MLB Prospects Rumors: Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to dominate
Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Cubs top prospect according to MLB Pipeline, has been quite dominant all season long, even after his promotion to Triple-A. So far, the top prospect has played just over 10 games and amassed a slash line of .289/.407/.622 with 4 home runs. None of his home runs were of the magnitude of his most recent bomb against the Louisville Bats.
In the bottom of the 10th inning of the August 15 game between the Louisville Bats and the Iowa Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong strolled to the plate with the winning run on second base and nobody out. The Iowa Cubs would have been content with a rollover to second base or a sacrifice fly to right field in order to move the winning run over to third base. But Crow-Armstrong had better ideas as he smashed a 2-2 fastball into the night sky for a walk off home run.
The hype around this prospect is incredible, especially with his bat, considering it isn't even his best tool. His dominance has been incredible and he's seemingly banging on the door for a call up to the MLB. It's unlikely that it'll happen this year with the Cubs in a division race, but it's safe to say the outfielder is ready for his MLB debut.
Jackson Holliday's little brother, Ethan, may be just as impressive as Jackson
Jackson Holliday is listed as the best prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline, and there's good reason behind that. He's flown up the farm system as a teenager and has made his way from Single-A to High-A and now onto Double-A, where he's continuing to dominate. Through 20 Double-A games, Holliday is slashing a ridiculous .361/.419/.554 with 9 extra base hits.
Everybody knows that Jackson Holliday is the son of 7-time MLB All-Star Matt Holliday. But what everybody might not know is that Jackson isn't the only one of Matt's children that could make the MLB. In fact, Jackson's little brother Ethan is the top overall high school prospect in the 2025 class, making him a serious top end draft talent this year.
Ethan, much like Jackson, features a sweet left-handed swing and is able to generate easy power with it. Two drafts ago, Jackson went with the first overall pick in the draft and now a few years later, Ethan is going to have the chance to go in the top 10 as well. While Jackson has already seen his name ranked atop the best prospects in all of baseball, Ethan may not be too far behind him. This Holliday family is truly something special.
Paul Skenes shows nasty stuff, dominates in Single-A debut
The hype surrounding Paul Skenes over the last few months has been incredible. He's been tabbed as one of the best draft prospects in recent memory, with strong comparisons to Stephen Strasburg, who came out of the draft as one of the best prospects ever. On the updated version of MLB Pipeline's top-100 prospects, Skenes debuts as the third-best prospect in the game. This is some seriously high praise, especially considering that some players ranked below him have extensive successful track records.
This hype built from the moment that Pittsburgh selected him and hasn't been as high as it is right now. On Tuesday night, Skenes made his Single-A debut, a level that many thought Skenes could bypass, and he showed off some nasty stuff in his sole inning of work.
The flamethrower featured his patented heater, which sat anywhere from 95 to 100 MPH on the day. A few of the pitches had serious sink to them. To pair with that, he threw his slider in the mid to high 80s. A few of the sliders were marked as cutters, with potential that he was flashing a new pitch. Either way, Skenes was nasty and the one inning outings are just the beginning of his dominance as a Pirate.