Alejandro Rosario

A fifth-round selection in 2023 out of Miami, Rosario has big-time stuff, but his 7.11 ERA and 1.63 WHIP as a junior led to him sliding to the fifth round. The Rangers gave him a comfy assignment to the lowest full-season level of the minors, and Rosario dominated, logging a 2.11 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and a 69:5 K:BB in 47 innings across 10 starts. It was more of the same at High-A, with the 6-foot-1 righty logging a 2.40 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 31.9 K-BB% in 41.1 innings. His mid-90s fastball touches 100 mph, and he uses it to generate groundballs down in the zone but can also dial it up for strikeouts. Rosario has one of the better splitters in the minors - a dastardly 88-92 mph offering - as well as an above-average sweeper. The biggest development in 2024 was Rosario logging walk rates below five percent at both stops while throwing a career-high 88.1 innings. He'll open the year in the upper levels of the minors, and while he may spend the whole year on the farm, Rosario is talented enough to force the issue in the middle of the summer. He is one of the best pitching prospects in the game. Read Past Outlooks