MINORS: 2013 College names to know

(This article appeared in the 2013 Minor League Baseball Analyst)

With many fantasy leagues allowing owners to stash amateur players, an owner is doing himself a disservice not to be at least vaguely familiar with the top college players. While a college star doesn’t always translate to a big-league success story, with drastic changes to the collegiate bats in the last two seasons the guessing game has become a bit easier. 

Of course, there’s still difficulty for the fantasy owner, because just as is the case at the MLB level, the top players and the top fantasy players may differ. The 2013 class is tougher than usual, as there aren’t a lot of can’t-miss college prospects (especially in the way of hitters). But for the...

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