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Prospect News: If You’re Gladney And You Know It

May 21, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 39 Comments

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With Jorge Polanco going to the injured list, Twins SS Royce Lewis has a window to step into the limelight. He won’t get the first chance with 2B Edouard Julien slashing .333/.471/.537 with two home runs in 16 May games at Triple-A. Doesn’t much matter if Lewis gets the first chance or not; he’s a must-add in just about every sized league while we wait for the Polanco fallout. Wouldn’t hurt to make room for Julien either if you have the chance, especially in OBP leagues. 

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Prospect News: Case Of Vientos v. Vogelbach, Mr. Met Presiding

May 17, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 26 Comments

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Mets 1B Mark Vientos was recalled this morning, and while it’s not easy to see where he’ll play, Vientos has real reason to be in the minors. He’s hitting .333 with 13 homers and has cut his K-rate by 8.8 percent between last year and this one. He slashed .280/.358/.519 with 24 home runs in 101 Triple-A games last year even with the 29.3 percent strikeout rate. Strong-side designated hitter Dan Vogelbach hasn’t been a power threat this year, but his 119 wRC+ and .376 on base percentage might make him difficult for the rookie to displace. 

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Prospect News: Stash List Volume 3: Red Letter Days

May 14, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 37 Comments

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Graduated from Stash List Volume 2: The First Strand: Matt Mervis, Brandon Pfaadt, Gavin Stone, Christopher Morel. Just a refresher or if it’s your first season with us: Players like Jordan Walker and Taj Bradley are ineligible for the stash list because anyone who has already been promoted in-season is ineligible. Guys like Christophper Morel […]

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Prospect News: Morel Hazards, Pfaadt Pfizzles, Schmitt Happens 

May 10, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 31 Comments

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Athletics 2B Jordan Diaz homered three times on Tuesday. Something’s in the water out there. Don’t turn your nose up at any Oakland players finding daylight, is all I’m saying. The jokes at this organization’s expense are all warranted, but the people piloting that ship have been so good at this game for so long, somebody should write a book about it. 

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Prospect News: The Struggles On The Bus Go Round And Round

May 7, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 43 Comments

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We all have bad days. 

Weeks.

Months.

Years.

It happens. 

Nothing to do but peel yourself off the pillow next morning and try again. 

Just this week, my last day of classes for the year was a total shitshow. We had to squeeze in the last few speeches from the last few stragglers and foot-draggers. Didn’t even have time to say goodbye. Just four life-draining speeches then welp, that’s our time, see you around, maybe. So it goes. I’ll try to do something to prevent that next year. Live and learn. Then get Luvs. In case you keep shitting yourself in the clutch the way today’s featured players have been so far in 2023. 

Sitting next to me on the struggle bus is Giants LHP Kyle Harrison owns a 1.98 WHIP through six Triple-A starts. He’s walked 21 batters in 15.2 innings. Get this man some Dramamine. He seems dizzy from motion sickness. 

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Prospect News: Everybody Must Get Stone

May 3, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 30 Comments

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Royals SS Maikel Garcia leads off for us today and could eventually claim the same role in Kansas City. He’ll probably start at the bottom if he starts at all, of course, but he’s an ideal fit at the top given his high-contact, solid-OBP profile. The team’s build lacks anyone else who fits the table-setting profile. He wasn’t clicking in Triple-A like he was this winter or spring, but I’ve long thought he’s the kind of player who answers whenever opportunity knocks. 

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Prospect News: Stash List Volume 2: The First Strand

April 30, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 42 Comments

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Graduated from Volume 1: Brett Baty, Tanner Bibee, Francisco Alvarez

Just a refresher or if it’s your first season with us, I’ll say that players like Jordan Walker and Taj Bradley are ineligible for the stash list. Anyone who has already been promoted in-season is ineligible. Guys like Christopher Morel and Royce Lewis are a bit of a gray-area exception. 

 

1. Reds 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 23 | AAA

The man can hit. Been back for five games. Has four home runs. Hitting .500 (12-for-24). Put a claim in today if you have the chance.

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Prospect News: Busch On Tap, Hold The Funky Cold Medina

April 26, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 15 Comments

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I hope Dodgers 2B Michael Busch really drinks it all in during his big league debut because he might be right back in the minor leagues the following week. Doesn’t matter much either way to his long-term outlook. I suspect he could push Miguel Vargas if the bat plays early. I’m not confident Vargas ever got right in Spring, and then he got hit by a fastball in the thumb on April 4th. He’s slugging .295 with zero home runs or stolen bases but still posting a .364 on base percentage due to the plus plate skills. 

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Prospect News: Run Ronny Run Or Edgar Doesn’t Quero

April 23, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 28 Comments

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Mets SS Ronny Mauricio started at second base Friday night in Triple-A. He’ll have to find somewhere other than Francisco Lindor’s position if he wants to start in New York. He went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts, dropping his slash line to .343/.395/.729 on the season heading into Saturday’s games. If New York can head into the off-season with major league regulars in Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez and Mauricio, they’ll have some extra cash to flash in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes. 

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Prospect News: Morel Improves, Beatings Continue, Neato Neto

April 16, 2023 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 41 Comments

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The Los Angeles Angels are calling up 2022 first-round pick SS Zach Neto, and baseball feels new all over again. Not just because of Neto, of course, but the whole paradigm of our game is shifting so quickly it’s easy to get excited. We could make a case that the Angels NEED to contend this year more than any other team. If not, Ohtani is as good as gone. He’s probably gone anyway, but that’s no way to go about your life. He picked Los Angeles from the beginning, he’s been incredible there, they’ve gotta be in the running until the final decision is made. For his part, Neto was slashing .444/.559/.819 with three home runs and three stolen bases in seven games. He’s a pick-up in all but the shallowest formats. 

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