2016 Shortstop Prospects And Dynasty Rankings

Over the last few weeks, we've evaluated first base and second base dynasty prospects. Both positions have their quirks. First base prospects are usually pure hitters with little defensive utility. Good for fantasy owners, less good for real baseball teams. Second base isn't always a well-regarded position among scouts leading clubs and rankings to under-represent the position in […]

Future Tense: Arizona Fall League, Part II - Glendale Desert Dogs

The Desert Dogs benefit nicely from being fed by organizations that are either rebuilding, are coming out of rebuilding, or, in the case of the Pirates, are always restocking thanks to being in a smaller market. As a result, this is a very good team with some interesting names to watch.   Top Prospects Of […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Kepler, Broxton)

Welcome to the final edition of the MLB prospect call-up watch. Miraculously, I have a couple more prospects for the final week of the season. These two guys could possibly save your week. Editor’s Note: to read about even more MLB prospects, rookies and potential call-ups, be sure to check out our MLB prospects for fantasy baseball homepage which […]

2016 Second Base Prospects And Dynasty Rankings

We began last week with an evaluation of first base dynasty prospects. In many ways, first base is the easiest position to analyze. The top prospects stand out due to an excellent plate approach and/or massive raw power. It's relatively easy to judge prospects on just a few parameters. Second base (and every other position) […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Hitting Prospects from Week 22

Marcus Stroman is coming back and that means it will be just another great arm added to a strong team that has only one real weakness. The Yankees are going to need to pull out all of the stops if they hope to win the division, but the addition of Stroman could prove to make […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Pitching Prospects from Week 22

This is quite the pickle that the Mets have found themselves in regarding Matt Harvey. They don’t want to push him past that 180 IP mark a season following Tommy John surgery, but they also need him in the rotation in the postseason to help them go all the way. If they are wise, they […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Davies, Refsnyder, Seager)

September call ups are finally here! They didn't disappoint either. Today we will be discussing the most relevant call-ups for the remainder of the fantasy season. The bad news is that there is a lot of uncertainty on these high potential prospects for the rest of 2015. The good news? If you want to take […]

Top MLB Prospects to Pickup off the Waiver Wire Right Now

We're changing things up a bit for our September prospect series. Instead of ranking the top 30, we'll be doing two top ten lists. The first will still look at players in the minors, while this piece will look at the top 10 prospects currently in the MLB who should be scouted / picked up […]

MLB Prospect Rankings for Fantasy: Top 10 to Monitor in September

Welcome to the new format of the MLB Ready Prospects Power Rankings list. It's late in the season, so I'll be ranking prospects who are most worthy of picking up off the waiver wire for the September stretch. As you guessed it, this will be a bit more like a waiver wire article. A prospect will not […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Pitching Prospects from Week 21

As a Reds fan, this season has really been a struggle to watch, but there has been some upside. Raisel Iglesias, Anthony DeSclafani, and John Lamb have all shown flashes of dominance that gives Reds fans like me hope for the future. Next year won’t be the year for the Reds either, but 2017 they […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Altherr, Turner, Buxton)

Hello, and welcome to another edition of the prospect call-up watch. There haven't been many prospect call-ups this week, but I'll still be taking a look around the majors for recent news and updates. Today I'll be focusing on three high-upside future MLB studs. We begin, oddly enough, in Germany. Let's get to it. Editor’s Note: […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 21)

What's up RotoBallers. This is going to be the last of this type of prospects format for the Top 30 power rankings this season. With rosters expanding on September 1st, most of the names on this list will be called up and anyone left off the expanded rosters will have no fantasy value. The article […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Hitting Prospects from Week 20

Trea Turner was actually called up by the Nationals, and it happened before rosters expanded. Turner may not see starting time right away, but it may only be a little bit longer before a desperate Nationals squad plugs Turner into the shortstop spot to replace the underperforming Ian Desmond. With his job on the line, Matt Williams could […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Pitching Prospects from Week 20

Mike Fiers could be one of the best under the radar trades at the deadline. And I’m not just saying that because of the no-hitter, though that may have some influence on why I am now discussing him. If you all recall, Fiers dominated last season with the Brewers throwing 71.2 innings with a 2.13 […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Lamb, Duffey, Velasquez, Chi Chi)

