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*Off-season ranking in parenthesis but keep in mind my off-season rankings have the most lenient eligibility possible (under 130 BA or 50 IP) and these have the most strict eligibility possible (0 AB or IP in the majors)

1) (4) Jesus Made – MIL, SS, 19.0 – Made vs. Leo is the new Griffin vs. McGonigle which was the new Chourio vs. Holliday which was the new Gunnar vs. Carroll which was the new Witt vs. Julio which was the new Wander vs. Kelenic which was the new Acuna vs. Vlad which was the new … you get the point. We have an old fashioned #1 prospect standoff right now. Both are 19 years old with excellent across the board production at Double-A. Neither are showing major hit tool issues or groundball issues. Both are running. It’s dead even, but someone has to be #1 and it’s Made. The tie breaker was the better K% and more steals/better success rate.

2) (5) Leodalis De Vries – SAC, SS, 19.7 – No shame in being #2 to Made. This is a battle that could flip flop their entire careers.

3) (17) Edward Florentino – PIT, OF/1B, 19.6 – Florentino got a late start to the season but has looked like a superstar since returning, slashing .306/.469/.722 with 4 homers, 1 steal, and a 20.4/24.5 K%/BB% in 11 games split between Single-A and High-A. Maybe it’s a little risky moving him to 3rd overall above some of these upper minor bats, but he’s showing a level of potential superstar that I’m not sure those upper minors bats are showing at the moment.

4) (22) Josue De Paula – LAD, OF, 20.1 – … other than De Paula, who most certainly has that superstar potential, but I still fear he’s not a guy going to sell out for game power. That is only a quibble though, as he’s conquering Double-A with no issue, slashing .309/.442/.454 with 3 homers, 9 steals, and a 15.0/18.3 K%/BB% in 26 games. The 17% whiff% is impressive. Even without selling out for game power, he has the raw juice to hit dingers anyway. The other snafu is the Dodgers. It’s really hard to trust this team to actually roll out the red carpet for their young prospects, especially one who isn’t great on defense. But other than that, you know Josue has been my guy since he was a complete unknown in the DSL, and with him dominating the upper minors, the restrictor plates are completely off. I was debating Florentino vs. De Paula for awhile, but Florentino’s lift/pull and a clear path in Pitt in general is what swayed me.

5) (6) Walker Jenkins – MIN, OF, 21.2 – Down goes Walker again. This time with a shoulder injury after colliding with the OF wall. The Twins curse strikes again … and again and again and again. So disheartening. He was just starting to heat up at Triple-A and the underlying numbers looked good with a 92.1 MPH EV, 17.8% whiff% and 13.8 degree launch. He would have ranked 3rd, but with yet another injury, I just can’t put him there. So frustrating, and maybe this is even still too high but I don’t want to kill him yet. If you are fed up, I get it

6) (40) AJ Ewing – NYM, OF, 21.9 – Ewing is my best call on the Predicting the 2027 Top 50 Prospects Rankings this off-season, predicting he would be a Top 10 prospect by this off-season, 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.” … and now I think he’s there already. He has a 92.4 MPH EV with a 50% Hard Hit% in 6 games at Triple-A. His 2 homers has already almost matched his entire homer total from 2025 (3 homers). And of course, everything else is there, slashing .388/.500/.588 with 2 homers, 16 steals, and a 16.0/18.9 K%/BB% in 24 games. He’s still not a home run hitter, but this is a fantasy beast even if he can get to 15-20, and there is clearly raw power to tap into down the line. I was all in on Ewing in his draft year, I was all in this off-season, and I’m staying all in. I know this looks high, but using Max Clark as an anchor, why does Clark deserve to be over Ewing? It’s close of course, but I think Ewing has the edge

