Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in a couple of weeks, which means fantasy baseball draft season is ramping up. We do not know if there is a universal DH or a full 162-game season. What we do know is we will draft teams regardless and we will need some fantasy sleepers. Some sleepers are late-round targets, some sleepers are players earlier in drafts that have the potential to perform much better than their ADP would suggest.When thinking of fantasy sleepers that can outperform ...

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson, the team's top prospect, struggled in his first big-league action in 2020, but the 22-year-old switch-hitter earned a spot as the cleanup hitter in the playoffs and could break out in 2021. Carlson's hard-hit rate and sweet-spot rate last year were both over 40 percent, both above league average. He also had both hard-hit and sweet-spot contact on almost 30 percent of the balls he hit, which was in the top five in all of baseball. Strikeouts and ...

St. Louis Cardinals top prospectDylan Carlson looks set to start the 2021 season with the Major League team after making his MLB debut in 2020. Carlson didn't get called up until mid-August and only saw action in 35 games for the Cardinals, hitting .200/.252/.364 with three homers and a stolen base. But Carlson did improve as the season went on and he had a .611 slugging percentage over the final two weeks of the season. Considered a good all-around hitter with above-average power potential, he ...

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson collected a pair of hits in his first career playoff game Wednesday, leading to him retaining the cleanup spot in the order for Game 2 on Thursday during the wild-card series versus San Diego and right-hander Zach Davies. Carlsons DFS price tag should lend to considerable roster potential, especially in light of his position in the batting order. After stealing all of just one base during the regular season, Carlson swiped a bag in Game 1, further ...

St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Dylan Carlson was recalled from the team's alternate training site on Friday afternoon. He is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the team's doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Carlson slashed .162/.215/.243 during his first major-league stint, but he still has an elite ceiling. He will likely see a fair amount of playing time down the stretch and is worth a roster spot in deeper mixed leagues.

St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Dylan Carlson picked up his first major league hit on Saturday. The Cardinals and White Sox played a double header, with Carlson going 0-for-3 in Game 1 then 1-for-3 with a walk in Game 2. Carlson is one of the top outfield prospects in the game right now and should be getting consistent playing time going forward.

BALLER MOVE:Add in All LeaguesOWNED IN: 32% of leaguesANALYSIS: The Cardinals have finally restarted their season this weekend after multiple positive Covid-19 tests. Having only played five games before they were shut down, the Cardinals now have 14-15 games to make up on most of the league. So it was great seeing rookie Dylan Carlson get the start in left field and bat sixth for the Cardinals in their first game back. Ranked as the club's no.1 prospect and 18th in all of baseball (according to...

The St. Louis Cardinals' top prospect, outfielder Dylan Carlson, has been officially called up and is starting in left field and batting sixth in Saturday's game against the White Sox. The expectation is that Carlson, the 18th ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline, will play almost every day now that he has been promoted to the majors. Across six levels and four seasons in the minors, Carlson posted a .260/.250/.431 line with 47 home runs and 194 RBI in 1,712 plate appearances. Last season, across ...

St. Louis Cardinals top prospect, outfielder Dylan Carlson, will reportedly be brought up to the Major League roster ahead of Saturdays doubleheader against the White Sox, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Ranked as the No. 18 prospect in the Majors, Carlson mashed across two levels last season, slashing .292/.372/.542 with 26 home runs and 68 RBI, in addition to stealing 20 bags. Still just 21 years old, Carlson is a game-changing bat in keepers leagues, as he figures to see ...

St. Louis Cardinals top prospect outfielder Dylan Carlson is expected to be called up to the major league team whenever the Cardinals are cleared to play again. Outfield help was already a need for the Cardinals before at least two of their outfielders tested positive for COVID-19. St. Louis hasn't played in a while due to continued positive tests, but things are trending in a better direction and the team could be back on the field as soon as this weekend. Whenever they are, Carlson is ...