Fantasy Baseball Prospects Report: The 12 best prospects who were dealt at the trade deadline
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- Zyhir Hope was traded to the Tigers from the Dodgers in the Tarik Skubal package, batting .291 with 23 HR, 18 SB and a .893 OPS at AA — the columnist rates him closer to a top-25 prospect despite some national lists placing him outside the top 50.
- Ramon Marquez, sent to the Giants from the Phillies in the Luis Arraez trade, posted a 24% swinging-strike rate across two A-ball levels — better than any major league starting pitcher has ever achieved — driven by a changeup the writer pegs near an 80 grade.
- Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale were packaged together by the Brewers to the Cardinals for Dustin May and JoJo Romero, and the columnist argues Frias 'deserved more than what the Brewers got back,' citing a 117 mph exit velocity Frias registered as an 18-year-old in Rookie ball.
- Anthony Eyanson moved to the Orioles from the Red Sox in the Adley Rutschman deal, posting a 1.32 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 94 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings across A+ and AA while ranking 34th on Baseball America's top 100.
- Sammy Stafura was sent to the Mets from the Pirates in the Luke Weaver trade amid a 16-homer surge across 22 games, with his strikeout rate dropping from a 30% overall mark to 25% during that stretch.
- River Ryan, also part of the Skubal return to Detroit, was putting up a 2.81 ERA with 11.3 K/9 in his return from Tommy John surgery before a hamstring strain landed him on the IL, preserving his rookie status to age 27.
Why it matters: The column explicitly diverges from consensus prospect rankings, so fantasy GMs tracking only mainstream lists could miss Marquez's historic 24% swinging-strike rate and the upside arriving in St. Louis via the underpriced Frias/Ragsdale package. Multiple teams — Tigers, Orioles, Giants, Cardinals, Mets — now control young assets whose fantasy value hinges on playing-time paths the source flags as promising but unproven.
