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TKOSpikes
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I can't find my list from last year.... oh well.
C - Cameron Rupp/Brian McCann... Rupp will go undrafted in a lot of leagues. McCann will be taken as a top 10 or better Catcher. Yet what separates these two players is 4 HR, 20 Runs, 30 Walks and 15 K... that's how much "better" McCann was in more than 50-more at bats than Rupp.
1B - Tommy Joseph/Daniel Murphy... Edwin in Toronto (and the AL East)... good. Cleveland and the AL Central? No thanks. Take away Edwin's HR in Toronto and Baltimore and he is no better than Justin Smoak. I'm staying away. I guess two is too many Phillies, so I'll stop here, but I see 30 HR from Joseph quite easily. I'm pretty sure the Phils will play him everyday.
2B - Ryan Schimpf/Dee Gordon... call me crazy, I'm buying somewhat of a majority percentage in the Schimpf power from nowhere last year. At a late price, sure will. Gordon on the other hand, is way over rated, imo. Not touching him.
3B - Ryon Healy/Javier Baez... Is Healy the new A's Donaldson? I might be taking some shots at him. Baez, while I'm a huge fan, and banked on him last year (and failed...but not just him). Joe Maddon will bounce him around and I'm not so sure his power upside is there without a terrible floor... trying to up the floor seems to take away his power. Being a Cubbie will keep his draft stock too high for me.
SS - Brad Miller/Trevor Story... I'm kinda buying what Miller did last year. At least enough to wait at SS without fear. While others will go for the newer blood and big names, the upside of Story doesn't entice me enough to buy that high.
OF - Randal Grichuk/Adam Jones... Grichuk might have been on last year's list (if I could find it), and even after a "terrible" start, he finished fine. My beef was the sporadic playing time he received last year even in the midst of his hot streaks. Hoping that stops this year. 30 HR (and 10 sb) seem very reachable to me. Jones is the poster boy for steady early round dollar value. Year after year, he never disappointed, even if he never amazed... but those days are over. Jones is a no go for me, I think he has literally fell off the map.
SP - Dylan Bundy/Chris Sale... If Bundy can start consistently getting through 6 innings, watch the eff out! Sale will find out the difference between the AL Central and the AL East early and often... total bust, probably not, as the Red Sox offense is still elite, so some Wins will still be there.
RP - Carousel not worth discussing right now.... or maybe I just don't have the effort/time atm.
Baseball has been very, very good to me!
C - Cameron Rupp/Brian McCann... Rupp will go undrafted in a lot of leagues. McCann will be taken as a top 10 or better Catcher. Yet what separates these two players is 4 HR, 20 Runs, 30 Walks and 15 K... that's how much "better" McCann was in more than 50-more at bats than Rupp.
1B - Tommy Joseph/Daniel Murphy... Edwin in Toronto (and the AL East)... good. Cleveland and the AL Central? No thanks. Take away Edwin's HR in Toronto and Baltimore and he is no better than Justin Smoak. I'm staying away. I guess two is too many Phillies, so I'll stop here, but I see 30 HR from Joseph quite easily. I'm pretty sure the Phils will play him everyday.
2B - Ryan Schimpf/Dee Gordon... call me crazy, I'm buying somewhat of a majority percentage in the Schimpf power from nowhere last year. At a late price, sure will. Gordon on the other hand, is way over rated, imo. Not touching him.
3B - Ryon Healy/Javier Baez... Is Healy the new A's Donaldson? I might be taking some shots at him. Baez, while I'm a huge fan, and banked on him last year (and failed...but not just him). Joe Maddon will bounce him around and I'm not so sure his power upside is there without a terrible floor... trying to up the floor seems to take away his power. Being a Cubbie will keep his draft stock too high for me.
SS - Brad Miller/Trevor Story... I'm kinda buying what Miller did last year. At least enough to wait at SS without fear. While others will go for the newer blood and big names, the upside of Story doesn't entice me enough to buy that high.
OF - Randal Grichuk/Adam Jones... Grichuk might have been on last year's list (if I could find it), and even after a "terrible" start, he finished fine. My beef was the sporadic playing time he received last year even in the midst of his hot streaks. Hoping that stops this year. 30 HR (and 10 sb) seem very reachable to me. Jones is the poster boy for steady early round dollar value. Year after year, he never disappointed, even if he never amazed... but those days are over. Jones is a no go for me, I think he has literally fell off the map.
SP - Dylan Bundy/Chris Sale... If Bundy can start consistently getting through 6 innings, watch the eff out! Sale will find out the difference between the AL Central and the AL East early and often... total bust, probably not, as the Red Sox offense is still elite, so some Wins will still be there.
RP - Carousel not worth discussing right now.... or maybe I just don't have the effort/time atm.
Baseball has been very, very good to me!