Eric Cross' Top 50 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (July)

The July Top 500 prospect rankings update is always my favorite update during the season. Why? Well, I get to add all the recent MLB draft prospects to the mix which was around 70 overall in my top 500. This time of year truly fits the term "Christmas in July" for us prospect rankers. These […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Ivan Melendez, Marco Luciano, Coby Mayo, Adam Mazur, more

The halfway point of the season led to a number of major league and minor league promotions across baseball. Already, players like Tyler Soderstrom, Zack Gelof, Endy Rodriguez, Quinn Priester, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Prelander Berroa, and Sal Frelick have made their major league debut since the All-Star break. Beyond the major league debuts, many players have […]

Eric Cross' Dynasty Notes - Fantasy Baseball News for Edouard Julien, Sandy Alcantara, Andrew Painter, 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 […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Druw Jones, Brooks Lee, Dylan Lesko, Owen Murphy, more

Major League Baseball has now passed the midseason point, and multiple prospect promotions have occurred over the last week. This will be something to watch over the next couple of weeks before the trade deadline, as teams attempt to showcase potential "trade bait" players. The biggest baseball even that affected the minor leagues recently was […]

2024 FYPD Targets for Fantasy Baseball Drafts: Top Prospects Include Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews, Wyatt Langford, more

With the Major League Baseball draft now complete, many dynasty leagues are focusing on their First-Year Player Drafts (FYPD). While most leagues will not draft until the offseason, some are drafting now, and it's good to begin looking ahead. While not a ranking piece, this article should give a good idea of the players that […]

Eric Cross' Top 50 Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (July 2023)

It's hard to believe that the 2023 Major League season is almost half over but here we are. The first 90 or so games of the season have been incredibly exciting with plenty of rookie debuts, injuries, and players rising or falling in dynasty rankings. That's always the case, but this season feels a bit […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Jordan Lawlar, Jackson Merrill, Tink Hence, Noelvi Marte, and more

The National League shut out the American League in the 2023 Futures Game with a 5-0 victory on Saturday. With many concerned about the pitching in the game, Futures Game arms limited the game to a total of five runs, 11 hits, and struck out 22 combined. This week will be our second week of […]

Eric Cross' Dynasty Notes - Andrew Abbott, Spencer Steer, Sebastian Walcott, 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 […]

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 […]

Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (July Updates)

Welcome back RotoBallers to the July update of our MLB team's dynasty fantasy baseball prospects rankings for the 2023 season. With three months of the MLB season in the books, it's time to check in on some fantasy baseball dynasty prospects! Below in this article, you can find our updated top 250 MLB prospect rankings […]

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 […]

Is Matt McLain a Legitimate Five-Tool Phenom?

While Elly De La Cruz has deservedly garnered everyone's attention with his prodigious power and blazing speed, the Cincinnati Reds may have quietly unleashed another five-category stud into the fantasy baseball pool. No, we're not talking about the 29-year-old Kevin Newman. In case you're late to the party, meet 23-year-old middle infielder Matt McLain! The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Tanner Banks, Cody Thomas, Carter Howell, Thomas Pannone, Austin Shenton

One way to get an edge on your fellow dynasty fantasy baseball owners is by spotting guys who are doing something that's out of normal for their age at the level of the minors that they're at. Last time, we looked at players at least a full year younger than the average age at their […]

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 […]

Eric Cross' Top 50 Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball

As the calendar flips from May to June, we're seeing plenty of movement in dynasty fantasy baseball rankings. Plenty of big names are hurt or struggling right now, while young players are making a name for themselves and flying up rankings. It's always important in fantasy baseball to adapt and adjust on the fly, and […]

Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (June Updates)

With two months of the MLB season in the books, it's time to check in on some dynasty prospects! Welcome RotoBallers to the latest edition of our dynasty fantasy baseball prospects rankings for the 2023 season. In this article below, you'll see our first in-season list of the top 250 MLB prospect rankings for fantasy […]

Eric Cross' Dynasty News and Notes - Surging Power Bats, Early FYPD Rankings, James Outman's Struggles 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 […]

Do These Prospects Matter For Fantasy Baseball? Elly De La Cruz, James Wood, Luis Matos, Jeferson Quero, AJ Smith-Shawver

One of the ways to evaluate prospects when considering players for dynasty league fantasy baseball is age relative to level. Essentially, that means that even if a guy isn't putting up incredible stats, if he's 3-5 years younger than the average player at his level, you'll likely see him get plenty of attention on prospect […]

Eric Cross' Dynasty News and Notes: Rockies, Rookies and Mitch Keller - Oh My!

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 […]

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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Report - MLB Rookie Risers and Fallers Include Mark Vientos, Eury Perez, Matt McLain

Welcome to RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently-promoted top MLB prospects and rookies, making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. In the past few weeks, we have seen a few more high-impact rookies […]

Eric Cross' Dynasty News and Notes: Prospect Call-Ups, Pitchers to Sell, Rays Bats 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 […]

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 […]