With Drake Baldwin of the Atlanta Braves getting the nod for the 2025 National League Rookie of the Year, MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo have already started looking ahead to 2026. With predictions for which prospects could take home the hardware next year, their pick for the Philadelphia Phillies makes a lot of sense.
In identifying one player from each minor league system, it was unshockingly unanimous that Callis, Dykstra and Mayo picked outfielder Justin Crawford. The Phillies' No. 3 MLB Pipeline prospect and No. 54 overall could easily be the team's chance at seeing their first Rookie of the Year Award since 2005, when another coveted prospect named Ryan Howard made his debut and won the award.