Top 25 MLB Draft Prospects From The 2025 Cape Cod Baseball League

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With the 2025 summer ball circuit in the books, it’s time to take a look at 25 players eligible for the 2026 MLB Draft who enjoyed standout summers in the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Athletes who began their summer on the Cape but left soon thereafter for Team USA’s Collegiate National team were eligible to be ranked, though preference was given—especially in the second half of the list—to players who spent most, if not all of their summer with their respective Cape team.

SEE ALSO: Top 100 Prospects For The 2026 Draft

Read on below for our top 25 ranking factoring in current—and future—prospect status and summer performance, as well as our rundown of Cape League superlatives.

Top 25 Cape League Draft Prospects

1. Eric Becker, SS, Virginia (Harwich)

Fresh off a career year at Virginia, Becker used his time on the Cape as a tune-up before team USA and went 5-for-21 (.238) with three RBIs. Becker has a smooth, lefthanded stroke in which he takes a direct path to contact. He has a hitterish look and sprays line drives all over the field with a high-level feel for the barrel.

At 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, Becker has a pro body with some room to fill out. He looks the part of a shortstop professionally, though he could slide over to third.

2. Tyler Bell, SS, Kentucky (Harwich)

After hitting .296/.385/.522 with 10 home runs as a freshman for Kentucky in the SEC, Bell is a draft-eligible sophomore who was drafted by the Rays in the second round out of high school. He was only on the Cape for five games this summer with Harwich before shipping out for Collegiate National Team duty. He went 6-for-19 with three doubles and a pair of steals over his five games.

Bell is a switch-hitter who saw similar success from each side of the plate. He has average bat-to-ball skills, above-average on-base skills with a combination of average exit velocities and very good angles. Bell shows an optimized profile at the plate with an opportunity to tap into more pullside power. Bell is an expected day one pick in the 2026 draft.

3. Jarren Advincula, 2B, Georgia Tech (Cotuit)

In his second summer with Cotuit, Advincula won the most outstanding pro prospect award in 2025. After two seasons at Cal, Advincula entered the portal this offseason and committed to Georgia Tech.

Over 18 games with the Kettleers, Advincula hit .360/.432/.427 with five doubles, 14 runs, 11 stolen bases and seven walks to 12 strikeouts. Advincula won the Cape League batting title as an underclassman in 2024 and brings a lengthy track record of success in the country’s preeminent wooden bat league.

Advincula’s profile is driven by plus bat-to-ball skills and the ability to hit the ball to all fields. It is an aggressive approach common for this archetype, as Advincula looks to put the ball in play and uses his above-average speed to put pressure on opposing fielders. He lacks the arm strength for shortstop and is an average defender at second base. Advincula is likely to go in the top two rounds of the 2026 draft next July.

4. Ace Reese, 3B, Mississippi State (Chatham)

Reese’s time on the Cape was limited to just eight games before he left for Team USA, but he made the most of it and went 10-for-33 (.303) with a pair of long balls and seven RBIs.

Reese moves well in the box and has a compact operation in which he has both bat speed and big-time hand speed. He consistently got off quick, tight turns with his hips and flashed plus game power—particularly to the pull side—along with a present feel for the barrel.

Where Reese fits defensively is a bit of a question mark. He has the arm strength to handle the hot corner, though he’s a below-average athlete and his actions need work.

5. Chris Hacopian, SS, Texas A&M (Yarmouth-Dennis)

One of the highest rated 2026 draft eligible prospects on the Cape, Hacopian was fresh off a sophomore season with Maryland in which he hit .375/.502/.656 with 14 home runs and 61 RBIs over 52 games. He entered the portal after the season and is making the jump to the SEC next season, as he transferred to Texas A&M.

Despite being one of the more impressive players on the circuit this season, Hacopian’s statline didn’t match his talent, as he hit .258/.333/.364 with two home runs. Despite playing mostly shortstop for Maryland this year, Hacopian played primarily third base.

He has a wide range of skills at the plate, making a high rate of contact, rarely expanding the zone and showing the ability to hit his best struck drives in the air. He has an above-average combination of bat-to-ball ability, approach and power that will likely make his transition to the SEC rather seamless.

6. Caden Bogenpohl, OF, Missouri State (Cotuit)

A tall, physical outfielder standing 6-foot-6, 240 pounds, Bodenpohl has the look of a freak athlete with plus raw power who’s capable of playing center field long term. In his sophomore season with Missouri State, Bogenpohl hit .296/.449/.558 with 13 home runs and eight stolen bases. He was not able to repeat that success with Cotuit, however, as he hit .242/.395/.385 with three home runs across 27 games.

