Rick Ankiel, Fantasy Sleeper?

Can Rick Ankiel provide some fantasy value? That’s a question AL only owners like myself are going to have to examine going in 2010, as the former Cardinals outfielder (and former Cardinals pitching phenom) signed with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.
Ankiel’s story is well known to most baseball fans. A highly touted high school [...]

Top 5 Prospects

5. Jesus Montero, C, New York Yankees – Montero could rank higher on this list. I really believe he’s the best offensive prospect in the minor leagues, and aside from maybe Jason Heyward, it’s not all that close. He’s already probably the best pure hitter in the minors and his power potential is up [...]

Can Huff bounce back?

On Monday, the Giants signed Aubrey Huff to a one year deal somewhere in the neighborhood of $5 million. A look at his numbers from last season would leave anyone with a bad taste in their mouth. Between Baltimore and Detroit, he hit .241 with only 15 homers and a sub-.300 wOBA. Offensively, he was [...]

Top 25 Prospects: 10-6.

Now that we’ve gotten down to the top-10 prospect things are going to get really interesting. All of these guys have super star upside, and none of them have huge flaws in their game that keep them from cracking this list.
Before we get there, just want to clarify something from the last prospect post. I [...]

Top 25 Prospects: 14-11.

14. Jenrry Mejia, RHP, New York Mets – Mejia’s skill set has ace written all over it, and while he still needs to work on his command, he solidified a spot in the top-15 at AA last year, at the age of 19, posting a 8.87 K rate and a GB% of 56.3%. Players this [...]

The 2010 Hall Of Fame?

A couple of weeks ago, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated decided he was going to announce his Hall of Fame ballot in a tweet. For anyone not aware, Heyman voted for Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Jack Morris, Dave Parker, Don Mattingly, and Andre Dawson. The next few hours consisted of dozens of sabermetric-friendly baseball analysts [...]

Top 25 Prospects: 19-15.

These rankings are based on both production and future projection, potential and relative “safeness” of each player. #25-20 can be found here.

19. Brett Wallace, 1B/3B, Toronto Blue Jays – Wallace is a guy who really gets a bad rep. People say he’s fat. They say he can’t play third base. He can hit though. [...]

Top 25 Prospects: 25-20.

These rankings are based on both production and future projection, potential and relative “safeness” of each player.

25. Freedie Freeman, 1B, Atalanta Braves – Freeman’s 2009 season might look like a bit of a step back, but you need to remember, this guy was only 19. The 6-5 first baseman has significant raw power potential. [...]