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2017 Top-100 Major League Baseball Prospects

As the baseball season quickly approaches, it’s time to take a look at the top-100 prospects for 2017. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to follow and tweet me @dynasty_digest. You can also find more of my articles at www.dynastydigest.sportsblogs.com.

Rank	Player	Team	Position
1	Alex Reyes	STL	SP
2	Yoan Moncada	CHW	2B/3B
3	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	OF
4	Brendan Rodgers	COL	SS
5	Gleyber Torres	NYY	SS
6	Victor Robles	WSH	OF
7	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS
8	Ian Happ	CHC	2B/OF
9	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B
10	Lucas Giolito	WSH	SP
11	Eloy Jimenez	CHC	OF
12	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B/SS
13	Tyler Glasnow	PIT	SP
14	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B/OF
15	J.P. Crawford	PHI	SS
16	Austin Meadows	PIT	OF
17	Amed Rosario	NYM	SS
18	Clint Frazier	NYY	OF
19	Josh Bell	PIT	1B/OF
20	Joey Gallo	TEX	3B/OF
21	Manuel Margot	SD	OF
22	Francis Martes	HOU	SP
23	Brent Honeywell	TB	SP
24	Nick Senzel	CIN	3B
25	Michael Kopech	CHW	SP
26	Kevin Maitan	ATL	SS
27	Willy Adames	TB	SS
28	Bradley Zimmer	CLE	OF
29	Jason Groome	BOS	SP
30	Anderson Espinoza	SD	SP
31	Jorge Mateo	NYY	SS
32	Yadier Alvarez	LAD	SP
33	Kyle Lewis	SEA	OF
34	Franklin Barreto	OAK	SS
35	Riley Pint	COL	SP
36	Blake Rutherford	NYY	OF
37	Josh Hader	MIL	SP
38	Corey Ray	MIL	OF
39	Alex Verdugo	LAD	OF
40	Hunter Renfroe	SD	OF
41	Lewis Brinson	MIL	OF
42	Isan Diaz	MIL	2B/SS
43	Mickey Moniak	PHI	OF
44	Jose De Leon	LAD	SP
45	Erick Fedde	WSH	SP
46	Reynaldo Lopez	CHW	SP
47	Jake Bauers	TB	1B/OF
48	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF
49	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	TOR	SS
50	Willie Calhoun	LAD	2B
51	Luke Weaver	STL	SP
52	Francisco Mejia	CLE	C
53	Raimel Tapia	COL	OF
54	James Kaprielian	NYY	SP
55	Harrison Bader	STL	OF
56	Braxton Garrett	MIA	SP
57	Kolby Allard	ATL	SP
58	Tyler Jay	MIN	SP
59	Rowdy Tellez	TOR	1B
60	Kyle Tucker	HOU	OF
61	Tyler O’Neil	SEA	OF
62	Sean Newcomb	ATL	SP
63	David Paulino	HOU	SP
64	Derek Fisher	HOU	OF
65	Jeff Hoffman	COL	SP
66	Nick Gordon	MIN	SS
67	Nick Williams	PHI	OF
68	A.J. Puk	OAK	SP
69	Kevin Newman	PIT	SS
70	Luis Ortiz	MIL	SP
71	Mike Soroka	ATL	SP
72	Jesse Winker	CIN	OF
73	Zack Collins	CHW	C
74	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	3B
75	Amir Garrett	CIN	SP
76	Mitch Keller	PIT	SP
77	Jorge Alfaro	PHI	C
78	Dominic Smith	NYM	1B
79	Ronald Acuna	ATL	OF
80	Bobby Bradley	CLE	1B
81	Chance Sisco	BAL	C
82	Sean Reid-Foley	TOR	SP
83	Yusniel Diaz	LAD	OF
84	Matt Manning	DET	SP
85	Forrest Whitley	HOU	SP
86	Brady Aiken	CLE	SP
87	A.J. Reed	HOU	1B
88	Brett Phillips	MIL	OF
89	Phil Bickford	MIL	SP
90	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP
91	Ian Anderson	ATL	SP
92	Tyler Beede	SF	SP
93	Richard Urena	TOR	SS
94	Sandy Alcantara	STL	SP
95	Max Schrock	OAK	2B
96	Cal Quantrill	SD	SP
97	Triston McKenzie	CLE	SP
98	Carson Kelly	STL	C
99	Michael Gettys	SD	OF
100	Stephen Gonsalves	MIN	SP

