Ryan Spilborghs (1 Viewer)

[ianfitzy]

I am reading on the Rotoworld message board that he will be the leadoff hitter and starter in right for the Rockies and if so he might provide to be a nice little addition to teams. CBS has an article hyping him as the McLouth of this year. In limited time last year he put up a .313 AVG with 6 HRs and 7 SBs in 233 ABs. He is killing spring training with a .333 AVG and 4 HRs and 6 SB. He is 29, so while he has always been a part time player, he is still young enough to be in his prime and if he can produce like his limited time numbers predict, he can be a very good pickup. At the top of the Rockies lineup he should get 90+ runs and plenty of opportunities for SBs.

Something like .300-310, 15 HRs 80 RBIs 25 SBs is possible and would make him real valuable.

 

[Eephus]

I drafted him in Uber and think he'll put up some good numbers. I'm not crazy about Fowler making the show because he's more of a threat to Spilborghs' playing time than Pods was. But it's not like Holliday and Larry Walker are holding down the other OF slots. Smith and Hawpe will probably lose at least as many ABs as Spilborghs does.

 

[cosjobs]

I prefer Smith for my annual Colorado OF gamble

 

[Spartans Rule]

Something like .300-310, 15 HRs 80 RBIs 25 SBs is possible and would make him real valuable.

25 SBs seems high compared to projections I've seen, although the 6 spring SB are encouraging. 80 RBIs will be tough to do in an NL leadoff spot, even in Colorado. That said, he looks like a good bet to hit .300 and score a ton of runs, and Coors gives him some power potential.I got him in the 18th round in BBT Memorial and I think he's definitely a good value there. Whether he's SOD material or not depends on how regularly he plays and how much he runs. I'd love to see him steal 20+ bases.

 

[ianfitzy]

Something like .300-310, 15 HRs 80 RBIs 25 SBs is possible and would make him real valuable.

25 SBs seems high compared to projections I've seen, although the 6 spring SB are encouraging. 80 RBIs will be tough to do in an NL leadoff spot, even in Colorado. That said, he looks like a good bet to hit .300 and score a ton of runs, and Coors gives him some power potential.I got him in the 18th round in BBT Memorial and I think he's definitely a good value there. Whether he's SOD material or not depends on how regularly he plays and how much he runs. I'd love to see him steal 20+ bases.

He seems to have some speed if they let him run. A writer for Sportsline is huge on him and says he is hoping for 15/30 with a possibility of 20/30, so he thinks he will be running with a tons of runs 100+ .

 

[Eephus]

Something like .300-310, 15 HRs 80 RBIs 25 SBs is possible and would make him real valuable.

25 SBs seems high compared to projections I've seen, although the 6 spring SB are encouraging. 80 RBIs will be tough to do in an NL leadoff spot, even in Colorado. That said, he looks like a good bet to hit .300 and score a ton of runs, and Coors gives him some power potential.I got him in the 18th round in BBT Memorial and I think he's definitely a good value there. Whether he's SOD material or not depends on how regularly he plays and how much he runs. I'd love to see him steal 20+ bases.

He seems to have some speed if they let him run. A writer for Sportsline is huge on him and says he is hoping for 15/30 with a possibility of 20/30, so he thinks he will be running with a tons of runs 100+ .

Ah, the rites of spring

 

[Spartans Rule]

Something like .300-310, 15 HRs 80 RBIs 25 SBs is possible and would make him real valuable.

25 SBs seems high compared to projections I've seen, although the 6 spring SB are encouraging. 80 RBIs will be tough to do in an NL leadoff spot, even in Colorado. That said, he looks like a good bet to hit .300 and score a ton of runs, and Coors gives him some power potential.I got him in the 18th round in BBT Memorial and I think he's definitely a good value there. Whether he's SOD material or not depends on how regularly he plays and how much he runs. I'd love to see him steal 20+ bases.

He seems to have some speed if they let him run. A writer for Sportsline is huge on him and says he is hoping for 15/30 with a possibility of 20/30, so he thinks he will be running with a tons of runs 100+ .

Ah, the rites of spring

If Taveras can steal 100, Spilborghs can do 30.

 

[MAC_32]

He's never stolen more than 17 SB's in a season (AA/AAA in 05) and never hit more than 16 HR's (MLB/AAA in 07).

Pay for 10/10, anything more should be a bonus.

He's going at bargain rates compared to what I expect out of him, but this writer's sippin the Spring Training Kool-Aid.

 

[Eephus]

Something like .300-310, 15 HRs 80 RBIs 25 SBs is possible and would make him real valuable.

