Player evaluators from all 30 MLB front offices will once again be scouting the top talent at this year’s Futures Game. The game takes place on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park as part of the league’s annual All-Star activities and will feature a National League versus American League format, with former Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino managing the NL team and former Phillies manager Larry Bowa leading the AL club.The Futures Game offers evaluators the unique opportunity to compare top prospects on the same field and in the same game, which can make ranking them easier. Scouts and analysts can learn so much about their personalities, baseball IQ and how they interact with each other by watching them during the game and their pregame work. More importantly, when evaluating the hitters, the Futures Game allows for an up-close look at their mechanics, bat path, set-up, bat speed, balance, launch angle and sweet spot contact both in batting practice and in the game.Last year in my Futures Game primer, I focused on players like Kevin McGonigle, JJ Wetherholt and Konnor Griffin. Now, just one year later, they are among the top rookies in the game and McGonigle is set to participate in his first All-Star Game.This year’s Futures Game rosters are loaded with elite talent, led by the game’s best prospect, shortstop Jesús Made, and other top teenage shortstops like Eli Willits and Leo De Vries.Those three are among the top 10 hitters I’m looking forward to scouting the most at the Futures Game.(Note: Jim Bowden’s scouting grades are based on the 20-80 scale, in which 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is MLB average, 60 is above MLB average and 70-80 is well above MLB average.)Jesús Made, SS, Milwaukee BrewersAge: 19 | Bats: B | Throws: R | HT: 6-1 | WT: 220Scouting Grades: HIT: 65 PWR: 60 RUN: 60 ARM: 65 FLD: 55Made is the most exciting prospect in the sport right now. The 19-year-old has already reached Double A with Biloxi in the Southern League. Despite being the youngest hitter in that league by nearly two years, Made is more than holding his own, hitting for power and average, getting on base at a good clip and stealing plenty of bases, while cutting his strikeout rate considerably compared with last year.The switch-hitter is a five-tool, quick-twitch athlete with an elite hit tool. He has special hand-eye coordination and plate discipline and an innate internal clock to go along with ridiculous raw power that he shows off in batting practice. He’s a plus defender at shortstop with quick feet and above-average range to both sides. He has a cannon for an arm that’s been clocked at over 100 mph and he can make throws from deep in the hole. Special talent.Eli Willits, SS, Washington NationalsAge: 18 | Bats: B | Throws: R | HT: 6-1 | WT:186Scouting Grades: HIT: 60 PWR: 50 RUN: 60 ARM: 60 FLD: 60I graded Willits — last year’s No. 1 pick — as having the best hit tool in the 2025 draft class, at the time giving him a comp of somewhere between Trea Turner and Francisco Lindor. I stand by that comparison a year later. Willits was the youngest player ever taken with the No. 1 pick in MLB Draft history, which tells you how high his ceiling is.This season, Willits has played at two levels of A ball and he’s excelled at both levels, hitting for average, getting on base at a better than .400 clip, stealing bases at a high rate and reaching double digits in home runs already. He’s still only 18 and won’t turn 19 until Dec. 9. I absolutely love this player and view him as a future superstar.Josue De Paula, OF, Los Angeles DodgersAge: 21 | Bats: L | Throws: L | HT: 6-3 | WT: 184Scouting Grades: HIT: 60 PWR: 60 RUN: 40 ARM: 50 FLD: 35De Paula, who won the Futures Game MVP award last year, is the best hitting prospect in the Dodgers farm system. He’s been as good as advertised this year with Double-A Tulsa in the Texas League, hitting well over .300 with a better than .400 OBP and 15 home runs through Monday. He’s even been an efficient base-stealer despite not having elite speed, swiping 25 bases in 30 attempts.Offensively, he could hit in the big leagues right now and do serious damage. The only problem is his best position is designated hitter and that’s Shohei Ohtani’s home with L.A. De Paula is working to improve his defense with the hope that he can at least become adequate enough to play left field. Regardless, he’ll be an offensive star at Chavez Ravine at some point.Leo De Vries, SS, AthleticsAge: 19 | Bats: B | Throws: R | HT: 6-0 | WT: 180Scouting Grades: HIT: 60 PWR: 55 RUN: 55 ARM: 60 FLD: 55The A’s and Padres pulled off the most surprising deal at last year’s deadline when the best closer in the game — Mason Miller — was traded to San Diego for a prospect package that included one of the sport’s top prospects in De Vries.Like Made, De Vries is a 19-year-old playing in Double A. (He’s the second-youngest player in the Texas League.) He’s more than held his own, hitting for average, getting on base, stealing bases and reaching double digits in home runs. (He has 10 through Monday.) Also like Made, De Vries is a switch-hitter with as much raw power from the left side as he has from the right with excellent bat speed and exit velocity from both sides of the plate. That said, I like his swing better from the left side. Defensively, he has above-average range to both sides, soft hands and plus arm strength. It’s fun to watch him play shortstop.Franklin Arias, 2B/SS, Boston Red SoxAge: 20 | Bats: R | Throws: R | HT: 5-11 | WT: 172Scouting Grades: HIT: 60 PWR: 50 RUN: 45 ARM: 55 FLD: 65Boston’s top prospect is an absolute hitting machine. Through Monday, he was hitting .329/.418/.606 with 17 