7) (89) Franklin Arias – BOS, SS, 20.5 – I had Arias ranked 46th overall on my End of Season Prospects Rankings. I gave him a strong blurb in my Top 1,000, writing, “The hype has definitely cooled a bit from last off-season, and the funny thing is I now see I might be slightly higher on him than other places, or at least I’m fully on board with his current value.” … and then I just slowly got cold feet and slipped him to 89th overall this off-season. To be fair, 89th overall was about his value other places too, but I just can’t help myself with hit tool first types hah … I’m going to keep ranking these types high in the future though, and Arias is proving he deserved a lofty ranking, slashing .359/.433/.731 with 8 homers, 2 steals, and a 11.1/7.8 K%/BB% in 22 games. He’s lifting a lot more with a big leg kick, the raw power should only keep ticking up as he gets older, and he’s now proving the hit/plate skills against advanced competition. I’m still not sure the power/speed combo will be huge, but this is obviously a special bat, and I’m done underrating hit tool first types.

8) (9) Max Clark – DET, OF, 21.5 – Doing everything at Triple-A but showing power with only 1 homer and a mediocre 35.4% Hard Hit% in 29 games. He’s still young and the power is only going to tick up from here, but he’s a bit more contact/speed than optimal, and I think it means a few guys sneak past him right now

9) (12) Colt Emerson – SEA, SS, 20.10 – He’s only 20 at Triple-A, so we have to grade on a curve, but he hasn’t been that great with a 94 wRC+, 29.3% K%, 87.1 MPH EV and 50.8% GB%. Again, he’s only 20, and his value holds steady, but he’s not blowing up yet

10) (39) Rainiel Rodriguez – STL, C, 19.4 – Obliterating High-A like he’s obliterated every level before it, slashing .306/.433/.529 with 3 homers, 2 steals, and a 18.3/16.3 K%/BB% in 23 games. There is little doubt this is one of the most special bats in the lower minors. I predicted I was going to be too low on Rodriguez in my Predicting the 2027 Prospects Rankings, ranking him 6th overall (so why didn’t you raise him you ask, idk, I’m stubborn I guess ha)

11) (75) Seth Hernandez – PIT, RHP, 19.10 – I have zero regrets about having some caution on high school righties, but he ain’t in high school anymore with a 1.23 ERA and 50.0/7.3 K%/BB% in 22 IP. The fastball sits 97.2 MPH and the 3 secondaries (changeup, slider curve) all have about 70% whiff percentages. If you want to find a quibble, the fastball actually isn’t missing a ton of bats with a 26.6% whiff%, but that isn’t even that bad. His upside seems to be on a level all to himself. He’s the new #1 pitching prospect in baseball

12) (15) Thomas White – MIA, LHP, 21.7 – 2.13 ERA with a 39.6/8.3 K%/BB% in 12.2 IP at Triple-A. The 95.1 MPH fastball/sweeper combo has been dominant. The change has been solid. He’s done nothing to lose his hold on the #1 non debuted prospect in baseball, but Seth Hernandez just took it from him

13) (47) Kade Anderson – SEA, LHP, 21.11 – 0.37 ERA with a 43.2/4.5 K%/BB% in 24.1 IP. He still doesn’t have the overpowering fastball, so the true test will be vs. MLB hitters, but clearly he is putting the Anderson vs. Doyle to rest, and he’s now in the running for #1 pitching prospect in baseball. I just think Hernandez’ and White’s stuff are on another level, but he’s right there

14) (55) George Lombard – NYY, SS, 20.11 – Very clearly looks like the Yanks SS of the future, and that future can come in the 2nd half with across the board destruction of Double-A. He projects as an impact all category contributor. Just when the entire industry cooled on him, the explosion came

15) (37) Zyhir Hope – LAD, OF, 21.3 – Seeing the hit tool transfer was the most important thing in the upper minors, and it’s passing with flying colors with a 22.8% K% and 24.1% whiff%. Obviously the majors is the ultimate test, but this is big to see, because the power/speed combo will do the rest (5 homers and 4 steals in 26 games)

16) (41) Caleb Bonemer – CHW, SS, 20.7 – Power is exploding at High-A with 11 homers in 26 games, but the reason I was slightly cautious on Bonemer this off-season was because I thought there could be some hit tool risk against more advanced competition, and that hit tool risk is showing with a 30.3% K% and 34% whiff%. For the record, Bonemer was an FYPD Target for me and I was all over his 2025 breakout. I also love to see him smashing High-A. But I do think we can’t completely hand wave away the hit tool risk.

