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Milwaukee Brewers 2027 Dynasty Baseball Team Report (Top 10 Prospects/Interesting MLB guys/Strategy Talk)

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers on their World Series victory, and here at Imaginary Brick Wall we’ll celebrate that World Series victory the only way we know how … by ranking and analyzing them for Dynasty. It’s what we do. I kick it off by victory lapping my top pitcher target last off-season, Logan Henderson, before giving you one of my biggest pitching targets for 2027, Shane Drohan. I’m a party pooper on Cooper Pratt and then I dive into the Brewers extremely exciting and deep minor league system. Here is the Milwaukee Brewers 2027 Dynasty Baseball Team Report (Top 10 Prospects/Interesting MLB guys/Strategy Talk):

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Pitchers

Logan Henderson – MIL, RHP, 25.1 – History repeats itself. If you pay attention. If you’ve lived enough years. You will notice the same patterns repeating themselves over and over again. And I paid attention last off-season when I named Logan Henderson my top pitching Target, writing, “Henderson is pinging off a lot of similarities in my gut to where Joe Ryan was in 2021. Ryan was a low velo discrimination guy who got lukewarm respect at best in the prospect world, and even after proving his skills would transfer to the Majors in 26.2 IP to close out 2021, he still got super lukewarm respect. I remember being the high guy on him, ranking him 59th overall going into 2022, and looking at Baseball Reference, he was only in the very back of the Top 100 at the mainstream outlets. And now history is repeating itself with Logan Henderson. He’s one of my top 2026 pitcher targets relative to price, whether he has a rotation spot to start the season or not.” … and then just like Joe Ryan, he went full ace mode the next year. Actually, even better than Joe Ryan. He put up a 2.47 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and a 29.6/5.1 K%/BB% in 98.1 IP. The reason I was buying so hard was because Henderson proved his low velo fastball would play against MLB competition in 2025, and then he proved it again with the 93.1 MPH heater putting up a .234 xwOBA and +14 Run Value. His famed changeup dominated too with a 37.4% whiff%. He finished 14th overall amongst pitchers on the Fangraphs Player Rater (20th on the Razzball Player Rater), which is just wild considering how few innings he pitched. Not only were people sleeping on how high his upside was despite the low velo, but like I wrote last week in the Minnesota Twins Team Report in the Kody Clemens victory lap blurb, lack of playing time is the best way to rack up value in off-season drafts. I didn’t care that Henderson didn’t have a rotation spot to start the season, I hyped him and went after him anyway. If I was going to nitpick his season a bit, I will note that the modest 20.8% whiff% on the fastball isn’t great, leading to a 26.5% whiff% overall, which is only above average. He also doesn’t have a great third pitch with the cutter putting up a negative 2 Run Value with a 21.2% whiff%. He didn’t have any platoon splits, but working on a better third pitch should be a priority this off-season. I don’t think he’s actually 2.47 ERA good. I’m not going to rank him with Miz/Schlittler/Skubal/Yama, but he is going to be ranked in that very next ace tier under them. I’m still going after him at his new high price. – 2027 Projection: 14/3.26/0.98/184 in 165 IP

Shane Drohan – MIL, LHP, 28.3 – Remember what I just said in the Kody Clemens/Logan Henderson blurb about getting the best value on guys who aren’t locked into playing time … enter Shane Drohan, who is one of my top pitching targets for 2027. If you’ve read my work, you know I am drawn to an elite fastball, and Drohan’s 94.9 MPH fastball from the left side is electric with a 29.5% whiff% and .258 xwOBA. That isn’t all he’s got though, he also has an elite slider that put up a 40.4% whiff% and .214 xwOBA. His other pitches aren’t as good, but he’s got a lot of them with a sinker that keeps the ball on the ground, a cutter that put up a +3 Run Value, and a curve and change that can miss some bats. And the control was solid with about average walk rates. There is just so much to like and so much to work with here, and I think his price is going to be super low. He wasn’t particularly great last year with a 4.19 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 23.7/8.3 K%/BB% in 124.2 IP. And like I mentioned, he’s not expected to have a rotation spot to start the year. I think his value is going to be sooooooo cheap. He might be nearly free in most leagues. And I’m going to take advantage of that. – 2027 Projection: 8/3.65/1.24/145 in 130 IP

Jacob Misiorowski – MIL, RHP, 25.0 – Being the #1 dynasty pitcher in the game is the kiss of death. In 2021, the top pitcher was Shane Bieber, and after 2022, his ace days were already over. In 2023, the top pitcher was Corbin Burnes (Burnes was also #1 in 2022) with Shane McClanahan a close 2nd, and just a few short years later they are beaten, bruised, and not even close to that lofty ranking. In 2024, the top pitcher was Spencer Strider, writing, “he’s in a tier of his own as the easy #1 overall pitcher in dynasty.” Looking back, not so easy. In 2025, it was Paul Skenes, writing, “He’s the easiest #1 dynasty pitcher in the game ranking I’ve ever made since  … 2024. Spencer Strider was a damn easy call last off-season, and he’s a perfect example of the only thing that can go wrong, injuries. Pitchers break, and pitchers who throw upper 90’s seem to break even more.” In 2026, I anointed Garrett Crochet #1, and well, the only crocheting he did was in the dugout as he nursed a shoulder injury. Even if you went with the consensus of Skenes at #1, his 2026 was mighty mediocre. So it brings me no great joy to announce the new #1 dynasty pitcher in the game is  … Jacob Misiorowski. Sorry man, but you deserve it. He made one of the most insane control/command jumps that I can remember by bringing his BB% down from 11.4% to 6.6%. Actually, I can remember a similar jump, because I gave Misiorwoski the Tyler Glasnow comp a few years ago, and Glasnow went from a 11.3% BB% in his age 24 year old season to a 6.1% BB% in his age 25 year old. My bad, sorry to bring up Glasnow in this blurb now too. The 37.9% K%, 1.80 ERA and 100.6 MPH fastball are inhuman. And the cherry on top is that he won me my +6500 ($16 to win $1,056) bet on him leading the league in strikeouts, which he won on the final day with 252 K. There is no doubt that this is the new #1 dynasty pitcher in the game … and I say that while smiling and shaking my head. Please let this time be different. He ranked 15th overall on my Top 24 Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 1,000 Dynasty Baseball Rankings (Patreon). – 2027 Projection: 17/2.55/0.93/257 in 185 IP

Hitters

Cooper Pratt – MIL, SS, 22.8 – I hate to be the party pooper. I hate to be the parents who returned home early from vacation to find their kid throwing a party and unplugging the stereo and telling everyone to get the hell out of their house. I know Pratt is a World Series hero. But I think I might be the only one who isn’t going after Cooper Pratt next year in fantasy. It’s only because of how high I think his price is going to get. He doesn’t hit the ball hard at all with a 27.4% Hard Hit% in the majors and a 86.6 MPH EV and 35.2% Hard Hit% at Triple-A. And he doesn’t lift/pull at all with a 9.1 degree launch and 14.1% Air Pull% in the majors (9.2 degree launch and 10.3% Air Pull% at Triple-A). Even in his great playoff run he put up a 25% Hard Hit% and a .278 xwOBA. The 69.9 MPH bat speed is below average. That is a recipe for extremely light power output. The plate skills are excellent, but he hasn’t been some elite BA guy in the minors with a .241 BA at Triple-A this year and a .238 BA at Double-A in 2025. It’s not like I don’t see the upside. He’s only 21 years old and he’s 6’4”, so there is time for him to improve his raw and game power. He runs a ton and he’s a really good base stealer. Again, it’s not that I don’t like him, it’s just that I’m assuming relative to his new very high price, I’m not going to be going after him. If he wasn’t 6’4”, I would be more sure of my evaluation of his future, but I don’t want to just assume some huge power breakout is coming because of his size. He was never projected to be a big power guy even in the minors. It’s much more fun to hype a player up than preach some caution, but I can only be honest and tell you how I’m going to value him in my leagues. And that is good but not great. – 2027 Projection: 78/14/71/.267/.335/.398/33 Prime Projection: 91/18/78/.284/.358/.434/33

Bullpen

Trevor Megill – MIL, Closer, 33.4 – There was closer confusion/competition last off-season between Megill and Abner Uribe, but when in doubt, always bet on the incumbent. Seniority rules the day in the bullpen most of the time, and seniority won out again with Megill locking in the main closer role. And once again, he was dominant with a 2.63 ERA, 28.5/6.2 K%/BB%, and 30 saves in 61.2 IP. The fastball velo was down a bit, but 97.9 MPH is still plenty fast. The pitch put up a +12 Run Value. The knuckle curve is mega elite with a 46.5% whiff% and .178 xwOBA. He’s under contract one more year with Milwaukee, and assuming Milwaukee doesn’t trade him (not necessarily a good assumption), Uribe and Ashby will have to wait one more year to fight it out for the closer role in his absence. Megill is a locked in elite closer. – 2027 Projection: 4/2.79/1.03/73/30 saves in 62 IP

Milwaukee Brewers 2027 Top 10 Fantasy Dynasty Baseball Prospects

1) Jesus Made – MIL, SS, 19.11 – It seems as if Made is still going to be the consensus #1 prospect on real life, mainstream lists, which is totally reasonable, but I think that 103 wRC+ in 122 games at Double-A leaves the door open for some other options, and when the other options are as beastly as Josue and Sebastian, I’m going to walk through that door. Made ranked 3rd in my Top 17 Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 500 Dynasty Prospects Rankings (Patreon). Don’t get it twisted though, Made is still going to be an absolute stud. Keep in mind he played the first month of 2026 as an 18 year old. And looking beyond wRC+, the offense performance was extremely impressive. He put up a 14.3/10.2 K%/BB% with a 18.3% whiff%. The bat is special. He’s 6’1”, 221 pounds with a howitzer of a lefty swing that is going to produce at least plus raw power at peak and likely more than that. He knocked out 14 homers and that was with a 52.5% GB%. He’s definitely going to have to learn how to tap into more of his game power, but I have zero doubts that is coming, and he doesn’t have to be a lift/pull guy to dominate with his contact/raw power. And the base stealing is there too with 37 steals. I know we love rankings and we love to crown #1 this and #1 that, but just look at the top of dynasty rankings over the past few years. It’s constantly getting jumbled with the elite players ranking 3rd one year, then 5th the next, then 10th, then back to 5th etc … it’s not some static thing, meaning my money is on Josue, Sebastian, and Jesus (and others) flipping back and forth and back again. The order isn’t important. The important thing is that you have one of them. – 2027 Projection: 59/14/51/.266/.332/.434/18 Prime Projection: 113/28/93/.288/.370/.502/28

2) Andrew Fischer – MIL, 1B/3B, 23.10 – How much swing and miss can you stomach? I know there are dynasty owners who can’t stomach very much at all and basically take these guys off their draft board. But I’m not one of those owners when the upside is just as high as the risk, and that is the case with Fischer. He jacked out 48 homers with a 33.0/18.2 K%/BB% in 126 games split between High-A (173 wRC+) and Double-A (154 wRC+). I take it as a good sign that the whiff rates improved at Double-A with a 35.6% whiff% (37.9% at High-A). Obviously that is still very high, but if Fischer can live in the mid 30’s whiff rate area, he’s going to be one of the best home run hitters in the majors. The EV and Hard Hit are double plus to elite. The lift/pull is extreme. He’s an OBP machine. If he’s Murakami 2.0, that is not a bad outcome at all, especially in OBP leagues, and I think his hit tool is potentially a step above Murakami’s as Murakami put up a 42.3% whiff%. There is risk Fischer’s whiff rates could end up there in the majors, but I’ve seen plenty of these type of sluggers keep about the same whiff rates from the minors into the majors. And of course, there is potential for them to keep on improving. I’m not one to shy away from hit tool risk with this type of upside, so I’m going to be aggressive with Fischer in my rankings this off-season, but if you play that game differently and stay away from these types, that is totally fair too. I get it. – 2027 Projection: 45/19/51/.209/.305/447/2 Prime Projection: 91/38/99/.228/.337/.503/6

3) Braylon Payne – MIL, OF, 20.8 – Payne was one of my top FYPD Targets in the 2024 Draft, and even after his down-ish 2025, I held serve on his value because I still loved the age/talent/organization combo. And I’m happy I did because he went full power breakout in 2026, slashing .277/.358/.552 with 28 homers, 25 steals, and a 29.1/10.5 K%/BB% in 102 games at High-A and Double-A. The only thing that dropped off at Double-A was the walk rate, as the 5 homers, 3 steals, .277 BA and 114 wRC+ in 25 games looked good, especially when you take into account his age. The raw power leveled up to at least plus levels and he brought down his GB% 8.5 points to 41.8%. The hit tool is definitely still a problem though. The 29.1% K% and 33% whiff% is in the danger zone. His lefty swing is still very choppy and slappy. It’s not smooth. There is still a lot more refinement needed here, which is okay because he was 19 years old for the majority of 2026, but I do think there is a lot of risk still in here. I’m not ready to put him into the near elite prospect range quite yet. He’s a Top 30-ish guy for me. Still really good. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 88/25/.246/.324/.457/25

4) Luis Pena – MIL, SS/3B, 20.4 – Pena had a super rough 2026. He was off to a great start in 12 games (a lot of it BABIP induced) before collapsing in the dugout during a game in late April. It was a scary moment, and the most important thing is that he ended up okay. He returned a month later, but he was never really able to recapture that early season hot steak. He hit only 3 homers in 70 games. The 47.6% GB% is high. The 19.9 K% and 24.2% whiff% are good, but they aren’t close to elite levels or anything like that. The 110 wRC+ in 51 games at High-A is solid, but it dropped off at Double-A with a 81 wRC+ in 16 games. I would be apt to basically give him a full mulligan for the 2026 season considering the scary incident, but he also closed the season with a fractured fibula that required surgery. It could impact his 2027 season as there is a 6-9 month recovery timeline. The best part of his season was the 35 steals, and now we’ll have to see how he recovers from this very serious leg/ankle injury. As much as I want to hand wave away the season, I do think it’s dropped his value a bit. Or at least put a stop to the hype that was building from 2025 and very early in 2026. He’s definitely a clear hold, and he’s still so young, but we’re going to have to wait at least another year to get the momentum going on him again. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 89/18/74/.278/.339/.441/31

