The Fantasy Baseball Experience - Prospect Look Ahead
Hi, my name is Jack Thaler, and I hope you enjoyed last week’s edition of My Fantasy Baseball Experience. This week I will be doing a special edition by looking ahead and talking about prospects who are the future of fantasy baseball.
Players who are still in the minor leagues obviously don’t matter in most fantasy leagues, but in keeper leagues they definitely do. So today’s lesson will be directed toward people in keeper leagues. Obviously, most of the prospects in the top 25 will be pretty good, so today I will be talking about prospects who I think are going to be good who are not in the top 25, while also giving you my five favorite players in the top 25 and their best tools.
(#3) Leo De Vries (Hit: 60)
(#1) Konnor Griffin (Run/Arm: 70)
(#5) Jesus Made (Hit/Power/Arm: 60)
(#17) Ethan Holliday (Power: 65)
(#16) Luis Pena (Run: 70)
Now that I have given you my five favorite prospects from the top 25, I will be talking about five prospects outside the top 25 who I think are going to be good.
Starting with the No. 38 overall prospect, Noah Schultz, a left-handed pitcher for the White Sox. Schultz was a guy who was compared to Randy Johnson and had two incredible seasons in the minors before hitting a rough patch this year, causing him to be pushed out of the top 25. I still think Schultz should be a top-25 prospect, and I still think he is going to be a great pitcher in the majors. I just think he needs a little more time to develop before that can happen.
The next player is the No. 39 overall prospect, shortstop Aiva Arquette. Arquette was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2025 draft. He has some elite tools, and the Marlins are really good at player development. Arquette fits the mold of players the Marlins have developed in the past, so I think with a little more development he will become a star.
Up next is the No. 50 overall prospect, second baseman Christian Moore. Moore has never hit poorly in the minors, but when he reached the majors he fell into a slump. With more development, I think his minor league success will translate to the major leagues.
The No. 54 overall prospect, catcher Eduardo Tait, is up next. He has elite power and was just traded for Jhoan Duran, which shows how highly the Twins think of him. He has also put together one great year after another in the minors, which further demonstrates his talent.
The final player is the No. 60 overall prospect, outfielder Charlie Condon. Condon has elite hitting skills but has struggled so far in the minors, resulting in him being pushed out of the top 25. Condon was clearly one of the best players in the 2024 draft but went third overall, showing how he has been underrated from the very beginning. I think that with more development, Condon will become an elite major league player.
Sadly, this is my last edition of the summer.
I want to wish you all good luck with your fantasy teams as the season winds down, and I want to thank everyone who joined me this summer.
I hope to be back next year with more editions of My Fantasy Baseball Experience.
