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Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top shortstops, sleepers, and more

While appearing on Sirius XM radio, I’ve fielded a number of questions from fantasy baseball owners, ranging from player rankings to analyzing trade proposals. Yet, out of all the topics which I’ve covered on-air in the past, there is one which continues to be the most prevalent – rookies.

Baseball is in the midst of a youth movement, and teams are much more willing to promote prospects under the age of 20 -- some who haven’t faced competition higher than Double-A -- straight to the major leagues.

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So, why the fascination with young talent?