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Top 500 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings – End of Season Update!

The 2026 season has reshaped the dynasty landscape. Breakouts have created new stars, prospects have graduated, and injuries have forced us to rethink the long-term outlook for plenty of players. Jacob Misiorowski has gone from electric pitching prospect to a fantasy ace, while Jordan Walker has reminded everyone why he was once viewed as one of baseball’s premier young hitters. On the flip side, injuries, role changes, and disappointing performances have caused several big names to slide. That’s the fun and the challenge of dynasty leagues. Player values never stop moving.

Whether you’re rebuilding from the ground up, retooling on the fly, or making a push for a championship, dynasty success comes down to staying ahead of player value before the rest of your league catches up. My goal with these rankings is to help you identify those risers, avoid potential value traps, and make better long-term decisions.


Also, make sure to check out our 2026 MLB organizational Prospect Rankings!


This update reflects everything we’ve learned through the first half of the season. Prospect graduations, MLB performance, promotions, injuries, organizational changes, and long-term upside have all been factored into these rankings. While future value will always be the foundation of the Dynasty 500, players who have shown legitimate skill growth have earned meaningful jumps.

The next full update will come shortly after the MLB Draft, once the newest draft class has been evaluated and integrated into the Dynasty 500.

About the Rankings

Here are a few reminders about the Top 500 Dynasty Rankings.

  • These are dynasty rankings built for long-term leagues, not redraft formats. Younger players and prospects will often rank ahead of productive veterans because the focus is on the next 5-10 years.
  • The rankings are built primarily for 15-team roto leagues with weekly lineup locks, but you’ll also find a separate Points League ranking for H2H points formats.
  • The ‘Change’ column reflects movement only in the Roto rankings since the previous update. Points ranking changes are not included. Players who were previously unranked will show a ‘0’.
  • Age, ceiling, and overall skill set carry more weight than current team context or short-term playing time. That said, Statcast trends, injuries, promotions, performance, and trade rumors all play a role in player movement.
  • Prospect rankings are performance-informed but still lean heavily on upside. Players with impact fantasy tools and star potential will generally rank ahead of safer, lower-ceiling options, even if those players are closer to the majors.
  • These rankings do not account for salaries, contracts, or keeper values, so adjust accordingly if you’re in a salary cap or contract league.
  • Player value is always contextual. A rebuilding team may prefer a high-upside prospect, while a contender may prioritize established production. Use these rankings as a guide, but build around your own roster and league.
  • Do your own research. This is a guide, not the final word on dynasty values. Trust your evaluations and don’t be afraid to have players ranked differently than I do.
  • Once you get deeper into the rankings, the differences between players become much smaller. At that point, think more in terms of tiers than exact ranking numbers, and don’t be afraid to trust your preferences.
Positional Dynasty Prospect Rankings (Will be updated in the coming weeks): C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP | DH

Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings

Let’s get into the FantraxHQ Top 500 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings for 2026. If you have questions about why a player is ranked in a certain spot or just want to reach out, do so on X @ProspectsOnWes.

