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The final update of the First-Year Player Draft rankings is just in time for peak FYPD draft season. This update adds in a half-dozen signees from the January 15 international class along with updating the teams for a few former Japanese players who signed this offseason with an MLB club and a player who was traded this offseason.
With most FYPD drafts taking place over the next month, this can be a useful tool for all those who are headed into their offseason draft.
That should give everyone a complete list as fantasy baseball FYPD drafts hit their peak in February/March heading into the 2024 fantasy baseball season!
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MLB Prospect Rankings for First-Year Player Drafts
Proximity will rank highly in these rankings as a player that can return value immediately in a FYPD is always a benefit. Of course, this year's class offers both elite talent and proximity! Make sure to check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy baseball dynasty articles and fantasy baseball prospects coverage!
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Age | ETA |
| 1 | Wyatt Langford | OF | TEX | 22 | 2024 |
| 2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | SP | LAD | 25 | 2024 |
| 3 | Dylan Crews | OF | WAS | 22 | 2024 |
| 4 | Walker Jenkins | OF | MIN | 19 | 2026 |
| 5 | Paul Skenes | SP | PIT | 21 | 2024 |
| 6 | Matt Shaw | SS | CHC | 22 | 2024 |
| 7 | Shota Imanaga | SP | CHC | 30 | 2024 |
| 8 | Max Clark | OF | DET | 19 | 2026 |
| 9 | Jung Hoo Lee | OF | SF | 25 | 2024 |
| 10 | Tommy Troy | SS | ARI | 22 | 2025 |
| 11 | Brock WIlken | 3B | MIL | 21 | 2024 |
| 12 | Colt Emerson | SS | SEA | 18 | 2026 |
| 13 | Hurston Waldrep | SP | ATL | 22 | 2025 |
| 14 | Nolan Schanuel | 1B | LAA | 22 | 2023 |
| 15 | Brayden Taylor | 3B | TB | 21 | 2025 |
| 16 | Rhett Lowder | SP | CIN | 22 | 2025 |
| 17 | Aidan Miller | SS | PHI | 19 | 2026 |
| 18 | Enrique Bradfield Jr. | OF | BAL | 22 | 2025 |
| 19 | Bryce Eldridge | OF | SF | 19 | 2026 |
| 20 | Kyle Teel | C | BOS | 22 | 2025 |
| 21 | Chase Davis | OF | STL | 22 | 2025 |
| 22 | Yohandy Morales | 3B | WAS | 22 | 2025 |
| 23 | Arjun Nimmala | SS | TOR | 18 | 2026 |
| 24 | Walker Martin | SS | SF | 20 | 2026 |
| 25 | Noble Meyer | SP | MIA | 19 | 2026 |
| 26 | Tai Peete | 3B | SEA | 18 | 2026 |
| 27 | Kevin McGonigle | SS | DET | 19 | 2026 |
| 28 | Jacob Wilson | SS | OAK | 22 | 2025 |
| 29 | Thomas White | SP | MIA | 19 | 2026 |
| 30 | Chase Dollander | SP | COL | 22 | 2025 |
| 31 | George Lombard Jr. | SS | NYY | 18 | 2027 |
| 32 | Leodalis De Vries | SS | SD | 17 | 2027 |
| 33 | Mac Horvath | 2B | BAL | 22 | 2026 |
| 34 | Jacob Gonzalez | SS | CHW | 21 | 2025 |
| 35 | Colin Houck | SS | NYM | 19 | 2026 |
| 36 | Jake Gelof | 3B | LAD | 22 | 2025 |
| 37 | Sammy Stafura | SS | CIN | 19 | 2026 |
| 38 | Yariel Rodriguez | SP | TOR | 27 | 2024 |
| 39 | Brice Matthews | SS | HOU | 22 | 2026 |
| 40 | Dillon Head | OF | SD | 19 | 2026 |
| 41 | Yuki Matsui | RP | SD | 28 | 2024 |
| 42 | Jose Perdomo | SS | ATL | 17 | 2027 |
| 43 | Ralphy Velazquez | C | CLE | 18 | 2027 |
| 44 | Gino Groover | 3B | ARI | 21 | 2025 |
| 45 | Ty Floyd | SP | CIN | 22 | 2025 |
