
RotoWire recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of writing player notes. We look back at 25 years of a format that has become the industry staple, such Albert Pujols being the active leader.

Chris Liss took Francisco Lindor with the fourth-overall pick. Jose Ramirez, Carlos Carrasco and Mike Clevinger also made the cut among current players.

Jason Collette looks into his crystal ball for the NL West and sees a whole lot of plate appearances for the Dodgers' A.J. Pollock.

Erik Halterman checks in with his look at who's hot and who's not and wonders if Manny Machado is getting enough attention among the season's biggest disappointments.

Dave Regan offers up one move that each MLB team could make that would have fantasy impact, like having the Braves sign Craig Kimbrel.

Erik Siegrist looks over the free-agent pool in the Junior Circuit and thinks Clint Frazier could be more than just a short-term solution for the Yankees.

Kyle Hendricks has succeeded for years by inducing weak contact despite throwing a below-average fastball. Jeff Erickson wants to know if Trevor Williams is cut from the same cloth.

Erik Siegrist checks out the free-agent pool in the Junior Circuit, where Christin Stewart is likely to be one of the last name-brand prospects to get a big-league promotion.

Mike Barner checks out Wednesday's slate and recommends Trevor Story at home as the foundation of a Rockies stack against southpaw Andrew Suarez.

Chris Morgan recommends enjoying the extra day off before Labor Day. Also he likes Matt Olson to take advantage of the matchup against Felix Hernandez.

Todd Zola ranks the week's starting pitching, which is more tenuous than usual with September callups, but Mike Clevinger continues to step up for the Indians.

Chris Morgan checks out Monday's slate and expects Khris Davis and the A's to tee off against a ragged Rangers pitching staff.