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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

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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 (51-60)

Jul 13

Posted by Dynasty_Digest

Below you can find my analysis for the prospects ranked between 51-60 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.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ANALYSIS OF THE PROSPECTS RANKED 61-70

51. Jake Bauers (TB, 20 Years Old, 1B): Bauers has improved his game a lot in 2016. Last season, he hit .272, with 11 home runs, eight stolen bases, .342 OBP, and a .418 slugging percentage in 534 plate appearances. In only 368 plate appearances this season at Double-A, Bauers is batting .285, with 10 home runs, seven stolen bases, .373 OBP, and a .430 slugging percentage. He also has very advanced plate discipline, which should serve him well in his career. Bauers has one of the prettiest left-handed swings you will see, so it is no surprise that he is hitting so well this year.

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Winter Work Paying Off For Yankee Farmhand Matt Marsh

May 28

Posted by Jonathan Hacohen

Sean Morash (BBBA Writer/Owner – offthebenchbaseball.com)

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To say the Tampa Yankees closer, Matt Marsh, is a friend of Off The Bench is a bit of an understatement. I grew up with the kid, know his family, and my mother and uncle met up with him over the offseason to enjoy a college football game.

There’s something about the bond forged in the dugout during all those U-16 tournaments that we played across the Southeast that is indescribable. I mention all this to make clear that I’m biased. I root for Matt. Hard. OTBB even published an extended interview with him this winter.

When I heard that he planned to train hard this offseason at a facility in the DC area where a teammate had trained recently and gained a few miles per hour, I was excited. I knew Matt’s history of arm troubles had robbed him of the potential velocity that was evident from the time we were 12. I knew that he had spent time at 3 different colleges on his way to being an undrafted right handed reliever out of Liberty University.

From my position as a blogger and baseball nerd, I know the success rate of that type of player. I know 24-year old relievers in A-ball are often labelled “non-prospects.” They’re usually organizational filler that take up space on rosters, and help minor league teams compete through their rigorous schedule.

I know that often times these guys are the footnote in scouting notebooks. They’re the guys that the real prospects are supposed to hit home runs off of. Matt’s baseball resume is impressive, but until this year was just impressive enough to be good enough to face the million dollar bonus babies, the Jorge Mateo’s of the world.

But all that just makes me more excited as I regularly check Matt’s baseball-reference page. He started the season as a closer for the high-A Yankees.

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The Next ‘Core Four’ For The New York Yankees?

Feb 8

Posted by Jonathan Hacohen

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Mariano Rivera. Derek Jeter.Andy Pettitte . Jorge Posada. These are the four members of the Yankees’ legendary Core Four.

The four members played several years together and all made their MLB debut in 1995.

They won five World Series championships together. Pettite was the first to retire in 2010. Posada retired a year later in 2011. Andy Pettitte came out of retirement and played for two more years before retiring alongside

Mariano Rivera in 2013. The Captain, Derek Jeter, followed suit in 2014, leaving the Yankees with no members of their legendary Core Four.

Since then, the Yankees have been saving money in free agency and instead opting to build their farm system.

And now it’s time for a new Yankees generation of the Core Four: 1B Greg Bird, SP Luis Severino, OF Aaron Judge, and SS Jorge Mateo.

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