Zach Fruit

Fruit had a decent year at High-A in 2024, albeit with too many walks (12.2 BB%). However, he put on a show during big-league spring training in 2025 and offers a high ceiling as a starter or reliever. In the one spring game where there was Statcast, Fruit threw a 91-mph cutter (touches 94 mph) 26 percent of the time and an 82-mph sweeper 18 percent of the time in addition to his 98-mph four-seamer (touches 100-mph) and his 96-mph sinker. The sweeper and cutter each notched whiffs on 67 percent of swings in that outing. If he throws more strikes while staying healthy, which combined is probably a 50/50 proposition at best, Fruit has a chance to be one of the bigger breakout pitching prospects in the minors this year. He should start the year at Double-A and could climb as high as the majors. Read Past Outlooks