+ & A translates to 18.7% at the MLB level, well below where most big-league hitters land, and that's with a .237 ISO in tow. At 21, Walker Jenkins is posting a .41...

Stat Grounded

P / AA / LAA

The K-BB% across AA & A+ sits at 24%, and the translation puts that at 14.9% in an MLB context, a tick above league average, which is roughly what you'd expect from a back-end starter who misses bats without embarrassing himsel...

Stat Grounded

P / AAA / CHW

The strikeout rate is the whole argument: 13.4 K/9 at AAA, translating to 10.3 against MLB hitters, well clear of the 8.6 MLB-average mark. The problem sits right next to it — 40 walks in 58.3 innings, a 6.2 BB/9 that translate...

Stat Grounded

P / AA / STL

The strikeout stuff is loud, 130 punchouts across 103 innings at AA, an 11.4 K/9 that translates to 9.1 at the MLB level, but the walk rate is the whole argument. At 4.7 BB/9, the 54 free passes he's issued translate to 4.6 at...

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