Just as in real life, one of the keys to success in dynasty fantasy baseball is building a strong talent pipeline. Championships are often won years beforehand by finding and stashing the right prospects who go on to develop into the cornerstones of a team. In a competitive dynasty league, many current superstars like Bobby Witt Jr. or Julio Rodriguez were drafted into minor league roster spots years before their MLB debuts. For teams in win-now mode that don’t want to wait for development, top prospects are still valuable trade capital that can bring back an established veteran at the deadline for the stretch run.

Who in HumBabe Dynasty is doing the best job with their farm system? There’s of course no way to know how prospects will pan out in the future, but generally those ranked higher in prospect rankings are more likely to develop into major league stars. In this article, I’m going to rank all sixteen teams in the HumBabe Dynasty League by the quality and quantity of their farm systems, as measured by FanGraphs’ prospect rankings.

Methodology: FanGraphs 2026 prospect rankings and ratings were used wherever possible. 2026 ratings are not yet available for prospects with a sub-50 Future Value (see below) for some teams. For those players, I used FanGraphs’ 2025 midseason ratings. Only players eligible as rookies for the 2026 season were considered, regardless if they were eligible as minor-league keepers. FV refers to Future Value, FanGraphs’ overall rating for a prospect using the 20–80 scouting scale. A 40 FV is a projected bench player or middle reliever, 50 FV is a projected average starter, and 60 FV is a projected All-Star. Only prospects with a FV of 45 or more were counted because they are usually the ones of interest in a dynasty fantasy league. Players with a good chance to make their MLB debut in 2026 are listed in bold.

#1: Coastal Splitters

Top 100 Prospects: 9

60+ FV: PIT SS Konnor Griffin (#1, 70 FV), DET 3B Kevin McGonigle (#5), ATH SS Leo De Vries (#6)

55 FV: SEA SS Colt Emerson (#11), WSH SS Eli Willits (#15), WSH RHP Jarlin Susana (#29)

50 FV: KC C Carter Jensen (#32), MIL RHP Brandon Sproat (#37), WSH C Harry Ford (#74)

45 FV: PIT LHP Hunter Barco

If anyone was hoping for the Splitters to decline, don’t hold your breath. This prospect collection is so good, you could probably make a whole second competitive team from just them in a few years. Konnor Griffin has Bobby Witt Jr. potential and could reach the big leagues this season. Kevin McGonigle could be one of the league’s best contact hitters. And if those two don’t work out, there are three more elite shortstops at different stages of the minors. Add in the pitchers and catchers, and the only problem the Splitters should have is how to free up enough roster spots.

#2: Galactic Crusaders

Top 100 Prospects: 9

60+ FV: MIA LHP Thomas White (#9)

55 FV: SF 1B Bryce Eldridge (#16), LAD RF Josue de Paula (#17), TB SS Carson Williams (#28)

50 FV: LAD CF Eduardo Quintero (#43), COL 3B Ethan Holliday (#47), CLE 2B Travis Bazzana (#54), SEA RF Lazaro Montes (#66), BOS SP Kyson Witherspoon (#96)

45 FV: LAD LHP Jackson Ferris

2025 Graduates: ATH RHP Luis Morales (#74 in 2025)

The next three systems in these rankings are pretty interchangeable, being not quite on the Splitters’ level but noticeably above the rest of the field. I’m putting the Galactic Crusaders in the #2 spot because of their depth with nine top-100 prospects. This farm system tends towards raw power with big lefty Thomas White and high-strikeout sluggers like Bryce Eldridge and Carson Williams. There are a lot of high-risk high-reward skillsets here, but because the Crusaders have so many of them, they’re likely to get at least a few breakout stars to pair with their potentially overpowering rotation.

#3: Florida Squeeze

Top 100 Prospects: 7

60+ FV: DET CF Max Clark (#7)

55 FV: BOS LHP Payton Tolle (#18), STL LHP Liam Doyle (#19), SEA RHP Ryan Sloan (#20), MIL SS Luis Pena (#24)

50 FV: ATH LHP Gage Jump (#81), CLE LHP Parker Messick (#82), WSH RHP Travis Sykora

45 FV: COL RHP Brody Brecht

2025 Graduates: MIL RHP Jacob Misiorowski (#20), SEA 2B Cole Young (#33), ATL RHP AJ Smith-Shawver (#48), CHW RHP Grant Taylor (#86), PIT RHP Braxton Ashcraft (#89)

