Help me pick one for Fantasy

so, I’m a bit biased. Personally, I think Bogaerts’ ceiling is just ridiculous, but he’s got a fair amount of issues to work on. Bell’s got a huge upside, and it’s not out of the question to think he could be a .300 hitter with 30 homer a year power one day. Cole and Paxton seem like solid #3 guys to me. Bogaerts and Bell are both a while away (think 2016 for both of them at the earliest) but Cole and Paxton will be up in the next 1.5 years. Sort of depends on what you want. I’d do:

1. Bogaerts
2. Bell
3. Paxton
4. Cole

with 1 and 2 being very close, then a drop off, and 3 and 4 being very close.

I thought you were going to ask which Jarrod Parker we thought you should keep.

or bogie, bell, paxton, cole

What exactly do you mean?

If you have a solid minor league system and want some crazy upside, though, take Boegarts.

You don’t win fantasy but playing it safe

I love all four though, can’t go wrong. I always love to get power production out of my non 1B infielders, and if on the off chance he ends up sticking at SS he’ll be fantasy gold. Bell has more upside as a hitter than just about anybody… Paxton is a moderate ceiling high floor guy, which is obviously very valuable. I see a lot of fantasy potential in Cole with his sexy K-Rate.

Always keep in mind that, for fantasy, you always want the guys closer to the bigs. Paxton has a good shot of making his MLB debut in 2012, whereas a guy like Xander is more like 2014 or 2015. I agree that Xander’s upside is huge, but do you really want to wait that long?

Exactly. I know it is rudimentary advice, but play for today (well, the near future in this case).

is why I’d have Paxton first.

Being far away can have a serious impact on drafting. In many leagues every year that prospect sits on your farm is another prospect you can’t draft.

Bogaerts might become better than Paxton but not only will Paxton help you now but you won’t have a spot tied up for the next 4 years or so.