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🆙 Top 100 Dynasty Prospects - May 🆙
* Only includes non-debuted prospects
(1) James Wood
(2) Walker Jenkins
(3) Carson Williams
(4) Coby Mayo
(5) Emmanuel Rodriguez
(6) Romany Anthony
(7) Spencer Jones
(8) Samuel Basallo
(9) Jackson Jobe
(10) Colt Emerson
(11) Dylan Beavers…
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🆙 Top 100 Prospects: April Update 🆙
70 grade
(1) Wyatt Langford
(2) Jackson Chourio
65 grade
(3) Junior Caminero
(4) Jackson Holliday
(5) Jasson Domínguez
(6) Yoshinobu Yamamoto
(7) James Wood
(8) Paul Skenes
60 grade
(9) Dylan Crews
(10) Jordan Lawlar
(11) Walker Jenkins…
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👀 Key prospects still with their big league club that could make the team
• Wyatt Langford
• Brooks Lee
• Darrel Hernaiz
• Jackson Merrill
• Colt Keith
• Jackson Holliday
• Jackson Chourio
• Drew Thorpe
• Marco Luciano
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🌃 Prospect Tonight 🌃
Call up watch
• Coby Mayo: 3-5, 2 HR (7) | .326/1.023
• Connor Norby: 3-4, HR (5), BB, K
• Kyle Manzardo: 3-4, 2 HR (3) | .306/.935
• Johnathan Rodriguez: 2-4, HR (4) -> 3rd HR in 4 G | .318/.999
• Joey Loperfido: 0-5, BB, 3 K | 34% K rate
Hot Bats…
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May’s Top 100 update out tomorrow!
Here are some risers 📈
• Colt Emerson
• Dylan Beavers
• Aidan Miller
• Jonny Farmelo
• Felnin Celesten
• Josue De Paula
• Kevin McGonigle
• Luke Keaschall
• Kristian Campbell
• Logan Evans
• Yoeilin Cespedes
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
Notes
* Joey Loperfido promoted! Add for power, but may struggle w/ K
* Kjerstad benched 4 games in a row
⭐️ of the day: Junior Caminero: 4-5, 2B (4), 2 HR (4)
Hitters
* Junior Caminero and Tyler Black hit 2 HR; Kyle Manzardo and Coby Mayo hit 1 HR ->…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
Notes
* Christian Scott is getting promoted! Debut likely Saturday vs TBR
* Caminero, Manzardo, Mayo, Skenes all imminent
⭐️of the day: Coby Mayo -> He's homered in FOUR straight | stash now (really yday)
Hitters
* Coby Mayo: 2-4, 2B (7), HR (11) |…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight Notes 🌃
* Jackson Chourio led off today for MIL and hit his 1st HR
* Luke Little opened w/ a clean inning. His FB touched 99. Ben Brown followed w/ 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, BB, 5 K | 6 whiffs all on knuckle curve
* Morel committed 3rd error at 3B in 4th game there->…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
Notes
* Tyler Black promoted to MLB! Should play 1B/DH
* Jordan Beck promoted to MLB! Up for Jones IL
* Cade Horton promoted to AAA
⭐️of the day: Jacob Wilson 2B and HR -> hitting .409/.1096 over 70 PA in AA
Hitters
*Nick Gonzales: 1-4 HR (3), BB, 2 K |…
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Bold Predictions - Prospect Edition
Link in bio for more
(1) Jacob Misiorowski is pitching in the majors before the all star break
(2) Matt Shaw is the starting 3B in CHC by June
(3) Arjun Nimmala hits 20+ HR and is a consensus top 25 prospect
(4) Dylan Beavers is a top 100…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight!🌃
Notes
* Tyler Black hit clean up
* Caminero hit 2 HR in makeup game (6)
⭐️of the day: Jay Allen II -> 2 HR, 2 SB | .386/.463/.778 w/ 5 HR, 5 SB, 14.8% K rate (54 PA)
Hitters
* Damiano Palmegiani: 1-4, HR (5) | HR in B2B G
* Orelvis Martinez: 3-5, HR (8),…
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
• Matt Shaw 2-3, 2 HR (3), SB (3) -> slash up to .381/.552/.905
• Nick Nastrini is getting the call for CHW
• Andy Pages 3-5, 2 HR (5) -> .371/.452/.694 slash
• Josue Briceño 3-4, HR (1), K -> 5.6% K rate
• Dylan Crews 3-5, HR (2), SB (1)
•…
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🆙The All Upside Prospect’s Sleepers 2024🆙
OF Riley Greene, DET
SP Bailey Ober, MIN
OF/C Henry Davis, PIT
SP Nick Lodolo, CIN
OF Nelson Velázquez, KCR
RP Orion Kerkering, PHI
SP Ryan Pepiot, TBR
OF Tyler O’Neill, BOS
3B Brett Baty, NYM
SP Brandon Pfaadt, ARI
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🌃 Prospect Tonight 🌃
Call up watch
• Orelvis Martinez: 2-5, HR (6) -> 5th HR in 5 D
• Addison Barger: 2-6, HR (3) -> .314/1.021 in 85 PA
• Kyle Manzardo: 1-3, HR (4), 2 BB, K | .585 SLG, 17.5% K rate
• Tyler Black: 2-4, HR (2), BB | .409 OBP | HR: 106mph / 387ft
Hot Bats…
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🚀 James Wood
➡️ We know about the power + speed, but check out these plate discipline gains from AA ‘23 to AAA ‘24
Z-Contact% 62.7% -> 84.8%!
