Chris Clegg's Top Prospects For Fantasy Baseball(June Top 100)
Chris Clegg works through his rankings update.
With each update, I am working to make the prospect list a little more user-friendly. Last time out, we added tiers and color-coded tabs. After I finish the update, I will be going back in and adding player archetypes for all prospects.
My goal in doing prospect rankings for dynasty is to bridge the gap between the scouting and fantasy communities. Many fantasy-created lists are stat-line driven, which is fine. But the scouting and real-life baseball community often values players completely differently than dynasty writers. I use scouting, video, and analytics to formulate these rankings.
I have been more invested in watching the game than ever this year. I spend multiple nights a week at the ballpark, I talk to scouts, I watch film, and I use advanced data not publically available.
I’m thankful for a wife that gives me the okay to do all this because it is extremely time-consuming. But I do all this to bring you the best rankings possible for dynasty.
The Process
I often get asked what goes into my prospect rankings. My process begins with evaluating prospects on a team-by-team basis. I want to get my eyes on every player possible. It is a long process, but it is essential when ranking prospects. Live looks give you a different perspective than just watching games on MILB.TV, but you can gather plenty from watching film. I spend ample time watching every prospect I rank.
I rank each players based on how I would draft them in a prospect only draft in a dynasty startup league. Essentially, I am looking for which prospects project to provide the most to my dynasty teams once they debut. I am not looking at a “what have you done for me lately” with box score stats.
Having access to MILB statcast and advanced metrics for every player is huge. It has undoubtedly helped solidify what the eye test shows in many circumstances.
Over the years, I have continued to refine my prospect evaluations and see what traits may cause a prospect to bust. Or what are underrated traits or undervalued prospects? All of that is incorporated into my process as well.
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