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All a guy needs is a favorable batting position on a team lacking options then have a hot April (Scutaro), I don't emphasize batting order position early in the draft, but later? Hell yea. It's why guys like Maggs, John Baker, and Tejada found their way on one of my deep league rosters.While batting order position does have a impact on fantasy production, there's risk in overreacting to early lineup projections. Most teams will shuffle their orders all year long.
I like these guys. Also, I have been seeing Milton Bradley as the #3 hitter for SEA. Both players should provide nice value.
The guy's breaking out the crazy early this year it seems based on what he's been saying in the press. Every time he opens his mouth I drop his price $1. I understand there's potential value there, but I just don't want to take that ride.
He's not with Dave Duncan anymore and he was pretty brutal the 5 years prior to last year. If he turns in one of those he can ruin your staff - what's more likely?
I don't expect him to be as good as last year. Good news is, no one else does either.He's currently the 76th starting pitcher off the board on ESPN drafts.No 7th or 8th starter can ruin a staff. His lifetime ERA (on his brutal career) is 4.39. He's spent a couple of years with Dave Duncan and maybe he's figured some things out. Then again, maybe he'll decide that since Duncan isn't his coach anymore that he'll stop throwing his sinker and he'll start trying to walk everyone. Yes, it's unlikely that Pineiro has completely transformed himself as a pitcher this late, but it happens. Outside of one useful season, Cliff Lee wasn't very good before the age of 30, when he suddenly became one of the best 5 pitchers in baseball. Either way, I don't know how it blows up in your face drafting Pineiro as a 6th-8th starter.
165.2 6.36 1.65 That's how - he can do a ton of damage before you have a chance to get him off your roster if you ever put him on. And if you don't ever put him on he's not really breaking out is he?Anyway you weren't talking about blowing up, you were talking about
. I'd be very cautious with this guy.
That is a nice writeup. Fun to read. Thanks!
Looking for some more late round stuff like this. Don't really see a thread just for this...so what else do you guys have?
Ted Lilly should be back by mid April, I guess a lot of people aren't in tune with that yet since I had a local draft 5 days ago and got him in round 23.I've found Masterson, J Sanchez, Hughes (probably not anymore), Colby Lewis, Chris Young, and the Dusch late. Unexciting vets like Kuroda, Hudson, Wolf, Harang, Blanton, and the Dumpster too.
Westbrook is supposedly back and ready to go, he is a guy you can get with your last pick. I'll be targeting him.
That is my vote. Jay Bruce as well.
You mean can't miss guy that you have to wait on until Super 2 is decided?Pretty obvious that's going to be Strasburg.
I really like Brian Matusz.I don't know if he will be lights out like Hanson, but the arrow points upward on this guy.
I expect a year of up and downs for Matusz as he gets to pitch in the great AL East. That said, he has an extremely promising future. I can see him having an inconsistent first half followed by a solid second half.
It's looking like Paulino will land that 5th spot in the rotation and he's looking good this spring. I think that makes him a great late round pick.
I like most of this. I also like Ian Kennedy. A former decent prospect gets a full time job in the weak NL West and has had a good-great spring.
It's low. Real low. Like, 200 something. 30 homers is nutty though. Yanks hitting coaches were working on his swing this offseason in an attempt to increase power. He could have a career year, everything's set up for it but the most HR's he's had in a season is 23 (I think, didn't look it up). I think he's a very good bet to out produce his draft position but his ceiling isn't that high. Bet on 90 R's and 15 HR's with a 290 avg, anything else is bonus. I like him more in daily transaction leagues and ones with deep(er) benches/DL's so dealing with his health issues is less problematic.
I know, admittedly nutty, but watching him swing in spring training, whatever his injury woes were with the wrist that limited him to 8 hr last year seem over. I saw him turn on a lot of balls with authority and he hits high fly balls, which were the Damon specials, it seems if got the ball high in the air to right CF thats where the real "jet stream" was(also because of the shorter park due to the straightwall scoreboard).30 is crazy, but its a hunch.
15 HRs as this guys ceiling, playing 150 games, is equally nutty. I'd say 20 is his floor.
15 isn't his ceiling, it's my expectation, and I think a bit of a lofty one. 20's certainly possible but thinking that's his floor is hilarious, he's been in the majors 7 seasons (ignoring his brief 2001 and missing 2007), is past his prime, and has eclipsed that number just once.
Was this guy a prospect cuz I never heard of him until drafts this year as he turned up on everyones sleeper list (I dont follow NL West ball as much as some other teams).
He was a prospect. Did a little bit in the majors last year got shut down with an injury.
In a points league, definitely. He might hit 30 HR and knock in 90.But he probably won't break .250 BA and 30/90 is not enough to cover.
I had to let him go in my keeper league and I'm terrified I'll regret it. I plan on reaching a bit to get him back.That dude hits balls really, really far.
I know. I usually cringe when my "sleepers" start getting ST press. Not Bradley!
Looking good.
I know. I usually cringe when my "sleepers" start getting ST press. Not Bradley!