Z-Swing% 60.3% -> 64.5%
O-Swing% 38.0% -> 27.5%
Whiff% 34.2% -> 28.0%
SwStr% 15.8% -> 12.3%
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🆙 Top 20 SP Prospects 🆙
(1) Yoshinobu Yamamoto
(2) Jackson Jobe
(3) Paul Skenes
(4) Andrew Painter
(5) Ricky Tiedemann
(6) Shane Baz
(7) Cade Horton
(8) Jacob Misiorowski
(9) Kyle Harrison
(10) Robby Snelling
➡️ Prospect detail, link in bio
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🆙 Top 10 players in AA using my data evaluator
(1) Jacob Wilson ↗️ AAA
(2) Emmanuel Rodriguez
(3) James Triantos
(4) Mike Boeve
(5) Zac Veen 🔥
(6) Austin Gauthier ↗️ AAA
(7) Matthew Lugo 🧐
(8) Deyvison De Los Santos
(9) Agustin Ramirez
(10) Moises Ballesteros
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
• Joey Loperfido hit 3 HRs -> leads minors w/ 9
• Coby Mayo hit 2 HR
• EmRod: .391/.548/1.000 w/ 3 HR and 4 SB | 276 wRC+
• PIT kept Skenes limited again -> 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K | avg 100.3 on 4S, 12 whiffs, 40% CSW, 55 P
• Jack Leiter…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
Notes
* Christian Scott debut: 6.2 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 6 K
* Jose Perdomo to skip DSL and join FCL Braves
* Bryan Ramos promoted to MLB from AA
⭐️of the day: Brett Harris: 2-5, 2 HR (2), BB -> 1st two major league hits were HR
Hitters
* Josh Lowe rehab: 2-5…
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* Jared Jones dominant again: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K | MLB leading 21 whiffs
* Oliver Dunn 1st career HR
* Paul Skenes: 3 IP, H, BB, 6 K | averaged 99.9mph on 4S -> 47% whiff
* Heston Kjerstad homered again* -> 6th in 7 games
* Caleb Durbin is red hot…
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🆙 Top 10 of 100 FYPD Ranks 🆙
(1) Wyatt Langford
(2) Yoshinobu Yamamoto
(3) Dylan Crews
(4) Paul Skenes
(5) Walker Jenkins
(6) Max Clark
(7) Tommy Troy
(8) Matt Shaw
(9) Jung-Hoo Lee
(10) Colt Emerson
💪 Really strong FYPD this year
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* Bobby Witt Jr. had 3 batted balls > 110mph tonight (1B, 2B, out)
* Christian Scott AAA debut: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 9 K | 19 whiffs, 32% CSW
* PCA was 3-5 w/ 2 SB and a HR that went 407ft
* CJ Abrams was an Upside breakout call on further power add…
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Prospect Tonight Quick Notes
* Bryce Eldridge went 2/4 w/ 104mph and 108mph doubles
* Kevin Ginkel is the pick up for the injured Paul Sewald
* Paul Skenes to AAA is a good sign for his ETA, not bad
* Dylan Beavers hit for the cycle on the backfields -> one of my key breakout…
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🌃Prospect Tonight! 🌃
Notes
* Kyle Manzardo is getting promoted!
