Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Fantasy Dud time!
Alright, on to the duds. These are the players that you think are going to do well but...no. I'm sorry. It's not going to happen. And both of these guys (and runner-ups) will be gone by the 6th round. So YOU'RE DRAFTING THEM TOO EARLY. Let somebody else do it and chuckle to yourself every time you see the box score the next day. (And don't forget to get extreme satisfaction out of watching the idiot that took them too early slide in the standings). Of course, once again you should remember that it's probably best to do exactly the opposite of what I say here. Enough talking, let's just got on to these picks:
Fantasy Dud (you seriously suck!) (Offense): Nelson Cruz, Rangers. There's going to be some idiot that see's the 33 HR, 20 SB, that potent Texas offense and that ballpark, and see's absolutely no way they could go wrong drafting Cruz. You know it's going to happen. You also know this: they are wrong. He strikes out more than Brick at the pants party. He's had ONE good year. He batted only .260. Did I mention he's only had ONE good year? And you know what else? Someone will take him in the 6th round. He's a poor man's Adam Dunn. But Dunn is more consistent and will still give you 20 more RBIs, 10-15 points higher BA, and you can know exactly what you're going to get. AND you will take him 3 rounds later than Cruz. W.T.F. Sure, Dunn won't get those 20 steals. Who cares? Pick up a speedster off the waiver wire when you're cleaning up your lineup a week after the draft. Runner Ups: Ichiro, Lance Berkman
Fantasy Dud (you seriously suck!) (Starting Pitcher): Javier Vazquez, Yankees. Remember the last time this dude was in Yankee pinstripes? That went really well! Look, that's not even the real issue here. What I should have said is - remember Javier's fun time in the AL? I think he gave one decent season to the White Sox. (It surely wasn't given to the Yankees.) He cruises in the NL. The AL - not so much. And he's jumping right into the AL East - the scariest division in all the land*. (*Honestly, take the Blue Jays out of the equation and an argument can be made that if you took any other one of the teams and plopped them in ANY other division they could win it. Yep, even the Orioles. But I'll save that for another day, another discussion.) I wouldn't take him in front of Josh Johnson, Matt Cain, or even Tommy Hanson. But someBODY is going to do it. Don't let that idiot be you. Runner Ups: Chris Carpenter, Justin Verlander
Next up: Sleepers. It's absolutely impossible to win in a competitive league if you don't snag a couple winning sleepers in the mid to late rounds. With that thought in mind, remember Jake Peavy? I'll throw a couple names out there (and withhold a few too...I haven't even drafted yet in my league that matters! WTF am I doing?), and tell you when they deserve to be taken, when they will be taken, and all that good stuff.
Fantasy Dud (you seriously suck!) (Offense): Nelson Cruz, Rangers. There's going to be some idiot that see's the 33 HR, 20 SB, that potent Texas offense and that ballpark, and see's absolutely no way they could go wrong drafting Cruz. You know it's going to happen. You also know this: they are wrong. He strikes out more than Brick at the pants party. He's had ONE good year. He batted only .260. Did I mention he's only had ONE good year? And you know what else? Someone will take him in the 6th round. He's a poor man's Adam Dunn. But Dunn is more consistent and will still give you 20 more RBIs, 10-15 points higher BA, and you can know exactly what you're going to get. AND you will take him 3 rounds later than Cruz. W.T.F. Sure, Dunn won't get those 20 steals. Who cares? Pick up a speedster off the waiver wire when you're cleaning up your lineup a week after the draft. Runner Ups: Ichiro, Lance Berkman
Fantasy Dud (you seriously suck!) (Starting Pitcher): Javier Vazquez, Yankees. Remember the last time this dude was in Yankee pinstripes? That went really well! Look, that's not even the real issue here. What I should have said is - remember Javier's fun time in the AL? I think he gave one decent season to the White Sox. (It surely wasn't given to the Yankees.) He cruises in the NL. The AL - not so much. And he's jumping right into the AL East - the scariest division in all the land*. (*Honestly, take the Blue Jays out of the equation and an argument can be made that if you took any other one of the teams and plopped them in ANY other division they could win it. Yep, even the Orioles. But I'll save that for another day, another discussion.) I wouldn't take him in front of Josh Johnson, Matt Cain, or even Tommy Hanson. But someBODY is going to do it. Don't let that idiot be you. Runner Ups: Chris Carpenter, Justin Verlander
Next up: Sleepers. It's absolutely impossible to win in a competitive league if you don't snag a couple winning sleepers in the mid to late rounds. With that thought in mind, remember Jake Peavy? I'll throw a couple names out there (and withhold a few too...I haven't even drafted yet in my league that matters! WTF am I doing?), and tell you when they deserve to be taken, when they will be taken, and all that good stuff.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Starting over...
It seems appropriate to start this whole thing over the same day pitchers and catcher report.
Let's do the prediction edition fantasy style - your Fantasy MVP's, your Fantasy Losers, your Fantasy Gods, your Superbowl winn...shit. Scratch that. It seems I'm still stuck in the football season. But time to move past - and so the best way to do that is to get on with the predictions for this year in the fantasy baseball universe. Let's start today off with the Fantasy STUD's that you never saw coming. Over the next few days I'll move through all my other fun picks for the year. Of course, the best way to win in your fantasy league is to believe exactly the opposite of what I'm about to say.
