Comments on: Top 40 Starters for 2009 Fantasy Baseball

By: Lou P

Lou P — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:22:53 +0000

@Rudy & @Grey – wonderful, i just traded Santana for him. J/K of course. YES, finally, FBHOF will be back on track shortly. Tremendous kudos to you gents for having the drive, fortitude, and knowledge to make this site what it is.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:15:29 +0000

@Lou P: Hey, Lou, where the hell you been? You doing another FBHOF post or what? Rudy covered Vazquez a bit:

(http://razzball.com/20-risky-pitchers-for-2009/)

(http://razzball.com/2009-fantasy-baseball-projections-chone/)

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:13:38 +0000

@Lou P: Lou!!!!! What’s up? Yes, we definitely noticed the love for Vazquez’s shift to the NL by CHONE (i don’t think it’s as high in the others). See here..http://razzball.com/2009-fantasy-baseball-projections-chone/….’Chone’ Smith voiced in on it in the comments…

By: Lou P

Lou P — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:03:39 +0000

Hey Grey. Have you seen how high Pecota, Chone, Bill James, etc are on Javier Vazquez? They make him Top 5. Is this a case of crazy stat people on crack or do you think he can be this good.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:23:40 +0000

@James: He was 14th amongst all major league starters for his K rate at 22 years-old. He throws a 95 MPH fastball with ease and he breezed through the minors, adjusting quickly and moving on. He had a problem with HRs last year, which was new for him. He had some overworking (Damn you, Dusty!) and some walks, which he's shown he can fix. He's risky, but he can be flat-out nasty.

By: James

James — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:49:42 +0000

I made sure to keep Cueto on my radar as the season went on for next year; however, I didn’t like what I saw from him in the 2nd half. Can you give me some insight about why you like him this year?

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:35:14 +0000

@James: Verlander just missed the cut, because besides anecdotal evidence from pitching coaches I haven't heard any concrete reason why his stats are continuing a downward trend. He will be on the top of the starters 41-60.

By: James

James — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:25:23 +0000

Any love for Verlander? I noticed last year it seemed Leyland kept him in games to long due to their terrible pen. With the addition of Lyon and hopefully a healthy Zumaya, I think he could rebound. Plus, I heard a report that Rick Knapp, a well respected pitching coach, has spotted a few flaws that he plans to iron out.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:21:33 +0000

@Brian: I put Nolasco down for 25 starts and I put him in the tier labeled, "Um, Reservations." I'm worried about Nolasco too, but his K/BB rate was too tantalizing for me to leave off completely. Greinke would be near the top on the 41-60 starter and he's not far off from Nolasco and as I said in the post above I almost listed him instead of Slowey.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:58:17 +0000

But Nolasco going from 55 IP to 212 IP, does’t bother you? I get what your saying, I just think you have a bit of a double standard going. Maybe your two worried about his mental make up which helps you justify not ranking him. Which if that’s it, you may have a point. But when you say you don’t list him for a reason when you list others higher for the same thing, it draws a question mark.