The minor league regular season is essentially over. RoboScout can power down for now–with some postmortem articles to come in the coming weeks.
In some leagues, this evening is the final FAAB of the fantasy baseball season before the FYPD draft or next season. Earlier this week, we discussed some minor league hitters with traits to target and minor league pitchers with traits to target. Some of these names are probably still available in your leagues. Get in before they take off in the offseason or next season.
As a reminder, the RoboScore is the value (0 to 100) assigned per level by RoboScout based on 2024 statistical performance and projecting fantasy value (without considering defensive ability or position). The RoboCast number is the RoboScore but with Statcast blended in and then transformed to the 0 to 100 scale.
Double-A Hitters (min 25 PA) – FINAL
| Rank | Name | Team | Robo | RoboCast |
| 1 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | MIN | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Roman Anthony | BOS | 90 | 91 |
| 3 | Agustin Ramirez | MIA | 90 | 90 |
| 4 | Luke Keaschall | MIN | 85 | 89 |
| 5 | Bryce Eldridge | SFG | 86 | 88 |
| 6 | Moises Ballesteros | CHC | 88 | 87 |
| 7 | Cole Young | SEA | 85 | 86 |
| 8 | Kristian Campbell | BOS | 80 | 85 |
| 9 | Matthew Lugo | BOS | 81 | 85 |
| 10 | Walker Jenkins | MIN | 82 | 85 |
| 11 | Sebastian Walcott | TEX | 90 | 82 |
| 12 | Ryan Clifford | NYM | 83 | 82 |
| 13 | Carter Jensen | KCR | 82 | 82 |
| 14 | Samuel Basallo | BAL | 90 | 81 |
| 15 | Alex Freeland | LAD | 74 | 80 |
| 16 | Edgar Quero | CHW | 76 | 79 |
| 17 | Dalton Rushing | LAD | 72 | 79 |
| 18 | Carson Williams | TBR | 81 | 79 |
| 19 | Hao-Yu Lee | DET | 78 | 78 |
| 20 | Matt Shaw | CHC | 76 | 77 |
| 21 | Jimmy Crooks | STL | 71 | 77 |
| 22 | Cooper Ingle | CLE | 70 | 77 |
| 23 | Alejandro Osuna | TEX | 73 | 76 |
| 24 | Deyvison De Los Santos | MIA | 82 | 75 |
| 25 | Colby Thomas | OAK | 72 | 75 |
With a final Double-A slash line of .281/.379/.416, Cooper Ingle (Guardians) finishes in the top 25 for hitters at the level. With a 14% walk rate–after a 17% in his 305 plate appearances in High-A–the catcher projects to have something like a .350 OBP at peak in the major leagues, albeit with 12-to-15 home run power.
As you would expect given his results–and that he’s a Guardians prospect–Ingle shows a plus contact rate and above-average to plus swing decisions. Also, as one might expect, he doesn’t have thunderous bat speed. Ingle’s 101 mph 90th percentile exit velocity is below-average for the level, though his xwOBAcon is average. In two-catcher leagues–especially where OBP is a category–Ingle is showing more than enough hit tool chops to be rostered. He should probably be considered a top 150 to 200 fantasy prospect, but does need to advance his work behind the plate.
Yankees catcher Rafael Flores ranks outside the top 25 but inside the top 50. He compiled a 150 wRC+ in Double-A…