It’s the Week 9 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, where we’re putting Eric Chavez in the wayback machine, resetting expectations for Yoenis Cespedes, and reminiscing about the days when Gio Gonzalez still had fastball command. Let’s get it. 3 TO CUT Gio Gonzalez | Washington Nationals | SP After posting

After being selected seventh overall in the 2009 Amateur Draft, Mike Minor has seen more bad days than good ones in Atlanta. Even though his strikeout numbers have been more than respectable, his career 4.37 ERA and 1.30 WHIP leave much to be desired. Minor started 30 games for the

The Mariners selected Taijuan Walker with a first-round supplemental pick (43rd overall) in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft. The Yucaipa, California product is an athletic right-handed starter that stands at 6’4”, 210 pounds entering his age twenty season. Walker’s three premium offerings — fastball, curveball and changeup — are still

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

The Seattle Mariners were in the news twice this past week with two large figure signings of starting pitchers. Felix Hernandez: Signed a seven year- $175 million dollar contract (still pending) which would make him the highest paid pitcher in baseball. This would obviously put an abrupt end to all