* Mason Black is getting promoted! Starts tm
* Race for 1st: Bazzana 3 HR today and Condon hit his 33rd
⭐️of the day: Harry Ford -> 9/17, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 SB in L7
Hitters
* Colson Montgomery: 1-3 HR (5), 2 BB |…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight Notes 🌃
* Garrett Crochet is legit -> 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 8 K against Braves | 18 whiffs
* Seiya Suzuki hit a HR 115 mph | 3rd hardest hit ball this season
* Brice Turang is hitting and running. Tied w/ Duran for MLB lead at 6 SB
* Holiday, Norby, and Kjerstad…
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* 46th pick of '23 draft, Sean Sullivan, went 6 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 13 K -> Wake Lab product
* Noah Schultz K'd 10 over 4 w/ 0 BB
* Name to know: George Klassen -> 5 IP, 1 H 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K | 12 whiffs, 46% CSW | FB touched 99.8mph
* Every single…
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🎯 FYPD: some underrated names I’m targeting
• George Lombard Jr.
• Walker Martin
• Thomas White
• Tai Peete
• Josh Knoth
• Kevin McGonigle
• Mac Horvath
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🆙 Top 500 Dynasty Ranks up now 🆙
➡️ Link in bio (+500 prospect ranks)
Top 10
(1) Ronald Acuña Jr.
(2) Corbin Carroll
(3) Bobby Witt Jr.
(4) Shohei Ohtani
(5) Julio Rodríguez
(6) Mookie Betts
(7) Juan Soto
(8) Fernando Tatis Jr.
(9) Spencer Strider
(10) Kyle Tucker
Enjoy 👌
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes 🌃
* Jackson Holliday won't be down for long. First HR tonight, big 403ft pull shot
* Coby Mayo has the hardest hit ball on the night in AAA at 111.3mph
* Arjun Nimmala hit another HR on the backfields. He's ready to put his power on display
* Chayce…
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🌵Prospects in ST ☀️
• Victor Scott II 3/3, SB
• Iván Herrera 1/3, HR
• Chase DeLauter 2/3 HR
• Ceddanne Rafaela 1/3, HR
• Jordan Westburg 2/3, 2B, HR
• Jackson Jobe 1 IP, 2 K
• Caleb Durbin 2/2, 2 SB
• Drew Thorpe 4 IP, H, 2 BB, K
• Jackson Merrill 1/3 HR
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🌃 Prospect Tonight 🌃
News
• Heston Kjerstad promoted -> batting 8th, starting in RF
• Matt Mervis promoted -> batting 8th, starting at DH
• Leodalis De Vries making debut in Single A
Hot Bats
• Heliot Ramos: 2-4, HR (6), BB, 2 K -> HR was 112.9mph/402ft | 108.3mph 90EV on…
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🌃Prospect Tonight!🌃
Notes
* Robert Gasser is getting the call to start tm!
* Bryan Ramos: 6-18 w/ 1 K
⭐️of the day: James Wood -> 3 HR in L2 G
Hitters (at time of record)
AAA
* James Wood: 2-4, HR (5), SB (9) | .344/.995 | 20.1% K rate
* Austin Gauthier: 2-3, HR (5), BB |…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
News
• Pete Crow-Armstrong promoted w/ Bellinger to IL -> on bench G1
• Addison Barger promoted -> batting 8th, played LF (0-4)
• Jordan Walker sent down | periphs looked fine, dynasty buy
• Brennen Davis back in AAA-> 2-4 HR | 113.5mph / 381ft
•…
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🌵Prospects in ST ☀️
• Matt Shaw 2/4 3B, HR
• Wyatt Langford 1/3 HR
• Franco Aleman 1 IP, 3 K
• Jonatan Clase 2/3 2B
• Hurston Waldrep 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
• Brady Basso 3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K
• Robert Gasser 3 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K
• Victor Scott II 2/4, SB
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* Jackson Holliday is getting the call!
