J.P Crawford

Now that the pesky diversion called the NFL Draft is over, fantasy owners and fans can now get back to the matter at hand: baseball. Shohei Ohtani, everyone's favorite two-way player, appeared to sustain an ankle injury after running out a ground ball and trying to avoid a collision with Neil Walker at first base. He already has his scheduled pitching start for Tuesday pushed back and did not start in Sunday's game against the Yankees.  Nick Tropeano is currently listed as the Angels’ starter for Tuesday. AT&T Park…

With the 2017 season now officially in the rearview mirror, and with the Houston Astros first-time champions, we turn our attention to the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Each week, I will be evaluating one player’s stock for this year. This week, a top shortstop prospect whose fantasy stock has plummeted in recent years, but who remains of some interest as a deep-league sleeper. J.P. Crawford, Philadelphia Phillies 2017 statistics (Triple-A): .243/.351/.405, 15 HR, 75 R, 63 RBI, 5 SB General Overview Crawford has garnered…

Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free! Guess who's back, back again. Dynasty Dugout is back, tell a friend. NA NA NA Dynasty Dugout is back in full force, steam-rolling toward the 2018 season. Even the long cold winter couldn't keep this dynasty column at bay. We're like the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, rising out of a coffin to chokeslam you through a table while tens of thousands of fans watch in a drunken stupor.…

Last week in Dynasty Dugout, we discussed three starting pitchers that should be on your radar when deciding your keepers this fall and winter. This week, we turn our attention to everyone’s favorite topic in dynasty and keeper leagues: prospects. Unfortunately, the prospects below haven’t had an easy go of it this season. As we all know, not all top prospects pan out. In fact, there are more prospects that flame out than ones that flourish. Baseball is the toughest sport to succeed in. Whether it’s hitting a 95 mile per…

The dust of the trade deadline has settled, and baseball is set to begin the most exciting leg of the season. While competing teams are battling it out for a playoff spot, others are looking toward the future and working on improving their farm systems. At 39-66, the Phillies have long since been out of the picture in the NL East. They made a couple of moves before the deadline but didn't shake up their top-10 as much as other rebuilding teams did. Here's how those top-10 have done up to this point in the season.    10.…