Comments on: Pick Up Eugenio Velez Now! http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/ A fantasy baseball blog offering fantasy baseball advice, fantasy baseball insight and fantasy baseball bluster by Razzball. Because you deserve the best fantasy baseball team. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:52:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Fantasy Baseball Players to Drop, Add or Hold http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-961 Fantasy Baseball Players to Drop, Add or Hold Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:11:31 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-961 [...] Velez – And yet more speed. Aren’t you pissed you drafted Juan Pierre, Willy Taveras or any of those other all-speed [...] [...] Velez – And yet more speed. Aren’t you pissed you drafted Juan Pierre, Willy Taveras or any of those other all-speed [...]

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-939 Rudy Gamble Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:13:38 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-939 i like velez better. i prefer the 2B eligibility and think he's a stronger SB threat. both have playing time issues but it seems the giants are trying harder to get velez time (i wouldn't be surprised to see him in the OF this year). rajah davis will be fighting for backup time with fred lewis. i like velez better. i prefer the 2B eligibility and think he’s a stronger SB threat. both have playing time issues but it seems the giants are trying harder to get velez time (i wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the OF this year). rajah davis will be fighting for backup time with fred lewis.

]]> By: jacoby http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-938 jacoby Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:39:59 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-938 Which giants speedster do you like more, Davis or Velez? Which giants speedster do you like more, Davis or Velez?

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-937 Rudy Gamble Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:02:38 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-937 Cory - To be fair, I picked Velez up on March 11th in my early-drafting expert league in case he continued his spring training pace. Didn't think he warranted hyping until frandsen went down. Agree on Butler. Didn't have him highly ranked. He went in the 18th round of my first expert draft in early March and 13th round of my second draft on Monday. Snagged him in my friends league, though! Rudy Cory -
To be fair, I picked Velez up on March 11th in my early-drafting expert league in case he continued his spring training pace. Didn’t think he warranted hyping until frandsen went down.

Agree on Butler. Didn’t have him highly ranked. He went in the 18th round of my first expert draft in early March and 13th round of my second draft on Monday. Snagged him in my friends league, though!

Rudy

]]> By: Grey http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-936 Grey Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:45:40 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-936 Velez is especially exciting because he can give you steals on a team that has nothing to play for so they should steal. Another reason why Durham shouldn't be played. But the Giants have done stupid things in the past. So far we've said to drop Church or Rauch to pick up Velez, it's not like we're saying drop someone with any value. Rauch for Velez? I like those odds to play for some steals upside. Velez is especially exciting because he can give you steals on a team that has nothing to play for so they should steal. Another reason why Durham shouldn’t be played. But the Giants have done stupid things in the past.

So far we’ve said to drop Church or Rauch to pick up Velez, it’s not like we’re saying drop someone with any value. Rauch for Velez? I like those odds to play for some steals upside.

]]> By: Cory http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-932 Cory Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:07:16 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-932 I like it how sleepers never stay sleepers for very long anymore. 3 weeks ago I took Billy Butler in the 2nd to last round of my quasi-experts draft. The next day Butler went 3 for 3 in some spring training game and fantasy writers everywhere moved him up from off-the-list of sleepers to the very top. Overnight every baseball site referenced Butler. If I drafted today there is no way I land him where I did. Sleeper searchers seem to move in congruent shifts, and the latest fav is this Velez guy. Your site demands we grab him, Greener on the other side says the same. No one cared about this player when he had 9 steals, but now that its 13, he must be had! Meanwhile, hes not going to start unless Ray Durham gets the boot. I can't complain too much, since I added Velez about a week ago when I read hes the only thing that Giants fans enjoy at their games. But I still think its funny. I think the next player to spread like wildfire is Corey Patterson. Someone is going to point out he inexplicably raised his contact rate to .86 in the 2nd half, and that he has finally "put it all together." Sure he completely stopped hitting homers, but that point will be widely ignored. Oh, and I hate Roberts also. Markakis too, not sure why your site loves this guy. I had him last year and the rbis were there, but the steals were completely unexpected and without Patterson there to double steal with, I assume those numbers drop. I like it how sleepers never stay sleepers for very long anymore. 3 weeks ago I took Billy Butler in the 2nd to last round of my quasi-experts draft. The next day Butler went 3 for 3 in some spring training game and fantasy writers everywhere moved him up from off-the-list of sleepers to the very top. Overnight every baseball site referenced Butler. If I drafted today there is no way I land him where I did.