Bogenpohl fits the three true outcomes profile to a tee, as he’s overly passive looking to mitigate the exposure of his below-average bat-to-ball skills. This approach does yield a high rate of walks, however, giving Bogenpohl an on-base floor to lean on. His power is plus, but he has a flat swing and rarely creates loft on contact.

Bogenpohl’s best-struck drives are liners up the middle, and in order for him to fully tap into his game power, he’ll need to add loft to his bat path. There are some concerns that those changes could expose Bogenpohl to further whiffs. He’s an above-average runner with the range to handle center field long term.

7. Chris Rembert, 2B, Auburn (Hyannis)

While his time on the Cape was short-lived, Rembert was the best hitter we saw this summer. Most notably, he went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and three RBIs on June 21. He’s almost certainly relegated to second base defensively, but Rembert’s offensive profile is mighty enticing. He has plus bat speed and his barrel flies through the hitting zone. Rembert has already flashed plus power to the pull side, and in our looks this summer, he was regularly on the barrel and consistently generated quality contact.

8. Vahn Lackey, C, Georgia Tech (Hyannis)

Lackey’s back of the baseball card numbers won’t knock your socks off, but it’s important to keep in mind that it was across a 25-at-bat sample. Though he underwhelmed offensively, Lackey was dynamite behind the dish. He’s a high-level athlete who moves well laterally and has a plus, accurate arm. Lackey’s actions also stand out, and he has quiet and compact footwork to go along with ultra-quick transfers. It’s somewhat rare to describe a catcher as toolsy, but Lackey certainly fits the description.

9. Henry Ford, OF, Tennessee (Chatham)

Ford ranked as the No. 69 overall prospect on the final BA 500, but he went undrafted after announcing his commitment to Tennessee. Even with all that was going on this summer—such as navigating the draft and portal—Ford was one of Chatham’s best hitters and posted a .267/.349/.467 slash line with six doubles, three home runs and 18 RBIs. Ford logged 34 games in right field during the spring, but started every day this summer in center.

He has a ton of raw power and can drive the ball a long way to his pull side, but has enough strength to drive the ball to all parts of the field. Ford’s swing is a bit stiff, and he struggled picking up spin at times, but it was still an encouraging summer that he’ll look to build on at Tennessee.

10. Jake McCoy, LHP, South Carolina (Harwich)

One of the top lefthanders in the 2026 college class, McCoy impressed over three starts with Harwich and left many scouts feeling as though he was the best pitcher to toe a Cape mound this summer.

McCoy went 4-5 with a 6.90 ERA and 77 strikeouts to 40 walks over 60 innings for South Carolina this year. Despite those poor in-season numbers, McCoy impressed on the Cape. Over his three starts with Harwich, McCoy struck out 25 batters to three walks across 12.1 innings, leaving his subpar sophomore campaign in the dust.

McCoy is average sized at 6-foot-1 185 pounds, and relies on a four-pitch mix. His four-seam fastball generates little ride but does get significant cut from his three-quarters arm slot. He mixes a low-to-mid-80s baby sweeper, a low-80s changeup with splitter type movement and a upper-80s cutter.

During the summer, McCoy saw his velocity jump from 92.9 mph during the season to an average of 94.3 mph during Cape play. He leaned heavily on his fastball and slider combination over his three starts and saw excellent results.

11. Aiden Robbins, OF, Texas (Harwich)

Robbins didn’t miss a beat following an outstanding sophomore campaign in which he hit .422/.537/.652 with 30 extra-base hits, 20 stolen bases and 44 walks to 32 strikeouts. The future Longhorn won the Cape League batting title after posting a .307/.391/.545 slash line with six doubles and six home runs.

The most encouraging aspect of Robbins’ summer was his uptick in game power, as he was able to match his spring home run total in under half the games. Robbins has shown the ability to generate quality contact—in the spring he posted a 90th percentile exit velocity of 107.8 mph—but seeing it translate to over the fence power only helped his cause. While he struggles to pick up spin out of the hand at times, Robbins feasts on fastballs and his swing decisions are advanced. Getting the ball up in the air more, especially to the pull side, would continue to serve him well in the power department.

As a cherry on top, Robbins runs well, but perhaps most importantly, he knows how to run and is an effective base stealer.