5) Josh Adamczewski – MIL, OF, 21.11 – Adamszewski is a high floor prospect with an excellent feel to hit and strong plate skills, and then in 2026 he went about adding to his upside. The power was up with 18 homers in 116 games split between High-A and Double-A. And his aggression on the bases was up too, stealing 18 bags in 20 attempts. I still don’t think he’s going to be a huge power/speed guy at the major league level, but he can be at least above average, and what you are really buying here is the pure bat. He hit .300 with a 19.2/15.8 K%/BB%. He numbers dropped off a bit at Double-A, but a 125 wRC+ in 66 games ain’t bad. And I also can’t help but get major nostalgia vibes when watching his swing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a swing as close to Jimmy Leyritz. It’s the lefty version of Leyritz’s swing with the extended/stiff front leg. And that lefty swing is damn explosive. The biggest negative is that he’s not a valuable defensive player, so the bat is going to have to be good, but it sure looks like the bat will be good. I view Adamczewski as a potentially above average all category contributor. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 88/20/79/.273/.344/.447/17

6) Brady Ebel – MIL, SS, 19.8 – Brady Ebel worked out so well for Milwaukee that they decided to go back to the Ebel well in the 2026 Draft too, but we’ll get to that later. This blurb is about the 32nd overall pick in 2025, and Brady lived up to that draft slot by slashing .261/.417/.420 with 10 homers, 39 steals, and a 20.4/19.4 K%/BB% in 105 games at Single-A as a mostly 18 year old. That was good for a 128 wRC+. He’s 6’3”, 195 pounds with a smooth lefty swing, so while the power isn’t huge right now, it’s only going to keep growing and growing. And as it does, the good feel to hit and approach will be waiting. And the real surprise of his season was how good of a base stealer he was. He went 40 for 44. He’s not a burner but he’s a good athlete and he’s obviously a threat on the bases too. He didn’t hit at all at High-A in 10 games to close out the season, but I would ignore that. Ebel’s rise has already begun, and once the power really hits, which I think it will, the hype could explode. – ETA: 2029 Prime Projection: 84/22/81/.268/.340/.448/24

7) Trey Ebel – MIL, SS, 18.6 – Selected 25th overall in the 2026 MLB Draft, this ranking is me purely tailing the Brewers. Who am I to argue with the best developmental organization in baseball. If they like Ebel, I like Ebel. He’s not necessarily the type of high school bat I love going after as a hit tool first, not very toolsy guy, but plenty of prospects breakout from this bucket, and with Milwaukee at his back, he’s a good bet to be one of them. He’s also very young for his class and his brother, Brady, just had a very strong year in Milwaukee’s organization after getting drafted in 2025. He’s 6’0”, 180 pounds with a very simple and direct righty swing that makes tons of contact. He only hit .190 in his pro debut, but the 22.0/27.1 K%/BB% shows the mature plate skills, and here he is popping out his first pro homer. Just look at how simple that swing is, and he jacked that thing out 400 feet at 101 MPH. Considering how young he is, it’s not hard to envision getting a lot stronger and ending up with a potent hit/power combo. He has below average speed, but speed is something that can be improved as well considering how young he is, and you don’t have to be fast to be a good base stealer, so I wouldn’t rule out contribution in that category yet either. There is plenty going for him, and gets the big org bump. He ranked 20th overall in my Top 36 2027 FYPD Rankings (full Top 130+ coming later this off-season). – ETA: 2030 Prime Projection: 88/20/79/.275/.346/.443/10

8) Luke Adams – MIL, 1B/3B, 22.11 – Adams has always had excellent plate skills, we’ve just been waiting for the power to tick up, and it ticked up in 2026. He’s still not a beastly power hitter, but a 104.8 MPH 90th% EV with a 41.5% Hard Hit% isn’t bad, and it resulted in 16 homers in 71 games at Triple-A. With his contact ability (14.2/14.2 K%/BB%) and lift/pull (14.7 degree launch with a 21.6% Air Pull%), he doesn’t have to be a huge hard hit guy to knock out homers. And at 6’4”, 233 pounds, you definitely can’t rule out a lot more coming. All this guy has done is put up huge wRC+’s his entire career, and it sat 154 in 2026. I’ve wanted to bet on Adams bat since naming him a deep league FYPD target back in 2022 (372nd overall pick with a $282,500 signing bonus), and I still want to bet on his bat. He’s going to have to fight for playing time and he doesn’t have the huge power associated with a 1B bat, but there is just so much to like about his well rounded offensive profile. – 2027 Projection: 16/4/14/.247/.318/.408/1 Prime Projection: 79/22/76/.264/.342/.444/7

9) Blake Burke – MIL, 1B, 23.10 – Burke has playing time risk, platoon risk, and hit tool risk, but for a guy who just went 34/29 in the upper minors, he’s getting a tremendous amount of disrespect. Just no hype at all, but I like him. He’s a big man at 6’3”, 236 pounds, and his lefty swing has a looseness and athleticism that I love. I’m a big fan of the swing. And while he’s not fast, the 29 steals shows the type of athlete he is. He’s a big man who is light on his feet. The raw power is plus to double plus. And while there is hit tool risk, a 23.7/10.2 K%/BB% with a 28.1% whiff% at Double-A is not bad all. The hit tool tanked when he got to Triple-A with a 32.1% K% and .193 BA in 31 games, but the 30.6% whiff% wasn’t too terrible there either. Milwaukee is going to need power bats at 1B/DH in the near future, and Burke looks setup to be one of those power bats in a strong side of a platoon role (he had a .547 OPS vs. lefties). They drafted him 34th overall in 2024. They like this kid and he’s going to get a shot eventually. Even in a platoon role, he can make a major fantasy impact. He’s an excellent upside/proximity target at a mighty reasonable price. – 2027 Projection: 18/7/24/.230/.302/.428/2 Prime Projection: 68/28/81/.249/.327/.481/9

10) Sawyer Strosnider – MIL, OF, 21.9 – Selected 66th overall, I can’t help but want to bet on Strosnider’s talent and now also his organization. This was a perfect landing spot for him. His junior year wasn’t bad at all (13 homers, 12 steals, and a 1.005 OPS in 50 games in the Big 12), but it wasn’t the full on explosion that would have catapulted him into the top of the 1st round. The hit tool also didn’t take a step forward with a .273 BA and 18.4% K%, which is what teams wanted to see. But the top of the scale raw talent was still on full display with double plus hard hit ability and plus speed at 6’2”, 200 pounds. The lefty swing is quick, powerful and athletic. The Brewers sent him directly to High-A to start his pro career, which I take as a vote of confidence, and he produced there too, slashing .276/.388/.448 with 2 homers, 7 steals, and a 29.1/11.7 K%/BB% in 22 games. That was good for a 118 wRC+. The hit tool risk popped up as well, but keep in mind he got thrown right into the High-A fire, not Single-A, and also that he had just turned 21 at the end of June. He was age appropriate for the level. If Milwaukee can refine the hit tool and/or add more lift/pull to his game, the upside is massive. Even if they can’t make those changes, think something like Garrett Mitchell as the comp. – ETA: 2029 Prime Projection: 78/18/67/.248/.323/.429/24

11) Ricki Moneys – MIL, SS, 18.6 – Ricki “he’s so money and he clearly knows it” Moneys lived up to his name in last year’s international class, bringing in $1.15 million worth of moneys, and then he went out in the DSL and lived up to his name there too, slashing .289/.440/.479 with 5 homers, 28 steals, and a 18.5/18.9 K%/BB% in 53 games. He cracked my Top “1,000” last off-season at #1,046, writing, “He has an open righty batting stance with a quick swing that is looking to do real damage. He already did real damage in the Amateur Scouting League, putting up a 1.723 OPS and winning MVP. Good feel to hit, growing power at a projectable 6’0”, good athlete, and a history of production. Pretty Money(s).” … and that vicious righty swing was in full force with big hard hit and big bat speed. There is some swing and miss in his game, so there is some hit tool risk as he faces more advanced pitching, and while the 128 wRC+ is really good, it’s not exactly utter domination. He’s an excellent DSL prospect with big breakout potential, but I do think we should see it at higher levels before getting too crazy. – ETA: 2031 Prime Projection: 82/24/86/.259/.332/.452/20

Just Missed

12) Jett Williams – MIL, 3B, 23.5

13) Eric Bitonti – MIL, 1B, 21.4

14) Diego Frontado – MIL, SS, 18.7

15) Brailyn Antunez – MIL, OF, 19.4

16) Leanders Matos – MIL, 3B/2B, 17.9

17) Tyson Hardin – MIL, RHP, 25.4

Dynasty Baseball Thought/Strategy of the Day (which may or may not be related to the team I’m covering that day)

Jumping off from the Jacob Misiorowski blurb, you know I’ve been a huge proponent of building offense first in dynasty. I wrote about it in my first strategy article, 11 Dynasty Baseball Rules to Live By, which is still one of my favorite things I’ve ever written. This Strategy blurb isn’t about that. It’s actually about the opposite, which is that you do still need great pitching to win leagues. You can’t just completely ignore pitching. At some point, you need to shift your strategy to a pitching focused one when your offense is ready, and you actually want to make that shift in anticipation of your offense being ready. Don’t wait too long or you are going to ruin your offensive core’s primes like you’re Arte Moreno to Mike Trout. In my 18 teamer, I wasn’t afraid to take Chase Burns with my 1st round FYPD pick when he dropped, because nobody wanted to take a pitcher. Two years later, he led my pitching staff to a championship. I regret passing on Payton Tolle in last years off-season prospect draft when he dropped in favor of my favorite hitter, Ethan Conrad. I had Tolle ranked a lot higher in my rankings. Should have went Tolle, but I just didn’t want to take a pitcher. I wasn’t afraid to buy Yamamoto in the auction this last off-season for an actually reasonable price when I think everyone was scared of how many innings he pitched in 2025 (including the playoffs and pitching on short rest). I’m going to keep him for 3 years at $37 this off-season. Pray for me. I paid up for Drew Rasmussen and Cole Ragans (that didn’t work out ha) in trades. It hurts to trade top offensive prospects for any pitcher, because well, they could go Cole Ragans on you, but it’s something you have to shift to at some point. You know you are going to hit some landmines. You know you are going to regret watching that beastly offensive prospect dominate for the next decade. But if you want to win a championship, the mindset shift from hitting to pitching has to happen, and you don’t want to wait too long to make the shift.

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2027 Deep Dynasty Baseball Positional Rankings: Top 70+ Catchers (Patreon)

I’m itching to kick off the 2027 Deep Dynasty Baseball Positional Rankings, and as always we start with the much maligned catcher position. Well actually, less maligned these days as there are so many exciting catchers out there. As I wrote in the Kansas City Royals Team Report Strategy Section, I find myself wanting one of the good ones more and more these days. But we can’t always get what we want, so if you don’t have one, I’ll do my darndest to find some underrated studs. Last year I gave you Gabriel Moreno, Carter Jensen, and Leonardo Bernal as my targets. I think I was the only man alive to call Leonardo Bernal a target. I also rang the 3 alarm target bell on Liam Hicks very early into the year. On the flip side, I also gave you Francisco Alvarez, Harry Ford, and Gabriel Davalillo. Don’t you guys know to only listen to my correct calls and not my incorrect calls? 😉 … but we’re moving on to 2027 now. Full Rankings on the Patreon. Top 5 free here on the Brick Wall. Here is the 2027 Deep Dynasty Baseball Positional Rankings: Top 70+ Catchers (Patreon):

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1) Drake Baldwin – ATL, C, 26.0 – Drake Baldwin is everyone’s #1 dynasty catcher in the game, and he’s also my #1 dynasty catcher in the game. I would love to have an outlier take at the top of the catcher rankings, but I come by my outlier takes completely naturally. I’m never contrarian for the sake of being contrarian. I form my own opinions, and then sometimes I’m with the masses, and sometimes I’m not. I’m a bit of a lone wolf, but if the pack is headed the way I’m going, I’m happy to join the pack for awhile. Baldwin improved on really the only weakness of his game, launch, by bringing it up 4.5 degrees to a respectable 11 degrees, and he didn’t have to sacrifice any hard hit to do it. He smoked the ball with a 50.6% Hard Hit%. He still doesn’t pull it that much, but when you hit it as hard as he does, he doesn’t have to. It resulted in 25 homers in 138 games, and when you don’t sell out for lift/pull, your BA is the beneficiary with a .284 BA. The plate skills did take a step back from his excellent 2025, but I’ll take that tradeoff for the extra lift. Hitting for both standout average and power while being only 26 years old is a recipe to get you to the top of the catcher rankings. I’m with the pack on this one. – 2027 Projection: 89/27/89/.276/.343/.468/3

2) Rainiel Rodriguez – STL, C/1B, 20.3 – Other than Rainiel, there were two other 19 year olds at Double-A for the majority of the year, Leo and Made, and to say Rainiel’s 151 wRC+ blew them out of the water would be an understatement. If we up the threshold to 20 year olds, only Franklin Arias beat him at 153. But point being, on pure bat, taking speed and projection out of it, Rodriguez straight dominated them. He’s already physically maxed out at bulldog thick 5’10”, and he’s not going to be a major contributor on the bases (11 for 18), but the plate skills (19.1/11.3 K%/BB%), at least plus raw power, and lift/pull (34.1% GB% and 22.2% Air Pull%) are all there. He still needs work defensively and is not a lock to stick behind the plate, but he could end up in that sweet spot where he gets enough run behind the plate to retain eligibility, while playing full time at 1B/DH the rest of the time. That means you get all the benefits of being a catcher without nearly the wear and tear. It does add some annoyance as you try to plan out your long term dynasty roster, but it’s a small price to pay for double plus hit/power potential. – 2027 Projection: 26/10/32/.254/.325/.446/2  Prime Projection: 92/31/101/.271/.356/.508/7

