I'm going with Miguel Cabrera. I paid a high price for him in an auction, I think he hits 45-50 this year in that lineup.

A-Rod wouldn't hit 50 at Comerica. You better hope he's raking on the road.

I'm not sure how you define blow up, but it wouldn't surprise me if Melky Cabrera went 10/10 this year

This guy knows things.

Jose Reyes wins the MVP this year:

.315/130/20/75/80

He'll blow #### up this year.

Sergeant Hulka with the "big toe" is gonna see how far he can stick it up your ###.

Not sure what blow up means but guys I really like to become elite players are: Ryan Zimmerman, Carl Crawford if healthy, Troy Tulowitzki, and Hunter Pence. Guys I don't like all that much are Brandon Phillips, Adam Dunn, and Fausto Carmona. I think those guys are overrated.

Joe Mauer is a guy I really like. I think he's gonna eventually move into the field somewhere and get 3000+ hits.

Milton Bradley

I agree with Zimmerman.

I think Robbie Cano becomes an elite player this year.


King Felix should live up to the hype as well.

ETA: Sorry it's not one.

Alex Rios.

Josh Hamilton

Lastings Milledge.
Adam Jones
Matt Kemp
Josh Hamilton

Eugenio Velez - Sleeper for 50+ steals if he can get playing time
Corey Hart - 30/30 ?
John Maine - Hopefully he builds on last season's breakout
Delmon Young - new venue should help him live up to the hype

Ian Kinsler

Saying guys like Miggy and Reyes shouldn't really apply here.

One player? Josh Hamilton

Chris B. Young

I'll give one for each position.....

C - J.Mauer - Will stay healthy and rake this year.
1B - D.Lee - Should bounce back with a power surge now that wrist is healed.
2B - R.Cano - Down year for him last year??? This year he starts out better than last year and he will improve on he good numbers from last year.
SS - O.Cabrera - New team, hitter friendly park and Ozzie's new favorite clubhouse leader = big year
3B - G.Atkins - Hits 30+ homers this year
OF - N.Markakis - Will have a great year with his skill set, if he played for another team he wouldn't be a secret.

i see alot of teams being very happy they got konerko when they waited on a 1B.

i also love the flyin' hawaiian with close to 600 ABs (to be carl crawford for pennies on the dollar).

love kinsler. never figured out how people can be down on a 2B that found 20-20 fighting through an injury in his 1st full season.

Pedro Feliz....could go 30 - 100 in CBPB. I don't know where he goes in redrafts....
Pat Burrell.... is in a contract year...
Manny Ramirez.... will be alot closer to pre 2007 Manny.

Justin Upton

The title didn't say "implode."

Alexi Ramirez

James Loney

Josh Hamilton.

He will settle in nicely hitting third behind Kinsler (another candidate) and Young with Bradley and Blalock behind him. Should have every chance to continue his amazing spring and put up monster numbers.

If Miggy doesn't stop eating everything in sight, he will be the one blowing up.

He lost 20 pounds this offseason, he's no longer a fatty. He's a beast.

a slim Miggy

Ortiz will put up big homerun numbers after playing hurt last year.
Zimmerman will surprise.
JD Drew will be reborn as he learns how to use the green monster.
JR Towles will be a top 5 catcher.

Chad Billingsley:

16 wins with a 2.98 era

i hope you are right, i waited on the posistion and took him with my last pick.

Evan Longoria. Even if he's in the minors until June.

I've been trying to get Conor Jackson in every league I'm in. I'd also take a hard look at Austin Kearns. On the pitching side I'd say Rafael Soriano and Mark Hendrickson (deep sleeper). I'm strictly an NL only guy.

Melvin Mora

Definitely agree with Corey Hart.

Phillips is a classic case of a guy who will always be a better fantasy player than actual offensive player though. I can definitely see him down to about 260 with a low OBP this year, but almost all of his value is derived from his 30/30 stats and his position. Those things aren't going to change. He's going to hit HR in that park just by virtue of his big swing and home park and he definitely will run more not less with Dusty running the show.

This guy knows things... Milton is likely to scream down his manager, and or teammate at ANY time.

Just bumping this to give you some props. Solid calls so far. All 4 of these choices seem much more valuable now than they did on draft day.

Velez only started 1 of 3 games
Maine hasnt pitched yet
And what has Young done so far?

Im really confused by your post and he only made those predictions a week before the season.

any muslim players? they might blow up.

Looks like Prince Fielder HAS blown up.

have you seen how fat this guy is?

chris b. young.

Yea, I shouldn't have lumped Maine in there.
Velez was on almost nobody's radar last week and most everyone (that I know of) assumed he wouldn't really play. He has gotten in all 3 games (starting 1), gotten some hits, and already stolen a base. I think hes worth owning now. I didn't a week ago. Maybe I was just slow on him though, who knows.

Young hit .455 in the 1st series even when the rest of the team did nothing. He also stole a base already. Pretty good start for a guy nobody really knew what to expect from.

If you don't agree that Velez and Young have been better than expected, no problem. Its only week 1 anyway.

i think he meant blow up as in good stats, not blow up the stadium or himself!!!



The only think Hendrickson will blow up is your team ERA. 6'7" lefty that cant hit 89 on the gun. He isnt worth the spot.

Jeff Francoeur
Conor Jackson

Chris Young
Justin Upton

Hey, I said "deep sleeper" - that means guys likely available for a $1 in auctions or in the last round or free agent wire. I gotta laugh at these responses like Chris Young and Jeff Francoeur. Young was almost a 30-30 guy in his rookie year. Francoeur has driven in over 100 the last two years. I mean, come on, everyone knows about those guys. They've already blown up.

For Hendrickson, I'm projecting 10 wins, 4.40 era, 1.40 whip, and 130 k's. That's not All-Star worthy by any means, but he'll fit in very nicely in a reliever-heavy line-up.

Arizona 7, Colorado 2 at Coors Field
Arizona Record: (3-2)
Colorado Record: (1-4)

Winning pitcher - Brandon Webb (2-0)
Losing pitcher - Jeff Francis (0-1)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 7 15 2
Colorado 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1

ARI HR - J. Upton (3) C. Young 2 (3)

Not really.

4-1, 3.82, 1.27 - in your face!

Two out of three ain't bad. Never underestimate the power of the contract year.