Same report, new management this week, as I will take over the Rookie Report for Max for the remainder of the season. I've been writing about the hot prospects dynasty owners should be keeping an eye on this year, and now I'll also be diving into the best rookies for fantasy owners to pay attention to right now. Until we see Eloy Jimenez or Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (finally) called up, Michael Kopech will remain the biggest "new" rookie in fantasy baseball. Kopech has electric stuff and his fant[...]

With the fantasy playoffs looming around the corner (or, in some instances, in full swing), rookie impact becomes less and less important due to the fact that there simply aren't any great stashes remaining. A top prospect being promoted for a cup of coffee can make a huge impact, but there does not profile to be a ton of guys who will fill that role this season, making the prospect pool even less intriguing for fantasy purposes. That does not mean, however, that there will not be any cups [...]

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. It just doesn't seem right. The rain comes in and ends Michael Kopech's start early. He was absolutely electric during his first two innings of work, even if not particularly pitch efficient. The movement on his fastball was insane and the slider l[...]

Toronto Blue Jays Catcher Danny Jansen recorded a hit Sunday against the New York Yankees, extending his hit streak to five games. Jansen becomes the first catcher in Blue Jays history to record a five-game hit streak to start his major league career. Jansen has had tons of success since being called up on August 12, hitting with a .429/.400/.714 slash with two R, one HR, and three RBI in five games. Jansen is worth owning in dynasty/keeper leagues and in some redraft fantasy formats for those [...]

A handful of intriguing rookies made their MLB debuts this past week, with two of the top 100 prospects according to MLB Pipeline joining The Show. Save for Jansen, I do not really foresee any of the recently promoted prospects being impact players, at least for fantasy, down the stretch, so it still remained a rather ho-hum week in fake baseball land. Just two more weeks remain until rosters expand, at which point we should see a handful of guys that are on their team's respective forty-man [...]

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. Ronald Acuna cannot be stopped when leading off a ball game. He has been on a tear lately, seemingly launching home runs with ease every other game. Though he missed some time earlier this year, the former No. 1 prospect in the game has excelled in[...]

Toronto Blue Jays catcher prospect Danny Jansen hit the first home run of his MLB career on Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals. Jansen is the third-ranked prospect in the Blue Jays system according to MLB.com. He offers moderate value in redraft leagues for managers who are lacking at the catcher position. Aside from that, there is not much fantasy interest in Jansen unless you are in a keeper/dynasty league.

Toronto Blue Jays prospect Danny Jansen is making his MLB debut on Monday night behind the plate. Jansen is the third-ranked prospect in the Blue Jays system and he will bat ninth against Kansas City Royals starter Brad Keller. Jansen has had a solid season in Triple-A so far this year. The 23-year-old catcher culminated a .275 average across 360 plate appearances with 12 home runs and 58 RBI. In the short-term, Jansen may see a bit more time behind the plate due to Yangervis Solarte's injury. R[...]

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. The season is really starting to wind down. There are only going to be three more of these lists coming out before the rosters expand to 40 players. But until then, there is still plenty of important prospect names to follow. Though most of the pl[...]

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. What a crazy week it has been! The trade deadline passed with several more notable names being shipped off, several top prospects featured highly on last week's list — including Tyler O'Neill and Kolby Allard — have since been promoted and Vl[...]