PointsRotoChangePlayerPos.TeamAgeLevelETA
11-7Juan SotoOFNYM27
420Bobby Witt Jr.SSKC26
23-1Junior Caminero3BTB23
643Shohei OhtaniDHLAD32
155-1Elly De La CruzSSCIN24
96-9James WoodOFWSH23
1872Nick Kurtz1BATH22
108-8Pete Crow-ArmstrongOFCHC24
790Jacob MisiorowskiPMIL24
12103Paul SkenesPPIT24
36111Jackson ChourioOFMIL22
8129Corbin CarrollOFARI26
2213-8Chase BurnsPCIN23
1614-12Cam SchlittlerPNYY25
1415-27Sal Stewart1B/3BCIN22
6016-12Jordan WalkerOFSTL24
3176Yordan AlvarezDH/OFHOU29
5180Kevin McGonigle3B/SSDET22
1919-1Ben Rice1B/DHNYY27
21203Tarik SkubalPLAD29
35219CJ AbramsSSWSH25
61229Julio RodríguezOFSEA25
7123-11Mason MillerPSD28
29245Cristopher SánchezPPHI29
3225-22Drake BaldwinC/DHATL25
6326-24Aaron JudgeOFNYY33
7027-8Michael Harris IIOFATL25
45286Yoshinobu YamamotoPLAD28
2329-14Wyatt LangfordOFTEX24
33303Bryan WooPSEA26
8831-13Jesús MadeSSMIL19AA2027
2532-23Gunnar HendersonSSBAL25
2833-5Fernando Tatis Jr.SS/OFSD27
303420Ronald Acuña Jr.OFATL28
583511Konnor GriffinSSPIT20
77363Oneil CruzSS/OFPIT27
27375José Ramírez3BCLE33
8938-7Leo De VriesSSATH19AA2027
4139-31Dylan CeasePTOR30
4840-81Eury PérezPMIA23
5441-19Nolan McLeanPNYM25
114217JJ Wetherholt2BSTL23
9243-21Eli WillitsSSWSH18A+2028
464413Riley GreeneOFDET25
3845-44Jesús LuzardoPPHI28
314617Brice Turang2BMIL26
5347-59Roman AnthonyDH/OFBOS22
4448-8Kade AndersonPSEA21MLB2026
344913Pete Alonso1BBAL31
3950-2Joe RyanPMIN29
6651-7Franklin AriasSSBOS20AAA2026
515211Logan GilbertPSEA29
74535Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B/OFNYY28
5754-18Munetaka Murakami1BCHW26
405515Andy PagesOFLAD25
50562Max ClarkOFDET21MLB2026
675727Zach NetoSSLAA25
5258-4Walker JenkinsOFMIN21MLB2026
3759-19Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1BTOR27
176023Bryce HarperOFPHI33
4761-38Rafael Devers3BSF29
2062-56Garrett CrochetPBOS26
656324Matt Olson1BATL32
9064-26Hunter BrownPHOU28
10165-23Theo GillenOFTB20AA2027
646643Kyle SchwarberDH/OFPHI33
8567-18Jhoan DuranPPHI28
10268-5Ryan SloanPSEA20AA2027
105690Rainiel RodriguezCSTL19AA2027
5670-76Payton TollePBOS23
1371-6Miguel Vargas3BCHW26
26729Tyler Soderstrom1B/OFATH24
1307327Seth HernandezPPIT20A+2029
6974-122Jackson MerrillOFSD23
247522Kyle TuckerOFLAD29
11276-4Sebastian WalcottDHTEX20AA2027
797716Shea LangeliersCATH28
11478-22Jac CaglianoneOFKC23
427930Ketel Marte2BARI32
1158029Josue De PaulaOFLAD21AA2028
4981-50Francisco LindorSSNYM32
6282-27Gavin WilliamsPCLE27
11883-12Alfredo DunoCCIN20AA2027
138843Eduardo QuinteroOFLAD20A+2029
124859Luis PeñaSSMIL19AA2027
127863Mike SirotaOFLAD23AA2029
7287-9Chris SalePATL37
76884Kaelen CulpepperSSMIN23MLB2026
11989-18Cade SmithPCLE27
1259011Logan WebbPSF29
148919Aidan MillerSSPHI22A2026
1139227Byron BuxtonOFMIN31
8193-80George Lombard Jr.SSNYY21MLB2026
12294-11Hunter GoodmanCCOL26
75952Freddie Freeman1BLAD36
10896-38Andrés MuñozPSEA27
8397-14Bryce Eldridge1B/DHSF21
1549831Edward FlorentinoOFPIT19A+2028
9899-14Jacob deGromPTEX38
9910043Thomas WhitePMIA21AAA2026
95101-40Parker MessickPCLE25
11710211Max FriedPNYY32
86103-16Ethan SalasCSD20MLB2026
97104-129Trea TurnerSSPHI33
140105-34Anthony EyansonPBAL21AA2028
96106-45Drew RasmussenPTB31
10310732George KirbyPSEA28
1611080Grady EmersonSSTB18A2029
8710938Randy ArozarenaOFSEA31
93110-10Zack WheelerPPHI36
68111-42Chase DeLauterDH/OFCLE24
5911253Cody BellingerOFNYY31
91113-36Mookie BettsOFLAD33
14711422Caleb Bonemer3BCHW20AA2027
8211514Seiya SuzukiDH/OFCHC32
55116-28Hunter GreenePCIN26
106117-59Josh Naylor1BSEA29
15011831Zyhir HopeOFDET21AA2028
841195Kyle HarrisonPMIL25
8012046Travis Bazzana2BCLE24
13212153Jeremy PeñaSSHOU28
43122-13Geraldo PerdomoSSARI26
153123-99Felnin CelestenSSSEA20AA2027
94124-149Manny Machado3BSD34
11612517Otto Lopez2B/SSMIA27
110126-6Carson BengeOFNYM23
7312761William ContrerasCMIL28
155128-41Eric HartmanOFATL20AA2027
78129-32Wilyer AbreuOFBOS27
1861300Roch CholowskySSCHW21A+2029
1091316Samuel BasalloC/DHBAL22
190132-32Arjun NimmalaSSLAA20AA2027
1931337Bryce RainerSSDET20A+2029
152134-63Charlie Condon1BCOL23AAA2027
169135-144Christian ZazuetaPLAD21AA2028
201136-14Devin Fitz-GeraldSSWSH20AA2027
19113743Emil MoralesSSLAD19A+2028
17213816Jarlin SusanaPWSH22AA2028
185139-64Jefferson RojasSSNYM21AA2028
22914011Jhonny LevelSSSF19A+2028
21614144JoJo ParkerSSTOR19A+2028
210142-220Josiah Hartshorn1BCHC19A+2028
19814339Josuar GonzalezSSSF18A2029
13514417Josue BriceñoCDET21AAA2026
21814533Kendry ChourioPKC18A+2028
12914631Lazaro MontesOFSEA21MLB2026
245147-45Luis HernándezSSSF17A2029
131148-83Cal RaleighCSEA29
1361497Michael ArroyoOFSEA21AAA2026
14915048Ralphy Velazquez1BCLE21AAA2026
203151-290Tate SouthiseneSSATL19AA2027
19415216Travis SykoraPWSH21AA2028
156153-64Casey Schmitt2B/3BSF27
12615430Mike TroutOFLAA35
10015552Michael Busch1BCHC28
107156-143Vinnie Pasquantino1BKC28
12015714Alec Burleson1B/OFSTL27
1701583Shane McClanahanPTB28
134159-43Braxton AshcraftPPIT26
12116012Sam AntonacciOFCHW23
141161-44Gerrit ColePNYY35
128162-29Tyler GlasnowPLAD33
173163-11Josh HaderPHOU32
16816441Colson MontgomerySSCHW24
14416549Jonathan Aranda1BTB28
11116680Iván HerreraC/DHSTL26
137167-82Corey SeagerSSTEX32
197168-79Louis VarlandPTOR28
16016932Ceddanne RafaelaOFBOS25
123170-104Blake SnellPLAD33
1751715Dillon DinglerCDET27
206172-23Braylon DoughtyPCLE20AA2027
143173-115Logan HendersonPMIL24MLB2026.0
157174-30Angel Genao2BCLE22MLB2026
104175-78Alex Bregman3BCHC32
16417643Willson ContrerasCBOS33
192177-93Austin Riley3BATL29
21117820Liam DoylePSTL22AA2028
16617914Bryce MillerPSEA28
2611800Vahn LackeyCMIN20A+2029
17918143Trey YesavagePTOR22
145182-131Jared JonesPPIT25
1711833A.J. EwingOFNYM22MLB2028.0
187184-2Kyle StowersOFMIA28
217185-73Gage WoodPPHI22AA2028
162186-26Carter JensenC/DHKC23
142187-32Emmet SheehanPLAD26
19918834Kyle BradishPBAL29
16518972Joshua BaezOFSTL23MLB2026
15119018Jackson Holliday2BBAL22
17719132MacKenzie GorePTEX27
18419217Kazuma Okamoto3BTOR30
29319363Ethan HollidaySSCOL19A2029
232194-75Jacob LatzPTEX30
13919535Ozzie Albies2BATL29
230196-52David BednarPNYY31
15919757Yandy Díaz1B/3B/DHTB35
2961980Jackson FloraPSF21A2028
20019942Ranger SuarezPBOS31
176200102Robby SnellingPMIA22MLB2026
24020191Aiva ArquetteSSMIA22AA2028
265202-136Andrew Fischer3BMIL22AA2028
182203-25Shota ImanagaPCHC33
412204-246Angeibel GomezOFKC17ROK2032
20220577Freddy PeraltaPTB30
270206-94Bo DavidsonOFSF23AAA2027
2832070Boston SmithCSEA23AA2029
178208-33Bo BichetteSSNYM28
2202091Bubba ChandlerPPIT23
2982100Brady EbelSSMIL18A+2028
249211-194Caden BodineCTB22AAA2026
23921211Sandy AlcantaraPMIA30
354213-1Caden ScarboroughPTEX21A+2029
27721469Cam CaminitiPATL19AA2027
17421544Maikel Garcia3BKC25
22421669Colt EmersonSSSEA20MLB2026.0
2902170Cam CannarellaOFMIA22AAA2026
46721839Dax KilbySSNYY19A2029
228219-76Demetrio Crisantes2BARI21AAA2026
344220-30Elian PeñaSSNYM18A+2028
241221-72Trevor MegillPMIL32
24322255Michael KingPSD31
2672230Elmer RodríguezPNYY22MLB2026
3362240Eric Booth Jr.OFBAL17A2029
21422535Kevin GausmanPCHC35
3512260Franklin PrimeraCBOS19A2029
183227-35Cam SmithOFHOU23
221228-55Jarren DuranOFBOS30
20422977Hagen SmithPCHW22MLB2026
30823020Jared ThomasOFCOL23AA2028
2132310Kazuna Okamoto3BTOR30
26923269Jett WilliamsSSMIL22AAA2026
14623371Xavier Edwards2B/SSMIA26
244234-12Jonny FarmeloOFSEA21AA2028
408235-55Josh HammondSSKC19A2029
163236-9Luke Keaschall2B/OFMIN24
4582370Juan MartinezSSCOL19A2029
22523861Brandon Lowe2BPIT32
2912390Juneiker CaceresOFCLE18A+2028
13324051Isaac Paredes3BHOU27
1582411Braden MontgomeryOFCHW23MLB2027.0
331242-91Justin GonzalesOFBOS19AA2027
23324332Jo AdellOFCLE27
278244-7Karson MilbrandtPMIA22AAA2026
397245-82Kevin AlvarezOFHOU18A2029
20524665Ian HappOFCHC32
208247-94Luke Adams1BMIL22AAA2026
26824866Teoscar HernándezOFLAD33
3382490Marek HoustonSSMIN22AA2028
2622506Sonny GrayPBOS36
3692510Miguel HernándezSSSTL18A2029
3322520Ramon MarquezPSF20A+2029
18125333Nico Hoerner2B/SSCHC29
3842540Robert CalazOFCOL20A+2029
2812551Roldy BritoOFCOL19A+2028
24225619Brent RookerDH/OFATH31
21225751Seaver KingSSWSH23AAA2027
390258-173Taitn Gray1BTB18A2029
16725975Adley RutschmanC/DHBOS28
24826021Tanner BibeePCLE27
250261105Tyler BremnerPLAA22AA2028
42226228Xavier Neyens3BHOU19A+2028
18826369Bryan ReynoldsOFPIT31
3522640Zachary RootPLAD22AA2028
215265-121Jake McCarthyOFCOL29
237266-25Grant TaylorPCHW24
25426754José SorianoPTOR27
1962687Luis García Jr.2BNYY26
22226984Brody HopkinsPTB24AAA2027
256270100Christian YelichOFMIL34
2842710Ty JohnsonPTB24MLB2027
27227248Ryan WaldschmidtOFARI23MLB2026.0
294273-2Aroldis ChapmanPBOS38
260274-40Willy AdamesSSSF30
3122750Owen AyersCCHC25AAA2028
207276-53River RyanPDET27AAA2026
2262770Max Muncy1B/3BLAD36
30427819Bryan BakerPTB31
247279-32Dylan CrewsOFWSH24
305280-192Luke WeaverPPIT33
22328117Connelly EarlyPBOS23
227282-12Gage JumpPATH23MLB2026.0
2092837Reid DetmersPLAA27
31128463Henry BolteOFATH23AAA2028.0
23528578Spencer SchwellenbachPATL25
18028660Matt Shaw3BCHC24
25128762Francisco AlvarezCNYM24
2312884Ryan WeathersPNYY25
18928946Spencer StriderPATL27
28029055Carlos RodónPNYY33
19529168Gabriel MorenoCARI26
316292105Framber ValdezPDET32
236293-78Cade CavalliPWSH28
219294-3Daylen LileOFWSH23
25229597Max MeyerPMIA26
27629697Brandon NimmoOFTEX33
297297-143Tanner ScottPLAD32
26329820Nathan EovaldiPTEX35
289299-38Nick LodoloPCIN28
258300-67Christian ScottPNYM27
29930130Brandon MarshOFPHI28
253302-26Roki SasakiPLAD24
30730335Shane BazPBAL27
5903040Aidan SmithOFNYM21A+2029
4903050Alejandro BlascoOFCLE19A2029
275306-53Jose Altuve2BHOU36
5463070Alexander FriasOFSTL18A2029
23430872Will SmithCLAD31
273309-101Royce Lewis3BMIN27
5813100Axiel PlazCPIT20A+2029
2863113Casey MizePSD29
403312-118Braylon PayneOFMIL19AA2027
3753130Caden HunterPBAL22AA2030
50331496Carlos LagrangePNYY23AAA2027
4783150Chase Harlan3BLAD19A+2028
526316-53Cooper FlemmingSSTB19A2029
5893170Cristian ArguellesOFCOL19A2029
370318109Jordan LawlarOFARI24
314319-124Devin TaylorOFATH22AAA2028
5703200Drew BurressOFATH21A2030
5713210Edian EspinalCDET21A+2030
414322-28Riley O'BrienPSTL31
55932314Eduardo TaitCMIN19A+2028
3173240Peter LambertPHOU29
3863256Raisel IglesiasPATL36
288326-88Andrew PainterPPHI23
371327159Emmanuel RodriguezOFMIN23AAA2027
23832862Cole RagansPKC28
5543290Enddy AzocarOFBAL19A+2028
376330-70Kenley JansenPDET38
302331-51Edward CabreraPCHC27
506332-134Francisco RenteriaOFPHI17ROK2032
577333-61Gavin FienSSWSH19A2029
4713340Hayden AlvarezOFLAA19A+2028
320335-80Héctor RodríguezOFCIN22MLB2026
533336136Ike IrishOFBAL22A+2030
27133772Jacob WilsonSSATH23
527338-46JD Dix2BARI20A+2029
333339-148Eugenio Suárez3BCIN35
5513400Jacob LombardSSMIA18A2029
5553410Jaison ChourioOFCLE21AA2028
345342104James Tibbs1B/OFLAD23AAA2027
512343165Jamie ArnoldPATH22AAA2028
4333440John GilSSATL20AA2027
563345-128Johnny KingPTOR19AA2027
43634664Josh AdamczewskiOFMIL21AA2028
473347-52Jurrangelo CijntjePSTL23AAA2027
4923480Kendall GeorgeOFLAD21AA2028
49334951Kyson WitherspoonPBAL21A+2029
5473500Micah AshmanPBAL23AA2029
4513510Murf Gray3BPIT22AA2028
54435228Nathan FlewellingCTB19A+2028
5753530Ramon RamirezCKC21A+2029
5313540Reiner HerreraCCLE20A2030
5073550Riley QuickPMIN22AA2028
5163560Sawyer StrosniderOFMIL21A+2029
4543570Sean KeysDHTOR23MLB2027
5933580Slade CaldwellOFARI20A+2029
47935956Steele HallSSCIN18A2029
5373600Tyler BellSSCOL21ROK2028
486361-114Xavier Isaac1BTB22AAA2026
5343620Yhoiker FajardoPSTL19AA2027
5653630Yolfran CastilloSSTEX19A2029
4133640Brayden Taylor3BMIA24AAA2027
36236547Edwin DíazPLAD31
34136631Cooper IngleCCLE24AAA2027
401367174Jaxon WigginsPCHC24AAA2027
4593680Zac VeenOFCOL24AAA2026
255369-22Cole CarriggOFCOL24AA2027.0
3033700Troy MeltonPDET25
3283710Mason MontgomeryPPIT26
27437292Taj BradleyPMIN25
32537387Dalton RushingCLAD25
37437444Abner UribePMIL26
282375-1Spencer Torkelson1BDET27
30137621Justin WrobleskiPLAD26
330377125Mickey MoniakOFCOL28
32137874Esmerlyn ValdezOFPIT22AAA2027.0
2593790Kyle Karros3BCOL24
326380-18Kody Clemens1B/2BMIN30
3003812Jake Bauers1B/OFMIL30
378382-101Coby Mayo1B/3BBAL24
27938358Luis Robert Jr.OFBAL29
26438472Bryson Stott2BPHI28
3373850Heriberto HernándezOFMIA26
3343868Emerson HancockPSEA27
2463870TJ Rumfield1BCOL26
355388156Devin WilliamsPNYM31
335389159Josh Jung3BTEX27
41139024Jackson JobePDET24
315391135Christian Walker1BHOU35
359392132Heliot RamosOFNYY26
266393136Liam HicksC/DHTB27
28739472Gleyber Torres2BDET29
399395-29Zack Gelof2BATH26
4493960Tyler WellsPTB32
2573970Caleb Durbin3BBOS26
31039847George SpringerOFTOR36
3733990Emilio PagánPCIN35
348400-60Colt Keith2B/3B/DHDET25
387401-27Noah CameronPKC27
3234020Ian SeymourPTB27
324403116Luis Arraez1B/2BPHI29
3464040Josh Bell1B/DHMIN34
285405-18Ryan JeffersCMIN29
3194060Lawrence ButlerOFATH26
368407-6Trevor RogersPBAL28
3964080Ty France1BSD32
4554090Jacob WebbPCHC33
398410-12Foster GriffinPCLE31
306411-79Alejandro KirkCTOR27
327412116Jung Hoo LeeOFSF28
6134130Aaron WaltonOFCLE22AA2028
6394140Alex ClemmeyPWSH20AA2027
622415152Billy CarlsonSSCHW19A2029
667416174Blake MitchellCKC21A+2029
6444170Carlos VirahondaCARI20A+2029
6734180Charlee SotoPMIN20A+2030
642419-15Charles DavalanOFLAD22A+2030
6234200Chris SueroCNYM22AA2028
6624210Cris RodriguezOFDET18A2029
6514220Dorian SotoSSBOS18ROK2031
626423196Ethan ConradOFCHC21A+2029
5504240Gabriel GonzalezOFMIN22MLB2026
6874250Gio RojasPTEX19ROK2030
584426238Harry FordCWSH23AAA2026
6384270Jaiden Lo ReSSBAL19A+2028
62742876Jeferson QueroCMIL23AAA2027
6724290Jirvin MorilloCCIN19A2029
6334300Johan De Los SantosSSPIT17ROK2031
5974310Johanfran GarciaCBOS21AA2028
5644320Jonah TongPNYM23AAA2027
5884330Joseph DzierwaPBAL22AA2028
654434251Kash MayfieldPDET21A+2029
677435115Kayson CunninghamSSARI20A+2029
541436-66Kemp AldermanOFMIA23AAA2027
6034370Kendry RojasPMIN23MLB2027
6494380Keyner MartinezPSF21A2030
621439154Khal StephenPCLE23AA2029
505440-16Leonardo BernalCSTL22MLB2026
5964410Luis De LeónPBAL23MLB2027
57444285Marco DingesDHMIL22AA2028
51544317Michael ForretPBAL22AAA2026
659444177Nate GeorgeOFBAL20A+2029
6344450Nelson RadaOFLAA20AAA2026
64544644Nolan PerryPTOR22AA2030
6304470Patrick ForbesPARI21A+2029
658448-13Santiago SuarezPTB21AA2028
5364490Tre' Morgan1BTB23AAA2027
647450103Wandy AsigenSSNYM16ROK2032
648451174Wehiwa AloySSBAL22AA2028
614452180Wei-En LinPATH20AAA2026
6524530Welbyn FranciscaSSCLE20A+2029
5244540William Bergolla2BCHW21AAA2026
6024550Zach EhrhardOFLAD23AAA2027
3814560Tyler MahlePATL31
5994570Brock Wilken1BMIL24AAA2027
6204580George KlassenPLAA24MLB2026
600459111Jack WenningerPNYM24AAA2027
57846071Nestor GermanPBAL24AAA2027
5604610Tyson HardinPMIL24AAA2027
367462156Will WarrenPNYY27
339463148Jordan Westburg3BBAL26
468464209Adrian MorejonPSD27
3954650Griffin JaxPTB31
4384660Garrett WhitlockPBOS30
6194670Jake BlossPTOR25MLB2026
340468163Jasson DomínguezOFNYY23
4054690Shane DrohanPMIL27
4094700Sean BurkePCHW26
4344710Griffin ConineOFMIA29
480472140Aaron AshbyPMIL28
356473152Andrew Vaughn1B/OFMIL28
3834740Mark Vientos3B/DHNYM26
6084750Nate LavenderPNYM26MLB2026
30947611Matt McLain2BCIN27
372477124Kris BubicPKC28
382478135Kyle Manzardo1B/DHCLE25
360479263Luis LaraOFMIL21AA2027.0
4314800Dylan SmithPSF26
430481141Landen RouppPSF27
4254820Ezequiel Duran3BTEX27
4484836Garrett MitchellOFMIL28
322484130Mauricio DubónOFATL32
4414850Brandyn GarciaPARI26
350486105Dansby SwansonSSCHC31
34748758Noah SchultzPCHW22MLB2027.0
46648830Tommy Edman2BLAD31
4564890Kirby YatesPPIT39
366490198Brandon WoodruffPMIL32
313491123Agustín RamírezC/DHMIA24
35849241Grayson RodriguezPLAA26
4834930Didier FuentesPATL21
40749418Pete FairbanksPMIA31
29249541Jakob MarseeOFMIA25
435496215Ben BrownPCHC26
342497158JJ BledayOFCIN28
4444980Jake BennettPBOS25
45249950Owen CaissieOFMIA24
42050014Dominic CanzoneDH/OFSEA29
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266 COMMENTS

