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Fantasy baseball player overview: Looking forward to Heyward

Perhaps it is cabin fever or just needing to get excited about something this spring, but have you checked out Atlanta Braves rookie outfielder Jason Heyward?
The dude is 6-foot-4, 220 pounds and can mutilate a baseball better than OreIda can mash a potato.
Not impressed? Check this out:

Notes: Blanks is so money right now [FBB]

Last night San Diego Padres OF/1B Kyle Blanks bombed a ball 411 feet. It was his sixth home run of the season. Of course, the note you Chinstrap Ninjas might be missing is that all six – the only ones of his career – have come in the last 14 games.
He appears to have figured [...]

Prospect watch: Desmond Jennings, OF, Rays [FBB]

I’m sure there are many of you out there that have at least heard of Desmond Jennings, one of the Tampa Bay Rays top outfield prospects.
The speedster was promoted to triple-A Durham on Friday, so he’s knocking on the doorstep of the majors. And, he’s knocking very loudly.
In double-A, he posted a .316, 8 homer, [...]

Ninja notes: The international edition [FBB]

The Chinstrap Ninjas are American, but we have no biases. We know foreign countries aren’t as good at beer league softball as us, but they occasionally pop out a player who makes a somewhat minimal difference in fantasy baseball circles.
Aroldis Chapman is expected to be next. According to a report from ESPN the Magazine, Chapman [...]

Notes: Injury, rehab, return [FBB]

Every day throughout the Major League season a player is designated for assignment, another one completes a rehab start and others are placed on the DL.
Every one of these moves could impact your fantasy baseball roster. Here are just a couple notes from this morning that fantasy owners should pay attention to:

Stealthy Ninjas use time machines to win

Shhhhhh! Scott Rolen thinks it’s 2004 again, nobody tell him otherwise.
The veteran Blue Jays 3B hit a pair of homers, scored six runs, drove in five and even stole a base this week. He hit .393, too, and over his 12-game hitting streak Rolen’s hit .462.
The last time Scott Rolen was a fantasy factor for [...]