Three years of college. Four years in the minors. Two years of league-average play. Travis Shaw's rise was anything but meteoric. He took off last year, however, and is now one of the biggest bats in Milwaukee's potent lineup.
Marcell Ozuna broke out last season and is in the heart of his physical prime. Justin Upton, meanwhile, put together one of the best all-around seasons of his career, and is still in just his age-30 season. The two now find themselves as neighbors on most fantasy baseball draft boards. Who's the better pick?
Corey Seager is one of the elite shortstops in the game entering his age-24 season. Brian Dozier has 76 homers and 34 steals over the last two seasons, the only player in the league to hit both of those thresholds. Both are strong fantasy players, but who is the better pick? The latest in our fantasy baseball debate series.
Aaron Nola has set a course of steady ascent over the first two years of his career, interrupted by the occasional injury. Now in his third season, Nola is set to become a fantasy ace, so long as he can stay on the mound.