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Top 10 Prospects For Every NL West Team
Plus: Latest fall ball intel, sleeper college pitchers, fantasy targets & more
Top 10 Prospects For Every NL West Team
Prospect season continued at Baseball America this week with the rollout of our 2026 Top 10 Prospects for every team in the NL West. Here’s a quick rundown:
Los Angeles Dodgers: Top 10 | Best Tools | Prospect Chat
Arizona Diamondbacks: Top 10 | Best Tools | Prospect Chat
San Francisco Giants: Top 10 | Best Tools | Prospect Chat
Colorado Rockies: Top 10 | Best Tools | Prospect Chat
San Diego Padres: Top 10 | Best Tools | Prospect Chat
🎙️ Also be sure to listen to the latest episode of Future Projection, in which Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo lead a deep dive through the NL West to discuss discuss org development, acquisition trends, top players in each system and more.
Stay tuned next week as we continue prospect drops with the AL East!
COLLEGE FALL BALL
Fall Ball Intel: How Tennessee Is Navigating The Post-Tony Vitello Era & More
Baseball America college writer Jacob Rudner is back with more key fall ball storylines from around the country. Highlights include:
How Tennessee has handled Tony Vitello’s departure
Key pieces for the Vols in 2026
An update on Missouri’s rebuild
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DRAFT NAMES TO KNOW
10 College Pitcher Data Sleepers For 2026
After previously highlighting top college bats, high-end pitchers and intriguing sleeper hitters, BA college writer Jacob Rudner wraps up his data-centric draft series with deep dive on 10 under-the-radar pitchers whose metrics suggest their stock may rise between now and July.
Each pitcher in this group showed at least one defining data marker—such as release traits, fastball shape, spin quality or swing-and-miss indicators—that makes them a name to watch in 2026.
DYNASTY TARGETS
Dynasty First Basemen: Top Targets, Sleepers & Fades
On the heels of our top 40 first basemen for dynasty baseball in 2026, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White are diving deeper on some of the list’s most intriguing names.
We provide some 1B targets who will likely improve their value by next offseason, plus some sleepers you should take a shot on before the rest of your league catches up. We round out the group with two fades who might be at the peak of their value right now.
LATEST PODCASTS
New BA Podcasts For Weekend Listening
It’s been a busy week in front of the microphone for the Baseball America staff. To get you set for your weekend listening, we’ve got five new podcast episodes:
Future Projection: NL West Farm System Reviews
Prospect Podcast: Rule 5 Draft Preview & 40-Man Roster Analysis
Draft Podcast: Revisiting 2021 & 2022 First-Round Misses
Fantasy Podcast: Breaking Down 1B Dynasty Rankings
Phenom To The Farm: Former MLB 3B Wes Helms Joins
Want even more BA podcasts? sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Player FM to make sure you never miss an episode.
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TRENDING NOW AT BASEBALL AMERICA
👀 ICYMI: Here’s our 1.0 preview for the upcoming Rule 5 draft.
💤 Geoff Pontes continued his sleeper series with the Blue Jays’ Johnny King.
📈 Jesús Cano profiled Roldy Brito’s rise to becoming top 5 Rockies prospect.
⚾️ The MLB Draft is moving to a new day and network for 2026.
📖 Don’t forget to preorder your 2026 Prospect Handbook.
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