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𝐌𝐋𝐁 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 (2026):
Here are some MLB Futures that are worth a look in my opinion:
𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝟖𝟔.𝟓 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 -𝟏𝟏𝟎
With the Mariners looking like they are taking over the AL West throne and the Athletics likely on the rise, it may just take a collective wake up from both the Angels and Rangers this season to really make the Astros an average team in this division. While Houston still has a fairly competitive lineup and a pitching staff that could still be very strong if healthy (we will also see how Tatsuya Imai truly carries things over into the MLB), the way the last season ended just gives off vibes that the dynasty has come to an end. We saw this similar pattern with the Chicago Blackhawks back in the late 2010s.
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐱 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝟔𝟕.𝟓 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 -𝟏𝟏𝟎
The Chicago White Sox should be getting better. The core is essentially in their early 20s and growing together, meaning that most of them should improve in every aspect. Bringing in Munetaka Murakami is also a display that the team is serious about being more competitive. In a division that is very up in the air, it will just take some good early rhythm from a motivated group to likely be enough to get this team to at least 70 wins.
𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎.𝟓 𝐇𝐑𝐬 -𝟏𝟏𝟓
Now this one is either going to look like an obvious mistake or an easy anticipated win. I'm choosing to look at the glass half full here. While highly touted from the beginning, with all the physical makings of a powerful slugger, Cruz has been a disappointment overall so far in his MLB career. However, nothing takes the cake like last season, which was the only year so far that his hitting took a significant step backwards. So either one of two things will likely happen here. Either he's really in a serious decline that he won't be rebounding from for whatever reason, or, he took the offseason to put 2025 in the past, train hard, and work on becoming a serious ball player in the years to come as initially anticipated. Well so far, I think it is the latter. We have seen an incredible Spring Training so far, which at least shows that he's in game mode to start 2026. Even bigger, Cruz was a beast of the Dominican Republic in the WBC earlier this month. He hit .600 through 8 plate appearances, and also crushed 2 HRs in the tournament. This goes to show that he is also ready show up when it matters. I'm rooting for, and expecting a great year from Oneill.
𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟓.𝟓 𝐇𝐑𝐬 -𝟏𝟎𝟓
I know the White Sox catcher will not be starting his season until later on in April, but I expect a pretty decent jump from him in progress even with a late start. Last year, he was already on pace for more than 15 HRs, and this is factoring in him needing some time to get adjusted to the majors. In reality, it took Teel just 51 games to hit his 8 HRs, as he did not hit any in his first month and a half of his rookie season last year. At 24, I expect him to get even better. If he can hit at a 25 HR pace when comfortable, I don't see why he won't destroy this total if healthy.
𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐑𝐬:
𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨 +𝟐𝟓𝟎𝟎
Yes, I understand that there are a handful of guys who can be expected to hit 50+ HRs if they remain healthy all year...but that's the problem right there. Injuries do happen, as well as letdown seasons. It's always better to go with high value for these individual awards or accomplishments. Of course anything can happen, but Caminero has not looked like the injury-prone type yet early in his career. Factor in that he is only 22 years old, and just coming off essentially his true rookie full season, we can expect him to get better every season for the next few years. Every homerun hitter seen to be better than Caminero right now is likely not getting any better than their current optimal state, so who knows what ceiling Junior has? He's really the sweet spot here, as he is not "proven" like Judge, Schwarber, and Ohtani, who have all repeated strong homerun seasons multiple times...but he is also the only one of all of them who may be nowhere near their peak yet. Either way, this is incredible value. It may also be a great hedge if he does remain healthy and the race is tight later on.
𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐂𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠:
𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐛 +𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎
In my honest opinion, +2000 is a massive disrespect to a guy who has been pretty much a top five pitcher in the NL ever since his first true season as a starter for the Giants five years ago. I get it. When guys like Skenes and Yamamoto have done things to get the hype they deserve, it will always skew the odds in favor of them and undervalue those beneath them, but I think Logan Webb can hang in there with the best of them. Even barring injuries, the dice could be expected to roll towards any of 5-6 guys in the NL that are Cy Young material when at their best. Why not go with the +2000 option who also happens to be extremely consistent so far.
𝐌𝐋𝐁 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑:
𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 +𝟓𝟎𝟎
While Paul Skenes may not be the absolute best pure strikeout guy (though he is also not far off), there is a reason he has a Cy Young within the first 55 starts of his career. The guy is special, and also very effective. Part of being effective so far, has also been is ability to avoid being injury prone despite being a high velocity pitcher. He is also a low mileage pitcher in comparison to some of those who may be above him in terms of strikeout ability, and is carefully monitored to avoid potential injuries. Getting a well managed 23 year old top velocity pitcher who could still be years from his peak at +500 to be the K leader? We'll take it.
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