As the nation thaws out from the winter’s harshest deep freeze, The Dynasty Guru brings you the Consensus Top 45 Third Base Prospects, with comments from Brian and Daniel Labude. Grab a seat by the fire, sip your hot chocolate, and enjoy tiers three and four.

Tier 3 #19 – 29

This third tier has deep league prospects that really have some high end, scary tools. Brandon Winokur is a monster, standing 6-foot-6 and weighing 210 pounds. He has been a power/speed threat over his first two full seasons in professional baseball, averaging 16 home runs and 25 stolen bases. While he did hit into some bad luck in 2025 with a .275 BABIP, his contact skills at the plate have been worrisome and driven his downward slide in rankings. He has had big strikeout concerns over his first two seasons, a 28.0% strikeout at Single-A Fort Myers in 2024 was cut down to 24.8% in 2025 at High-A Cedar Rapids. His contact rates have similarly increased as well going from 63.4% to 67.8%, showing a young hitter slowly improving at the plate. If he can continue to improve his bat-to-ball skills in 2026, he could see a rise back up into tier 2, or maybe even higher, but a failure to do so might see his prospect value plummet to unrecoverable levels. Another prospect with big potential is Yohandy Morales of the Washington Nationals. After slashing .315/.366/.520 at Double-A Harrisburg, he struggled at Triple-A Rochester by slashing .249/.330/.401. He saw his strikeout rate jump from 23.2% to 30.3% and his contact rate fall from 72.5% to 66.5%. He could be a buy low candidate though, as he has shown in the past to make adjustments in the offseason and begin the next year on fire at the level he left off at. If he can do it again, he could be in line for a call-up to the major leagues by the middle of summer. He has great gap-to-gap power, ending 2025 with 31 doubles (98th percentile) and 15 home runs (91st percentile). If you are looking for a bounce back candidate and someone that could increase their prospect value quickly in 2026, he is your guy. (Brian Labude)

Let’s keep this nice and short, if you are looking for the next star prospect that has similarities to Kevin McGonigle’s profile, look no further than Devin Fitz-Gerald. He has the hit tool, swing, and power to make a big leap this coming season. Check out my prospect spotlight coming out later to see a more detailed breakdown of this 2026 breakout candidate. (Daniel Labude)

Tier 4 #30 – 45

Charles McAdoo just can’t seem to break out in any meaningful manner and get himself into a higher tier. Last year, he continued to show really good power/speed tools, hitting 24 doubles (92nd percentile), 16 home runs (93rd percentile), and stealing 34 bases (94th percentile). His hang up has been with his plate discipline, striking out at a 27.7% clip in 2025 and only walking 9.1% of the time. He has to find some way to better those numbers, as well as his 71.1% contact rate from last season. If he can manage to do those things, he could end up seeing a late promotion to the big leagues at the end of summer. (Brian Labude)

I love this tier maybe more than the third one and it is possible I am biased, but I love what I have seen from Tim Piasentin. I think he is super underrated and if you asked me, I’d say he has the chance to be better than Ethan Holliday for fantasy baseball. Bat speed, exit velocities, launch angles, raw power, etc. If there was one FYPD prospect that I’m hitching my wagon to and going along for the ride, it is Piasentin. He could be a big time riser in the years ahead.

A prospect at the bottom of this tier could actually have an immediate impact in the major leagues and that is Orelvis Martinez. After signing with the Washington Nationals, he could push for playing time at the major league level with an improved Spring Training. He still has the bat speed and power, but after a rough year he needs to find a way to make contact again. A change of scenery might be the best thing here and hopefully the Nationals can help him figure out how to get on the field in the major leagues again. (Daniel Labude)