Nothing is harder to find than quality starting pitching. The Squeeze clearly took that to heart and went on to build the league’s deepest collection of highly rated arms. This system is still one of the league’s best even after a lot of graduations in 2025. One interesting guy to watch this year will be Payton Tolle. This 6’6 250-pound lefty has a great fastball but needs to improve his secondary pitches. He’d fit well as a closer, but I’m sure both the Red Sox and the Squeeze would prefer him to stick in the rotation. Gage Jump and Parker Messick don’t have Tolle’s level of upside but should also see big-league starts this year. The big year for this system should be 2027, when Doyle and Sloan could be big-time arms and Max Clark will bring his five-tool talent to the lineup.

#4: Eastside Bombers

Top 100 Prospects: 6

60+ FV: MIL SS Jesus Made (#2, 65 FV), BAL C Samuel Basallo (#4, 65 FV)

55 FV: DET SS Bryce Rainer (#23)

50 FV: PIT RHP Seth Hernandez (#45), NYY SS George Lombard Jr. (#49), MIA RF Owen Caissie (#62)

45 FV: PHI OF Justin Crawford, NYY OF Spencer Jones, STL RHP Tink Hence

The Eastside Bombers have a little less depth than the Crusaders or Squeeze, but they stand out with their top-end talent. Samuel Basallo will be the big name to watch this year. In 2025, he slugged .589 as a 20-year-old in AAA to earn a major-league callup. He struggled in 109 at-bats with the Orioles, but the metrics (.187 BABIP, 25% strikeout rate) suggest he was unlucky rather than overmatched. Meanwhile, Jesus Made was a rare player to reach the AA level as an 18-year-old. He looks like a superstar in the making. While those two guys are the clear headliners, the Bombers’ system also has a deep assortment of high-upside but raw prospects like Seth Hernandez and MLB-ready role players like Owen Caissie and Justin Crawford. Watch out for Spencer Jones, the big 6’7” Yankees outfield prospect with huge power but a high strikeout rate, which sounds familiar for some reason.

#5: Say Hey Kids

Top 100 Prospects: 6

55 FV: PHI RHP Andrew Painter (#27)

50 FV: CHW LHP Noah Schultz (#36), COL LF Charlie Condon (#67), MIL C Jeferson Quero (#76), MIA LHP Robby Snelling (#80), SEA SS Felnin Celesten (#86)

45 FV: MIL RHP Andrew Fischer, SF LHP Carson Whisenhunt

2025 Graduates: ARI 3B Jordan Lawlar (#17)

The Say Hey Kids’ three top prospects are in similar situations, having big upside but struggling with injuries in 2025. Andrew Painter is the most interesting guy here. He was highly regarded enough to be a top-10 prospect in 2025 even coming off Tommy John surgery. He struggled in AAA with a 5.40 ERA but will still get a chance to crack the Phillies’ opening day rotation if he can shake the rust off. Behind him, Noah Schultz brings a nasty slider but has dealt with knee problems. Charlie Condon was also a #3 overall pick known for his power which has been limited in pro ball by hand injuries. This trio has great potential if they can stay healthy, and there is some good depth in the system behind them. If not, they could make a good basketball lineup with Painter at 6’7”, Schultz at 6’10”, and Condon at 6’6”.

#6: Perth Platypi

Top 100 Prospects: 7

50 FV: BOS LHP Connelly Early (#38), TOR SS Arjun Nimmala (#48), NYM RHP Jonah Tong (#58), ATL RHP JR Ritchie (#68), NYY RHP Carlos Lagrange (#73), CHC C Moises Ballesteros (#84), MIA SS Aiva Arquette (#87)

45 FV: None

2025 Graduates: ATL C Drake Baldwin (#11), NYY RHP Cam Schlittler (#48), CHW C Kyle Teel (#54), CHC RHP Cade Horton (#58), CHW RHP Sean Burke

The Perth system lacks elite prospects but has a deep collection of solid projected starters. And if their current MLB-ready prospects turn out anything close to last year’s class, the Platypi will be a team to watch in 2026. Connelly Early and Moises Ballesteros had strong 2025 debuts and Jonah Tong was better than his 7.71 ERA indicated. Ballesteros may be a DH going forward, but it’s not a big problem for Perth who already have two good young catchers. Nimmala, Lagrange, and Arquette have raw talent but need a few more years of development.

