Late Sunday night – after this column was initially published, and indeed after most Fantasy Baseball waiver wire processes had already run – we learned that one of the top prospects in baseball was getting promoted.

Jake Burger began what he and the Texas Rangers hope will be a short stay with the Triple-A Round Rock Express on Tuesday night.

The Texas Rangers thought they were upgrading at first base when they traded Nathaniel Lowe to the Washington Nationals and later acquired Jake Burger from the Miami Marlins as the former's replacement over the winter.

Luis Severino spent years as Aaron Judge’s teammate on the New York Yankees marveling at his prodigious power and skill as a hitter.