Quinn Priester - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Quinn Priester, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates ANALYSIS: The first prep pitcher taken in the 2018 draft when the Pirates selected him 18th overall, Priester has had his ups and downs along his development path, all the while showcasing major league-quality overall stuff when he's healthy and commanding and controlling his arsenal of pitches. After pitching […]

Cristian Mena - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Cristian Mena, SP, Chicago White Sox ANALYSIS: Signed by the White Sox out of the Dominican Republic in 2019, the pandemic delayed the debut of Mena, and his first showing at the complex level would not have impressed casual observers (7.82 ERA in 48 1/3 innings with a 62/21 BB/K ratio). However, the evident […]

Bryan Woo - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Bryan Woo, SP, Seattle Mariners ANALYSIS: Drafted due to an elite fastball, per analytics, Woo was picked in the sixth round by the Mariners in 2021 out of Cal Poly. There was an extreme risk due to his strength really being one pitch. Woo's dominant fastball allowed him to put up elite strikeout numbers […]

Connor Phillips - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Connor Phillips, SP, Cincinnati Reds ANALYSIS: Much has been written about Reds' lefty Andrew Abbott's results to open the season, but former teammate Phillips has been having a very similar season. Acquired in the 2021-2022 offseason by the Reds from the Mariners, Phillips reached Double-A last year, but he struggled with his primarily two-pitch […]

Tyler Black - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Tyler Black, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers ANALYSIS: Black was drafted out of Wright State in 2021 by the Brewers, and he was showing his elite plate discipline in High-A last year while trying new defensive positions when he fractured his scapula diving for a baseball. He played well in the Arizona Fall League, setting him […]

David Hamilton - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: David Hamilton, SS, Boston Red Sox ANALYSIS: If not for an Achilles injury in his draft season, Hamilton very well may have been a first-day talent in the draft, but the Brewers snagged him in the eighth round of 2019. He spent the rest of that year rehabbing and then missed the 2020 pandemic […]

Buddy Kennedy - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Buddy Kennedy, 2B/3B, Arizona Diamondbacks ANALYSIS: Kennedy was drafted in the fifth round in 2017 out of the same high school that gave baseball Mike Trout. He worked his way through lower levels before the 2020 pandemic. When Kennedy returned to enjoy the offensively-potent Amarillo environment, he hit 17 home runs in just 66 games. […]

Jordan Beck - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Jordan Beck, OF, Colorado Rockies ANALYSIS: Down the road, we may look back at the 2022 Tennessee team as one of the deepest teams in future major league talent in recent college baseball history. On many college teams, Beck would have been a no-doubt center fielder, but he was arguably the third-best defensive outfielder […]

Michael Curialle - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Michael Curialle, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals ANALYSIS: The Cardinals snagged Curialle out of UCLA in the 12th round last summer. After a fairly nondescript career for the Bruins, Curialle put himself on the draft map with a huge showing in the MLB draft league, hitting .353/.532/.471. While in college, Curialle spent most of his […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Quinn Priester, Bryan Woo, Connor Phillips, David Hamilton, Jordan Beck, more

Prospects in Major League Baseball often progress at a routine pace until the player changes something – a new pitch, a new arm angle, a change in approach at the plate, or a change in his swing. That's often the final thing a player does to make himself big league-ready. Many of the players highlighted […]

Re-Drafting the 2011 Fantasy Baseball First Year Player Draft - Bryce Harper, Chris Sale, Jacob deGrom, Manny Machado and more

This is the second edition of a series here at Rotoballer from Benjamin Chase. The series explores previous First-Year Player Drafts and potentially redrafts those FYPDs, with the information we've received since from drafted players and international signees that would have been eligible. You may be worried about future FYPD drafts by reading this series […]

Ben Brown - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Ben Brown, SP, Chicago Cubs ANALYSIS: The Phillies drafted Brown in the 33rd round out of high school in 2017. He was just beginning to break out in 2019 before Tommy John surgery took him out through the 2021 season. Brown opened in High-A with the Phillies organization before he was traded to the […]

Mick Abel - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Mick Abel, SP, Philadelphia Phillies ANALYSIS: The clear top prep arm in the 2020 draft, Abel fell to the Phillies with the 15th selection. The Oregon native showed big strikeout stuff in his pro debut in 2021, but also struggled with his control, leading to a 4.43 ERA over 44 2/3 innings. He worked […]

Nick Frasso - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Nick Frasso, SP, Los Angeles Dodgers ANALYSIS: The Blue Jays selected Frasso in the fourth round out of Loyola Marymount. He ended up requiring Tommy John Surgery and returned to the mound in May of 2022, quickly working his way up to High-A before he was traded to the Dodgers in a deal to […]

Cade Povich - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Cade Povich, SP, Baltimore Orioles ANALYSIS: The Minnesota Twins selected Povich out of Nebraska in the third round of the 2021 draft. He was establishing himself in his first full season when the Twins traded Povich as part of the package to land Jorge Lopez. Orioles breakout reliever Yennier Cano was also part of that deal. While […]