17) (20) Aidan Miller – PHI, SS, 21.11 – Yet to debut with a back injury. Back injuries can be recurring and a constant problem, so it’s not a great, but I don’t want to completely tank him for it. If I owned him, I would want to remain patient

18) (21) Sebastian Walcott – TEX, SS, 20.2 – Yet to debut with internal brace surgery which he’s hoping to return from in August in a best case scenario. We’ve seen hitters return from TJ/elbow injuries with no problem, so it’s really mostly a concern defensively. I’m buying low here.

19) (49) Robby Snelling – MIA, LHP, 22.4 – Just patiently waiting for the call to the majors as he beats up on Triple-A hitters

20) (70) Charlie Condon – COL, 1B, 23.1 – Hit tool concerns are stabilizing at Triple-A with a 18.5% K%, although he’s only been solid overall with a 107 wRC+. I still want to bet on this power bat in Coors, and he’s knocking on the door of the bigs

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Hitters

Francisco Alvarez NYM, C, 22.4 – Two of the oldest tricks in the dynasty book of trading make Alvarez a very attractive target this off-season. A .222 BABIP dragged his BA down to .209 (only 5 players in all of baseball with over 400 PA had a lower BABIP), and he didn’t immediately put up Hall of Fame numbers in his rookie season with a below average 97 wRC+. Bad luck (the 26% K% and 31.8% whiff% weren’t bad at all), and lack of patience with prospects in their rookie year are basically the playbook on how to make trades that look fair at the moment, but end up looking like major rip-offs not too far into the future. And with top prospects flying through the minors faster than ever, these type of buy opportunities are likely to explode when everyone’s favorite 20 and 21 year olds take a minute to adjust to MLB pitching. It’s not like Alvarez’ price will be dirt cheap though, because his 25 homers were the 2nd most for all catchers, and the 90.1/95.7 MPH EV backs up the production. The scary thing is, this is just scratching the surface of his power potential. Alvarez is going to be a perennial 30+ homer bat from the catcher position for the next decade. 2024 Projection: 72/32/80/.239/.324/.472/4 Prime Projection: 85/34/93/.254/.351/.520/3

Mark Vientos NYM, 3B/1B, 24.4 – If Alvarez is out of your price range, Vientos might be more your speed, and you should be able to acquire him for next to nothing in most leagues. Like Alvarez, he got unlucky in 2023 with a .267 wOBA vs. .305 xwOBA, and like Alvarez, he has beastly power with a 92.5/97.6 MPH AVG/FB EV. That isn’t even “beastly power,” that is truly elite power. He put up a 94.4 MPH EV at Triple-A too. Speaking of Triple-A, he showed hit tool improvements at the level with a 21.6%/10.8% K%/BB% in 61 games, and completely demolished the level in general with a 143 wRC+. Showing that kind of swing and miss improvement gives hope he can do the same against MLB pitching with more experience (30.5% K% and 36.7% whiff%). Lack of defensive value is the biggest snafu, but elite power bats tend to force their way into the lineup, and at Vientos’ current dirt cheap price, it’s an easy call to take a shot on him. 2024 Projection: 59/23/71/.236/.315/.450/2 Prime Projection: 77/31/88/.248/.327/.493/2