* Dylan Crews went 4-5 w/ a HR -> deep breaths people
* Nick Kurtz is on another planet: 6 HR in last 7 AB
* Justin Crawford hit a HR
* CJ Abrams HR off LHP; No. 3
* Evan Carter was bumped to 8th in the lineup…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
Notes
• Skenes debut: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K | 14 whiffs | 58% whiff on splinker
⭐️ of the day: James Wood -> 5 HR in 3 G
Hitters
• AAA, James Wood: 2-4, 2 HR (7), BB | 19.5% K rate on szn
• Thomas Saggese: 2/4, HR (5) | .250/.766
• Juan Brito:…
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🆙 Top 10 1B Prospects 🆙
(1) Coby Mayo
(2) Samuel Basallo
(3) Kyle Manzardo
(4) Xavier Isaac
(5) Michael Busch
(6) Abimelec Ortiz
(7) Heston Kjerstad
(8) Dalton Rushing
(9) Nolan Schanuel
(10) Tyler Locklear
Thoughts? Who am I missing?
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* Edouard Julien hit 2 HR out of the leadoff spot
* Ralphy Velazquez hit 2 HR -> he's only played 1B this year
* Christian Scott went 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 10 K | 12 whiffs, 36% CSW
* Andy Pages hit his 2nd HR 100.7mph; also has 2 SB
* Xavier Isaac hit a HR…
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🆙 Top 20 OF Prospects 🆙
(1) Wyatt Langford
(2) Jackson Chourio
(3) Jasson Domínguez
(4) James Wood
(5) Dylan Crews
(6) Evan Carter
(7) Walker Jenkins
(8) Roman Anthony
(9) Spencer Jones
(10) Jett Williams
➡️ Prospect detail, link in bio
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Saturday Night Quick Takes
* Marco Luciano is THAT post hype dynasty target you can get cheap🎯
* Michael Kopech throwing 101mph in the pen is VERY interesting
* Charlie Condon is giving Wyatt Lanford vibes
*Jared Jones is ready for the bigs and has earned a spot IMO
* Theo…
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🌃Prospect Tonight!🌃
Notes
* Justyn-Henry Malloy is getting promoted!
* Dominican Summer League starts tm
* 3 of my favorite prospects are getting promoted to AA: C.J. Kayfus, Nate Furman, and Kristian Campbell
* Matthew Lugo promoted to AAA
* Angel Genao promoted to A+
*…
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🌃Prospect Tonight!🌃
Notes
* Jeffry Rosa was promoted to Single A after one game in the CPX
⭐️of the day: Brailer Guerrero: 4-5, HR, 9 TB
Hitters
* Colson Montgomery: 1-2, HR (6), 2 BB, K -> 3 HR in L7
* Orelvis Martinez: 1-2, HR (9), 2 BB | .299/.977
* Nick Gonzales: 2-4, HR…
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🆙 2024 MLB Draft Rankings v1 🆙
Dynasty Baseball
1. Travis Bazzana 📸
2. Charlie Condon
3. Braden Montgomery
4. Jac Caglianone
5. Chase Burns
6. Konnor Griffin
7. Nick Kurtz
8. JJ Wetherholt
9. Hagen Smith
10. Vance Honeycutt
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
Goin' Yard
* Thayron Liranzo: 3-6, 2B (4), HR (1) | .148/.548
* Nazzan Zanetello: 1-2, BB, HR (1)
* Yiddi Cappe: 2-3, HR (2), SB (4) | .315/.811
* Ariel Almonte: 2-4 2 HR (7) -> .630 SLG (70 PA)
* C.J. Kayfus: 3-5 HR (3) | .370/1.053 -> 3rd pick out of…
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
• Congrats to Andy Pages & Jack Leiter on promotions -> add in all formats
• Basallo and Beavers each hit their first HRs -> Beavers 3-5, HR, 2 SB (3)
• TJayy Walton was 2-3 w/ a HR (2) | 107.4 / 428 ft
• Lynchburg Hillcats are fun: Knapczyk,…
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Mac Horvath was my top sleeper from the FYPD handbook but folks are onto him now. Want another?
🎯 Arizona State product, Luke Keaschall, has ++speed, a solid approach, and average to a tick above power
➡️ Should begin ‘24 in AA
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Outside of Langford, Yamamoto, Crews, Jenkins, Skenes, and Clark I say go ahead and rip Leodalis De Vries -> it’s high risk but ceiling is unrivaled
Plus he has a gladiator name
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
• UF, Jac Caglianone has homered in 8 straight
• Cam Collier breakout is here: 3-5, 2 HR (5) -> covered in FREE Thursday, link in bio
• Carson Williams: 3-6, 2 HR (3), K -> 19% K rate in 47 PA
• Paul Skenes: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K | 65…
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes 🌃
• Justin Crawford 2nd HR -> GB% 74.5 -> 55.6 | FB% 14.5 -> 38.9
• Roman Anthony 3-7 w/ 2B (3), 2 HR (2), SB (2)
• UGA OF, Charlie Condon, has hit 24 HR in 36 G
• Jonah Tong went 4 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 10 K -> has 21 K in 2 G for a 62% K rate
• Cade…
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🆙 Top 10 2B Prospects 🆙
(1) Luisangel Acuña
(2) Matt Shaw
(3) Adael Amador
(4) Termarr Johnson
(5) Colt Emerson
(6) Colt Keith
(7) Cole Young
(8) Michael Busch
(9) Ronny Mauricio
(10) Jace Jung
Thoughts? Who am I missing?
