Colt Emerson, Kade Anderson, Lazaro Montes, Harry Ford, Ryan Sloan, Michael Arroyo, Jonny Farmelo, Jurrangelo Cijntje and Felnin Celesten are all in the Top 100, with Ford serving as the closest-to-MLB ready prospect. The catcher could be up in September of this season as the M's chase their first playoff berth since 2022.

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the final "ace-off" between Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer, the Astros, Padres, and Reds are all getting help down the stretch, the Red Sox keep locking up their young core,

We’re graduating from our usual MLB power rankings and moving to weekly contender rankings, turning the focus to the teams worth paying attention to down the stretch.