Prospects
2015 Fantasy Baseball: 30 Prospects In 30 Days — Miguel Sano
View image | gettyimages.com Profile Miguel Sano missed the entire 2014 minor league season following Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. He tore his UCL in spring training, but, after a full year of recovery and rehab, appears to be ready this season. Sano’s raw power can’t be overstated
2015 Fantasy Baseball: When Will Daniel Norris be Fantasy Relevant?
View image | gettyimages.com First of all, during spring training Daniel Norris lives in a Volkswagen Westfalia van nicknamed “Shaggy.” The Tennessee native is as interesting a person as he is a prospect. This offseason he was rated as baseball’s #17 prospect by MLB.com, number #18 by Keith Law, and
2015 Fantasy Baseball: 30 Prospects in 30 Days — Dylan Bundy
View image | gettyimages.com Profile Dylan Bundy is a walking lesson in prospect volatility. After rocketing through the Baltimore Orioles farm system and reaching the major leagues at age 19 in 2012, he blew out his elbow and sat out a full season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Bundy returned
2015 Fantasy Baseball: 30 Prospects in 30 Days — Kris Bryant
View image | gettyimages.com Profile Kris Bryant is a bad dude. The consensus top prospect in arguably the best system in baseball has overwhelming tools at the plate and a glove developing fast enough for him to stick at a position where the fantasy pool seems to get shallower every
2015 Fantasy Baseball: 30 Prospects in 30 Days — Joey Gallo
I originally wanted to name this piece ‘Chicks Dig the Long Ball’: The Joey Gallo Story. The reality is, everyone digs the long ball, and minor league prospects with power like the 21-year old Gallo possesses are few and far between. Using the 20-80 scouting scale to measure individual tools,
2015 Fantasy Baseball: 30 Prospects in 30 Days — Francisco Lindor
Profile Francisco Lindor is a freshly turned 21-year-old drafted by the Cleveland Indians eighth overall in 2011. Lindor doesn’t flash the light-tower power of Kris Bryant or the five-tool package of Byron Buxton, but the Puerto Rican does almost everything well. His skill set appeals to fantasy players in
2015 Fantasy Baseball: 30 Prospects in 30 Days — Carlos Correa
Three years ago, the Houston Astros made Carlos Correa the first overall selection in the amateur draft. They chose him over lumanaries like Mark Appel and Byron Buxton. For most fantasy baseball players, that is probably the last time you’ve heard of Correa. If you play year to year
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Farm Report, August 12
Well, Trevor May and Javier Baez have left us. Most like, they’ve left us for good. Baez did so with a bang, treating Coors Field like the launching bad it is. Sure, he swings and misses a ton, but when he makes contact angels sing. May’s debut did not go
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Farm Report, July 22
The MiLB report is back. Mookie Betts, after a short stint in Boston, is back in Triple-A. His long term prospects haven’t changed, though; his talent will likely shine through next season, when he should be in line for regular at-bats. Another stalwart, who bursted onto the scene, has struggled
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Farm Report, May 20
Since our last update, Kevin Gausman and Rafael Montero graduated; or graduated again in Gausman’s case. Montero’s debut was decent, especially considering he was probably feeling all sorts of jitters going up against the Yankees. He’s likely a spot starter in most leagues until he proves otherwise. Gausman, on the