But here’s my biggest issue with these rankings – Last season Walker managed to finish the season as ESPN’s 8th most productive 2nd basemen. Looking at his first two seasons it seems more than likely he will put up the following numbers: 70/14/80/.285/10.

Those numbers are pretty consistent with his first two seasons. That means that there’s a decent possibility he could improve his numbers. If that were to happen he could easily find himself among the top 5 or 6 2nd basemen by the season’s end. I wouldn’t expect anyone to rank him that high but 17th is way too low. In my opinion the rankings should look like this:

1 – Cano
2 – Pedroia
3 – Kinsler
4 – Uggla
5 – Phillips
6 – Young (if he qualifies at 2nd)
7 – Cuddyer (if he qualifies at 2nd)
8 – Utley
9 – R. Weeks
10 – Zobrist
11 – Kendrick
12 – Walker
13 – K. Johnson
14 – Ackley
15 – Kipnis

Just my opinion though.

Anyway, great stuff!

Probably the Russians snuck it in there.

@Titan: Thanks for the kind words!

@Mad Scientist: Thanks for the kind words! Not bad, but I like Baha Man better that was suggested above.

I’m thinking Utley will be a good bounce-back value buy this year.

As for the one-and-done flame out, how ’bout a Hypester Dudfus?

@joet: Answered on newest post.

@genghis chone: PT will be an issue, not much love, no.

@CT Old School: Not crazy about it.

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Haley’s Vomit

what ?!!
hope her husband is as hot (this year) as her “attitude” .

am picturing that the only time the towels come off of your heads , is when you’re staying in the closet .
haha .
to each his own , i guess .

@ChillmanCometh: Hamilton or Uggla, in that order.

@Frezdc: Ha…Not bad, I do like Baha Man better though.

@Griff: Nice reference, but I do like Baha Man better.

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We need Grey to chime in. (He’s probably grooming his ‘stache haha)

As in “Raburn is the next to be Van Winkled” or “Sean-Rod is the next Vanilla Ice”.

However, I’m not sure I’d go pitching next round. What do you think of this: if Hosmer is available in that next round, do you take him or draft pitching? I’m thinking that I go Hosmer because he has the likelihood of being a better keeper than Zimmerman in the long run.

I’m in a 10 team, snake draft, keeper league, every team keeps 4 players, essentially the four keepers are your first four picks, and the draft starts in the 5th round. My keepers are Miggy, Tulo, Kershaw, and Ryan Zimmerman, and I have the third overall pick.

The players available at my pick are: Cole Hamels, Josh Hamilton, and Dan Uggla.Based on these keepers, who are you taking?

I’m torn, because I could draft Hamels and not worry about pitching for a long time, take Hamilton and secure a solid OF, or get Uggla and get power from an unlikely source and not have to worry about it for awhile. Ease my woe.