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Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free! Pitching is one of the most unnatural things a human being can do to their bodies in all of sports, so actually projecting or evaluating a pitcher is often purposeless folly. Just taking a look at an old draft and looking at highly drafted pitchers is always good for a nice chuckle. In today’s instance, I took a look at the 2009 draft that also produced the greatest baseball player in…

Domingo Santana - Fabulous and Flawed This time last year, Domingo Santana was somewhat of an afterthought. Ryan Braun’s name was swirling in trade rumors for the 800th time, Lewis Brinson was unanimously the Brewers' top prospect, and Keon Broxton was being over-drafted in nearly every league. Santana still managed to sneak onto fantasy teams, but his 236 ESPN ADP meant he was often one of the last players picked to fill out a roster. The return on that investment, however, was enormous. Santana hit .278/.371/.505 with…

Few prospects ever receive as much fanfare as Yoan Moncada did. It was fair to give him so much attention, however, considering the price Boston paid to land the young Cuban -- a cool $63 million. His signing bonus from the Red Sox was $31.5 million, and they paid 100% tax on that since they exceeded their bonus pool money. Well worth it in their estimation, given his pedigree as one of the best young players in the world. He did nothing to quell those notions throughout his first two seasons in the minors. He stole 49…

Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free! It’s that point in the year where if you’re either a die-hard lunatic or you’re part of the fantasy baseball industry, you’ve participated in a fair share of mock drafts. Since I somehow manage to fall into both categories, I have certainly had my fill of them. I’ve even done some “Draft and Hold” league drafts (which, if you aren’t doing, do yourself a favor and get in a few. We host…

If you've played in a dynasty league over the past five years, you know the hype has always been real on Javier Baez. As a prospect, the dynasty community would swoon over his potential. "30/30!" they shouted. "40/40!" they gushed. Much underwear was sullied. Such potential rarely comes to fruition, but you could see where they were coming from. After all, he went 37/20 in 2013 between High-A and Double-A when he was 20, and 32/21 in 2014 between Triple-A and the majors as a 21-year-old. However, the majors can humble you in…