3) Carter Jensen – KCR, C, 23.9 – I was super aggressive with Jensen last off-season, placing him in my Top 100 dynasty assets already at #96, and he delivered by finishing 56th on the Razzball Player Rater. Sure he needed an absolute bonkos final month to get there, jacking 10 homers with a 1.172 OPS in his final 26 games, but he got there all the same. And now I’m going to be super aggressive with him again, ranking him as the #3 dynasty catcher in the game. Like I said in the Baldwin blurb, I come by my outlier takes naturally, and Jensen’s age/power/playing time trifecta deserves this spot. That final month is when his elite level raw power truly showed up with a 93.9 MPH EV and 51.4% Hard Hit%. It sat 91.5 MPH with a 44.8% Hard Hit% on the season, which is still plenty good. We know he’s got huge raw power, so it was only a matter of time for him to go on that heater. I trust the Hard Hit numbers will be much closer to 50% for the full year in 2027, and when that happens, he’s an easy 30+ homer bat with a 20.6 degree launch and 23.1% Air Pull%. That is actually a recipe for 40+ or more in everything goes right seasons. He’s got some hit tool risk with a .239 BA and 28.2% K%, but a 29.7% whiff% really isn’t in the danger zone, so I’m expecting that K% to drop next year too. And he’s a true full time player, DH’ing when he isn’t catching. Jensen is going to be one of the best power hitting catchers in the game for a long time, and if I owned him, I just couldn’t trade him for older options who have warts of their own. – 2027 Projection: 79/32/90/.248/.329/.488/4

4) Shea Langeliers – SAC, C, 29.4 – Being a catcher is absolutely brutal on the human body, and if I were to argue against myself on being aggressive with top catchers this year in dynasty, that would be the reason. They are much more likely to get banged up, beaten and bruised, and that means they are less likely to continue producing deep into their 30’s. I normally wouldn’t ding a player too much at 29 years old in dynasty rankings, but for catchers, it’s getting up there, and I’m not only speaking in generalities when it comes to Langeliers. He tore his meniscus in late July. He was able to return in late September, which is encouraging, but a serious knee injury isn’t great for a guy squatting and popping up constantly. Other than injury and age though, there isn’t much else to dislike. He gets one more year in the launching pad that is Sutter Health Park (and I’m assuming Vegas is going to be a hitter’s park too), and he has the power to take advantage of that. He put up a 13.3% Barrel%, 18.4 degree launch, and 95.3 MPH FB EV, leading to 23 homers in only 106 games. That is an easy 30+ homer bat if he stays healthy. He couldn’t maintain all of the K% gains he made in 2025, but he held onto enough of it at 23.3% to keep his .262 BA solid. He could so easily finish as the #1 catcher in fantasy over the next few years, and he also seems to be sniffing around one of those career year, 40+ homer years. – 2027 Projection: 76/32/84/.258/.325/.485/3

5) Hunter Goodman – COL, C, 27.6 – Even in Coors, a 30.5% K%, 34% whiff%, and 40.4% Chase% deserves some kind of caution. Even if the smallest amount. Those are brutally bad plate skills. The interesting thing is, he actually hit much better on the road (.255 BA with a .882 OPS) than at home (.235 BA with a .791 OPS), but that is kinda leaning into what I’m saying. Which is that I don’t think Coors gives him a total pass for that level of plate skills. That is full on danger zone. Now having said that, his power most certainly makes up for it with a 14.5% Barrel%, 18.6 degree launch and 95.1 MPH FB EV, leading to a beastly 41 homers in 138 games. This season fully backed up his breakout 2025, and taking Ben Rice out of the equation, he finished as the top catcher in 2026. I’m not getting scared off by the plate skills, but it’s why I have him 5th and not higher, and if he ever does leave Coors, it will certainly be a hit to his value. – 2027 Projection: 75/34/87/.240/.304/.493/4

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Minnesota Twins 2027 Dynasty Baseball Team Report (Top 10 Prospects/Interesting MLB guys/Strategy Talk)

The Off-Season festivities are already in full swing here on the Brick Wall and on the Patreon! I gave you A Top 17 Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 500 Dynasty Baseball Prospects Rankings on Monday. The Top 24 Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 1,000 Dynasty Rankings dropped two weeks ago and the Top 36 2027 FYPD Rankings dropped last week (full Top 130+ coming later this off-season). And today we continue with the Dynasty Team Reports. Here is the Minnesota Twins 2027 Dynasty Baseball Team Report (Top 10 Prospects/Interesting MLB guys/Strategy Talk):

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Hitters

Kody Clemens – MIN, 1B/OF/2B, 30.10 – Kody Clemens is one of my favorite Target hits of all time. I ain’t out for easy kills. I went on a family vacation to a resort in Upstate New York recently where they had archery. The range had 6 targets with 5 of them being huge and one of them being super small. You damn right I lined up for the super small one. And did I still dominate everyone else? No, no I didn’t. I did much worse. But thankfully I’m much better at fantasy baseball than I am archery, so I hit a damn bullseye on Clemens. Here is what I wrote in his Target blurb last off-season: “Sleepers are dead. No such thing anymore. Sleepers were a quaint idea from the turn of the century when one guy from ESPN and 2 guys from Yahoo wrote about fantasy baseball and that was about it. And back then, things like ERA were still the driving force of value. If you were hip to K/BB, you could make a killing on “sleepers.” Those days are long over ……. But ….. just call me Marty McFly, because I found a way to go Back to the Future and bring true “Sleepers” back from the past. And the flux capacitor, the key ingredient, is to find guys who aren’t locked into full time jobs. Roster Resource currently has Victor Caritini as the starting DH. I mean, come on, that is obviously not their starting DH. Clemens broke out already last year! He put up a 12% Barrel%, 91.5 MPH EV, 48.3% Hard Hit%, 16.7 degree launch, 23.2% Air Pull%, and best of all, a 23.9% whiff%. That is an insanely exciting combination of skills and he did indeed jack out 19 homers in 119 game. The breakout happened already and the .231 BABIP is hiding it. A good defensive player who can play all over the field and hit 25+ bombs is so clearly a starter, and I think that will be obvious during the season. His current ADP across 6 platforms (NFBC, Fantrax, Yahoo, ESPN, CBS, RTSports) is 435. That is a steal, and that means he will be completely free in most leagues. That is a true blue, old school Sleeper. I love him.” … and his season played out exactly as I envisioned it. He played all over the field and did indeed jack out 25+ bombs with 27 homers. Everything I loved about him last year was fully back in 2026 with a 91.9 MPH EV, 15.4 degree launch, 46.1% Hard Hit%, and a 21.8% K%. He chipped in with 10 steals too. The .239 BA and .298 OBP weren’t great, and he’s already 30/31, so I don’t think he’s going to turn into a fantasy superstar, but from where he was being drafted, to 91st overall on the Razzball Player Rater is a massive win. I’m going back in on him for 2026, and let’s say he hits closer to his .254 xBA with 3 mores dingers … all of a sudden we are looking at a .250, 30 homer bat. I’m not predicting that, but it’s in play. – 2027 Projection: 79/26/85/.246/.317/.468/10

Royce Lewis – MIN, 1B/3B, 27.10 – Lewis was one of my top fades in 2026, writing, “I feel the legend of Royce Lewis is starting to become more myth than reality. There is a vibe that this would be a Byron Buxton level breakout superstar if he could only stay healthy, but the stats don’t really back that up.” … and those unspectacular stats were back, leading to an unspectacular season. The 40.2% Hard Hit% is about the same as 2025 and about the same for his career, and it’s just not gonna cut it. The hit tool actually took a big step back this year too with a career worst 25.5% K% and 32.8% whiff%. His bat speed was way up to an impressive 75.1 MPH, so credit to him that he tried to improve last off-season, but it just didn’t translate to results. He put up a .667 OPS with a .306 xwOBA. It’s his 2nd straight season with an 85 wRC+. He once again was only able to play in 125 games, but some of that was performance related as he got demoted to the minors for a stretch. And he’s moving down the defensive spectrum too as he’s now mostly a 1B. I was staying away last year and I’m staying away again this year, but at least now, his value is in the toilet. As a pure bottom of the roster flier he’s not the worst guy. He stole 16 bags in 17 attempts. He lifts and pulls. Seeing the uptick in bat speed is good. If he can actually start hitting the ball higher, a 20/20 season wouldn’t be crazy. So if you can grab him for almost nothing, that works. – 2027 Projection: 66/18/74/.242/.307/.410/18

Pitchers

Taj Bradley – MIN, RHP, 26.1 – Breakout waiting room guys can often be the toughest to evaluate. They have the electric stuff that you makes you want to fly them up rankings the second they string together a few good starts, but the inconsistency that put them in the breakout waiting room to begin with is always in the back of your mind. Bradley’s 2026 season was basically a microcosm of his career, with one month being an ace and then next month putting up a 1.40 WHIP. He’s honestly one of my hardest evaluations for 2027. And I think that hesitancy to really declare his 2026 season a true breakout is going to prevent me from getting him anywhere. His stuff still got hit really hard with a 90.9 MPH EV and 45.4% Hard Hit%. The fastball doesn’t miss many bats with a 17.5% whiff% and .385 xwOBA. The 27.4% whiff% overall is really good, but it’s not quite standout. And the 10.2% BB% was actually the worst of his career. I know the things to like are there. He throws fire at 97.2 MPH and his 3 secondaries are whiff machines. A guy like this can always keep taking steps forward. I wouldn’t blame you if Bradley was your guy this off-season, but I can’t quite get there. I like him, but I have a feeling there is always going to be someone in my league who likes him more. – 2027 Projection: 11/3.80/1.26/195 in 175 IP

Connor Prielipp – MIN, LHP, 26.3 – If I were to go after a young Twins pitcher, it would be Prielipp as his price is going to be much cheaper than Bradley’s, but I’m probably not going to stick my neck out too much for Prielipp either. You can’t target every potential young breakout. The reason he’s not going to be the guy I’m willing to reach those extra couple rounds for, or spend those extra few bucks for is because he too has a very hittable 4-seamer. It’s fast at 95.6 MPH from the left side, but it only put up a 15.6% whiff% with a .398 xwOBA. It wasn’t all that great at Triple-A either. The changeup also isn’t a good pitch with a 19.8% whiff% in the majors. The 23.6% whiff% overall is below average. And we can’t forget all the injury issues he’s had in his career (TJ in 2021 and internal brace in 2023). But the good news is that because he put up a 4.87 ERA, he might actually fall into your lap for very cheap. And then he becomes more enticing as the slider and curve both miss bats, the 95 MPH sinker keeps the ball on the ground, and the control is average to above average with a 8.2% BB%. The 3.95 xERA is much more representative of how he pitched, and showing he can stay healthy for 143.1 IP was a big step in his career. So how much I like Prielipp will be determined by how much my dynasty opponents like him, and that could be different in every league. – 2027 Projection: 10/3.91/1.28/168 in 160 IP

Bullpen

Jeff Hoffman – MIN, Closer, 34.3 – Hoffman got traded to Minnesota at the deadline and never quite locked in the full time closer role, but it seems highly likely he’s going to be the man in 2027. That is assuming he’s healthy as his season ended with forearm inflammation, but as of now, the expectation is that he will have a normal off-season and be good to go. He’s more volatile than optimal, which is what lost him the job in Toronto, but his stuff and upside are too good to fade too much. He put up a 34.9/10.3 K%/BB% and the 38% whiff% is very elite. The fastball sits 96.4 MPH and put up a respectable 25.3% whiff% and .338 xwOBA. The slider is his most used pitch and it’s devastating with a 51% whiff%. He also throws a good splitter. The talent is there to put up an elite closer season, and we saw that from June 4th onward where he put up a 1.79 ERA with a 33.7/11.8 K%/BB% in 40.1 IP (3.55 ERA on the season). He’s likely to be a reasonably priced closer who has the upside to finish at the top of the rankings. – 2027 Projection: 5/3.39/1.19/86/30 saves in 65 IP

Minnesota Twins 2027 Top 10 Fantasy Dynasty Baseball Prospects

1) Walker Jenkins – MIN, OF, 22.1 – A little patience goes a long way. In one of the most unsurprising turns of 2026, the big raw power came for the 6’3”, 210 pound uber sweet swinging lefty. He popped out a career high 14 homers in just 73 games at Triple-A, and he did it with a 106 90th% EV and 91 MPH average EV. It was already coming at the end of 2025, but this just solidified it. And as usual, it came with elite plate skills (15.4/13.3 K%/BB%), base stealing (17 steals) and the ability to lift it (12.5 degrees). His MLB debut wasn’t as impressive with a .686 OPS in 93 PA, but it’s no surprise to me that Jenkins didn’t try to do too much and just wanted to establish the ability to get the bat on the ball first, which he did with a strong 20.4% K%. The .310 xwOBA was not far off from average. The hard hit wasn’t there, but once he gets fully comfortable, he’s going to unleash it just like he did as he climbed the ladder in the minors. Some guys just grip and rip it and figure out the rest later. Jenkins is the opposite. He stays controlled in the pocket, and then grips it and rips it later. It’s coming … again. He’s not a burner, but the speed is at least average and he’s a good base stealer, so he should be good for 15+. I put the Kyle Tucker 2.0 comp on him in is draft year, and he sure looks like he’s about to fulfill that destiny … that is as long as he stays on the field. I’m not scared off by his injury history, but it’s not something that can be completely ignored. It’s why I have him ranked 8th and not possibly up at #3. – 2027 Projection: 81/21/76/.259/.331/.439/16 Prime Projection: 98/27/96/.276/.362/.482/18

