There is a ton of dynasty content from various outlets released daily. Sometimes, it can be a lot to keep up with. “Player x looked great!” “Player y made an adjustment to his swing.” There can be challenges keeping up with Major League players, let alone all of the players in the Minor Leagues. All of the content released is helpful, but sometimes, you just need to be told who to add and who to drop. That is the purpose of this article, which will be released bimonthly throughout the season. This article identifies players at various levels of rostership that dynasty managers should target on the waiver wire.
Using data from the Fantrax support team, an estimated 34% of all leagues on Fantrax are dynasty leagues. Another 30% of leagues are considered keeper formats. For this article, it is assumed that prospects are rostered in about 45% of leagues on Fantrax.
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Prospects That Need to be Rostered in All Dynasty Leagues
This section is reserved for players more than 20% rostered already, but less than the estimated 45% of leagues that roster prospects
Zyhir Hope– OF, LAD
37% Rostered
Remember, this section is for prospects who are rostered in almost every league. Chances are, Zyhir Hope is not available in your dynasty league. However, Hope is only rostered in 37% of fantasy leagues on Fantrax. Running with the assumption that prospects are rostered in about 45% of dynasty leagues, this leaves Hope available in a small number of leagues. If Hope is still available in your league, pick him up. Hope is one of the fastest-rising prospects in the dynasty community. He combines power, speed, contact skills, and plate discipline to form a dynamic dynasty profile. Hope is starting the season in High-A and is already off to a fast start. He has a home run and three stolen bases through just a handful of games. Do not be surprised if Hope flies through the Minor Leagues.
In the first edition of the Prospect List, Hope was ranked as the 40th prospect in baseball. That already seems too low. Next week, he will be moving up in the second release of this article. Hope will be just 20 years old for the entirety of the 2025 season. He should be rostered in even the most shallow dynasty leagues.
Cole Carrigg, OF, COL
22% Rostered
People feel hesitant to buy into Cole Carrigg. Since being drafted in the third round of the 2023 draft, Carrigg has done nothing but hit. He hit .350 with five homers in his debut season in 2023. In 2024, Carrigg hit .283 with 17 homers and 53 stolen bases. Truthfully, these numbers are just a continuation from what Carrigg did in college, but with more power. Carrigg was a standout hitter at San Diego State University. He got on base at an excellent clip but did not hit for much power. The Rockies have helped Carrigg to utilize his size and strength to drive the ball more. Dynasty managers should be fully buying in at this point.
Home runs per fly ball is one of the stickiest stats from the Minor Leagues to the Major Leagues. Carrigg’s HR/FB% sits right around the league average. He may never hit 30+ homers, but he feels like a safe bet to hit 17-22. Especially with his home games coming in Coors Field. He hits a ton of line drives, has good feel for getting to his pull side, swings it well from both sides of the plate, and has elite speed. There is not a whole lot to nitpick in Carrigg’s profile. He is just an all-around strong dynasty prospect. The fact that he is only rostered in 22% of dynasty leagues does not make sense. If Carrigg is out there, go add him before it is too late. To no surprise, he is off to a strong start to the 2025 season in Double-A.
Prospects Dynasty Managers Should Add if Available
This section is reserved for prospects that are rostered in many formats but are less than 20% rostered in Fantrax Leagues
Yolfran Castillo– SS, TEX
8% Rostered
Players performing in the DSL or at the Complex Level are difficult to evaluate. There is limited film on these prospects, and the level of competition is not very high. Even still, Yolfran Castillo is a prospect that dynasty managers want to get in on. Castillo split last season between the DSL and Complex League. He hit .377 with 10 steals in just 33 games. What stands out when digging into Castillo is his ability to make contact. Oftentimes, projectable young hitters have big swings with lots of holes in them. Not Castillo. Castillo controls the zone well and posted excellent contact rates in his first professional season.
Castillo’s game power has not shown up yet, but that is the only thing keeping his dynasty stock down. He hit zero home runs last season. However, standing at 6’3″, Castillo has plenty of projectability. Visually, Castillo looked stronger in Spring Training than he did last season. With his size and age (he will be 18 for all of 2025), Castillo has plenty of time to grow into power. He already has a stable base and floor thanks to his hit tool and speed. If Castillo can turn his raw power into game power, he could finish 2025 as a top-50 prospect. Castillo is just 8% rostered, making him widely available in dynasty leagues. He is a player worth investing in early because the payout could be massive.