homers. He’s hit-over-power in terms of his tools but the power is starting to arrive because of his improved launch angle and fly-ball rate that have paired with consistently elite exit velocities.Arias has a tremendous eye at the plate, works counts extremely well and doesn’t chase out of the strike zone. His bat-to-ball skills are off the charts and he has a clean, line-drive swing with good barrel manipulation. He rarely strikes out and makes advanced swing decisions. He’s going to hit — and hit a lot — in the big leagues.Walker Jenkins, CF, Minnesota TwinsAge: 21 | Bats: L | Throws: R | HT: 6-3 | WT: 219Scouting Grades: HIT: 60 PWR: 55 RUN: 55 ARM: 60 FLD: 55Jenkins has dealt with several injuries since being drafted out of high school by the Twins with the fifth pick in 2023. His injury history includes strained hamstrings, quads and other soft tissue setbacks. This year, he missed roughly two months after crashing into an outfield wall while playing in Triple A, suffering an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder.Walker Jenkins has struggled with injuries during his career but he’s healthy now and playing well in Triple A. (Mark Taylor / Getty Images)When healthy, Jenkins has hit for average and gotten on base at a nearly 40 percent rate, while also showing his speed on the bases. He also made headlines recently when he helped a young fan who fainted when he was on the field during the national anthem, carrying him safely off the field. It was just another example of his leadership skills and quick decision-making abilities and why he’s been called Captain America by some of his teammates.On the field, Jenkins’ best tool is his hit tool, which is special with elite strike zone knowledge and plate coverage. He handles high velocity in all quadrants of the strike zone and tracks breaking balls well. His raw power is better than his in-game power right now, and although he can play center field, he might move to right field where his arm should play fine. He has the physical presence that stops you in your tracks. He’s a future star and certainly a main focal point of the Twins future.Charlie Condon, 1B/RF, Colorado RockiesAge: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | HT: 6-5 | WT: 220Scouting Grades: HIT: 55 PWR: 65 RUN: 40 ARM: 55 FLD: 45Condon was the third player taken in the 2024 draft. He’s spent the entire season with Triple-A Albuquerque in the Pacific Coast League and has had such a successful season that most analysts are curious why the Rockies haven’t promoted him yet. He’s playing in a hitter’s league and an extremely hitter-friendly home park, but the underlying data is also promising, as he’s improved his walk and strikeout rates and has a max exit velocity of 112.6 mph and a 90th percentile EV of 107 mph.Defensively, he has split his time pretty evenly between first base and right field and has played at least average defense at both spots. The raw power is even more impressive than his in-game power and one can imagine how many long balls he’ll hit once he’s fully developed and playing half his games at Coors Field.Mike Sirota, OF, Los Angeles DodgersAge: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | H: 6-2 | WT: 190Scouting Grades: HIT: 55 PWR: 55 RUN: 60 ARM: 60 FLD: 55The Dodgers acquired Sirota from the Reds for infielder Gavin Lux in January 2025. Now, just a year-and-a-half later, it looks like the Dodgers got a complete steal, as Sirota has become one of the best hitting prospects in their system. He started this season in High A, where he slashed .325/.478/.602 with seven homers and eight stolen bases. He was then promoted to Double A and the results have been similar.He’s a five-tool player who doesn’t chase out of the strike zone, draws walks and does serious damage to pitches he knows he can hammer. He can catch up to high velocity in all parts of the strike zone, handles breaking balls and changeups and has the ability to stay back on the ball. He’s a future center fielder with good reads, jumps and routes — and plus range in all directions. He profiles as a future 20/20-type (homers, stolen bases).Rainiel Rodriguez, C, St. Louis CardinalsAge: 19 | Bats: R | Throws: R | HT: 5-10 | WT: 200Scouting Grades: HIT: 60 PWR: 70 RUN: 35 ARM: 55 FLD: 50Rodriguez is the best catching prospect in the sport. He started the year in High A, where he slashed .311/.430/.519 before a promotion to the Double-A Texas League, where he took over for De Vries as the youngest player in the league. The jump in competition hasn’t phased him, as he’s put up above-average numbers even after a slow start.This guy is really going to hit. He has 25-home run power, makes advanced swing decisions, and his exit velocities give you goosebumps. He’s improved defensively and has a plus arm, but still has some work to do with the glove. The bat is very real though.Theo Gillen, OF, Tampa Bay RaysAge: 20 | Bats: L | Throw: R | HT: 6-2 | WT: 197Scouting Grades: HIT: 65 PWR: 50 RUN: 60 ARM: 45 FLD: 60Gillen was the Rays’ 2024 first-round pick and is currently Tampa’s top prospect. He started this year in High A and slashed .342/.449/.589 with 12 homers and 28 stolen bases before a recent promotion to Double A.He has a short, compact swing and solid plate discipline. He also has lightning quick hands and uses the whole field, spraying line drives from foul pole to foul pole. He’ll draw walks but also still chase some out of the strike zone. He’s an above average runner with excellent base-running instincts, as he reads pitchers extremely well, leading to plus jumps on his steal attempts.Gillen is the long-term answer for the Rays in center field and I could see him someday joining the 25-homer, 30-stolen base club.