Fantasy baseball Trade Tips: It's time to sell Rickie Weeks

Source: SI.com

A little advice for owners proposing a trade: float an actual trade, not a fishing line. It's fine to ask about the availability of a player, but those kinds of talks rarely develop into an actual trade. Owners need to propose a framework of value and kick in a few names to get talks moving. Sure, Mike Trout is available, but for the right price.

Closing Time: Rafael Betancourt heads for MRI; Dodgers bullpen still in flux; Mike Trout is absurd

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

The soul of Closing Time is the bullpen chase, so our logical first step takes us to Colorado. Settle in, Rafael Betancourt owners, and have your copay ready.

The Rockies closer has been working through a groin problem for almost a month now, and it forced him out of Tuesday's appearance in the tenth inning. He's scheduled to have an MRI on Wednesday.

Players are wired to downplay injuries, and Betancourt is no different. Here's what he told

Roto Roundup: Mike Trout, Troy Tulowitzki, Dan Straily and Others

Source: Fake Teams by Ray Guilfoyle

If you have any fantasy baseball questions, please make sure you post them in the comments section of the Roundup, or any other article posted here at Fake Teams.

The Fake Teams Fantasy Podcast: Episode 2

Zack Smith and Andrew Ball hosted Episode 2 of the Fake Teams Fantasy Podcast on Sunday night, where I made an appearance and rambled for about 40 minutes, and I am pretty sure Zack and Andrew were texting each other asking when I was going to shut my pie hole. I discuss how I got involved with Fake Teams, how my Tout Wars team is faring, along with my thoughts on Paul Konerko,

Mike Trout hits for cycle for first time - Mike Trout | ANA

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Mike Trout homered in the eighth inning Tuesday to complete his first cycle in the Angels' 12-0 massacre of the Mariners.

Quarterly Report

Source: SI.com

We have hit the quarter pole of the 162-game grind, so it is a good time to re-evaluate what the first five picks of a fantasy draft would be in a standard league if you were to select them today. Sorry, Mike Trout, our preseason No. 1, you are taking a step back in our SI.com Weekly Planner mock draft.

Fantasy Beat – An Evening With Jeff Mans

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

With Trevor Ray away, Justin ‘Fensty’ Fensterman called upon Jeff Mans from FantasyAlarm.com to join him on this weeks edition of The Fantasy Beat! Jeff and Justin talk about general fantasy baseball strategy (how to evaluate pitching properly), top performers for the season, and everything else you would generally talk about on a first date.

Jarrod Dyson: Leg Injury

Source: RotoWire.com MLB

Jarrod Dyson: Dyson appeared to hurt his ankle or lower leg while scaling the wall in an attempt to catch Mike Trout's homer in the eighth inning of Wednesday's game. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Roto Roundup: Clayton Kershaw, Carlos Gonzalez, Mike Trout, and Others

Source: Fake Teams by Ray Guilfoyle

Make sure you post any questions you may have in the comments section of the Roundup every day. Rather than wait for a Fantasy Chat, you can post your questions any day that you'd like. I will answer any question you have, whether it concerns a trade offer you made/received, a roster decision, a waiver wire move, or a keeper decision.

Kershaw being Kershaw

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was one out away from his second complete game shutout of the season last night, but still left with his 4th win of the season, as the Dodgers shut out the

Mostly MLB Notes: Albert Pujols’ decline, Carlos Santana’s emergence and examining David Price

Source: Roto Arcade by Dalton Del Don

We held a mid-season draft Monday, and I ended up taking Albert Pujols with the 19th pick. Judging by Yahoo’s updated rest of season rankings, I guess this could be considered something of a reach. I’m not necessarily going to argue against that, but it’s remarkable someone who was a unanimous top-three pick last year and was generally considered a top-10 pick this year is now a

Trout hits sixth homer, Angels top White Sox - Mike Trout | ANA

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Mike Trout slugged his sixth home run of the season in the Angels' 3-2 win over the White Sox on Saturday.

