whomper Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 We had a thread like this last year. lets see some bold predictions in here. I think Michael Bourn of the astros is going to shoot up peoples draft boards in the OF next year. Should be a great source of sbs and if he gets playing time runs as well. The OF is a little crowded but if he gets consistent lead off time he will produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYER Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 We had a thread like this last year. lets see some bold predictions in here. I think Michael Bourn of the astros is going to shoot up peoples draft boards in the OF next year. Should be a great source of sbs and if he gets playing time runs as well. The OF is a little crowded but if he gets consistent lead off time he will produce. What's that old saying oh yeah, you can't steal first base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Whomper will finish 16th in HOTD again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Chris Duncan will be in the top-5 in HRs this season. And he'll top 100 RBI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 (edited) maine will win 18 games for mets Josh Hamilton of rangers will hit 25 homreuns and drive in over 80 runs and hit over .285 Pedro feliz of phillies will hit 30 hr edwin encarnacion of reds will hit 30 hr & drive in 90 + runs Edited March 22, 2008 by isleseeya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 We had a thread like this last year. lets see some bold predictions in here. I think Michael Bourn of the astros is going to shoot up peoples draft boards in the OF next year. Should be a great source of sbs and if he gets playing time runs as well. The OF is a little crowded but if he gets consistent lead off time he will produce. I agree. I had him real high on my pre-draft projections this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefjay Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 maine will win 18 games for mets Josh Hamilton of rangers will hit 25 homreuns and drive in over 80 runs and hit over .285 Pedro feliz of phillies will hit 30 hr edwin encarnacion of reds will hit 30 hr & drive in 90 + runs Come on, go on limb won't ya. Hamilton hit 19 dongers and .292 last year Maine won 15 last year Feliz has hit around 20 the last 3 years , probably not going much higher unless he juices but I'll accept this as a nice pick if he goes over 30. Encarnasion I'll also give ya if he does hit 30 bombs. I don't have any. I'm not up on the youngsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Mark Teahen of the Royals will be a sleeper this year. Will play outfield and first base this year. Projection is .300, 25 homers, and 85 rbi. There is a real good chance he gets a lot of time at 1B. Especially if Gathright keeps playing well into the season. Teahen at first, Billy Butler at DH, and Gathright in left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYER Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Mark Teahen of the Royals will be a sleeper this year. Will play outfield and first base this year. Projection is .300, 25 homers, and 85 rbi. There is a real good chance he gets a lot of time at 1B. Especially if Gathright keeps playing well into the season. Teahen at first, Billy Butler at DH, and Gathright in left. Good young bunch wrong sleeper. Gathright steals 35+ bases this year, if he gats the playing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Pedro feliz of phillies will hit 30 hr But his BA and OPS will limit his attractiveness in fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 But his BA and OPS will limit his attractiveness in fantasy. He's almost always on and off the waiver wire in larger leagues due to the fact you can mark him down for 20/80 every season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 He's almost always on and off the waiver wire in larger leagues due to the fact you can mark him down for 20/80 every season. Exactly - he is marginal even in a league with over 320 drafted players. That's due to his streakiness and his poor BA / OPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 The Dodgers' Andre Ethier will take over for Juan Pierre in left field in the first month of the season. He'll hit .330 with 30 hr's and 100 rbi's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYER Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 The Dodgers' Andre Ethier will take over for Juan Pierre in left field in the first month of the season. He'll hit .330 with 30 hr's and 100 rbi's. This is what should happen, but Torre loves old vets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Loins of Beef Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Pods will steal 20 or more--have no idea which team he will finally be playing with for now it's Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 This is what should happen, but Torre loves old vets. Agreed. The Dodgers struggle with a lack of power though....we'll see. He did bench Bernie Williams though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 We had a thread like this last year. lets see some bold predictions in here. I think Michael Bourn of the astros is going to shoot up peoples draft boards in the OF next year. Should be a great source of sbs and if he gets playing time runs as well. The OF is a little crowded but if he gets consistent lead off time he will produce. As someone who watched him play last year as a Phil.....he needs to learn how to hit a breaking pitch. Brooootal. Until he can be more consistent at the plate, he'll never get more than 300 ABs in a given season. A role player at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Feliz has hit around 20 the last 3 years , probably not going much higher unless he juices but I'll accept this as a nice pick if he goes over 30. he'll be closer to 30 than 20, especially hitting 6th with Utely, Howard and Burrell in front of him. Especially hitting in CBP. and don't be surprised to see him in the neighborhood of 90-100 RBIs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malta69 