  1. Hi. It appears the “Level” column is off for many players, e.g., Pablo Lopez, Cam Smith, Triston Casas all listed at A+.

    • Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The table has been updated with the correct layout and such players have been updated with accurate Levels.

      Feel free to let us know if anything else is missing.

  2. I’m seeing a lot of issues/errors with this list. Like Triston Casas gaining +16 in the rankings but under performing before exiting with a season long knee injury. It also says he is at A+ and not MLB.

    Roman Anthony dropped a bunch as well. The kid is the top hitting prospect in baseball and has been mashing. A lot of other questionable takes here. This list must have populated incorrectly. Might want to double check.

    • Thank you for pointing this out. The original upload looks to have scattered some data. The table has been re-uploaded with the correct rankings.

  3. I appreciate your rankings and all the work that goes into putting them together, not easy I’m sure. I’m curious though, why does the search bar constantly disappear? It seems to go missing nearly every day for hours at a time. it’s a bit tough reading through 500 names when trying to evaluate one player. no big deal, still love the rankings and will continue reading them, again I appreciate your work. just wondering…

    • This is interesting, I wasn’t aware that the search bar was disappearing, we will look into this and see if there is something causing it. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

    • He should honestly be on the list, but in the loaded Dodgers back end of the bullpen it’s tough to rank him when there are at least 4 bullpen arms that could stake a claim to saves. In a Saves + Holds league I would love him, until we see how the Dodger bullpen will be managed its hard to nail down who deserves to be here.

  4. he’s not a star (yet) but how could you list 514 players for 2025 and michael toglia is not 1 of them? at least at the very end? i am positive you simply forgot he’s around.

    • He’s a career .206 hitter with a strikeout rate of 33%, a contact rate of 65% and swinging strike rate of 15% don’t give much confidence he will strikeout less. His statcast numbers are great but his whiff% and K% are in the 3rd percentile in baseball, that isn’t sustainable. I had him on my list for a few 100 players and every time I compared him to other players he got pushed further down the list.

    • He’s 30 and had back to back down years and eventually getting demoted to the Yankee bullpen (potentially unjustly) left me without much hope for him moving forward. The trade to the Brewers might revitalize him, and if he’s a mid 3’s ERA he should be on this list but I don’t think I can buy into him in dynasty until I see him perform well in 2025.

    • He had a rough season, and at 31 he is trending in the wrong direction. With Stewart, Collier, CES, Arroyo, Marte all with more upside advocating for playing time at the corners and DH in the near future. I think he is the odd man out sooner rather than later. However, he has had bounce back years before so very possible in Cincinnati that he proves me wrong, as of right now I am out on him.

  5. Given his dominance and that you still have guys like Cristian Javier and Dylan Cease in or just outside the top 100, is it safe to assume that in the next update Cole Ragans is going to be moved up at least that far?

    • He won’t get that high, though he is due for a decent jump. With guys like Javier and Cease we’ve seen enough at the MLB level to hopefully say 2023 was a one-off and they’ll rebound next year. However, they’re both going to move down a bit again. With Ragans, the two-month stretch is nice and deserves to be praised but he’s shown most of his dominance against OAK/PIT/CHW. Hasn’t quite looked right in his last two against TOR/HOU.

    • Not sure I’d want to move Robert for a package headlined by Fried. It would likely need to be another top-50 bat at least. Depends on lot on your roster, league settings, etc

  6. I know you don’t add potential international guys to the list. But, it seems an almost certainty that Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get posted and be in an MLB rotation next season. Given that where would you estimate he’d fall on this list? Top 100? Going further and far more speculative. Where would Roki Sasaki be estimated? His profile and age are similar to Skenes and he’s sitting in the 70’s. Appreciate the insights thanks!

    • I’m with you on all accounts here, both Sasaki and Yamamoto are easily top-100 if they were on the list. Obviously Sasaki is tough because if he was a standard prospect, we’d be seeing his debut this month or early next year. Unfortunately, we’re probably waiting a few years. Yamamoto’s landing spot will have some impact on his ranking but my guess right now is somewhere in the 50-60 range? Could absolutely be higher once we see his first few starts.

  7. Dynasty league / I need pitchers and some youth (we roster 15 minor leaguers). Which of these two trade returns do you like coming my way:

    Option A:
    Hunter Brown
    Andrew Painter
    Spencer Steer
    Ronny Mauricio

    Option B:
    Grayson Rodriguez
    Mitch Keller
    Adam Bohm
    Pete Crow-Armstrong

    • I lean toward Option A. Obviously Painter requires some patience but if you’re in a competitive spot next year you could flip him. I think Brown is the best arm you named for dynasty formats and I’m not in love with any of these bats.

  8. I’m in a Dynasty points league; we redraft every three years. Keep 5 batters 3 pitchers and 15 minor leaguers. We have 2 more seasons after this one before the next draft. Of 17 teams I am near middle of pack. My pitching is a problem. I have Freddie Freeman on my team and am considering trading him for young talent.

