Cole Young

Young's extremely impressive plate discipline metrics in the lower levels of the minors have made him overrated in some dynasty circles. The lefty-hitting infielder has never struck out more than 16.5 percent of the time and last year he walked over 14 percent of the time at Single-A and High-A. He had a pull rate over 41 percent and a groundball rate under 45 percent at both stops and still only managed 11 home runs in 126 games because he has fringe-average raw power. He stole 22 bases on 32 attempts (68.8% success rate) and only gets average run grades from scouts, so we can't assume he'll regularly steal double-digit bases in the majors. Young is trending toward being a worse version of Bryson Stott in fantasy (worse home park, less speed). He'll head to Double-A for his age-20 season and projects as Seattle's second baseman of the future.

Selected by the Mariners with the No. 21 overall pick in last year's draft, Young is known for his pretty left-handed swing and potentially plus hit tool. The big question for fantasy/dynasty is whether there will be notable power or speed to go with the rest of the package. The 19-year-old shortstop hit .367/.423/.517 with two home runs, four steals and as many walks (eight) as strikeouts in 17 games across complex ball and Single-A after signing. He hits the ball to all fields and was a line-drive machine in high school. At 6-foot, 180 pounds, his frame is pretty filled out for a recent prep draftee, but he was tabbed as an above-average runner entering the draft. Young is a safer pick in first-year player drafts due to his hit tool, and he might be a good enough hitter to exceed power projections in his first full season, which would allow him to shoot up prospect rankings.