Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2027 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival
1. SS Ethan Holliday | 20 | A | 2029
Holliday was hitting for power and taking his walks in Low-A when he broke a bone in his foot, ending his 33-game season in May with a slash line of .262/.395/.557 and nine home runs. A huge lefty bat with a big swing at 6’4” 210 pounds, he struck out 28.3 percent of the time and will likely always face some issues when it comes to making consistent contact, but the impact when he connects should be enough to carry him through the system.
2. OF Charlie Condon | 23 | AAA | 2027
The 3rd overall pick in the 2024 draft, Condon had a nice season at Triple-A this year, slashing .273/.390/.514 with 27 home runs, eight stolen bases and a 25.1 percent strikeout rate in 130 games. A plus athlete for a guy his size, 6’5” 216 pounds, he’s been moved off third base and now splits his time between first base and right field. TJ Rumfield earned another turn at first in 2027, but Condon could play outfield and DH and should break camp with the big league club. Then again, I thought he should debut this year, so take that last part with a rocky mountain of salt.
3. OF Zac Veen | 25 | MLB | 2025
Veen remains eligible for our list despite debuting in 2025 because he’s still sitting on 103 at bats. A large lefty at 6’3” 243 pounds, he’s pretty much outgrown center field and played just one game there in his 36 appearances for Colorado in 2026. At the plate, he was functional, posting a 93 wRC+ and .435 slugging percentage in his 79 plate appearances. Here’s hoping he’s done at Triple-A after slashing .327/.402/.635 with 24 home runs and 18 stolen bases in 100 games in 2026. His dynasty star has dimmed a bit while he’s traveled the slow road to a major league opportunity, but I like his chances to help us in redraft leagues if he gets a decent opportunity.
4. SS Tyler Bell | 21 | NCAA | 2028
Bell didn’t sign after being selected 66th overall out of high school, instead playing for two years at Kentucky before going 10th overall as a draft-eligible sophomore in 2026. He thrived against SEC pitching as a freshman and dominated in his second cycle through the conference, slashing .343/.510/.608 with nine home runs and ten stolen bases in 41 games. He hasn’t debuted for Colorado yet, but Bell has huge upside in the real game as a plus defensive shortstop with plate skills and power who does everything well on the diamond and makes it look pretty easy in the process.
5. OF Roldy Brito | 19 | A+ | 2029
A switch-hitter at 5’11” 183 pounds, Brito looks smooth from both sides and doesn’t swing and miss much either way. The power could be slow to develop and might never really bloom because he takes such a controlled approach, but the hit tool will carry him anyway, and the speed will carry him for our game. In 117 games across two levels in 2026, he slashed .305/.361/.455 with ten home runs and 41 stolen bases. On defense, he’s mostly a centerfielder these days but still plays enough second base to retain the skill set and keep that path to at bats open as long as possible.
6. C Daniel Jackson | 22 | A | 2028
After dominating as a freshman at Wofford, Jackson transferred to Georgia where he was good as a sophomore and incredible as a junior, slashing .379/.473/.803 with 32 home runs and 26 stolen bases (in 28 attempts). Colorado selected the 6’2” 200 pound righty 37th overall in this summer’s draft and sent him to Low-A, where he hit six home runs in 22 games and slashed .309/.408/.593 with a 22.4 percent strikeout rate. I’m not big on catchers in first-year-player drafts, but this guy looks good in a great context if he reaches Coors.
7. SS Wilder Dalis | 20 | A+ | 2028
A switch-hitter listed at 6’0” 172 pounds, Dallas has hit better than .300 each of the last three years across four levels. In 2026, he played 93 games across three levels and slashed .308/.400/.551 with 19 home runs and 27 stolen bases. He closed out the season playing short for High-A Spokane after bouncing around the infield most of the year. Depending on how he fills out physically, he’s got enough arm and fast enough hands to remain at shortstop in the long term, in which case he’s being a little undervalued (#26 of Colorado’s top 30 on MLB.com).
8. OF Cristian Arguelles | 19 | A | 2030
Arguelles signed for $700,000 as part of the 2024 international class and holds the rare distinction of hitting .400 at three levels already in his young career. Okay, so it was just 12 games at a DSL stop in 2024, but he hit .422 in 52 DSL games in 2025 and then .402 for 57 games on the complex, and it’s impossible to fake that kind of bat-to-ball ability. It was just singles, either: Arguelles slugged .671 with nine home runs on the complex. Water sort of met its level during his 35 games with Low-A Fresno, where he continued to show plate skills (9.9% BB v 11.7% K) but slashed .246/.327/.366 against a wave of older pros and recently drafted college arms.
9. OF Sterlin Thompson | 25 | MLB | 2026
The 31st overall pick out of Florida in 2022, Thompson’s had a long journey as a 6’3” 209 pound lefty bat in search of a position. On another club, he might’ve gotten an extended look already as a corner outfielder and designated hitter, but Colorado has a glut of that player type, so Thompson has spent the last two years mashing Triple-A pitching. Starting to feel like his first real opportunity will happen in his second organization.
10. OF Alessander De La Cruz | 21 | CPX | 2030
Signed for $650,000 during the 2023 international signing period, De La Cruz had a breakout season on the complex. A powerful righty at 6’1” 208 pounds, he slashed .372/.495/.628 with six home runs, 15 stolen bases and a 19.2-to-21.7 percent walk-to-strikeout rate in 46 games. I could see him playing at multiple levels and accelerating his timeline this coming year.
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