Another incredible Summer League season has come to a close and 2017 was the most watched event yet since it began 13 years ago. Exactly 127,483 satisfied basketball fans attended the record-breaking event, almost 19,000 more than last year’s record.
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When he eventually completes his climb to the top, he will be a huge star of the game, one who fans will love to watch and Fantasy owners will wish they had on their team.
2017 MLB Draft Review Read Post »
Swanson dealt with some back woes this spring, but it’s not a major issue, and he’s expected to take a major step forward this year. He’ll be a big part of what should be a much better Atlanta squad in 2017. The one worry we have here is that Swanson’s strikeout rate rose from 14 per cent at High-A to 18.8 per cent at Double to 23.4 per cent in the majors. We can’t see him hitting over .300 with a contact rate that low, so keep an eye on that. Still, we have full confidence that Swanson will adjust, and after a very ugly April, he was much better in May. He will need to start using the whole field, instead of being such a pull hitter, to take the next step.
2017 RotoRob Top 80 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Read Post »
This year, things were quite different as he kicked some ass at Triple-A en route to winning MVP honours in the PCL. Renfroe scored a boatload of runs, flashed fantastic extra-base power and was ridiculously productive. He improved his contact rate and even pitched in with a few swipes.
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Furey, who usually catches, will graduate from high school in 2020. He’s already 5’11, 180, so bears watching as a keeper league prospect. We recommend keeping tabs on him as he moves into high school.
Babe Ruth World Series 2016 Update Read Post »
Are John Jaso and his dreads really going to block Josh Bell for leaving his mark? (ftw.usatoday.com) Why the hell is Pittsburgh Pirates first base prospect Josh Bell still toiling away at Triple-A? The Pirates are playing better lately, but losing ground on the Cardinals and still quite a bit back from threatening the NL
It’s been almost two weeks since the 2016 MLB Draft, so we figured it was high time we got off our ass and offered up a recap of the first round and what some of the Fantasy prospects are of the players taken among those first 23 picks.
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