Charlee Soto– SP, MIN
15% Rostered
Charlee Soto was taken 34th overall by Minnesota in the 2023 draft. His first season of professional baseball was inconsistent. On one hand, Soto finished the season with a 3.88 FIP and a 26.4% strikeout rate. On the other hand, Soto walked 10% of batters, had a 5.23 ERA, and gave up at least five runs in three different starts. Soto’s inconsistency is the primary reason that he is only 15% rostered in Fantrax leagues. If you dig in beyond the numbers, Soto has the kind of stuff that could quickly turn him into one of the game’s premier pitching prospects.
Rostering prospects in dynasty is all about getting ahead of the curve. Soto has the stuff to pop. His fastball sits comfortably in the upper 90s. He gets big arm side run on the pitch and commands it well. His changeup is a plus offering as well. He is still working on the command of the pitch, although he generated two strikeouts with it in his first start this season. Soto also deploys the all-important slider that dives away from right-handed batters. His three-pitch mix has the ability to generate whiffs at a high rate, giving him the kind of ceiling dynasty managers crave. His first start at High-A went well to start the 2025 season. Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come. Soto should be rostered in far more dynasty leagues than he currently is. That needs to change.
Deep Dynasty Prospects to Add to Rosters and Watchlists
This section is reserved for prospects who are less than 5% rostered in Fantrax Leagues
Andres Valor– OF, MIA
2% Rostered
When playing in deep leagues, it is important to shoot for upside. That is exactly what Andres Valor presents. Valor signed with Miami back in 2023. Through his first two professional seasons, he has gone largely unnoticed. That is about to change. Valor stands at 6’3″ and has grown into his frame since signing a couple of years ago. His standout skill early in his professional career has been his speed. Valor stole 35 bases last season in only 54 games. His 600 PA pace last season was 93 stolen bases. There is speed, and then there is game-changing speed. Valor falls into the latter bucket.
Valor’s contact skills also improved as last season moved along. Valor struck out less than 20% of the time from June 5 forward. Over that time, he also slashed .325/.422/.468. The sample size for 2025 is small, but one thing is clear. Valor is making it a point to pull the ball. Valor is not only pulling the ball more but is also getting it in the air more often. This could help turn the raw power present in his 6’3″ frame into more sustainable game power. Valor is 19 years old with less than 10 games of experience in full-season baseball. There is a reason why he is only 2% rostered in Fantrax leagues. If you are in a deep dynasty league, though, he is the perfect player to take a shot on. He has the upside to turn into a top-100 prospect by season’s end.
Sabin Ceballos– 3B, SFG
2% Rostered
There should be no surprise in these next two names. The first being Sabin Ceballos. Ceballos was taken in the third round of the 2023 draft by the Braves and was sent to San Francisco in the Jorge Soler trade last season. Ceballos’ inability to consistently tap into his game power has kept his dynasty value suppressed. After being acquired by the Giants last year, he underwent a swing change that has helped to improve his timing and unlock more game power. Ceballos hit .600 with a home run in Spring Training and already has one home run in Double-A this season. This breakout is real, and you are running out of time to buy in. You can read more about my love for Ceballos here. All that you really need to know, though is that he is a must-add in deeper dynasty leagues.
Jaxon Wiggins– SP, CHC
4% Rostered
Jaxon Wiggins has a huge arm. Standing at 6’6″, Wiggins fires his fastball in the high-90s with a wicked slider. His delivery is surprisingly repeatable given his size, and there is plenty of upside in his profile. Like Ceballos, Wiggins also landed on my prospect breakout picks for 2025. The key to unlocking his potential is going to come down to refining his control. Wiggins walked far too many batters last season. However, it was his first full professional season, and he was shaking off the rust of Tommy John Surgery. As he continues to get more comfortable on a Major League mound, Wiggins should see his control improve. He is a prospect you want to get in now before everything clicks on the mound.
