When the international signing period opened earlier this month, the Astros continued to flex their muscles in the Cuban market with the signing of 20 year old outfielder Cesar Hernandez.
MLB has been holding its annual draft since 1965. Over that period, many of the No. 1 overall selections have gone on to have illustrious careers, while others have been complete busts. How many of them can you name in six minutes?
It's crunch time for fantasy baseball managers as we head into the final two months of the regular season. These 25 players could make all the difference as pickups or acquisitions for fantasy rosters.
Hernandez, who turns 31 in May, spent his first seven MLB campaigns with the Philadelphia Phillies before he joined Cleveland in late December 2019. The switch-hitter impressed in his American League-debut year.
Welcome to Three Up, Three Down: The MLB hot/cold report. Every week, we'll try our best to break down who's heating things up in the baseball world and who's currently stuck in the back of the refrigerator in a state of deep chill.