Last year, prospect followers only had one credible Top 100 prospect list to reference (Baseball America's). I think there are three good ones out there this year: Baseball America's, Baseball Prospectus', and ours.

If you haven't started to take a close look at South Caldwell High lefty Madison Bumgarner, you have some catching up to do.

The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that Roto baseball is an absolute waste of time. And I’m becoming very interested in why some seasoned baseball minds choose to play it.

Anticipation in the air and yesteryear’s shortcomings gone with the wind, the 2007 fantasy season is soon to be played out.

Here at Project Prospect, we’re as into following the big leagues as we are the minors. So we have perspectives on every kind of fantasy question. We’re making an effort to help your team out by providing Free Fantasy Advice once a week.

Major League all-star voting and MVP voting are a complete joke. The voting is a popularity contest, and isn't based on player performance.

The list of childhood career aspirations is filled with everything from being an astronaut to a rock star. Now tell your inner child that you have what it takes to pursue two of these fantasy jobs. Life is good when you’re named Jeff Samardzija.

Wins and runs batted in are two of the most deceiving stats in baseball.

I was fortunate enough to be able to get off work early today and go see Andrew Brackman pitch in his first start of the season.

Five years ago, a pair of dazzling pitching prospect highlighted baseball’s crop of minor league talent.

Over the course of his 18 major league seasons, Ken Griffey Jr. has posted a career vital line of .291/374/.557, slugged 563 home runs, and driven 1608 runners home while collecting 10 gold gloves, 11 all-star births, and the 1997 MVP award. Good thing the Cincinnati Reds feel they have a replacement inline.

As the annual free agency fiasco rapidly starts to wind to an end, the Los Angeles Dodgers situation can be brought into focus as follows: The Dodgers are going to be good... for a very long time.

I've been debating a keeper league question with a friend for a few days now, and I was wondering if you could give us your take. Who will have a better major league career: Matt Garza or Jeff Francoeur?

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America made a bold statement last week: Steroids are not welcome into the Hall of Fame.

How many chances does a scout get to look at a pitcher standing just over 5-foot-10, weighing in at 155 pounds soaking wet, and think that that individual is to become the future of their professional baseball organization?

Here at Project Prospect, we’re as into following the big leagues as we are the minors. So we have perspectives on every kind of fantasy question. We’re making an effort to help your team out by providing Free Fantasy Advice once a week.

My inbox has become saturated with emails wanting to know about some of the players who just fell short of making our 2007 Top 100 Prospect List. Ask and you shall receive.

With a 2005 draft class featuring the likes of high school outfielders such as Jay Bruce, Cameron Maybin, Andrew McCutchen, and Justin Upton, it becomes easy to overlook every other prospect in their category. Just make sure you know the name of the fifth teenage outfielder to be selected that day as well.

Both are 20 years of age and have advanced through identical levels. Both are big righties who can bring the heat. Both are unquestionably among the greatest prospects in all of baseball. So just for argument's sake: how on earth can you choose just one?

Whenever a franchise uses a first round pick to select a high school prospect, they know it will take some time for their teenage future icon to develop. Someone forgot to send the memo to Andrew McCutchen.

To all of those who have lost sleep over Wells versus Cameron, I can now give you your diagnosis: a moderately severe case of over-analysis.

When the Milwaukee Brewers selected Yovani Gallardo in the second round of the 2004 Draft they knew they were making an investment on a good, young arm. But did they know that they would be hitting the jackpot?

The big decision: Carl Crawford or Vernon Wells.

Fenway Park sits more than an ocean away from Tokorozawa, Saitama and the Seibu Dome. Believe it or not, Daisuke Matsuzaka had a life there prior to the Scott Boras Era.

Power numbers, the ability to hit for average, plus speed, a rocket arm, and exceptional defense. Who doesn’t enjoy the pursuit of unearthing the next five-tool prospect?

Some trade advice involving Andrew Miller comes in this week's Free Fantasy Advice column.

Through the free agent signings of Barry Bonds (42 years old), Ray Durham (35), Rich Aurilia (35), Dave Roberts (34), Bengie Molina (32), and Pedro Feliz (31), the San Francisco Giants began their Post-Barry Bonds Youth Movement.

If you know you have a potential fantasy star, do you throw that aside for the next big thing?

Ready to pull the plug on Verlander already? The dude just finished his rookie season and was as good as any rookie pitcher in recent history.

I’ve been really impressed with the in-depth conversations that have gone on in the Project Prospect Forums. So I’ve decided to feature some questions and perspectives from these discussions in a column that I’m going to start writing on a regular basis... Project Prospect Conversations.