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Revisiting Hayden Wesneski: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

September 11, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | Leave a comment

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Welcome back, my friends, to another installment of Up-and-Coming Dynasty Players.

This week I am circling back to a player I featured in April of 2025 in Hayden Wesneski. Acquired during the offseason ahead of the 2025 season, the Astros hoped to have the right-handed pitcher be a key member of the starting rotation.

Those plans were dashed, however, after six starts when Wesneski went down with a right elbow injury that lead to Tommy John surgery. Since returning to the rotation, Wesneski has become a key member of the starting rotation. While he is 28 years old, you can never have enough pitching and he is just now in his prime.

So let’s take a look at Wesneski.

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Jakkers

Kaelen Culpepper: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

September 4, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | Leave a comment

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Hello everyone, welcome back to another Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player entry.

With teams falling out of the playoff race, they are turning their gaze to 2027 and calling up some of their top prospects. One of the teams looking to next season is the Minnesota Twins, who recalled one of their top prospects in Kaelen Culpepper.

Culpepper entered the season as the 74th ranked prospect by Baseball America, 52nd by MLB and 71st by Baseball Prospectus. He did not disappoint in the minors this season at Triple-A St. Paul. In 74 games played, he scored 63 runs with 14 homers, 46 RBI and 17 steals with a .271/.367/.478 slash line.

Let’s dive in and take a look at Culpepper.

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Jakkers

Walbert Urena: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

August 28, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | 5 Comments

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Welcome back, my friends, to another installment of Up-and-Coming Dynasty Players.

In my continued search to find young pitching, I head west to California and highlight pitcher Walbert Urena of the Los Angeles Angels. Urena is only 22 years old and has emerged as a quality starter for the Angels.

Urena has snuck up on people this year as minor league numbers were nothing to write home about. But with pitching always in demand, Urena is an up-and-coming dynasty pitcher.

So let’s take a look at Urena.

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Jakkers

Joshua Baez: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

August 21, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | 2 Comments

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Every dynasty league has it’s own rules and roster system, so many of the top prospects in baseball are already snatched and rostered when they reach the majors. But that doesn’t take the fun out of seeing some of the top young players in the game make it to The Show, because for dynasty players, it means a past investment in a player could finally be paying off.

One of those top young players we have all been following is Joshua Baez of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Perhaps no prospect has raised their stock more than Baez this season. An athletic player who has shown great power potential, Baez put everything together this season and forced the Cardinals to promote him last week and insert him into the lineup.

Let’s take a look at Baez and why he is an up-and-coming dynasty player.

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Jakkers

George Lombard Jr. – Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

August 7, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | 5 Comments

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Earlier this week one of the top young prospects was recalled by the New York Yankees to take over the shortstop position. That young up-and-coming dynasty player is George Lombard Jr.

Lombard entered the 2026 season as the 46th best prospect by Baseball America while MLB ranked him at 32nd and Baseball Prospectus pegged him as the 42nd best prospect. Not bad for a 21-year-old who was drafted with the 26th overall pick in 2023.

Barely three years later Lombard finds himself in the majors. The rapid rise from high school to the majors shouldn’t be a huge surprise as his father played saw time in the majors from 1998-2006.

Let’s take a look at George Lombard Jr.

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Jakkers

Troy Melton: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

July 24, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | Leave a comment

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As I was preparing to write this week’s Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player breakdown, I was all set to talk about Christian Scott of the New York Mets. I like him, but I am not fully on boards with him yet, at least when it comes to helping this year in addition to next year and beyond.

So I took a U-turn, headed to the Midwest and stopped in Detroit. Why Detroit? Because that is the city in which Troy Melton is dealing for the Tigers. Melton had never been a household name when it comes to prospect lists or top, young players. But there are not a lot of 25-year-old players who are pitching better than him right now in the majors.

So let’s take a look at Troy Melton, an Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player.

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Jakkers

Jake Bennett: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

July 17, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | 4 Comments

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While the players take the week off during the All-Star break, those of us here at Razzball get no break, so welcome back to another Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player entry.

This week I am highlighting left-handed pitcher Jake Bennett. Bennett has had a very production rookie season with the Boston Red Sox and has been a bright spot in the Boston rotation. He does not wow anyone with his fastball, but he gets hitters out and that is the name of the game when it comes to pitching.

Let’s dive in and take a look at Bennett, an up-and-coming dynasty player.

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Jakkers

Cole Carrigg: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

July 10, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | 4 Comments

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Welcome back, everyone. I hope you had a relaxing Fourth of July weekend.

The season is now past the halfway mark, which means we should all know the holes we have in our teams and are now trying to fill them. Obviously a trade can fill that hole, but finding the right partner is not always easy. Which means you can try to add via the waiver wire, where there are some quality up-and-coming dynasty players just waiting to be added to your team.

One of those players is Cole Carrigg of the Colorado Rockies. Right now he is rostered in only 23% of ESPN leagues and 33% of Yahoo leagues. Even in Fantrax leagues, which is heavy with dynasty leagues, he is rostered in only 67% of leagues. Carrigg is a player who can help your right now, but he is also a player who should help you win games for years to come.

Let’s dive into Cole Carrigg.

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Jakkers

Gage Jump: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

July 3, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues |

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Good day, everyone, and Happy Fourth of July!

This week I turn my eye west and on pitcher Gage Jump of the Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland/Sacramento/Future Las Vegas Athletics. Guess if we wait long enough, they will end up back east.

Like many younger players these days, Jump attended college and then had a quick run through the minors before making their major league debut. At the time he was recalled from the minors, Jump was not having a great season at Triple-A Las Vegas as he was 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 1.474 WHIP, thanks to allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings and 4.7 walks.

But the A’s saw more than the stats and promoted him and he has since been a solid member of the rotation.

Let’s take a look at Gage Jump, and up-and-coming dynasty player.

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Jakkers

Travis Bazzana: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Player

June 26, 2026 | 2026 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | 4 Comments

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Hello everyone, welcome back to another entry of the featured Up-and-Coming Dynasty Player.

Another week is in the books, and after highlighting one top prospect last week who I consider will be an outstanding player for years to come, I figured I would continue the trend and highlight a player who was the top overall selection in the 2024 draft.

Travis Bazzana is not a player who has been sneaking up on people.  He was the first player to hear his named called the night of the 2024 draft and he has been producing on the field ever since and he entered the 2026 season ranked as the #22 prospect by Baseball America, #20 by MLB and #24 by Baseball Prospectus.

So like we do every week, let’s dive in and learn a little more about Bazzana.

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