    I may be able to get 2-4 of these players from a couple of different teams (not all of them for FF).

    Group 1:
    Spencer Steer
    Andrew Painter
    Brooks Lee
    Ronny Mauricio
    Brett Baty
    James Triantos

    Group two:
    Taj Bradley
    Endy Rodriguez
    Miguel Vargas
    Jackson Chourio
    Tanner Bibee
    Junior Caminero

    Which players from which group would you target??

    • That’s an interesting league setup, seems like it would keep things pretty fresh. Out of everyone there, I wouldn’t move Freeman unless the offer began with an elite prospect, so Chourio or Caminero. I like Taj, and Bibee to a lesser extent, if you need pitching but not for Freeman. Vargas and Painter are good buy-low options (Painter obviously requires some patience).

  9. I accepted a trade yesterday in my deep dynasty league where I sent Trea Turner and Brusdar Graterol for a package of James Wood, Heston Kjerstad, Jack Leiter, and Andrew Painter (as a throw-in after the TJ announcement)

  10. In a dynasty league where we only keep 9…generally best to save full waiver budget ($100) for a top prospect. Should I spend $100 in Encarnacion-Strand? Or take my chances and wait for someone else to be called up?

    • That feels fairly league-dependent. I don’t think I’d use my entire budget on one player, but assuming he’s getting decent playing time, CES might be the most impactful call-up we’ll see the rest of the year, at least for the 2023 season.

    • Arroyo has a sub-.700 OPS with nine HR and 16 SB in 99 games since being traded by Seattle. Outside of a two-week hot stretch to begin June, his OPS this season is under .600. He’s talented and worth keeping an eye on but his fantasy value has plummeted in the last year since he was sent to Cincy.

  11. Why is Mason Auer TBB on this list?
    He is batting .172 and striking out in nearly 40% of plate appearances in AA.
    He is 22, and has great speed, but he will never make the majors if he does not improve that strikeout rate.

    • He’s been off the list in the last two updates but it appears the csv download hasn’t been updated if that’s what you’re referring to. I’ll see if we can get that updated to match the actual rankings shown here currently.

  12. 12 team roto dynasty league (5×5). keep 7 keepers annually. Trade Trout for Kirby, Pressly, and Stephenson (cather) as currently 3rd in standings (four teams get paid). Would be trading with first place team. Also, i could keep Kirby (other keepers are: J-Rod, Witt Jr, Matt Olson, Corey Seager and potentials for final three spots (Kirby, Buxton, Adolis Garcia, Bogaerts, Bieber, Gausman, Felix Bautista, and McLain if he keeps playing well). thoughts on making trade and what other three keepers would you keep after the big four solid Keepers.

    • I’d want the Trout side. The hamate injury means he’s missing at least six weeks or so and probably won’t contribute as much down the stretch but I’d still definitely prefer him as a keeper.

  13. I am surprised by the lack of Lamonte Wade, I get his value is less in non obp leagues and he doesn’t give you any steals but his high obp should help his runs, he doesn’t hurt you batting average, and his power is ok. That low on him?

    • Yeah he’ll pop in on the next update (coming within a week or so). He could’ve snuck in to this update but I haven’t been very high on him previously. And you’re correct, certainly more value in OBP with an elite walk rate. He’s been a bit better against LHP this season as well but in general he’s probably better suited as a platoon bat.

  14. Joe Ryan and Zac Gallen
    for
    eloy, neto, Emmanuel Rodriguez, degrom, eury
    team getting eloy would drop raya, snelling, and collier and rebuild vs contender trade

    • As a rebuild vs contender trade I’m not sure it makes a ton of sense for either side. I’d rather have the Ryan/Gallen side. If I was trading those two, Eury is a good start, but I’d rather have a better second piece than Eloy or Neto. DeGrom doesn’t help much for a rebuilder or contender right now unless they could flip him for something decent.

    • I slightly prefer the veterans here. It’s not too far off but if I was selling Adolis + Wheeler, I’m not sure this would be enough. It’s getting closer with Taj settling in though, and depending on league context I could see this deal happening.

  15. i’ve got a contending, young team in a dynasty sv/hld league but don’t have a true lockdown reliever, i even have one starting RP spot unfilled because i haven’t liked my options. Currently have AJ Puk & Jason Adams on the squad, and Alexis Diaz was recently made available. Compensation would equate to about two second-round picks or a second rounder and William Contreras (he’s floated on and off waivers all year, not a lot of catcher love in this league). Would you (1) hold Contreras regardless and find another player in there since you have him pretty high on your rankings and then (2) either make the move for Diaz as the Reds ascend and get a top RP to fill out the roster or just go through waivers to find a third guy? appreciate the help

    • I’ll preface this by saying bullpen arms drive me nuts. They tend to be very inconsistent and ranking them, at least in my mind, is very tough. That being said, even after I moved Diaz up ~140 spots in the last update, it wasn’t enough. He’s filthy. I’m curious about the league in general if someone like William Contreras is barely being rostered, but I’m guessing you’re already locked in with another better catcher? I think these two will be much closer in the next update. While I’d try moving someone less valuable than Contreras, Diaz would be a great option based on what you’re saying you need. I’d still try to hawk the wire for SVH as closers aren’t quite as valuable in those formats and there are plenty “hot hand” options. However, having what looks like a long-term elite SVH guy that you can set-and-forget is a nice luxury.

  16. Dynasty League: My current OF is:

    Aaron Judge
    Bryce Harper (DH)
    Juan Soto
    Josh Lowe
    Daulton Varsho
    Yordan Alavarez

    Was offered Michael Harris for Bobby Miller? Would you make that trade even with the OF I have?

    • Bobby Miller will be moving up a good bit in the next update but Harris will still be higher. That being said, this probably depends on personal preference. I think if I had that setup I might try to squeeze a little more out for Miller but if you think you’re getting better value with Harris, you could always try to flip someone. Maybe a sell-high move on Lowe? I think Harris for Miller is getting to be a pretty fair deal for both sides at this point.

    • I’d say very. I don’t play many leagues with FAAB so I’m no expert but it’s highly unlikely you’ll see another player like him become available anytime soon

  17. Dynasty League. Would you trade Nestor Cortes/Bryce Miller/Christian Encarnacion-Strand for Luis Castillo? Or is that an overpay?

  18. Two things: 1) No Ben Joyce love? I know his sample size is 2 major league innings, but my goodness, he reminds me of when A.Chapman came into the league. 2) If you included international players would Roki Sasaki make this list?

    • 1) Joyce will almost certainly be in next month’s update. These rankings were finished up just before his debut and his Double-A numbers were very sketchy. Really hoping he continues doing what he’s shown in the small MLB sample because it’s super exciting.
      2) Sasaki would immediately be the best pitching prospect in baseball if he signed with an MLB club today. As for his ranking it’s tough to guess. 100ish, maybe even higher? It’s difficult because he’s 21 but we know he’s not coming to the league for at least a few more years. Yamamoto, Murakami, Lee, etc. would all make the list as well.

  19. Doug, true, other than injuries, surprise call-ups, demotions and fulfilling expectations a year late (see Jarred Kelenic), the first 30-60 days of a season don’t matter in dynasty.

    • I’ll be updating these more frequently moving forward but I don’t think major updates are necessary after a month of games. The potential to overreact to things that early (James Outman is a good example) is too high. Moving players up and down repeatedly two months into a season doesn’t really benefit anyone in my opinion.

  20. Gotta say, it’s been disappointing to not have a single update to this ranking yet. I know we don’t pay for this, but early season pickups and rankings are crucial as we have these players you know, forever. Again, we don’t pay, but those early season updates in the past were very useful.
    On that subject … what do folks think is a great dynasty site (with rankings) that is or isn’t subscription-based. Thank you.

    • The next update is targeted for June 1 but there have been several updates since these were initially released. They started out as a top 400 and the next update brought them to a top 500. Other than injuries, basing dynasty rankings and evaluation on a month of performance is not a winning strategy.

  21. Question: I’m in a 10 team dynasty points league (keep 15 major leaguers & 10 minor leaguers). I have a very competitive roster. Of these available players in our draft, how would you rank these guys I could grab: Trevor Story, Liam Hendriks, Taylor Ward, & Jered Kelenic? Thanks!

    • A lot of this depends on how your roster is set up but I like Ward the most out of that group by a decent margin. Kelenic is a decent option if you believe in some level of rebound + can afford to stash him for a bit if things don’t click.

  22. Where does Jared Shuster fall outside the top 500? Will his earning the rotation spot bring him into the top 500?

    • In general I’m not really expecting him to be much more than a back-end rotation piece long-term. If I were to update today he’d probably sneak into the back-end of these rankings but it’s tough to buy in too much on spring performance.

    • Depends on how deep your league is but I think I’d aim for something a bit more. You’re probably on the right track with some MLB-ready prospect types but I’m just not very high on either. For what it’s worth, I acquired Rizzo this offseason for two players, including Luis Ortiz, who is ~80 spots higher here than the two you mentioned.

  23. Dynasty League. Current rotation is:

    Sandy/Ohtani/Cease/Gilbert/Glasnow

    Need an OF. Do you trade Cease ($0.10/1yr) for Teoscar ($3/1) straight up? WHIP and BB are both categories. Current OF (4 OF League) is Yelich/Kris Bryant/Renfroe. Best FA OF available are Michael Harris/Carroll/McCarthy/Kwan/Stanton.

    • Judging by the salaries/contracts, I assume you mean the FA guys like Harris and Carroll will be available in the auction for this season? I’d probably just focus there if that’s the case. If you need to make a trade, I’d aim for a higher bat using Cease.

    • I’d go Cooper. I think I can talk myself into a decent enough rebound for Walsh after the surgery. Myers is a bit of a wild card but I’d be willing to roll the dice on the GABP effect this season.

  24. Hey Eric!

    Love the list, use it all the time for my Dynasty league. Currently in the first year player draft – any thoughts on Brock Porter vs Dylan Lesko? I’ve read a ton of material on both in terms of scouting reports and analysis – just curious what you think!

    Cheers.

  25. I am in a dynasty league and was offered jake McCarthy and a 2024 2nd round pick (we only draft prospects from the previous year’s draft and international signings) for Daniel Espino. Am I selling low on Espino?

  26. Hey Eric!

    I have a dynasty league where I am allowed to keep my entire roster every year forever.

