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From now until the regular season begins, Fantasy Flings is where you'll find interesting story lines about your favorite teams from Spring Training. If there is a position battle, a nagging injury, a comeback story or a youngster making a surge for the "big club" we'll let you know the fantasy implications.

Chicago White Sox
The buzz around White Sox camp is position battles. Up for grabs is the third base position, center field and second base. Josh Fields and Dayan Viciedo are fighting for third and Fields has the leg up. Both hitters can mash the ball and both play suspect defense; although Fields is improving. Fields worked extensively this off-season at Camp Cora and Cora mentioned that everyone would be shocked with what they see out of Fields this year. He has three hits in six at-bats with two doubles so far this spring. Jayson Nix and his four hits in six at-bats with two doubles seem to be taking over as front-runner for the second base job thought to belong to Chris Getz. DeWayne Wise is being called the "best player this spring" and may be taking the center field job from injured Jerry Owens.

Wondering which young players could have an impact in the majors this year? Let MLB FanHouse guide the way in Better Know a Prospect. In this edition we look at three players from the Indians' system, which is one of the deepest in the majors.

Matt LaPorta, OF: The 24-year-old LaPorta came over from the Brewers as the main piece in the CC Sabathia trade. One of the premier offensive prospects in the minors, LaPorta boasts a slugging percentage of .577 in 477 at-bats since Milwaukee selected him with the seventh pick in the 2007 draft. Prior to being traded, LaPorta was tearing up Double-A Huntsville, with a .288/.402/.576 line. He struggled in just 60 at-bats with the Indians' Double-A affiliate after the trade, but that's just a blip on an otherwise fantastic resume. The Indians currently have weaknesses at both of LaPorta's potential positions -- left field and first base -- on the big club, so his impact could be felt as early as this spring.