Playing time issues are abundant here. While most any prospect has to earn a call up, many of the names that follow have someone blocking them, or may likely end up getting more playing time at a separate position. This may ultimately help in the long run if it secures you some multi-position eligibility. Ramblings Read More

Some thoughts on shortstop prospects for fantasy baseball purposes. Loosely ranked based on actual talent, projected growth, and the likelihood of playing time in 2013. Jurickson Profar, Rangers: It seems as if he’ll be able to get into the lineup sooner rather than later. Could be a steady contributor across the board in BA, SB, HR, R. Read More

A rough ranking of who might be able to contribute most in 2013 from the minors: Jedd Gyorko, Padres: Very much dependant on if he will even be given a shot up the middle, but things look good right now. While having Petco for a home part certainly doesn’t help, Gyorko has enought power, on-base, Read More

There are so many schools of thought for pitching in fantasy baseball, I’ll just do my top 50 and let you figure out what to do with it. Strategy for drafting/finding starting pitching, given that they produce only 1-2 times a week, can be a post of its own later. In the meantime, enjoy the Read More

In 2012, it remains to be seen if we will see strong performances out of rookies like we did with Jeremy Hellickson, Michael Pineda, and Brandon Beachy. This list is far more useful for those looking for deep mixed league help than those in standard leagues outside of a few top prospects. Those with the Read More

Despite the longer list and the great talent you find in the top 3 tiers, OF is a rather thin position when you consider you’ll need 3 starters. Make sure you grab at least two players from Tiers 1-5 before you get to “The Rest,” or there’s a good chance you’ll be on the waiver Read More

Third base has some top talent, but a tad on the shallow side. The top two tiers have some great choices, and Tier 3 makes for a decent Plan B, but I would try to avoid going for Tier 4 and 5 for anything other than reserves/bench players/upside gambles. All rankings are given a standard Read More

Shortstop is top heavy in talent and very shallow this year; because of this, it’s probably best to invest in one of the top tiers in your draft this year. Try to grab a player from one of the top three tiers, and possibly from the 4th tier if you can get a good value. I wouldn’t Read More

If you’re not in deep keeper leagues, then there are definitely some obvious bats in this group that you should be targeting very soon. Some of the top prospects in baseball are here, though only two of them look to be semi-obvious candidates for major league playing time. Beyond those two, the other top names Read More