The Rockies’ farm system got a fresh look, and the biggest reason for the shakeup is a combination of impact talent, a strong draft, and one prospect who has taken off in a big way.
Ethan Holliday still sits at the top of the organization’s list, even after his season was cut short by a stress fracture in his left foot. The No. 4 overall pick in 2025 had gotten a taste of pro ball last year with 18 games at Single-A Fresno, then returned there this season and was starting to settle in before the injury ended his run. Colorado still sees him as a central piece of what’s ahead.
Right behind him, Roldy Brito has become one of the Rockies’ biggest risers. His climb across Fresno and High-A Spokane helped fuel a broader reset of the club’s Top 30, which now includes seven new names overall and four newcomers inside the top 10. In all, 11 players on the updated list were not on the preseason version.
The biggest influx came from the 2026 Draft, where Colorado added five of those new prospects. Shortstop Tyler Bell leads the group at No. 4 on the club list after going No. 10 overall out of Kentucky.
Bell also checked in at No. 64 on the new Top 100 Prospects list. His pro debut will have to wait, though, because a shoulder injury he played through in his final college season will require surgery.
Even so, he’s expected to move quickly once healthy.
The draft haul also included Daniel Jackson, the 2026 Golden Spikes winner out of Georgia, along with pitchers Logan Reddemann and Tyler Putnam. Jackson comes in at No.
6, Reddemann at No. 7 and Putnam at No. 20.
Colorado also added catcher Jack Natili, ranked No. 9.
The reshuffle doesn’t stop there. Mason Adams, acquired from the White Sox in the Brenton Doyle trade, lands at No. 21, while Juan Martinez, picked up from the Brewers in the Antonio Senzatela trade, arrives at No. 27.
At the top of the list, Holliday is followed by Brito, Charlie Condon at No. 3 and Bell at No. 4, with Cristian Arguelles rounding out the top five.
Arguelles has become one of the system’s clearest breakout stories. Signed for $700,000 in January 2024, he was the second-highest bonus the Rockies gave out that international signing period. He handled his first taste of pro ball in the Dominican Summer League after signing, then returned there last year after adding strength and ran away with DSL MVP honors by winning the batting title at .422 and leading the league in OPS at 1.180.
This season, the 19-year-old has carried that momentum stateside. The left-handed hitter has shown a disciplined, all-fields approach, works counts, and stays balanced at the plate. Across the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League and Single-A Fresno, he is hitting .379/.458/.671 with 39 extra-base hits, 82 RBIs, 71 runs scored, 38 walks and 14 stolen bases in 71 total games.
One player who moved in the other direction is Griffin Herring. Acquired from the Yankees in the deal that sent Ryan McMahon to New York at the Deadline last year, the left-hander impressed right away with seven strong starts for High-A Spokane, where he posted a 2.40 ERA, a 0.90 WHIP and a .141 average against with 47 strikeouts in 30 innings.
But this season has been far rougher. After opening at Double-A, Herring has struggled through 12 appearances, including three starts, with Hartford, logging an 8.87 ERA and a .270 average against over 23 1/3 innings.
The Rockies’ refreshed Top 30 is a very different list than the one they opened the year with, and the new arrivals have changed the picture in a hurry.
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