Who are the other pitchers worth keeping an eye on in Cleveland’s system?

The WBC has recently exploded in popularity and become increasingly more important to players — including some of its most elusive recruits.

The best starters tend to have the best fastballs - Zack Wheeler, Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes are all here, as well as perennial four-seam studs Joe Ryan and Luis Castillo.

My 2026 positional prospect rankings series here on RotoBaller concludes with the always intriguing starting pitcher position. The top of my pitching prospect rankings heading into 2026 is especially exciting due to the proximity of many of the arms in the below Top-10.

It’s Tarik Skubal, Garrett Crochet, and Paul Skenes. They’re the three best starting pitchers in the world. Put them in any order you want; I won’t argue with you. For the Red Sox, Garrett Crochet is in a tier of his own.

After two trades this offseason, the starting rotation staff is coming into form. Or is it?