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FYPD Sleepers, Draft Targets and Avoids - 2025 Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Prospects
Fantasy Baseball Top 50 Prospects for 2025 First-Year Player Drafts (FYPD)
While the weather outside might be frightfully cold in the northern part of the country, spring is inching closer, and we're getting into the heart of offseason drafts for dynasty leagues. This is always an exciting time of year in dynasty leagues as we get to add new players to our teams and try to […]
Top 25 FYPD Fantasy Baseball Rankings from Eric Cross (2024)
Fantasy baseball First-Year Player Drafts are always a high point in any offseason for dynasty leagues. The ability to add new talent into the player pool is always exciting and brings new hope to dynasty teams that might have finished near the bottom of the standings the previous season. This year's draft class is absolutely […]
Top 100 FYPD Prospects for Fantasy Baseball First-Year Player Drafts (February 2024)
The final update of the First-Year Player Draft rankings is just in time for peak FYPD draft season. This update adds in a half-dozen signees from the January 15 international class along with updating the teams for a few former Japanese players who signed this offseason with an MLB club and a player who was […]
Fantasy Baseball Top 100 Prospects for 2024 First-Year Player Drafts (January 2024 Update)
A number of the top international players that are being posted this offseason have signed, with a few more yet to come. Rankings for players have adjusted, some due to their destination, and a few MLB draft prospects are moving due to some additional viewing of tape and underlying metrics on those players. Otherwise, there […]
Re-Drafting The 2012 Fantasy Baseball First-Year Player Draft - Mookie Betts, Gerrit Cole, Francisco Lindor, Yoenis Cespedes, and more
This is the third edition of a series here at RotoBaller from Benjamin Chase. The series explores previous First-Year Player Drafts and re-drafts those FYPDs with the information we've received since from drafted players and international signees that would have been eligible. This series shows that often the top guys in FYPD drafts remain the […]
Fantasy Baseball Top 100 Prospects for 2024 First-Year Player Drafts (FYPD)
This year's draft has one of the most talented player groups in many years, and this offseason looks to have multiple major players come over from Japan and Korea. As a result, this year's first-year player drafts (FYPDs) in dynasty leagues will be some of the most interesting in many years. It's rare to have […]
2024 FYPD Targets for Fantasy Baseball Drafts: Top Prospects Include Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews, Wyatt Langford, more
With the Major League Baseball draft now complete, many dynasty leagues are focusing on their First-Year Player Drafts (FYPD). While most leagues will not draft until the offseason, some are drafting now, and it's good to begin looking ahead. While not a ranking piece, this article should give a good idea of the players that […]
Eric Cross' Dynasty News and Notes - Surging Power Bats, Early FYPD Rankings, James Outman's Struggles and more
In the dynasty world, news and notes articles take on a whole new meaning. Not only are we discussing short-term value with these players, but we need to look long-term as well. A good dynasty manager is like Crazy Eyes from the movie Mr. Deeds. You have to have one eye on the present and […]
Re-Drafting the 2011 Fantasy Baseball First Year Player Draft - Bryce Harper, Chris Sale, Jacob deGrom, Manny Machado and more
This is the second edition of a series here at Rotoballer from Benjamin Chase. The series explores previous First-Year Player Drafts and potentially redrafts those FYPDs, with the information we've received since from drafted players and international signees that would have been eligible. You may be worried about future FYPD drafts by reading this series […]
Re-Drafting the 2010 Fantasy Baseball First Year Player Draft - Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt, Jose Ramirez and more
Welcome to a new series here at Rotoballer from Benjamin Chase. This series will explore previous First-Year Player Drafts and potentially redraft those FYPDs, with the information received since. Perhaps this will change your opinion of future FYPD drafts, or it might just have you leaving dynasty baseball due to the unpredictability – but either […]
Top 25 First-Year Player Rankings (FYPD) - Dynasty Prospects for 2023 Fantasy Baseball
When fantasy baseball players begin their first-year player drafts this year, they will have 2022 MLB draftees, foreign imports from Asia, and January 15 signees to sift through. There can be a lot of static in those stats, especially when you are dealing with minor-league players and some fantasy baseball prospects who haven't even played […]
