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Tyler Soderstrom - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Tyler Soderstrom, C/1B, Oakland Athletics ANALYSIS: Moving out west, we have a pair of Oakland Athletics bats that will likely receive some playing time before the end of the season. Let's start with Tyler Soderstrom who has the higher fantasy upside of the Oakland duo. In 66 games this season, Soderstrom has already cranked 15 […]
Matt Mervis - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Matt Mervis, 1B, Chicago Cubs ANALYSIS: Since being sent back down to Triple-A Iowa, Mervis is hitting .263 with a pair of home runs and five walks in 11 games. His first stint with the Cubs was underwhelming on the surface, but Mervis produced impressive quality of contact metrics with a 13.8% barrel rate […]
Colt Keith - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Colt Keith, 3B, Detroit Tigers ANALYSIS: I'm really starting to think we see Colt Keith sooner rather than later, especially now that he's mashing in Triple-A. With another three hits, including a double and a stolen base, Keith now has 10 hits in his first six Triple-A games including two home runs and four […]
Eric Cross' Dynasty Notes - Baltimore and Cincinnati Stealing the Show
In the dynasty world, news and notes articles take on a whole new meaning. Not only are we discussing short-term value with these players, but we need to look long-term as well. A good dynasty manager is like Crazy Eyes from the movie Mr. Deeds. You have to have one eye on the present and […]
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Updated Rankings for 2023 Redraft (Week 14)
It's hard to believe that the MLB season is already at the halfway mark. FOr the most part, fantasy league standings have taken shape and you should have a pretty good idea of whether or not you have a shot at contending this season. If you've fallen out of the hunt, stashing prospects probably isn't […]
Dominic Canzone - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Dominic Canzone, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks ANALYSIS: If only the Arizona Diamondbacks didn't have so many damn outfielders that have already debuted or are Major League ready. We joke about how Christian Encarnacion-Strand has been mashing and needs to be freed from Triple-A, but Dominic Canzone has been even better in the month of June, […]
Colt Keith - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Colt Keith, 3B, Detroit Tigers ANALYSIS: Even though he's currently at Double-A, it wouldn't surprise me to see Colt Keith up with Detroit sooner rather than later. We've seen more promotions from Double-A to the Majors this season than I can recall over the last several years, and Keith has been mashing all season. […]
Parker Meadows - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Parker Meadows, OF, Detroit Tigers ANALYSIS: After hitting under .240 in both April and May, Parker Meadows has jumpstarted his season here in June, slashing .333/.363/.563 with nine doubles, three home runs, and two steals in 22 games. Overall, Meadows has nine home runs and eight steals in 71 games this season and had […]
Ceddanne Rafaela - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Ceddanne Rafaela, OF, Boston Red Sox ANALYSIS: With David Hamilton now up with Boston, Ceddanne Rafaela is the next Boston prospect that could come up and make a fantasy impact this season. In 60 Double-A games before his promotion the other day, Rafaela was slashing .394/.332/.441 with six home runs and 30 steals, and […]
Eric Cross' Dynasty Notes - Eury Perez, Taj Bradley, Blake Snell, and More!
In the dynasty world, news and notes articles take on a whole new meaning. Not only are we discussing short-term value with these players, but we need to look long-term as well. A good dynasty manager is like Crazy Eyes from the movie Mr. Deeds. You have to have one eye on the present and […]
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Updated Rankings for 2023 Redraft (Week 13)
The month of June has been a busy time for prospect promotions. After having Elly De La Cruz called up the previous week, we received a whopping five fantasy relevant prospect promotions this past week, including a pair of catchers in Bo Naylor and Henry Davis, the latter of which will see plenty of time […]
Oswald Peraza - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Oswald Peraza, SS, New York Yankees ANALYSIS: While Peraza's 12-game Major League stint earlier this season brought literally nothing for fantasy managers, he's still a name I'm intrigued about for this season. In 34 games down in Triple-A, Peraza is slashing .292/.360/.563 with 11 home runs, 11 steals, and a 14.9% strikeout rate. Meanwhile, Anthony […]
Matt Mervis - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Matt Mervis, 1B, Chicago Cubs ANALYSIS: Given that he was just sent down a few days ago, I'm not expecting Matt Mervis to be recalled in the near future. But this is a bat you shouldn't completely write off this season. While the .167/.242/.289 slash line doesn't offer much inspiration, the 13.8% barrel rate, […]
Sal Frelick - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Sal Frelick, OF, Milwaukee Brewers ANALYSIS: After missing nearly two months, Sal Frelick returned to action last week and has reached base nine times with a home run and two steals in his first four games back in Triple-A. Frelick is coming off a season where he hit .331 across three levels and projects […]
Grayson Rodriguez - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Grayson Rodriguez, SP, Baltimore Orioles ANALYSIS: Slowly but surely, Grayson Rodriguez is morphing back into the pitcher that made him the #1 overall pitching prospect for the last year and a half. In three starts since being sent back to Triple-A, Rodriguez has posted a 2.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 38.6% strikeout rate. Yes, […]
