Prospects

The calendar is quickly approaching May, and while that’s simply too early to feel like you're either completely out of it or definitely winning your roto league, those in dynasty leagues who are off to a slow start will soon be focusing on next year's contests. Some may take this concept as a bit of a downer, but a smart owner knows what they have on their hands and that sometimes the best chance longterm is to capitalize on other owners. That's why it's now or never to go after some prospects who can help your team in…

"Acuña Gohara, what a wonderful phrase/Acuña Gohara, ain't no passing craze." Isn't that how the song goes that Timon and Pumbaa sing in "The Lion King?" No? That's how I remember it from my childhood anyway. Well, I was singing this song in my head for four-plus hours on Sunday as I made the three-hour drive from Maine to Pawtucket, R.I. to watch Braves uber-prospects Ronald Acuña and Luiz Gohara. The timing proved to be excellent, as we learned this morning that the wait for Acuña is about to be over — Atlanta is…

As much as I love offense, there's something special about watching a pitcher paint the outside corner with a fastball or drop a curve in at the knees. Offense might win fantasy championship, but that doesn't mean you can't dig a little deeper and grab some high-upside arms on the rise in dynasty leagues. Maybe I should've started with pitchers. I could've rambled on and on about Joey Lucchesi and his breakout potential, but by now, everyone knows how good he is after his first few starts with the Padres. Oh well, my…

The Baseball Show, guest Jason Collette After a two week hiatus, The Baseball Show returns with guest Jason Collette! We are trying out a new format in which we release the full episode as an audio podcast. It will be available on our Soundcloud/iTunes feeds, and then we will present a condensed video montage. This week we welcome Jason Collette (@jasoncollette) of Fangraph's The Sleeper and The Bust podcast, as well as RotoWire, and ESPN's the Sweet Spot. We discussed Tyler O'Neill's promotion. Also we reviewed Hot…

Friday’s “Kris Bryant” day came and went with almost no action taken by teams to call up their stud prospects. Before we speculate on when the next crop of top-tier prospects will see MLB, let's recap the pertinent dates teams are considering. For those unfamiliar with the term that isn’t really a term — just something I say loudly to myself while complaining about my fantasy teams — Kris Bryant day is the exact date each season when a team can call a prospect up and retain an extra year of service time on that player.…