Shuffle Up: Carlos Gomez, the real deal

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

When it comes to fake baseball, the outfield is where the fun is. The first couple of rounds will always include some of these stat-grabbing giants, and yet the waiver wire in an average mixer consistently offers something for the discerning shopper. Add it all up and there's a lot to digest.

The prices you see in this piece are roughly how I rank the roto-eligible outfielders going forward. What we've seen to this point is merely an audition; if you want a list of the top players to this point, there are plenty of places you can access that.

Don't obsess over the prices in a vacuum: what really matters is how the players relate to one another. Assume a 5x5 scoring format, as always, and players at the same price

Shuffle Up: Carlos Gomez, the read deal

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

When it comes to fake baseball, the outfield is where the fun is. The first couple of rounds will always include some of these stat-grabbing giants, and yet the waiver wire in an average mixer consistently offers something for the discerning shopper. Add it all up and there's a lot to digest.

The prices you see in this piece are roughly how I rank the roto-eligible outfielders going forward. What we've seen to this point is merely an audition; if you want a list of the top players to this point, there are plenty of places you can access that.

Don't obsess over the prices in a vacuum: what really matters is how the players relate to one another. Assume a 5x5 scoring format, as always, and players at the same price

Fantasy Baseball Round Table: David Price or Matt Moore, more

Source: KFFL.com MLB

Who's really the Rays' ace? Plus, other rotisserie cage matches: Salvador Perez vs. Carlos Ruiz, Nolan Arenado vs. Aramis Ramirez and ... Mike Trout vs. Bryce Harper!

Contact Has Stabilized, Who Changed?

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Remember when I told you about how to tell when streaks aren't streaks anymore? You don't? Well, here's the refresher course. In that piece, you'll find a nice story about Chris Shelton, a random aside on Mike Trout and, of course, some funky math. Well folks, the time has arrived, and our first major stat threshold has been met. And that threshold is Contact%, and it stabilizes at 100 PA's. Contact Percentage is pretty much how it sounds. It is the total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches. With the majority of starting batters now eclipsing the 100 PA mark, I'll be taking a look

Back in the Saddle

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

For those of you that missed it, The Oracle spent three days in the hospital with a dastardly case of the flu. He’s still not even close to 100 percent, but he’s going to do his best to get back on it today. Let’s see how he does.

Tony Cingrani has shocked me with his success thus far (1.50 ERA, 0.89 WHIP,

Trout hits grand slam as Angels rout Detroit - Mike Trout | ANA

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Mike Trout finished 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 10-0 rout of the Tigers.

Over/Under: Is Giancarlo Stanton a fried fish?

Source: Roto Arcade by Brad Evans

Fantasy is a speculative game. Predict the future, and you look like a genius. Don't, and you're painfully human. Gazing into the crystal ball, here's our view on 10 intriguing over/unders this week.

Inadequately protected Giancarlo Stanton, who is still looking for his first homer and RBI on the year, combined HRs and RBI over the rest of the season 124.5

Andy – UNDER. Don't get me wrong: I think he can still be great, and he makes for a nice buy-low. But if you assume 35 homers rest-of-season, then he'll need to find 90 RBIs somehow. That's the trick. Plus he'll need to stay healthy.

Scott – UNDER. He's already hurt, I hate the lineup, I hate the negative

Over/Under: Is Gincarlo Stanton a fried fish?

Source: Roto Arcade by Brad Evans

Fantasy is a speculative game. Predict the future, and you look like a genius. Don't, and you're painfully human. Gazing into the crystal ball, here's our view on 10 intriguing over/unders this week.

Inadequately protected Gincarlo Stanton, who is still looking for his first homer and RBI on the year, combined HRs and RBI over the rest of the season 124.5

Andy – UNDER. Don't get me wrong: I think he can still be great, and he makes for a nice buy-low. But if you assume 35 homers rest-of-season, then he'll need to find 90 RBIs somehow. That's the trick. Plus he'll need to stay healthy.

Scott – UNDER. He's already hurt, I hate the lineup, I hate the negative

Early Season Standouts

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

It’s early and I continue to preach patience in the fantasy baseball game. Hopefully you’re able to heed that advice. Whether you’ve made one move or 11 thus far is irrelevant though to what follows in this piece. I’m just gonna randomly touch on some players that have stood out to me in the early going, so here goes.