Brett Baty NYM, 3B, 24.5 – Baty is stuck somewhere in between Alvarez and Vientos, in the sense he still has enough name value where his price won’t be that cheap, but his upside might not be quite high enough to pay that high price. He’s put up very high groundball rates his entire career and he had a 6.6 degree launch in 389 MLB PA in 2023. It led to a lowly 9 homers and 68 wRC+. He also doesn’t have the high contact rates to make up for it with a 28% K% and 31.5% whiff%. I don’t want this to come off like I don’t like him though, because I would bet on Baty becoming a very good MLB hitter. He has a mature plate approach, he hits the ball very hard, he has great size (6’3”, 210), he’s a solid defender at 3B, and he just looks like a hitter in the box. I’m just concerned about his upside in 5×5 BA leagues, and I don’t think his price will be all that cheap this off-season. 2024 Projection: 77/22/74/.246/.322/.435/4 Prime Projection:  84/26/88/.264/.347/.475/5

Pitchers

Kodai Senga NYM, RHP, 31.2 – Senga blew past all reasonable expectations in 2023. He put up a 2.98 ERA with a 29.1%/11.1% K%/BB% in 166.1 IP, and he was even better in the 2nd half with a 2.44 ERA and 29.8%9.1% K%/BB% in his final 84.2 IP. He did it on the back of an insane forkball that put up a 59.8% whiff% and .184 xwOBA. It was the highest whiff% on any pitch in all of baseball thrown at least 317 times (and if you lower the threshold all the way down to 54 pitches, it was the 4th highest mark). He throws gas with a 95.6 MPH fastball and has as diverse 6 pitch mix. Control is really the only thing that can tank him, and if you take into account he was adjusting to a new league and new ball in the 1st half of the season, his 2nd half 9.1% BB% really isn’t bad at all. It’s definitely possible he takes another step forward in year 2. Senga is the real deal. 2024 Projection: 13/3.37/1.17/197 in 165 IP

Bullpen

Edwin Diaz NYM, Closer, 30.0 – Diaz almost returned from March knee surgery in September, which makes me pretty confident he will be 100% in 2024. Any major surgery adds risk, but it’s not like it’s his elbow or shoulder. I’m treating him like the elite of the elite closer he is with a ridiculous 50.2% K% in 2022 on the back of a 99.1 MPH fastball and 90.8 MPH slider. If there is any slight discount to be had because of the injury, I would be all over it. 2024 Projection: 4/2.59/1.00/105/33 saves in 60 IP

New York Mets Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Prospects

1) Ronny Mauricio NYM, 2B, 23.0 – I named Mauricio one of my top targets in the Top 10 Early Off-Season Dynasty Baseball Target article on Patreon. Mainstream prospects lists have been slowly sliding him down the rankings the closer he’s gotten to the majors, but I’ve done the exact opposite on my lists. He crushes the ball with a 117.3 MPH Max EV that was the 10th hardest hit ball all season. He had a 90.7 MPH AVG EV in 108 MLB PA (91.1 MPH at AAA). He loves to run with 7 MLB steals and 24 AAA steals, and his speed gets underrated with an above average 27.7 ft/sec sprint. He’s never had any major contact issues and he most certainly looks the part at 6’3” with a vicious swing. He doesn’t have a good plate approach with low walk rates, but keep in mind he’s always been very young for his level, and his 6.6% BB% at Triple-A (6.5% BB% in the majors) was a career high, so I wouldn’t bet against future improvement there either. His mediocre ranking on prospects and mediocre .643 OPS in the majors should create a very nice buy opportunity this off-season. 2024 Projection: 69/19/74/.254/.309/.435/21 Prime Projection: 83/24/83/.267/.325/.466/24

2) Jett Williams NYM, SS, 20.4 – Jett Williams got much thicker in all the right places in 2023, and that extra muscle paid dividends with him cracking 14 homers in 125 games split between Single-A (79 games), High-A (36 games), and Double-A (10 games). 9 of those homers came in his final 47 games. He combines the uptick in power with elite speed (45 steals), and an excellent plate approach (22.1%/19.5% K%/BB%). If he wasn’t 5’6”, he might be a consensus elite prospect already. ETA: 2025 Prime Projection: 93/20/77/.274/.350/.445/38