Hello and welcome to another edition of the prospect call-up watch. I am Brady Grove writing live from McDonald's because the wifi in my condo isn't working. Today we will be discussing four young guns on the move (for better or worse), their opportunity, and how this affects fantasy baseball managers. All of the prospects […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Pitching Prospects from Week 19

As expected, Johnny Cueto has excelled since joining the Kansas City Royals. Granted he has only made four starts for them to this point, but he has been everything that the Royals asked for. And as a Reds fan, I was very pleased to see just what John Lamb had to offer the Reds in […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 20)

UPDATE: I had mistakenly reported that Nomar Mazara had been called up to the big leagues. He in fact has been promoted to AAA, but won't be joining the big-league club at this time. If and when he does get the call in September, Mazara may be given quite a lot of playing time, especially for […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Hitting Prospects from Week 19

How about those Blue Jays?! They really are all the proof in the world that an offensive juggernaut can for the most part carry the load of a below-average starting rotation. People have compared them to the Big Red Machine. And though I won’t go that far, I will say that I do believe that they […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Peraza, Gonzalez, Rea, Bird)

Hello and once again welcome to the prospect call-up update for Week 19 of the MLB and fantasy baseball season. While it has been a bit of a slow week in prospect activity, that certainly doesn't mean that those few prospects who got the call don't have the potential to produce for fantasy baseball managers. This […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 19)

Jose Peraza was recently called up by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He should be owned in all leagues because of his speed and shortstop eligibility. Peraza will likely lose playing time when Howie Kendrick returns from his injury, but it appears Kendrick will be out for awhile. To be clear, this list is not the […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Hitting Prospects for Fantasy from Week 18

Just a quick heads up to fantasy owners in need of offensive production in the second base/third base department. Once off the DL, Hector Olivera is expected to be called up by the Atlanta Braves and take the full time role at third base. He looks like a very potent bat and could be a […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Pitching Prospects from Week 18

This is the special pitchers edition of a newly formatted Minor League Spotlight for fantasy baseball. In this new version of the article, I will give three prospect profiles and where their potential 2015 fantasy value is for fantasy owners. I am also going to divide up the articles by pitchers and hitters, so I can […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Duffey, Owens, Gray, Norris, Severino)

Welcome once again to the prospect call-up watch for week 19. The great part about prospect call-ups this week is that there is a bit more certainty to the short-term futures of the prospects in question, because their teams have already made their trade deadline moves and can start to sort out their rosters looking […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 18)

As if the trade deadline weren’t intriguing enough, there have been plenty of prospects to receive the call up shortly thereafter. Tyler Duffey will be making a spot start for the Twins, Daniel Norris recently dominated the Orioles with his new club (the Tigers), and Jon Gray was recently promoted as well. The most interesting […]

Minor League Spotlight: Pitchers (Week 17)

This is the special trade deadline edition of a newly formatted Minor League Spotlight. In this new version of the articles, I will give three prospect profiles and where their potential fantasy value is for fantasy owners. I am also going to divide up the articles by pitchers and hitters so I can go more […]

Minor League Spotlight: Hitters (Week 17)

This is the special trade deadline edition of a newly formatted Minor League Spotlight. In this new version of the articles, I will give three prospect profiles and where their potential fantasy value is for fantasy owners. I am also going to divide up the articles by pitchers and hitters so I can go more […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values

Last week, three prospects (Kyle Schwarber, Michael Conforto, and Aaron Nola) and their current major league situations were outlined and profiled for fantasy baseball managers. This week, updates on Schwarber and Conforto will be given, as something has changed about their current major league situation. Aaron Nola will receive no follow up, as his situation […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 17)

As many of you know by now, I am a die-hard Reds fan. So when Johnny Cueto was traded to the Kansas City Royals, I was sad to see him leave, but was glad to see the Reds front office actually make a trade. A lot of Reds fans have complained about the return for […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups: Conforto, Nola, Schwarber

It's that time of year when teams think about testing their prospects in the majors. Part of this comes with the trade deadline. The other component is bolstering a playoff push, or simply making the game a little more interesting for fans of lousy teams. This is a game changing time in the season for […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Prospects from Week 16

This wait before the deadline is killing me. As a Reds fan, I am waiting for them to begin the fire sale and see what kind of prospects they can get for players like Johnny Cueto, Mike Leake, Jay Bruce, Marlon Byrd, and maybe Aroldis Chapman. I will also be eager to see some of […]