Anyway, on we go :
Fantasy Stud From Where? (Offense), 2010 : Lastings Milledge, Nationals. Yep, I'm going there. My Mets hate of him has disappeared at this point, and I can actually allow myself to see the true potential that this kid holds. Washington actually doesn't have a horrible lineup (Dunn, Zimmerman, Morgan), and Milledge has had some time to fail (and fail...and fail some more) in the Bigs. No one likes that, right? I mean, sure - you're getting paid millions of dollars, but it's still not cool to lose, right? Washington also added Pudge, so I'm figuring that his leadership may just be what Lastings needs to focus and realize his true potential. I'm thinking 20 HR, 25 SB, 90 RBI, .280 BA is not out of the question. And I wouldn't mind having that chillin' as my utility player after drafting him in the 10th round. Runner ups: Dexter Fowler, Nyjer Morgan
Fantasy Stud From Where? (Starting Pitcher), 2010 : Mike Pelfrey, Mets. Ok, so ... right. I am going there. Last year was a bummer, but injury was an issue. (Of course, we're talking about a player the Mets were counting on, so of COURSE it was.) Anyway, Pelfrey was overworked in 2008 and the Verducci Effect was in...full...effect. Fuck. Anyway, he was overworked and ended up getting injured in 2009. But that's behind him. Check out the stats from 2008 at the age of 24 : 13 wins, 3.72 ERA, 110 K. I fully expect him to bounce back from the crap '09 and improve on those 2008 numbers. A 15 win, 3.60 ERA with 130 K season is not too much to expect. And you can probably draft him with your last pick, assuming you don't wait to take a catcher there. (Take the fucking catcher last, for Christ sake. It's an expendable position unless you have Mauer. Do you remember how many people drafted Soto and Martin in the mid-to-early rounds last year? Dumb. How well did that work out for them?? Draft Pelfrey with your 2nd to last pick, and save your Catcher for your sayonara pick.) Runner ups: Francisco Liriano, Joba Chamberlain)
Yeah, they were both from the NL East. Sue me. Tomorrow we'll have a nice dose of AL for all of you people that love teams that bastardize the sport. (Designated hitter? Really? I bet Baby Steinbrenner is getting a good laugh now that Wang is in the NL full time! How long 'til he's back in that protective boot? Maybe the Nationals should have Mark Sanchez come in and show him how to round the bases correctly?)
Ok, tomorrow I'll let you know the Fantasy Dud's that you are probably still going to draft too high. Have fun lobbing them to the waiver wire by month 2!
Let's do the prediction edition fantasy style - your Fantasy MVP's, your Fantasy Losers, your Fantasy Gods, your Superbowl winn...shit. Scratch that. It seems I'm still stuck in the football season. But time to move past - and so the best way to do that is to get on with the predictions for this year in the fantasy baseball universe. Let's start today off with the Fantasy STUD's that you never saw coming. Over the next few days I'll move through all my other fun picks for the year. Of course, the best way to win in your fantasy league is to believe exactly the opposite of what I'm about to say.
Anyway, on we go :
Fantasy Stud From Where? (Offense), 2010 : Lastings Milledge, Nationals. Yep, I'm going there. My Mets hate of him has disappeared at this point, and I can actually allow myself to see the true potential that this kid holds. Washington actually doesn't have a horrible lineup (Dunn, Zimmerman, Morgan), and Milledge has had some time to fail (and fail...and fail some more) in the Bigs. No one likes that, right? I mean, sure - you're getting paid millions of dollars, but it's still not cool to lose, right? Washington also added Pudge, so I'm figuring that his leadership may just be what Lastings needs to focus and realize his true potential. I'm thinking 20 HR, 25 SB, 90 RBI, .280 BA is not out of the question. And I wouldn't mind having that chillin' as my utility player after drafting him in the 10th round. Runner ups: Dexter Fowler, Nyjer Morgan
Fantasy Stud From Where? (Starting Pitcher), 2010 : Mike Pelfrey, Mets. Ok, so ... right. I am going there. Last year was a bummer, but injury was an issue. (Of course, we're talking about a player the Mets were counting on, so of COURSE it was.) Anyway, Pelfrey was overworked in 2008 and the Verducci Effect was in...full...effect. Fuck. Anyway, he was overworked and ended up getting injured in 2009. But that's behind him. Check out the stats from 2008 at the age of 24 : 13 wins, 3.72 ERA, 110 K. I fully expect him to bounce back from the crap '09 and improve on those 2008 numbers. A 15 win, 3.60 ERA with 130 K season is not too much to expect. And you can probably draft him with your last pick, assuming you don't wait to take a catcher there. (Take the fucking catcher last, for Christ sake. It's an expendable position unless you have Mauer. Do you remember how many people drafted Soto and Martin in the mid-to-early rounds last year? Dumb. How well did that work out for them?? Draft Pelfrey with your 2nd to last pick, and save your Catcher for your sayonara pick.) Runner ups: Francisco Liriano, Joba Chamberlain)
Yeah, they were both from the NL East. Sue me. Tomorrow we'll have a nice dose of AL for all of you people that love teams that bastardize the sport. (Designated hitter? Really? I bet Baby Steinbrenner is getting a good laugh now that Wang is in the NL full time! How long 'til he's back in that protective boot? Maybe the Nationals should have Mark Sanchez come in and show him how to round the bases correctly?)
Ok, tomorrow I'll let you know the Fantasy Dud's that you are probably still going to draft too high. Have fun lobbing them to the waiver wire by month 2!
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