Much like Wednesday's "sleeper" suggestions, the term "bust" in fantasy baseball can be relatively broad. A player can hit 25 home runs and be considered a bust because fantasy owners expected 40. A trendy youngster can struggle and get sent down to the minors, resulting in a completely different type of fantasy bust. We'll breakdown all the different types of potential busts throughout Spring Training. In the meantime, this is our pre-Spring Training Potential Bust Team. These players are risky based on their average draft position. Questions? Hit me up on Twitter @briansflood.
Catcher
Travis d'Arnaud, Mets - d'Arnaud has been a prospect for so long, and involved in so many blockbuster deals, that he's already a household name despite only 99 major-league at-bats. Don't rely on a rookie catcher, who is playing in a pitcher's park, when it comes to your fantasy team.
First Base
Chris Davis, Orioles - There is a legitimate chance that Davis was a late bloomer and will hit 50-plus home runs again this season. There is also a legitimate chance that he'll hit about 30 homers and disappoint fantasy owners who draft him in the first round. Davis had a career high of 33 before blasting 53 bombs in 2013, making him too risky for a selection in Round 1.
Second Base
Jurickson Profar, Rangers - Profar is a future superstar who could emerge as a perennial first-round pick in fantasy leagues. He's also a 20-year old who hit only .234/.308/.336 over 286 at-bats last season. Profar should have some growing pains before emerging as a star, but an overzealous owner will take him too early in almost every fantasy league.
Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners - Iwakuma won't throw for 4-6 weeks due to a strained tendon in is right hand. There are enough healthy pitchers that it's simply not worth the risk to draft an injured one.
Hiroki Kuroda, Yankees - Kuroda's overall stats from 2013 will rank him among the high-end starters for fantasy purposes. A closer look reveals a 6.56 ERA without a victory over his last eight starts of the season. Kuroda is 39 years old and when pitchers get old, it happens very fast. You don't want him on your roster if the decline continues.
C.C. Sabathia, Yankees - Sabathia is still the No. 1 starter on the Yankees, but he's far from an "ace" compared to other great pitchers around the majors. His name recognition and rumored weight loss could lead to fantasy owners reaching on draft day, hoping for a bounce-back season. Sabathia's 4.78 ERA last season was a career high he's far from a sure thing to bounce back.
Closer
David Robertson, Yankees - Robertson has, arguably, the hardest job in the history of New York professional sports as Mariano Rivera's replacement.
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