2) Vahn Lackey – MIN, C, 21.9 – Selected 3rd overall, Lackey is my #1 pick for First Year Player Drafts, and while of course it’s not an easy choice, the man just doesn’t really have a weakness. He checks every box while the other options simply don’t check every box. He has the plate skills with a 13.4/17.7 K%/BB% and .397 BA in 61 games in the ACC. He then stepped into pro ball and put up a 19.4/22.6 K%/BB% in 25 games split between Single-A and High-A (170 wRC+ at High-A). He has power with a junior year power explosion where he both upped his exit velocity significantly and upped his launch, leading to 20 homers. And then he did it again in pro ball with 3 homers, a 31.8% GB% and 43.1% Pull%. He’s got size at 6’2”, 215 pounds. He’s young for the class and will be 21 years old for the 1st half of 2027. And the true separator is that he has legit speed and athleticism, nabbing 15 bags in college and then 13 bags in pro ball. This is a college bat that literally does it all. Cholowsky doesn’t have the stolen bases that Lackey has. Emerson doesn’t have the lift/pull and he’s not nearly as proven as Lackey. If you want to throw Burress in there, Burress doesn’t have the size. Flora is a pitcher. Lombard has hit tool risk. You get the point. When you dive into all of the ingredients, Lackey has all of them, and not only that, the potential to be impact in all of them. Taking a catcher 1st can be a bit controversial for fantasy, but if you don’t have a good catcher right now, or an old one, or you are in a deep league, or a 2 catcher league, him being a catcher is a big bump for me. And if this dude actually keeps running, which playing catcher can definitely impact that, he’s going to be difference maker from even the other top young catchers, as none of them steal bags like that. Getting steals from a position nobody else is getting steals at can be the type of x-factor that gives you that edge/angle to you need to win. Lackey is my top dog. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 87/25/81/.264/.341/.469/18

3) Emmanuel Rodriguez – MIN, OF, 24.1 – Baby Bonds turned Baby Buxton finally arrived. It was an arduous journey through a myriad of injuries (most recently a torn thumb by breaking the cardinal rule of baseball by sliding head first into first base), but he made his MLB debut in September … and struggled hard with a .178 BA in 48 PA. But that was only the surface stats, the underlying stats told a different story. The .354 xwOBA was excellent. The .251 xBA was much higher than the BA. He crushed the ball 48.3% Hard Hit%. He lift/pulled with a 27.6% Air Pull%. The bat was electric with an elite 76.1 MPH swing. And the athleticism was good with a 28 ft/sec sprint. Sure the 33.3/6.3 K%/BB% was bad and clearly highlights the risks, but the 33.3% whiff% really isn’t that bad for this type of electric bat. And we know he’s a walk machine so there are no concerns there. He destroyed Triple-A with a 140 wRC+, and he showed hit tool improvement at that level from 2025, bringing his K% down 5.2 points to 26.4%. Really my biggest concern is that he doesn’t end up running a ton of the MLB level. He stole only 7 bags in 58 games in the minors, and while a 28 ft/sec sprint is good, it’s not blazing. It’s possible he becomes a low BA slugger with only a contribution in steals rather than a 20+ guy. That still wouldn’t be a bad outcome though, and the upside is that he’s a power/speed beast. I’m buying Baby Buxton for 2027. – 2027 Projection: 73/24/79/.227/.313/.438/14 Prime Projection: 88/28/88/.248/.340/.470/16

4) Kaelen Culpepper – MIN, SS, 24.3 – The only real knock on Culpepper’s profile from 2025 was that he wasn’t a huge EV/hard hit guy, and he must have heard those critiques, because he absolutely crushed the baseball in 2026. He hit 14 homers with a 90.6 MPH EV and 47% Hard Hit% in 74 games at Triple-A. The 104.8 MPH 90th% EV isn’t quite as beastly, but that is now slightly above MLB average. If you didn’t think this guy was going to hit the ball hard enough, think again. And of course the hit tool (18.7/11.4 K%/BB% with a 22.8% whiff%) and athleticism (17 steals in 74 games at Triple-A) were back. He made his MLB debut, and like Jenkins, the focus was on establishing the hit tool first, and he did that with a .274 BA and 21.9% K%. The hard hit wasn’t there with a 31.1% Hard Hit%, but again just like Jenkins, he will start to unleash more as he gets more comfortable. And the 73.7 MPH bat speed shows you there is plenty of juice in the bat. The 27.8 ft/sec sprint was a little on the disappointing side, and he only stole 1 bag, but we need a bigger sample to say anything there. My projection of Culpepper remains the same as it was since he was a low key FYPD target for me, and that is an above average across the board contributor. He’s still likely to be underrated. – 2027 Projection: 77/17/69/.261/.320/.409/18 Prime Projection: 86/20/77/.275/.339/.442/20

5) Marek Houston – MIN, SS, 23.0 – Houston was (almost) exactly who we thought he was coming out of the draft, and that is a better real life than fantasy prospect, but I said “almost,” because he actually did show a bit more upside than expected. And he did it in all aspects of the game. We knew he had speed, but stealing 50 bags in 59 attempts is a huge boost to his potential upside. W knew there wasn’t much power, but he increased his bat speed and lowered his GB%, resulting in a respectable 7 homers in 60 games at Double-A. And we knew he can get the bat on the ball, but a .312 BA with a 19.5/11.0 K%/BB% shows another potential category for fantasy upside. There still isn’t enough power to get really excited, but at least now we can see multiple avenues to impact fantasy success. And the glove is going to get him on the field, so the dude is almost certainly going to be fantasy relevant. His value got a bump in 2026. – 2027 Projection: 29/3/21/.245/.305/.381/6 Prime Projection: 84/14/61/.268/.334/.421/27

6) Kendry Rojas – MIN, LHP, 24.5 – It seems as if Rojas is going to be stuck in a multi inning reliever/depth starter/up and down arm for the foreseeable future. Injuries happen during a season, so I’m sure he will get a shot at some point, but it’s hard to know when that shot is coming. It’s not easy to roster a guy like this in many leagues, but he has the type of stuff from the left side that I don’t want to forget about. He made his MLB debut in 2026 and his 96 MPH 4-seamer dominated with a 29.7% whiff% and .260 xwOBA in 29.2 IP. The slider missed bats with a 33.3% whiff%, the changeup was solid with a .262 xwOBA, and he has a 94.8 MPH sinker too. The 28.1% whiff% was well above average. He put up a 3.34 ERA with a 3.47 xERA. The 16.9% BB% was obviously an issue, but he’s never had walk rates like that before in his career, so I’m overly concerned about it. If he had a clear path to a rotation spot, I would be higher, but he doesn’t. And not only that, he’s constantly been banged up and hasn’t been able to rack up innings in his career. It’s definitely possible Minnesota just decides to unleash him in the bullpen and call it day, but he could be nasty in the pen too. – 2027 Projection: 4/3.92/1.34/84 in 80 IP Prime Projection: 9/3.87/1.31/160 in 150 IP

7) Eduardo Tait – MIN, C, 20.7 – Tait had a rough season at High-A where more advanced pitchers were able to take advantage of his chase tendencies. He put up a 40.9% Chase% and it led to a .221 BA and .281 OPB in 116 games. The 74 wRC+ is pretty brutal. But I don’t think we can give up on him yet. He was only 19 years old, so hopefully after this down year he really starts to focus on refining his plate approach. The .243 BABIP also points to some serious back luck. If he hit .260-.270 with neutral luck, the season would look a lot better, and it would look a lot better because the power was still fully there with 22 dingers. He hits it hard and he can lift/pull. The lefty swing is still electric. So definitely don’t give up, but his value still takes a hit. It’s also not great that Vahn Lackey is pretty much locked in as the catcher of the future, leaving Tait at the mercy of a trade or some kind of hybrid DH/C/1B role in the future. – ETA: 2029 Prime Projection: 64/22/76/.246/.307/.446/2

8) Hendry Mendez – MIN, OF, 23.5 – If you love plate skills, Mendez is your man as he’s had some of the best plate skills in the minors since stepping on a pro field at 17 years old. Unfortunately, that is just about all he has. The 16.7/12.1 K%/BB% in 102 games split between Double-A and Triple-A is excellent, but it came with only 12 homers and 5 steals. The 4.5 degree launch and 9.3% Air Pull% just kills his game power, and that too has been that way since he was 17. He’s 6’3”, 175 pounds and he can hit the ball hard, but the 88.1 MPH EV and 42.7% Hard Hit% isn’t quite standout enough for me to really go all in on him. And he’s also not a good outfielder, so the glove isn’t going to force him on the field. The X-factor is the same as it’s always been, which is what would happen if he actually tries to unlock more game power. He’s the perfect candidate to try to make that switch, and if he can do it, there is a potentially impactful hit/power combo in here, but he’s just never shown any indication of trying. At least not yet. – 2027 Projection: 19/2/14/.258/.320/.380/1 Prime Projection: 73/15/66/.273/.341/.405/5

9) Riley Quick – MIN, RHP, 22.11 – Quick got off to a fire start in the lower minors in his pro debut, but when he got to the more age appropriate Double-A, he got destroyed. He put up a 6.68 ERA with a 23.4/14.3 K%/BB% in 32.1 IP. He has the size (6’6”, 225 pounds), stuff (mid to upper 90’s fastball with two potential plus secondaries in his slider and changeup) and athleticism (he could have played college football in the SEC if he wanted too) that you want to bet on, but it’s really never come together for dominant results. Even in college he put up a 1.39 WHIP his junior year. He’s the minor league version of the breakout waiting room guy. Pitchers with this level of stuff and athleticism can often make one tweak, or improve their control/command, and hell breaks loose, but hell hasn’t broken loose yet. Maybe next year. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 8/4.09/1.35/155  in 150 IP

10) Ethan Wachsmann – MIN, RHP, 18.10 – Selected 79th overall and signed for $2.25 million, Wachsmann is a big dude at 6’5”, 225 pounds with the big velocity to match his size. Just watch him literally throw a 100 MPH fastball that the catcher couldn’t even get to in time. The secondaries aren’t as impressive with a curve and changeup, but both have potential to become good pitches with more refinement. He’s still just 18 years old and you can see that rawness in his delivery as well. This is basically just buying raw size and velocity and hoping the refinement comes later. If it does, the upside will be high for him to fly up rankings, but the risk is super high here as well. – ETA: 2030 Prime Projection: 9/4.05/1.34/155 in 150 IP

Just Missed

11) Charlee Soto – MIN, RHP, 21.8

12) Carson Tinney – MIN, C, 22.0

Dynasty Baseball Thought/Strategy of the Day (which may or may not be related to the team I’m covering that day)

Jumping off from the Vahn Lackey blurb, I think as prospect hounds we all love to bet on a guy with that one standout, jaw dropping tool/skill. You want the guy who smashes the ball. Or the guy who has insane contact rates. Or the guy who steals 50 bags with blazing speed. You want that carrying tool that you can hang your hat on, but I think what ends up getting a bit underrated for us in fantasy (maybe less so in real life) is the prospect who just does everything really well. The guy who doesn’t have a weakness. That was Eli Willits in last year’s FYPD class. It’s Vahn Lackey in this year’s FYPD class. Kaelen Culpepper fit that mold too as a 1st round pick who didn’t get much love in fantasy. The analysis of who has the fewest weaknesses can often lead to a better result than who has the strongest strengths. Don’t get me wrong, I love a jaw dropping standout tool. You know that if you’ve read my work. I’m not saying value those guys less, I’m just saying the “who checks the most boxes” method often doesn’t garner as much hype/excitement, but it can be just as effective at finding gems at both the top of the rankings and underrated guys.

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I gave you the first Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 1,000 Dynasty Rankings two weeks ago. I gave you the first Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 130 FYPD Rankings last week. And now it’s time for the Prospects Rankings. Top 5 free here on the Brick Wall. Here is A Top 17 Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 500 Dynasty Baseball Prospects Rankings:

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1) Josue De Paula – LAD, OF, 21.10 – Here at Imaginary Brick Wall Headquarters, our company motto is “The Best Defense is a Good Offense” … so we’ll leave the quibbling over Josue De Paula’s defense to the real life list makers to hem and haw over, because for fantasy, it’s all offense all of the time. You can’t play defense on your opponents team in fantasy (although now that I think about it, that would be kinda fun if we can figure out a way to actually do that). So when it comes to the #1 Dynasty Baseball Prospect in baseball, I don’t see anyone who has a better case than Josue De Paula. You want safety? He’s got that with a truly elite 14.8/13.8 K%/BB% and 14.4% whiff% in 124 games at Double-A. He then proved it will stick in the majors with a 11.9/26.2 K%/BB% and 19% whiff% in 42 PA. You want upside? His raw power and hard hit ability has always been massive at 6’3” with one of the sweetest lefty swings in the game, and then in 2026, he had the game power breakout we were waiting for with 27 homers. That too transferred to the majors with a 34.6% Air Pull% and 46.2% Hard Hit%. And while he’s not fast, he’s a good base stealer with 31 steals. If there was going to be a case against Josue, it would be that the steals are going to dry up in the majors, but even if he doesn’t steal 30+, he’s still going to be a contributor in that category. And we’ve seen plenty of not fast guys rack up steals these days. It’s the perfect profile of safety, upside, upper minors domination, and also proving it will transfer to the majors. With a bat like this, we truly don’t have to care about defensive value. I’m giddy with excitement that he is the new top dog, because if you’ve read my work, you know this is my dude. If you would have told me back in 2022 that Pete Crow Armstrong and Josue De Paula would be the #1 dynasty player in the game and #1 dynasty prospect in the game in 2026, I would have thought I died and went to heaven … wait, I’m still alive, right? Am I like Bruce Willis from The Sixth Sense, unaware I’m already dead? Are you guys the kid? “I read dead people.” Do I have to figure out what unfinished business I need to complete? Is it victory lapping Josue? Because I can do that hah. Here is what I wrote about him when he was a near unknown, not a whisper of hype DSL bat in July 2022, “The younger the player, the more the organization matters, and LA is an elite player development organization. I would love De Paula regardless of organization though, as he checks almost every box. He’s a projectable 6’3”, 185 pounds with a powerful and smooth lefty swing, he’s athletic with 13 steals (Stephon Marbury is his cousin), and he’s advanced at the dish with a great feel to hit (13.2%/16.5% K%/BB%). He could legitimately be a stud.” … and now the rest is history. Watching your targets develop into beasts is what makes dynasty so fun. Damn I love this game. – 2027 Projection: 84/24/81/.272/.352/.462/16 Prime Projection: 110/32/105/.294/.389/.531/18

