Comments on: Ian Stewart, 2009 Fantasy Sleeper

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:34:29 +0000

@Ricky Bobby: @mike: He's a big question mark. If he gets in 140 games, then he can hit 20 home runs. He needs an injury (with Helton it wouldn't be unheard of) or someone to perform extremely poor (with some of their hitters it wouldn't be a surprise). At the point you need to draft him (very late), he's a risk worth taking.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:02:46 +0000

It doesn’t look as if Stewart has a full time gig…what am i missing?

By: Ricky Bobby

Ricky Bobby — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:08:11 +0000

Can you give us some projections on Stewart? Are we seriously talking 20 homers?

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:38:34 +0000

@bfadds: That would make sense since they’re pretty similar players. People think you have to have a top MI, but it’s not always true (http://razzball.com/don%E2%80%99t-meddle-with-middling-middle-infielders-in-the-middle-rounds/)

BTW, you can tell me to simply look at your site, you don’t need to drop a link in every comment you make.

By: bfadds

bfadds — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:01:55 +0000

Grey, I also did a little number crunching for second basemen in 2009 fantasy leagues and found that not only should you rank Stewart high on your 2B list… but also Jeff Baker.

Bill James projects both to put up comparable OPS in 2009, making both worth grabbing. Especially if the Rockies do, in fact, go forward with Stewart at Matt Holliday’s replacement in LF while slotting Baker in at 2B.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:05 +0000

@big o: Perhaps. I’d ‘never say never’ on it but I’d have to be getting great value – e.g., if M-Teix is available in 3rd round and I already chose a 1B – before I doubled up.

By: Garrett

Garrett — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:58:23 +0000

Yeah in Yahoo Stewart should be eligible at 2nd/MI all year since he made 12 appearances.. I believe that makes him eligible for the entire following season even if he ends up playing zero games at 2nd in 2009

By: big o

big o — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:29:23 +0000

@Rudy Gamble: @Steve: i think the strategy here is that you can end-play a guy like stewart and plug him into the 3rd base position , because , @ CI , howard or teixeira will cover the power numbers usually desired in a 3rd baseman , and still leave your utility spot open for another decent bat , without restricting your choices to the pool of available 3rd basemen... like maybe a 6th outfielder.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:46:30 +0000

Don’t have to worry about the Util spot for the rest of the draft I guess… @

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:14:11 +0000

@big o: Eh, I'm not a fan of doubling up on a position in the first two rounds except for maybe 2 OFs. A 1B and a 3B would be fine (assuming Cabrera still has 3B eligibility) but Howard and Teix? I don't know....I wouldn't do it for real but might in a mock just to see how it turned out....