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Updated Top 30s For Every Team With IFAs
Plus: Fantasy breakouts, PPI eligibles, Omaha sleepers & draft chat at 2 p.m. ET
Updated Top 30s For Every Team With IFAs
January has been an exciting time for rankings here at Baseball America, highlighted by our brand new Top 100 Prospects revealed last week. Now, we’re closing out the month with an update to our team-by-team Top 30 rankings that reflects newly-signed international free agents from Jan. 15 and recent trades that have sent top prospects to new clubs.
Click through each team below for the updated lists and scouting reports, tool grades and more for the new additions:
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Draft Chat With Carlos Collazo At 2 P.M. ET
With Baseball America getting set to present another update to our 2026 draft rankings next week that will expand the big board to 200 players, BA draft expert Carlos Collazo is on hand to host a reader chat on Wednesday discussing players to know, his latest list of sleepers and anything else draft related.
Be sure to submit your questions for Carlos below and check back for the start of the chat at 2 p.m.
FANTASY BREAKOUTS
15 Breakout Hitters To Target In 2026 Dynasty Leagues
One of the most valuable actions a dynasty manager can take each offseason is scanning their league’s available prospects and identifying key names to target.
With this in mind, Geoff Pontes has put together a collection of underrated prospects that he’s targeting this year. Last season’s edition included current Top 100 Prospects like Ryan Waldschmidt, Caleb Bonemer, Mike Sirota and Rainiel Rodriguez.
So, who made the cut for Geoff’s 2026 picks to click when it comes to potential prospect breakouts lurking in your league’s FYPD and waiver wire?
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PPI PROSPECTS TO KNOW
All 97 Players Eligible To Earn Prospect PPI Draft Picks In 2026
Last year, MLB’s Prospect Promotion Incentive program resulted in a pair of teams—the Braves for Drake Baldwin and the Astros for Hunter Brown—receiving extra draft picks inside the first 30 selections to use this summer.
Looking ahead to this season, Baseball America has compiled the list of all 97 players who will be eligible to earn their teams PPI picks in 2027.
Not sure how the PPI program works? Check out our primer here.
OMAHA SLEEPERS
8 College World Series Sleeper Teams
Predicting the College World Series field is never as simple as identifying the eight most talented teams in the country and penciling them into Omaha. But it’s never too early to keep our eyes peeled for potential sleepers, either.
To that end, Jacob Rudner has highlighted eight teams outside of BA’s preseason Top 25 that check the right boxes for a surprise visit to Omaha— experience, depth, adaptability and a roster built for a run deep into June.
TRENDING NOW AT BASEBALL AMERICA
👀 ICYMI: We published breakout prospects for every team in 2026.
⚾️ Carlos Collazo identified 10 sleepers who could climb draft boards.
Jacob Rudner reported that Jake McCoy, Top 100 draft prospect will miss the season.
🎙️ Here’s a rundown of the latest BA podcasts:
Future Projection: Favorite Prospects Who Didn’t Make The Top 100
College Podcast: Coastal Carolina’s Matt Pepin Joins
Prospect Deep Dives: System breakdowns for the Cardinals & Phillies
📖 BA’s 2026 Prospect Handbook will be shipping soon—don’t miss out!
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