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This article was originally submitted to Rotoballers as a writing sample. The article was written on 12/15/2020. Being competitive in fantasy baseball requires a seemingly innate ability to minimize errors in player valuation and drafting. Successful fantasy owners will maximize their chances by recognizing potential sleepers and busts. In this article I will identify a sleeper and a bust at infielder, outfielder and pitcher with the rationales

ANDREW VAUGHN Physical Description: If you ever wanted to win money by making a bet in a bar I would take the under on Vaughn’s listed six foot height. Body wise, he possesses a solid sturdy build, wide in the hips with a thick trunk and lower half. Although he is only 22, he has limited remaining physical projection for his frame. Hit: Vaughn’s swing is a

Although this year’s crop of South Atlantic League prospects may lack some of the star power of the previous two seasons, one particular player is turning plenty of heads. Sam Huff, the catcher for the Hickory Crawdads is putting up video-game statistics; with cheat codes enabled nonetheless.  He had 14 home runs in his team’s first 27 games, including an 11 game stretch in which he homered in

I have always accepted the conventional wisdom that cracking a major league roster was exponentially more difficult for a late round pick than for an early round pick.  I decided to do a deep dive into the construction of the current major league rosters and see just how tough it might be for a kid drafted after the tenth round. Please accept this disclaimer that there is nothing scientific

I was thinking that as a White Sox fan it might be time to boycott the team. Although the Sox fan base has NEVER truly backed the team (if you don’t believe me look at attendance figures from 2005 when they won the World Series). I think Reinsdorf and company deserve a clear message from the fans that, “We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to

Yoan Moncada who I have pegged for baseball stardom since 2016 has started out spring training with five hits in his first eight at bats. The Twitterverse is now abuzz, as the couch scouts have identified that “he looks so much more comfortable at the plate.” I wonder what they would be saying if he was two for eight with the other six outs being scorched line

Selected out of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana in the third round of the 2016 draft, Kannapolis outfielder Alex Call has been nothing short of spectacular during his introduction to professional baseball. At Ball State, Call led the Cardinals in hitting during his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons. He capped off his collegiate career by being chosen as the MAC conference Baseball Player of the year