When MLB Pipeline recently released their list of the best prospects in baseball from ages 16-25, most Philadelphia Phillies fans would be fairly confident that their top pitching prospect Andrew Painter would win out in his age group. After all, despite missing almost two years due to Tommy John surgery, he remained among the top 30 MLB Pipeline prospects over the past few seasons.
Currently at No. 16 overall, Painter is only two spots behind Bubba Chandler of the Pittsburgh Pirates and five spots behind Nolan McLean of the New York Mets for the top pitching prospect in all of baseball.