Comments on: Top 20 2nd Basemen for 2010 Fantasy Baseball

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:49:08 +0000

@Seth: How does he go from a guy that hit 11 homers and stole one base to a 15/5 guy?

By: Seth

Seth — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:40:16 +0000

where is Martin Prado? doesnt sniff the top 20?

300 70 15 70 5 is pretty solid.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:36:19 +0000

@Kevo: Damn, those are some mighty fine keepers. I'd have to chuck back CarGo. Not easy choice though.

By: Kevo

Kevo — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:06:30 +0000

@Grey: Thanks. I have major concerns over Hill myself. Good to know your reasoning. I am also in a keeper league conundrum with him. If you have time for some quick analysis, i would love your input on the following scenario.

I am in a 14 team keeper league. I need to keep 5 of the 6 below. The round they would be kept in is in paranthesis. Who do you throw back out of:

Zimmerman (7th)
Braun (8th)
Adrian Gonzalez (12th)
Carlos Gonzalez (15th)
Beckham (15th)
Hill(15th)

Any input is appreciated. Thanks.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:35:06 +0000

@Kevo: And to be more specific, I saw that his fly balls went down while his home runs per fly ball nearly doubled. That gives me real pause. I probably should've mentioned that I thought he was solid in August then flip-flopped, but honestly I forgot I said that.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:31:06 +0000

@Kevo: I reevaluated in the offseason.

By: Kevo

Kevo — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:28:14 +0000

@ Grey: Here are your comments from August 27, 2009 concernign Aaron Hill: “Aaron Hill – Do I smell a theme? No, that’s lunch. I mean, the Blue Jays. Ah, yes. They smell like rotisserie chicken. No, that really is lunch. Hill will only be 28 at the start of the 2010 season. As I’ve been saying just about the whole season, I don’t think the 30+ homers this year is a fluke. At second base, you can do much worse.”

You basically pull a 180 in your analysis of him in the above column. What gives?

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:22:43 +0000

@JoeC: Thanks!

By: JoeC

JoeC — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:47:36 +0000

@Grey: Oh, I agree. Kendrick definitely has yet to “do it”. He seemed to make some nice strides in 2009 though, even with the send down (damn Angels like to play yo-yo with their prospects it seems).

I get why you’re high on Stewart, despite his .228 BA last year. A power bat at 2B that you can get in the late rounds is pretty rare. But I put Kendrick in that category too (not a power bat, but just a valuable 2B late). I won’t bet my left testicle on it, but I’ll make a man bet on it.

BTW, happy birthday, old man.

By: winthorp

winthorp — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:37:14 +0000

Weeks has got to be the most underrated player around. Gets constantly pissed on w/rankiings basically saying would put up some nice stats but won’t due to a near certainty to keep crashing the dl.

Unless, injuries are chronic, related to the same broken down body part, back, etc. , they follow a poisionic distribition.

Another way of saying it is Weeks is more likely not to hit the dl this season.

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:48:26 +0000

@JoeC: It would be nice to see Kendrick, the guy who was sent to the minors last year, actually do it for a year first.

By: william

william — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:28:00 +0000

Um Beckham??
he’ll be 2B elig. after week 1

By: JoeC

JoeC — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:19:04 +0000

I’m gonna have to disagree with you regarding Kendrick. If the guy ever gets a “normal” season with 550 at bats, he will be Pedroia-lite, but in Round 15 instead of Round 4. That’s pretty awesome.

You say 12/12, Grey, but he did 10/11 in 374 at bats last year. I could easily see 15/15, with an upside of 20/20, because the guy can flat-out hit (.351 BA in the 2nd half). His 2009 was such an improvement over his 2008… if he could improve at the same pace in 2010 (and get more at bats), he could be a top 10 second baseman.

Then again, I trust Scioscia as far as playing time goes about as much as I trust my love dying for Alyssa Milano now that she’s married (NEVER!).

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:54:14 +0000

@Shmorgie S. Board: Ha, that's awesome!

By: Shmorgie S. Board

Shmorgie S. Board — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:37:51 +0000

To me, Howie Kendrick is like a time-released erectile dysfunction pill version of Placido Polanco.

You get the same action, but 3 hours later.