    I am considering the following trade. I would be trading away Mookie Betts (who has 2B and OF eligibility) and Eloy Jimenez FOR Kyle Tucker and Wander Franco. Given that Mookie has 2nd base eligibility which is hard to come by for elite players, should I still do this deal? Note that I do already have a capable second baseman in Jazz Chisholm. Thank you again for all of your work!

  27. Saw your comments on Donovan not being a long-term starter. Being close to the Cards, I would say adjust that expectation. They love him internally.

  28. I play in a 8 team semi dynasty league where we keep six players. I have Realmuto C, Witt Jr SS, Arenado 3B, Betts OF, Scherzer SP, and Nola SP. I have the 3rd overall pick and it look like Bichette SS and Simien 2B are going to be the best hitters available. Do I draft Bichette and move Witt to UTL or take Simien at 2B and fill in a position I do not have yet?

  29. I have noticed that Jhonkensy Noel has fallen off your Top 500. Just too much swing and miss, and potentially no defensive home? Or am I missing something else?

  30. Where would Trevor Bauer fall on this updated list now that he has been reinstated? I know he hasn’t been signed yet, is that the reason he has not been included in the new rankings to this point? The longer we go without hearing him connected to any team the higher the chances I think he remains unsigned.

  31. Closers are always too low in these rankings. I looked a couple who didn’t even make the list. If you were starting a 15-team dynasty league and had a 33 round draft to kick it off (495 picks), any current closer is getting taken by someone.

  32. Will Luis Rengifo crack your next update, I’m a bit intrigued by him and the price should be right in my 20 team dynasty league where my 2B is a mess and Nick Gonzalez took a step back.

  33. Year 2. I’m sucking in my 12 team dynasty league where we keep 12 of the players year to year. Do I try to get 12 best players 8 batters 4 pitchers? How can I leverage? NA counts towards the 12. I’m thinking of trading 2 for 1 to update top talent.

    Yordan Alvarez
    Wander Franco
    Jazz Chisholm
    Corbin Carroll
    Zach Wheeler
    Jacob DeGrom
    CJ Abrams
    Jose Altuve
    Paul Goldschmidt
    Spencer Strider
    Elly de la Cruz
    Jonathan India
    Alex Kirk
    Luis Castillo
    Jordan Lawlar
    Alex Kiriloff
    Gleybar Torres
    Jack Flaherty
    Joe Ryan
    Jess Winker
    Roansy Contreras
    Josiah Gray
    Tyler Soderstrom
    Trevor Rogers
    Trent grisham
    William Contreras
    Emerson Hancock
    Jwendle
    PWisdom
    Dean Kremers
    DRobertson
    Miles Straw
    Recently just added lawlar, elly, CCarroll,

    I’d love to trade for AdRutschman bc his dad went to my college and was a legend.
    Thanks in advance

  34. Elly DLC all the way up into the 80s? Is that serious or are you just trying to get our attention? Those Ks throughout pro career speak to very high risk, and he has 9 just games at AA.

  35. Hey Eric,

    I’m in a 12 team dynasty league, I’m in a major rebuild and arms are very hard to come by(scoring weight is messed up and pitchers are more valuable). That being said, I have to drop 3 to make room for enough active MLB guys (league rule). Any input?

    Jordan Groshans
    Luis Campusano
    Marcelo Mayer
    Heliot Ramos
    Diego Cartaya
    Oswald Peraza
    Ronny Mauricio
    Elly De La Cruz
    Joey Weimer
    Michael Busch
    Curtis Mead
    Colton Cowser
    Luis Matos
    Pete Crow-Armstrong
    Gavin Williams
    Ricky Tiedemann
    Blake Walston
    Owen White
    Andrew Painter

  36. Hey Eric, I’m in a 12 team categories (AVG) dynasty league. My team is rebuilding. What side of this do you lean?

    Bichette

    Or

    Ohtani (SP only)
    Andrew Vaughn

  37. Is that actually important? He put up 30 homers and 16 steals. If you’re playing season stats does it matter the distribution? If you’re playing head to head there’s always ups and downs. If he got all his stats in one half, that might make him an even better player as you could use the 2nd half of somebody “better”. Of course, he still had 8 homers and 8 steals in the 2nd half, so you might not find that better person in the FA pool. Plenty of players have a bad half, heck a lot of them have a bad season, and most of the guys on this list are no exception, but I still don’t think you should discount the fact that he’s a 30-20 guy who quals CF and put a bunch of guys who aren’t going to ever do those kind of numbers ahead of him. e.g. Benintendi (career best/2017: 20 hr, 20 sb; 2021: 17 hr, 8 sb; 2022: 3 hr, 1 sb(talk about unusable)). I’d rather have inconsistently great than consistently mediocre/bad. His career 162-g average is 30 homers, 18 sb, 83 R, 92 RBI. Sure, he’s a career .241 – and that will bring some rough times – but I still think he deserves more love. He has great counting numbers. Anyway, my 2 cents – there will always be debate on players, thanks for spending the time to publish this list.

  38. Great update to the list, been waiting for this! Question (of course) – Santiago Espinal and Thairo Estrada seem like very similar players….in fact the biggest difference is SB advantage for Thairo. Just wondering why Espinal is at 280 while Thairo is unranked. Thairo is younger as well. Thanks!

  39. Would you trade Josiah Gray for Salvador Perez in dynasty league? Obviously Perez is better but his higher age worries me.

  40. Need dynasty help. OF set with Harper/Alvarez/Buxton/Judge/Soto.

    Need pitching help. Would you trade Kelenic/Ketel Marte for Aaron Nola/Trevor Story?

  41. Awesome update, Eric! I was offered Kelenic for either Jordan Walker or Nolan Gorman. 12 team dynasty, I’m in a full rebuild.

    I see you have Kelenic higher on your dynasty list than the other two, so obviously I know you’d probably trade one of those two guys for him. Do you think it’s worth the risk and that he will figure things out? Has his future potential taken a drastic hit as opposed to someone like Gorman/Walker who still are complete unknowns at the MLB level?

    Thanks so much in advance and appreciate all your work!

  42. 12 team H2H dynasty league…I would be trading Max Meyer and I would be receiving George Kirby and Carlos Correa.

    My SS was Mondesi who is now most likely out for the year and I am desperate at SS until Volpe gets the call.

    I am extremely high on Meyer but I’m torn because Kirby is a good replacement as well. Any input? Thanks!

  43. Need some dynasty wisdom! Was offered Jose Altuve and Kiner-Falefa for Jo Adell and Hunter Greene. My team is pretty well balanced, 2b isn’t an immediate need but would be an upgrade over G. Torres, Vidal Brujan and E. Escobar.

    Finished 4th last year. Worth it to upgrade 2b and win now or hope that Adell and Greene hit their ceiling for years to come?

  44. Hi Eric, great stuff here – and awesome to see you engage in the comment section. Quick Q: if you were in a league where Ohtani was two players, SP and Utility, where would you rank each on this list?

  45. Who would you rather trade away in this scenario. I have Volpe and Noelvi in my minors. I can potentially pry away the #1 pick in our majors redraft using one of them knowing Ramirez or Harper is available. (one is guaranteed) Volpe appears to have a safer floor but Marte is a bigger ceiling. Should I just wait for them to join the big leagues and enjoy the fruits of their potential labor.

    Currently have Soto, Judge, Story, France, Franmil, McNeil, Barrero, A Rosario on offense. Not currently worried about pitching. .

  46. Mr, Cross, I am in 12 team keeper league where we can keep all, we have a short 5 round draft, and 20 mandatory 20 of the 70 half to qualify for Minors. It has been running for at least 15 years this league. Your list does not include Catcher/IB Sam Huff . Would he be in the top 600 if you were draw up such a list?

  47. Hi Eric,

    Just wanted your thoughts on a trade I accepted a few days ago. 12-team league. I received Luis Severino and I gave up Alejandro Kirk, Jose Miranda and Victor Robles. I am in win-now mode. Did I give up too much for Sevy? Thanks!

    Zack

  48. Hey Eric, great list I check it out all the time. Just looking for some tough advice on who I should keep in my 12 team, 6 keeper League. Who out of these 7 would you not keep? Who is the odd man out?

    Wander Franco
    Jose Abreu
    Aaron judge
    Corey Seager
    Starling Marte
    Shane Baz
    Julio Rodriguez

    I am stumped and would appreciate some advice!

    Thanks again,

    Brett

  49. Hi Eric! Big fan of the work you do. Just started a podcast of my own, would love to chat with you some time.

    Is Tatis getting bumped down in the wake of another big IR stint ahead? I’m not feeling like I can put my dynasty in his hands with the 1.1 like I was yesterday.

  50. Hi Eric these comments look pretty old but worth a shot! Which 2 would you keep of Franco, Robert, Buehler or Freeman? 6×6 with avg and ops. We keep 3 (ohtani is other), have 21 players on roster Thanks!

  51. Eric, appreciate your work and love reading through your insights. Was hoping you could help me out with a (good) conundrum that I find myself in.

    I’m in a 10-team keeper league with h2h cats scoring (6×6 with holds and OPS). Each team can keep up to 12 players without penalty (draft pick, salary, etc.) for as long as they want. Based on this update, you and I are pretty much in lockstep on keepers but was wondering if overall roster construction would cause you to change your mind on any of them.

    I’m currently planning to keep the following players: Acuna, Soto, Ohtani (SP and U eligible), JoRam, Wander, Bellinger, Ketel, Buehler, Alcantara, Flaherty, Manoah, and Hader.

    However, I also have the following options available as well: Vaughn, Gausman, McClanahan, Gallen, and Ian Anderson.

    Would you make any changes? Or would you sit tight with the 12 players that I listed and move my depth for some draft pick upgrades? I could also package a player I’m not keeping with one that I am for a keeper upgrade, too.

    Thanks so much for the advice!

  52. Was curious how a couple of the old guys would rank, with Cruz at 317 at age 41 and Verlander at 461 at age 39. Still think Cruz has another productive year in him? Not confident that Verlander can come back strong?

  53. first full year as a SP w/ 3.71era, 1.13whip, 3.2 war and .234 BAA, slight up-tick in K’s = ace, sooo
    why do you hate Casey Mize?

  54. Is it time for Reynaldo Lopez to return to the top 400? How about Drew Rasmussen, he’s had solid minor league numbers which has translated to the bigs.

    Thanks for all the work you do.

  55. Curious if you ended up doing this. Burnes of course had a huge year.

    Luzardo could be a buy low in the coming years but hes really fallen from grace. Abrams got hurt so hes back another year and i personally dont see him as more than a slightly more powerful dee strange gordon.

