Comments on: 2009 Giants Fantasy Baseball Preview

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:22:28 +0000

@G: Try:

(http://razzball.com/category/2009-sleepers/) or under starters here:

(http://razzball.com/2009-fantasy-baseball-rankings/)

By: G

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:37:19 +0000

I got Lincecum last year partly because all of the websites saying he is a major sleeper? Who do you think will outperform their adp by a few rounds and will be a major sleeper that I should target. do you have any pitchers you are really confident will have a breakout season? thanks in advance

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:46:08 +0000

@Doug Ault: Maybe that's why I keep invoking his name. @bpasinko: Lewis may bat 3rd all of spring training, do poorly the first week and end up on the bench or in the fifth spot. I don't think much can be taken out of spring training. Just hope your guys avoid injury.

By: bpasinko

bpasinko — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:31:39 +0000

Didn’t realize Lewis was batting 3rd. Makes me think lineups are the most meaningful thing we can take out of spring training. That and a hot prospect doing well enough to start in the majors.

If Lewis goes 5 hr and 5 sb in April and you drafted him in the 24th round, are you looking to trade him or hold onto potential goodness?
Maybe pick up the yawnstipating Randy Winn after you trade Lewis and a newly appointed closer for Hail to the Victorino

By: Doug Ault

Doug Ault — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:06:40 +0000

@Grey:If you keep invoking Fred Lewis’s name,I’ll be forced to post a video of George “The Animal” Steele visiting the zoo

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:02:49 +0000

@Baron Von Vulturewins: Agreed. The problem is if these 15 HR / 20 SB guys help in the other three categories. If they can get 170+ R + RBI and hit for a respectable average, they have nice value. But a guy who goes 60/15/65/20/.265 is infuriating....

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:00:22 +0000

@Cheez Whit: Here's some back-up info from ESPN & Baseball Prospectus: ESPN: Ishikawa as primary 1B. BP: Ishikawa gets 55% of 1B, 25% to Bowker, 20% to Aurilia Sandoval set for 70% of 3B time with Juan Uribe and Aurilia getting 15%. If I was a Giants fan, I'd take my pee breaks when they are at bat so I didn't miss the pitching...

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:48:48 +0000

@Christopher: True. @Cheez Whit: He's their primary 3rd baseman.

By: Cheez Whit

Cheez Whit — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:38:12 +0000

I thought Pablo Sandoval would play 1st and get the majority of the ABs there?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:12:16 +0000

@Baron Von Vulturewins: I was penced about owning Pence last year... @Grey: "Brian Wilson" is Greek for "okay"... I think "Papelbon" is Greek for "elite closer."

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:53:35 +0000

@Christopher: In Wilson's defense, his ERA was a higher last year than it should've been. Something still worries me about him, but it's more of a hunch than anything and, honestly, he'll probably be okay.

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:45:07 +0000

@bpasinko: This is a very apt point. 15/20 seems kind of sort of appealing in the offseason, but that translates to roughly one steal and/or one homer every other week. That shizz will drive you cuckoo. Anyone who owned Hunter Pence last year will know what I'm talking about.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:38:07 +0000

I thought I saw “Brian Wilson” and “elite closer” in the same paragraph…

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:31:24 +0000

@bpasinko: No, holding onto guys like Fred Lewis is difficult at times. The Winn comparison is fair, but Winn is yawnstipating and Lewis isn't. The thing that saves Lewis is his age. Also, Lewis was batting third for the Giants yesterday. Cust kayin'.

By: bpasinko

bpasinko — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:13:03 +0000

Lincy seems to have a rubberish arm. He says he takes no time to warm up and a lot of people said they figured he could close in the majors. I probably wouldn’t draft him but I would take him over Johan and his recent elbow issue.

Fred Lewis is Randy Winn’s cloned successor. I never have patience for guys like Winn. You look at the numbers at the end of the year (12 homers 20 steals 80 runs .300 )and your almost shockingly impressed. But during the season they seem so boring. It takes too long for the 15/15 guys to show they can hit hr and steal bases, that in June when theyre at 4 homers 6 steals you don’t bother picking them up, or I often don’t probably stupidly. Am I wrong to think this?

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:39:48 +0000

@Fman99: How could anyone not love a guy with the name Fred Lewis? How?

By: Fman99

Fman99 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:38:03 +0000

I think Fred Sanford is going to have a huge year, sell all his junk and hit .300.

Wait, what’s his name?