3) Luisangel Acuna NYM, SS/2B, 22.1 – Acuna’s power didn’t take a step forward in 2023 as hoped with only 9 homers in 121 games at Double-A, but there is definitely more raw juice in the tank with an explosive righty swing, and that was the only blemish on an otherwise excellent season. He put up a career best (other than the DSL) 18.6% K%, and he stole a career high 57 bases. It’s also really, really hard to resist the pull of elite bloodlines. Even if Acuna never develops big power, he can still be an impact fantasy player, and if does, watch out. 2024 Projection: 36/6/25/.239/.300/.382/14 Prime Projection: 82/17/68/.258/.328/.427/35

4) Drew Gilbert NYM, OF, 23.6 – Gilbert might be the safest prospect on this list. He does everything well on a baseball field with contact ability (18.9% K%), on base ability (11.3% BB%), power (18 homers), speed (12 steals), and good defense in 116 games at mostly Double-A. The power/speed combo isn’t quite big enough at only 5’9”, 195 pounds to really fly him up prospect lists, but he has a big lefty swing that makes him look much bigger in the box than his listed height, and I wouldn’t be shocked if his power surprised in the bigs. He’s a high floor prospect who might have more upside than his small stature would indicate. 2024 Projection: 41/10/33/.253/.318/.409/7 Prime Projection:  84/20/72/.273/.340/.438/14

5) Ryan Clifford NYM, 1B/OF, 20.7 – Here is what I wrote about Clifford in January of 2023 in my FYPD Target & Strategy Guide, “I’m planning on leaving every draft with Clifford, and he could be my #1 target in general. This guy checks almost every box you want to see for a monster power hitter (size, swing, lift, EV, organization, good pro debut, history of production). He also got drafted 343rd overall, meaning he should go super, super late in drafts. The one hiccup is the K rate was a bit on the high side, but the BB% was even higher to even it out, and he wasn’t expected to have major hit tool problems coming into the draft. He has legit star upside.” … you’re damn happy right now if you took my advice, as Clifford slashed .262/.374/.480 with 24 homers, 5 steals, and a 27.4%/12.5% K%/BB% in 115 games at mostly High-A. He scuffled after the trade to the Mets (so did Acuna), but I think you have to take into account an adjustment period when you join a new team, new city, new coaches etc … He’s right on track to become a high OBP, low BA slugger. ETA: 2025 Prime Projection: 78/30/86/.248/.332/.487/6

6) Christian Scott NYM, RHP, 24.10 – Scott had a truly elite 32.8%/3.4% K%/BB% in 62 IP at Double-A. He had a 107/12 K/BB in 87 IP on the season. Let’s not overthink things too much. Those are eye opening K/BB numbers and they led to a 2.57 ERA with a 0.86 WHIP. And it’s not like he did it with smoke and mirrors. He’s 6’4”, 215 pounds with a relatively easy, smooth, and athletic delivery . He throws a low to mid 90’s fastball that he can even got into the upper 90’s, and his slider is a plus, bat missing weapon. He rounds out the arsenal with a curve and change. To sum it all up, this a big man with elite control, a fastball that consistently hits the mid 90’s, a put away slider, a diverse pitch mix, and upper minors dominance. The more I think about and watch Scott, the more I love him. He’s getting considerably underrated. 2024 Projection: 3/4.22/1.28/44 in 45 IP Prime Projection: 12/3.82/1.18/169 in 160 IP

7) Alex Ramirez NYM, OF, 21.3 – Ramirez continues to sit in the breakout waiting room for his 3rd straight year. I know it’s getting frustrating, but all of the same ingredients are there that made him so exciting in previous years. He had a very good 21.9%/10.7% K%/BB% in 120 games at High-A, and he also stole 21 bags. He just needs to finally start tacking on mass to his skinny 6’3” frame, because only 7 homers with a 78 wRC+ is not going to get the job done. He’s too young to give up on such tantalizing tools, but 2024 is the last year he gets to live on “potential.” We need to see some real production. ETA: 2025 Prime Projection: 73/18/72/.252/.320/.423/21