    I like Pearson but TJ is inevitable my book. Crazy risk high reward for me.

  56. Love using this as a reference so thank you for that. I particularly like that you are aggressively ranking prospects (because they should be)

    I do think Cease is as many as 50 spots to low and that’s coming from a Tigers fan

  57. Any tips on poaching talent? Just finishing up my 1st year of a dynasty Fantasy baseball league. Finished 8th out of 14 teams, no playoffs. Spent most of the year down near 10-12 rank. I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t watch baseball. (ex I started the season thinking it was weird that there were 2 Shohei Otani’s. What a unique name and they’re two of them. Ahh he’s 1 guy. Same thing with Wander Franco? Good thing I have the right one)

    I am using this opportunity poach as much future talent as possible FA/IR. I’m not in a win now mode but 2-3 years I want people to be jealous. Hopefully league mates don’t read this section. I made a trade early in the year: Bryce Harper my #1 draft pick for Wander Franco and Gleybar Torres. Hopefully that pays off.
    Batters:

    Wander Franco
    Yordan Alvarez
    J Winker
    Marco Luciano (just Added)
    Jose Altuve
    Jonathan India
    Alex Kiriloff (just Added)
    Jazz ChisholmJr
    CJ Abrams
    M Conforto (Just Added)
    Joey Gallo
    A Rizzo
    KeBryan Hays
    Jasson Domiguez
    Gleyber Torres
    LVoit (Just Added)
    GSanchez
    Tyler Soderstrom (just Added)

    Pitchers:
    J DeGromm (just added)
    ZWheeler
    JFlaherty (just added)
    YuDarvish
    LCastillo
    Lance Lynn (just added)
    E Hancock
    SSTrasburg
    Triston McKenzie (Just Added
    Aaron civale (Just Added)
    McGhee

    4 NA spots and 2 IR spots.

  58. Hi Eric, thanks for everything you do. You have really amped up my prospect list and outlook for dynasty. I’m in two now so still a novice and learning a lot from you and the other writers at Fantrax.

    In a 12 tm 6×6 OPS/QS and currently barely in 1st. However, the league is a bit soft and waiver wire pickups are to be had. I have a bunch of P’s in your 70-150 range (Fried/Anderson/Lopez/Gilbert/Snell/Scherzer/Musgrove/Sale) and I would like to move some combo of those for Cole. My top is Giolito and I also have Ohtani.

    The Cole owner is not contending this year and could use 2-3 SP’s. I offered Lopez/Gilbert/Fried for Cole and it was rejected. Was thinking of offering Musgrove/Fried/Gilbert for Cole. I need to unload a few SP’s as I have some on the IL like Lopez/Clev/Gio who I want to keep obviously but I don’t have the space.

    Thanks again.

  59. Just got offered Walker Buehler at $29

    For my:

    Rutschman $3
    Luciano $0
    Gore $6

    Basically my whole “farm” system. Would only have Keston and Vidal Brujan left at NA.

    +$3 every year a player is kept, values above show cost going into next year.
    10 team h2h, 5×5 plus OBP, SLG, QS, Holds

    I’m real strong with bats, middling with SP.

    My likely starting lineup next year.

    C Perez $2
    1B Vaughn $4
    2B Jazz $0
    3B ?
    SS Tatis $6
    LF Tucker $6
    CF ?
    RF Meadows $8
    Util Ohtani $13
    Util ?Correa $10
    Util ?Mondesi $22
    NA Vidal $0

    SPs
    Berrios $19
    Thor $4
    Clevinger $4
    Severino $1
    Ray $0
    McClanahan $0

    Can keep 14 each season, plus 2 NA to start out the year.

  60. Hi Eric,

    I am sitting 2 points out of 1st in an 8 team, short bench, keep-5 roto league. I got offered Freeman, Correa, and Raisel Iglesias for Vladdy. I love Vladdy as a keeper, but this might put me over the top this season. I would probably drop McNeil and Civale to make my roster fit.

    What would you do? Thanks!

  61. Who would be your top targets to try to add from this week’s MLB draft? I am in several deep leagues with large minor league rosters.

  62. Hi Eric,
    Why no Patrick Sandoval on your list ?
    I got a trade offer of Sandoval for Dane Dunning.
    Which do you think is the better side of the trade ?

  63. Hi, Eric, I thought we were closer than this. I feel you have drifted apart. Why do you hate me? Was it because I did not run away with you?

  64. Hey Eric, Great update!

    Curious what you would do in this scenario:
    20 team dynasty league, super deep miners rosters (up to 130 players between majors and minors), with a complicated contract system that basically you have 4 years on a cheap rookie deal and then they get more and more expensive each year afterwards. Also important note, it is a points league and you only get a MAX of 6 starts from pitchers each week.

    The gist of my team is I am a top contenders right now, but am carried mostly by my lineup (Contreras, Vladdy, Rizzo, Albies, JoRam, Bichette, Carlson, Buxton, Meadows, Brantley, Biggio) and bullpen. My rotation has skated by thus far and is lacking an ace currently (Montas, Ray, Morton, Matz, Lamet). I have Pearson, Luzardo, and Soroka chilling in my minors for now while they get healthy/figure out how to throw strikes.

    In addition, I have Franco, Abrams, Groshans, Gabriel Moreno, Priester, and Kyle Harrison has my top prospects and are timed well as some of my current players get too pricey for me to keep.

    I have a potential to make a trade for Burnes, who has three cheap years left on his contract. It would cost me Abrams, Luzardo or Pearson, a likely top 5 FYP 1st round pick, and change. Is this worth it for me to get Burnes and really stabilize my rotation or is it risking to much of the future?

    Conversely, if I kept the players I have now, by end of season how do you think a rotation with Pearson, Luzardo, Soroka, Lamet, Montas, etc. would look?

    I appreciate your Input!

    • Curious if you ended up doing this. Burnes of course had a huge year.

      Luzardo could be a buy low in the coming years but hes really fallen from grace. Abrams got hurt so hes back another year and i personally dont see him as more than a slightly more powerful dee strange gordon.

      I like Pearson but TJ is inevitable my book. Crazy risk high reward for me.

  65. Hey Eric! As always, love the content. I’m in a 12 team 5×5 dynasty and am rebuilding. I currently have Waters and K-Rob, but my farm has good depth at OF (and potential future OFs) with J-ROD, Adell, Brujan, Kiriloff, Abrams, Martin.

    My question is how do you feel about Waters and K-Rob? I see Waters slipping in everyone’s rankings and continue to hear nothing but bad things about his play on the field. I know K-Rob is worrying more about his health right now than baseball, which is great. I’m just worried without having any play to assess him on in a long time he’s going to slip in rankings too.

    I’ve had both of these guys for a while and have been holding steady, but nobody is interested in trading for them and the following players are available on the waiver so I’m wondering if it’s time to cut bait on either of them to grab some of these guys that are playing well so far.

    Hassell
    Marsh
    Michael Harris
    Duran
    PCA
    Josiah Gray
    SWR

    Again, thanks so much for all your awesome work!

  66. Probably way off topic, but i am in a 16 keeper dynasty league, here are my 28 keepers this year. i draft 8th, looking for who you think fits the team.
    hitters
    Soto,J*
    Tatis Jr,F
    Bader,H
    Taylor,C
    Kiermaier,K*
    Castro,H*
    Arraez,L*
    Flores,W
    Segura,J
    Alonso,P
    Anderson,B
    Severino,P
    Robles,V
    Garver,M
    Munoz,Y

    pitchers
    Brault,S*
    Clippard,T
    May,T
    Hudson,D
    Means,J*
    Soroka,M
    Corbin,P*
    Pagan,E
    Perez,M*
    Boyd,M*
    Fry,P*
    Fiers,M
    Desclafani,A

  67. Hey Eric, keep up the great work! I’m in a 12 team 5×5 dynasty, full rebuild. If I were to trade Jose Ramirez, is a return of CJ Abrams, Bohm and Grisham/Cease enough?

  68. Hey Eric, as always I appreciate all you do for the fantasy baseball community! 12 team dynasty league and I’m in full rebuild. Shallow rosters of around 25 players. Got an offer for my Jose Ramirez of CJ Abrams, Bohm, Grisham. Is that enough in return or should I be looking for more? Thanks!

  69. Hello Mr. Cross. Great work! Im in a keeper(KEEP 9) league(12teams), 28 men roster
    Batting cats are Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Strikeouts (K), Batting Average (AVG), On-base Percentage (OBP), Extra Base Hits (XBH) If you have the depth to target anyone who would be the best batter to get in a trade? Soto, Trout, Tatis, Acuna or someone else?! Thanks in advance.

  70. Dynasty keeper league, 16 teams 27 keepers, im on the clock. Who is safest pick? Burns, arozarena or even karnataka because closers hard to come by

  71. Incredible tool! Appreciate the hard work that went into this, used it for my first dynasty draft this year.

    *One small fix, Cristian Hernandez SS on the Cubs is listed as 20 on this list, however he is only 17*

    Thank you for your takes!

  72. I have to keep 8 guys in a dynasty league with a roster of 30 players and a budget of $300. 4 OF, 3 MI, 2 of every other Position player and a DH. 8 Starting Pitchers.

    Which of these 8 do I keep? Number in parentheses is what it would cost me to keep the player…
    LeMaheiu ($6)
    Alcantara ($6)
    Luis Castillo ($12)
    Maeda ($6)
    Hader ($6)
    Will Smith ($6)
    Jose Abreu ($21)
    Albies ($12)
    Devers ($14)
    Machado ($28)
    Kepler ($6)
    Civale ($6)
    Snell ($12)

  73. Great List Eric! I’m in a deep keeper league (12 team, 5 x 5, QS instead of W). Keep 15, rookie eligible player do not count towards the 15. I’ve been 3rd the pass 2 years. Here are my “locked in” keepers/RE:
    Christian Yelich
    Gerrit Cole
    Corey Seager
    Jarred Kelenic
    Jack Flaherty
    Julio Rodriguez
    Randy Arozarena
    Max Fried
    Luke Voit
    Andrew Vaughn
    Sonny Gray
    Max Muncy
    CJ Abrams
    Ian Happ
    Lance Lynn
    Liam Hendriks
    Ryan Mountcastle
    Kenley Jansen
    Nelson Cruz

    I have two more spots. Having a tough time choosing between the following: Josh Donaldson, Gary Sanchez, Jake Cronenworth, Dylan Moore, John Means, or Trevor Rosenthal. Thoughts?