2) Sebastian Walcott – TEX, SS, 21.1 – If someone was going to take the top spot from Josue, it would be Walcott at a very close #2. I think I was the only person in the world who was actually happy about Walcott’s injury, writing in his Target blurb, “This elbow injury was the Baseball God’s way of saying slow the hell down. This is a blessing in disguise. Somebody had to stop the Rangers lunacy of promoting this kid way too fast, and the Gods took into their own hands. As we’ve learned and as I’ve written about, I’m not even sure you need elbows for hitting. I’m not concerned about this injury at all long term for his ability to hit. Now is a great time to pounce on him. ” … and that break was exactly what he needed because he came back a man possessed, slashing .322/.398/.586 with 9 homers, 11 steals, and a 22.8/9.9 K%/BB% in 37 games at Double-A. The talent has always been elite, which is why Texas pushed him so fast, but once he was able to catch his breath, the production caught up to the talent. His fantasy upside is probably even higher than Josue’s at 6’4” with elite athleticism and double plus power potential, but Josue still gets the safety edge with the truly elite plate skills and small sample MLB success. Both are favorites of mine (Walcott was a huge target for me in his international class because how can you watch video of that swing and not fall in love), both are going to be fantasy beasts, and both deserve the #1 spot, but only one can take it. #2 ain’t bad. – 2027 Projection: 68/19/68/.251/.326/.448/23 Prime Projection: 96/33/104/.272/.356/.520/32

3) Jesus Made – MIL, SS, 19.11 – It seems as if Made is still going to be the consensus #1 prospect on real life, mainstream lists, which is totally reasonable, but I think that 103 wRC+ in 122 games at Double-A leaves the door open for some other options, and when the other options are as beastly as Josue and Sebastian, I’m going to walk through that door. Don’t get it twisted though, Made is still going to be an absolute stud. Keep in mind he played the first month of 2026 as an 18 year old. And looking beyond wRC+, the offense performance was extremely impressive. He put up a 14.3/10.2 K%/BB% with a 18.3% whiff%. The bat is special. He’s 6’1”, 221 pounds with a howitzer of a lefty swing that is going to produce at least plus raw power at peak and likely more than that. He knocked out 14 homers and that was with a 52.5% GB%. He’s definitely going to have to learn how to tap into more of his game power, but I have zero doubts that is coming, and he doesn’t have to be a lift/pull guy to dominate with his contact/raw power. And the base stealing is there too with 37 steals. I know we love rankings and we love to crown #1 this and #1 that, but just look at the top of dynasty rankings over the past few years. It’s constantly getting jumbled with the elite players ranking 3rd one year, then 5th the next, then 10th, then back to 5th etc … it’s not some static thing, meaning my money is on Josue, Sebastian, and Jesus (and others) flipping back and forth and back again. The order isn’t important. The important thing is that you have one of them. – 2027 Projection: 59/14/51/.266/.332/.434/18 Prime Projection: 113/28/93/.288/.370/.502/28

4) Eli Willits – WSH, SS, 19.4 – Willits was getting lukewarm love in FYPD Rankings last year even after getting drafted 1st overall, but just like I did in this year’s FYPD Rankings, leading me to Vahn Lackey at #1 overall in early off-season FYPD Rankings, I took a “who checks the most boxes” approach, or put another way, who has the least weaknesses, and when looking at it like that it was clear Willits did indeed deserve that top spot (non Japanese vet division). And now after 2026, it’s even more clear. The man did it all, and he did as an 18 year old. He put up a 132 wRC+, with 14 homers, 62 steals, and a 21.0/17.7 K%/BB% in 114 games split between 3 levels (A, A+, AA). The hit and approach are potentially double plus. The speed is double plus. He lifts it with a 36.5% GB%. The age to level production is obviously there with him making it to Double-A to close out the season where he dominated in 3 games. And really his only semi weakness from last year, his power, has already ticked up in a big way with more coming down the line. I would say he’s the future #1 dynasty prospect in baseball, but he’s moving so damn fast he might graduate before he even gets the chance. He’s already an elite dynasty prospect, and I’m going to continue to be aggressive with his ranking under the same principle I used last year. The man just doesn’t have a weakness. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 108/26/89/.280/.368/.473/38

5) Theo Gillen – TBR, OF, 21.7 – Let me start with the one concerning thing about Gillen’s profile in 2026, and that is how little he lifted and pulled. He put up a 50.8% GB% with a 11.2% Air Pull%. He crushed the ball so hard with double plus hard hit ability that he still cranked out 22 homers in 110 games split evenly between High-A and Double-A, but when you also add in the fact we know the minor league balls were juiced to the gills this year, it does make me question a tad what the game power is really going to look like on the MLB level. It’s the most interesting part of his profile, because there is not much to argue about otherwise. He’s a big dude at 6’2”, 195 pounds, the speed is plus with 45 steals, and the plate skills are strong with a 21.8/13.9 K%/BB%. The 136 wRC+ at Double-A checks the upper minors dominance box as well. The talent is unquestioned as the 18th overall pick and everyone’s favorite FYPD Target (including mine). He’s going to be a fantasy terror, but is he going to be a fantasy terror who randomly has Vlad level homer outages with such little lift/pull? I’m obviously not too worried about it as the raw power is big and he’s likely going to lift/pull more in the future, but it is something on my mind. Either way, he’s a Top 5 dynasty prospect for me, so I’m not letting it stop me from ranking him extremely high. – 2027 Projection: 41/11/36/.259/.328/.430/16 Prime Projection: 102/26/91/.277/.360/.488/34

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Top 36 2027 First Year Player Draft Rankings (full 130+ coming later this off-season)

I do a full Top 130+ FYPD Rankings in early January but because I didn’t do my usual FYPD Rankings during the season, I wanted to get a Top 36 out there early in the off-season. Top 6 free here on the Brick Wall and the rest of these ranks you can find on my Patreon. These don’t include international prospects. International prospects start getting added to my rankings during the deep positional rankings which start in November. Teruaki Sato is the obvious omission, and if I did include him, he would have a very good case for #1 overall. We just saw what Murakami and Okamoto did, and Sato has better contact than Murakami and more power than Okamoto. He has more chase than both of them though. He might end up the best of the 3, but in general, his easy evaluation is as a low BA slugger. Having said that, would you be happy if you passed on Willits for them? Or if you passed on Kade Anderson? Or others. So I don’t think #1 is a no brainer, but the case is there. Here is the Top 36 2027 First Year Player Draft Rankings (full 130+ coming later this off-season):

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1) Vahn Lackey – MIN, C, 21.9 – Selected 3rd overall, Lackey is my #1 pick for First Year Player Drafts, and while of course it’s not an easy choice, the man just doesn’t really have a weakness. He checks every box while the other options simply don’t check every box. He has the plate skills with a 13.4/17.7 K%/BB% and .397 BA in 61 games in the ACC. He then stepped into pro ball and put up a 19.4/22.6 K%/BB% in 25 games split between Single-A and High-A (170 wRC+ at High-A). He has power with a junior year power explosion where he both upped his exit velocity significantly and upped his launch, leading to 20 homers. And then he did it again in pro ball with 3 homers, a 31.8% GB% and 43.1% Pull%. He’s got size at 6’2”, 215 pounds. He’s young for the class and will be 21 years old for the 1st half of 2027. And the true separator is that he has legit speed and athleticism, nabbing 15 bags in college and then 13 bags in pro ball. This is a college bat that literally does it all. Cholowsky doesn’t have the stolen bases that Lackey has. Emerson doesn’t have the lift/pull and he’s not nearly as proven as Lackey. If you want to throw Burress in there, Burress doesn’t have the size. Flora is a pitcher. Lombard has hit tool risk. You get the point. When you dive into all of the ingredients, Lackey has all of them, and not only that, the potential to be impact in all of them. Taking a catcher 1st can be a bit controversial for fantasy, but if you don’t have a good catcher right now, or an old one, or you are in a deep league, or a 2 catcher league, him being a catcher is a big bump for me. And if this dude actually keeps running, which playing catcher can definitely impact that, he’s going to be difference maker from even the other top young catchers, as none of them steal bags like that. Getting steals from a position nobody else is getting steals at can be the type of x-factor that gives you that edge/angle to you need to win. Lackey is my top dog. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 87/25/81/.264/.341/.469/18

2) Grady Emerson – TBR, SS, 19.1 – Selected 2nd overall, Emerson has that dream floor/upside combo that makes it really hard not to give him the top spot, but sometimes you gotta do the hard things in life. I know, I’m so brave. Firefighters have nothing on me. The floor comes from him having the best hit tool in the class. He makes a ton of contact and he rips hard liners all over the field. And the upside comes from a projectable 6’3” frame, but is most notably due to how damn sweet, fast and controlled his lefty swing is. Just watch this highlight reel and tell me you don’t immediately see a future superstar. And while he’s not some off the charts elite athlete, he’s a really damn good athlete with smooth actions and plus speed. The last ingredient to the full superstar explosion is more lift and pull. I would mostly ignore his pro debut (48 wRC+ in 13 games at Single-A), but the 59.5% GB% backs up the scouting report that he needs to learn how to tap into his raw power more. Eli Willits for comparison put up a 38.9% GB% in his 15 games pro debut. So that last little ingredient is why I have him 2nd, and also for the fact he’s not as proven as Lackey is. But on pure upside, Emerson has Lackey beat. He’s a reasonable #1 pick, especially if you don’t need the catcher. – ETA: 2029 Prime Projection: 94/22/81/.283/.359/.458/26

3) Roch Cholowsky – CHW, SS, 22.0 – Selected 1st overall, Chowolsky was the no doubt, unanimous #1 FYPD pick coming into the year, but things change fast in the dynasty world. It has less to do with Chowolsky than the players around him, but at the same time, Cholowksy really didn’t do anything in 2026 to put that final stamp on him being the undisputed guy. He was a bit worse in his junior year, going from a 164 wRC+ to a 146 wRC+, and while that is still good, a 21 homer season with a .320 BA isn’t some crazy off the charts college season. He stole only one bag too. And then he came into pro ball and put up a .167 BA with a 54.2% GB% in 9 games at High-A. I would ignore that, but again, he didn’t come in and put some final stamp on his top dog status. He’s still a reasonable #1 pick and in the top tier though. He dominated at UCLA for all 3 years he was on campus. The power is plus, the hit tool is above average, and while he hasn’t stole a ton of bases, he’s definitely a good athlete who stole 3 in his pro debut. It’s definitely possible he runs more in pro ball. Maybe if the power was off the charts elite, or if the contact rates were absurd, or if the speed was plus, then he would be the easy top pick, but he doesn’t quite clear that bar in any one area. I think it leaves the door open for another top pick, and I’m walking through that door, even though it is close. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 87/29/94/.270/.344/.483/10

4) Trevor Condon – STL, OF, 19.3 – Selected 13th overall, I can’t help but get those same butterflies for Condon that I did for Corbin Carroll, Pete Crow, and AJ Ewing. I watch that lefty swing and see the same things that got my so giddy for those guys, which is an explosiveness that leads me to believe there is going to be more than enough power here at peak. Just watch this absolute piss missile. And this is not a particularly small dude at 5’11”. The speed and athleticism are double plus and the hit tool is potentially plus too. He immediately stepped into pro ball and raked, slashing .321/.387/.536 with 1 homer, 2 steals, and a 19.4/9.7 K%/BB% in 9 games. The 40.9% GB% and 54.5% Pull% looks good. Condon is my top early round target in the draft. He’s the guy you hope drops to you if you pick in the back of the first round, but I would pick him much higher than that if I had the opportunity. All in. – ETA: 2029 Prime Projection: 92/20/81/.275/.345/.449/34

5) Jackson Flora – SFG, RHP, 21.10 – Selected 4th overall, Flora is the undisputed top arm in the draft class. He’s 6’5”, 205 pounds with an athletic righty delivery that he uses to fire a potentially double plus, mid to upper 90’s fastball. He’s got two potentially plus sliders with both a hard slider/cutter and a sweepier slider. And then he added a devastating kick change which dominated lefty batters in 2026. It all resulted in a 1.06 ERA and 33.3/8.0 K%/BB% in 102 IP in the Big West. The control/command isn’t pristine, but he has no issues throwing the ball over the plate and the 5.5% BB% in 75 IP his sophomore year shows the ability to put up plus walk rates too. The final cherry on top is that he got drafted into one of the most pitcher friendly parks in San Francisco. You can’t put true Misiorowski/Schlittler/Skubal ace level projection on him, but Flora easily has #2 fantasy starter potential with the talent and situation to possibly surpass even that. He’s not out of the question for #1 overall in FYPD’s if you’ve built up your offensive core and the last piece to your championship window puzzle is pitching. I love him. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 14/3.38/1.13/205 in 185 IP

6) Jacob Lombard – MIA, SS, 19.6 – Selected 14th overall, Lombard dropped in the draft due to concerns over the hit tool, and then those concerns were realized when he put up a 39.4% K% with a .220 BA in 22 games in his pro debut at Single-A. But I’m actually not overly scared off by that, because the 30.1% whiff% was sneakily not bad at all for the level of talent we are talking about here. And that level of talent is elite upside at 6’3”, 195 pounds with a potentially double plus power/speed combo. Even with the high K rate, he still jacked out 4 homers with a 90.6 MPH EV, and 15.8 degree launch. He stole 11 bags. The 98 wRC+ was nearly average. If the whiff% proves more accurate of his hit tool than his K%, which I’m betting on, especially when he’s an age appropriate 19 years old and with a full off-season to prepare, then the nuclear explosion is going to be inevitable. There will always be hit tool risk here, but the insane upside balances that out. He’s the highest upside pick in the draft, and there is a world where his value skyrockets passed everyone ranked above him by this time next year. – ETA: 2029 Prime Projection: 77/26/83/.240/.321/.465/28

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By Michael Halpern (@MichaelCHalpern)
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New York Mets 2027 Dynasty Baseball Team Report (Top 10 Prospects/Interesting MLB guys/Strategy Talk)