Luis Jimenez (3B-LAA)

Source: TG Fantasy Baseball

Angels 5, Astros 4 (The SportsXchange) - ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Albert Pujols hit a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to drive in Luis Jimenez and Mike Trout and give the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night at Angel Stadium. Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com

Production Levels and Mike Trout

Source: Fake Teams by Craig Goldstein

Last week I took a foggy, sleep deprived look at Carl Crawford prime years and what his numbers would look like with a completely arbitrary 20% regression built in. From there I looked at what 90%-80%-70%-60% of that slash line would look like. So what was the point of all of that and why am I about to do it again (without the arbitrary 20% original regression)? Well, there may not really be a point. But if I can try to rationalize it anyway...

Some people are visual learners. So while they may understand what it means when one says "Mike Trout is due for some regression", it might not be readily apparent what the regression would look like. The

Mike Trout: Moving To No. 2 Spot In Order

Source: RotoWire.com MLB

Mike Trout: Manager Mike Scioscia wants Trout batting second in the Angels' order, the Orange County Register's Jeff Fletcher reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Mike Trout hitting second Thursday vs. A's - Mike Trout | ANA

Source: Rotoworld Baseball

Mike Trout will hit second Thursday night against the Athletics.

Friday I’m in Love with Yu

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

We have almost a week of baseball in the books and Yu Darvish's Marvishlous 14 K 1-hitter and Chris Davis' power surge have been early standouts. Don't own either? That's a shame. Feel like quitting? Not yet, Razzball Nation, I am here to help. You may remember me, Dan, or my alter ego Blairtch, from such fantasy Friday roundups as Mike Trout Saved My Season, But Jewel Saved My Soul and Harper: Better, Faster, Stronger, and my popular online fantasy advice guide, Quit Losing Already, You Loser! I will be recapping Friday nights in fantasy baseball, providing plenty of references to The Cure and

Over/Under: Is Chase Utley Rocky Balboa in disguise?

Source: Roto Arcade by Brad Evans

Fantasy is a speculative game. Predict the future, and you look like a genius. Don't, and you're painfully human. Gazing into the crystal ball, here's our view on nine intriguing over/unders entering spring training.

Chase Utley, apparently sipping from the fountain of youth after finding the cheap seats twice in Atlanta, total home runs on year 22.5

Dalton – OVER. And by a lot. I have him in almost every league I'm in this year, so I might as well go all in. He felt better (and actually played) during spring training this year more so than the past few seasons, and watching him sprint during a triple in Philly's first game gave me more confidence than his homer. I've gone on

Shuffle Up: Choose your sophomore, Mike Trout vs. Bryce Harper

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

The outfield is the fun place to go shopping in fantasy baseball. Power, sure, you'll find it here. Plenty of guys run. A few players do everything. And the two most exciting young position players in the game happen to reside here, too. Everyone likes picking out their outfield.

The goal today is to rank all the mixed-league worthy outfielders going forward in 5x5 fantasy value, 2013 only. Don't read too much into the dollar values in a vacuum - they're merely used as a tool to compare players. And when commodities share the same price, they're considered even. (Players on the DL and minor-league prospects are not eligible for ranking.)

I reserve the right to tweak this list as the day goes along,

Here Comes The Harperbole

Source: Razzball by grey@razzball.com (Grey Albright)

Mike Trout who?! AL Rookie of the Year last year and runner-up for the MVP. He also had one of the best rookie years ever. I know, Random Italicized voice. I was being facetious to show my excitement for Bryce Harper. Like Bryce Harper is so good I've forgotten all about Mike Trout. He's the Angels center fielder. He's got a girlfriend, but I bet I could weasel my way in with my slanted words. Forget it, Random Italicized voice. Like you forgot Mike Trout? I hate you! Rudy's mentioned this before, but there's very few hitters that have top 20 overall potential. You have to be able to hit 45+ homers (Stanton, Bautista) without killing you in any category or be consistently

Fantasy Injury Concerns -- How to use your DL before anyone is hurt

Source: Fake Teams by Daniel Kelley

The theory: On Mondays, I will break down some guys who are on the disabled list/coming off the disabled list/playing through pain/got a splinter. I will tell you about injury replacements, guys whose injuries make them liabilities, guys whose ex-fantasy owners are mad at them and have made voodoo dolls, cursing them to eternal ailments.

