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I think it’s about time we start discussing prospects who could make a big impact on draft day 2010,both for those who play in traditional Roto/PPA leagues, and those looking to acquire “game-ready” talent in …

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Jarrod Parker, the Diamondbacks’ top pitching prospect who has been experiencing elbow soreness since July, is now expected to meet with Dr. James Andrews this week in Birmingham to schedule Tommy John Surgery for late next …

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The Royals’ top pick (#2 overall) in the 2007 draft, Mike Moustakas, has puzzled scouts with his inconsistency over his  two+ years in the minors.  After rebounding from a slow start in 2008 to lead …

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Well…it’s good news, bad news if you’re an Indians fan.
If you’re a Matt LaPorta owner hoping for an Opening Day start, not so much.
The Indians’ notified the media today that their top prospect underwent arthroscopic …

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For those focused on Preseason Basketball and Professional Hockey, while waiting on the MLB post season to resume, you may have missed the start of the Major League Baseball Winter Leagues’ Arizona Fall League yesterday.
As we’ve …

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As part of our 2009 Arizona Fall League prospect preview, we’ve highlighted prospects you should be watching with the Scottsdale Scorpions, and the Phoenix Desert Dogs this Fall.
Today we’ll highlight some upcoming prospects from the …

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Last week we highlighted the roster of the Scottsdale Scorpions as we creep towards the start of the Arizona Fall League, an opportunity to watch future major leaguers facing one another after the conclusions of …

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As we wrap up our first baseball season at Keeper League GM, I find it mildly depressing that after August 1st, the fantasy focus slides from baseball to football.  The reason is that in most leagues, much …

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As if the hype for the #1 pitching prospect in the land hadn’t reached a deafening level yet.  Take a look at this piece by ESPN.

In most circles, the fact that Tim Lincecum was scratched today with back stiffness would headline the playbill, however at Keeper League GM, the much anticipated major league debut of one of the top prospects in baseball takes center stage.

Tonight, Madison Bumgarner will slot into Lincecum’s start, opposing Kevin Correia at home against the San Diego Padres.

Back in May we highlighted the Giants’ top pitching prospect as part of our

Posted by Mike Caprio August 29, 2009

This is a weird time of year for me to be talking about Fantasy Baseball.

Many apologies to our thousands of readers who focus exclusively on baseball—only to have the last three weeks dominated on the site by Fantasy Football.

I mention again that it’s a weird time because in most leagues, including my own, July 31st signals the day when all trading is done for…

Posted by Mike Caprio August 12, 2009

Alcides Escobar, the Milwaukee Brewers’ Shortstop of the future, is as of this afternoon, the Brewers Shortstop of today.

Among a flurry of baseball operation and roster moves today, including the DFA of Bill Hall and the firing of pitching coach Bill Castro, Brewers’ GM Doug Melvin optioned struggling Shortstop JJ Hardy to AAA Nashville, and replaced him with Escobar, the top prospect in the…

Posted by Mike Caprio August 5, 2009

The top pitcher selected in the 2008 MLB Amateur draft, Brian Matusz, made his major league debut yesterday at Comerica Park in Detroit last night—beating the Detroit Tigers, while giving up only 1 run.

The young lefthander struck out 5 Tigers in 5 Innings, topped 94 MPH, and threw first-pitch strikes in 18 of his first 24 batters to secure his first major league win.

With…

Posted by Mike Caprio July 31, 2009

Over the last two weeks, leading up to today’s 4pm non-waiver trade deadline, we’ve seen prospects of varying degrees change hands.

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This will serve as your “Cliffs Notes” to who you should monitor for Fantasy purposes in 2009 and beyond.

Jess Todd (RHP):  PTBNL in Mark DeRosa to St. Louis Cardinals Trade

Todd made one appearance for the St. Louis Cardinals this season, giving up 1 HR

Posted by Mike Caprio July 25, 2009

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It’s confirmed—Chris Tillman will be called-up to start against the Royals at Camden Yards on Wednesday.

As we wrote on Thursday, it appeared to be a “Fait accompli” that Tillman would join the O’s rotation in the coming weeks, but as Grant Paulsen @Minors and Majors reports via Twitter, Tillman will oppose Zack Greinke Wednesday night in Baltimore to begin his major league career.

After giving

Posted by Mike Caprio July 24, 2009

Now it’s official—the St. Louis Cardinals traded their top hitting prospect, third baseman Brett Wallace, pitcher Clayton Mortensen and outfielder Shane Peterson for free agent-to be, Matt Holliday.

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Wallace won’t likely join the A’s in Oakland this season, outside of an abbreviated call-up, but should serve as their starting third baseman Opening Day of 2010.

Wallace’s AAA line is: .293 Average, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 0 SB