Sleepers

Amador was down in Triple-A singing, "Hello from the other side..." as he hit .303/.405/.478 in Triple-A begging for another call-up to Denver. Amador ended up in 41 games with the Rockies, but once again looked terribly overmatched against big-league pitching and now has a paltry 26 wRC+ over parts of two seasons with the club. Yet, he remains one of the top prospects in the organization and has a decent chance of winning the second base job in camp. If he can somehow tap into his minor league hitting prowess at the big league level, this could potentially be rewarding end-game pick in deep NL-Only or draft and hold formats, but there is some serious digging to be done to get to that vein of gold.

There aren't that many prospects who have a realistic chance of hitting 30 homers and stealing 30 bases in the same big-league season, and Baez is one of those select few. He received a $2.25 million bonus in the 2021 draft out of high school because of his massive power potential and long-term upside. A 6-foot-3, 220-pound brick house with the speed to patrol center field and the arm for right field, Baez is still dripping with fantasy-relevant tools, but massive strikeout issues to begin his career led to him being dropped in most dynasty leagues at some point before 2025. Baez was demoted to Single-A and placed on the Development List on July 30, 2024. He returned with a reworked swing a few weeks later and logged a 181 wRC+ in 15 games to close 2024. Baez dominated (152 wRC+) in a brief 38-game run at High-A to open 2025 and then fully broke out in 79 games at Double-A. All told, Baez slashed .287/.384/.500 with 20 homers, 54 steals, an 11.8 percent walk rate and a 20.6 percent strikeout rate. He looks more like a power hitter than a speedster, but he's spoken about how much he likes stealing bases, and he was successful on 85.7 percent of his attempts in 2025. Baez was added to the 40-man roster this offseason and is likely the Cardinals' right fielder of the future. He could be up early in 2026 if he handles Triple-A the way he did Double-A.