The reality: It’s Opening Day, after approximately a gestation-period-worth of spring training. There are no under-the-radar injuries. I think Mike Trout’s last cough was the second segment on the 11 p.m. SportsCenter. Papercuts have been analyzed to within an inch of their…papers? I lost the

Clever Ball: Roto Arcade’s 2013 MLB Predictions

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

Predictions are silly. Predictions are fun.

Today we collect the Yahoo! Five (Funston, Behrens, Evans, Del Don, Pianowski) and we invite Michael Salfino to sit in. It's Crystal Ball time, 2013 MLB season. We've seen the future, and this all works out reasonably well.

Share your predictions in the comments, and Happy Opening Day, gamers.

Brandon Funston, Lead Singer

NL Playoffs
Washington
Atlanta
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Francisco

AL Playoffs
Toronto
Detroit
Kansas City
LA Angels
Oakland

World Series – Washington over Toronto

NL

Mostly MLB Notes: A 2013 Season Preview

Source: Roto Arcade by Dalton Del Don

Editor’s note: I wanted to get this posted much earlier, but I had my first kid recently (well, technically my wife had her), so that’s my excuse for the delay.

National League East

1. Washington Nationals
2. Atlanta Braves (WILD CARD)
3. Philadelphia Phillies
4. New York Mets
5. Miami Marlins

Comments/Fantasy Predictions: Both Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper are top-15 fantasy players, while Dan Haren is a top-25 starting pitcher. Ryan Zimmerman proves to be a better pick than Evan Longoria, while Drew

Fantasy Baseball: Top Outfielders – 1 To 15

Source: Fantasy Baseball Dugout by BeeZee

Whether you play fantasy baseball for free, or participate in a fantasy baseball money league, you need to find great outfielders. Here is our list of the top 15 picks:

1. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers

Braun had over 30 HR, 100 RBI and a .300 BA for the fifth time each in six seasons, and also stole over 30 bases for the second straight year.

2. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Trout was one steal short of becoming the third player in MLB history to have 30 homers and 50 steals in a season. He also hit .326 and his 129 runs scored were

A.L. Tout Wars recap: Pedroia, Longoria, Mo, Moose and an abundance of Astros

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

First, some history: Back in 1887, at the inaugural Tout Wars auction (held at an opium parlor, now defunct), the first player nominated was Pretzels Getzien, staff ace of the Detroit Wolverines. Pretzels was coming off a 30-11 season. He went for $13, sold to Ernie Lanigan of the nascent Sporting News. It wasn't a great buy, but tolerable. Getzien won 29 games in '87, third highest total in the league, but his ratios were merely adequate.

Fortunately for Lanigan, he also spent $24 on right-hander

A.L. Tout Wars recap: Pedroia, Longoria, Mo, Moose, and an abundance of Astros

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

First, some history: Back in 1887, at the inaugural Tout Wars auction (held at an opium parlor, now defunct), the first player nominated was Pretzels Getzien, staff ace of the Detroit Wolverines. Pretzels was coming off a 30-11 season. He went for $13, sold to Ernie Lanigan of the nascent Sporting News. It wasn't a great buy, but tolerable. Getzien won 29 games in '87, third highest total in the league, but his ratios were merely adequate.

