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2017 Fantasy Baseball: Five Prospects to stash

By Jason Evans

Sep 21, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres left fielder Manuel Margot stretches a he pinch runs during the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 21, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres left fielder Manuel Margot stretches a he pinch runs during the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 25, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jharel Cotton (45) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Oakland Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
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Oakland A’s pitcher Jharel Cotton

Cotton was one of three pitchers that came to Oakland from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the deal for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick. Cotton should compete for the fourth or fifth starter spot for the Oakland A’s this season.

Cotton got a taste of the majors, making five starts and going 2-0 with a 2.15 ERA, striking out 23 in 29.1 innings and possibly more importantly, only walking four batters. The Virgin Island native was rewarded for a pretty good minor league season. After Cotton arrived in the A’s organization, he went 3-1 in six starts with a 2.82 ERA. Combined in AAA, Cotton went 11-6 with 155 strikeouts in 135.2 innings and a .219 BAA.

Cotton currently ranks 15th on the A’s prospect list according to mlbpipeline.com.

Although some scouts project him a reliever according to his pipeline report, Cotton is someone you can target late in drafts to stash. He hits 96 MPH with his fastball and can give you some nice additional strikeouts for your team.

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