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🌃Prospect Tonight!🌃
Notes
* Chase Burns: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 15 K -> avg 98mph on FB w/ 19.2 iVB -> our top draft pitching prospect
* James Tibbs III: 2-3, HR (26), BB -> No. 10 draft prospect
* Wyatt Langford started rehab assignment
Hitters
* Pete Crow-Armstrong: 3-4,…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
Notes
* JJ Wetherholt is reminding everyone he's a top draft prospect -> 3 HR in 4 G
* Prep star out of Minooka, IL, Nate George, is a draft riser -> strong, physical runner who is also a competitive sprinter, hit his 7th HR yday
Hitters
* AAA, Orelvis…
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* Maikel Garcia is turning HH% into HR -> showed more power in LVBP and ST. Hit his 2nd
* Jac Caglianone went 5.2 IP w/ 3 ER and 5 K then walked off the game w/ a 2 run HR (13)
* Quinn Priester led AAA w/ 20 whiffs | 5.2 IP 9 K
* Jack Leiter went 5 IP 9…
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🆙 Top 100 Prospects up now 🆙
➡️ Link in bio, +detailed blurbs for top 25 (free)
Top 🔟
(1) Jackson Chourio
(2) Wyatt Langford
(3) Jackson Holliday
(4) Jasson Domínguez
(5) James Wood
(6) Junior Caminero
(7) Jordan Lawlar
(8) Dylan Crews
(9) Paul Skenes
(10) Ricky Tiedemann
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🌃 Prospect Tonight! 🌃
⭐️ of the night: Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson: 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, 15 K | 21 whiffs
Bats
• Lenyn Sosa: 2-5 HR (4), K -> 3 HR in 3 G since demotion
• Trey Sweeney: 4-5, 2B (7), HR (2), SB (4) | .292/.895
• Bryan Ramos: 2-5 HR (1) | .117/.376 (67 PA)
•…
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🌵Prospects in ST ☀️
• Jackson Holliday 3/4, 2B, 3B
• Jackson Chourio 3/3, 2 2B
• Evan Carter 2/3, 2 HR
• Wilyer Abreu 1/2, 3B, BB
• Addison Barger 1/2, BB, SB
• Tsung-Che Cheng 1/1, HR
• Jared Jones 2 IP, 0 ER, K
• Wes Clarke 1/2, HR
• Graham Pauley 2/3, 2 BB
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🆙 Top 10 3B Prospects 🆙
(1) Junior Caminero
(2) Coby Mayo
(3) Tyler Black
(4) Noelvi Marte
(5) Colt Keith
(6) Brock Wilken
(7) Brady House
(8) Curtis Mead
(9) Bryan Ramos
(10) Arjun Nimmala
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✍️ Weekend waivers up now, link in bio
Sample of names featured below:
MLB bats
• Jo Adell
• Tyler Freeman
• Patrick Bailey
MLB Arms
• Landon Knack
• Simeon Woods-Richardson
• Slade Cecconi
Deep Dynasty Prospects
• Gavin Conticello
• Andy Perez
• Alfonsin Rosario
•…
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CIN, OF, Héctor Rodríguez won the LIDOM ROY playing for the Leones del Escogido
🆙 No. 212 prospect | 19 years old
📊 .309/.344/.487 | 3 HR | 4 SB
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🆙 Just hit our 300th post on The Upside Prospect!
