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All year we’ve been ranking the top prospects closest to the majors. With September call-ups quickly approaching, this post is a little different. Instead of limiting the list to players with their rookie eligibility intact, this will include any players currently in the minor leagues regardless of their at bats or innings pitched totals. There’s a catch, though. It’s only going to list players who are currently healthy and on their team’s 40-man roster. If you see a big name omitted, it’s probably because they aren’t currently on the 40-man. That can still be manipulated of course, but if a player is already on the roster, it increases the chances they’ll get a look next month. I also decided to weed through it for players that I thought could actually have some relevance in fantasy. With guys like Domingo Santana, Trea Turner, and even Aaron Altherr already up, this isn’t exactly the sexiest group. But there are some nice players in here, and if they can find playing time, they could also help your fantasy team down the stretch. When looking at who to pick up, I’d recommend focusing on teams that are out of the playoff hunt and who may be more inclined to give their younger players a look. Zeroing in on injuries (or potential ones) is also a good move. I bolded a few of the names that I think are interesting gambles…

BAL Christian Walker, 1B
BOS Deven Marrero, SS
CWS Micah Johnson, 2B | Erik Johnson, SP | Frankie Montas, SP
CLE Jesus Aguilar, 1B
DET Steven Moya, OF
HOU Jon Singleton, 1B | Lance McCullers, SP | Michael Feliz, RP
KC Terrance Gore, OF
LAA Kyle Kubitza, CI/OF | Matt Shoemaker, SP
MIN Oswaldo Arcia, OF | Max Kepler, OF | Jorge Polanco, MI | Kennys Vargas, DH
NYY Gary Sanchez, C | Rob Refsnyder, 2B
OAK Max Muncy, 1B | Rangel Ravelo, 1B | Aaron Brooks, SP | Sean Nolin, SP
SEA Chris Taylor, MI | Roenis Elias, SP
TB Matt Moore, SP | Richie Shaffer, 1B | Nick Franklin, MI | Ryan Brett, MI
TEX Joey Gallo, 3B | Chi Chi Gonzalez, SP
TOR Dalton Pompey, OF | Drew Hutchison, SP
ARI Brandon Drury, MI/CI
ATL Hector Olivera, 3B
CHC Javier Baez, MI | Arismendy Alcantara, OF | Carl Edwards, RP
CIN Adam Duvall, OF | Michael Lorenzen, SP | Brandon Finnegan, SP
COL Wilin Rosario, 1B | Cristhian Adames, MI | Eddie Butler, SP
LAD Jose Peraza, 2B | Zach Lee, SP
MIA … … …
MIL Luis Sardinas, MI | Tyler Wagner, SP
NYM Kevin Plawecki, C | Dilson Herrera, 2B
PHI see Marlins, MIA
PIT Alen Hanson, MI | John Holdzkom, RP
SD Will Middlebrooks, 3B | Rymer Liriano, OF
SFG Chris Heston, SP
STL Tim Cooney, SP | Marco Gonzales, SP
WAS Wilmer Difo, MI | A.J. Cole, SP