Deep League, High-Impact Prospects: Friends, I love this Site and would love the community's advice!
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Hey, folks. This is my first time to post here. I hope you don’t mind.
I’m posting because I am just really impressed and intrigued by the intelligent responses I keep finding in the FANPOST section and since I really need to rebuild my DEEP LEAGUE fantasy team with long-term, high-upside prospects I can think of no better experts to quiz than you all.
Thank you for the opportunity!
So, in this Deep Keeper League I’m in, I’ve got a vast number of high picks in this year’s upcoming draft. I've just about traded all my veteran talent for picks.
I’m looking for high-upside dudes—batters, not pitchers. Many potential future stars (Trout, Harper, et al) have been taken in my league but I am hopeful some good ones remain (see list).
Please tell me what order to rank the players below (I don’t care about position; just looking to pick up the best available long-term talent before my competition some of whom are also rebuilding.) I have the first overall choice and four other picks in the first round so I definitely need to have a clear idea about how to prioritize these cats. My league mates are acute and aggressive and tricky, so every bit of clarity and understand counts.
Thank you so much!
THE QUESTION: How would you rank these TEN players in terms of their potential to be elite impact players in the long-term?
Xander Bogaerts
Paul Goldschmidt
Francisco Lindor
Yoennis Cespedes
Brian Buxton
Chelsor Cuthberth
Jorge Soler
Anthony Gose
Oscar Taveras
Jacob Marisnick
(BONUS QUESTION: Should any of these names supplant anybody on the above TOP TEN list?)
Eddie Rosario
Rymer Liriano
Tim Wheeler
Brandon Nimmo
Jon Schoop
Trevor Story
Mike Olt
Brian Dozier
Josh Sale
Cesar Puello
Ronald Torreyes
Javier Baez
THANKS AGAIN!!!
Your invisible pal in cyberspace, FANTHEAD
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Me personally,
I’d rather have Nimmo over Buxton
by AckAttack on Jan 7, 2026 8:50 PM EST reply actions
My try
Cespedes
Soler
Bogarts
Goldschmidt
Lindor
Taveras
Marisnick
Nimmo
Rosario
Gose
Story
RIP Nick Adenhart
by miketrout on Jan 7, 2026 10:25 PM EST reply actions
Our Choices:
Xander Bogaerts
Oscar Taveras
Eddie Rosario
Jacob Marisnick
Anthony Gose
Paul Goldschmidt
Francisco Lindor
Chelsor Cuthberth
Jon Schoop
Mike Olt
by Hairylady on Jan 8, 2026 5:49 AM EST reply actions
Guys You Left Out:
Not necessarily in this order, but the following players would probably go high on most picks lists (for various reasons):
Miguel Sano
Devin Mesoraco
Bubba Starling
Travis D’Arnaud
Gary Sanchez
Jurickson Profar
Manny Machado
Nolan Arenado
by Hairylady on Jan 8, 2026 6:41 AM EST reply actions
Thanks peeps; keep 'em coming...
These are great; giving me much to think on already.
Re: Guys I Left Out. High Heater’s right: all already taken.
by Fanthead on Jan 8, 2026 2:28 PM EST reply actions
My list
1. Yu Darvish, if he’s available (after all, Cespedes is available…)
2. Cespedes
3. Lindor
4. Cuthberth
5. Marisnick
6. Bogaerts
7. Sale
8. Goldschmidt
9. Olt
10. Soler
The wind is in the buffalo.
by journeymen on Jan 9, 2026 9:57 AM EST reply actions
Thanks, Journeyman
Yu taken + with this list I wanted to focus on bats, not arms.
Intrigued that you have Sale, #7—much higher, I’m sure, than others would place him.
Also intrigued that you list Lindor over Bogaerts.
Contrarians get my attention. Would love to know the reasoning behind these two decisions.
best,
Fanthead
by Fanthead on Jan 9, 2026 1:58 PM EST reply actions
Quick List (Assuming 5X5 or some sort of typical roto setup)
1) Paul Goldschmidt (bird in the hand &, oh yeah, he’s good)
2) Yoennis Cespedes (proximity to MLB & potential everyday player)
3T) Oscar Taveras
3T) Xander Bogaerts
5) Jake Marisnick
6) Anthony Gose
7) Cheslor Cuthbert
8) Jorge Soler (totally speculative)
9) Francisco Lindor (maybe the best talent here though)
10) Byron Buxton
Also, I would think about Rymer Liriano in that Marisnick through Cuthbert range.
by Matt0330 on Jan 9, 2026 2:20 PM EST reply actions
my list
Soler
Marisinick
Cespedes
Bogaerts
Lindor
Gose
Goldschmist
Cuthbert
Taveras
Buxton
I think Wheeler and Liriano might supplant Taveras and Buxton
by Ghost_of_Brien_Taylor on Jan 9, 2026 2:21 PM EST reply actions
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