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Sacramento Athletics Top 10 Prospects For 2026 Fantasy Baseball

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

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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 | 5 Comments

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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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The Itch

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

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

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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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Prospects For Baz O’s Trade Applauded By The Washington Post

December 21, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 24 Comments

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Rays traded Shane Baz to the O’s. He was originally the player to be named later in the trade of Tyler Glasnow and Austin Meadows for Chris Archer. Rays turned Chris Archer into: Tyler Glasnow Austin Meadows Shane Baz Isaac Paredes Ryan Pepiot Jonny DeLuca Ty Johnson Hunter Bigge Christopher Morel Caden Bodine Slater De […]

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Prospect News: Unboxing Holiday Trades or Forret Through The Trees

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

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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

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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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