Fortunately for Lanigan, he also spent $24 on right-hander

A.L. Tout Wars recap: Pedroia, Longoria, Mo, Moose, and more

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

First, some history: Back in 1887, at the inaugural Tout Wars auction (held at an opium parlor, now defunct), the first player nominated was Pretzels Getzien, staff ace of the Detroit Wolverines. Pretzels was coming off a 30-11 season. He went for $13, sold to Ernie Lanigan of the nascent Sporting News. It wasn't a great buy, but tolerable. Getzien won 29 games in '87, third highest total

Fantasy Baseball: All-Value team, 2013

Source: Roto Arcade by Brandon Funston

They say timing is everything. That might be giving "timing" a little bit too much credit. But at least in the case of fantasy baseball drafts, it's spot on. When 2013 comes to an end, you can count on this page to be top-heavy with players that not only had successful fantasy campaigns, but were also afterthoughts on draft day. With that in mind, here's an All-Value team for 2013 - again, it's all about the timing (ADP).

First Base - Chris Davis, Baltimore (Yahoo! ADP 160, Y! '12 rank 89): Players that can hit 30 home

Final Update - 2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Top 250

Source: Fantasy Football Toolbox

1 Mike Trout OF, 2 Ryan Braun OF, 3 Miguel Cabrera 3B, 4 Robinson Cano 2B, 5 Andrew McCutchen OF, 6 Matt Kemp OF

2013 Fantasy Baseball Deep Sleepers

Source: Athlon Sports

Mike Trout went from largely undrafted prior to the start of the 2012 season to the AL Rookie of the Year and one of the top players in all of fantasy baseball. Trout wasn’t the only player to come out of nowhere and be a valuable fantasy contributor. National League Rookie of the Year Bryce Harper, National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, Toronto first baseman Edwin Encarnacion and Atlanta pitcher Kris Medlen are just some of the others who broke out in big ways in 2012.

Fantasy Beat – Cleaning the Glass & Rounding the Bases

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray start off talking about some NBA players that could see some increased minutes because they are playing on teams that are out of it. They also talk some general Free Agents to pickup for your playoff stretch. It’s now time for Trevor to quit complaining about NBA because he gets to talk some fantasy baseball. The guys discuss some key draft strategies people need to pay attention to.

NBA: Gerald Henderson, Wesley Johnson, Isaiah Thomas, Tiago

Reactions to the 2013 Tout Wars AL-only draft

Source: Fake Teams by Ray Guilfoyle

The Tout Wars AL-only experts league draft took place on Saturday morning in New York City, and I have some thoughts on the draft results, including the best and worst auction values.

1. Tiger third baseman Miguel Cabrera was the most expensive player auctioned, as he went for $43 to ESPN's Matthew Berry. I am surprised he didn't go for a few dollars more, but it is rare to see a player auctioned for more than $40-45 in these experts leagues.

2. Mike Trout was the second most expensive hitter drafted as he was auctioned at $40 by defending champion Larry Schecter. Schecter spend $110 of

What’s In My Wallet, 2013: Up Goes Todd Frazier

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

The first thing to know about this exercise is that it's mostly out of context. I'm in a bunch of leagues every year (too many, really, but it's a labor of love) and they come from all angles. Mixed leagues. Mono leagues. Keeper leagues (well, one). Redraft leagues. Drafts and auctions, with the player-penetration level constantly changing.

At this time of year I like to look back (though I'm not done drafting) and see what players I've landed more than once. Repeated ownership generally means I like a player, at least more than my opponents do - but it's obviously a lot more complicated than that. And sometimes I find myself missing on players I actually do like a lot because of circumstances I can't really control (I only have

Injuries & Accusations

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

The 2013 major league baseball season is about to begin, so now is a great time to touch on two topics that are in the news on a daily basis – injured players and those that might be guilty of PED use.

WORKING WITH THE INJURY BUG

Corey Hart.

Julio Teheran, back in your fantasy plans

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

A year ago, Atlanta right-hander Julio Teheran entered spring training as a high-buzz pitching prospect, a 21-year-old seeking a spot in the Braves' starting rotation. Teheran was coming off a dominant season at Triple-A Gwinnett, where he went 15-3 with an ERA of 2.55. Baseball America rated him as the No. 5 prospect in the game, behind only Bryce Harper, Matt Moore, Mike Trout and Yu Darvish.

And then this happened: 2.0 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 6 HR, 1 BB, 1 K.

