Fantasy Baseball Today - 16 Under-The-Rader Prospects for Dynasty Leagues! (Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 Podcast)

Starting point is 00:00:00 We have 16 under the radar prospects for Dynasty Leagues. Up next on Fantasy Baseball today in five. Welcome into FBT and 5 on Saturday, September 7th. I am Frank Stamphle, joined by Scott White, and we have 16 under the radar prospects for Dynasty Leagues, and I'll throw these at you, Scott, in groups of four. Beginning with Michael Arroyo, a second baseman with the Mariners, Drake Baldwin, a catcher with the Braves,

Starting point is 00:00:25 Jackson Ballmeister, a pitcher with the Rays, and Dimitrio Chrysantes, a second baseman with the Debex. Oh, I want to talk about all these guys, but I can't. Okay, so let's start with Jackson Ballmeister of the Rays, who came over from the Orioles and the Zach Eflin deal, always had an explosive fastball, but since joining the Rays, his control has vastly improved. Great strikeout-to-walk ratio with his new team,

Starting point is 00:00:54 going deeper into games too, and Jackson Ballmeister looks like he's a murder. emerging is a legit pitching prospect. Dmitrio Cresontes of the Diamondbacks is a little further down the minor league ladder, but he reminds me a lot of Christian Campbell, who is a second baseman with the Red Sox, my favorite breakout prospect of this year. Cresontes is a couple years younger, a couple levels behind, but I think a similar skill set, good-on-based skills, great hit tool, and emerging power.

Starting point is 00:01:23 Next group includes Moises Chasse, a pitcher with the Phillies, Bo Davidson, an outfielder for the Giants, Peyton Eels, a second baseman with the twins, and Just Nixon, Garcia, an outfielder with the Red Sox. So,

Starting point is 00:01:38 Bo Davidson of the Giants, is 22 years old and has spent most of this year at low A. So he's old for his level, and you always have to be wary of that. But it kind of makes sense, given that he played football in college, played baseball too,

Starting point is 00:01:56 but not as, dedicated to baseball is a lot of prospects, so a little more raw. But he had a stretch this year that he missed time, I presume, because of injury. After coming back from that, Bo Davidson hit 446 with seven homers, four steals,

Starting point is 00:02:14 and more walks than strikeouts at low A. Very athletic player, obviously. And I think he's somebody to take seriously, despite his low level. And finally, not finally, but the second I'll choose from, this group before is Just Dixon. Did I say that right?

Starting point is 00:02:32 Just Dixon Garcia. I was practicing it before the show. It's a name that has a Y and an X and an H and crazy spelling. In fact, Justixen Garcia's nickname is the password, which I think is just tremendous, one of the best nicknames that's ever been conceived. Guy has a lot of power. He's made it to AA this year. has added a few miles per hour onto his exit velocities,

Starting point is 00:03:00 puts good backspin on the ball that really helps his power to play up to. Swings a little too much, doesn't walk enough, but doesn't strike out a ton either. So definitely see that Justice and Garcia potentially becoming a corner infield option for the Red Sox or maybe trade bait. All right. Next group includes Chen Wei Lin, a starting pitcher for the Cardinals.

Starting point is 00:03:24 Chase Midrith, a third baseman with the Red Sox. Trey Morgan, first baseman with the Rays. And Alejandro Rosario, a pitcher for the Rangers. So Trey Morgan is unusual among first base prospects and that a standout tool is defense. And he doesn't have a lot of power either, not what you'd expect from a first basement. So is he going to get an honest chance in the majors?

Starting point is 00:03:51 I can't say for sure. but he does have a really good hit tool and has walked more than he's struck out this year between three levels. The whole profile, I think, is kind of reminiscent of Yandi Diaz. And I don't know if he hits the ball as hard as Yon Diaz on average, but in terms of the kind of power he's actually going to get to. So if there's any organization that would appreciate that, you'd think it would be the raise, given that they've dedicated playing time to Yon Diaz at first base for most of the past few years. Alejandro Rosario is a big riser among pitching prospects in the Rangers organization. It was not drafted early in 2023 because he had bad numbers at the University of Miami, but apparently they weren't really optimizing his arsenal there.

Starting point is 00:04:38 The Rangers have had him elevating his fastball instead of pitching down in the zone. And they've also brought back his splitter. That's this information provided by Baseball America. And the results have been tremendous. Alejandro Rosario as of this recording, 13.1K per 9, 1.3b per 9. Sounds pretty good to me. Last group includes Chandler Simpson,

Starting point is 00:05:02 an outfielder for the raise. Travis Sikora, a starting pitcher for the raise. Ian Seymour, another pitcher for the raise. Wow, lots of raise on this list. Sikara was the Nationals. Yes, you are correct. That's my bad. And Stephen Zobak, a pitcher for the Royals.

Starting point is 00:05:19 Okay, so let's talk about Travis. Socorah. He may be known to some draft enthusiasts out there because he had one of the higher rated fastballs in last year's draft class. But the control has been better than I think was expected. And he seems to have a really good splitter, I believe it is. The bottom just falls out of it. It's like a trapdoor. And he's been particularly good in his last seven starts at low A.

Starting point is 00:05:48 a 0.780RA, 0.58 whip 15.1K per 9, a 24% swinging strike rate. These low a ball hitters just can't touch Travis Secora. And since the fastball is legit, I think that that points to especially high ceiling here. And then I'll talk about the other race pitcher Ian Seymour, kind of opposite end of the spectrum because he is a shape over stuff prospect is what I'll call him. doesn't a left-hand pitcher is Ian Seymour doesn't throw particularly hard fastball, but it comes in from a lower angle, good rising effect at the top of the zone that makes it play well beyond his velocity. He also kind of hides in his delivery.

Starting point is 00:06:33 So Ian Seymour, another raised farmhand from back in the day, Joe Ryan, kind of reminds me of a left-hand version of that and that the numbers throughout his minor league career have just been tremendous, but he doesn't earn particularly high marks as a prospect. It's worked out for Joe Ryan. It might work out for E&C more as well. All right. For more extensive fantasy baseball coverage, listen to the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,

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Fantasy Baseball Today - 16 Under-The-Rader Prospects for Dynasty Leagues! (Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 Podcast)

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