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) I think there is more quality young starting pitching in fantasy drafts then there has ever been before. McGowan, Maine, Billingsley, Snell, Shields, and Hughes are all guys going after that top tier of starters who could easily outperform some of the guys being taken ahead of them. All of whom l see cracking the 15 win, 180 K mark this year. This season more than ever it pays to load up on bats early on in drafts and fill out your rotation in the mid to later rounds. Edited March 27, 2008 by malta69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 (edited) I think there is more quality young starting pitching in fantasy drafts then there has ever been before. McGowan, Maine, Billingsley, Snell, Shields, and Hughes are all guys going after that top tier of starters who could easily outperform some of the guys being taken ahead of them. All of whom l see cracking the 15 win, 180 K mark this year. This season more than ever it pays to load up on bats early on in drafts and fill out your rotation in the mid to later rounds. Good call. I have NEVER got the #1 pick in ANY fantasy baseball draft (about 8 years' worth of leagues) and this year, I got the #1 pick in BOTH of my leagues (well, i'm in an RBI-only league which I'm not counting for this discussion). Obviously took A-rod in my first league (16 team, H2H). My 12-team roto league drafts on Sunday......... I'd be an idiot to take anyone but A-rod there, yeah? Edit: Oh yeah... the reason I'm replying to this post inparticular... I employed a pretty unique strategy in my 16-team H2H league (taking two stud SPs after A-rod), then taking two stud closers to lock down saves and help with ERA/WHIP. In my roto league, I'm going a completely different way... none of the guys in my league will read this so I can just come right out and say it......... I'm going to draft nothing but offense for 8-9 rounds... build my offense... and then in the middle rounds, grab a couple of capable closers and a couple of up-and-coming SPs. I look at it this way.... SPs give you stats once (or twice, at most) per week. Offensive players give you stats for an entire week. That said, you need the most consistent, studly stats from the guys that actually play the most in a given week. Edited March 28, 2008 by darin3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Felix Hernandez, 18+ wins, 250+ k's, sub 1.1 whip, sub 3.2 era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I'm going to draft nothing but offense for 8-9 rounds... build my offense... and then in the middle rounds, grab a couple of capable closers and a couple of up-and-coming SPs. I look at it this way.... SPs give you stats once (or twice, at most) per week. Offensive players give you stats for an entire week. That said, you need the most consistent, studly stats from the guys that actually play the most in a given week. That was my HOTD strategy this year too......except it fell apart in round seven when by far the best value on the board, IMO, was an SP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYER Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Good call. I have NEVER got the #1 pick in ANY fantasy baseball draft (about 8 years' worth of leagues) and this year, I got the #1 pick in BOTH of my leagues (well, i'm in an RBI-only league which I'm not counting for this discussion). Obviously took A-rod in my first league (16 team, H2H). My 12-team roto league drafts on Sunday......... I'd be an idiot to take anyone but A-rod there, yeah? Edit: Oh yeah... the reason I'm replying to this post inparticular... I employed a pretty unique strategy in my 16-team H2H league (taking two stud SPs after A-rod), then taking two stud closers to lock down saves and help with ERA/WHIP. In my roto league, I'm going a completely different way... none of the guys in my league will read this so I can just come right out and say it......... I'm going to draft nothing but offense for 8-9 rounds... build my offense... and then in the middle rounds, grab a couple of capable closers and a couple of up-and-coming SPs. I look at it this way.... SPs give you stats once (or twice, at most) per week. Offensive players give you stats for an entire week. That said, you need the most consistent, studly stats from the guys that actually play the most in a given week. You argue a good point. Except for roto, even though offensive players play daily compared to pitchers once or twice a week. Pitcher stats still are 50% of your score same as offensive. I do just the opposite in H2H I go mostly offensive with 8th to 15th rounders for my pitchers(except for when you draft Santana in the first, then you got to go P). In roto you need a solid stud SP and closer to anchor your staff for era/whip and saves. you wait to long and you are looking at mid pack in P cats. Roto is such a different beast than H2H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 The Dodgers' Andre Ethier will take over for Juan Pierre in left field in the first month of the season. He'll hit .330 with 30 hr's and 100 rbi's. LOS ANGELES -- Andre Ethier won the Dodgers' starting left-field job from veteran Juan Pierre and will start Opening Day vs. the Giants on Monday, Los Angeles manager Joe Torre announced Sunday. "I just feel I want to start that way and see," said Torre. "He had an outstanding spring. Sometimes you don't make enough of Spring Training, sometimes you make too much of it. I'm curious. I want to see more. He's had a number of home runs, he's hit off left-handers and right-handers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 LOS ANGELES -- Andre Ethier won the Dodgers' starting left-field job from veteran Juan Pierre and will start Opening Day Got him in the 19th round of my 14 team league. My outfield is Alex Rios, Hunter Pence, Josh Hamilton, Raul Ibanez, Ethier, and Matt Diaz. I think I've got lots of upside and didn't pay too much for anyone except Rios, who I got one pick after Manny went at the end of the 3rd round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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