That was the stat line from Teheran's disastrous 2012 spring debut. The Tigers absolutely lit him up, banging out six homers in just two innings on a windy day in

Player Profile: Albert Pujols

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

Albert Pujols will be in the Hall of Fame one day. He is one of the most consistently excellent hitters that that the game has ever seen (only

Thirty Bold Predictions for 2013

Source: Fake Teams by Ray Guilfoyle

I wrote my 30 Bold Predictions for 2012 last March as as exercise to show how baseball is so tough to predict sometimes. Every year, we see someone put up a breakout season that no one saw coming. Case in point: Mike Trout in 2012. Who saw that coming? I would have to say no one did. So, with that in mind, here is a look at my 30 bold predictions for 2013, by division and by team. Just remember, these are BOLD predictions, so the likelihood of any of these predictions actually happening is very small.

National League East

A Guide Through the First Five* Rounds

Source: Fake Teams by AnthonyCalanni

My name is Anthony Calanni and I will be your tour guide today. I am going to rank my top 60 players and place them in the position that I believe they should be drafted at. I broke the rankings up into five rounds of 12. These rankings apply to both rotisserie and head to head formats.

Mock Round 1
1. Mike Trout
2. Ryan Braun
3. Miguel Cabrera
4. Matt Kemp
5. Robinson Cano
6. Albert

Fake Teams H2H League: Brian's Division

Source: Fake Teams by Brian Creagh

I apologize for being a day late on this article. I took a deeper dive than initially planned in order to make it up to you.

As I noted in my Initial Thoughts post here, Alex and I conducted the Fake Teams H2H Points League on Wednesday night. I won't re-hash any issues covered in my original post, so let's get right into the draft analysis. I will have a snapshot of each team's roster with a Best Pick and Worst Pick as well as a general analysis of the roster.

The Ginga Ninja

1.

(3)

Mike Trout(LAA - OF)

2.

(26)

Fantasy Baseball 2013: Outfield Primer

Source: Roto Arcade by Andy Behrens

Last season, the players who ranked first, second, fourth and sixth in terms of overall fantasy value were all outfielders. This spot gave us one player who went 30/40 in home runs and stolen bases (Mike Trout), and another who went 40/30 (Ryan Braun). Seven different outfielders gave us 20/20 seasons. Thirty-seven outfielders finished with at least 35 homers-plus-steals.

Simply put, this position is a smorgasbord of stats. Among the outfielders, you'll find several of our game's most useful multi-category contributors — guys like Trout, Braun, Kemp, McCutchen, Heyward, Harper, both Uptons and both Car-Gos. You'll also find a collection of high-quality category specialists in the outfield — burners like Ben Revere and

A Guide Through the First Three Rounds

Source: Fake Teams by AnthonyCalanni

My name is Anthony Calanni and I will be your tour guide today. I am going to rank my top 36 players and place them in the position that I believe they should be drafted at. I broke the rankings up into three rounds of 12.

Mock Round 1

1. Mike Trout

2. Ryan Braun

3. Miguel Cabrera

4. Matt Kemp

5.

2013 SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio – Experts Draft

Source: Baseball Guys by Ray Flowers

I just keep doing fantasy baseball drafts don’t I? Seems like every time I wake up I get my bowl of cereal, my Red Bull (sometimes there is vodka in it), answer a plethora of tweets and emails, and then I end up being in a draft of some kind. Which draft am I talking about in this article? It’s the SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio draft, populated by the genius minds of the network. How did my team turn out? Before I get to that, here are the rules.

12 team mixed

Can 2012 Top National League Rookies Build On Their Success?

Source: Fantasy Baseball Dugout by BeeZee

If you are getting ready for fantasy baseball season, here are some tips about last year’s top fantasy baseball rookies in the National League.

Bryce Harper was the big National League rookie name going into the 2012 season and he ended up winning NL Rookie of the Year, but the four other players who finished in the top five could also have bright fantasy futures. 

Bryce Harper, Outfielder, Washington Nationals

Harper scored 98 runs with 18 steals while hitting 22 homers and batting .270. The only other players to reach all those numbers were Ryan Braun, Mike Trout and Andrew McCutcheon. And Harper did it as a