With Ian Kinsler heading to the disabled list the top prospect in baseball will start his second stint in the majors.
Analysis: Jurickson Profar may be the top prospect but he won’t be lighting the league on fire like many are projecting. This year in Triple-A Profar’s line looks like this- .278 batting average, 4 home runs and 6 stolen bases in 166 plate appearances. That is a solid line but remember that last year in the bigs there was not enough of a sample size- 3 hits in 17 plate appearances.
Currently, the twenty year old Profar is available in 60-90% of fantasy leagues. He makes a fine lower tier power/speed combo and he should post a mediocre batting average in the .250 plus range. He is by no means a fantasy savior but he will at least in the short term get a chance to make a statement. He makes a better sell high option because fantasy owners these days love new shiny things as they quickly disregard guys who always have the numbers by the end of each season like Alfonso Soriano and Rickie Weeks.