✅ Not bad for starting up in July of last year
✅ Includes daily prospect coverage, dynasty strategy, rankings, and a 70k word book I wrote on the FYPD draft
🙏 Thank you to everyone who has supported the work we’re doing
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* Low A pitchers' duel b/w NYM Jonah Tong and CIN Adam Serwinowski -> Tong K'd 11 over 4.1 w/ 15 whiffs and Serwinowski K'd 6 over 4 IP w/ 11 whiffs
* Zyhir Hope hit 3rd and went 2-5 with 2 HR (3) and 4 RBI -> huge raw tools
* STL RHP Jose Davila went…
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🆙 Top 10 SS Prospects 🆙
(1) Jackson Holliday
(2) Jordan Lawlar
(3) Jett Williams
(4) Luisangel Acuña
(5) Colson Montgomery
(6) Matt Shaw
(7) Carson Williams
(8) Adael Amador
(9) Sebastian Walcott
(10) Marcelo Mayer
➡️ Prospect detail, link in bio
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🌵Prospects in ST ☀️
• Jackson Merrill 3/4, 2B, HR
• Deyvison De Los Santos 2/4, HR
• Brady House 2/2, SB
• Jackson Holliday 2/3, SB
• Luis Gil 3.2 IP, H, BB, 8 K
• Evan Carter 2/3, BB
• Wyatt Langford 2/3, 2B
• Max Meyer 3 IP, H, BB, 2 K
• Wade Meckler 3/4, 2 2B
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🆙 Appreciate the action on this tweet, how about 10 more? 11-20 FYPD 🆙
(11) Hurston Waldrep
(12) Brock Wilken
(13) Noble Meyer
(14) Tai Peete
(15) Leodalis De Vries
(16) Aidan Miller
(17) Kyle Teel
(18) Rhett Lowder
(19) Jacob Wilson
(20) Shōta Imanaga
🆙 Top 10 of 100 FYPD Ranks 🆙
(1) Wyatt Langford
(2) Yoshinobu Yamamoto
(3) Dylan Crews
(4) Paul Skenes
(5) Walker Jenkins
(6) Max Clark
(7) Tommy Troy
(8) Matt Shaw
(9) Jung-Hoo Lee
(10) Colt Emerson
💪 Really strong FYPD this year
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This is fun. Leodalis De Vries caught stealing by Harry Ford to Felnin Celesten
Can’t wait to watch all of these guys
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Prospect Tonight Quick Notes
* Travis Bazzana must hear the Condon hype b/c he's now homered in FOUR straight
* I like the Tovar extension for COL. Expect Amador at 2B
* The Cowser off-season buy window closes w/ roster announcement on year
* Welcome back Luis Gil. Immediate add.…
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* Skenes went 3 perfect innings w/ 5 K | 23 whiffs
* UGA, Charlie Condon, went 5/6 with 2 HR. He leads college baseball with 19 HR now
* Jared Jones debut: 5.2 IP 10 K 2 ER | 22 whiffs | 40% CSW
* Trey Lipscomb debut and 1st hit; nice spec add
* Norfolk…
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
* '24 draft prep prospect, Ethan Schiefelbein, K'd 12 w/ a CG shutout on Day 2 of NHSI
* James Wood EVs tonight: 106.8 (HR), 108.0 (1B), 111.9 (2B), and 108.8 (HR) -> K rate 15.5%
* Colton Cowser 3-5, 2 HR (2) -> lifts slash to .458/1.379 and has won…
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🚨 Top 500 prospects and deep position rankings up now for subscribers
➡️ Dynasty ranks on the way
⬇️ Prefer the free stuff? Check out the top 100 below
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🌃Prospect Tonight Notes🌃
•
@jo_dynasty3
joining upside team-> check out 1st piece, link in bio
• Yes, Esteury Ruiz is good, no he shouldn’t have been sent down -> 5 HR b/w AAA and MLB
• Ralphy Velazquez: 1-4, 2 BB, HR (4) -> 1.172 OPS
• Kevin Alcántara: 2-4 HR (1) | 1-34…
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🌃Prospect Tonight🌃
• Jac Caglianone has homered in NINE straight -> ties NCAA record
• 2 more tanks for Orelvis (5) | looks ready for the show
• Andy Perez (yday’s feature): 1-4, HR (3)
• Max Clark: 2-3, 2 BB, 2 SB (4) -> .289
• Brandon Winokur: 2-3 HR (2) | 109.7mph /…
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Adael Amador, COL, SS, No. 44 Overall Prospect
🆙 Low risk, hit-first SS with some speed
✅ 93% Z-Contact%, 22% O-Swing%, and 12% Whiff% -> v strong hit tool
➡️ Injury created a buy opportunity, short ETA to pros
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🆙 Introducing Growth Stocks! 🆙
📈 Players I think will increase in value in 2024, link in bio
I’ll be posting excerpts from these articles starting with catchers
⬇️ Logan O’Hoppe
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📈 Druw Jones / Jhancarlos Lara
📉 Colt Keith / Tink Hence
👀 Rayner Arias / Henry Lalane
I'd love to get some community input here
Prospect you're higher than most:
Prospect you're lower than most:
Prospect who will rise up lists in 2024:
I'll start...(Hitter/Pitcher)
📈 Andy Pages / Robby Snelling
📉 Luisangel Acuña / Brandon Barriera
👀 Walker Martin / Payton…
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C Moises Ballesteros
1B Haydn McGeary
2B Luisangel Acuña
3B Mac Horvath
SS Cameron Cauley
OF Miguel Bleis
OF Jonny Farmelo
OF Dylan Beavers
SP Chase Hampton
SP Henry Lalane
SP Jhancarlos Lara
SP Thomas White
SP Josh Knoth
Personal prospect crush team. Let’s see yours!
