Comments on: 2nd Basemen To Target, 2012 Fantasy Baseball

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:27:15 +0000

***THERE’S A NEW POST***

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:27:04 +0000

@Jim, Miggy

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:49:43 +0000

standard 5×5 keeper league, 15 teams

i’ll be keeping bautista, kinsler, and c santana (and will be forfeiting my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rd picks to do so). i also have the 1st pick in the draft. who would you go with, miggy or pujols (i don’t want braun 1st)? neither will be eligible to be kept next year. been sold on taking miggy 1st for a week or so, but now i’m wondering if that might be a bad choice since i already have a 3b, and miggy is shedding so much weight AND dealing mentally with a position change. i do like that miggy will give me flexibility at 1b/3b though.

appreciate any advice. thanks.

By: nick

nick — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:24:19 +0000

15/15 for Kipnis is his upside? I hope you meant its his floor!

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:34:48 +0000

@Wake Up, Ha!

By: Wake Up

Wake Up — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:30:36 +0000

FBB is the only thing that keeps me from doing this year round…
http://youtu.be/np_PySjoFfk

By: WallyCleaver

WallyCleaver — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:23:14 +0000

@Grey, I’m in a league that uses OBP instead of AVG and I’m seeing the same results as Hawk.
2011
.354
.350
.349

2010
.361
.357
.351

2009
.363
.359
.358

2008
.365
.358
.356

It’s striking the decline. I agree with you and Hawk and shifting the paradigm is needed. We need to temper our expectations for hitters. This will allow us the freedom to persue guys that can contribute in other ways. Besides, Espinosa and the like are not number one guys, they are MI.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:09:52 +0000

Yeah, fair enough… They do have an idea in their mind… I meant their idea is probably much higher than they need… They probably worry about anyone under .250… Though this might be your point too…

By: Hawk

Hawk — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:58:31 +0000

@Grey,

Everyone (well, everyone you’d want to compete against at least) has targets at which they aim, no? They would look at a .236 average and compare it to their targets even if they don’t recognize it themselves.

Whether they are thinking in general terms like “My average is too low to carry a .235 hitter” or more specific “I’m projected at .271. I can’t take on a .235 hitter”, the result is the same. They are depressing guys like Espinosa’s value because their idea of a “good” average is incorrect.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:52:41 +0000

It’s early, everyone’s sore…

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:51:58 +0000

Ha!

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:51:38 +0000

Greinke…

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:51:14 +0000

His ADP…

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:50:45 +0000

Nah… Saves are all over the map…

By: chilidavis

chilidavis — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:44:25 +0000

@The Talented Mr. Dope Man, so what about Tulo, Hanley, Reyes? does this format lessen the rankings of these players since positional scarcity is taken away? Does Tulo go from #5 to #10-15 now, etc?

By: SPolychronopolis

SPolychronopolis — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:42:32 +0000

Ackley not on the list because of his just because of his ADP, or are you staying away even if he is there 150+?

By: HotRod

HotRod — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:30:42 +0000

Regarless of other needs. Who would you take for this year? WHo will have more trade value mid season?

Greinke
Weaver
Brandon Phillips

By: Cheese

Cheese — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:29:23 +0000

Anibal dealing with shoulder sourness. Worried? Usually you’re cautious with shoulder injuries….

By: microwave donut

microwave donut — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:11:48 +0000

What cheese goes with Giamortadella? I know the classic is Naprovolone, but I find it too bland.

By: Wake Up

Wake Up — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:10:28 +0000

@Grey, Oh, I see. Thanks! Big difference in saves though. You expect less saves overall this year in MLB?

By: The Talented Mr. Dope Man

The Talented Mr. Dope Man — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:06:02 +0000

@chilidavis, I would definitely target two 2B. forget SS.

By: The Talented Mr. Dope Man

The Talented Mr. Dope Man — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:05:30 +0000

@Grey, gotcha. lookin forward to it brotha

By: chilidavis

chilidavis — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:02:53 +0000

@chilidavis, oh, its 12 team H2H

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:59:28 +0000

We taped it but there were technical difficulties we didn’t know about so going again next week…

By: chilidavis

chilidavis — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:59:27 +0000

my league uses 2 MI instead of 2b/SS. Should i do anything different as far as rankings? does this mean i can wait longer to draft these two positions?

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:57:33 +0000

I like the turn…

By: The Talented Mr. Dope Man

The Talented Mr. Dope Man — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:44:27 +0000

great post. looking forward to the SS and the OF posts.

whatup with the podcast homie???

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:38:32 +0000

@Grey, 10 is your lucky number, gut feeling or some explainable expert-opinion? Anyway, could be the shallow league, right? Somehow I feel I miss out on something, when I have to wait that long for my next pick.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:33:55 +0000

@Hawk, The only problem with this theory is it assumes they were aiming for something before rather than just naturally bias towards average guys.

By: Hawk

Hawk — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:28:03 +0000

@Grey,

Yup, and that’s what makes guys like Espinosa palatable. He’s putting up great counting stats while his AVG doesn’t hurt as much as people think because, outside of anyone who just read my last post hehehe.., they generally have not recognized that numbers have dropped.

His ADP reflects that – to our advantage!