Top 10 First Year Player Prospects for 2019 Fantasy Baseball

The first year player draft is an annual event for dynasty leagues, especially the really deep ones where everybody and their brother is already owned. They consist of players from the previous season's draft and any international signings. These rankings will sometimes include MLB-ready prospects from abroad, and they'll be relevant in standard redraft leagues. I'm spending a little extra time with the top ten, and next week the rest of the top 50 will roll out. That should get you through at least the first few rounds of a first year player draft. I've played in some really deep dynasty leagues and the approach changes dramatically depending on your competitive window, your draft position, and how many picks you have (some people collect FYPD picks like an 80's kid collects Pogs). These rankings don't take any of that into account and instead occur in a vacuum. I tend to value hitters over pitchers, hit tools over every other tool, and up-the-middle defenders over other positions. Also, these rankings consider 2018 performances in addition to the players' scouting grades (some fared better than others in their first go at pro ball).