I have dozens of fantasy questions incubating in my inbox. I've twice been interrupted from writing this column by texts about fantasy baseball. My twitter feed is flooded with fantasy baseball chatter. It's that time of the season again isn't it?
Time to flex our prospect muscles and embarrass our friends who are thinking more about the Super Bowl right now than late-round steals.
I'm ready!
Project Prospect's fantasy elves have been hard at work lately. We wanted to deliver bundles first-rate prospect advice instantaneously. No waiting around for books to come in the mail. No tolerating bad weather to drive to your local store in hopes of picking up a book before someone else got it. Pure, beautiful, snap-you-fingers internet magic.
The elves came through.
We have a simple download system in place. Order your Digital Prospect Guide and have it on your computer in no time.
Why order?
We've already finished our top 25 prospect book. In it, you'll get video of Jason Heyward, Stephen Strasburg, Brian Matusz, Buster Posey and so on. Smooth, crisp, professional quality edited video -- yes, that means pitching mechanics slow-mos! You'll also get analysis of each prospects strengths and weaknesses. Here's an example:
"One of the most polished pitchers from the 2008 Draft class, Brian Matusz reached the majors in his first full season. He totaled 157.2 inningsin 2009 before the Orioles shut him down – after his September 12th start. The Arizona native commands five offerings: straightFB (4-seam), 2-seam FB, curve, slider and changeup. His fastball sat at 89-93 MPH during his time in the majors. He also showed anabove-average changeup (81-84), plus curveball (75-79) and above-average slider (79-83) – velos from PitchFX. Matusz’ 4-seamer is moreexplosive than his 2-seamer and he commands the 4-seamer better. But the 2-seamer has good arm-side run and some tilt to it.
Matusz’ walk rate has ranged from 6.3% to 7.6% over his four professional stops. It didn’t spike in majors, a tribute to the quality of hisarsenal – especially when you factor in his quick ascent to the majors and that he skipped Triple-A. Eastern League lefties wanted nothingto do with him (3-for-39 with 1 BB and 14 K; .276 OPS).
Matusz has an advanced feel for pitching and we don’t see any red flags in his mechanics. He repeats his delivery well and while hisarm action isn’t perfect, it doesn’t make him a bigger risk for injury than the average pitcher. Athletic, competitive and focused, he has aslow-tempo windup and a lightning quick arm. With the potential for four above-average offerings, he could turn into a No. 1-2 starter."
Here are some other excerpts from some players who should make fantasy impacts in 2010:
"Desmond Jennings uses his quick-twitch strength, excellent eye and simple, balanced load to consistently get the barrel on the ball. He loads hishands early, gathers himself over a solid rear leg, and then throws the barrel at the baseball. His short, flat stroke may not allow him togenerate enough loft to produce high home run totals, but he’s an outstanding athlete with very few weaknesses in his game."
"Jason Heyward is an excellent athlete with champion bat speed. Patient and comfortable hitting to the opposite field, he’s an elite contact hitterwith above-average power. Last year, he made contact improvements and massive strides as a power hitter...A polished hitter who could easily surface as an above-average big leaguer, Heyward has the skills to eventually blossom into one ofbaseball’s best all-around hitters."
"Given the limited number of bullets in his arm, we expect Stephen Strasburg to be fast-tracked to the bigs. There’s a chance that he could findhis way into the Nationals’ rotation in April or May. Strasburg knows how to pitch and has the arsenal to be an ace starting in 2010."
And again, you'll get video clips (see our DPG video preview to the right) of the bulk of the players in the guide.
If you're in a fantasy league where jumping on the next big rookie can help seal a championship, we think our top 25 prospect book ($15) could help you make the right decision on who to target in your league.
For deep dynasty owners, our top 100 prospect book ($25) -- to be released later this month (ASAP) -- will help you figure out some potential sleepers and guys to target in trades.
And if you're in a league where 100 prospects just isn't enough, wait until you see our 300-player book ($40), which is scheduled to be released in March.
Our video, scouting analysis, statistical analysis and prospect data will put you a step ahead of the game. Plus when everyone else is flipping through pages as they try to figure out their pick in the draft room, you can smirk because you've embraced technology. You have an easily searchable pdf that you can navigate in seconds.
Check out the Digital Prospect Guide today. We guarantee that you'll be blown away by the simplicity of the design, quality of the product and our customer service.
Please contact me at adamf@projectprospect.com if you have any questions about the Digital Prospect Guide.