Comments on: 2009 Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Top 20 Closers

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:48:50 +0000

Hey everybody, if you go to the Yahoo StatTraker, you can see that there’s still a brown furry animal attached to Chad Gaudin’s chin. I called the SPCA about it the last time he pitched, but I guess they haven’t detached it yet.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:05:54 +0000

Why on earth is Jenks being drafted ahead of Broxton? I think Broxton is a borderline 1st tier closer you can get in the 11th i.e. great closer to target.

By: papasmurf

papasmurf — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:48:26 +0000

Well, I just drafted Wilson and Qualls (in the 170’s). Hopefully it will work out. I was tempted to go with Hoffman instead of Qualls since Q might be on a short leash with Rauch and Pena around, but my league counts HLDs so at least I have a fallback.

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:41:30 +0000

@papasmurf: If he could cut his walks, I'd like him more. On the bright side, his HRs will probably come down a bit this year. He's fine as a late reliever but my projections don't feel off from what I'd expect -- about a 4 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 30 Saves.

By: papasmurf

papasmurf — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:12:03 +0000

Am I the only one who thinks B Wilson is pretty good? His FIP last year was under 4. What seems to have hurt him most was that the out converted percentage on balls in play was only 67.5% despite just an 18.6 LD% (for comparison, Papelbon’s was 19.7%) and a high HR/FB ratio.

By: Fred Barker

Fred Barker — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:56:55 +0000

RE: Fuentes. Thanks for the input. I needed something to get me back to reality. More than enough. Will drop back to SAGNOF.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:34:22 +0000

@Fred Barker: I'm still finalizing my final Point Shares. I think Fuentes will probably come out somewhere in that neighborhood - maybe as high as 8th? Will keep you posted...

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:43:11 +0000

@Fred Barker: In 2007, K-Rod saved 40 games, the Angels didn't give him 60+ every year. Fuentes's most saves in a season is 31, K-Rod has closed double that. Who knows if Fuentes can hold up his end of the bargain for 35 saves or 45 saves or 50? In 2007, Fuentes lost the Rox closer role to Manny Corpas. Fuentes has a career ERA of 3.41; K-Rod is 2.35. Fuentes should be fine, and I wouldn't hesitate to draft him, but he shouldn't be much higher on the list.

By: Fred Barker

Fred Barker — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:02:09 +0000

Grey, see that you have Fuentes #11. Don’t understand why he isn’t at the top. Angels seem to have set a strategy of not fixing it if it isn’t broken. If setup men the same, why won’t Scioscia run Fuentes out there regularly. Understand not to expect record performance of Rodriguez, but, still, why not as good, if not better, than any other reliever? (Rudy, can you weigh in?)

By: TBone

TBone — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:40:14 +0000

Wow. We will certainly look into it. She decided to support me one year and try out a fantasy team and never looked back. BTW, cannot praise your site enough, its the equivalent of the Lost City of Atlantis!