  74. Just wondering how many starting hitters/pitchers you are assuming in a league for this ranking list
    Because I’m assuming boom or bust players get a bump in shallower leagues

  75. Hello Eric,

    I could use an upgrade at OF and SB. I have an offer to acquire Teoscar, is this good?

    I get: Teoscar Hernandez + 3.28 FYPD 2020

    He gets: Josiah Gray, Sam Huff, 1.11 FYPD 2020

    Thanks

  76. Hey Eric, trying to clean up my roster and curious if there is any reason I should continue to hold Reynaldo Lopez? Not sure who I’d be looking to pick in lieu of hi, but Coby Mayo is top of the list right now. For context, my rotation is pretty stacked ahead of Lopez.

  77. Two part question if anyone would like to offer any thoughts:

    1. Advice on keepers? I’m in a standard 10 team keeper league, head to head categories, really competitive. 6 keepers each team.

    My squad: Juan Soto, Shane Bieber, Wander Franco, Pete Alonso are locked in. For my last two keeper spots I’m debating between Austin Meadows, Jose Abreu, Gavin Lux, and Yu Darvish.

    Leaning towards Darvish as he’s competitive for the short term, and Meadows as the best combo from those three hitters for upside and major league production. Any changes you would make?

    Part 2. I have a trade offer from the league champ who needs to dump a player to finalize his 6 keepers. He’s asking for Shane Bieber in return for my choice of 2 of the following:

    1 of Lindor, Jose Ramirez, Kyle Tucker, Luis Robert

    1 of Walter Beuhler, Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito

    His team was stacked and it seems like a no brainer to make a deal from that offer but I’m also a big Bieber fan as he hits his prime. Thoughts?

  78. JoRam should plummet on this list after the Lindor trade and Santana leaving. He might accrue 200 walks this year, but kiss the power, avg/obp and speed goodbye. The team won’t be letting him run since he’s their next major marketable asset they’ll be moving, and teams won’t be pitching to him because there’s literally nothing else in that lineup that could do any damage whatsoever, so they’ll be putting him on 1B every time it’s remotely reasonable to.

  79. What are your thoughts on Bryce Ball? I know he’s blocked by Freddie Freeman at 1B but his debut, regardless of age, seemed to be outstanding.

    Also, what are your thoughts on Kyle Wright? Can he still reach his potential or is he now just a mid-rotation starter at best? I know Giolito is an outlier but maybe Wright can finally break through with a touch better command just like Giolito.

    Lastly, any prospects on or off this list that could be severely undervalued and rise at least 150 or more spots by next year?

    I enjoy reading your content, keep it up!

  80. 12 team 5×5 roto keeper league. We keep 15 players. $320 cap at time we submit keepers, but otherwise salaries don’t matter. Players get $5 raises each year.

    Will keep 15 of the 17 below, most likely dropping Laureano and Soroka.
    1B – Olson $25
    2B – Albies $17, Lux $10
    SS – Lindor $33
    3B – Moncada $30, Torkelson $5
    OF – Arozarena $10, Carlson $10, Laureano $17, Teoscar $2
    SP – Berrios $20, Fried $15, Valdez $10, Soroka $13, Pearson $6, Musgrove $10
    RP – Karinchak $8

    Was just offered up 2 trade options.
    1 – $16 Bichette for $33 Lindor, $2 Teoscar, and $10 Musgrove
    2 – $16 Bichette and $13 Gore for $33 Lindor, $2 Teoscar, and $20 Berrios.

    If I take trade 1, Bichette Replaces Lindor, and that leaves me with 15 after trading Teoscar and Musgrove.

    If I take trade 2, Bichette replaces Lindor. Gore becomes a keeper and most likely don’t keep either Laureano or Soroka.

    Should I go for one of the trades and if so, which one?

  81. What are your thoughts on this trade? I was not winning the pennant this year.

    Trade:

    Harper
    deGrom

    Receive:

    Bichette
    Gore
    Kopech

  82. Hey Eric, longtime reader, first time commenter. 🙂
    Which 2 of the following 3 would you keep in a dynasty league (no limit on how long you own a player)?
    1. Lourdes Gurriel
    2. Dylan Carlson
    3. Devin Williams

    Saves + holds is a category, so Williams has more value than usual. Right now, I’m leaning towards keeping the two OFs, but it’s tough because I already have Trout and Grisham.

    Thanks!

  83. Hey Eric,

    Phenomenal work as always! Can you tell me which 8 of the below players you’d keep? There are no salary, draft pick, or contract implications in this league, so the best players typically get kept by their owners without any penalty for a long time.

    Bellinger
    C. Seager
    Meadows
    Snell
    Franmil
    Adell
    Sixto
    Luzardo
    Biggio
    Carlson
    Ian Anderson
    Kelenic
    Gore
    Vaughn
    Kirilloff

  84. Hi Eric, I noticed you have Nate Pearson at 104 and Ian Anderson at 109. Looking at your rankings for 2021, you have Anderson at 29, and Pearson at 62. Do you think the long term projection is that close for them? Also, what do you think Pearson’s role will look like in 2021? Thanks for the great work and fantastic rankings.

  85. Eric,

    What I don’t understand is how do you have guys ranked higher in the top 500 that you released on Dec 22nd then you do in the positional rankings you updated on December 18th?

    As an exampled, in your positional rankings for SS on the 18th, you have Jazz Chisholm SS 8 spots higher than Jeter Downs SS. Yet on your top 500 rankings, Jeter Downs is 183 and Jazz Chisholm is behind him at 201?? Thanks

  86. Hi Eric,

    Great work as always! I’m looking for some depth with my starting pitching in my dynasty league and I wanted to get your opinion on John Means. I noticed he’s not in your top 500 list. Is there something that scares you about his profile? Other potential options are K. Freeland, C. Bassitt, J. Dunn but I just can’t get excited about this group.

    Keep up the great work. I appreciate what you do!

    Kory

  87. Hey Eric,
    I’m in a very deep Dynasty (30 teams, 40-man, 60 specs/team). Salary Cap at $159m/year. I inquired about a trade for Kole Calhoun, who locks in at $9.25m thru 2023 (player option for that in 2023). Other team requested Jackson Rutledge straight up. I’m in a somewhat competitive position for playoffs this year, and could use the every day OF. Would you do ths though?

  88. Hi Eric,

    Thank you again for everything you do. I don’t know if you’ll be able to answer this, but I wanted to know your opinion on if I need to upgrade my hitting. I asked in an earlier post about going for Kyle Tucker, I think that would help me tremendously. I am in win-now mode with my team. Any other guys I should look into? I have Noelvi Marte as trade bait along with Gilbert, Skubal and E. Cabrera. Thanks so much!

    C – Garver
    C – Huff
    1B – Goldschmidt
    2B – LeMahieu
    3B – Urshela
    SS – Bogaerts
    CI – Christian Walker
    MI – B. Lowe
    OF – Hampson, McNeil, Carlson, Gurriel Jr., Pollock
    UT – Nelson Cruz

    Reserve – Belt, Encarnacion, N. Lowe, Jared Walsh, Canha, Grossman, Haniger

    • Seeing this super late, but that lineup is severely lacking power if/when Cruz/Goldy are hurt or slump, so hopefully you worked a deal for a power OF bat.

  89. Eric – this is great. How often will you compile this list during the spring? When do you anticipate the last dynasty list before opening day? I want to use this list for draft day. Thank you

  90. Any chance Rockies give Hampson and Hilliard 500 – 550 ab’s ?

    Hangin onto both one more year but running out of time and roster space

  91. Hi Eric,

    I know you are high on Kyle Tucker (which is why I wanna go for him). Do you think this is a fair offer or too little?

    1. Noelvi Marte
    2. Either Logan Gilbert, Edward Cabrera or Josiah Gray
    3. 1st round or 2nd round pick in FYPD (11th pick)

    Thanks!!

  92. Awesome list but the Framber Valdez ranking is brutal. Dude was a top 25 pitcher in fantasy this year, has maybe the best curveball in baseball right now, was absolutely unhittable in more than half of his starts including mystifying the Twins in the playoffs, and he doesn’t crack the top 300? Yeesh.

  93. Hi Eric,

    Thank you for all that you do! I was wondering if you could look at my pitching staff and see if it looks good for next year or if I should try and target another solid tier 1-2 starter. My league is 5×5 12-team ROTO.

    Sale, Paddack, Glasnow, Gallen, Gray, Hendricks, Burnes, Skubal and Pineda

    Thank you so much

    • I’d be looking to package Sale and Paddack for someone with a little more stability (as far as SP’s can have stability, haha), in their mid-late 20’s. Paddack’s value is dropping each time he takes the ball, and Sale is past the point where he should have been dealt (yeah, yeah hindsight is 20/20, but still), but still has the name value and past results that someone may still buy into. I’d be looking at the Castillo/Woodruff/Snell/Fried group and see if you might find a match where the owner of one of those types may be a bit shallow on SP overall, yet in position to compete this year. I’d sell them on Paddack replacing the youth they’re losing, and they’re getting an ace kicker bouncing back in Sale (even though nobody knows if he’ll even be half his former self after the surgery). If they resist, I’d even kick in Skubal to try to make it a “Godfather deal.” – Just my 2 cents tho.

  94. Was Jeimer Candelario an oversight? Dude slashed 297/369/503 in the heart of the Tigers lineup and at 26, is just now heading into his prime.

  95. How does Devin Williams NOT crack to top 500? Beyond unhittable. I’m not saying he should be top 200-300 but there are pitchers he must land in front of, Like Keona Kela for example.

  96. Hello Eric, again, thanks for your great work!
    I’m looking to upgrade my pitching staff with some future aces in my dynasty baseball league. Can you name a few good young promising arms other than Gore, Cease, and company? Thoughts on Sixto Sanchez ,Casey Mize, Matt Manning, Spencer Howard, Asa Lacy, AJ Puk? Highest potential/low risk reward? Or are there other promising pitchers you could suggest to help me?

    Thanks for coming back, really appreciate!

    Ben

  97. What are your thoughts on Brandon Lowe, can he repeat seasons like 2020 year after year? If you have a choice between: Tim Anderson, Brandon Lowe, Kyle Lewis, Teoscar Hernandez, Trent Grisham, who would you pick first among the list?

    Thanks a lot for your great work!

  98. Love the list!! I’m in a 12 team keeper league

    Tatis Jr.
    Robert
    Huira
    Glasnow
    Gore
    Sale
    Springer
    J. Rodriguez
    Luciano
    Kim
    Greinke

    I can keep 7, who would you pick?

