Comments on: Casey Kotchman, Mano a Mono

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:52:26 +0000

@Jim: And not one Asian one. Weird!

Yeah, Cliff Lee dips:

Composite numbers come out to about this: 12-8/4.68/1.43/130

According to every noteworthy fantasy expert. Not simply us (we’re not that egotistical). Rudy goes over this stuff pretty in-depth, but you can start here for a primer:

http://razzball.com/espn-player-rater-did-they-listen-to-rudy/

Does this mean Lee cannot break out because no one saw it coming? No, it doesn’t. It just means there’s less of a chance.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:36:33 +0000

Sorry, there are a lot of Lees these days – I meant Cliff.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:30:57 +0000

@Jim: Said this in January:

http://razzball.com/top-twenty-1st-basemen-for-2008/

Maybe bump the home runs up to 35. It’s still very early in the year.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:19:38 +0000

Sorry, not sometimes so English good.

Thanks for talking me down on Brown.

I want to trade away Lee. I ended up making an offer to a Ryan Howard owner to give Lee + Loney and get back Hunter. I’m sure they’re still going to want to play Howard everyday but it might make em feel good to have a solid backup.

I’m just nervous that Lee is about to dip here – obviously he can’t maintain this pace but you have new projections for him?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:08:19 +0000

@Jim: Emil Brown? Unless you're talking about an AL-Only league, no, you shouldn't be picking him up. You're trying to trade *for* Lee right now? Couldn't you find a guy that's slightly less hot? At this point you probably have to trade a 2nd OF. His price tag would be way too high right now. If you are selling Lee, then you should be asking for a 2nd OF. Krispie, Manny, Bay, Mags, Torrii, etc. I'm not sure if I fully understood your question, so I hope this helps.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:24:20 +0000

Where does Cliff Lee (who appears to have another gem on his hands tonight) fit on this list?

And (regardless of if you think buy/sell/hold) – what kind of OF would you reasonably think could be traded for him right now? … ideally someone with some speed but whatever.

Oh, and since I have you on the line – if I’m the kind of guy that asks about trading for OFs… does that mean I’m also the kind of guy that should be picking up Emil Brown?

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:11:24 +0000

@Greg: Ya know, it's just as risky that Quentin won't do this for the whole year, so I wouldn't do that switch.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:44:45 +0000

Quentin is available in my league, which includes OPS, and I would have to drop votto to get him? Is that a good move? Votto is playing in a small park and is hitting over .300. Can he do if for the whole year?

By: JonBBT

JonBBT — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:36:16 +0000

I’m not saying Lopez is a great fantasy player (and obviously this is a fantasy site), but I’m just saying he can maintain what he’s doing if he can stay focused and in the 2-hole.

As far as the 6-team league, yeah, it is pretty silly. My bro-in-law wanted me to join it so i did.. it’s pretty lame.

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:43:53 +0000

@JonBBT: Carmona hits the waiver wire? For real? Eh, your pitching’s already stacked, but that’s quite the player to be hitting the wire. What are you doing in a 6 team league, that just seems silly. I’d hold pat.

re: Lopez — he hit .245 in May last year and .213 post-All-Star break. I know you bleed blue and teal, but the Mariners aren’t really an offensive juggernaut in an offensive stadium. I don’t even think anyone would buy Lopez, but if they would, I’d be selling quickfast.