C Josue Briceno
1B Lazaro Montes
2B Joey Ortiz
3B Brock Wilken
SS Colt Emerson
OF Robert Calaz
OF Yophery Rodriguez
OF Luis Baez
SP Chase Hampton
SP Jairo Iriarte
SP Jhancarlos Lara
SP Chase Petty
SP Dylan Lesko
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🎯 5 breakout bats up now for subscribers, link in bio
➡️ Feature: Luis Campusano
Z-Contact: 91.0%
Whiff rate: 18.1%
Sweet spot: 38.5%
Potential for above avg power due to quality of contact + raw power
🔥 Already surpassed career high max EV in Seoul: 110.1mph
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Been a while since I’ve done one of these
Buy | Sell | Hold
📈 I’m buying Yuki Matsui’s day one showing. That’s closer stuff
📉 I’m selling Jackson Merrill’s move to the OF
📊 I’m holding Kyle Harrison for the value pop as he establishes himself and peels off doubt
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(11) Thomas White outperforms Noble Meyer
(12) Luis Morales pitches at least 1 innings in the MLB
(13) The 1st pitcher off the draft board (ex-Caglianone) is not Chase Burns or Hagen Smith, but Trey Yesavage
(14) Luke Little registers a > 35% K rate his rookie year
(15) Ambioris…
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Who is the most underrated player in dynasty and why is it Isaac Paredes?
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#ThisIsMyCrew
Tyler Black promoted to AAA
✅ Platinum tier prospect (highest upside)
📈 60 Hit 50 Power 65 Base Stealing
➡️ MIL prioritizing him at 1B
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🌵Prospects in ST ☀️
• Coby Mayo 2/4, 2B, HR
• Thomas Saggese 1/2 HR
• Cade Povich 3 IP, 2H, 1 BB, 4 K
• Austin Wells 1/3 HR
• Nolan Schanuel 1/2 BB, HR
• Jack Hurley 1/2 HR
• Juan Baez 1/1 HR
• Ricky Tiedemann 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K
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🏝️ DSL kicks off today -> link in bio for preview
Watch list:
• Emil Morales (LAD/SS)
• Paulino Santana (TEX/OF)
• Adriel Radney (ARI/OF)
• Victor Hurtado (WSH/OF)
• Fernando Cruz (CHC/SS)
• Luis Cova (MIA/OF)
• Adolfo Sanchez (CIN/OF)
• Yandel Ricardo (KCR/SS)
•…
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My notes on the Top 100 feedback!
* Damn y'all bring the sass
* Most comments can be summed up as weighing April results over preseason assessment. No one would have challenged Chourio/Langford preseason. Trick is determining to what extent you do that?
