Dustin Fowler

The theme for this week's waiver wire report is "not sexy." If you're looking for a pole and some Def Leppard music, move along. There will be no pouring of sugar this week. Splenda maybe, but not sugar.Unfortunately, not every week has stud prospects and hot waiver wire adds. There are only so many Walker Buehlers and Mike Sorokas to go around. It would be nice if those type of players were available every week, but that would be unrealistic and turn us into spoiled brats. Even without the high profile names, this…

The beauty of minor league prospects is that there's basically an endless supply of them. I recently finished my five-part top-100 prospects countdown and couldn't fit in all the prospects I wanted to. Maybe I should've done a top-150 or top-200 or something. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20. But since there are many more prospects I couldn't get to in that top-100, why not write another article with more impact prospects? Sounds like a great idea to me. Prospects are like popcorn, watermelon, or french fries. There's always…

Sleeper lists are a staple of each year's draft prep, and so are the discussions and debates about what a sleeper is. It seems only fitting to get my feet wet here at Fantrax by writing my first column about my top sleepers for the coming season. While I'm at it, I will explain what I mean when I label a player as a "sleeper."There are bargains, late-round fliers and deep sleepers, and as far as I'm concerned, they're all sleepers. However, I think the most generally understood definition is the middle one -- players who…

Last week was fun, wasn't it? Sure it was. Anytime we get to break down prospects is a great time. And I figured since we had so much fun last week, we'd do it again this week! Can you feel the excitement?!After going over the #100-81 prospects last week, we tackle 20 more this week that are a little better than the last bunch. Out of the players below, several are high-upside toolsy hitters in the low minors. These players have future fantasy stud written all over them if they can continue to develop their immense…

The Oakland Athletics' playoff chances have been gone for quite some time now. At 64-81, they sit in the basement of the American League West. However, their newly upgraded top 10 prospect list is loaded with talent and has the future looking bright for the A's. With most Minor League seasons in the books, here's how the A's top 10 prospects did in 2017. 10. James Kaprielian, RHPAge: 23 Draft: 2015, Round 1(16) - NYY Acquired by trade in 20172017 stats: Has not played. The A's acquired Kaprielian at the…