2016 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty League Trades Analysis

Oct 17

Posted by Dynasty_Digest

Following a 2nd place finish in 2015, this is the active roster I ended the year with:

C– Travis d’Arnaud

1B– Brandon Belt

2B– Robinson Cano

3B– Anthony Rendon

SS– Brandon Crawford

LF– Yoenis Cespedes

CF– David Peralta

RF– Bryce Harper

UTL– Daniel Murphy

Starting Pitchers– Madison Bumgarner, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Sonny Gray, Justin Verlander

Relief Pitchers– Ken Giles, Daniel Hudson, Jonathan Papelbon, David Robertson, Shawn Tolleson

Off. Bench– Robinson Chirinos, Justin Bour, Jonathan Schoop, Alex Rodriguez

P. Bench– Nick Martinez, Carlos Rodon, Arquimedes Caminero, Jenrry Mejia, Drew Pomeranz, Tom Koehler

Offensive Prospects– Chance Sisco, A.J. Reed, Kean Wong, Tim Anderson, Jorge Mateo, Eloy Jimenez, Manuel Margot, Bradley Zimmer, Brett Phillips

Pitching Prospects– Edwin Diaz, Anderson Espinoza, Michael Fulmer, Taylor Guerrieri, Pierce Johnson, Yoan Lopez, Francis Martes, Alex Reyes, Jack Flaherty, Casey Meisner, Luis Ortiz

While I did finish the season in 2nd, my roster needed some serious improvements. I had a lot of faith in my ability to scout prospects, so I figured it was time to unload some prospects for win-now talent and trust my ability to refill my minor league system with less publicized talent. You can see all of the trades I made in the offseason and during the 2016 season in order from oldest to most recent below (all trades made prior to the season are in bold and in season is in italics):

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Midseason Top 100 MLB Prospect Rankings Analysis (21-30)

Jul 18

Posted by Dynasty_Digest

Below you can find my analysis for the prospects ranked between 21-30 for the 2016 midseason top prospect list. If you want to see the full top 100 list, please visit the following link: SEE THE TOP 100 PROSPECT RANKINGS. I will be posting daily analysis of every player listed in the top 100, so please follow my blog and other social media for updates.

Orlando Arcia (MIL, 21 Years Old, SS): The smooth-fielding shortstop has struggled a little during the 2016 season, but his future remains bright. In 382 plate appearances at Triple-A, Arcia is batting .269, with seven home runs, 44 RBIs, 56 runs, 13 stolen bases, .325 OBP, and a .407 slugging percentage. He still profiles as an above average shortstop in the big leagues, but I’m not convinced he is going to be an elite fantasy baseball player. He has the ceiling to produce 15-20 stolen bases, .270 BA, 10-15 home runs, and a .340 OBP once he reaches the bigs. If he does put up those numbers, I retract my statement about his fantasy baseball value.

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Trade Rumor: Will The Los Angeles Angels Flip Mike Trout?

May 11

Posted by MLB reports

Trey Rose (Featured BBBA Fantasy Baseball Writer/Owner – dynastydigest.sportsblog.com)

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As of right now, the Angels only have 3 starting pitchers listed on their depth chart (Jared Weaver, Hector Santiago, and Nick Tropeano).

This team is falling apart and it could be time to make a drastic move.

They are currently 13 – 18, but they are expected to continue to drop in the standings considering their team can’t stay healthy. Just to make matters worse, their farm system is widely considered to be the worst minor league system in baseball.

With that said, is it time for the Angels to consider trading Mike Trout to restock their farm system and focus on building their team for the future?

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