Prospect
2015-16 FANTASY BASKETBALL: PROSPECTING – OTTO PILOT
Otto Porter (22-years-old) I blame DeMarre Carroll for the new influx of the ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ fantasy player. Blame might not be the best word, actually for roto purposes it clearly isn’t the best word, but this season has seen late round or waiver wire names
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Aaron Hicks – CF – Minnesota Twins
Aaron Hicks is an outfield prospect for the Minnesota Twins who may have just officially changed his adjective description from prospect to “rookie”. Going into the 2013 season Hicks was rated the 98th best prospect in baseball by mlb.com, but a strong spring campaign and a weak level of competition
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Jonathan Singleton – 1B – Houston Astros
Jonathan Singleton was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 8th round of the 2009 draft out of high school. The big lefty (6’2″ 235 lbs) got to Houston by way of trade when Hunter Pence was sent to Philly. Singleton has been suspended for the first 50 games of
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Danny Hultzen – SP – Seattle Mariners
Danny Hultzen was drafted out of high school in the tenth round of the 2009 draft, but he did not sign and went to the University of Virginia. He was drafted again in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 draft by the Mariners. Hultzen is a lefty with
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Dylan Bundy – SP – Baltimore Orioles
Dylan Bundy is the highest rated pitching prospect in all of baseball and is creating a lot of buzz and excitement around Baltimore regarding his future. You can’t blame an Orioles fan for envisioning him as their Stephen Strasburg. But before we hop into Doc Brown’s Delorean and head to
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Cody Buckel – SP – Texas Rangers
Is Cody Buckel a top of the rotation pitcher? Or is he destined to be back of the rotation fodder. Read along as we walk through Buckel’s resume. I scouted Buckel last year and a short report is also included. Profile Cody Buckel was drafted in the 2nd round of
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Travis d’Arnaud – C – New York Mets
This is my first installment in the 30 for 30 series so a little primer may be in order. I like to analyze a prospect through a few different lenses before reaching a conclusion. I call it the five Ps of prospects. Sometime, I can throw a sixth lens into
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Trevor Bauer – SP – Cleveland Indians
Trevor Bauer is a highly touted prospect recently acquired by the Cleveland Indians from the Arizona Diamondbacks. He has an incredibly high ceiling in terms of potential in that his stuff, once polished, can be that good. However, Bauer is very young, only 22 years old, and with that age
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Jurickson Profar – 2B/SS – Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers have arguably the top prospect in all of baseball in Jurickson Profar. The super talented shortstop/second baseman is consistently found at the top of all prospect lists and for good reason. He is a five tool player who at such a young age has shown the plate