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Al Melchior’s Bold Predictions

With nearly all of my drafts and auctions in the rear view mirror, it's time to tally up the players who wound up on my rosters again and again. It's also an opportunity to take note of which players I avoided like an approaching swarm of bees.I'm carrying C.J. Cron, Franchy Cordero and Alex Claudio, among others, on several of my rosters, even though none was burning up the ADP rankings. What, exactly, are my best hopes for these late-round fliers? And what are my worst fears about the players I completely eschewed?…

TRAX Best Score Draft Recap: Part 2

Here is the recap of the second half of my recent TRAX Best Score draft, along with my thoughts on each pick. To read Part 1 of my recap, click here.Sign up for a TRAX Best Score league here! Round 21, Pick 242 – My pick: Felix Hernandez, SP Felix Hernandez is no longer King, but there are worse best ball gambles. Hernandez’s productivity has greatly declined from his other-worldly 2014, but he’s still just 31 years old. Granted, he’s an “old” 31, but if he can cut down the gopher balls (his FB/HR rate in 2017 was…

2018 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for Standard Leagues

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…

Ketel Marte, SS Diamondbacks [VIDEO]

2018 Fantasy Baseball Profile: Ketel Marte Speed and Average. Those have been the appealing traits Ketel Marte possesses. But a trade from Seattle, and a blazing start by Chris Owings put that on hold. However, is this the year for the Shortstop in the desert to emerge? Seems like Arizona believes this to be true, as they just inked him to a long term contract. Maybe that's why we're so high on him. And as a result you should be too! Hence, another reason to watch The Baseball Show on Fantrax every week. Also, don't forget…

MiLB Players Watch-List: NL West

The NL West is in order in part 4 of the series of MiLB players who should get promoted at some point this season (or have been called up recently).MiLB Players Watch-List: NL Central MiLB Players Watch-List: AL East MiLB Players Watch-List: AL Central  MiLB Players Watch-List: AL West MiLB Players Watch-List: NL East NL WEST Arizona Diamondbacks 1. Ildemaro Vargas 2B/SS and Ketel Marte SS/2B Ildemaro Vargas is a relatively unknown prospect. He has been in the minors since 2008 and has slowly…