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About a year ago I released my (2017) Top 50 Fantasy Prospect rankings using the Prospect Scorecard to weight a variety of important variables in the context of fantasy baseball. Today I’m publishing an (early) expanded list of the Top 100 Fantasy Prospects for 2018 for both Ottoneu’s FanGraphs Points leagues (where wOBA is a key measure on offense) and Roto leagues (5 x 5).

A few quick notes before we begin:

Since “Cost” is league-dependent (auction salary, keeper round, etc.), I’ve ignored it here for simplicity by keeping it constant for every prospect listed. Feel free to use the Scorecard to make changes that reflect true player costs for your league, which will impact these rankings.

These rankings below are intended to represent the 100 most valuable prospects for fantasy leagues (depending on scoring format).

It’s quite possible I’m missing an obvious player that should be ranked, so let me know in the comments. We can discuss the specific rationale for player rankings in the comments, too. Player ages are current ages.

For a lot more prospect resources, check out the Ottoneu community.

Here are the (early) 2018 Top 100 prospects for the linear-weights-based FanGraphs Points scoring format (a good proxy for those in OBP leagues):

Here are the (early) 2018 Top 100 prospects for Roto (5 x 5) scoring formats:

Full ranking list for both formats

For additional prospect resources:

Prospect Scorecard

2018 Dynasty Prospect Draft Reviews

Prospect Classes in Ottoneu

5MiLB Structure

The Secret to Rebuilding Your Fantasy Team