Thomas White enters 2025 as Baseball America's No. 2 left-handed pitching prospect

[Ely Sussman]

Baseball America just released their position-by-position rankings of top MLB prospects. Rising star Thomas White was one of three Miami Marlins prospects who made the cut.

• Top 10 catchers: none
• Top 10 first baseman: none
• Top 10 second baseman: none
• Top 10 third baseman: none
• Top 25 shortstops: Starlyn Caba (#17)
• Top 10 center fielders: none
• Top 10 corner outfielders: none
• Top 35 right-handed pitchers: none
• Top 15 left-handed pitchers: Thomas White (#2) and Robby Snelling (#12)

White was already BA's second-ranked lefty at the end of the 2024 season and No. 36 on their overall MLB prospects list. He figures to land in a similar spot on their inaugural 2025 Top 100 list. Caba was previously the 15th-ranked shortstop and No. 54 overall prospect, so that's another Top 100 lock. The recent trade acquisition still receives a top-of-the-scale 80 grade from BA for his defense.

I'm more surprised by the unranked status of Noble Meyer. The former first-round draft pick was BA's 14th-ranked right-hander in September and No. 66 on their Top 100. This exclusion makes it clear that he's been bumped off their Top 100 entirely coming off a season where he showed nasty stuff, but very poor control.