<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>You won't hear about this from Brad Lee, since it concerns good (rather than bad) news about the Berliners.  
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<div>My friend, Jim Callis of Baseball America, thinks it unlikely that he would be available in a keeper league.  Well, guess what?  </div>

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<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Normally we use the top of this column to profile players who can help your fantasy team in 2013.</div>

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<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This week we're going to make an exception. <a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(34, 95, 178);">Minnesota Twins</a> outfield prospect Byron Buxton is simply that good.</div>

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<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I don't usually advocate investing in Class A prospects outside of deep keeper leagues, because you're usually going to have to wait 2-3 years before they make an impact on your fantasy club. But if Buxton is still available in your keeper league, <b>grab him now</b>.</div>

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<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><offer>Baseball America's top-rated prospect in the 2012 draft, Buxton went second overall and signed for $6 million. The Appling County High (Baxley, Ga.) product has legitimate five-tool ability, and all five of the 6-foot-2, 189-pounder's physical tools (hitting ability, power, speed, center field defense, arm) have a chance to be well above average once he's fully developed.</offer></div>

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<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">His development may not take as long as originally anticipated either. After a modest .248/.344/.448 pro debut in 2012, Buxton was slated to spend all of this season in the low Class A Midwest League. He's only 19, and the MWL is one of the minors' toughest hitting environments. But he handled the assignment with aplomb, hitting .341/.431/.559 with 32 steals in 68 games at Cedar Rapids, demonstrating a fine eye at the plate (44 walks versus 56 strikeouts) as well. <b>The last player to generate as much buzz in the MWL was <a class="flexpop" instance="_ppc" playerid="30836" playeridtype="sportsId" gameroot="flb" content="tabs#ppc" tab="null" fpopwidth="490px" fpopheight="357px" cache="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(34, 95, 178);">Mike Trout</a> three years ago, and Buxton had more power at the same stage of their careers.</b></div>

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<div style="margin-bottom: 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Twins promoted Buxton to high Class A on Tuesday, and <b>he has the ability to mirror Trout's rapid ascent to the major leagues</b>. That would put Buxton in Minnesota before the end of 2014, and it might not take him much longer to develop his 30-homer/30-steal potential. Simply put, he's the best prospect in baseball.</div>
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