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Also featured on Rotoprofessor.com ! The Florida Marlins often seem like a hot-bed for young prospects with considerable upside, so it’s no wonder their latest child prodigy, right-fielder Mike Stanton, seems to be on the cusp of making it to the big leagues. Tabbed by Baseball Prospectus as “the best pure power prospect in the minors,” Stanton has done nothing in his short minor league career to refute that claim. Let’s take ...

Also featured on Rotoprofessor.com! The Texas Rangers had their best season since 2004 and itÆs no shock that Ian Kinsler was a key component to their success. It seems for about a decade the Rangers have possessed one of the leagueÆs most lethal offenses, yet itÆs their pitching that always lagged behind. This year was a bit of an anomaly for the Rangers, as they scored 784 runs, the first time ...

Amidst the hoopla surrounding the battle for the NL Cy Young, there are inevitably pitchers who fly under the radar almost to the point where they arenÆt even appreciated. Jair Jurrjens is one of those pitchers. While IÆm not going to say nobody acknowledges the job Jurrjens has done this year, I am convinced that heÆs not receiving enough love in the discussions of the game's best pitchers. With that being ...

Also featured on Rotoprofessor.com! As the Rotoprofessor pointed out in his Gallardo post, this is not only the most frustrating time of the year because of pitchers being shut down due to innings limits. It’s also the most aggravating time of the season because of injuries to key components of a fantasy league title run. While you never hope for injuries, you’d almost rather them occur in the middle of the season ...

Also featured on Rotoprofessor.com! Superman. Curing cancer. Winning the lottery. Becoming the first African American President. Eternally ending poverty. Whether they’ve occurred or whether they’re realistic is irrelevant. Now add Josh Hamilton to that collection. Less than a year ago he would’ve earned a mention in a list like that. Of course I’m being facetious, but the baseball world became enamored with him, almost to the extent that we would embrace ...

Also featured on Rotoprofessor.com! There aren’t too many options I’d feel confident using on Saturday, but if you desperately need to play a card there are two pitchers worth taking a chance on. Anibal Sanchez – Florida Marlins – vs. Washington Nationals Sanchez faces the Nationals in Florida and while they had an offensive outburst against Joe Blanton (eight runs) on Thursday, huge offensive games are far and few between for the ...