#7: Jackal Attack

Top 100 Prospects: 3

60+ FV: NYM RHP Nolan McLean (#3, 65 FV)

55 FV: NYM CF Carson Benge (#21)

50 FV: LAD RF Zyhir Hope (#41)

45 FV: SF OF Drew Gilbert, PIT OF Jhostynxon Garcia, ATH RHP Gunnar Hoglund, MIN RHP Charlee Soto

2025 Graduates: CHW RHP Shane Smith

How does a system with only three top-100 prospects get ranked in the top half of the league? It helps when one of them is practically an established ace. Nolan McLean dominated with a 2.06 ERA over eight 2025 starts, but his 48 innings pitched fell just within the cutoff to still be considered a prospect for 2026. He should be joined on the Mets’ big-league roster by Carson Benge, who will get every chance to take the starting right field job. Drew Gilbert, Gunnar Hoglund, and the player I’d prefer to type as J. Garcia should also contribute in the majors this year, making this MLB-ready system a good fit for the defending champions. Looking further ahead, Zyhir Hope has big upside but is expected to spend 2026 in AA ball.

#8: Pablo and the Secret Weapons

Top 100 Prospects: 5

55 FV: PHI SS Aidan Miller (#13), CIN C Alfredo Duno (#22)

50 FV: LAA RHP George Klassen (#57), TB RHP Brody Hopkins (#59), MIL RHP Logan Henderson (#88)

45 FV: TOR SS JoJo Parker

2025 Graduates: BOS OF Roman Anthony, ATH 1B Nick Kurtz

Pablo’s farm system produced two of the best rookie seasons of 2025 in Nick Kurtz and Roman Anthony. That level of impact would be pretty hard to repeat, but there are still some solid mid-level arms who will contribute in 2026. Pablo will hope for Logan Henderson to pick up where he left off in 2025. Henderson has never been ranked as a top prospect but has a nasty changeup that helped him post a sub-2.00 ERA over five starts. Brody Hopkins and George Klassen should also push for some 2026 innings. On the offensive side, top prospect Aidan Miller could see a callup later this year. Power-hitting catcher Alfredo Duno is a name to watch further in the future.

#9: Golden City Gatekeepers

Top 100 Prospects: 3

60+ FV: PIT RHP Bubba Chandler (#10)

55 FV: None

50 FV: SEA LHP Kade Anderson (#50), STL SHP Jurrangelo Cijntje (#94), SD C Ethan Salas (NR)

45 FV: CIN 3B Cam Collier, STL LHP Quinn Matthews

2025 Graduates: LAD RHP Roki Sasaki (#1), COL RHP Chase Dollander (#12), KC OF Jac Caglianone (#18), CHC 3B Matt Shaw (#22), MIN 2B Luke Keaschall (#56), CWS SS Colson Montgomery

The Gatekeepers drop down the list not because of lack of talent, but simply because they graduated the most prospects to the majors of any team. The Gatekeepers should get further help in 2026 from Bubba Chandler, one of the best pitching prospects in baseball. Chandler has a great fastball-changeup combo and showed improving control with just four walks in 31 innings of his major-league debut. Kade Anderson is another pitcher to watch who should reach the majors quickly after being drafted #3 out of LSU. The most interesting player here is Jurrangelo Cijntje. While the boring reality is that he has higher potential as a righty, who wouldn’t want to see him switch-pitch in the majors?

#10: LeBronto Blue James

Top 100 Prospects: 3

55 FV: TEX SS Sebastian Walcott (#30)

50 FV: MIN CF Walker Jenkins (#31), CHC RHP Jaxon Wiggins (#72)

45 FV: MIN OF Emmanuel Rodriguez, NYM SS Elian Pena, BAL SS Wehiwa Aloy, TOR LHP Ricky Tiedemann, MIN RHP Marco Raya, WSH RHP Alejandro Rosario

LeBronto’s farm system took a big hit with the news their top prospect Sebastian Walcott will miss the 2026 season with UCL surgery. A healthy Walcott would have this system ranked a few spots higher. As of now, Walker Jenkins is the player to watch. He has a solid all-around skillset and should make his big-league debut this year if he can hit at AAA as he has at every other level of the minors. Most of the depth behind those two are either fringy pitchers who look to be headed to the bullpen like Tiedemann and Raya, or players who need a few more years like Wiggins or Rodriguez. LeBronto probably won’t mind waiting for their development and for Walcott to get healthy, since they’re not exactly lacking for major-league talent.

