Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospect Sleepers, Breakouts, Risers: Week 9

May 26, 2026

Andersen's dynasty fantasy baseball prospects breakouts, sleepers, risers for Week 9 of 2026. His MLB prospects report includes Cristofer Torin, Karson Milbrandt, Alexis Hernandez, and Nolan Perry.

Welcome back to the Week 9 edition of our Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospects Report for the 2026 MLB season, looking at dynasty prospect risers and fallers! Today, we'll take a look at some hot prospects in the minors, including Cristofer Torin, Karson Milbrandt, Alexis Hernandez, and Nolan Perry.

We've already arrived at the final week of May. The bad news is that the regular season is one-third of the way complete, but the good news is that the days are getting warmer and we're seeing some perfect baseball weather. Along with the great weather, we've also seen some great fantasy baseball prospect performances across Minor League Baseball.

Monitoring the top fantasy baseball prospects who have turned heads thus far is imperative. The MLB prospects listed here are coming off dominant weeks and have significant long-term upside for dynasty fantasy baseball leagues. Don't be surprised when these exact names are painting corners, mashing homers, and swiping bags at the big league level soon. Savvy fantasy baseball dynasty managers looking for an edge in their leagues should watch these prospects over the long haul and consider targeting them in dynasty fantasy baseball formats.

Cristofer Torin, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks

Level: Double-A

2026 stats: 35 G, .265/.337/.449, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 26 R, 4 SB, 9.0% BB%, 13.8% K%, .287 BABIP, .349 wOBA, 88 wRC+

Karson Milbrandt, RHP, Miami Marlins

Level: Double-A

2026 stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 4-1, 42.1 IP, 1.06 ERA, 2.66 xFIP, 13.39 K/9, 2.98 BB/9, 0.64 HR/9, 59.8% GB%, .263 BABIP

Milbrant was the Marlins' second-round pick back in the 2022 MLB Draft. He was a prep prospect at the time, and the Marlins lured him away from his commitment to Vanderbilt by giving him a $1.5 million signing bonus. The decision has panned out for both parties, as Milbrant has dazzled across various levels of the minor leagues.

On Saturday, the right-hander struck out 12 batters over six scoreless innings. He limited damage all-around, allowing just three hits and two walks. He was not afraid to attack the strike zone, throwing strikes at a 65.9% clip.

This is the second week in a row that Milbrandt has been featured in our Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospect Sleepers, Breakouts, Risers series. He hasn't allowed a single run in three starts dating back to May 2, and he has 32 strikeouts to just four walks over his last 18 innings of work.

Karson Milbrandt twirls a career-high 12 strikeouts across six scoreless frames for Double-A @BlueWahoosBBall 🐟

The @Marlins' No. 9 prospect over his past three starts: 18 frames with 0 ER and 32 strikeouts. pic.twitter.com/g2DZ9bgpY8

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 24, 2026

Alexis Hernandez, OF, Toronto Blue Jays

Level: High-A

2026 stats: 37 G, .292/.375/.511, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 26 R, 3 SB, 10.5% BB%, 21.0% K%, .340 BABIP, .396 wOBA, 137 wRC+

Hernandez was originally signed by the Red Sox out of Venezuela in 2019, but he switched AL East teams in 2023 when the Blue Jays selected him during the Rule 5 draft. He's on the older side for a prospect — 23 years old in High-A — but still has the potential to contribute long-term.

So far this year, Hernandez's advanced metrics have been simply average. He owns a 102.5 mph EV90, a 60% barrel rate and hard-hit rate, a 23.3% whiff rate, and a 29.6% chase rate. He runs relatively well, although his three steals this year put him behind pace compared to his steal total of 17 from 2025. Hernandez has also posted decent power this year, and he has a great chance to surpass his previous career-high home run total of eight.

At the plate last week, Hernandez went 12-for-25 with three home runs, five doubles, 10 RBI, three walks, and four strikeouts. Considering he's already played 63 games at High-A, this big week could be enough to warrant a promotion to Double-A New Hampshire in the near future.

Alexis Hernandez GRAND SLAM 💥

He now has 6 home runs over his last 12 games.#BlueJays #BlueJays50 @vancanadians @ah56389 pic.twitter.com/NDjV7vCqzS

— Blue Jays Player Development (@JaysPlayerDev) May 23, 2026

Nolan Perry, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays

Level: High-A

2026 stats: 8 G, 7 GS, 2-0, 36.0 IP, 1.25 ERA, 2.20 FIP, 15.00 K/9, 2.75 BB/9, 0.50 HR/9, 39.0% GB%, .224 BABIP

The Blue Jays selected Perry with their 12th-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. At the time, he was a prep prospect from Carlsbad High School in New Mexico, and he fetched a $200,000 signing bonus that lured him away from his commitment to Texas Tech. His development has been slightly delayed, as Tommy John surgery sidelined him for part of the 2024 season and all of 2025. He opened this year at Single-A and was promoted to High-A at the start of May.

Following his surgery, Perry has added velocity to his fastball, which now sits around 94 mph and has surrendered an impressively low .206 xwOBA this year. He throws a breaking ball (either his slider or curveball) 50% of the time. The curve gets better results (.063 xSLG and 60% whiff) than the slider. He rounds out his repertoire with a low-spin changeup, which he uses ~5% of the time.

Last Wednesday, the 22-year-old allowed zero runs, one hit, and one walk over five innings of work. Even more impressively, he struck out a whopping 10 batters. Perry has 20 strikeouts and zero earned runs over his last two games (10 innings), and he has dropped his 2026 High-A ERA to a remarkable 0.60.

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