Scouting reports for all 54 Futures Game players.
As always, the 25th edition of the All-Star Futures Game promises to be a festival of future big league talent, all on the field at the same time.
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Before settling in to see all of that talent at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT) on Saturday, July 13, at Globe Life Field, we wanted to provide a primer. Here are scouting reports for everyone involved in both the Futures Game and the new Futures Skills Challenge, which will take place immediately after the Futures Game is over. Players on a Futures Game roster who are participating in the Skills Challenge are notated with a ^. The players who are Skills Challenge competitors only are noted with ^^.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
Blue Jays: Fernando Perez, RHP (No. 23)
Perez has been a much-needed pitching success story in the Jays system this season with a 3.60 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 76 strikeouts in 70 innings at Single-A Dunedin. He sits 91-94 mph with his fastball while showing an above-average low-80s slider and a low-80s changeup that gets about 14 inches of armside run.
Orioles: Samuel Basallo, C (No. 2/MLB No. 12)
Ranked as the second-best catching prospect in baseball, Basallo is still a teenager (he doesn’t turn 20 until August) and he’s more than holding his own in Double-A. The left-handed hitter has plus hit and power potential and is currently in the top 10 among Eastern League hitters in both home runs and slugging.
Rays: Xavier Isaac, 1B (No. 3/MLB No. 31); Chandler Simpson, OF (No. 10); ^^Tre’ Morgan, 1B (No. 13)
Isaac has built on last year’s breakout season with another powerful demonstration at High-A Bowling Green in 2024, slugging .557 with 12 homers through 58 games. His left-handed pop will be some of the best in this year’s prospect showcase. Simpson brings a slap-and-dash approach to Arlington, and the 80-grade speedster leads full-season Minor Leaguers in average (.365) and steals (58) between High-A and Double-A. Former LSU star Morgan is more well known for his glovework at first base, but he brings an improved bat (.342/.425/.500) to the Skills Showcase.
