MLB: Five Fantasy Busts Thus Far

Few moments are better during the MLB season than the night of a fantasy draft. For months fantasy owners meticulously plan for how to end up with the most talent at each position. A lot of attention is given to sleepers who could potentially provide a lot of value at the bottom of a draft. It’s these players that can typically swing a fantasy league.

However, there’s another factor that can drastically impact a fantasy owner’s success. Nothing is more devastating than taking a player with a high draft pick, and that player not producing as expected. A bust at the top of the draft board can take a fantasy owner out of contention regardless of what the rest of their lineup is doing.

We’re only three weeks into the season, but there’s already a handful of players not living up to their draft slots. Barring injury, it’s likely that these players will turn things around and look more like the players owners were dreaming on. However, up to this point it’s hard to classify their seasons as anything other than disappointments. This list offers five players who have had surprisingly slow starts. Admittedly, more attention was given to players likely to be drafted in the first few rounds of a fantasy draft.

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