The American League Central could end up becoming a gold mine of fantasy baseball talent with all sorts of young names maturing and claiming major league roster spots. Teams like the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals will look to contend for a playoff spot because of some of these players while the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins are in rebuilding modes, looking to see if any of their youngsters can make an impact.

While some young and unproven names from the AL Central may be tempting to take, you need to be cautious in your fantasy draft. Here are some players from each team to be wary of during your fantasy baseball draft.

1B Jose Abreu - Chicago White Sox

Abreu could become one of the league's better first basemen eventually, but for now he is too unproven to take as a starter for your team at a power position. Yes, he was successful in Cuba, but it could definitely take some time to adjust to Major League pitching.

Also, Abreu will be playing in a very weak lineup without much support or protection. Even if he does perform well, he could get walked often or be overworked.

SP Justin Masterson - Cleveland Indians

Masterson had a terrific year in 2013 and will get you a good amount of strikeouts this season regardless of how his other stats look. The red flag with him, however, is his consistency. For some reason, he has not been able to keep up good numbers for more than one full season, meaning it may be due for him to have another down year.

Just look at the past four seasons:

2010: 6-13 record, 4.70 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
2011: 12-10 record, 3.21 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
2012: 11-15 record, 4.93 ERA, 1.45 WHIP
2013: 14-10 record, 3.45 ERA, 1.20 WHIP

While his numbers from last season look enticing when he is still available in the later rounds of a draft, be wary of this trend. It could be meaningless, but it definitely raises a concern.

SS Jose Iglesias - Detroit Tigers

Iglesias, like Masterson, is another case where you cannot let last year's numbers fool you. He was a .303 hitter last year, but his average was once over .400 a few months into the season before it took a dramatic plunge.

Iglesias is a fairly well-known name, but that is because of his glove. If you are in a normal fantasy league, fielding and highlight-reel plays are not important.

He has never been known as a solid hitter and his first half of last season may have been a fluke. Even though the class of shortstops is weak in fantasy baseball this year, you should be able to find one that can hit better than Iglesias.

OF Alex Gordon - Kansas City Royals

Gordon is a solid power hitter who should hit around 20 home runs this season, but his steep decline in batting average over the past three seasons is certainly alarming for fantasy owners.

He went from hitting .303 in 2011 to .294 in 2012 to just .265 last year. His slugging percentage has decreased from .502 to .455 to .422 and his on-base percentage from .376 to .368 to .327 over those three years as well.

While Kansas City will likely contend for a playoff spot this year, its offense could struggle if Gordon has more problems at the plate. Yes, he could be due for a breakout season, but the numbers say that this could be his worst season yet.

Sounds like a pretty big risk.

OF Josh Willingham - Minnesota Twins

In 2012, Willingham hammered 35 home runs and drove in 110 runs even though his Minnesota Twins had a horrible year. Last year, he battled injuries but had a serious problem hitting the ball even when healthy, hitting only a .208 clip.

Joe Mauer is pretty much the only player on this Twins team that should peak anyone's interest, but Willingham could be next on the list due to the power numbers he has put up in the past. The question is: is he past his prime?