Ryan Bliss - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Ryan Bliss, 2B/SS, Arizona Diamondbacks ANALYSIS: Coming out of high school in Georgia, Ryan Bliss was secure in his commitment to Auburn. He fell to the 30th round of the 2018 draft despite talent that would have indicated he'd be a top-10-round selection. He had a power explosion in 2021 with Auburn, and that […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Jackson Chourio, Harry Ford, Heston Kjerstad, Kyle Manzardo, Joey Cantillo, more

The 2023 Futures Game rosters have been announced. With a break in the minor league baseball schedule before this event, this seemed like a good time to focus on those players on the Futures Game rosters that have not yet been covered in this space this season. The next two weeks will feature extended names […]

John McMillon - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: John McMillon, RP, Kansas City Royals ANALYSIS: A strikeout artist out of the bullpen for Texas Tech, McMillon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Royals after the shortened 2020 draft. He was known for his power stuff on the mound but struggled to locate his pitches. The walk issues followed McMillon […]

Brant Hurter - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Brant Hurter, SP, Detroit Tigers ANALYSIS: A big (6'6", 250 pounds) lefty out of Georgia Tech, Hurter was drafted by the Tigers in the seventh round in 2021. He was coming off a 2021 season that was a disappointment after an elite showing in 2019 before injury. Hurter didn't pitch in his draft season, […]

Jack Noble - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Jack Noble, SP, Minnesota Twins ANALYSIS: Noble worked his way from Oregon to junior college to Long Beach State in his college journey. He finished the 20-round 2022 draft without hearing his name called and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Twins. Noble made his debut at the complex out of […]

Chase Hampton - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Chase Hampton, SP, New York Yankees ANALYSIS: Hampton finished his collegiate career at Texas Tech with a big 12-strikeout game against Notre Dame before the Yankees picked him in the sixth round last summer. The Yankees had the 6'2" righty work with coaches on his delivery rather than heading out to make his pro […]

Jake Bennett - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Jake Bennett, SP, Washington Nationals ANALYSIS: In the summer of 2021, Bennett had an impressive summer in the Cape Cod League, and he followed it up with an impressive 2022 for Oklahoma, posting a 133/22 K/BB ratio over 117 innings for the Sooners. The Nationals selected the 6'6" lefty in the second round of […]

Jeter Martinez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Jeter Martinez, SP, Seattle Mariners ANALYSIS: The Mariners signed Martinez out of Mexico this January as one of the top-rated available players on the international market this season. He was the top-rated player from Mexico in all rankings. The 6'4" Martinez has long arms and generates additional difficulty to hit as he comes over […]

Yeremi Cabrera - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Yeremi Cabrera, OF, Texas Rangers ANALYSIS: The Rangers signed Cabrera out of the Dominican Republic for just $10,000 in the 2022 signing period. That looked like about the right price as Cabrera stumbled to a .613 OPS in his debut in the Dominican Summer League. Now, it's beginning to look like a bargain. On […]

Roman Anthony - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Roman Anthony, OF, Boston Red Sox ANALYSIS: Anthony was the Red Sox second-round pick last summer out of the same high school in Florida that has produced Anthony Rizzo and Jesus Luzardo, as well as Orioles top prospect Coby Mayo. Many have actually strongly compared Rizzo and Anthony at the plate due to Anthony's strong left-handed swing. In […]

Do These Prospects Matter In Fantasy Baseball? Termarr Johnson, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Dalton Rushing, Jake Bennett

Every season in Minor League Baseball and dynasty fantasy baseball, there are "pop-up" prospects. These prospects are guys that explode on the scene without previous reputation. Sometimes it's due to a change in swing or pitch delivery that allows for a jump, sometimes it's simple physical maturation, and sometimes it's a guy taking advantage of […]

Emmanuel Rodriguez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Emmanuel Rodriguez, OF, Minnesota Twins ANALYSIS: The Twins signed Rodriguez out of the Dominican Republic for $2.5 million as one of the top international free agents in the 2019-2020 class. Because of the pandemic, his pro debut wasn't made until 2021 when he showed off impressive raw power and speed but had contact concerns. […]

Dalton Rushing - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Dalton Rushing, C, Los Angeles Dodgers ANALYSIS: Likely the highest-drafted non-first-round pick in FYPDs this offseason, Rushing was a second-round pick by the Dodgers out of Louisville and did nothing but hit once he hit the minors, slashing .404/.522/.740 in 30 games, 28 of which were played in Single-A. Rushing was assigned to High-A […]

Termarr Johnson - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Termarr Johnson, 2B, Pittsburgh Pirates ANALYSIS: Johnson impressed many by attending a summer wood bat league last season before he was drafted out of high school, hitting .273/.412/.382 against college players before hitting .275/.396/.450 in his introduction to full-season ball. Pretty impressive for an 18-year-old kid who would end up as the fourth overall […]

Dyan Jorge - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Dyan Jorge, SS, Colorado Rockies ANALYSIS: The Rockies signed Jorge out of Cuba in January 2022 for $2.8 million, a Colorado franchise record for an international signing. Like many signees from Cuba, Jorge was older than the typical signee in the 2022 international class, and he spent his first season in the Dominican Summer […]

