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Lindsey

MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis reports it’s a slightly under-slot deal for Lindsey, who will receive a $3.3 million signing bonus instead of the $3.67 million allotted for the 23rd overall pick. The 18-year-old prep shortstop is one of the fastest players from the entire draft class, which instantly puts him on fantasy managers’ radar screens until further notice. He’s a long ways from the big leagues, but he has a chance to make an impact in the stolen base department once he arrives.

Lindsey’s calling card is his speed, and that makes him just as intriguing -- if not more so -- of a fantasy prospect as he is a “real life” one because of the chance to be a stolen base leader someday. In order to reach that stature, he’s going to have to be able to get on base, and the 18-year-old has a quick stroke conducive to hitting line drives to all parts of the park. There are power questions, but at 6-foot-2, 175-pounds and with quick wrists, he could develop average pop. Even without it, Lindsey is an excellent fantasy target because of a chance to steal bases, hit for average and potentially score some runs.