  99. Great work! I am currently in an 8 team (6 keeper) league. Due to a lot of trades and waiver wire pitching, I have the following players:

    Juan Soto
    Bregman
    Luis Robert
    Eloy
    Hiura
    Trea Turner
    Jose Ramirez
    Devers
    Yordan
    Kyle Tucker

    Which 6 would you keep as well as the next 2 for consideration? Thank you.

    • Soto, Robert, Eloy, Turner

      coin flip the next 2 from the pool of Devers, Bregman & JoRam, leaning JoRam if you’re dead set on competing for the championship this year (and I’d assume so if it’s an 8 team league, everyone should be a contender), or if you’re somehow working a rebuild, I’d lean Devers just for the fact he’s 4 years JoRam’s junior.

  100. Hi Eric,

    Would you trade Paddack for Muncy straight up? I have Paddack, I want to sell him before his value gets too low. Thanks so much!

  101. I have a decision to make come 2021 season

    Pick 5 keepers from this bunch standard h2h cat scoring

    Trout
    Harper
    Bregman
    Bellinger
    Gleybor torres
    Bo bichette
    Chris paddock/bauer

  102. Interested why the gap between Puason and Erick Pena. Pena was listed ahead in the top 250 prospects, so I’m interested in what vaulted Puason up so high.

  103. So I’m in a dynasty league with a draft this weekend. It is very deep with supp. and minor drafts, and I am unsure if my catcher will be good enough. I have Robinson Chirinos, who I was hoping could hold on long enough until Miguel Amaya comes up for the Cubs, but could potentially trade up and grab Christian Vazquez in the supplemental draft. I have pick 9, and am thinking trading that and a fourth round minor league pick for the number 3 overall supplemental pick. What do you think

  104. Thanks for putting this together! I get to keep a player at each position, plus a UTIL, 4SP’s, 4RP’s. I noticed you don’t have Keone Kela on the list, which I had marked above Dakota Hudson. I guess it might be easier to lay out my options and list who I am keeping. Am I making any mistakes?

    C – O. Narvaez
    1b – H. Dozier
    2b – Hiura
    SS – Bichette
    3b – Andujar
    LF – Calhoun
    CF – Haniger
    RF – Mercado
    U – Villar

    SP – Hendricks
    SP – McCullers
    SP – Folty
    SP – Odorizzi
    RP – Woodruf
    RP – Leclerc
    RP – German
    RP – Kela

    Batters not listed for those positions are Swanson, Votto, Luis Arraez, Tauchmann, Santander, Kendrick.
    Pitchers not listed are Quintana, Ross Stripling, Luis Severino, Dakota Hudson

    So would you suggest I keep Arraez overHaniger and Hudson over Kela? Anything else I might be missing would also be appreciated. Thanks again!

    • Was hoping that Severino not being kept would go unnoticed and I could pick him up late in the draft with his low O-Rank, do you think it’s worthwhile to keep him over any of the above pitchers?

      Thanks again, I really do appreciate it.

  105. Hey Eric! As always, thanks for the great work! Was offered Correa & Bart for my Muncy in a 12 team, shallow dynasty league. I’m rebuilding and stocking up on young upside/prospect, so Muncy is an obvious trade piece. Is it worth the risk to take on Correa? Thanks!

  106. Hey Eric,

    I’ve recently gone through a huge rebuild period with my team. I’ve got about 19 of the top 100 prospects. I’m obviously not expecting to contend for the next couple of years. A lot of guys are approaching me about trading Corey Seager but i’m really stuck on how to value him at this point. Any input would be helpful. Thanks!

    • Eric,

      Thanks for putting this list together, as well as all of your other ones.

      That said, no Hudson Head? As high as you have been in him in other places, and where you have him ranked there compared to guys that show up on this list, that surprises me.

      How come?

  107. Hey Eric,
    I’m going to use the site today instead of Twitter for this question……

    What are your thoughts on the long term upside and potential fantasy value for:

    Terrin Vavra
    Jeremiah Jackson
    George Valera

  108. Thought maybe I should let you know, if I declared today, I was dropping Ramos, Urias, and Upton, so basically im asking if im over valueing the pitchers because of my situation.

    Thanks
    Wayne

  109. Hi Eric,
    Im in a 6×6 Total bases and Holds

    Dynasty type league keep 35, draft 15 rounds, with a limit of 10 adds in the year. Having a bit of trouble with the last 5 keepers. 5 of these Evan White, Roughed Odor, Justin Upton, Luis Urias, Heliot Ramos,
    Andrew Heaney, Mike Foltynewitz, Marcus Stroman, Im good in hitting, but mid pack in pitching, which is why im thinking maybe I should keep more pitching. What do you think?

    Thanks,
    Wayne

  110. just a heads up, you’ve got tsutsugo in there twice. 340 & 351

    i wish there WERE two of him then i’d have a better shot to get him in my draft

  111. Trying to rebuild pithing depth in my minors. Deep Fantasy (20 team) lots of guys on rosters outside of this list. Pache and Hays in CF pipeline.

    Pitchers of note: B. McKay, Teheran, Rodriguez, M. Wacha, T. Mahle, M. Keller, and B. Keller. I’m still out a few years (at least) from contention. Wonder how you feel about selling out for pitching prospects? Gap between J. Polanco and T. Turner is sizable when Turner plays a full season. What are your thoughts about further development from J. Polanco and the trade overall? I feel like I’m giving up too much, but with such shallow pitching I’m curious if you would make this play…

    TRADE
    T. Turner SS
    L. Taveras CF
    M. Moniak CF
    A. Alzolay SP
    J. Loaisiga RP

    RECEIVE
    J. Polanco SS
    S. Reid-Foley SP
    M. Libertore SP
    A. Medina SP
    E. Hankins SP

  112. I am curious your thoughts on Dominic Smith and Domingo Santana. Domingo was looking great until a major slump after his injury this year. Dominic seems to just need a starting opportunity. If both had a guaranteed starting opportunity, would they rank higher?

  113. What are your thoughts on Sam Hilliard in dynasty format? Also, do you prefer Kolten Wong’s upside over Odor’s in a 7×7 categories (OPS, Average, TB) dynasty league?

  114. I have multiple people trying to acquire Franco from me in the from of picks. Would you trade him at all?? How many first rounders would it take? I have Lindor in my SS an we speak so I have the flexibility to move Franco. Thanks

  115. Hey Eric. Thanks or the list. I found two edits for you

    Both Will Smith’s are RPs I’m Atlanta. I assume one of them I suspect the higher ranked on is a catcher for the Dodgers.

    I don’t think you intended to rank Julio Rodriguez, the catcher from Detroit at 73.

  116. thoughts on Jon Means. he had a monster first half and has since struggled a little. The last 5 starts look more like the first half (regressed for the mean since he was an ace in the first half).

    you do not have him ranked- is this on purpose or just the last update occuring before the last 30 days where he has retrurned to fantasy relavent. I am working my roster for the offseason- we lock rosters after the end of the regular season, but do not choose keepers until spring training- we keep 25; but with NA/DL slots we end up with 30 on our roster and have to trim 5 at the start of the year. i am pretty set and just trying to figure out who will jump the most in the offseason since it is doubtful i keep him either way. So i am looking for guys who may be undervalued now, that will jump when people re-evaluate how their season went in the offseason.

    Means looks like a good example- we have a good first half- 1.5 months of dumpster fire- then looks like he is starting to finish strong. that normally has people discounting the dumpster fire and he shoots into the top 150 range. The other guys i have are Stroman, Carlos Martinez, Frankie Montas. The hope is that 1 of them gains enough value to be worth keeping as either a 3rd closer (behind kenly and vazquez) or a 10th SP (7/8/9 would be paxton, price and ray at this point)

  117. Hi Eric,

    Thanks so much for this valuable resource. It’s been a boon to my Dynasty leagues! Currently asking about my 5×5 AL-Only 10-team Dynasty league.

    I have the ability to claim Jake Fraley (#275) or Kyle Lewis (unranked, formerly a top-100/top-50 prospect) as an IR replacement for Mike Tauchman (#389).

    First instinct is to go with Fraley, but why has Lewis fallen so low? Is there a chance he becomes better than Fraley in the bigs? Or am I complicating things too much and I should just trust the list?

    Thanks again!

    K.

  118. Hi Eric – could you please give an opinion on a trade? I play in a 14 team dynasty league on Fantrax, we often use your rankings to evaluate trades. Our league policy is to “reverse any trade that cannot be reasonably argued as legitimate…with clear understanding that in dynasty (versus redraft) there’s enormous leeway with ‘legitimate’ based on short- & long-term needs of the participating clubs”. Recently, a contending team traded Isan Diaz (you ranked as #249) and Orelvis Martinez (unranked) to a rebuilding team for Miguel Sano (#164). Some people in the league consider this trade one-sided and worthy of a veto. Do you think this trade should be vetoed or allowed through? Thanks.

  119. What are your thoughts on Ketel Marte? Is what he’s doing this year sustainable for the future? I traded Gary Sanchez for Ketel Marte in my dynasty league. Love Gary but I feel like Ketel has longer upside because of the demanding position catcher has on a body.

  120. Hi Eric, thanks for the list. Surely will help me to define my keepers for next year. I have a doubt, who would you keep (2 openings) between Joe Adell , Nate Lowe, Ryu and Brendan McKay. Thanks for your help.

    • Other then speed whats makes Tatis Jr or Soto better than Vlad in Dynasty league since the start of last year i feel what i have heard Vlad has the best bat and he will compete for Batting titles in years to comes.

  121. How far away is Plesac from cracking this list and what type long term value do you foresee? Mid-rotation guy? Also, should I be buying in dynasty?

    Thank you

    • I’m curious I just was offered a dynasty trade that is tough for me – I give up Kelenic for Wander Franco? Would you do it? Im thinking Kelenic is more of a stud for fantasy purposes and Franco is great don’t get me wrong but I think more of a real life player – I appreciate you taking the time

      • How could you not JUMP at an offer of Franco for Kelenic?! They are not even in the same class. I would make sure you are being offered the REAL Wander and if so…..DO IT ASAP!!!

  122. Why so low on woodruff? Obviously, it has been a relatively small sample, but feel like he should be up in front of Paxton/Bum type guys. Also, you have Daniel Murphy as “David” Murphy. I realize he’s been a big disappointment but you didnt have to do him like that! Love the content as always though.

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