Prospect News: Top 25 For 2026 Dynasty Fantasy Baseball

January 21, 2026 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 3 Comments

1. Brewers SS Jesus Made | 18 | AA | 2026

A 6’1” 187 pound switch-hitter with power and plate skills beyond his years, Made is the top prospect for our game in my opinion and a consensus top-five prospect for any purpose no matter who’s sorting the list. In 115 across three levels, Made slashed .285/.379/.413 with six home runs and 47 stolen bases. He was 2.4 years young for the level in Low-A, 4.2 years young for the level in High-A, and 5.7 years younger than the average age at the level during his five-game debut with Double-A Biloxi to close out the season. He was slow to get settled into full-season pro ball after skipping the complex league but was dominant in High-A, slashing .343/.415/.500 in 27 games, and I suspect we’ll see a lot of that moving forward.

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Prospect News: Never Met A Pricier Maybe or Bichette, Please

January 18, 2026 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 18 Comments

by: The Itch

I couldn’t stop circling the same thought Friday in the aftershock of Kyle Tucker to Los Angeles then Bo Bichette to New York: these Mets look like the worst team you could put together while spending $336 million. Their ace is Nolan McLean: a prospect I really like but also an inexperienced rookie. All rookies lack experience, but McLean was a two-way player until just a few years ago. Again, no shade, it’s just weird to spend $336 million on a baseball team and have mostly question marks on the pitching staff.

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Prospect News: Edward Becomes A Cubrera or Is Matt Shawt?

January 14, 2026 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 7 Comments

by: The Itch

I’m looking at fresh powder for the first time since beginning the organizational top ten prospect reports, and I probably need to re-read all 30 before I start to reorder the top 100 and first-year-player-draft rankings.

One guy who figures to move up is Cubs C Moises Ballesteros. If you read Grey’s 2026 Fantasy Outlook for Ballesteros, you might remember I was skeptical that he’d actually be part of the team’s 2026 regular lineup after they ignored him in the playoffs.

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Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

January 11, 2026 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 4 Comments

by: The Itch

1. SS Sebastian Walcott | 20 | AA | 2027

Walcott signed for $3.2 million in 2023 out of the Bahamas and climbed swiftly through the system until 2025 when he got a full season to settle in at Double-A, where he slashed .255/.355/.386 with 13 home runs and 32 stolen bases in 124 games. The line might not leap off the page, but he was ten percent better than league average playing against guys who were 4.9 years older than him, on average. That’s future superstar stuff from a kid who’s already 6’4” and 190 pounds with double plus raw power and easy speed alongside smooth actions on the infield.

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Seattle Mariners Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

January 7, 2026 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 16 Comments

by: The Itch

1. OF Lazaro Montes | 21 | AA | 2027

At 6’5” 215 pounds, Montes has slimmed down without sacrificing power as he’s climbed the organizational ladder. In 131 games split almost evenly between High-A and Double-A, the big lefty smashed 32 home runs, stole seven bases and slashed .241/.354/.504 with a 29 percent strikeout rate. The strikeouts have invited a fair share of doubters, but I think Montes will make enough impact on contact to become a mainstay in fantasy lineups.

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Sacramento Athletics Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

January 4, 2026 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 4 Comments

by: The Itch

1. SS Leo De Vries | 19 | AA | 2027

We don’t often see a prospect like De Vries get traded before his 20th birthday, if at all, so it was kind of shocking to see him moved for a reliever, even one as dominant as Mason Miller. Sacramento pushed the switch hitter to Double-A at age 18, where he slashed .281/.359/.551 with five home runs and two stolen bases in 21 games. He even showed plus plate skills: 9.7% walks against 19.4% strikeouts. It’ll be interesting to see how they time this out because he’s got a legitimate case to open the season in Triple-A at 19, an age he’ll stay until October 11th this year. Seems probably we’ll see him in the majors before he turns 20, and that’s a pretty consistent predictor of sustained stardom. Incredible work on the trade market by Sacramento in my opinion.

