re: FSBDL 2018 - MWG is your Champion

I was considering adding wander after the draft as a stash. He’ll need to show some power or he’ll be just another slick fielding DR (or VZ?) SS with no pop - dime/dozen these days.

Martin didn’t make it to high A like Rooker but had a more impressive debut considering age & penchant to take a walk. Worried about his size as far as projection but we’ll see

15. MWG
Point Total: 148.71
# of Ranked Prospects: 7

17 Fernando Tatis Jr.
67 Michael Chavis
88 Carter Kieboom
119 Jhailyn Ortiz
123 Brandon Marsh
125 Colton Welker
127 Wander Javier

Our first top 50 prospect makes an appearance, with Fernando Tatis being the key piece of MWG's farm. Tatis is responsible for 57% of this farm's points, but MWG will probably flip the other six guys on this list over the course of the upcoming season and then replace them with six guys that will appear on next year's lists.

14. Chat
Point Total: 182.71
# of Ranked Prospects: 7

35 Scott Kingery
48 Kevin Maitan
53 Yadier Alvarez
83 Alex Faedo
99 Joey Wentz
129 Austin Beck
130 Dane Dunning

No elite guys on this farm, but Chat doesn't really need any given his current big league roster. Scott Kingery came out of absolutely nowhere last year when he beat up on AA pitching. His promotion to AAA resulted in him coming back down to earth quite a bit, so it'll be interesting to see how 2018 unfolds for him. Also interested to see what he will get out of Faedo this year in his first minor league action of his career.

13. Knat
Point Total: 196.57
# of Ranked Prospects: 6

1 Shohei Ohtani
54 J.P. Crawford
66 Blake Rutherford
95 Jahmai Jones
101 Bobby Bradley
144 Anthony Banda

Ohtani is obviously the key guy on this farm, and his addition in this draft class vaulted Knat up quite a few spots on the list. Other than Shohei, this farm is fairly weak. I don't feel like Crawford will make much of an impact in the fantasy world, although he did show an ability to get on base at a respectable clip during his stint in the show last year. I've always been a fan of Bobby Bradley and his power potential.

Got dudes on your rankings that arent even on my team and didnt include other prospects.

Those guys on the fantasy recruiting board are pissed today!

12. Earl
Point Total: 201.43
# of Ranked Prospects: 5

30 Austin Hays
50 Jorge Mateo
52 Estevan Florial
64 Jesus Sanchez
87 Keibert Ruiz

Despite having only five prospects, the ones that Earl has are strong enough to put him in the middle of the pack. Hays will get a chance to play everyday in Baltimore, and Ruiz is getting all kinds of love on sites this offseason. Earl also likes to buy in on kids before they become household names, so his selection of Vientos came as no surprise to me this year.

11. OMT
Point Total: 202.43
# of Ranked Prospects: 7

18 Forrest Whitley
51 Cal Quantrill
63 Tyler O'Neill
74 Jo Adell
84 Dustin Fowler
141 Tristen Lutz
142 Isaac Paredes

Trading Honeywell weakened this farm a bit, but its still got some guys that can do some damage in a couple of years. Whitley jumped three levels last year and missed more bats the higher he went up. He's gonna be nasty. Adell was the key addition via this year's draft, and he picked up MWG's leftovers when he grabbed Lutz off the wire.