Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays (thumb) remains in Florida but has advanced to taking practice on the field, and he will begin playing in games later this week. A healthy Hays could be the Orioles starting center fielder eventually. Expect Hays, the team's No. 4 prospect per MLB Pipeline, to play in the minors for a bit before he's even a consideration for the major league roster. But the 23-year-old could help owners out in deep mixed and AL-only leagues if he's playing everyday for t[...]

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The Top 30 list continues to evolve as prospects get closer to compiling meaningful amounts of at-bats. And were also gaining a better understanding of what big league performances are sustainable, and which ones were the result of small-sample noise.Jonathan Loaisiga and Jon Duplantier rejoin the list after demotions from their respective Major League clubs. Cavan Biggio, Dylan Cease, Keston Hiura, Luis Robert, and [...]

Can you believe the baseball season is already flying by?! Some teams already have a dozen games in hand at the MLB level, while the minor league season has been underway since last Thursday.[...]

Its no secret that teams are relying more and more heavily on young hitters and pitchers to not only fill out the 25-man rosters but to be key, impactful members of the club. That, in turn, means that prospect watching and analysis plays an increasingly important part of fantasy baseball. Jumping on the promising, raw power hitter or strong-armed starting pitcher at just the right moment can make or break a fantasy baseball season. Did you know there were 11 rookie hitters in 2018 that produced [...]

Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias said that outfield prospect Austin Hays' MRI exam showed a sprained thumb. Hays will be out for "weeks" rather than "months." Hays also dealt with injuries last year and played in just 75 games between Low-A Aberdeen and Double-A Bowie, hitting a combined .235 with 12 home runs, 46 RBI and six stolen bases. He's one to watch in dynasty/keeper leagues and could make his major league debut this year given Baltimore's lack of depth in the outfield. Expe[...]

As we enter the final stretch for drafting it is time to take a look at the latest iteration of points leagues rankings from our amazing hard working rankings staff. Starting with the outfield is always fun because there is so much depth at the position, especially if you only require three of them, as many points leagues do. However, even if your league has switched to five outfielders there is still a lot of value, both within the top-60 at the position and below.Points leagues are always toug[...]

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Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays appeared to be battling for a starting job as spring training continued, but it's still going to be hard to keep him out of the lineup with the way he's raking. The 23-year-old is 13-for-37 at the plate so far and is one of the league leaders with five home runs and 13 RBI this spring. Hays has also provided three doubles, and he very well may be a sneaky source of power in a friendly ballpark like Camden Yards.

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