#11: Super Smash ‘Stros

Top 100 Prospects: 4

55 FV: CLE RF Chase DeLauter (#26)

50 FV: CHW LHP Hagen Smith (#65), MIL CF Jett Williams (#75), CHW RF Braden Montgomery (#100)

45 FV: PHI RHP Gage Wood

2025 Graduates: MIN RHP Mick Abel, TEX RHP Kumar Rocker

The ‘Stros strong offense should be able to add another power bat in Chase DeLauter, who should land a spot in the Guardians’ starting lineup. DeLauter’s hitting-first skillset should fit well in fantasy — the only risk would be if he ends up as a full-time DH. The pitching side is weaker after the graduations of Abel and Rocker, though Hagen Smith and Gage Wood could change that in a year or two.

#12: Brooklyn Robins

Top 100 Prospects: 1

60 FV: TOR SP Trey Yesavage (#8)

55 FV: None

50 FV: None

45 FV: ATH RHP Mason Barnett

2025 Graduates: BOS 3B Marcelo Mayer, ATL RHP Hurston Waldrep

You don’t see many prospects who’ve already proven themselves in the World Series, but that’s exactly who the Robins have in Trey Yesavage. With his nasty stuff and track record, FanGraphs’ #8 ranking still seems too low. The rest of the farm system could use a refresh with Yesavage joining 2025 graduates Marcelo Mayer and Hurston Waldrep (who unfortunately got hurt) in the majors.

#13: Wally Mash

Top 100 Prospects: 1

55 FV: STL 2B JJ Wetherholt (#12)

50 FV: None

45 FV: ARI SS Kayson Cunningham, MIA RHP Noble Meyer

It’s clear JJ Wetherholt can really hit after he posted a combined .306/.421/.510 slash line across AA and AAA in 2025. Wetherholt looks like a future leadoff hitter who will get a lot of at-bats, score a lot of runs, and generally have a high floor owing to his skillset. He also has a clear path to the Cardinals’ 2026 second base job after Brendan Donovan was traded to Seattle. The rest of the system is pretty thin with their two next best prospects Cunningham and Meyer still at single-A.

#14: Nashville Stars

Top 100 Prospects: 1

50 FV: LAA RHP Tyler Bremner (#52), CIN RHP Rhett Lowder (NR)

45 FV: ATL LHP Cam Caminiti

Nashville got a boost to their farm system last year with the addition of #2 overall MLB pick Tyler Bremner from UC Santa Barbara. Bremner has enough talent and polish to get to the majors in his first professional season and help the Stars replace the injured Pablo Lopez. His biggest enemy may be the Angels’ less-than-stellar record of developing pitchers. Rhett Lowder is another guy who should get major-league innings, although he profiles more as a back-end starter.

#15: London Bag Club

Top 100 Prospects: None

45 FV: CLE OF Kahlil Watson, PIT 2B Termarr Johnson, BAL C/1B/RF Ike Irish

2025 Graduates: ATH SS Jacob Wilson (#32), MIA C Agustin Ramirez (#43)

These last two teams land at the bottom of this ranking after graduating multiple top prospects in 2025. London’s two best hitting prospects are in the majors now, but they still have a few interesting hitters set to debut in 2026 and ’27. Kahlil Watson could see a callup this year and brings a power/speed combo, while 2022 #4 pick Termarr Johnson showed great contact skills in AA. The big weakness here is pitching. The only minor league pitcher on the roster is Forrest Whitley, who at 28 is running out of time to realize his former top-prospect status.

#16: Lone Star Drillers

Top 100 Prospects: None

45 FV: PIT RHP Thomas Harrington, ATH LHP Jamie Arnold

2025 Graduates: WSH OF Dylan Crews (#3), CIN RHP Chase Burns (#6), DET RHP Troy Melton (#70)

This system would obviously have ranked much higher last year but is currently thin with two top-10 prospects having graduated. Thomas Harrington could provide some innings this year if he can turn things around after a rough 2025. The most interesting name here is Jamie Arnold from Florida State. Arnold had the talent to be considered a potential #1 overall pick going into 2025 but fell to #11 in the MLB draft. He has a great fastball/slider combo and has reportedly added a cutter and changeup this offseason. With the A’s needing starting pitching, he could be in the big leagues soon.