12. Jack Natili, C, Cincinnati (Cotuit)

Natili transferred to Cincinnati after his freshman season at Rutgers and broke out with the Bearcats, hitting .338/.451/.556 with nine home runs. A catcher by trade, Natili has a plus arm but his receiving and blocking need work. Natili’s selling point is the bat, as he hit .248/.364/.434 this summer with six home runs and a league-leading 24 RBIs.

Natili has a fringe-average hit tool, with good on-base skills and approach but below-average bat-to-ball skills. He punishes fastballs but shows some whiff against spin and offspeed pitches. His power is above-average with good exit velocity data and the ability to hit the ball hard in the air. He’s still learning to tap into his pullside power, but with a few adjustments, he could find it. Natili’s profile has some questions, but overall there’s upside for an above-average hitting catcher.

13. Tegan Kuhns, RHP, Tennessee (Brewster)

As a freshman, Kuhns cemented himself as a key cog within Tennessee’s pitching staff and made 15 appearances, 10 of which were starts. Across 36.2 innings, the 6-foot-3 righthander pitched to a 5.40 ERA with 40 strikeouts to 16 walks.

While his summer stint was short, Kuhns looked like the best pitcher in the league at times. He made three starts that spanned a total of 13.1 innings, but he compiled a 1.35 ERA with a sparkling strikeout-to-walk ratio of 20-to-1. Kuhns’ fastball has been into the upper 90s with carry up in the zone, and his best secondary pitch is an upper-70s-to-low-80s curveball that he can spin in the 3,000 rpm range. The pitch has plenty of sharpness and two-plane tilt, and this summer it garnered plenty of empty swings.

While he relied heavily on his fastball-curveball combination, Kuhns also mixed in an effective mid-80s changeup and a mid-to-upper-80s slider with more sweeping shape. He could very well win the Friday starter job next spring.

14. Kade Lewis, 3B/1B, Wake Forest (Bourne)

One of the best pure hitters on the Cape, the powerful Lewis had a knack for finding the barrel. After winning Big East freshman of the year in 2024, Lewis transferred to Wake Forest for 2025. He hit .376/.482/.602 with 11 home runs for the Demon Deacons, with an even number of strikeouts and walks.

Lewis showed similar plate skills and power for Bourne, hitting .267/.361/.341 and anchoring the lineup for a championship club. Lewis shows average bat-to-ball skills with above-average approach and plus raw power. Lewis is a hitter with power more than someone who sells out for home runs. He has a middle-opposite field approach and is still learning to consistently drive the ball in the air. He takes an extremely professional at-bat, controlling pace and contact.

While Lewis’ hitting is advanced, his defense lags behind. He’s a below-average defender at third base and looks passable at first. This lack of defensive value puts extra pressure on Lewis’ bat to perform, but he’s on par with hitters from the 2025 class like Andrew Fischer and Ike Irish.

15. Hunter Carns, C, Florida State (Wareham)

Fresh off a productive freshman season in which he was a key contributor for Florida State, Carns this summer was one of Wareham’s best hitters and posted a .327/.456/.577 slash line with four doubles, three home runs, 11 RBIs and 13 walks to 10 strikeouts across 17 games.

Carns has explosive hands in the box and above-average power, especially to his pull side. He is a high-level athlete who’s also turned in plus run times, and it’s been encouraging to see the strides he’s made—especially this summer—behind the dish since he arrived on campus. Carns is susceptible to spin, and there are some hit tool questions, but he has a unique and enticing tool set for a catcher.

As a draft-eligible sophomore in 2026, Carns has a chance to be selected within the first three rounds.

16. Cole Tryba, LHP, UC Santa Barbara (Orleans)

An undersized lefthander, Tryba spent two seasons putting up good numbers in the UC Santa Barbara bullpen. He spent the summer with Orleans and impressed once again as a reliever for the Firebirds. He pitched to a 1.07 ERA with 28 strikeouts to seven walks over 25.1 innings, earning an all-star nod.

Tryba mixes a two-seam fastball, sweeper and changeup from a low release height and generates a good plane of approach to the plate that befuddles hitters. Tryba’s ball gets some sink with heavy armside run. His high leg lift hides the ball well, and his above-average extension for his size and low three-quarters arm slot allow him to deliver the ball from a sub-five foot release height. He sits low 90s on his fastball, mixing in a sweeper that gets a heavy amount of movement and a changeup that, at times, has negative vertical break and over 18 inches of armside run on average.

