Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects for 2016

The 2016 season has already seen several Top 100 pitching prospects make their debuts in Robert Stephenson, Blake Snell and Aaron Blair. That trend continued on Wednesday with the arrival of Twins No. 1 prospect and No. 16 overall prospect Jose Berrios — the top-ranked fantasy prospect in this series’ previous installment — who yielded five runs in four innings against the Indians at Target Field. Though he was saddled with the loss, the 21-year-old righty showcased impressive stuff en route to striking out five hitters.

Two more Top 100 hurlers are scheduled to make their debuts today, with Sean Manaea (No. 65) going for the A’s and Michael Fulmer (No. 50) for the Tigers. Both hurlers rank as their respective team’s No. 1 pitching prospect, and, much like Berrios, have the potential to be immediate fantasy contributors.

Who might be next to get the call and make a fantasy impact? That’s what this weekly feature is all about. Here is a Top 10 list of fantasy prospects currently in the Minor Leagues, ranked based on potential impact this season. Talent is obviously a big factor, but opportunity also figures heavily into the decision-making process. In parentheses is where each prospect ranked in our previous fantasy rankings.

1. Trea Turner, SS, Nationals (Previous rank: 2)

Turner has lit up Triple-A pitching to begin the season, batting .342/.410/.507 with seven extra-base hits in 19 games. The 22-year-old shortstop leads the International League in runs scored (17), is third in hits (25) and fourth in steals (6) and owns the sixth-highest OPS (.916). Danny Espinosa, meanwhile, has hit just .172 (10-for-58) in 21 games for the Nationals.

2. Blake Snell, LHP, Rays (Previous rank: 3)

Snell impressed last Saturday in his big league debut at Yankee Stadium, tossing five innings of one-run ball during which he allowed just two hits and struck out six. …

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