Prospect Drop Options for Dynasty Managers
Shallow League Options
Prospects Rostered in More than 20% of Fantrax Leagues
Jett Williams– SS/OF, NYM
37% Rostered
The hype around Jett Williams was at an all-time high just prior to last season. Williams had a strong 2023 that saw him post 45 stolen bases in just 121 games. The hype of a few quickly was passed around the dynasty community until groupthink turned Williams into a top 25 prospect on most sites. If you have stuck with my content, you would know, I have never been a believer in Williams as a top-tier dynasty option. There is no denying Williams’ speed. However, what else are dynasty managers getting? He has underwhelming power, and stolen base totals are much easier to come by in today’s game.
Williams is a fine real-life prospect. In many deep dynasty formats, his stolen base upside makes him worthy of a roster spot. That being said, 37% rostered is far too high. Williams hit just .215 with zero home runs in 33 games last season. Writing off last season entirely due to his wrist injury is a mistake. In shallow dynasty formats, Williams is fine to move on from. There are other prospects available that will bring more value to your team, not only in terms of production but also in the sense of trade value for your leaguemates. Cut bait and move on!
Brady House– 3B, WAS
38% Rostered
Proximity makes this inclusion a little bit more complicated. Back in 2021, the Nationals selected House 11th overall. He has shown flashes of significant power throughout his time in the Minor Leagues. Now, he is banging on the door of the Major Leagues. If you are in a format where proximity is significant, House should not be your top cut option. However, in most standard dynasty formats, House’s value has fallen off significantly. Last season, House hit just .241 with 19 homers between Double and Triple-A. More concerning were his plate discipline metrics. House struck out 26.4% of the time with a swinging strike rate of 15.1%. In Triple-A, House chased pitches out of the zone 38.2% of the time.
House is aggressive at the plate and has plenty of holes in his swing. He is susceptible to pitches on the outside of the plate. His swing, while powerful at times, is a bit slow, making him late on good velocity up in the zone. House is not a bad prospect. In fact, he still lands inside of my top 150. However, his rostership rate indicates that he is a top-tier prospect. He should no longer be considered that. If you are in a shallow dynasty league, there are likely better options out there than House.
Ricky Tiedemann– SP, TOR
35% Rostered
The thought of “what if” keeps prospects rostered longer than they should in many leagues. That seems to be what has happened with Ricky Tiedemann. When I was first getting into the dynasty community, Tiedemann was all the hype. He posted a 2.17 ERA in his first full professional season, striking out 38.9% of batters across three levels. Unfortunately, injuries have derailed Tiedemann’s career. He pitched just 44 innings in 2023. That number dropped to 17.1 innings last season. The hope is that Tiedemann will be able to return to the mound before the end of the 2025 season. At this point, it is fair to wonder what kind of pitcher Tiedemann will even be. His ERA jumped to 3.68 in 2023 and then to 5.19 in the small sample size from last season.
The days of ranking Tiedemann as a top prospect are in the past. He will likely be 23 by the time he returns to a professional mount and may be 25 or 26 before he makes his Major League debut. His time as a starting pitcher is likely over. Tidemann is best suited for a bullpen role moving forward. There is no reason that Tiedemann should be rostered in 35% of leagues still. Find a different prospect on the waiver wire and move on.
Deep League Options
Prospects rostered in less than 20% of Fantrax Leagues
Elijah Green– OF, WAS
18% Rostered
There is not a whole lot left to say here. Elijah Green was taken fifth overall in the 2022 draft. Coming out of IMG Academy, the hype was significant. Unfortunately, Green has fallen flat on his face in professional baseball. In three seasons, Green has not posted a strikeout rate below 40%. The tools are loud, but there is little reason to believe that Green will suddenly adjust his approach to become a more consistent hitter. His 18% rostership is likely a carryover from the hype coming out of the draft. If you are still holding out hope, it is time to give up. Move on from Green and target one of the other players identified earlier in the article.
Benny Montgomery– OF, COL
14% Rostered
Similarly to Green, Montgomery is also a former top-10 pick. Standing at 6’5″, dynasty managers dreamed of what Montgomery could become in Coors Field. This dream has not become a reality. Montgomery has struggled throughout his time in the Minor Leagues. Despite his size, he has never hit more than 10 homers in a season. Groundballs and strikeouts have been the biggest issues for Montgomery. The groundballs prevent him from tapping into any of his raw power consistently. The strikeouts have led to disappointing batting averages and make it difficult to ever envision Montgomery turning into a reliable dynasty asset. The options listed above are much better uses of a roster space than Montgomery.