Clayton Beeter - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Clayton Beeter, SP, New York Yankees ANALYSIS: The Dodgers drafted Beeter in the second round of the 2020 draft out of Texas Tech. He posted impressive strikeout rates in 2021 and early 2022 with the Dodgers, though his control has been an issue. The Dodgers made him the sole return for the Yankees in […]

Tyler Stuart - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Tyler Stuart, SP, New York Mets ANALYSIS: A sixth-round pick last summer out of Southern Miss, most recognize Stuart's giant 6'9", 250-pound frame. Most saw a quick-moving reliever based on Stuart's background as a college reliever, but the Mets immediately made Stuart a starter, which lengthened his path to the majors. Stuart opened the […]

Cade Horton - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Cade Horton, SP, Chicago Cubs ANALYSIS: The two biggest surprises in the top 10 of last summer's draft were the Rangers picking Kumar Rocker third and the Cubs snagging Horton with the seventh overall selection. Many believed that Horton's record-setting performance in the College World Series final with 13 strikeouts put him on the map for […]

Spencer Arrighetti - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Spencer Arrighetti, SP, Houston Astros ANALYSIS: The Astros selected Arrighetti in the sixth round of the 2021 draft out of Louisiana-Lafayette. He had journeyed from Texas Christian to junior college and then to Lafayette in a college career with plenty of travel miles. Working with a low-90s fastball and a group of secondary options […]

Kyle Harrison - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Kyle Harrison, SP, San Francisco Giants ANALYSIS: Considered one of the top prep arms available in the 2020 draft, Harrison fell to the Giants in the third round as he sought a big signing bonus to pass over his commitment to UCLA. The Giants met those demands, signing Harrison for just short of a […]

Brian Van Belle - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Brian Van Belle, SP, Boston Red Sox ANALYSIS: The Boston Red Sox signed Van Belle as an undrafted free agent out of Miami after the 2020 shortened draft. Known for a dynamic changeup, Van Belle was undrafted due to a low-90s fastball and a below-average curve as his other offerings at draft time. Van […]

Davis Wendzel - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Davis Wendzel, SS, Texas Rangers ANALYSIS: Many draft evaluators were curious when the Rangers landed Josh Jung with the eighth pick in 2019 and then proceeded to draft Wendzel in the competitive balance round, 41st overall, in the same draft out of Baylor. Jung and Wendzel were widely considered two of the top five college infielders […]

Aaron Palensky - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Aaron Palensky, OF, New York Yankees ANALYSIS: An undrafted free agent signing after the shortened 2020 draft, Palensky was a college hitter that likely would have been drafted in the 7th through 10th rounds by someone coming off a productive career at the Univerisity of Nebraska. The Yankees started Palensky at Double-A in 2021, […]

Jonathan Aranda - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Jonathan Aranda, 2B/3B, Tampa Bay Rays ANALYSIS: Originally signed by the Rays in 2015 out of Mexico, Aranda made his major league debut last season and many expected him to compete for a roster spot out of spring training, but impressive performances and surprising health from competitors for the infield positions that Aranda plays […]

Derek Bernard - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Derek Bernard, 2B, Colorado Rockies ANALYSIS: Signed for $185,000 out of the Dominican Republic last season, Bernard was one of the youngest signees in the 2022 class. Bernard was a surprising reassignment to the DSL this year after putting up strong stats, with a .308/.377/.439 slash line and four homers and 11 steals in […]

Colt Keith - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Colt Keith, 3B, Detroit Tigers ANALYSIS: In the shortened 2020 draft, a number of quality high school players made it to college that normally would have been drafted in the 6th through 15th rounds of the draft. Keith looked to be headed in that direction until the Tigers plucked him with their fifth-round pick. […]

Yorfran Medina - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Yorfran Medina, 1B, Los Angeles Dodgers ANALYSIS: Medina was signed out of Venezuela last January as part of the Dodgers' huge Latin signing class. In fact, the Dodgers signed the most players of any team in the 2021-2022 international signing period. That also means that none of the players signed got "huge" bonuses, needing […]

Do These Prospects Matter For Fantasy Baseball? Colt Keith, Jonathan Aranda, Kyle Harrison, Cade Horton, Davis Wendzel, more

All levels of minor league baseball are now in full force, with complex leagues and the Dominican Summer League each having multiple weeks under the belt. In this week's six-packs, we are going to look at players who have performed tremendously well over the past 30 days. While it can be a short time frame […]

Starting Pitcher Prospects Emerging: Year of the Rookie Pitcher - Debuts by Andrew Abbott, Bryan Woo, AJ Smith-Shawver

Many have termed 2023 the “year of the rookie pitcher” in fantasy baseball. It is true that 32 pitchers that have debuted in 2023 have made a start in the majors this season, and that doesn’t even figure in “rookie” pitchers like Hunter Brown and Matthew Liberatore who debuted in previous seasons, bringing the total […]

Thomas Pannone - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Thomas Pannone, SP, Milwaukee Brewers   ANALYSIS: After being selected by Cleveland in the ninth round of the 2013 draft, Pannone was traded to Toronto along with Samad Taylor for Joe Smith in a trade deadline deal in 2017. Pannone earned his way to a major league debut in 2018 with the Blue Jays […]