The off-season festivities kicked off yesterday with A top 24 Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 1,000 Dynasty Baseball Rankings (Top 5 free on the Brick Wall), and today it’s time for the first 2027 Dynasty Team Report. Like during the regular season, I will release a freebie here on Imaginary Brick Wall a few times a month with the vast majority of the content over on the Patreon. Off-season content will include these Dynasty Team Reports, along with Deep Positional Rankings, Strategy articles, Target articles, 2027 Projections, Prime/Peak Projections, predicting future prospect lists, AFL/Winter League Updates, the Top 100+ FYPD rankings, Top 500+ Prospects Rankings, and Top 1,000+ Dynasty Rankings. Here is the New York Mets 2027 Dynasty Baseball Team Report (Top 10 Prospects/Interesting MLB guys/Strategy Talk):

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Hitters

AJ Ewing – NYM, OF, 22.8 – I’m a man of the people. So I’m going to kick off the first Dynasty Baseball Team Report of 2027 by giving the people what they want … Targets. AJ Ewing is possibly my biggest hitter Target of 2027. If you read my work last off-season, or even back in 2024 when he was drafted, you might already have him, because I’ve been all over Ewing, predicting his rise in the Predicting the 2027 Top 50 Dynasty Rankings last off-season, ranking him 9th overall and writing, “I dropped Corbin Carroll and Pete Crow Armstrong’s name when I called Ewing a major target in 2024 FYPD’s, and now we will see the Carroll/PCA like blow up. The massively underrated power will show up with 14 homers in 120 games in the upper minors. Combined with the speed, plate skills, and defense, everyone will realize this is an elite prospect in both fantasy and real life. I will victory lap him until I drop from exhaustion ;)” … Ewing ended up blowing up so fast that I’m technically incorrect because he’s not even a prospect anymore, but that power uptick I saw coming came with 13 homers between the minors and the majors. I predicted 14 (he hit 3 in 124 games in 2025). Not bad. And 11 of those homers came in just 120 games in the majors. The plate skills were excellent, especially for a 21 year old rookie, with an above average 24.6% whiff% and 26.7% Chase%. The speed was near elite with a 29.4 ft/sec sprint and 25 steals. And like I envisioned, the power was way underrated with a damn good 42.3% Hard Hit% and 89.6 MPH EV. And again, he did this at 21 years old. I think there is more power to come. The 10.8 degree launch is completely fine, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him unlock more game power by raising that in future years. This is an absolute future fantasy stud who I still believe is being treated like a nice speed first play. Stick your neck out. Buy high. Do whatever you have to do to get him if you don’t have him already. – 2027 Projection: 88/18/72/.265/.341/.429/33 Prime Projection: 103/24/84/.278/.362/.469/39

Carson Benge – NYM, OF, 24.2 – I fell in love hard over Benge’s swing last off-season, and I can’t help but lead his blurb off again with my jaw on the floor watching him hit. It’s just a filthy thing of beauty. And it’s why I already had him knocking on the door of the top 100 dynasty assets last year (#113), and it’s why I’m completely unsurprised he took the majors by storm in his rookie year. It was funny to see him just quietly having a strong rookie year until everyone looked up at the end of the season and was like oh shit, this guy just went 20/22 with a .282 BA. The contact was there (21.4% whiff%), the launch was there (12.1 degrees), the speed was there. The only thing even slightly “concerning” is the relatively weak 38.8% Hard Hit%, but again, just look at that swing. That Hard Hit% is going up, and when it does, there will be even more homer power in here. Benge vs. Stewart for NL Rookie of the Year is now a super fun debate, and while I do think it is close, Benge’s superior defense and baserunning take it for me. Offense is important, but in real life, there are other parts of the game, and Benge beats him in those other parts. Both of them are going to be fantasy studs for years to come, so who cares who wins it for our sake, but it’s fun to debate. This is a Top 50 dynasty player at the least. – 2027 Projection: 93/24/81/.274/.348/.452/24

Pitchers

Christian Scott – NYM, RHP, 27.9 – The Mets might have had a disaster uncapped downside season, but the future is still bright with so much young talent on the MLB level. And the one who might be sliding under the radar the most for fantasy is one of my biggest pitcher Targets of 2027, Christian Scott. He returned from a hybrid Tommy John/internal brace procedure that knocked out his entire 2025 season, and he looked nearly as good as new with a 3.85 ERA and 28.3/9.9 K%/BB% in 110 IP. The thing that gets me the most excited is that his 95.5 MPH fastball notched an excellent 27.6% whiff% with a .314 xwOBA. Having a bat missing, plus fastball is a foundation that I am a sucker for. The secondaries ain’t bad either with a sweeper (30.9% whiff% and .248 xwOBA) and cutter (+8 Run Value). Even as is, that is a damn good arm, and I see two areas of potential improvement for a next level breakout. First, Scott always had plus to double plus control before the surgery. He had a 6.1% BB% his first go around in the majors. I think we see that walk rate improve. Second, a fully healthy off-season can give him the time he needs to truly work on that splitter/changeup. Refining that pitch and making it a larger part of his arsenal can unlock a whole new dynamic. Scott is going to be a mighty reasonably priced arm for his combination of floor and upside, and he’s going to be an arm scooping in drafts everywhere. Major Target. – 2027 Projection: 11/3.47/1.19/166 in 150 IP

Nolan McLean – NYM, RHP, 24.8 – Who needs whiffs anyway? McLean’s whiff% tanked to a below average 23.6%, but it didn’t stop him from putting up a near ace season with a 3.16 ERA and 26.0/9.4 K%/BB% in 179.2 IP. He did it on the back of a 95 MPH sinker that was the most valuable sinker in baseball and the 3rd most valuable pitch in baseball with a 27 Run Value. Only Misiorowski and Schlittler’s 4-seamers were more valuable. Those pitches put up a 40.2% and 34.8% whiff%. McLean’s sinker notched a 12.1% whiff%. The lack of whiffs were why I had McLean 3rd in the 3 headed pitching prospect monster of Burns/Yesavage/McLean last year. I was right to have Burns in a tier of his own, but as of now, I was wrong to have McLean 3rd in that group (for now). The profile clearly works with a 7 pitch mix, and while it’s interesting his famed sweeper is getting rocked in the majors, the curve picked up the slack with a 37.8% whiff% and .166 xwOBA. The 4-seamer sits 96 MPH and can miss bats. I’m not gonna lie, I’m still a sucker for whiffs. It’s why I secretly think Yesavage still might end up better than McLean, but I can’t deny the results are there. The ERA estimators aren’t as convinced either with all of them sitting around 3.60. It’s why I can’t anoint him into that rarified air of true young ace territory, but he’s in the tier right below that as a Top 50-75 Dynasty Asset. He’s a young stud to build your staff around. – 2027 Projection: 13/3.33/1.15/198 in 185 IP

Bullpen

Devin Williams – NYM, Closer, 32.7 – What other choice do the Mets have than to keep trotting Williams out there in 2027. They paid him $51 million over 3 years to close out games. I guess they could go to Senga again, but I have to think as long Williams pitches halfway decently, the job is his. And halfway decently is how he pitched in 2026 if you want to be generous with a 4.43 ERA, 3.22 xERA, and a 28.3/11.4 K%/BB% in 40.2 IP. The man had a 1.57 WHIP. This was his 2nd down year in a row. The stuff was down a bit and so were the whiffs. He missed almost 2 months towards the end of the season with a shoulder strain. At 32 years old, it sure feels like Williams is on the downside of his career. The stuff, whiffs, and xERA are good enough to think he’s far from washed up, so he should be good enough to hold the job, but I’m definitely not drafting him as one of the top closers in the game anymore. – 2027 Projection: 4/3.51/1.29/77/27 saves in 58 IP

New York Mets Top 10 Fantasy Dynasty Baseball Prospects

1) Jefferson Rojas – NYM, 3B/SS, 22.11 – Stearns might have royally screwed up the off-season, but I think he did a sneakily good job at grabbing underrated prospects at the deadline. He got back to his small market roots. And Rojas is the crown jewel of that deadline sell off. He’s had a good feel to hit with strong contact rates his entire career (17.3/8.5 K%/BB% in 2026), the righty swing is pretty damn athletic, he’s got some speed (21 steals), and then the power came in 2026 with his EV and Hard Hit way up. It resulted in 27 homers in 127 games, and he went bonkers to close out the season at Triple-A with 3 homers and a 96.8 MPH EV in 6 games. I wouldn’t expect star upside, but there is potential for him to be an impact across the board contributor in fantasy. The 2B job is wide open, and while he played a lot more 3B than 2B this year, the 3B job could open up after 2028 as well, so there is a path for Rojas to earn a full time gig if he produces when he gets his shot. – 2027 Projection: 53/12/57/.253/.308/.409/7 Prime Projection: 83/21/77/.272/.331/.445/17

2) Jonah Tong – NYM, RHP, 23.9 – Let me give some credit to the scouts out there that were able to ignore Tong’s insane 40.5% K% in 2025 and still remain lukewarm on him. I definitely got drawn in more by that gaudy number, but to my credit, I did start to get cold feet after he got rocked in the majors, writing, “It’s a small sample, and I’m not saying I don’t like Tong anymore, but I’m saying there are enough red flags from the MLB debut that I’m not flying him up the rankings wild crazy anymore.” … and then in 2026 his value got a cold splash right to the face. He put up a 4.54 ERA with a 27.0/12.6 K%/BB% in 107 IP at Triple-A. But the funny thing is, things flipped in 2026 with him actually looking better in the majors. He went out with a 9 K gem in late September and finished with a 3.82 ERA, 3.13 xERA, and a 25.4/10.4 K%/BB% in 30.2 IP. The 94.9 MPH fastball put up a damn impressive 30.6% whiff%. The killer changeup dominated with a .160 xwOBA and 32.9% whiff%. I’m the only man alive that actually doesn’t hate Tong’s curve and that pitch too put in the work with a 33.3% whiff% and .167 xwOBA. I love to see the 30.2% whiff% overall. Again, he wasn’t nearly this good at Triple-A and that was the much larger sample, but showing the stuff will play against MLB hitters is still big to see. He’s a young pitcher who was tinkering and working on stuff in the minors, so we have to keep that in mind as well when looking at those numbers. With how much his value has fallen off a cliff, I think Tong has flipped from overrated to underrated. If you own him, don’t sell low, and if you don’t owe him, I would try to grab some cheap shares if you can. – 2027 Projection: 5/4.13/1.33/122 in 120 IP Prime Projection: 11/3.73/1.28/180 in 170 IP

3) Mitch Voit – NYM, 2B/SS, 22.6 – Once Voit stopped trying to pull everything for a home run, his electric skillset was unleashed, and then all hell broke loose when he got the call to Double-A, slashing .347/.430/.517 with 2 homers, 9 steals, and a 17.6/10.3 K%/BB% in 29 games. The Pull% dropped from 51.1% at High-A to 42.6% at Double-A, and it resulted in fewer groundball balls and more line drives all over the field. With his hard hit ability, speed (45 steals), and plate skills, that is exactly what he should be trying to do. I see so much Tommy Pham when I watch him, and Pham was never a lift and pull guy. The 2B job is up for grabs in New York as of now, and while he’ll have competition for it, Voit at 2B and Rojas at 3B in the long term could work assuming the Mets don’t sign anyone (not a good assumption). Plus, the guy looks like he was literally chiseled by our AI overlords themselves. I’m nicknaming him AI. Voit is going to be part of the new Mets core to get fans excited, and the fantasy friendly skillset will make his fantasy owners happy too. Considering he’s not on BA’s or Pipeline’s Top 100, he makes for a pretty damn good proximity/upside target. – 2027 Projection: 31/5/23/.248/.310/.393/9 Prime Projection: 82/18/68/.264/.331/.432/28

4) Wandy Asigen – NYM, SS, 17.7 – That jump off the screen electric lefty swing that made Asigen one of the most hyped international prospects last off-season was on full display in his pro debut in the DSL. Here is he is going 106 MPH to left center for a grown man’s homer. And then here he is going lefty on lefty with a soul destroying pull side shot. This is a 16 year old kid putting up MLB level exit velocities. His talent was not overhyped, putting up a 149 wRC+ in 23 games. What was overhyped was his feel to hit as the hit tool is a genuine concern with a 28.9% K% and 38.7% whiff%. That is not good for the DSL, but I do think the 22.9% BB% mitigates it somewhat, and keep in mind it was a small sample. In his final 6 games he put up a 12.0/28.0 K%/BB%. He got a late start to the season, so everyone else was already comfortable while he was just trying to figure it out. With more time I think those contact rates would have looked better. And now you can use that hit tool risk in your favor to still get a good price on him this off-season. If you’re looking for high upside electricity in leagues where he isn’t rostered yet or in trades, Asigen makes for a great target. – ETA: 2030 Prime Projection: 92/27/86/.258/.339/.473/21

5) Elian Pena – NYM, SS, 19.5 – I’m definitely a little scared off by the very low 23.7% Hard Hit% and 84.2 MPH EV, but I really hate to fade an 18 year old in full season ball too hard for low EV’s. That is one thing that is almost sure to improve as you go from a boy to a man. I know Pena isn’t particularly projectable, but tall skinny guys aren’t the only ones to benefit from man strength. Pena is going to keep getting stronger and stronger, and thinking he will get his EV’s to an acceptable MLB level, or maybe even higher than that isn’t that hard to believe. And if/when that comes, he’s establishing a strong foundation of complementary skills. He put up a 111 wRC+ with a .271 BA, 21.4/13.9 K%/BB%, a 35.2% GB%, and 28 steals in 96 games at Single-A. He struggled in 16 games at High-A to close out the season but I would completely ignore that. The low EV’s prevent him from being a truly hyped dynasty prospect, but I would be cautious about fading him too hard in the other direction. This still looks like a potentially impact bat at peak to me. – ETA: 2029 Prime Projection: 83/22/77/.263/.334/.442/16