Sleeper searchers seem to move in congruent shifts, and the latest fav is this Velez guy. Your site demands we grab him, Greener on the other side says the same. No one cared about this player when he had 9 steals, but now that its 13, he must be had! Meanwhile, hes not going to start unless Ray Durham gets the boot.

I can’t complain too much, since I added Velez about a week ago when I read hes the only thing that Giants fans enjoy at their games. But I still think its funny.

I think the next player to spread like wildfire is Corey Patterson. Someone is going to point out he inexplicably raised his contact rate to .86 in the 2nd half, and that he has finally “put it all together.” Sure he completely stopped hitting homers, but that point will be widely ignored.

Oh, and I hate Roberts also. Markakis too, not sure why your site loves this guy. I had him last year and the rbis were there, but the steals were completely unexpected and without Patterson there to double steal with, I assume those numbers drop.

]]> By: Grey http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-914 Grey Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:40:09 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-914 By the end of the year, the dollar won't be worth as much anyway. By the end of the year, the dollar won’t be worth as much anyway.

]]> By: Hoodlumman http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-912 Hoodlumman Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:17:42 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-912 Oh it's sparking like a downed power line... at least with one GM. And since a DL spot for Gallardo opened up room for Velez, it didn't cost me anything. Except that we only get 10 free Free Agent moves per year and each additional move costs $1... <em>Hoodlumman's last blog post..<a href='http://www.fileitunder.com/2008/03/so-baseball-season-started-today.html' rel="nofollow">So baseball season started today...</a></em> Oh it’s sparking like a downed power line… at least with one GM. And since a DL spot for Gallardo opened up room for Velez, it didn’t cost me anything. Except that we only get 10 free Free Agent moves per year and each additional move costs $1…

Hoodlumman’s last blog post..So baseball season started today…

]]> By: Rudy Gamble http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-911 Rudy Gamble Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:52:46 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-911 well, can't guarantee anything with velez but it's a gamble that could pay off handsomely. i'm sure whomever you'd drop for him will be there in 2 weeks if it doesn't pay off. if they aren't, someone similar will be. and, besides, what's better than sparking suspicion and raising eyebrows in your league? well, can’t guarantee anything with velez but it’s a gamble that could pay off handsomely.

i’m sure whomever you’d drop for him will be there in 2 weeks if it doesn’t pay off. if they aren’t, someone similar will be.

and, besides, what’s better than sparking suspicion and raising eyebrows in your league?

]]> By: Hoodlumman http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-910 Hoodlumman Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:39:15 +0000 http://razzball.com/pick-up-eugenio-velez-now/#comment-910 Brian Roberts? I have no animosity towards the guy. I took Figgins in the 5th so me plucking Velez off of waivers is strictly a move (in my league) that will spark suspicion and raise a few eyebrows. You better hope he delivers... <i>or I'll find you... </i> <em>Hoodlumman's last blog post..<a href='http://www.fileitunder.com/2008/03/so-baseball-season-started-today.html' rel="nofollow">So baseball season started today...</a></em> Brian Roberts? I have no animosity towards the guy. I took Figgins in the 5th so me plucking Velez off of waivers is strictly a move (in my league) that will spark suspicion and raise a few eyebrows.

You better hope he delivers… or I’ll find you…

Hoodlumman’s last blog post..So baseball season started today…

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