* I have an entire theme…
🆙 Top 100 Prospects: April Update 🆙
70 grade
(1) Wyatt Langford
(2) Jackson Chourio
65 grade
(3) Junior Caminero
(4) Jackson Holliday
(5) Jasson Domínguez
(6) Yoshinobu Yamamoto
(7) James Wood
(8) Paul Skenes
60 grade
(9) Dylan Crews
(10) Jordan Lawlar
(11) Walker Jenkins…
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🌃 Prospect Tonight Notes 🌃
* Shōta Imanaga pristine debut: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 9 K | 20 whiffs, 33% CSW
* Esteury Ruiz optioned to AAA -> he has things to work on but was already improving at ML level and is as good as other options … head scratcher
* Nelson Rada, 18 years old,…
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🆙 My Top 250 Prospects 🆙
Kicked off by:
(1) Jackson Chourio
(2) Jackson Holliday
(3) Jordan Lawlar
(4) Wyatt Langford
(5) Dylan Crews
(6) James Wood
(7) Paul Skenes
(8) Ricky Tiedemann
(9) Tyler Black
(10) Jasson Domínguez
Check it out 👌
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Nate Furman Added a Leg Kick
➡️ Drafted in 4th rd as a contact-over-power bat
📈 He changed his approach & now has a loud leg kick & a vertically positioned bat
📈 Best part? Furman added power w/o sacrificing contact
ISO: .042 -> .145
ZC%: 92% -> 93%
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Throwing out some names in case Bobby Witt Jr. isn’t available in the 10th round 🙃
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🌵Prospects in ST ☀️
• Ceddanne Rafaela 1/3 HR (1)
• Victor Scott II 1/3 SB (2)
• Tink Hence 2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K
• Emmanuel Rodriguez 1/3 HR (1)
• Darell Hernaiz 3/3
• Noelvi Marte 2/3 2B (1)
• Justin Foscue 2/4 2B (3)
• Andrés Chaparro 1/3 HR (2)
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Top 5 wRC+, min 100 PA, < 24 age, A-AAA
(1)
#StraightUpTX
Wyatt Langford
(2)
#WelcomeToTheCity
Trevor Werner
(3)
#NextStartsHere
Matt Shaw
(4)
#ATOBTTR
Matt McLain
(5)
#RepBX
Ben Rice
➡️ Langford is HIM
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Day after the HBP, Ronald Acuña Jr. going deep. Rest easy Braves fans
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🗣️ More Upside News!
@jo_dynasty3
is joining The Upside Prospect providing coverage on the college baseball, prep, and draft circuit!
➡️ Check out his first article FREE (link in bio) -> he covers Braden Montgomery, Billy Amick, and Eli Serrano
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🚨 Top 500 redraft ranks up now for subs
➡️ Link in bio, AVG & OBP
Top 100 AVG
(1) Ronald Acuña Jr.
(2) Julio Rodríguez
(3) Bobby Witt Jr.
(4) Fernando Tatis Jr.
(5) Corbin Carroll📸
(6) Shohei Ohtani
(7) Aaron Judge
(8) Mookie Betts
(9) Spencer Strider
(10) Freddie Freeman
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Who is Zyhir Hope?
➡️ Feature up now, link in bio
Quick notes:
• Hope was an 11th round pick by CHC who went to LAD in the Busch deal
• Been described as a raw talent with power and athleticism
• Limited track record + swing and miss concerns pushed him down in draft
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🆙 Top 10 Position Week on the blog -> link in bio
Top 10 catchers
(1) Ethan Salas
(2) Samuel Basallo
(3) Harry Ford
(4) Dalton Rushing
(5) Moises Ballesteros
(6) Kyle Teel
(7) Jeferson Quero
(8) Austin Wells
(9) Diego Cartaya
(10) Blake Mitchell
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Love features like this.
Basallo is my No. 34 overall prospect
✅ + hit
✅ ++ power
📈 Big riser with elite prospect potential. The O’s do it again
PS Estoy mejorando un poco en entender el acento dominicano
"They've taught me a lot here, that you learn from failures and try to improve each day because you always have an opportunity to be better."
Prospect Samuel Basallo talks about how believing in the process is allowing him to improve each day.
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First piece from
@acfinn
is out! link in bio
➡️ 3 prospect targets for you deep league freaks
🎯 Josh Rivera, SS, Chicago Cubs
🎯 Christian Knapczyk, SS, Cleveland Guardians
🎯 Blake Burkhalter, RP, Atlanta Braves
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🆙 Waiver wire picks on Prospect Tonight article this am
➡️ Link in bio
🎯 I’m covering the big league bats plus some early prospect targets like Zyhir Hope, Barrett Kent, Sean Sullivan, George Klassen, and Chen-Wei Lin
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🌃
#ProspectTonight
🌃
(1) Jackson Jobe went 6 innings of shut out ball with 6 K. That’s 5 straight starts without a BB 🤯
(2) Kristian Robinson has homered in back to back games in AA
(3) Ryan Bliss 4/6 with a HR and 2 SB. That’s 21 HR and 54 SB on the season
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