6) Jonathan Santucci – NYM, LHP, 24.3 – I’ve always liked Santucci because it’s not hard to be a fan when you watch him pitch. It’s why the scouts always like him too. Dude just looks the part. He’s a 6’2” lefty with an athletic delivery, good velocity, and bat missing secondaries. Even going back to college there was hope he could develop into a top of the rotation starter, and while that hasn’t happened, the potential is there for him to end up a high K, high WHIP mid rotation starter. A heavily used slider is his best pitch which racks up whiffs. The fastball sits about 94 MPH and while it got crushed at Triple-A in 34.1 IP, that was his first taste of using the MLB ball. Give him some time to adjust. And he also mixes in a curve and change which were actually his best two pitches against Triple-A hitters. All the stuff was working at Double-A with a 3.57 ERA and 32.0/12.0 K%/BB% in 90.2 IP (5.24 ERA at Triple-A). The control is below average and the fastball is more in the good but not great category for me, so my expectations are for more of a #4 type. – 2027 Projection: 3/4.28/1.36/70 in 70 IP Prime Projection: 10/3.89/1.31/174 in 165 IP

7) Jacob Reimer – NYM, 3B, 23.1 – I’ve written about this in Strategy articles in the past, but down years happen in the minors too just like the majors. Unlike the majors, where it’s easier to identify down or career years, in the minors, a down year is always seem as regression and a career year is always seen as a true breakout. But it’s still baseball, and the ebbs and flows of a player’s career are just as relevant in the minors as it is the majors. And it sure seems like Reimer just had a down season (97 wRC+ in 80 games at Double-A). The 24.9/12.9 K%/BB% isn’t bad. The 37.4% GB% and 49.8% Pull% shows he was still lifting and pulling. He already proved he could rake and put up impressive EV’s against Double-A pitching last year when he put up a 150 wRC+. The Mets Double-A Park is also an extreme pitchers park that depresses homers, so any power slump is going to get magnified there. I’m expecting a much better 2027, and while I never expected him to be a big upside fantasy bat, the potential he flashed in 2025 is still there. He could be a rock solid fantasy player at peak. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 77/20/74/.251/.328/.438/8

8) Ryan Clifford – NYM, 1B/OF, 23.8 – I get writing Clifford off or at least tanking him down the rankings even further than this after his disastrous season. He hit .180 with a 63 wRC+ and a 37% K% at Triple-A. The hit tool was always a risk and it tanked in 2026. But I still see a guy who basically has the same profile as he’s always had. The 34.4% whiff% isn’t good, but it doesn’t look as bad as the K%. He had a 24.6% K% in 34 games at Triple-A last year, so we’ve already seen him do much better. I definitely think there was a lot of bad luck/just a down season happening here. And of course the power was still there with a 91.8 MPH EV, 49.6% Hard Hit% and 18.8 degree launch. He’s a low BA slugger. He was a low BA slugger before this year. And he’s a low BA slugger after this year. When he gets to the bigs, the guy is going to hit dingers and take his walks. Might the batting average be brutal enough to keep him as a part time player? Definitely possibly, so he’s surely moving way down the rankings. I’m just saying I’m not ready to completely forget about him. – 2027 Projection: 9/3/14/.201/.288/.411/1 Prime Projection: 61/20/66/.228/.316/.461/4

9) Sammy Stafura – NYM, SS/2B, 22.5 – If you listened to my trade deadline Podcast back in 2025, you know how much I hated that Ke’Bryan Hayes trade at the time of the trade. I went full Mike and the Mad Dog sports talk radio, losing my mind that Cincinnati was willing to take on Hayes contract even if they didn’t have to give up anything in return. But they did have to give something in return too, and that something was Sammy Stafura, who just experienced a huge power breakout to go along with his plus speed and solid SS glove. Hayes is coming off a season with a 13 wRC+ in 94 games. That is not typo. I was beside myself at the time that Cincy was willing to do that, and as hard as it is to believe, it looks even worse now. But back to Stafura who jacked out 22 homers in 81 games at mostly High-A after hitting just 6 homers in 119 games in 2025. The Hard Hit ability and EV’s took a huge jump to back up the power gains. He also nabbed 22 bags and put up a 127 wRC+. The downside to the power gains are that the contact took a step back with a 33.4% whiff% and 28.6% K%, but he wasn’t even that great of a contact hitter before, so the tradeoff was well worth it. A fantasy friendly part time player whose glove will get him on the field is still the most likely outcome, but if he can improve his hit tool, there is real upside in here. – ETA: 2028 Prime Projection: 66/15/61/.238/.312/.429/22

10) Jack Wenninger – NYM, RHP, 25.1 – Wenninger had the big breakout in 2025, and there was hope he would ride that wave in 2026 for the hype to really start hitting, but he pulled back a bit at Triple-A with a 4.54 ERA and 24.1/13.3 K%/BB% in 115 IP. I talked about it a ton last year, but Triple-A is effing hard, and you often see guys actually put up better numbers in the majors than they do at Triple-A. Just look at Tong’s season. Santucci struggled a lot at Triple-A too. Point being, I don’t want to crush these guys for struggling at Triple-A when the stuff is still good, and Wenninger’s stuff is still good. The splitter is his devastating money maker and it did it’s job with a 47% whiff% and .213 xwOBA. The slider isn’t as good but it missed bats with a 35% whiff%. The fastball sat 93.8 MPH and can be a solid offering. He’ll also mix in a sinker and curve. At 6’4” with a wipeout secondary, solid fastball and diverse pitch mix, it’s not hard to see him carving out a good MLB career, although I’m not quite as excited for fantasy. – 2027 Projection: 2/4.33/1.35/45 in 50 IP Prime Projection: 10/3.98/1.30/158 in 165 IP

Just Missed

11) Aiden Robbins – NYM, OF, 22.3

12) Carson Wiggins – NYM, RHP, 21.10

13) Emelian Pitre – NYM, 2B, 24.6 

14) Bruin Agbayani – NYM, SS/2B, 20.0

15) Cleiner Ramirez – NYM, OF, 18.4

Dynasty Baseball Thought/Strategy of the Day (which may or may not be related to the team I’m covering that day)

The Lockout. It’s the huge pink elephant in the room that is going to be impossible to ignore all off-season when talking fantasy (or baseball in general). I’m not going to pretend that I have any idea how it is going to play out, but I can tell you how I’m going to strategize around it, and my answer is that I’m not going to. I’m going to operate as if there will be some sort of 2027 season happening. I predicted last off-season that the lockout will go into April, pushing the start of games into May after the players cave on a salary cap. It’s going to be a death match, and both sides are so dug in on the salary cap issue that I envision both sides willing to push things to the absolute brink. But I still find it hard to believe that the entire season is going to get wiped out, so I’m not getting cute when it comes to making moves in dynasty. If you are more scared of a totally missed season than I am, by all means plan around it, but I’m not even 100% certain what you could do to take advantage of it. Sell veterans I guess because they will be one year older when play returns? That doesn’t even really seem like a particularly great advantage. Maybe I’m missing other things you can do, but for me, I’m not even going down that route. It’s going to get messy, there will be threats, there very likely will be some kind of shortened season, but my plan is to just keep it business as usual for my dynasty teams.

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By Michael Halpern (@MichaelCHalpern)
Email: michaelhalpern@imaginarybrickwall.com
Twitter: Imaginary Brick Wall (@DynastyHalp)
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A Top 24 Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 1,000 Dynasty Baseball Rankings (Patreon)

I’m just so amped to be back. I can’t put into words how insanely amazing you guys are to have been understanding and stick with me here. I read every comment/message you guys left me. I won’t forget it. The hiatus did kinda mess with my usual end of season into the off-season flow though, so I might change up my usual off-season plan to build out the Sneak Peek’s of the main lists (Dynasty, Prospect, FYPD) earlier in the off-season than usual. I’m still working out my exact off-season schedule, but I’m going to do my best to figure it out. My off-season content on the Patreon is going to be jampacked with Dynasty Team Reports (Top 10 Prospects/Interesting MLB guys/Strategy section), Target Articles, Deep Positional Rankings, Sneak Peeks of the 3 main lists (Top 1,000+ Dynasty, Top 500+ Prospects, Top 100+ FYPD), and so much more. I’ll be posting some free posts here on the Brick Wall like I do during the regular season. So without further ado, I decided to kick off the off-season festivities with A Top 24 Sneak Peek of the 2027 Top 1,000 Dynasty Baseball Rankings (and yes, it’s a Top 24 and not Top 25 because I was agonizing over who to put 25, and I want more time to think about it). The Top 5 are free here on the Brick Wall:

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-AND SO MUCH MORE

1) Pete Crow-Armstrong – CHC, OF, 25.0 – Like you didn’t already know Pete Crow was going to be my new #1 Dynasty Baseball Asset 😉 … Don’t act surprised … the Vegas odds on Halp having PCA #1 was -9000. And yes, I now refer to myself in the 3rd person after my little 2nd half of the season hiatus. The fingers are well rested, the brain is in a free flow state, and PCA’s ascension to the #1 dynasty player in game has me shot out of a cannon for the kick off to the 2027 Off-Season Content. And it’s not just me playing favorites. The cold hard analysis backs me up fully. He majorly improved his biggest weakness with his Chase% going from 41.7% to 34.2%, leading to his walk rate skyrocketing to 11.4%. His whiff% took a big step forward (28.9% to 26.3%). His raw power took a big step forward with a 48.6% Hard Hit%. He remained a lift/pull god. He remained a base stealing demon. He remained an elite CF. And it all led to the insane season I knew he had in him, going 45/41 with a .290 BA. Every other contender for this top spot is either older, and/or doesn’t run as much, and/or doesn’t lift/pull as much. I have been hyping PCA so hard as a Target since the day he was drafted and every year since then. I didn’t get scared off by his down 2025 2nd half at all, ranking him 21st overall and writing, “I’m betting on the plate approach improving as he matures. Pete Crow has already paid off majorly if you’ve taken my advice over his career, and I’ll be happy to keep buying if people are scared off by the 2nd half.” … He led my 18 team league to a championship season, along with a core of James Wood, Ben Rice, Chase Burns, Andy Pages, and Konnor Griffin (all past Targets/favorites of mine, showing I put my money where my mouth is). Damn it feels great when a rebuild pays off. So yea, PCA is a favorite of mine, as you well know, but that isn’t the reason he sits #1. It’s because he deserves it. – 2027 Projection: 111/36/106/.265/.348/.521/36

2) Elly De La Cruz – CIN, SS, 25.3 – The only place Elly really falls short of Pete Crow is in lift/pull. The 9.9 degree launch and 12.1% Air Pull% just puts some kind of cap on the homer upside. Elly’s raw power exploded to such elite levels (94.7 MPH EV with a 53.7% Hard Hit%) that he did just fine, jacking out a career high 30 homers in 143 games, but when you are picking nits amongst the most talented players in the game, it’s a factor. You just have to look at Vlad Guerrero Jr. to see that it matters, unfortunately. But comparison is the thief of joy, so Elly’s breakout/leveling up in 2026 deserves it’s time to shine. The hit tool is really completely out of the danger zone now that he lowered his whiff% to a not bad at all 28.1%. The 25.1% Chase% was a career best as well. The lift/pull may cap the homer upside a bit, but it does wonders for his BA with a .283 BA and .281 xBA. I remember when Elly was a young lad in Single-A with a 31.0/4.0 K%/BB% and people were wondering if he was ever going to hit enough. Now he’s a grown man, true talent .280 hitter. If anyone tells you you can’t do something, just look at Elly, and say, if an elite athlete with the best coaching in the world can do it, so can I 😉 … The only even small blemish is that his sprint tanked from 29.1 ft/sec to 28.4 ft/sec, and it’s in a 4 year decline. Maybe you can blame a couple leg injuries from this year, and he still stole 30 bags, so I’m not concerned, but it’s worth mentioning. If Elly actually can start lifting/pulling more, my goodness, but he doesn’t have to to have a real argument for #1 overall. – 2027 Projection: 110/30/93/.271/.354/.493/32

3) Shohei Ohtani – LAD, RHP/DH, 32.9 – I think we’ve reached the point where we have to start taking Ohtani’s age into account at least a little bit for dynasty. He’ll turn 33 during the 2027 season, and he’s coming off a season where his body prevented him from truly being unleashed as both a hitter and pitcher. He was shut down from pitching in July due to knee and arm injuries, and he had a pedestrian season by his standards on offense with 30 homers, 11 steals, and a .889 OPS in 139 games. Crazy to say a .889 OPS with a 1.79 ERA in 85.2 IP is showing signs of maybe taking his age into account more, but it gave the first glimpses into the Dodgers being willing to wrap him in bubble wrap in order to keep him healthy for the long term. They are paying this man until he’s literally 50 years old! They have to keep him healthy. He’s going to make 68 million dollars in 2043!!!! Rest that arm big man! Like I wrote last year when I ranked him #1 overall, I’m betting on him being a beast deep into his 30’s, and he’s fully expected to get back on the mound in 2027, but with the Dodgers sure to be extra careful with him as he gets deeper into his 30’s, I’m moving him out of the top spot. – 2027 Projection: 112/43/101/.281/.388/.551/14 // 10/2.90/1.03/146 in 125 IP

4) Juan Soto – NYM, OF, 28.6 – Man, Juan Soto is 28 years old already. A damn near old man in dynasty baseball years. Time flies when you’re having fun I guess, because it felt like yesterday when he was a young phenom. Now he’s an old phenom. Or more accurately, a prime age phenom who is coming off his 9th straight season of dominance. His .411 xwOBA was 2nd in all of baseball behind only Yordan Alvarez. The days of even being worried a little bit about low launches are over as his 16 degree launch was a career high by far. His 19.3% Air Pull% was a career high as well. And he did that while also putting up a career best 13.5% K%. The bat is simply on another plane, even compared to the guys ranked above him on this list. The only question is steals. The 38 steals from 2025 dropped off a cliff, but at least some of that could be blamed on two separate calf strains, the first of which was in April. We can’t expect big steal totals, especially as he gets older, but I wouldn’t rule out him pushing 20 again in a healthy season. Soto remains a Tier 1 elite dynasty asset and still has a case to be #1 overall, especially in leagues that devalue steals (points, 6+ cat leagues). – 2027 Projection: 110/39/100/.278/.397/.530/15

5) Bobby Witt Jr. – KCR, SS, 27.10 – Make that 2 years in a row with subpar homer totals, and this year it got even worse with Witt hitting only 18 homers. But this year in particular it just doesn’t add up. The 50.3% Hard Hit% was a career high. The 16.4 degree launch and 16.3% Air Pull% are both up from 2025. The .378 xwOBA was much better than the .345 wOBA. I’m just not buying at all that these depressed homer totals are now who he is. You can’t even blame the ballpark anymore as Kauffman Field is now a better than average homerun park, and he hit 13 at home vs only 5 on the road. There is no way this is anything else but an aberration, and once that aberration corrects itself, the elite speed (45 steals) and high BA (career .288 BA with a .302 xBA in 2026) are going to bring him right back up to the top of the player rater. Even with the terrible power numbers, he still finished 29th overall on the Razzball Player Rater. I’m still going to rank this man like the elite dynasty asset that he is. – 2027 Projection: 101/26/89/.288/.352/.489/40

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Patreon on Hiatus

Hey guys, I thought the one month break would be enough but I’m going to need a longer hiatus. Everything is okay, but I’ve been doing this for over 10 years and the Patreon for over 5 years with no breaks and I just need a more extended period off. I will be back for the off-season content at latest and maybe before. I put the Patreon on pause this weekend already, so nobody will be charged while I’m off. Love you all. You guys are truly the best. And I hope you understand.

