PROSPECT REVIEW: DJ HERZ
Age on opening day 2024: 23
How acquired: Traded with Kevin Made from Cubs for Jeimer Candelario and cash in July 2023; originally drafted in eighth round by Cubs in 2019 from Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, N.C.
Ranking: No. 16 per MLB Pipeline, No. 25 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2024
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: TRAVIS SYKORA
Age on opening day 2024: 19
How acquired: Drafted in third round in 2023 from Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas
Ranking: No. 11 per MLB Pipeline, No. 11 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2027
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: JARLIN SUSANA
Age on opening day 2024: 20
How acquired: Traded with MacKenzie Gore, CJ Abrams, James Wood, Robert Hassell III and Luke Voit from Padres for Juan Soto and Josh Bell in August 2022; originally signed as international free agent by Padres from Dominican Republic, January 2022
Ranking: No. 12 per MLB Pipeline, No. 10 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2025
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: JAKE BENNETT
Age on opening day 2024: 23
How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2022 from University of Oklahoma
Ranking: No. 10 per MLB Pipeline, previously No. 10 per Baseball America before Nov. 6 top 10 update
MLB ETA: 2024
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: COLE HENRY
Age on opening day 2024: 24
How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2020 from LSU
Ranking: No. 18 per MLB Pipeline, No. 17 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2024
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: CADE CAVALLI
Age on opening day 2024: 25
How acquired: Drafted No. 22 overall in 2020 from University of Oklahoma
Ranking: No. 4 per MLB Pipeline, No. 4 per Baseball America
MLB debut: Aug. 26, 2022
PROSPECT REVIEW: ROISMAR QUINTANA
Age on opening day 2024: 21
How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2019
Ranking: No. 6 per MLB Pipeline, No. 14 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2025
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: T.J. WHITE
Age on opening day 2024: 20
How acquired: Drafted in fifth round in 2021 from Paul M. Dorman High School in Roebuck, S.C.
Ranking: No. 27 per MLB Pipeline, No. 16 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2025
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: ARMANDO CRUZ
Age on opening day 2024: 20
How acquired: Signed as international free agent, January 2021
Ranking: No. 26 per MLB Pipeline, No. 18 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2025
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: DARREN BAKER
Age on opening day 2024: 25
How acquired: Drafted in 10th round in 2021 from University of California, Berkeley
Ranking: No. 24 per MLB Pipeline, No. 26 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2023
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: DREW MILLAS
Age on opening day 2024: 26
How acquired: Traded with Richard Guasch and Seth Shuman from Athletics for Yan Gomes, Josh Harrison and cash in July 2021; originally drafted in seventh round by Athletics in 2019 from Missouri State University
Ranking: No. 22 per MLB Pipeline, No. 28 per Baseball America
MLB debut: Aug. 28, 2023
PROSPECT REVIEW: ISRAEL PINEDA
Age on opening day 2024: 23
How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2016
Ranking: No. 21 per MLB Pipeline, No. 21 per Baseball America
MLB debut: Sept. 11, 2022
PROSPECT REVIEW: ANDREW PINCKNEY
Age on opening day 2024: 23
How acquired: Drafted in fourth round in 2023 from University of Alabama
Ranking: No. 19 per MLB Pipeline, NR per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2026
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: KEVIN MADE
Age on opening day 2024: 21
How acquired: Traded with DJ Herz from Cubs for Jeimer Candelario and cash in July 2023; originally signed as international free agent by Cubs from Dominican Republic, July 2019
Ranking: No. 15 per MLB Pipeline, NR per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2025
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: JEREMY DE LA ROSA
Age on opening day 2024: 22
How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2018
Ranking: No. 17 per MLB Pipeline, No. 13 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2024
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: TREY LIPSCOMB
Age on opening day 2024: 23
How acquired: Drafted in third round in 2022 from the University of Tennessee
Ranking: No. 14 per MLB Pipeline, No. 15 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2025
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: CRISTHIAN VAQUERO
Age on opening day 2024: 19
How acquired: Signed as international free agent, January 2022
Ranking: No. 9 per MLB Pipeline, No. 9 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2027
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: YOHANDY MORALES
Age on opening day 2024: 22
How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2023 from the University of Miami (FL)
Ranking: No. 7 per MLB Pipeline, No. 8 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2026
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: DAYLEN LILE
Age on opening day 2024: 21
How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2021 from Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky.
Ranking: No. 6 per MLB Pipeline, No. 14 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2025
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
PROSPECT REVIEW: ELIJAH GREEN
Age on opening day 2024: 20
How acquired: Drafted No. 5 overall in 2022 from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
Ranking: No. 5 per MLB Pipeline, No. 5 per Baseball America
MLB ETA: 2026
* Projected by MLB Pipeline
