There is nothing more tempting in fantasy baseball than thinking you just hit the lotto after racing to your free agent list before the other owners in your league to pick up the latest hot shot prospect.  Sure, there is the rare Mike Trout of 2012, but more often than

University of San Diego 3B/1B/OF Kris Bryant is good at hitting baseballs, very good, in fact, at hitting them hard and far and often. The right-handed slugger is having a season for the ages while putting himself in line to be the Toreros’ first ever top three draft choice (Baltimore

Two separate things are true about Loganville, GA outfielder Clint Frazier: he is, almost, universally rated as a top 5 prospect in this year’s draft and he is, in my opinion, very underrated. Everyone in the baseball draft media seems like to like Clint Frazier, but no one loves him.

  Michael Wacha (P – Memphis Redbirds) The Cardinals have one of the greatest problems in baseball to have… too much good, young pitching. Among them are Miller, Rosenthal, Martinez, Jenkins and Wacha. Michael Wacha was the Cardinals first overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft (19th overall) and has been

Prospect Profile: Kris Bryant Position:  3B/OF/1B Height:  6-5 Weight:  215 Bats/Throws:  R-R Birthdate:  Jan. 4, 1992 College:  San Diego 2013 Class: Junior Hometown:  Las Vegas, Nev. High School; Bonanza Previously Drafted:  Blue Jays 2010, 18th round Projected 2013 Draft Round: 1st

Brett Talley (@TheRealTAL) and Alan Harrison (@TheFantasyFix) are joined by Jason Parks (@professorparks) of Baseball Prospectus (@baseballpro). Jason is BP’s propsect expert and man does he know his shit. Jason drops well over an hour’s worth of prodigious prospect talk. They discuss Tony Cingrani, Jose Fernandez, Wil Myers, Jurickson Profar,

Every fantasy baseball player has two loves, numbers and prospects. As the first month of the season draws to a close and small sample sizes begin to transform into trends, we watch ever so closely looking to stay a step ahead of our competition. Certain categories, like strikeouts, speed or

Sometimes scouting is exceedingly difficult. The footwork necessary to successfully turn a double-play, a batter being able to cover the outside pitch without opening up a hole inside, the softness of a catcher’s hands aiding him in framing pitches; these skills can best be seen by experienced and dedicated scouts.

Mark Appel is finally pitching like the star he’s been made out to be. The Stanford right-hander entered the 2012 draft as the number one prospect on media draft boards and in his own mind or, at least, the mind of his agent, the Baseball Antichrist Scott Boras. Appel’s slide

The Miami Marlins drafted Jose Fernandez with the 14th overall selection in the first round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft out of Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida. The 6-foot-3 215 pound right-hander arrived in the Tampa area after defecting from Cuba by speedboat in 2008. He subsequently