Gavin Williams - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Gavin Williams, SP, Cleveland Guardians ANALYSIS: With Triston McKenzie back on the IL, it might finally be Gavin Williams' time to shine. The Guardians are down to four starters right now and haven't announced a starter for Wednesday's tilt with Oakland yet. Williams last pitched on the 14th for Columbus and has been following Joey Cantillo in the […]
Christian Encarnacion-Strand - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 1B/3B, Cincinnati Reds ANALYSIS: Tick tock, tick tock. Honestly, I'm getting tired of writing about Christian Encarnacion-Strand in this weekly stash article. I'd much rather be writing about what he's doing in the Major Leagues but Cincinnati isn't allowing that to happen just yet. Over the last 28 days, Encarnacion-Strand is slashing […]
Eric Cross' Dynasty Notes - Fantasy Baseball News and Outlooks for Gunnar Henderson, Leody Taveras, Nolan Jones, Matt Mervis
In the dynasty world, news and notes articles take on a whole new meaning. Not only are we discussing short-term value with these players, but we need to look long-term as well. A good dynasty manager is like Crazy Eyes from the movie Mr. Deeds. You have to have one eye on the present and […]
Emmet Sheehan - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Emmet Sheehan, SP, Los Angeles Dodgers ANALYSIS: The Dodgers called up Emmet Sheehan to start in their weekend series against San Francisco. Sheehan has dominated minor league hitters all season and is now inside my top-10 overall pitching prospects. In 53.1 innings for Double-A Tulsa, Sheehan recorded a stellar 1.86 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, and a 41.7% […]
Elly De La Cruz, Fantasy Baseball's Next Superstar
Baseball truly is the best sport in the world. Yes, I’m certainly biased as a baseball and fantasy baseball writer who has the privilege of covering the most talented players in the world from before they’re drafted all the way up to the Majors Leagues. But this game graces us with an exuberant amount of […]
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Updated Rankings for 2023 Redraft (Week 12)
Well, the past week didn't bring four impact promotions as the previous week did, but the one promotion we did receive was the only prospect in the minor leagues with 40/40 upside. Elly De La Cruz is truly a generational talent and the FAAB bids for him on Sunday were monumental, as they should be. […]
Luis Matos - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Luis Matos, OF, San Francisco Giants ANALYSIS: After cracking my Top-25 Prospects list last week, Luis Matos makes a sizeable jump up the rankings this week and into the top 10. Matos was a trendy prospect heading into 2022 but poor performance and injuries limited him and set up this bounceback season that we're […]
Ronny Mauricio - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Ronny Mauricio, 2B/SS, New York Mets ANALYSIS: Just when it appeared that Ronny Mauricio was on the verge of being promoted, a collision over the weekend sent him for an MRI. As of writing this, the results of the MRI haven't been released, but this is less than ideal timing. Mauricio has racked up […]
Grayson Rodriguez- Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Grayson Rodriguez, SP, Baltimore Orioles ANALYSIS: Maybe a trip back down to Triple-A was exactly what Grayson Rodriguez needed. In his two starts since the demotion, Rodriguez has a 2.25 ERA and 33.3% strikeout rate. He did walk five in the first outing but only walked one last time out. Rodriguez looked especially sharp […]
Christian Encarnacion-Strand - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 1B/3B, Cincinnati Reds ANALYSIS: Hey Cincinnati, what the (word redacted) are you waiting for? With Matt McLain and Elly De La Cruz now up in the Majors, the last piece of the puzzle for their 2023 promotions is Christian Encarnacion-Strand who continues to mash in Triple-A. Over the last month, Encarnacion-Strand has cranked 11 […]
Eric Cross' Dynasty Notes - Fantasy Baseball News for Elly De La Cruz, Andrew Abbott, Jo Adell, Josh Jung, Spencer Steer and more
In the dynasty world, news and notes articles take on a whole new meaning. Not only are we discussing short-term value with these players, but we need to look long-term as well. A good dynasty manager is like Crazy Eyes from the movie Mr. Deeds. You have to have one eye on the present and […]
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Updated Rankings for 2023 Redraft (Week 11)
The past week was another exciting one in the world of prospect promotions. Not only was Jordan Walker recalled from Triple-A, but we also had a trio of pitching prospects in my top-100 overall make their debuts with Bryan Woo, AJ Smith-Shawver, and Andrew Abbott all getting the call. Even with them off of this […]
Gavin Williams - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Gavin Williams, SP, Cleveland Guardians ANALYSIS: Unfortunately, I'm not sure we see him this month unless there's another injury in Cleveland's rotation. Even Cal Quantrill and Peyton Battenfield on the IL, Cleveland still has a full rotation with Aaron Civale and Triston McKenzie recently returning from the IL, and all five arms are pitching well right now. However, there are some rumblings […]
Bo Naylor - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Bo Naylor, C, Cleveland Guardians ANALYSIS: While they're still second in the weak American League Central, the Cleveland Guardians are five games under .500 and don't appear to be contenders after winning the division in 2022. With that in mind, they really have no reason not to bring Bo Naylor up in the near […]
Heston Kjerstad - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Outlook and Analysis
PROSPECT: Heston Kjerstad, OF, Baltimore Orioles ANALYSIS: Oh look, another Baltimore bat. Kjerstad's professional debut had to wait until later in 2022 due to a medical issue, but all he's done since debuting is hit at a high level. In 46 Double-A games this season, Kjerstad has slashed .310/.384/.576 with 10 doubles and 11 home […]
