Comments on: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Top 20 3rd Basemen

By: Black Beard

Black Beard — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:59:39 +0000

Not having a keeper third baseman makes me sad emoticon.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:45:59 +0000

@BKK: As long as you get a 1B and 3B you should be good.

By: BKK

BKK — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:33:19 +0000

Grey, I been picking seventh in mocks (my draft position in league) and I seem to get Votto consistently in rd 1. When it comes back around I usually have a choice of Zimm, Youk, Howard, Fielder. Kemp Holliday. Would you go Zimm and lock up 3rd? Or if you had the choice between Votto and wright, go with wright and take a 1B in the 2nd round?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:35:28 +0000

@winthorp: Ha! @Ray: I think you have to throw him back but I don't know your other options.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:13:35 +0000

Grey-I am going back and forth on a keeper league decision for a 12 team, NL-only keeper league. Do I keep a $29 Aramis Ramirez this year, or throw him back? I own Zimmerman @ $22 and Alvarez @ $5, but can put Aram at U. League has 15 hitters and 9 pitchers, and power hitters do not come cheap on draft day.

By: winthorp

winthorp — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:41:42 +0000

Bautista been swingin a bat since he was 2…12 months a year..24 hours a day…south america during the off season.

Has actually swung the bat more than any man living or who ever will live.

And has finally figured out how.

Last year played paralyzed from the waist down. Swung with just his left pinkie holding the bat hoping to bop the ball over the 3rd baseman’s head..

Says he goin for homers this year.

If Bautista hits 25 or less, then well hell.

By: GopherDay

GopherDay — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:14:37 +0000

@Steve: Maybe the janitor sat on the keyboard?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:52:04 +0000

@simply fred: Yikes @Steve: Ha @Smokey: Hey, what are you saying?

By: GopherDay

GopherDay — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:51:27 +0000

@simply fred: What the schlumberger?

@Smokey: So, what exactly are you doing in that picture…pot?

By: Smokey

Smokey — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:46:39 +0000

I have a really bad bio pic can i be a baseball expert too?

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:24:58 +0000

@Steve: Or judging by some of the rankings, maybe he did.

By: wily mo

wily mo — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:16:10 +0000

@steve b: yeah, i was sorta kidding about the contract year thing. that's probably about the 18th most important factor to consider on bautista at this point.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:13:58 +0000

@simply fred: Looks like everyone except the ESPN janitor got some input into those rankings.

By: simply fred

simply fred — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:01:58 +0000

@simply fred: head-scratcher

By: simply fred

simply fred — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:01:03 +0000

ESPN has Youk ahead of Howard, Fielder, Tex…

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:46:22 +0000

@Grey: So they say (emoticon).

By: steve b

steve b — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:46:01 +0000

wily mo:Its a fallacy players do better in their contract year.I will find the study and post it or provide a link.Its 50 % or less.It would be good if they could play better at will.Most players try hard all the time

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:45:12 +0000

@Steve: There's an MR factory there.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:41:14 +0000

@Steve: And I'd forgotten how bad Qualls was last year, though there's nothing like a move to Petco to help in that regard. Oh - and the Rays now have 13 of the first 90 picks in the 2012 amateur draft.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:35:34 +0000

@Grey: That said, he's probably in the queue behind Gregerson and Adams.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:33:29 +0000

@Steve: Thanks for the heads up!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:32:14 +0000

Good news for MR. Bs everywhere. The Qualls-to-the-Padres deal is official.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:00:13 +0000

@Steve: Donkey dung at this point. @Tony: Opposition is welcome, I'm surprised there's opposition about Bautista of all people.

By: VinWins

VinWins — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:54:07 +0000

@Tony: So you're saying if Bautista has a good season people who drafted him got lucky; if he has a bad season people who didn't draft him were smart?

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:26:39 +0000

@Grey: another wise analogy grey.... Even with all your wisdom you're dealing out people wanna hold onto 2010 Jose Bautista.... All i remember last year is when the season ended and I was talking to my best friend who is in my long time league, and I said "man i can't wait to see which schmuck will take jose bautista in the 3rd round next year!" Cheers!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:21:23 +0000

@Grey: Donkey-deep?

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:15:10 +0000

@GopherDay: Eh, you'll be okay. @GopherDay: All OFs then all SPs. @Wilsonian: Andrus @AJK: After the 8th round. @Tony: I'd say it's like you won your last hand with a pair of threes then you go all in with a pair of eights and lose. @Elijah: Thanks! @Earl Battey: Kinda surprises me. @cruisinkc: Miguel Cabrera, Joey Votto, David Wright @Steve: They already have Wiggy, how much are they going to bury MMD?

By: Swagger Jackers

Swagger Jackers — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:12:53 +0000

The ESPN position rankings are coming out right now and they’re about as vanilla as you can get.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:21:54 +0000

@wily mo: Ah I see. Rodney performed well for the time Fuentes was out last year. I think he was 4/4 in SV Opps, so I'm sure they'll choose him. Thanks for the info!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:19:33 +0000

Bah. Rockies sign Joe Crede with an invite to camp. Might not turn into anything but could hurt MMD if it does.