Prospects on the Rise! (Grab These Prospects Before It Is Too Late)

Happy Thursday. We are one day closer to the weekend. Wednesday brought more live looks for me and some impressive performances all around, including some I watched on MiLB TV.

Let’s recap what happened across the entire landscape of pro baseball yesterday. If you are unfamiliar with the Dynasty Digest, it is a daily newsletter covering the previous days’ action. Today’s focus is on prospects who are likely to see their stock soar. These are players I would invest in sooner rather than later if you can.

Let’s get to it.

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Marco Dinges, C, Milwaukee Brewers, 21, A

Dinges is the Mudcats player that people are not talking enough about. A 2024 fourth-round pick out of Florida State, Dinges was young for the draft and will spend the entire 2025 season at 21 years old. Whether it was behind the plate and throwing out base runners, or hitting home runs, Dinges has impressed me.

Blasting two home runs and adding a double yesterday, Dinges now has 12 extra-base hits in 21 games this year. The slash line is up to .356/.478/.616, and Dinges is walking at a 15 percent clip while striking out in just ten percent of plate appearances.

Dinges is solid behind the plate, showing solid pop times in the mid-1.9-second range in my looks. He has thrown out 27 percent of attempted base stealers, which is really good considering most Single-A pitchers cannot hold runners on base.

Dinges checks all the boxes I want to see from a scouting and data standpoint. The contact rates are plus, the exit velocities are plus, Dinges uses the whole field well, and is good behind the plate. I just want to see him perform at higher levels.

T.J. Nichols, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays, 22, A+

Nichols has been really good all year, but really took it to the next level yesterday as he struck out 12 batters and generated 20 whiffs in six scoreless innings. He did not issue a walk and allowed just two hits against Asheville.

Despite having one bad start with four earned runs allowed in three innings, Nichols’ other seven outings have combined to allow just three earned runs. His ERA is down to 1.93 on the season with a 0.80 WHIP. The strikeouts and walks are just insane to look at. His 36 percent strikeout rate is great, but it comes with just a 2.4 percent walk rate in 126 batters faced.

The arsenal is good as Nichols leads with a fastball that works 95-97 mph and can touch 99 mph. It does not have a standout shape but does have a decent sinking action.

Nichols’ secondaries are where it is at, though, as his slider has a nice two-plane break working 84-87 mph. The changeup has nice depth and fade, working 86-88 mph. Get in on Nichols before it is too late.

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