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Farm Futures: Breakout Rookie Level Hitters

2 weeks ago | rotowire.com | James Anderson

This article is part of our Farm Futures series. Leo De Vries (SD) is already at High-A, while Jesus Made (MIL) and Luis Pena (MIL) were aggressively assigned to Single-A this season, but their peers from the 2024 international signing class begin play in the Arizona and Florida complex leagues Saturday, May 3. There are also a handful of 2024 high school draftees who are being eased into things in rookie ball, while many of their peers began the year at Single-A.
Relief Pitching Prospect Rankings: Future Closers To Watch

2 weeks ago | rotowire.com | James Anderson

This article is part of our Farm Futures series. For each team's incumbents, I included relievers are currently providing deep-league value along with injured relievers who still figure into the long-term saves picture and starters who could still end up in the bullpen for a variety of reasons. I ranked players who spent over 45 days on active rosters but have pitched less than 50 MLB innings for this exercise, even though I don't rank those players on the top 400 or the team top 20s.
Farm Futures: Noteworthy MiLB Assignments

1 month ago | rotowire.com | James Anderson

This article is part of our Farm Futures series. Alright, Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A leagues are all underway! Every relevant prospect should be listed at their proper level and all reported prospect injuries have been written up. Teams are setting up their prospects' 2025 seasons with this first assignment.
Farm Futures: Opening Day Prospect Mailbag!

1 month ago | rotowire.com | James Anderson

This article is part of our Farm Futures series. The Top 400 Prospect Rankings, Team Top 20s and the Dynasty Rankings are all fully updated!I answered dozens of your questions on this week's Prospect Podcast (below), and the written version of the mailbag follows. Nevsim81: Can you talk a little bit about the rise of Grant Taylor (CHW) as a prospect, from being drafted to the current hype train?
RotoWire Staff Picks: Hitter Busts

1 month ago | rotowire.com | James Anderson |Erik Halterman |Chris Morgan |Peter Schoenke

Over the weekend, I asked the RotoWire staff for their favorite sleepers and busts for this season. On Monday, I shared the group's top hitter sleepers, and on Tuesday, I shared our top pitcher sleepers. Today, we're onto bust hitters, and for the first time, we have two of my colleagues landing on the same player. The players are listed in order of their ADP in the RotoWire Online Championship.
RotoWire Staff Picks: Pitcher Sleepers

1 month ago | rotowire.com | James Anderson |Erik Halterman |Chris Morgan |Peter Schoenke

Over the weekend, I asked the RotoWire staff for their favorite sleepers and busts for this season. Yesterday, I shared the group's top hitter sleepers. Today, we're onto sleeper pitchers. The players are listed in order of their ADP in the RotoWire Online Championship. I've included each writer's explanation for their pick from their response to my email, or in some cases, I've used excerpts of articles they've written this offseason.
RotoWire Staff Picks: Hitter Sleepers

1 month ago | rotowire.com | James Anderson |Erik Halterman |Chris Morgan |Peter Schoenke

Over the weekend, I asked the RotoWire staff for their favorite sleepers and busts for this season. Throughout this week, I'll share our team's picks across a series of four articles, starting today with hitter sleepers. The players are listed in order of their ADP in the RotoWire Online Championship. I've included each writer's explanation for their pick from their response to my email, or in some cases, I've used excerpts of articles they've written this offseason.
Farm Futures: Top 100 Fantasy Baseball Rookies For 2025

Feb 11, 2025 | rotowire.com | James Anderson

This article is part of our Farm Futures series. In case you missed it, earlier this offseason I published my Rookie Infielder Tiers, Rookie Outfielder Tiers and Rookie Pitcher Tiers. A lot has changed since then, as I've fully updated the top 400 prospect rankings and there has been some shuffling on big-league rosters, so it was time for another set of rookie rankings!It's pretty simple, these are the top 100 rookies to roster in 2025 fantasy baseball leagues, grouped into tiers.
Farm Futures: Dynasty Auction Values

Feb 4, 2025 | rotowire.com | James Anderson

This article is part of our Farm Futures series. The RotoWire Dynasty Rankings are fully updated!A few notes on the rankings:These are loosely intended for OBP dynasty leagues where really good setup men have value and 20-30 catchers are started, but they should be applicable across formats. Once we get outside the top 300 or so, beauty is really in the eye of the beholder, and league format and team needs will greatly dictate how you should be valuing the final 200-250 players.
Farm Futures: Top 400 Prospect Rankings Update

Jan 21, 2025 | rotowire.com | James Anderson

This article is part of our Farm Futures series. The Top 400 Prospect Rankings were fully updated last week, along with updated ETAs, team top 20s, the Top-100 First-Year Player Draft rankings and the First-Year Player Draft Blueprint!Since I did a special Mock First-Year Player Draft episode for the Prospect Podcast on International Signing Day (Jan.