25 SBs seems high compared to projections I've seen, although the 6 spring SB are encouraging. 80 RBIs will be tough to do in an NL leadoff spot, even in Colorado. That said, he looks like a good bet to hit .300 and score a ton of runs, and Coors gives him some power potential.I got him in the 18th round in BBT Memorial and I think he's definitely a good value there. Whether he's SOD material or not depends on how regularly he plays and how much he runs. I'd love to see him steal 20+ bases.

He seems to have some speed if they let him run. A writer for Sportsline is huge on him and says he is hoping for 15/30 with a possibility of 20/30, so he thinks he will be running with a tons of runs 100+ .

Ah, the rites of spring

If Taveras can steal 100, Spilborghs can do 30.

Since you put it that way, he's a cinch

 

[Pip's Invitation]

He has a short leash. Fowler will take his job if he struggles. I'd bid cautiously unless I already had Fowler.

 

[MAC_32]

He has a short leash. Fowler will take his job if he struggles. I'd bid cautiously unless I already had Fowler.

I don't think Fowler will have much impact on Spilboroghs' PT, I think he'll impact Steve Smith/Ian Stewart more.

 

[eoMMan]

If there was ever a guy to go 50/50, Spilborghs is the guy.

 

[Eephus]

If there was ever a guy to go 50/50, Spilborghs is the guy.

Maybe if he played home games on the moon

 

[Balco]

I targeted spillboroughs in all my leagues, expecting nice avg, runs and 10-12 homers and 15-20 sbs. The one thing that really scares me is that the Rockies decided to keep Fowler (a truly stupid move for MLB purposes, unless he was going to get all the at bats. Let the guy play every day in AAA if he isn't going to start!).

 

[Spartans Rule]

He has a short leash. Fowler will take his job if he struggles. I'd bid cautiously unless I already had Fowler.

I don't think Fowler will have much impact on Spilboroghs' PT, I think he'll impact Seth Smith/Ian Stewart more.

Looks like Smith is getting the worst of it so far. Fowler came in as a defensive replacement last night in CF with Spilborghs sliding over to the left. Then they went Fowler in CF and Spilborghs in LF to start today. That combo could be the regular one before long.

 

[Eephus]

He has a short leash. Fowler will take his job if he struggles. I'd bid cautiously unless I already had Fowler.

I don't think Fowler will have much impact on Spilboroghs' PT, I think he'll impact Seth Smith/Ian Stewart more.

Looks like Smith is getting the worst of it so far. Fowler came in as a defensive replacement last night in CF with Spilborghs sliding over to the left. Then they went Fowler in CF and Spilborghs in LF to start today. That combo could be the regular one before long.

Spilborghs batted in the #3 hole today with Helton getting the off day after a night game.

 

[DevilsTrifecta]

Spilborghs is money. He's my favorite player (Ianetta a close second) since Holliday got traded.

 

[eoMMan]

Are you guys sticking with him?

He's hitting .257 with no SB's and no HR's.......hmmmmm.

 

[Spartans Rule]

Are you guys sticking with him?He's hitting .257 with no SB's and no HR's.......hmmmmm.

Of course I'm sticking with him. It's only been 8 games.He has 5 doubles which is a good sign as far as power. The 1 BB to 10 K is a little worrisome though.The Rockies lineup will help him. 5 R and 4 RBI in 8 games isn't bad for a guy who isn't hitting much.At the very least he's worth keeping around to platoon at Coors (batting .385 there).

 

[cosjobs]

Fowler:

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG

6 18 4 6 1 0 2 4 13 2 5 1 0 .400 .722 .333

Spills

8 35 5 9 5 0 0 4 14 1 10 0 1 .297 .400 .257

Smith

8 16 4 2 0 0 2 3 8 6 7 1 0 .364 .500 .125

Hawpe

7 24 4 6 5 0 0 4 11 3 6 0 1 .357 .458 .250

 

[Spartans Rule]

After a very meh April, a bit of a breakthrough today with 2 HR and 2 SB (in SF of all places).

The hype did get carried away, but he is getting steady playing time, batting over .300 and now on pace for about 15/15.

 

[Balco]

After a very meh April, a bit of a breakthrough today with 2 HR and 2 SB (in SF of all places).

The hype did get carried away, but he is getting steady playing time, batting over .300 and now on pace for about 15/15.

I think that was a reasonable expectation going into the year, and if he delivers with that line, he is a very valuable fantasy outfielder. I have no complaints with his play so far.

 

[shuke]

Safte to dump him? Hasn't started since July 8.