11. Roldy Brito (352 points, 18 ballots)
Brito was easily the breakout prospect in the Rockies system in 2025. The 18-year-old 5’11” Dominican switch-hitting up-the-middle defender (he played both second base and center field frequently in 2025,
plus some shortstop in 2024) was a member of Colorado’s 2024 international signing class, but his $420k bonus was only the fifth-highest among those signing with the Rockies that year. Two years later, the speedy Brito is the only player from the class who has played at a full-season affiliate and he crushed it in a late season appearance with Fresno.
Mid-season 2025 Rank: 29
High Ballot: 3
Mode Ballot: 16
Future Value: 40+, up the middle player with potential
Contract Status: 2024 International Free Agent, Dominican Republic, Rule 5 Eligible After 2028, three options remaining
MLB ETA: 2028
After signing, Brito spent 2024 with the Dominican Summer League team, where his .254/.360/.314 line with 24/27 steals (89 wRC+) frankly didn’t stand out much. The Rockies saw enough though to bring Brito stateside to the Arizona Complex League team in 2025, where he was 1.6 years younger than league average. Brito rose to the challenge, hitting a scalding .368/.445/.555 with three homers among his 22 extra-base hits and 22/29 steals in 209 plate appearances, good for a 159 wRC+. Brito was second in the league in OPS and hits, 3rd in slugging, batting average, and steals, 4th in runs, and he was sixth in OBP and doubles. For that performance, Brito took home MVP honors for the ACL.
That impressive performance led the Rockies to jump Brito up to Low-A Fresno after the ACL season ended in late July, where he was 3.2 years younger than league average. Brito didn’t miss a beat in his full-season debut. In 33 games with Fresno, Brito hit .375/.442/.463 with a homer, a triple, seven doubles and 13 steals in 156 plate appearances, which was good for a 156 wRC+. He also tacked on a 3-for-9 performance with a triple in two playoff games for Fresno.
Brito didn’t face many lefties and therefore didn’t hit right-handed that often, but in 56 PA from that side in 2025 he posted a 1.129 OPS (his OPS was .927 hitting from the left side). He struck out in 17% of Low-A plate appearances while walking in 9% of them, while his speed led to a ridiculous .459 BABIP. In the field, Brito played 36 games at second base (ten errors, eight in the ACL) and 41 in center field (two errors with six outfield assists).
Purple Row’s own Evan Lang chronicled Brito’s magical 2025 throughout the season in the weekly Pebble Reports and got a chance to interview Brito as he entered fall instructs in October.
Here’s some video of Brito from his stint with Fresno late last season, including some slo-mo looks at swings from both sides of the plate:
Here’s another slo-mo view of his swing from the ACL:
Brito is just breaking out and has only recently attracted national prospect attention. The most enthusiastic voice so far on Brito has been Keith Law of the Athletic, who recently ranked Brito third on his Rockies system list and slotted Brito just outside his top 100 overall prospects list:
Brito led the Arizona Complex League in batting average last year by one point over the Dodgers’ Ching-Hsien Ko, finishing second in OBP and third in slugging. He then moved up to Low A and hit .375/.442/.463 in 33 games. Those numbers are a little misleading about his hit tool; he’s at least a 70 runner who legged out some ground-ball hits, and likes to bunt for hits as well, picking up 29 points of average in Low A just from bunt singles.
He’s a switch-hitter who can hit from both sides, with maybe a touch more bat speed right-handed, and he’s gotten much stronger already since he signed so that he can impact the ball and maybe come into average power. He played mostly second base with some shortstop in the DSL in 2024, after which the Rockies tried him in center field, giving him almost equal time in center and at the keystone in 2025. He gets mixed reviews at both positions, although he’s 18 and doesn’t have a ton of experience at either spot. If he keeps raking like this in his return to Low A this year, and even shows he can play average defense at one of those two positions, he’ll be in the top 100 a year from now.
After Josh Norris of Baseball America ranked Brito 17th among all prospects in the ACL in Mid-July, BA recently ranked Brito fifth in the system and listed him as the starting second baseman on the 2029 Rockies while calling him the best athlete in the system (also, the best hit tool and base-running skill):
Brito shows above-average bat-to-ball skills and power with the ability to consistently find the barrel. … There are some red flags in Brito’s profile, however, including subpar angles and a swing-happy approach prone to expanding the zone. Despite this, Brito had very good expected outcomes this season due to his combination of contact and power.
MLB.com took the unusual step of jumping Brito straight into their late season 2025 Rockies list, ranking him 16th as a 45 FV player with plus speed and 50 grades on his hit, arm, and field tools:
Compact at 5-foot-11, Brito is a twitchy athlete and switch-hitter, who has shown an ability to hit the ball hard from both sides of the plate. In his brief time with the Rockies, he’s shown he has a gameplan at the plate, is willing to draw walks and keeps his swing-and-miss relatively limited. There’s extra-base thump in there, with perhaps more power to come, but he profiles more as a catalyst type who could sit atop a lineup long term. His plus speed would be an asset there as well, especially if he can learn the nuances of the basestealing craft (35 steals, 14 caught in 2025).
Signed as a middle infielder, Brito did see a little time at shortstop during his pro debut, but has spent most of his time on the dirt at second, in deference to [Ashly] Andujar. He added center field this year, giving him more defensive versatility and has looked fine defensively in both spots, giving the Rockies options should his offensive game continue to trend upwards as he moves up the ladder.
Fellow PuRP Robert Calaz (who received more scouting acclaim in the process due to his power potential) followed a similar trajectory in 2024 to what Brito did last summer. If that’s an indication, Brito should be back in Fresno next year as one of the younger players in the league. Calaz didn’t wow in his return engagement to Fresno, but perhaps Brito will be different (or maybe he’ll get a jump up to High-A right away).
Brito clearly has a strong enough hit tool for lower minors pitching and provides speed and flexibility with his up the middle defense. I’m generally reticent to get too excited by numbers alone and typically wait for scouting confirmation for players without a strong pedigree, so the recent rave reviews on Brito from national prospect watchers have been very encouraging. In fact, after those recent reports I think my 40+ FV rating, 12th on my list, of Brito might be a little light.
Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
