Comments on: 2017 Fantasy/Dynasty Baseball Minor League Prospects Rundown: Week 5-ish

By: Michael Halpern

Michael Halpern — Sat, 13 May 2017 14:44:15 +0000

In reply to Dilettantite. Basically my thoughts exactly. Braves have been extremely aggressive with their prospects, so it will be interesting to see if that pays off or not. I like it though I think. Let's get the best players to the bigs if they are that talented. And I do think Acuna is an elite talent

By: Dilettantite

Dilettantite — Sat, 13 May 2017 14:36:40 +0000

Thoughts on Acuna? He’s owning AA on a short sample size after an aggressive promotion. Will be interesting to see just how aggressive the Braves will be with the kid if he keep dominating.

By: Michael Halpern

Michael Halpern — Fri, 12 May 2017 17:40:15 +0000

In reply to FANTHEAD. I love Tucker too, but I wouldn't sweat it. Fisher has a chance to be a very valuable power/speed combo in fantasy. And was a former first round pick, so you know the organization wants him to succeed and thinks very highly of him.

By: FANTHEAD

FANTHEAD — Fri, 12 May 2017 17:22:38 +0000

Phew! I bypassed some good talent to snag FISHER in our draft and just needed to pretend I wasn’t completely foolish in choosing him over–no, I won’t admit it in public!-never, never, never! (Okay…KYLE TUCKER.)

By: Michael Halpern

Michael Halpern — Fri, 12 May 2017 16:41:26 +0000

In reply to FANTHEAD. haha ... looking back, there was enough to put it together! I think they underrate his athleticism a bit, and I also think on a real life list, he is projected to be average at best in a corner OF spot. Also, his HR/SB totals are more valuable in fantasy than in real life where it may come with a poor average and not all that great OBP/SLG. So all in all, it likely (I think there is a better chance than they are giving him credit for though) isn't an all-star real life player. But with 20/20 potential in fantasy, he is a potential top 50 fantasy hitter.

By: FANTHEAD

FANTHEAD — Fri, 12 May 2017 16:12:20 +0000

What! You can’t spend a few hours trying to figure out a person’s name from no clues? You kids are so lazy. ANSWER: DEREK FISHER! Sorry about that. How embarrassing. But, yeah, BA just updated their Top 100 List yesterday and DEREK FISHER wasn’t in it and then in a followup Q&A, a BA staffer explained DEREK FISHER’s snub this way: “Some of it is PCL wariness (guys who hit .245 in Double-A and then .325 in the PCL raises more than a few eyebrows) and the upside is not as high as other guys. He’s got a chance to be a nice complementary player, but you won’t find any evaluators out there who think he’s a future All-Star or first-division regular. Still a likely big leaguer and fine prospect in his own right.”

By: Michael Halpern

Michael Halpern — Fri, 12 May 2017 11:45:35 +0000

In reply to Fanthead. Thanks. I think you forgot to include the player you were talking about though, ha. Unless I missed it somewhere

By: Fanthead

Fanthead — Fri, 12 May 2017 03:17:46 +0000

Hey. Great stuff, thanks. Question: Baseball America just updated their Top 100 and in a Q&A today (May 11), staffer Kyle Glaser explained BA’s snub in this way: “Some of it is PCL wariness (guys who hit .245 in Double-A and then .325 in the PCL raises more than a few eyebrows) and the upside is not as high as other guys. He’s got a chance to be a nice complementary player, but you won’t find any evaluators out there who think he’s a future All-Star or first-division regular. Still a likely big leaguer and fine prospect in his own right.” Anything here that you disagree with? Thanks for the consideration!