-Halp

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The Comeback Dynasty Baseball Rundown

*I posted this on my Patreon a few days ago, but I wanted to post it here too to let you guys know I’m back after my one month break. Much more content coming (some free here on the Brick Wall and most of it over on the Patreon). Let’s have a big 2nd half!

Pete Crow-Armstrong – CHC, OF, 24.0 – I slowly start to open my eyes. I hear a nurse yell out “he’s awake!” I look up to see my friends and family looking down on me. “You’ve been in a coma for one month, Mike.” My lips are cracking. My mouth is sand paper. I’m barely able to lift a finger to indicate for someone to come closer. “He wants to say something!” …. a coughing fit starts … “it’s not important, rest up” … but I grab my friends collar in a burst of energy, and I manage to croak out … “how is PCA doing?” … and oh man did they have news for me, because PCA turned into the best fucking player alive in my absence. When I went to sleep, he was barely scratching a .700 OPS, and after yet another dinger last night, he’s now up to a .888 OPS. He’s slashing .395/.478/.798 with 12 homers, 8 steals, and a 25.4/12.7 K%/BB% in his last 28 games. His Chase% is down to a pretty reasonable 36.6%. His walk rate is in double digits at 10.4%. He’s crushing the ball with a 50.9% Hard Hit%. It’s everything I dreamed of this off-season when I doubled down on him while everyone else was jumping ship after his 2025 2nd half. I don’t think there are doubters anymore though. But that’s okay, because there is room on this party boat for everyone. He’s arrived. This is a top 10 dynasty asset. Let’s goooo …

Ethan Conrad – CHC, OF, 22.0 – … the nurse steps in … “that’s enough, he needs his rest,” … no, I yell, as I start to regain my strength and push her out of the way ;). I need to know how Ethan Conrad is doing!!! Surely he returned from his injuries and has cracked 5 homers this month … well, not exactly, but at least he finally got back on the field to make his pro debut yesterday. And it was a good debut as he ripped a 105.1 MPH single in his first AB. He finished the day 2 for 3 in rookie ball. And while there is no video of it, there is video of him ramping up in late June, and boy oh boy does he look even more jack diesel than before. Dude is an animal, and here he is crushing a 458 foot homer in BP. Absolutely can’t wait to see what he does in the 2nd half.

Kody Clemens – MIN, 1B/OF/2B, 30.2 – … the nurse recovers from my shove, “sir, you need to lie back down right now or I’ll be forced to sedate you!” … I ignore her … Kody Clemens … you have to tell me how Kody Clemens is doing! … and the answer is damn well. After going 2 for 4 last night he now has a .852 OPS with 9 homers in his last 31 games. He was my favorite true blue sleeper this off-season. I doubled down on his Target call in my May Hitter Targets, and he now looks cemented as an impact fantasy player. All of the underlying stuff I loved about this off-season is back. I’m pumped.

AJ Ewing – NYM, OF, 21.8 – … I start to rip the IV’s out of my arm. I rip the catheter out of my peni …. OHHHHHWEEEEEEE … okay, that was a big mistake!!!! But the adrenaline is running through me now. AJ Ewing I yell out through the intense pain! … he had a .614 OPS when I went out. What happened? Good things happened. Very good things happened as he went 1 for 4 last night and is now slashing .314/.394/.500 with 3 homers, 4 steals, and a 18.2/11.1 K%/BB% in his last 26 games. The 22.2% whiff% shows the hit tool is transferring. The 88.8 MPH EV and 42% Hard Hit% is more than solid. The 12.1 degree launch looks good. He now has a .352 xwOBA with a 121 wRC+ in 46 games. The Mets might have made a huge mistake when they traded PCA, but at least they held onto PCA-lite. And now Ewing is starting to live up my PCA/Carroll ceiling comp on him way back when he was drafted 134th overall with a mere $675,000 signing bonus. He’s going to be a fantasy beast.

Griffin Jax – TBR, RHP , 31.7 – … the nurse runs out of the room in a huff … finally some peace and quiet … Griffin Jax I ask? When we left off I named him a target in May once he got into the rotation. He got the start last night and went 6 IP with 5 hits, 3 ER, and a 5/0 K/BB vs. KCR. The fastball sat 96.3 MPH and put up a 44% whiff%. The sweeper put up a 38% whiff%. He now has a 2.79 ERA with a 24.3/5.9 K%/BB% in 42 IP since being stretched out as a starter. The 30.5% whiff% looks even better than the K%. The walk rate looks great. The control looks great. He looks really good.

Jac Caglianone – KCR, 1B/OF, 23.2 – How about Jac I ask? When we left off I said in his Target blurb, “I’m starting to see people give up on Jac. I’m starting to see the mediocre start wear on people. I’m starting to see people lose patience. So now it’s time to take advantage of those impatient people. Patience is a virtue, so the unvirtuous don’t deserve him ;)” … He didn’t do anything yesterday, but he had a .685 OPS when I left. And since then he’s slashed .309/.387/.649 with 9 homers, 2 steals, and a 29.2/9.4 K%/BB% in his last 25 games. His OPS is now over .800 at .806. His launch is coming up with a 10.1 degree launch in June. He’s still utterly destroying the ball. His biggest weakness, Chase, isn’t even that bad at 35.1%. I would say the buy low window is closed.

 Sal Stewart – CIN, 1B/3B, 22.4 – Sal Stewart? Did he fall off a cliff since I ranked him 12th overall? Does everyone still hate me? He stabilized. He went 2 for 4 with a 107.3 MPH homer last night. He has 4 homers and a .832 OPS in his last 19 games. He has a .809 OPS on the season with 16 homers and 11 steals in 84 games. Is he 12th overall good? No. I definitely got too excited. But I mean, he’s still really good. And maybe more Top 30 range would have been more reasonable. Which is still awesome.

Kahlil Watson – CLE, OF, 23.2 – My friend who is in my dynasty league leans in and asks, “I need to know, did you get any visions of the next still under the radar breakout?” … Yes, I say … but why would I tell you? I need to pick him up first in my leagues where he is still available hah … just playing, the visions are of Kahlil Watson. I know, I know, the hit tool risk is very real with a 33.3% K% in his 12 game MLB debut, but the 34.3% whiff% really isn’t that bad. Especially when we are talking about the truly uncommon upside he has. This dude crushes the ball. He has a 93.3 MPH EV. He had a 91 MPH EV with a 50% Hard Hit% at Triple-A. He lifted and pulled a ton. He’s a great athlete who ran a ton. I feel he is still sliding so far under the radar compared to what his upside is. That kind of low 30’s whiff rate isn’t even that bad when we are talking about a guy this talented and who hits the ball this hard. The risk is high, yes, but I’m all over his upside right now and for a super cheap price.

Gage Wood – PHI, RHP, 22.7 – I had visions of Gage Wood making a major 2nd half impact as well. He had his longest outing of the season yesterday, going 5 IP with 3 hits, 2 ER, and a 6/2 K/BB at Double-A. They are stretching him out. He’s only thrown 52 IP so far this season, and while he hasn’t thrown many career innings, it sure seems like they are preparing for him to make an MLB impact in the 2nd half as they battle it out for the division. Maybe it will be a pen role, but they have an opening in the rotation, and I think Wood might just kick the door down and take it eventually. He has a 3.86 ERA with a 32.7/8.4 K%/BB% in 25.2 IP at Double-A. And he’s doing it in the known hitter’s bandbox of Reading. The elite fastball is slicing through upper minors hitters. You can watch the filth here. I loved him as an FYPD Target, and I love him even more now.

Jackson Chourio – MIL, OF, 22.4 – Chourio might have made the leap that we were all expecting. He went 2 for 4 with a 107.8 MPH homer last night for his 11th homer in his last 29 games since dropping into a coma (12 homers in 49 games overall). He’s hitting the ball a lot harder, which is really the main thing we needed to see for the leap with a 92.8 MPH EV and 48.1% Hard Hit%. It’s no surprise as he debuted so young. He’s lifting more too with a 12.5 degree launch. The 22.8% whiff% is a career best by far. If this is his final form, that would be awesome, but he’s still just 22 years old. This might only be leap #1. There is a reason everyone, including me, still ranked him as an elite to near elite dynasty asset, and now he’s doing it.

Santiago Solarte – MIA, SS, 17.4 – I’m now standing up on the bed! I’m dancing like I’m Grandpa Joe from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! The DSL I call out! I need to know how everyone is doing! How about my boy Santiago Solarte? Is he James Wood 2.0 yet? Well, getting there. He’s slashing .275/.390/.435 with 2 homers, 16 steals, and a 31.7/11.0 K%/BB% in 20 games. I mean, that is pretty much the James Wood starter pack. Yes, the swing and miss is still way too high, but it’s actually been coming down of late. The 45.2% GB% isn’t bad at all. He’s running a ton. I’m encouraged. I’m still all in on this.

Angeibel Gomez – KCR, OF, 17.4 – How about Aneibel Gomez who I ranked right next to the more hype Francisco Renteria and wrote, “He’s very clearly a truly elite international prospect who checks just about every box you want to see checked. You could put his profile against anyone’s from this class.” And that proved to be true as his performance is one the most impressive, if not the most impressive from the class, slashing .379/.519/.672 with 3 homers, 8 steals, and a 7.8/19.5 K%/BB% in 18 games. The 26.5% GB% and 56.6% Pull% is just disgusting, in a good way. My goodness I’m dreaming of that fantasy upside when the man muscles come in. He’s on a beeline for elite dynasty asset.

Diego Frontado – MIL, SS, 18.0 – I gave you the heads up on Frontado before I conked out in the On the House Dynasty Baseball Rundown, and since then it’s just been more destruction, slashing .298/.474/.579 with 4 homers, 11 steals, and a 13.9/21.5 K%/BB% in 17 games. And almost more important than the numbers, is that he has Milwaukee at his back for his development journey. The whiff rate is still high if you can fully believe it (which I kinda don’t believe those whiff rates as I’ve talked about before), but this is a guy and team I just want to bet on.

Cleiner Ramirez – NYM, OF, 17.4 – I gave you the heads up on Cleiner too, and he also kept on raking, slashing .316/.388/.618 with 5 homers, 6 steals, and a 11.8/5.9 K%/BB% in 20 games. This is a full on little man discount situation. I don’t think he’s going to get major hype quickly because of his size (5’9”), but this dude can pack a punch and he’s proving it. He’s making contact, he’s lifting/pulling and he’s running.

Ricki Moneys – MIL, SS, 17.9 – Ricki “he’s so money and he clearly knows it” Moneys is living up to the greatest name of all time, slashing .263/.406/.513 with 3 homers, 10 steals, and a 16.8/17.8 K%/BB% in 21 games. Yup, Milwaukee got themselves another one. Here is what I wrote about him in his Top 1,000 blurb, “He has an open righty batting stance with a quick swing that is looking to do real damage. He already did real damage in the Amateur Scouting League, putting up a 1.723 OPS and winning MVP. Good feel to hit, growing power at a projectable 6’0”, good athlete, and a history of production. Pretty Money(s).” … so he already crushed the Amateur Scouting League. And now he’s killing the DSL. Plus Milwaukee. Plus that name. He’s rising.

Shane Drohan – MIL, LHP, 27.6 – … the nurse storms back into the room and plunges the needle into my arm … I start to get woozy … “wait, Shane Drohan I barely slur out” … and as I start to doze off, I hear, “he starts tonight. We’ll talk about it tomorrow. Get your rest, we got a big 2nd half to prepare for ….”

By Michael Halpern (@MichaelCHalpern)
Email: michaelhalpern@imaginarybrickwall.com
Twitter: Imaginary Brick Wall (@DynastyHalp)
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One Month Patreon/Content Pause

I posted this message to my Patreon and wanted to post it here on my website as well — Hey guys, I’m going to be putting the Patreon (and content here on the Brick Wall as well) on pause for one month. Everything is okay! I’m good! But I’m not going to be able to put out the amount and quality of content I hold myself to this month, and the best thing to do is just put the Patreon/content on pause for this month. For Patreon members, that means that nobody will be charged and all memberships will be frozen for this month. And then everything just picks back up from where it left off after I un pause it in July. I’m in this for the long haul. I’m in this for life. And it’s just me here. So I assumed at some point something like this would come up eventually. So instead of more sporadic content, I think this is the best way to go. I hope you guys understand and totally get if you want to cancel or whatever of course. Again, by putting it on pause, all the Patreon memberships will be frozen where they are today, so there will be no charges once I put it on pause today. And I might still pop in this month here and there if Patreon allows me to do that while on pause (especially if Drohan kills it today;). I appreciate the hell out of each and every single one of you. And I will be back in one month!!! Love you all. Catch you soon …

-Halp