Here are the Phillies' 2025 Top 30 prospects

This is the third straight year that right-hander Andrew Painter has topped a new Phillies¡¯ Top 30 list at the start of the season. The biggest difference, of course, is that he¡¯ll actually pitch in this one.

The Phillies¡¯ first-round pick in 2021 was the best pitching prospect in baseball in 2022, pitching his way to Double-A in his first full season and making it seem like hitting the big leagues at age 20 in 2023 was perfectly reasonable. But his elbow injury resulted in Tommy John surgery, and he didn¡¯t throw a competitive pitch that year or in 2024. After a very strong return in the Arizona Fall League last year, he¡¯ll be ready to return to a regular season mound and remind people why he is still thought of as one of the top pitching prospects in the game even during his long rehab process.

The Phillies are slow-rolling him out this spring and it¡¯s telling why. Yes, they want to monitor his workload after the surgery and long layoff, but it¡¯s how they¡¯re doing it that¡¯s illuminating. By not having him throw in games this spring, the hope is that he¡¯ll still have innings left deep into the season, perhaps into October, where his elite stuff and feel for pitching could help a team always thinking about a postseason run.

This Top 30 isn¡¯t only about Painter, of course. Right behind him is a trio of very talented, and different, position players. Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford were the Phillies¡¯ top Draft picks in 2023 (Miller) and 2022 (Crawford). Both touched Double-A last year and could provide an offensive lift in Philadelphia this upcoming year.

Here¡¯s a look at the Phillies¡¯ top prospects:
1. Andrew Painter, RHP (MLB No. 8)
2. Aidan Miller, SS (MLB No. 27)
3. Justin Crawford, OF (MLB No. 64)
4. Eduardo Tait, C (MLB No. 93)
5. Mois¨¦s Chace, RHP
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Biggest jump/fall

Here are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2024 preseason list to the 2025 preseason list:

Jump: Aroon Escobar, 2B/3B (2024: NR | 2025: 13)
Signed back in 2022, Escobar couldn¡¯t get any traction initially after signing, spending two seasons in the Dominican Summer League and not doing much to move the needle. Things clicked when he came stateside, with a .338/.495/.481 line over 24 Florida Complex League games though shin splints ended his season early. He makes a ton of contact with a good approach and started barreling up the baseball more last year.

Fall: Griff McGarry, RHP (2024: 11 | 2025: 30)
He¡¯s always had power stuff and while he¡¯s not throwing as hard as he did back in his college days, he still a fastball up to 97 mph and a slider as well as a cutter that can be effective. What he¡¯s not been able to do is throw strikes as he now has a career 6.8 BB/9 rate in his career heading into the season.

Best tools

Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools ¨C 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade.

Hit: 55 -- Justin Crawford (Aidan Miller, Dante Nori)
Power: 60 -- Aidan Miller (Eduardo Tait)
Run: 75 -- Justin Crawford
Arm: 60 -- Bryan Rincon (Aidan Miller, Eduardo Tait, John Spikerman, Dylan Campbell)
Defense: 60 -- Dante Nori (Bryan Rincon, John Spikerman, Dylan Campbell)
Fastball: 70 -- Andrew Painter (Alex McFarlane)
Curveball: 55 -- Mick Abel
Slider: 60 -- Andrew Painter
Changeup: 60 -- Jean Cabrera
Control: 65 -- Andrew Painter

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How they were built
Draft: 19 | International: 5 | Trade: 5 | Free agent: 1

Breakdown by ETA
2025: 10 | 2026: 6 | 2027: 8 | 2028: 6

Breakdown by position
C: 3 | 2B: 1 | 3B: 2 | SS: 3 | OF: 9 | RHP: 11 | LHP: 1