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  5 Widely Available Players Who Are Off to a Great Start  Drew Epstein 4/11/22 Jeff McNeil- Mets 2B/OF (Owned in 53.7% of ESPN leagues) Technically Jeff McNeil can’t be considered widely available with an owned percentage above 50, but he's worth mentioning here. McNeil is a career .300 hitter and he's just two years removed from an all-star season in 2019 with a slash line of .318/.384/.531. After that, there was the 60 game Covid year and a down year in 2021. So far, McNeil is looking more like himself even if it is just a weekend sample size. With some guys, you can just see that they look more like themselves, and McNeil looked that way to me this weekend. So far this early season, McNeil is 7/16 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs. If this production continues and signs of vintage Jeff McNeil continue to show, he could be a steal, especially with the positional versatility he provides.  Jurickson Profar- Padres 1B, 2B OF (Owned in 9.6% of ESPN leagues) Jurickson Profar is another versat

5 Players Who Get an Underrated Fantasy Boost on Their New Team Drew Epstein 4/2/22 Zack Greinke- Royals SP Greinke is going back to Kansas City on a 1-year $13M contract where he started his career and won the 2009 Cy Young Award. It seems few people are talking about this and the benefit this can have on his 2022 season. At age 38, Greinke is certainly getting up there in age, but he's been serviceable at worst up until this point. At his best, he was one of the best pitchers in the league but it's probably safe to assume those days are over. This is a good chance for Greinke to return to where the bulk of his career was played and pitch in a great pitcher’s ballpark. Last season he was 11-6 with a 4.16 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 120 strikeouts. Greinke has been named the Royals opening day starter and if he uses this chance to produce similar numbers to what he was able to do last year, he’ll be a solid middle-of-the-rotation fantasy starter with the benefit of a massive ballpark u

  5 Prospects Who Will Make a Fantasy Impact in 2022 Drew Epstein 4/2/22 Bobby Witt Jr.- Royals SS/3B The #1 overall prospect according to MLB.com. Witt is a shortstop but looks likely to begin his career at third base for the Royals on opening day. He has been having a great spring with a .458 batting average, 2 home runs, and 7 RBIs. Spring training usually doesn't mean much but in the case of a top prospect cementing his place on a team, this is worth following. Witt is a player who could be a superstar and that could happen as soon as this year. Definitely worth a late round draft pick in fantasy drafts and hope he can show off a bit of his superstar potential right off the bat.  Joe Ryan- Twins SP Joe Ryan was named the Twins opening day starter this year which is a bit of a surprise. He had 4 starts last season and posted a 4.05 ERA with a rock-solid 0.79 WHIP over about 26 innings. The fact that he's trusted by the Twins over an established veteran in Sonny Gray suggests