Comments on: Top Fantasy Baseball Outfielders for 2008, 21-40

By: mike

mike — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:01:49 +0000

What do you think of Mike Cameron when he gets back?….i kno hes about 35 i think, so theres zero upside to him, but his numbers the past 2 seasons which he played in PETCO i may add (2006).268/22hr/25sb, (2007).242/21hr/18sb….not so bad for a waiver wire add no?

By: rudygamble

rudygamble — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:36:14 +0000

agree with grey on taveras. same crap power as pierre and bourn but caps out at 35 SB vs 50 SB.... rudygamble's last blog post..Top Starting Pitchers for 2008, 21-40

By: Top Starting Pitchers for 2008, 21-40

Top Starting Pitchers for 2008, 21-40 — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:26:20 +0000

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By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:10:30 +0000

I like Taveras slightly less than the two and would place right outside this.

By: Doctor No

Doctor No — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:07:48 +0000

Curious that you have Pierre and Bourn on here, but no Taveras. I would think he ends up with similar numbers to the judys above?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:08:29 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosuke_Fukudome

He’s never stolen 15 in Japan. Does Fukudome know MLB pitchers’ moves better? Are the Japanese better at throwing out baserunners? Are they simply going to run him because Lee and Ramirez can’t drive him in? Seems like Fukudome’s getting lost in translation.

BTW, I do love your passion for the Cubs. I wish I liked a team that much. Alas, I’m left simply loving baseball cause the Yankees make it no fun to root for them.

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:11:33 +0000

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080227&content_id=2393267&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

Fukudome projects 15-20 steals for himself.

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:53:49 +0000

Yes, I have an affection for Matt Murton since I’ve seen him so much here at AAA. It’s sad what they’re doing to him, but his greatest fault is that he bats right handed. It’s so unfortunate for his development to be stuck in an organization that doesn’t want him. If let loose, he’d easily hit 25-30 homers a year for like 8 seasons.

If anything, Murton was misplayed last season and he should be traded to a team that would use him correctly like the A’s to save his career.

Before a game last year when Murton was foolishly sent down to AAA, Matt was fielding batting practice in right. I was holding my red headed toddler son and yelled at him, “Hey Murton! I’ve got a red headed fan of yours here!” He looked back at us, nodded, briefly took off his cap to flash the red hair and threw us a ball.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:56:34 +0000

Your defense of Cammy’s not going to get his rookie card price back up.

By: Herb Urban

Herb Urban — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:03:04 +0000

Despite a similar skill set, I think CBY had a chance of being the much better offensive player, mostly in the power department. Young had the superior age 24 season. He also had about a 100 pts OPS on Cameron in their respective minor league careers, most of that in SLG. I will concede though Young's BA might never get up much over .260 But to defend Cameron for a minute. He had very good age 28 and 29 seasons putting up 25/34 and 25/31 years despite not hitting a lick at home. In 2002 he hit .258/18/49 on the road and .218/7/31 at home. You take him out of Safeco that year and he makes a run at 35 HR. His first year in Shea he hit 30 in less than 500 AB. If he hit in The Bob, he would have had a 35/35 year or two. Can you tell I still resent the M's for thinking Randy Winn was a suitable defensive replacement in CF? Then they mishandled Jeremy Reed, who never got a chance here. A few years later they trade away Adam Jones, who could be something special. Damn, I miss Cammy. Anyway ... Herb Urban's last blog post..Damn, The Hoff cleans up well

By: Encouraging Projection

Encouraging Projection — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:22:51 +0000

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By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:27:19 +0000

I think your Cam comparison is fair, who never reached 30/30, btw. Country’s Best Yogurt has a better ballpark and could put 25/35 numbers, fo sho. But .260 seems like a ceiling rather than a jumping off point.

By: Herb Urban

Herb Urban — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:34:59 +0000

I am a little more bullish on CBY. Wasn't CBY a national frozen yogurt chain? He had an abysmal .258 BABIP last year. With a little luck, .260 is well within reach. His 30 HR power is legit. He averaged a HR every 18.78 AB in his three full seasons in the minors. That comes out to 30 over the course of 560 AB, in line with his performance last year. His minor league numbers (.267 BA and .358 OBP) scream Mike Cameron, but remember Cammy played his peak years in Safeco with crazy splits the likes we haven't seen since the heyday of Diamond Dave. Put him in a neutral park and he would have had some .900+ OPS seasons with 30/30+ counting stats. Ok, so Cammy and Krispie are two different dudes, but can we really be sure of that? The BA will never be pretty, and the RBI totals will be stuck in the low 70's leading off, but at 24 I see room for growth. Though, long term, I think I'd still rather have Delmon. Herb Urban's last blog post..Damn, The Hoff cleans up well

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:37:57 +0000

Why don’t you and the Cubs get a room?

He’s got some upside because of the unknown factor, but he’s old and he just came off a big injury in the Land of the Rising Sun.

A better question, why do the Cubs continue to let Murton languish?

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:28:27 +0000

Kosuke it ain’t so? (I didn’t just say that did I?)

Come on… Lou’s already said he’s going to bat him 2nd, 3rd or 5th. This means 90 runs, 85RBI with lots of pitches to hit.

No steals? He’s on base so much he’s at least good for 10 steals, especially with the bats behind him.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:58:25 +0000

You were natched, deal. Also, watch the vulgarities. It’s not like we have a half-naked lady on the site advertising her wares (or no wears). Guess word got out about our site’s demographic. There goes my guest blogging opportunity with http://www.mommamuse.com/.

By: rudygamble

rudygamble — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:41:31 +0000

C’mon, man. You’re natching me on Chris B. Young from last year? Where’s the props in having the prescience to draft him in the last round?

If I had an extra DL slot, I would’ve kept him. He had a leg injury sometime in late Spring and I feared his SBs would suffer when he returned…

Touche on not winning a league you were in…but i’ve finished in front of you at least one of the previous two years, no? Give a man a sip from the solace tit…

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