Which rookies are the guys to go after in fantasy baseball? Chris Crawford of ESPN Insider ranks his top 50 prospects for 2015. Three of his top four rookies are Cubans: Rusney Castillo (No. 1), Jorge Soler (No. 2) and Yasmany Tomas (No. 4). Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, who likely will spend a few weeks in Triple-A to start the season, is ranked No. 3.

Once you get past Bryant and the Cubs, however, there are few guaranteed impact players. I think Joc Pederson (No. 5) will be fine with the Dodgers but there is some risk due to his high strikeout rate at Triple-A, plus concern that his power was Albuquerque inflation. The Dodgers may also platoon him with Chris Heisey, so while Pederson has 20 homer-20 steal potential, playing time limits may results in 15-15.

I do like Andrew Heaney (No. 10) as a safe bet. He should win a spot in the Angels rotation, looks pretty polished after a good season in the minors, and will be helped a generous home park.

Overall, the state of hitting in the upper minors is reflected in these rankings. Thirteen of the top 25 players are pitchers and three of the 12 position players are older foreign free agents (Castillo, Tomas and Korean shortstop Jung Ho Kang of the Pirates). .