pick your preseason "all value" team (1 Viewer)

[pollardsvision]

who's going to have their owners laughing all the way to 1st place this year

(based on espn ADP's)

C: napoli

1B: konerko-nothing like getting a 1B who's floor is 30-95 on the cheap

2B: kinsler-"phillips/upton lite", only 50 picks later

3B: aramis-braun's nice, but i'll take the consistent vet 20 picks later

SS: tejada-no way he's 2-3 rounds worse than tulowitzki

OF: manny-could've had in the 5th round (if you drafted 2 days ago) and could carry your outfield

OF: chris young-adam dunn goes 30 picks earlier. avg. is an issue, but are dunn's 40 HRs 30 picks better than young's 25-25 (if he regresses)? i don't think so

OF: corey patterson- who else can you get after pick 200 that's virtually guaranteed to go 15-30 and could go 25-45 in that park?

SP: smoltz-certainly not 30 picks worse than verlander.

SP: francis-SP 2-3 material than can be had at SP5 prices

RP: pretty much anybody had after the top 7-8

 

[MAC_32]

C - Bengie Molina

1B - Mark Teixeria

2B - Robinson Cano

SS - Yunel Escobar

3B - Hank Blalock

OF - Jeff Francoeur, Shane Victorino, Matt Kemp

SP - Tim Lincecum, Francisco Liriano, Pedro Martinez, Rich Harden, Greg Maddux

RP - Joe Borowski, Heath Bell

There are several others, but these are the ones that stuck out.

I don't see Patterson or Francis as a value at all, Francis is replacement level in most leagues and Patterson may not have a job anymore by mid-May if he doesn't get on base more.

 

[guru_007]

C-who cares

1B- Konerko (will put up decent numbers across the board, and will go many rounds later than most)

2B - Kelly Johnson (could put up 100 runs, 20/20, very good average and will go much later than most all 2b)

SS- Edgar Renteria (seeing him go late in drafts, can still hit well, and in that lineup, oh my)

3B - Hank Blalock (again, going very late and if fully healthy and batting cleanup, should put up very solid power numbers. Still pretty young too)

OF - Jason Bay, Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez (just calling it a hunch, but I think all of these guys produce this year and are getting picked very very late in drafts).

P - Carlos Zambrano, Chris Young, Gil Meche, ....these are three guys that come to mind that I'm seeing being drafted very late, yet will produce. Zambrano just a year ago was mentioned in the top 4-5 starters in the league, and now he's going 15-20? Young is just solid and pitches at a nice pitchers park. Start him only at home and you'll have half a cy young right there. Meche was a diamond in the rough last year, but it seems every one has cast it off as a fluke. Zack Greinke is getting picked much higher than MEche with no proven track record of a full season of success. You can snag Meche real, real late.

 

[trogg78]

C- Bard

1- Loney

2- Uggla

3- Lowell

SS- Lugo

OF- Hart

OF- Francouer

OF- Hall

P- Zambrano

P- Billingsly

P- Harden (after seeing him this morning)

RP- Jose Valverde

RP-George Sherrill

 

[bryhamm]

OK, so I have Konerko and Molina ... two guys mentioned here as value. Should I trade Hafner and/or VMartinez for value in other areas?

 

[boom king]

swisher has good value outside of chicago leagues....

 

[FlapJacks]

C Maurer

1B Swisher (although hype may have pushed him out of the value zone)

2b Pedroia

SS JJ Hardy or Peralta

3B Blalock or Beltre

OF Hamilton

OF Victorino

OF Johnny Damon

U Francouer

SP Harden

SP Grienke

SP Volquez

SP Oliver Perez

SP Pedro

SP Snell

RP Accardo

RP Corpas

RP Sherrill

 

[pillowpants]

C- Bard1- Loney2- Uggla3- LowellSS- LugoOF- HartOF- FrancouerOF- HallP- ZambranoP- BillingslyP- Harden (after seeing him this morning)RP- Jose ValverdeRP-George Sherrill

I really like this list. Except, I would replace Uggla with Rickie Weeks. I've been getting Weeks in the 11-15 round range whereas Uggla is going a round or 2 earlier. Loney has a sweet swing!

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

Stay away from Lugo.

Signed,

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