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:42:24 +0000

@eltoo: Thanks! @Luke: No, you're right. @TJ: He'll be listed with the 3rd basemen. He'd be ranked right before Stewart and I like him. @brett: Thanks! @chris: I agree not to do that. @Tom: Thanks! He's not eligible there. @AL KOHOLIC: Thanks! @kwak: I'll take it under consideration, there will be a top 300 that ranks everyone to give you an idea of rounds. @big o: Thanks! @Simply Fred: Thanks! @quimmy: I'd hold tight. @Doug Ault: Thanks!

By: Doug Ault

Doug Ault — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:33:08 +0000

@Grey: Happy B Day!

By: GopherDay

GopherDay — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:47:04 +0000

@quimmy: For those keepers, I would stick with Kendry. More value for the draft position.

By: brett

brett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:15:18 +0000

I’d rather have Kendry at 27. Depends who else you can get to play 1B though, i guess?

By: Mr. Bungle

Mr. Bungle — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:53:14 +0000

It’s not funny, my ass is on fire!

By: quimmy

quimmy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:48:51 +0000

offered the following trade in my keeper league:

I give: kendry morales (27th rd)
I get: jair jurrens (18th rd)

For pitching cats we count total innings and qs and jurrens racked up 210 innings and 25 qs last year. i have no other pitching keepers out of my other 4:

longo, kemp, tulo, jup.

should i do it?

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:48:31 +0000

@chris: Chris thats crazy. Taking two closers in the 3rd and 4th is WAY TOO early.... What kind of league is this? Is the value of saves that high? It sounds like they're wayyyy overvalued. I dont take a closer til about the 10th round and STILL can compete in saves. You need to read about the DONKEY CORNS. Use RAZZBALL SEARCH at the bottom of the page!

By: sean

sean — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:40:57 +0000

@Frank Rizzo: The gist of my earlier comment was that a situation that depends on Damon's rapidly aging and oft-injured legs to produce instead of his good bat is a bad situation. Also, while the stats seem favorable, Damon wouldn't get to hit against Detroit pitching there...

By: Eddy

Eddy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:35:04 +0000

@Frank Rizzo: I think by now we've accepted the fact that Maggs is past his prime. We can't count on him to be as prodcutive as he once was. Miggy is Miggy, yes, but for that I use the comparison of my Marlins. We got HanRam, but one guy isn't enough to do that much damage and influence the lead-off hitter. (IS Damon gonna hit lead-off? I think the 2nd slot is more suited to him). For all we know they'll pitch around Miggy. And we have to look at the fact that Damon had quite a year in '09. He matched his highest career HR total and 3rd(?) highest RBI totals since 2004 if I remember correctly. We can't expect guys (especially those in their mid-30s) to match that production. It's not just a coincidence he had those numbers his only year in the New Yankee Stadium@chris: I see where you're coming from chris, but it's not a good idea. As Brett pointed out, it's not wise to rely on the fact that a closer run will automatically ensue after yours. If I were you I'd look up "bran draft strategy" in the search bar and read it. I've mocked with it a couple of times and have come out very pleased with my results. It basically ensures that you have a well-balanced team after the first 9 rounds because you can then go for upside picks at the end (Reimold, Borbon, Coghlan). I used to always pick a closer in the 6th, but I realized that in the 8th-9th round (where i pick one up now) guys like Bell and Soria are still around. @Grey: Happy birthday Grey, hope you have a good one!

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:08:10 +0000

@Grey: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 29?

By: big o

big o — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:52:25 +0000

@Grey: (all caps.) HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

By: big o

big o — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:50:36 +0000

@Simply Fred: hamels is a good pitcher and may have something to prove to the philly fans , this year .

By: brett

brett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:43:25 +0000

@chris: Don’t do it. If your fellow managers are smart, most of them won’t bite and you’ll lose out on a couple very key offensive pieces to build your foundation (or one batter and a starter if you like taking pitching that early). It’s not safe to assume that everyone will take two closers after you. You’ll have to wait 22 picks for your next selection and i’m willing to guess that AT LEAST 10-12 bats will go in that time.

I wouldn’t even draft one closer that early. If you really want a good bullpen there will be plenty of almost-as-good options coming back to you in rounds 5-6 and even picks 7-8. If i were you, i’d be targeting guys like Heath Bell and Andrew Bailey. For the slight decline in production you’re getting them several rounds later and not sacrificing the rest of your team.

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:59:50 +0000

@Frank Rizzo: Sorry, Frank. Was punching it in at the same time. Great minds!

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:58:55 +0000

Wouldn’t be so quick to condemn Damon.

“…hits .363, slugs .550 and has a .961 OPS at pitcher-friendly comerica park.”