Comments on: David Ortiz, 2009 Fantasy Schmohawk

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:25:23 +0000

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:08:37 +0000

If you had a keeper draft and your team needed power numbers and Big Papi and Jason Bay are top 2 with 30+ HR and 100+ RBI projections out there, who do you take????

By: walkoffblast

walkoffblast — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:46:36 +0000

I wonder how all the time Ortiz has not spent fielding will effect his inevitable downward trend. Could it buy him some increased longevity? I also think if you project ortiz’s stats for this year by his numbers then .285 with 35 hrs and 110 rbi is more accurate than most would think. How much you knock that down for his manboobs is still in the subjective area of sabermetric research.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:26:26 +0000

@Juice: F-Her, Liriano, Shields then Lester, in that order.

By: Juice

Juice — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:24:13 +0000

Thanks Grey, how about ranking the following (points league): Francisco Liriano, Jon Lester, James Shields, Felix Hernandez. I have two picks in the second round of my keeper league and looking to snag two of them. Think just 2009 though, not as keeper options.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:18:45 +0000

@Juice: Yeah, I like Danks and Drew's worth a pick, but I've seen Alexei go before him in most leagues, so you're flipping the script there.

By: Paul Nebenfuhr

Paul Nebenfuhr — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:16:15 +0000

bpasinko – Throughout baseball history, MOST ballplayers rapidly declined after reaching their mid-30’s. Maybe the difference with most of these guys is that they never used, or stopped using steroids. As for Bernie Williams, perhaps he was a Latin 33. Despite his regular season decline, he continued to produce in post season play; in fact, IMO, Bernie was one of the best clutch hitters I have ever seen. In the 2004 ALCS playoffs against the Bosox – the Yankees historic collapse – Bernie hit .306 with 2 dingers and 10 RBI’s. In 2003, the year you note as the beginning of Bernies collapse, he had 21 post-season hits, 2 dingers and 10 RBI. In other words, he was the anti-A-ROD. Bernie is attempting a comeback this year playing in the WBC, and I would bet that he could still produce as a pinch hitter, especially in clutch situations.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:16:34 +0000

I never understood how he put up big numbers to begin with. Ortiz stands so far away from the plate and anytime I saw him bat the pitcher just kept the ball away from him and he would try to pull it anyways and popped up or grounded out into the shift. But there’s a Red Sox fan in every league it seems like, so someone will always take Ortiz in the 2nd rd.

Jiminez was ridiculous tonight.. 10 K’s in 4 IP

By: Juice

Juice — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:08:15 +0000

Oh Great and Hairy Grey…(Points League) what do you think of Danks as my SP3 or 4? Also, Drew worth snagging in the 4th followed by Alexei in the 5th? (It’s a keeper league and the obvious names are being kept)

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:59:44 +0000

@Garrett: 2 utility spots changes matters for a team, but I don't see him as a steal in the 4th round. He's not that far off from Jim Thome numbers that can be had in the 12th round. @Tarasco’sSecretStash: I agree that a potential injury risk isn't as bad clogging a DH spot as a potential suck, but if an injury lingers it could cause a suck. Though, in the end, I can't argue with someone taking him in the 7th round. I wouldn't, but it's fair value at that point.