Tryba has good stuff but likely lacks the size and endurance to start long term.

17. Tre Broussard, OF, Houston (Harwich)

A top-of-the-order sparkplug, Broussard this summer was the straw that stirred the drink for Harwich and hit .296/.363/.324 with 10 stolen bases en route to taking home all-star game MVP honors.

Listed at 6-feet tall and 170 pounds, Broussard has a wiry, athletic frame and stands fairly tall in the box with a slightly-open front side and ear-high handset. Broussard has quickness in his hands to go along with plus bat-to-ball skills and a sound approach. He’s undoubtedly a hit-over-power profile, but his comfortably-plus speed enables him to take an extra base on a ball hit down the line or in the gap.

Broussard looks every bit the part of a professional center fielder, and his exciting combination of speed and athleticism allow him to cover plenty of ground on the grass.

18. Tyler Pitzer, RHP, Mississippi State (Yarmouth-Dennis)

After two seasons at South Carolina primarily as a reliever, Pitzer entered the transfer portal and committed to Mississippi State. Having logged two unremarkable seasons with the Gamecocks, Pitzer broke out on the Cape. He won the league’s most outstanding pitcher award, leading the league with a 0.34 ERA and finishing second in strikeouts with 36

Pitzer has an insane ability to spin the baseball averaging 2600-plus rpms on his fastball and 2800-plus rpms on his slider. This defines Pitzer’s arsenal, as he throws a four-seam fastball with heavy cut, an upper-80s cutter and a wipeout sweeper in the low 80s. While his fastball is fringy, both his cutter and sweeper are above-average with good movement and spin traits and high whiff and chase numbers against each.

Pitzer has shown stuff and the ability to get outs, the next step will be taking a step forward and proving he can start.

19. Camden Johnson, 3B, Oklahoma (Cotuit)

One of the most exciting players on the Cape this summer, Johnson was the spark plug for the Cotuit lineup, working as their leadoff hitter. After two seasons at Wichita State Johnson entered the portal after the 2025 season and transferred to Oklahoma. He hit .326/.396/.423 over two seasons with the Shockers.

This summer with Cotuit, Johnson hit .292/.362/.354 with 18 stolen bases and 24 runs. Johnson finished tied with Cotuit teammate Ryne Farber for the most hits in the CCBL with 42.

Johnson is a contact hitter with good on-base skills and speed on the bases. His power is below-average and most of his extra base hits come on gap shots. He’s a plus athlete and a strong defender at third base with the above-average arm for the position. Johnson has the speed, on-base and hitting ability of a good leadoff hitter. It is however an unusual profile for third base in the modern game.

20. Carson Jasa, RHP, Nebraska (Hyannis)

Jasa logged just 18.2 innings this spring at Nebraska with mixed results, but he was one of the more exciting arms who went wire-to-wire this summer. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound righthander worked a 4.67 ERA with 34 strikeouts to 25 walks across 27 innings (six starts) for Hyannis and flashed big-time stuff.

Jasa has a high-waisted frame and attacks out of a high three-quarters slot with a long arm stroke. His fastball sat in the mid 90s and was up to 98 mph, but he struggled to locate it and didn’t generate a lot of whiffs with it.

Jasa’s calling cards are his two high-spin breaking balls. His upper-80s-to-low-90s power cut-slider hybrid is a pitch he spun in the 3,000 rpm range and it consistently made hitters look silly, flashing sharp, late gloveside life with some depth. Jasa’s upper-70s-to-low-80s curveball is distinct in shape and flashed sharp, downward tilt. The two pitches generated respective miss rates of 54% and 44% this summer.

Jasa’s command is a question mark, and it can escape him at times. Keeping his delivery and long levers in sync has been a challenge, but when he was in and around the strike zone this summer, he was flat-out dominant. His upside is tantalizing, however, and this spring he has a chance to shoot up draft boards.

21. Maika Niu, OF, Arkansas (Falmouth)

Niu entered the summer season largely as an unknown following his junior year at Marshall, but he got off to a blistering start and turned himself into a legitimate draft prospect seemingly overnight. While his production cooled off as the season progressed, Niu still enjoyed one of the more prominent breakout campaigns of any hitter in the country. He took home MVP honors after posting a .280/.364/.508 slash line with four doubles, a league-leading eight home runs, 15 stolen bases and 23 RBIs.

