Comments on: Evan Longoria, 2009 Fantasy Breakdown

By: big o

big o — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:32:05 +0000

@Grey: if you roll into traffic and pull up along-side a prius , my money's on you .

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:23:01 +0000

@sean: Seems to be a similar situation to Pujols last year. I drafted him mid-2nd last year in one draft and he won the MVP. Johan's good value in the 3rd round.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:13:35 +0000

@grey: with all the injury talk for johan, i saw him slip into the 3rd round tonight in a mock. if this were to happen for real, is it a no-doubter?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:07:21 +0000

@sean: You shouldn't do crack before you draft.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:05:03 +0000

yeah, i’m gonna pass. i want to get my shizz together, crack and a beer, and relax before

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:01:41 +0000

@sean: 8.30 EST. Might be cutting it fine.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:01:03 +0000

@steve: what time? i’ve got a real draft @ 10EST

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:59:48 +0000

@sean: You interested in the Razzball Readers mock tomorrow night?

By: sean

sean — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:57:06 +0000

manny and the dodgers is done.. finally. 2@45

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:44:43 +0000

@Steve: That is uplifting.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:42:17 +0000

@Grey: That’s pretty ugly re: Scrappy Do’s brother.

Much more uplifting stuff here:

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/gallery/02_28_09_cheerleader/

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:59:00 +0000

@Grey: Eight at this hour. Still four spots left.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:57:34 +0000

@Steve: Gotcha.... How many people are in tomorrow's mock draft?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:53:06 +0000

@Grey: Yikes. What I meant to say was that it's tough to say which is the more legitimate concern...

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:44:19 +0000

@Grey: Hmmmm. It's a close-run thing, but I guess we'd all rather you stuck around.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:42:07 +0000

@Steve: Ha! I didn't see that. I'm more concerned I'm going to roll into traffic and die.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:39:14 +0000

@Grey: Of Heelys. Check the website you linked to.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:37:37 +0000

@Steve: Huh?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:34:06 +0000

@Grey: You aren't concerned that Scott Baio and Lance Bass have a pair?

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:24:41 +0000

@Brian: Arod is capable of 140/45/140 and Wright isn't. Otherwise they are equal. They're nearly a toss up, so you do what you do. I'd take Arod because he's capable of bigger numbers and Wright seems capable of a 27/15 season.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:18:32 +0000

Sortof off topic, but I have the #2 pick in my draft coming up. I know that Hanley is going to be gone. I’m really thinking about taking Wright over A Rod. A Rod has more power upside, but Wright makes up for that in avg. The other categories are basically a wash.

I feel like I pretty much know what I’m getting with Wright. A Rod scares me. I’m afraid that if I draft him, his thin skin will make him crap his pants and disappoint. I’m afraid that if I don’t draft him, he’ll put up a 140-45-140 line similar to 2007.

Thoughts?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:35:08 +0000

PTI, but y’all could take Longoria (or not) in the Razzball Readers quick draft at Couchmanagers at 8.30pm EST on Wednesday. Four spots available:

http://www.couchmanagers.com/mock_drafts/?draftnum=17953

Password is razzdaft.

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:33:22 +0000

@Grey: Thanks! @Frank Rizzo: That's an excellent plan. Zimmerman crapped the bed for me last year, though, so I can't get excited about him. Though everything is forgiven in round 10 and later, I always find. @EricB: All true. One thing to consider, though, is that he won't be around in the 3rd round. Will not be. So don't think, "I'll draft him if he's there in round 3." Think, "Who will be my 3rd baseman?"

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:25:37 +0000

@Ashley: Seems likely to max at 25-30. @bpasinko: Cool. @Frank Rizzo: I like Zimmerman there.

By: Frank Rizzo

Frank Rizzo — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:19:36 +0000

I have lost interest some in Longoria myself. I’ve taken in a lot of mocks recently (10 teamers) where Longo always goes in the 2nd. Meanwhile Aramis and Youkillis go in the 3rd, with Chipper in the 4th.

I just go finished with a Yahoo mock where I took Chipper in the 4th, and then got Zimmerman in the 10th. That’s ridiculous. Not only does that add a solid bat to DH with, it gives me the depth I need with Chipper and his injury issues, and it gives me trade potential. And what if Chipper stays healthy all year?

In other words, I don’t really like the lack of value with Longoria.

I’m starting to create my own draft plans including some of Grey’s wisdom and Rudy’s as well. I now think you get as many studs as possible in the beginning, then worry about filling positions later. And I like the way my team looks taking a SP or 2 in the first 10 rounds. I’ve had many mocks lately with Haren and Billingsley showing up on my roster and I’m good with that.

By: EricB

EricB — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:17:53 +0000

I picked up Longoria mid-season last year. The CHONE projections are really not bullish on him this year. I’d consider him in the 3rd round, but not before. If I can’t get A-Rod or Wright early, I’m waiting a few rounds for 3B and stocking up on other positions in the meantime (OF, 1B come to mind).

By: bpasinko

bpasinko — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:14:29 +0000

fangraphs mentioned it here

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/can-markakis-make-the-jump-to-30-hr-guy

Dunno if it’s nono to link to another site or not, sorry if it is. But he’ll have to have an increase in his fb% to start hitting more out of the park. So far I wouldn’t count on anything more than 20-25 like you said.

Markakis seems destined to be a better real life player with his ability to get on base and play a great rf, than he is in fantasy hitting in a bad lineup. The fact he doesn’t steal 20 bases consistently or have a good success rate doesn’t help either.

By: J. Price

J. Price — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:05:50 +0000

Anybody seen this new website Cubicle GM (www.cubiclegm.com)? Looks like they just got started but have posts on the best fantasy baseball seasons of all-time and something about Barry Bonds signing with the Royals. Pretty decent bored-at-work reading.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:03:51 +0000

Yeah he’s not parting ways with Kemp. So now it’s Quentin and my 8th (8th pick in the rd) for Markakis and his 7th (2nd pick in the rd).

Hopefully that’s reasonable. Markakis seems like a consistent player, but is his power maxed at 20-25 homeruns?

By: bpasinko

bpasinko — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:59:15 +0000

Of course I comment about BJ before seeing someone plow him over with a real good under looked point. I guess I give up on this point….