Ryan McMahon

The newest member of the Fantrax family and industry titan Al Melchior (@almelchiorBB) stopped by The Baseball Show this week to discuss how he got involved in Fantasy Baseball (1:30), his three mus- own players from the Top 100 (7:33), some of his favorite sleepers (9:58), his rookie sleepers to target (13:22), some veteran pitchers he's looking at (15:05), what Joe Musgrove's move to Pittsburgh could mean (19:02), concerns about the new humidor at Chase Field (20:50), reaction to the Steven Souza three-way trade and how it…

Sleeper lists are a staple of each year's draft prep, and so are the discussions and debates about what a sleeper is. It seems only fitting to get my feet wet here at Fantrax by writing my first column about my top sleepers for the coming season. While I'm at it, I will explain what I mean when I label a player as a "sleeper."There are bargains, late-round fliers and deep sleepers, and as far as I'm concerned, they're all sleepers. However, I think the most generally understood definition is the middle one -- players who…

As we get closer to the top of these rankings, I’m finding it harder and harder to limit how much I write about each prospect. Can you really blame me? These aren't your run-of-the-mill prospects in this article. No, sir. These are elite stud prospects with tantalizing upside that are about to explode all over the MLB landscape.As you'll see pretty quickly, the terms "ace-caliber" and "elite tools" enter the discussion plenty of times below. You won't find any power or speed-only players below, either. As we continue to…

The Colorado Rockies' season ended in disappointing fashion after they lost the Wild Card game to the Diamondbacks. Nonetheless, their 87-75 record was a big improvement over last year. Their success was in large part due to their great core of stars. Additionally, they have an abundance of young talent, most notably top prospect Brendan Rodgers, waiting for their chance to join that core in the coming years. 10. Yency Almonte, RHPAge: 23 Drafted: 2012, Round 17(537) - LAA Acquired by trade in 20162017…

In last week's Dynasty Dugout, we looked into four post-hype prospects that have struggled thus far at the major league level. This week we switch over to every dynasty league owner's favorite topic.For those of us that play in dynasty leagues, prospects are basically as valuable as our own children. Okay, maybe that’s a bit far, but you get the point. The beauty of prospects is that no one really knows how good they can really be. For every person that thinks one prospect will be the next Mike Trout or Bryce Harper,…