Top 100 College Prospects to Target in Dynasty Leagues

Alright, readers! Prepare yourself for the most highly-anticipated expansion project since the Florida Marlins were awarded a bid to join Major League Baseball in the June of 1991! Oh, what a glorious two years it was, as new GM Dave Dombrowski quickly got to work assembling what he hoped would soon become a career trademark project. By Opening Day 1993, the Marlins were all systems go with the likes of Gary Sheffield, Walt Weiss, Benito Santiago, Bret Barberie, Orestes Destrade, Chuck Carr and bright young rookie, Jeff Conine. Simply tantalizing, wouldn’t you say?

Yes, yes. I know what you’re thinking. One, the 1993 expansion season also featured the Colorado Rockies. Two, no one cares about the Marlins. Three, I failed to mention the fact that the Florida franchise was purchased for $95 million by the former owner of Blockbuster Video. And finally four, no one cares about the Marlins. Take it from a me, a guy who can unfortunately say that he has been to both Sun Life Stadium and Marlins Park on two separate cross-country ballpark trips. Remember how many names the old stadium had? I can think of like six just off the top of my head.

That being said, I would like to announce an even greater undertaking, as I will be expanding from my Top 25 College Prospects to Target in Dynasty Leagues to an even 100 in this piece. Although the painstaking effort I have put into this list will likely never live up to what Dombrowski and the Marlins accomplished throughout the nineties, I can do my best to fill that void.

Before we get started, remember that these are rankings for college players to target in dynasty leagues. These are not standalone MLB Draft rankings or a projection of who might get drafted before whom this upcoming July. For example, I do not expect Reid Detmers (No. 2) to be drafted before Emerson Hancock (No. 4) or Asa Lacy (No. 7). I would, however, recommend Detmers over the latter two for anyone eyeing this trio up in a keeper or dynasty league. Side note: if you’re wondering why that is, you can find the answer in my breakdown of the Top 10 College Prospects.

Am I opening up a can of worms by electing to rank 100 college prospects in this manner? Surely. But I’ve always been the worm-can-opening, call-out-your-best-friend’s-girlfriend-at-the-beginning-of-the-party-kind-of-guy. Truth be told, I had a lot of fun with this project and even broadened my college prospect database by nearly 50 names in the process.

Enough already. It’s time for 23-year MLB veteran Charlie Hough to get this expansion officially underway as he takes the mound for the 1993 Florida Marlins on Opening Day. By 1997, this franchise will be World Champions, and again in 2003. As we proceed, my only wish is to establish a track record a fraction as unblemished as Florida’s all-time playoff history. Six series won, zero lost. By the end of this post, hopefully you will find my advice is far more helpful than any Marlins ownership group ever was. Suck it, Jeffrey Loria.

There you have it: all 100 – an expansion of 75 players from my original top 25. Although this list features only 100 players, my prospect database includes in-depth data on over 200 draft hopefuls from the college circuit. That being said, please chime in with questions about guys who you hoped might be on this list but failed to make the cut, as well as names you believe should be ranked a bit higher. And, if you may be so bold, feel free to begin a dialogue about the Florida Marlins of old.