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Los Angeles Angels Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

December 31, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 14 Comments

by: The Itch

Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2026 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival

1. OF Nelson Rada | 20 | AAA | 2026

The plusses here are obvious: a legitimate center fielder with solid plate skills from the left side, Rada swiped 54 bases in 135 games across Double-A and Triple-A in 2025, slashing .292/.398/.360 and making huge plate-skills gains when he reached Triple-A. He walked 30 times against 35 strikeouts in his 42 games with Salt Lake, slashing .323/.433/.416 in the cozy hitting environment. He’s always been extremely young for the level – 7.8 years younger than average in Triple-A – and that tends to work out in the aggregate, especially if a teenager like Rada arrives to camp some spring wearing new muscle after a Rocky IV type winter. Rada actually filled out a little bit last offseason and could be quite the fantasy sleeper this year with just a touch more man-strength.

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Prospect News: Red Sox Are In The Cards For St. Louis

December 28, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 2 Comments

by: The Itch

The front offices of Boston and St. Louis have been on the phone with each other (or texting back and forth) all offseason, culminating in two big trades so far.

Around Thanksgiving, the teams agreed to swap RHP Sonny Gray (36) along with $20 million for RHP Richard Fitts (26) and LHP Brandon Clarke (22, A+).

Gray should play as a known quantity, and it sounds like he’s eager to pitch in the AL East again. “It’s easy to go to a place where it’s easy to hate the Yankees,” he said at this introductory press conference, instantly endearing himself to a new fanbase. He also restructured his contract to turn a guaranteed year into a mutual option that Boston can refuse for a $10 million payout. With the Cardinals covering $20 million, Gray will cost $11 million for the Red Sox in 2026. If he’s good for them, Boston can bring him back next year for $30 million at a $25 million luxury tax hit.

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Prospect News: Unboxing Holiday Trades or Forret Through The Trees

December 21, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 18 Comments

by: The Itch

It’s Christmas week, and the yule stove is warm, so let’s gather around the fire of teams making transactions and poke at the coals.

When Baltimore made the Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward swap, we anticipated another move to clear the outfield logjam. That’s not exactly what happened next, but they did clear out a bunch of pieces and add a pitcher in sending several prospects to Tampa in exchange for Shane Baz. One thing makes this trade unique is that it’s basically three first-round picks and two prospects for Baz. I don’t think I’ve seen a trade in this shape. OF Slater de Brun and C Caden Bodine were first-rounders this year, and they added in the 33rd overall selection in next year’s draft along with RHP Michael Forret and OF Austin Overn. Bodine has played 11 games in Low-A, and de Brun hasn’t played yet in the pros.

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Houston Astros Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

December 17, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 6 Comments

by: The Itch

1. OF Jacob Melton | 24 | MLB | 2025

A left-handed hitter listed at 6’2” 208 pounds, Melton at his hottest features speed, patience and power with serviceable defense in center field. His 2025 was interrupted a couple times by injuries, but he’s talented enough to push for a spot in spring. In 35 Triple-A games, he slashed .286/.389/.556 with six homers, 12 steals and a 20 percent strikeout rate. He withered under the bright lights, slashing .157/.234/.186 in 78 plate appearances spread across 32 games.

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Minnesota Twins Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

December 14, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 10 Comments

by: The Itch

1. OF Walker Jenkins | 21 | AAA | 2026

The sixth overall pick in the stacked 2023 class, Jenkins is a left-handed hitter with power and plate skills listed at 6’3” 210 pounds, but as I say all the time around here, those measurements look a little out of date. He’s dealt with some injuries that have cost him reps but steadily climbed the organization ladder nonetheless, closing out 2025 with 23 games in Triple-A. In 84 games across four levels, he slashed .286/.399/.451 with ten home runs and 17 stolen bases. It’s tough to predict how the team will handle his timeline. They seem to go back and forth on trading Joe Ryan every other day. If they keep him, Jenkins could be up early. If they move him this winter, I’d bet they’ll slow-play their season in general.

Here’s a link to Grey’s 2026 Fantasy Outlook for Walker Jenkins.

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Kansas City Royals Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

December 10, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 5 Comments

by: The Itch

Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2026 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival

1. C Carter Jensen | 22 | MLB | 2025

Jensen is a left-handed hitting catcher at six-foot 210 pounds who plays good defense and employs an extremely patient approach in the batter’s box. His 20-game debut in 2025 could not have gone better. He slashed .300/.391/.550 with three home runs and 12 strikeouts against nine walks for Kansas City after posting a .290/.377/.501 slash line in 111 games across Double and Triple-A. It’s hard to project his playing time this season with Salvador Perez in town, but I think we’re looking at something like 500 plate appearances and an intriguing fantasy season.

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