Will Warren - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Will Warren, SP, New York Yankees ANALYSIS: The Yankees drafted Warren in the eighth round out of Southeastern Louisiana. New York has a habit of taking a player with a strong breaking pitch and developing the fastball to turn the arm into a prospect. Warren has a double-plus slider but he hasn't seen the […]

Matt McLain - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Matt McLain, 2B/SS, Cincinnati Reds ANALYSIS: Originally drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round in 2018, McLain went to college at UCLA and ended up a first-round pick by the Reds in 2021 after an up-and-down career with the Bruins. McLain altered his swing, attempting to generate more power, but he struggled […]

Blake Adams - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Blake Adams, SP, Colorado Rockies ANALYSIS: Adams began his college career at the University of Arkansas and rarely pitched before transferring to Kansas State for the 2022 season. His numbers weren't earth-shattering, allowing the Rockies to nab Adams in the 13th round in last year's draft. Adams has a heavy fastball that sits in […]

Henry Davis - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Henry Davis, C, Pittsburgh Pirates ANALYSIS: After an impressive draft season with Louisville, the Pirates made Davis the top overall draft pick in 2021. He showed his double-plus raw power in a brief pro debut that season. Davis struggled with injury last season, but he was able to have a better showing in the […]

Ignacio Alvarez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Ignacio Alvarez, SS, Atlanta Braves ANALYSIS: The Braves drafted Alvarez in the fifth round last summer from junior college in California. He had an impressive pro debut, with more walks than strikeouts and a .451 on-base percentage. Alvarez is producing similar results this season in High-A at 20 years old, with a 30/17 BB/K ratio […]

Colton Cowser - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Colton Cowser, OF, Baltimore Orioles ANALYSIS: The fifth overall selection in 2021 by the Orioles out of Sam Houston State, Cowser hit very well in his pro debut before posting a .278/.406/.469 slash across three levels in 2022 with 19 home runs and 18 stolen bases. Cowser has spent all of 2023 in Triple-A, […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Mick Abel, Matt McLain, Colton Cowser, Ben Brown and more

The 2023 fantasy baseball season has been highlighted by the promotion of nearly two-dozen top prospects to the major leagues to impact fantasy rosters. This week's edition features one player who was called up as the piece was being written. Will these strong performers join the ranks of those who have moved to the majors […]

Ronny Mauricio - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Ronny Mauricio, SS, New York Mets ANALYSIS: The Mets signed Mauricio out of the Dominican Republic in July of 2017. He has been on Baseball America's top 100 lists four times, so the prospect fatigue has set in fairly strong. The big potential has never been realized consistently. After crushing the ball in the Dominican […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Denzel Clarke, Austin Wells, Bobby Miller, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and more

The 2023 minor league baseball season has had multiple highly-regarded prospects open the season on the shelf. With a month of the season now passed, players have begun to filter back in to minor league lineups. The question is how have those players looked upon their return to the field? Are they back to previous […]

Cooper Hjerpe - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Cooper Hjerpe, SP, St. Louis Cardinals ANALYSIS: The Cardinals' first-round selection last summer out of Oregon State, the lefty made big impressions in fall instructs but hadn't made his pro debut until this season, when the Cardinals sent him to Peoria in the Midwest League. Hjerpe has a fastball that reaches the mid-90s along […]

Ryan Cusick - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Ryan Cusick, SP, Oakland Athletics ANALYSIS: A first-round selection of the Atlanta Braves in 2021, Cusick was traded to the A's as part of the Matt Olson trade before the 2022 season. Cusick has been known for his big fastball. Cusick has been pushed aggressively by the A's since he returned from injury last season. Cusick has […]

Orelvis Martinez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Orelvis Martinez, SS, Toronto Blue Jays ANALYSIS: One of the elite prospects in the 2018 international signing class and produced big raw power in his debut at the Florida complex in 2019 and across both A-ball levels in 2021, earning him rankings into the top 50 in prospect lists before the 2022 season. Then, […]

Jose Salas - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Jose Salas, SS, Minnesota Twins ANALYSIS: While many viewed the Twins/Marlins trade this offseason as a swap of Luis Arraez and Pablo Lopez, which could be considered a fairly even trade at this point for each club, the full trade included two well-regarded prospects also going to Minnesota, and Salas is one of those that could strongly […]

Mason Auer - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Mason Auer, OF, Tampa Bay Rays ANALYSIS: The Rays originally drafted Auer out of junior college in the fifth round of the 2021 draft. In his first full season, Auer filled up stat sheets, slashing .290/.372/.487 across both A-ball levels, with 21 doubles, 12 triples, 15 home runs, and 48 stolen bases. The uber-speedy […]

Jordan Nwogu - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis

PROSPECT: Jordan Nwogu, OF, Chicago Cubs ANALYSIS: The Cubs drafted the athletic Nwogu in the third round in 2020 out of the University of Michigan. Nwogu had the opportunity to play college football at a number of schools, but he chose to walk on with the Wolverines, hitting .334/.431/.546 across 125 college games. The Cubs […]