8) Colin Houck NYM, SS, 19.6 – Selected 32nd overall in the 2023 MLB Draft, the 6’2”, 190 pound Houck is an excellent all around athlete who was also a heavily recruited star quarterback in high school. He’s not just raw tools though, he also has a good feel to hit with a mature approach at the plate. His value held serve in his pro debut with a dead average 100 wRC+, 0 homers, 0 steals, and a 22.2%/19.4% K%/BB% in 9 games. The power isn’t plus quite yet, and while he’s fast, he’s not lightning fast, so it all might project to an above average across the board profile. ETA: 2027 Prime Projection: 81/22/79/.272/.338/.453/14

9) Kevin Parada NYM, C, 22.8 – Parada had such an underwhelming season for an advanced college bat. He had 11 homers with a 25.1%/7.9% K%/BB% in 87 at High-A, and then he put up a 38.3%/6.7% K%/BB% with a 70 wRC+ in 14 games at Double-A. He didn’t hit for a ton of power, he didn’t get on base, and he didn’t hit for average. He’s not considered a good defensive catcher, so he was probably putting a ton of focus into his defense, which is often why catchers take longer to develop in general, but that isn’t exactly a point in Parada’s favor for fantasy either. He’s starting to look like a pretty low upside option with multiple areas of risk (hit tool, defense, Francisco Alvarez). ETA: 2025 Prime Projection: 66/22/75/.247/.323/.447/2

10) Blade Tidwell NYM, RHP, 22.10 – The 6’4”, 207 pound Tidwell is a high upside pitcher with both control risk and reliever risk. He throws an electric fastball/slider combo with the fastball sitting mid to upper 90’s and the slider racking up whiffs. It led to a 3.09 ERA with a 33% K% in 81.2 IP at High-A and a 4.72 ERA with a 27.7% K% in 34.1 IP at Double-A. The problem is that his control is in the danger zone with a 12.9% BB%, and the changeup needs to develop into a legitimate 3rd pitch. You want to aim for upside in fantasy, which is why I like Tidwell at his current value, but he can very easily end up in the pen. 2024 Projection: 2/4.32/1.36/39 in 35 IP Prime Projection: 9/3.94/1.32/170 in 150 IP

Just Missed 

11) Marco Vargas NYM, SS, 18.10

12) Jeremy Rodriguez NYM, SS, 17.9

13) AJ Ewing NYM, 2B, 19.8 – Selected 134th overall in the 2023 MLB Draft, Ewing got dinged because of questionable power potential, but he’s not a small guy at a relatively strong 6’0”, and he hits the ball hard with a vicious lefty swing, so I’m not sure why that got put on him. He had a strong pro debut with a 161 wRC+, 0 homers (14.3% GB%), 1 steal, and a 28.6%/23.8% K%/BB% in 7 games. He has a good feel to hit, mature approach, above average speed, and more power than he is given credit for. He has a chance to be quite good. He makes for a great underrated FYPD target. ETA: 2027 Prime Projection: 82/20/79/.265/.336/.438/16

14) Mike Vasil NYM, RHP, 24.0

15) Jacob Reimer NYM, 3B, 20.1

16) Jesus Baez NYM, SS, 19.1 

17) Calvin Ziegler NYM, RHP, 21.6

18) Joander Suarez NYM, RHP, 24.1

19) Matt Rudick NYM, OF, 25.9

20) Brandon Sproat NYM, RHP, 23.7

21) Julio Zayas NYM, C, 18.2

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

Opportunity is a major factor in success. I always think about how many players could have been successful major leaguers if they were given a legit opportunity and had the leash to make adjustments. As much as we want to fall in love with every poor defensive masher, or lightening fast utility type player, we have to account for the fact those types may very well never really get the opportunity to reach their full potential. There are only so many jobs available in major league baseball, and the vets who are on million dollar deals, or the high draft picks, or the high signing bonus players will get the priority over our favorite underrated prospects. Having said that, I’m going to ignore everything I just said and still go after the defensively limited Vientos this off-season. It’s easier to give advice than to take it

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