Comments on: Overrated Players for 2009 Fantasy Baseball

By: agarthered

agarthered — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:20:25 +0000

Nelson Cruz and Chris Davis are getting soooo much love in all the drafts i’ve been in, im beginning to think I’ll be putting tons of focus on guys like Bruce, Gallardo, and Delmon just like Sean mentioned.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:10:43 +0000

@bfadds: Thanks for telling me you saw it somewhere else. I'd agree with you on Figgins if I didn't see him at an ADP of 75.

By: bfadds

bfadds — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:44:01 +0000

Someone had this recycled on their site earlier today… I stumbled upon it while blog searching Pedroia.

Aside from that, I agree on most… leave Chone Figgings. He’s too underrated to be overrated. Maybe everyone forgot that he has no 2B/OF eligibility in ’09.

By: Steve1

Steve1 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:58:16 +0000

I agree. I took him around the turn in the first FBC mock. I could have chosen Longoria first and taken Upton second……then he would have been a third round pick I guess. lol.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:57:22 +0000

Pardon the interruption, Grey, but there has been a few password shenanigans (for Hippo anyway) with regard to the Second Razzball Commenters’ Mock Draft. Signup instructions have been amended and are available here:

http://razzball.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1138

Thank-you for your time.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:44:38 +0000

@Steve1: Totally agree with Derrek Lee and Big Z. re: Upton -- As I said above, I think he's a third round pick, so he's not far off, but at 17 he's too high. That would only give you one pick before him (unless you're playing an 8 team league, which is a silly league to play) so I'd find it hard to believe a scenario where you have only one player and Upton should be your second. I could see you having the right two players and Upton should be your third.

By: Steve1

Steve1 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:36:41 +0000

I agree with all except Upton. His plate discipline improved dramatically this season, and for those who point to his power surge in the playoffs being smoke and mirrors, you have to remember that he was actually healthy. There’s no doubt his shoulder injury played a part in his lack of power during the regular season. He did hit 24 homers in 2007 after all.

That being said, if he goes 20/40, as he is more than capable of doing, he will have lived up to a late second/early third round pick. Are there safer plays in that spot? Of course there are. But there are legit reasons in taking him there depending on your first or first two picks.

The two players I see as most overdrafted that weren’t mentioned were D. Lee and Big Z. Zambrano has turned into Paul Maholm in a Cubs jersey and people are still drafting Derrek Lee thinking he’s going to repeat his 2005 season.

By: sean

sean — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:30:20 +0000

Did you just let Screech in the club?!?

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:36:10 +0000

@Mark: Well written point and I wouldn't go near him in anything short of a fifteen team league that only used Marlins. My bad if I seemed to be endorsing him when I said nice move slipping him in. I meant nice move surrounding Hermida with viable guys to try and slip him passed. It's like four hot chicks surrounding one homely guy to sneak him into a club.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:48:46 +0000

20* not 2 obviously