| 46 | Jonny Farmelo | OF | SEA | 19 | 2027 |
| 47 | Charlee Soto | SP | MIN | 18 | 2027 |
| 48 | Adrian Santana | SS | TB | 18 | 2027 |
| 49 | Cole Carrigg | OF | COL | 21 | 2025 |
| 50 | Nazzan Zanetello | SS | BOS | 18 | 2027 |
| 51 | Adolfo Sanchez | OF | CIN | 17 | 2027 |
| 52 | Kendall George | OF | LAD | 19 | 2027 |
| 53 | Brandon Winokur | SS | MIN | 19 | 2027 |
| 54 | Josh Knoth | SP | MIL | 18 | 2027 |
| 55 | Jack Hurley | OF | ARI | 22 | 2025 |
| 56 | Hyun-Seok Jang | SP | LAD | 20 | 2026 |
| 57 | Alex Clemmey | SP | CLE | 18 | 2027 |
| 58 | Blake Wolters | SP | KC | 19 | 2027 |
| 59 | Myles Naylor | SS | OAK | 18 | 2027 |
| 60 | Blake Mitchell | C | KC | 19 | 2027 |
| 61 | Paulino Santana | OF | TEX | 17 | 2027 |
| 62 | Colton Ledbetter | OF | TB | 22 | 2025 |
| 63 | Cooper Pratt | SS | MIL | 19 | 2026 |
| 64 | Maui Ahuna | SS | SF | 22 | 2025 |
| 65 | George Wolkow | OF | CHW | 18 | 2027 |
| 66 | Steven Echavarria | SP | OAK | 18 | 2027 |
| 67 | Zyhir Hope | OF | LAD | 19 | 2027 |
| 68 | Kevin Sim | 3B | ARI | 22 | 2026 |
| 69 | Fernando Cruz | SS | CHC | 17 | 2027 |
| 70 | Aidan Smith | OF | SEA | 19 | 2027 |
| 71 | Carson Roccaforte | OF | KC | 22 | 2026 |
| 72 | Kemp Alderman | OF | MIA | 21 | 2026 |
| 73 | Jace Bohrofen | OF | TOR | 22 | 2025 |
| 74 | Jackson Baumeister | SP | BAL | 21 | 2025 |
| 75 | Alex Mooney | SS | CLE | 21 | 2026 |
| 76 | Grant Taylor | SP | CHW | 21 | 2026 |
| 77 | Ben Williamson | 3B | SEA | 23 | 2025 |
| 78 | Brandon Sproat | SP | NYM | 23 | 2025 |
| 79 | Zach Levenson | OF | STL | 22 | 2025 |
| 80 | Kiefer Lord | SP | BAL | 21 | 2026 |
| 81 | Ryan Lasko | OF | OAK | 21 | 2026 |
| 82 | Matthew Etzel | OF | BAL | 21 | 2026 |
| 83 | Teddy McGraw | SP | SEA | 22 | 2025 |
| 84 | Luke Keaschall | 2B | MIN | 21 | 2025 |
| 85 | Quinn Mathews | SP | STL | 23 | 2025 |
| 86 | Max Anderson | 2B | DET | 22 | 2025 |
| 87 | Jaxon Wiggins | SP | CHC | 22 | 2026 |
| 88 | Mitch Jebb | SS | PIT | 21 | 2026 |
| 89 | Antonio Anderson | 3B | BOS | 18 | 2027 |
| 90 | Luis Cova | OF | MIA | 17 | 2027 |
| 91 | Eric Bitonti | 3B | MIL | 18 | 2027 |
| 92 | Nehomar Ochoa Jr. | OF | HOU | 18 | 2027 |
| 93 | Cade Kuehler | SP | ATL | 21 | 2025 |
| 94 | Juaron Watts-Brown | SP | TOR | 22 | 2026 |
| 95 | Zander Mueth | SP | PIT | 18 | 2027 |
| 96 | Homer Bush Jr. | OF | SD | 22 | 2026 |
| 97 | Andrew Pinckney | OF | WAS | 23 | 2025 |
| 98 | Sabin Ceballos | 3B | ATL | 21 | 2026 |
| 99 | Joe Whitman | SP | SF | 22 | 2026 |
| 100 | Hiro Wyatt | SP | KC | 19 | 2027 |
Breaking Down the FYPD Rankings
Since Shota Imanaga signed with the Chicago Cubs, he's received high marks from his teammates and moved up this list:
“The pitches within themselves are really filthy.”
Justin Steele on Shota Imanaga.
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) February 14, 2024
Of the six players who signed on January 15 among the international teen prospects, the Padres' Leodalis De Vries is the highest-ranked player at 32. The other top-50 international signee, the Braves' Jose Perdomo, probably has the highest floor among those players, as much of a floor as any teenage international signee can truly have.
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