You know what the great thing about fantasy baseball is? Everything. You know what the worst thing is? Same answer. As fun as it may be to draft, smack talk and follow your carefully assembled team, it can also be an absolute train wreck if you fail miserably in the general manager department.

But don’t fret, the most important think that any fantasy owner can do is research the talent pool to make sure that you can put the blinders on when an overhyped player finds their way into your queue. With that, here’s a short list of players in the American League West who you might want to just cross off of your list.

Matt Dominguez - Third Base, Houston Astros

One of the most interesting things that should be pointed out right away is that Dominguez has found himself in an odd place; and no, I’m not talking about Houston.

If you look around at every team in the AL West they all have one major thing in common with the exception of the Astros: stud third basemen (Kyle Seager, Josh Donaldson, Adrian Beltre and David Freese).

This isn’t to say that Dominguez is terrible or anything, but clearly the runt of the litter behind a .241 average in 2013. On the bright side Dominguez did crush 21 home runs and knock in 77 RBI in 2013; however, he somehow forgot his abilities this spring as he is hitting right at the Mendoza Line (.200) with only one run batted-in and has yet to tee off in 11 games played.

Raul Ibanez - Outfield/Designated Hitter, Los Angeles Angels

If there is one moment that should be remembered from 2013, it’s definitely the play where Ibanez tried to throw a ball to the cutoff man from left field but inevitably spiked it into the ground like an eight-year-old at their first practice. Other than that, not much else happened.

Well, he did manage to hit .242 with 29 home runs and 65 RBI, but not much else. For the last three seasons Ibanez has been doing decent-to-moderately well in the home run department; however, he has hit career lows (.245, .240, and .242) for three consecutive seasons.

So far in Spring Training he has gone yard once with four RBI, but his average has sunk to .226 in 11 games played. Why the Angels felt he was the best source of hitting during the offseason is a bit of mystery, but don’t let the bad pickup gene infect you too.

Joe Blanton - Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Angels

Since we’re already on the Angels we’d might as well just stay put. With the exception of Josh Johnson with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2013, it’s hard to argue that Blanton was probably the worst starting pitcher in the AL, if not throughout the Majors. Last season he managed to go 2-14 with career-worst 6.04 ERA, which is unbecoming of a guy who was the 24th overall pick in the 2002 amateur draft. Even with his prior success Blanton continues to go down a dark path with a 1-2 record and a 6.75 ERA in 16 innings pitched this Spring Training. While most owners are smart enough to shy away from a guy with these kinds of stats, you’d be surprised as to what can happen in leagues of 12 or more people when the talent pool starts to dwindle.

J.P. Arencibia - Catcher, Texas Rangers

There’s a reason why Rangers’ GM Jon Daniels isn’t not the brightest bulb in the bunch, and the fact that he let 37-year-old catcher A.J. Pierzynski go after hitting .272 with 17 home runs and 70 RBI and replaced him with Arencibia is proof that statement is true. We’re talking about a player who could only muster a .194 average despite the fact that he was somehow able to crush 21 dingers and knock-in 55 runs. However, unlike Ibanez and Dominguez above, Arencibia didn’t even crack 200 total bases in 2013 (173). So far in Spring Training Arencibia is at mid-season form with one home run, six RBI and a grotesque .156 average. Seriously, there are way better options for a catcher who can do more than just hit home runs.

Corey Hart - Firstbase/Outfield, Seattle Mariners

The crazy thing about the Mariners in 2014 is that they have three viable options at first base: Justin Smoak, Logan Morrison and Hart. As Spring Training has shown both Morrison and Smoak are putting up almost identical numbers: .297 with one home run and 11 total hits in 37 at-bats.

Spooky.

On the other end of the spectrum you have Hart, who in 28 at-bats has managed to only put three balls in play and strike out a team-high 14 times. To put that in perspective, Morrison has the second-most strikeouts with nine. No other player has cracked double digits. Now, much like the other hitters on this, Hart clubbed 30 home runs, drove in 83 runs and managed to hit .270 with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2013.

The only problem with this is that Hart is no longer in the National League where he was a stud. Even though Hart is a .274 lifetime hitter with 22 home runs against the AL in 94 games, there are a lot of players who have difficulty transitioning from one league to the next. Hart is currently on pace to prove that he won’t be able to hang with the AL this season.