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The Baseball Show, S2.E6 guest Eric Longenhagen

Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free! If you're into prospects for fantasy baseball, surely you're familiar with the name Longenhagen. And The Baseball Show was blessed to be joined by Eric Longenhagen (@longenhagen), on loan from Fangraphs, for the next 45 minutes. It's a must-watch. We covered a plethora of players from the NL Central, including:2:17 How did you break into the world of Scouting? 5:21 Hitting…

Weekly Prospect Update: Pittsburgh Pirates

With the 2017 Major League Baseball season in the books, teams are already looking ahead to 2018. For a lot of teams, the focus is on their young prospects and whether or not they'll have a chance to make an impact for the big league club. This is the case for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who missed out on the postseason this past season. There's plenty of talent on the Major League club already, but what's waiting down the pipeline has the Pirates optimistic for the future. 10. Steven Jennings, RHPAge: 19 Drafted:…

Dynasty Dugout: Prospects that Disappointed in 2017

Last week in Dynasty Dugout, we discussed three starting pitchers that should be on your radar when deciding your keepers this fall and winter. This week, we turn our attention to everyone’s favorite topic in dynasty and keeper leagues: prospects. Unfortunately, the prospects below haven’t had an easy go of it this season.As we all know, not all top prospects pan out. In fact, there are more prospects that flame out than ones that flourish. Baseball is the toughest sport to succeed in. Whether it’s hitting a 95 mile per…

Dynasty Dugout: Mid-Season Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings

In last week's Dynasty Dugout, we looked into four post-hype prospects that have struggled thus far at the major league level. This week we switch over to every dynasty league owner's favorite topic.For those of us that play in dynasty leagues, prospects are basically as valuable as our own children. Okay, maybe that’s a bit far, but you get the point. The beauty of prospects is that no one really knows how good they can really be. For every person that thinks one prospect will be the next Mike Trout or Bryce Harper,…

Fantasy Baseball Crystal Ball: Future Stars at Each Position

In keeper and dynasty leagues, young players and prospects are gold. There’s always that unknown element of what are they capable of and how high their ceiling can be. Can they be the next young superstar in this game? Or are they the next bust never to be heard from again? Not knowing is what makes it exciting. Below are a group of young major leaguers and prospects that are primed to soar up the rankings at their respective positions over the next couple of years.CatcherTom Murphy, Colorado Rockies - As outlined…