The start of August, the Boys of Summer or the dog days of summer. Whatever you call it baseball is in full swing. If you’re into seasonal and/or deep dynasty fantasy baseball then this series is for you! Or MLB fanatic KJ Baker will be giving us his top-30 prospect from each team! Right down the list! Grab a pen and paper and take notes. This is going to get good!
9. Brent Honeywell 10. Josh Lowe 11. Joe Ryan 12. JJ Goss 13. Nick Schnell 14. Randy Arozerana 15. Ronaldo Hernandez 16. Alika Williams 17. Jhon Diaz 18. Taylor Walls 19. Graeme Stinson 20. John Doxakis 21. Seth Johnson 22. Taj Bradley 23. Kevin Padlo
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times! There is something special about dynasty baseball. You are able to plan ahead and come up with your own rankings or projections.
I’ve been playing fantasy sports for years now. Nothing has compared to dynasty baseball. Its weird to be reading magazines or articles talking about a 17 or 18 year old kid from the Dominican Republic.
We all have our ways. Our own draft strategies. Our own rankings. Our own way of doing research. When it comes to the next crop of Major League talent we all have our rankings. It’s all based on team need and what you’re planning for.
Ahead is my personal top 30 list of young talent and first year players. Recently added to your player pool. Unless your league does an off book draft or add/drop process some of these kids may be unknown. Some not so much if you follow the MLB draft.Keep in mind these players are in no particular order and players from my own personal player pool. There will be a few doubles from the previous article but not many.
The long awaited sequel to 2020 Closest to the Show article comes 2020 First Year Player Deep Dive!
Jasson Dominguez OF-New York Yankees
Kid is a phenom and hold a ton of trade value!
Andrew Vaughn 1B-Chicago White Sox
20+ home runs a season isn’t a pipe dream. Hopefully he can tweak his swing, if so sky’s the limit!
Riley Greene OF-Detroit Tigers
Has a real chance to develop some plus power. That mixed with his speed is a deadly combo.
Corbin Carroll OF-Arizona Diamondbacks
Corbin can hammer a baseball and boy is he fast!
CJ Abrams SS-San Diego Padres
Might be the fastest kid on this list! San Diego isn’t scared to promote young talent.
Adley Rutschman C-Baltimore Orioles
#1 overall pick and a stud on defense. What more can I say?
Bobby Witt Jr. SS-Kansas City Royals
Bobby keeps going and going. He’s like the energizer bunny!
Nick Lodolo LHP-Cincinnati Reds
Nick will advance through the Reds minor league system fast.
JJ Bleday OF-Miami Marlins
Has an odd swing but the power will come.
Josh Jung 3B-Texas Rangers
Can make contact but not sold on his power.
Robert Puason SS-Oakland Athletics
Has top ten short stop potential.
Shogo Akiyama OF-Cincinnati Reds
Lead off hitter, should be on base a whole lot.
Luis Rodriguez OF-Los Angeles Dodgers
Not fast but he is huge. Power is his game!
Erick Pena SS-Kansas City Royals
Loaded with tools and a step better then Pauson.
Matt Allan RHP-New York Mets
The Mets know how to develop pitching! Buy buy buy.
Alex Manoah RHP-Toronto Blue Jays
Alex is big and strong and will have no issue getting through the minors.
Gregg Jones SS-Tampa Bay Rays
Maybe I spoke too soon with Abrams and his quickness. Jones is also quite fast!
Brett Baty 3B-New York Mets
Your prototypical big power a lot of strikeouts kind of kid.
Michael Toglia 1B-Colorado Rockies
Major power and that plays well in Colorado!
George Kirby RHP-Seattle Mariners
Kirby struck out 25 batters in his first 25 innings of pro ball without issuing a walk. Oh boy!
Will Wilson SS-San Francisco Giants
Very good on the base paths but strikes out a ton.
Braden Shewmake SS-Atlanta Braves
Hitter with nice pop and great speed. Sign me up!
Hunter Bishop OF-San Francisco Giants
Very athletic kid who knows how to take a walk.
Gunnar Henderson SS-Baltimore Orioles
Great size with both power and speed. Still a lot of development to be done.
Hudson Head OF-San Diego Padres
Very nice set of tools but a lot of development ahead.
Brennan Malone RHP-Pittsburgh Pirates
Great arm but has already been traded. Do you trust the Pirates here?
Michael Busch 2B-Los Angeles Dodgers
Excellent at getting on base, defense is his issue.
Jackson Rutledge RHP-Washington Nationals
Great arm with an odd delivery. May be better suited in a relief role.
Quinn Priester RHP-Pittsburgh Pirates
Solid stuff with great control. Thank you for reading! Any questions or comments? Leave one here or find me at DFScheatsheet.com On FaceBook @ Chris Robin Or on Twitter @dfscheatsheet1 Or my personal Twitter @DetroitBeastie
