Comments on: Yahoo’s Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Those Yahoos

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:00:14 +0000

@Mark: Catcher position puts a lot of wear and tear on a player and he's only one year removed from being terrible.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:52:55 +0000

Hi Grey, I notice a lot of ranking have V-Mart around 300, about 18-23 HR’s, 100rbi’s. I know Great numbers for a catcher…but….

I figure he will outproduce those numbers. I know they say he doesn’t hit that well while playing DH, but I figure he is only 31, contract year(?), plays at Fenway, always seems to hit 300, never slumps, and is still in his prime in a really good Red Sox lineup. Is there any reason he will not have career highs in a number of categories.

Essentially, Why is VMart not projected/expected to have huge numbers, say close to 30 hr’s. 110rbi’s, 300 avg by anyone? What crucial stat am I missing?

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:21:53 +0000

@Mark: He's a bit too risky for that sorta jump, but he could outproduce him, I just don't fully trust Zobrist.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:17:52 +0000

Hey Grey or anyone who wants to chime in, in an H2H which includes OPS and k’s for hitters as extra cats, does that vault Zobrist in front of Reyes in your rankings.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:57:17 +0000

@Peoria: Wait as long as possible and take Napoli or Iannetta. Doumit's fine to take, as long as it's near the last rounds.

By: Peoria

Peoria — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:05:17 +0000

@ Grey: Just mocked in a 12-team ESPN league and got Ryan Doumit in Rd 15 (pick 179)…really bad, right? Soto went 208th but I’m a Cards fan who refuses to own any Cubs to ensure I never have to root for any of them in any sense. Napoli went 222nd in Rd 19 and Ianetta went 260th in Rd 22.

I guess my question is: If I decide to not grab the top 3-5 catchers (Mauer, McCann, VMart, Wieters, Montero), should I just wait it out as long as possible and take Napoli or Ianetta? Someone else maybe (can’t do Soto, I just can’t)?

And also: Is it ever ok to take Doumit in hopes that he’s almost DUE to stay healthy?

I’d appreciate the insight!

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:39:55 +0000

@malacoda: Didn't even know SI had fantasy. A failboat indeed.

By: malacoda

malacoda — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:28:45 +0000

Sports Illustrated is the absolute worst when it comes to fantasy rankings. What a plum job, and you don’t even have to know how to write or win. Here is what they have for 3rd base:

4. Mark Reynolds
5. Michael Young
6. Aramis Ramirez
7. Panda
8. Chipper
9. Zimmerman. Seriously, #9!

Toot toot all aboard the failboat!

Regards,

Jareth Cutestory

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:33:41 +0000

@Tom Reale: Ah... Didn't get it. Actually, closed on Saturday.

By: Tom Reale

Tom Reale — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:28:23 +0000

@Grey: I realize that I wasn't that clear. But, what I was trying to do, was to show where there was value at every position on Yahoo. Expand upon your list, instead of ask you where is this guy and so on. This was not a mock draft. Instead where there is a gap, between Yahoo and Razzball, in the rankings at every position. Would a Chik-fil-A in Dubai still be closed on Sundays?