While picking up spin and seeing shapes out of the hand have both been bugaboos for Niu, he has shown the ability—both with metal and wood—to drive the baseball to all fields, though his highest quality of contact has come to the pull side. Niu has consistently turned in plus run times and is a good athlete whose defensive profile is best suited for the outfield. His actions need refining, but his arm strength, speed and athleticism all translate well on the grass.

22. Jon LeGrande, OF, St. John’s (Bourne)

A true New York City ballplayer, LeGrande grew up in the Bronx, attending high school at George Washington HS in New York City. After two seasons at Wabash Valley (IL) JC, LeGrande transferred to St. John’s. He hit .368/.443/.578 with seven home runs and 33 stolen bases across 52 games with the Red Storm.

LeGrande was the motor that ran the Bourne offense this season, especially during the playoffs. He hit .288/.389/.364 with eight doubles, a triple and 21 stolen bases. He was awarded playoff MVP as he helped lead Bourne to a league title.

LeGrande is an undersized grinder type with plus speed, good plate skills and sneaky pull side power. His exit velocity data and angles are fairly good for a player with his approach and speed. LeGrande’s bat-to-ball skills are above-average, and his swing decisions are elite. He has the ability to play all three outfield positions. He’ll technically be draft eligible for a fourth time following the 2026 season.

23. Payton Manca, LHP, Florida State (Cotuit)

After redshirting his freshman year at Florida State, Manca appeared in 13 games, striking out 24 over 23.1 innings but struggling with his command. On the Cape this summe, it was a different story, as he4 pitched to a 2.70 ERA across 30 innings striking out 25 and walking 11. Manca performed as a starter for the Kettleers throughout the summer, making a big start in the series-clinching game against Wareham in the first round of the CCBL playoffs.

A big-bodied lefty at 6-foot-6 255 pounds, Manca has a physical frame but does not have the velocity you’d expect from a pitcher his size. He mixes four pitches led by a low-90s four-seam fastball with above-average ride and run. His primary secondary is a slider in the low-80s with cut-slider shape that sees usage versus lefties and righties. His changeup is thrown almost exclusively to righties, with good vertical and velocity separation off of the fastball. He mixes in a mid-80s curveball with solid depth.

Manca’s strike-throwing looked improved this summer, showing glimpses that it could be average in 2026.

24. Brady Hamilton, RHP, Wichita State (Yarmouth-Dennis)

This summer served as a bit of a coming out party for Hamilton, as, after a modest spring season, he pitched to a 1.48 ERA with 22 strikeouts to just five walks across 30.1 innings en route to an all-star selection.

A slightly undersized righthander, Hamilton features a low-90s fastball that was up to 94 mph, a low-80s slider and a mid-80s changeup. His heater flashes run and sink, but it doesn’t generate swings and misses on a regular basis, and opposing hitters this summer showed the ability to get their barrel to it.

Hamilton’s sweeper is his money maker, and it averaged nearly a foot of lateral life with some depth. It’s a pitch for which he has a solid feel and it’s his most viable swing-and-miss offering. This summer it posted a 38% whiff rate, and opposing hitters posted a measly .143/.200/.214 slash line against it. He threw it just 8% of the time, and he lowers his arm slot when delivering it. Hamilton’s changeup is a solid third offering that flashes both fade and tumble.

Hamilton’s control this summer was comfortably above-average and he was consistently in the strike zone. He figures to lead Wichita State’s rotation in 2026.

25. Caden MacDonald, RHP/1B, Florida (Wareham)

MacDonald missed the entire 2024 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, but made 20 relief appearances this spring and pitched to a 5.14 ERA with 29 strikeouts across 28 innings. This summer, he enjoyed an MVP-esque season and was a valuable piece on both sides of the baseball for Wareham.

On the bump, he made eight appearances—five of which were starts—and compiled a 3.51 ERA with 17 strikeouts to seven walks in 25.2 innings. At the dish, MacDonald posted a .256/.396/.477 slash line with six home runs and 18 RBIs.

While MacDonald is strong and physical with present bat speed and pullside thump, he projects as a pitcher long term. MacDonald’s fastball sits in the low 90s and has been up to 94 mph, though it’s a below-average pitch that lacks life. His low-to-mid-70s curveball and upper-70s-to-low-80s gyro slider were both effective secondary offerings, while his low-80s changeup was more of a show pitch.

MacDonald will look to build on the momentum he built over the course of the last calendar year and figures to be a solid contributor next spring for Florida.