Thanks to his lethal changeup, Cotton has gone from a no-pedigree afterthought to a chic 2017 fantasy sleeper. But could the market be too aggressive on the promising Oakland righty?
If you've spent draft season channeling expert buzz and pilfering the late rounds for starting pitching talent, you're probably no stranger to the name Jharel Cotton.
The 25-year-old Oakland Athletics righty has become a chic target for 2017 drafters over the past month, with the formerly anonymous hurler being snapped up around pick 250 overall per FantasyPros average draft position (ADP) data despite having less than 30 major league innings on his résumé.