cheeselogger Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 you got that right DH, after a year I finally get Joba... here's to hoping he don't get injured as my NY SP's too last season... Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) ^hate to say this but with Joba uhmm...fat chance...hehehe Edited January 25, 2009 by gift_of_game Quote Link to comment
Jongkers Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 muttsy you saying a 300 ba wont help yr team? or a career 950 ops? Ssh!Just trying to understate my team's need to acquire the HoF-guy. I'd like nathan over Lidge. Only just slightly .. Jong Kung d pa rin ma deal si Lidge til tomorrow, and 3D does not want to do the deal or has no reply, lets make a deal if you still want to. No problemo.But I think TD will bite the deal. He's really looking for picks e.Thank you. kala ko si jong ang magpapahooters, welcome pagdating ko.. Ampf. Mag-iimbita na lang ako ng welcum committee! O, ayan, share na lang kayo ni AJB! Signing up na po kami:1. master bubuy2. AJB3. Jongkers4.5.6. (Copy-paste n'yo na lang!) Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 TD looking for picks?hey TD, I got picks! :hypocritesmiley: Quote Link to comment
Jongkers Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Chip-per! CHIP-PER! :thumbsupsmiley: Fur-cal! FUR-CAL! :thumbsupsmiley: Pick! Pick! PICK! :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
agentjackbauer Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Evaluation of some players with injury concerns (from some free site:-)) Rafael Furcal - ADP: 60 - The problem with back pain: it rarely just disappears. Furcal's ADP puts him at about the 5th round, which is higher than he went in 2008. What has he done in that year to gain so much fanfare? His hot start to 2008 (.357 BA with 8 steals in 36 games) culminated in a lost season. He could be a top 5 SS if he stays healthy all year, but this seems like an unnecessary risk to take. Stolen bases will come cheaper than this in 2009. PASS Chase Utley – ADP: 20 If Utley falls out of the first round in your draft, he could represent amazing value. Let’s see how he looks in Spring Training, but he appears to be recovering very well from his hip surgery and aims to be ready for Opening Day. If he slips into the 2nd round of your draft, he's almost impossible to pass up. Still the best second baseman in the land and an offensive force to be reckoned with, Chase Utley may decide a lot of leagues in 2009. TAKE HIM David Ortiz - ADP: 49 Wrist injuries sap power. Ortiz’s skill set will not age well, and he could be on the path to Mo Vaughn-dom. The good news is that he can hide in the DH slot, still plays in Fenway Park and seems to understand the limitations his injuries have brought on him. He may no longer be the same power threat, but he knows how to put the bat on the ball, and could still accrue great RBI totals in the Sox lineup even if the HRs are diminished. He could represent tremendous value, but anywhere in the first 5 rounds is too early for me, especially considering he clogs your Utility slot and therefore hurts your team flexibility. PASS Vladimir Guerrero - ADP: 40 – Torii Hunter says Vlad’s got a spring back in his step - Spring Training cliche or sage-like words of wisdom? The sabermetricians among us would say that his numbers, skills and peripherals have been eroding for the last 4 years in a row, which is cause for worry. Still, he's fully recovered from offseason knee surgery, slimmed down a bit and wants to earn a juicy contract extension from the Angels. Take the risk and be well rewarded. Vlad ‘09 is Manny ’08 minus the mood swings. TAKE HIM Albert Pujols - ADP: 3 – This is a tough one. People balked at his elbow last year and he goes on to win NL MVP honors. Pujols is still a transcendent player, one of the great talents in modern baseball history who will likely take his place in Cooperstown when he retires, but I won’t be picking him in 2009. With so many other great first rounders to choose from that can fill positions far more shallow than first base, go in another direction and sidestep the issue. Surgery may not have been an immediate option in 2008, but can it last forever? PASS Chipper Jones - ADP: 50 - Few hitters are as good as Chipper when he’s firing on all cylinders. Third base is very shallow this year, and there’s a huge drop-off after Jones goes off the board. He’s worth a risk because of the way he can carry your team for stretches of the season, but you’ll have to draft a back-up plan for when he inevitably hits the DL. Jones easily earns 5th to 6th round value, but only if you construct your team properly so he doesn’t leave you a Greg Dobbs-sized hole when he gets hurt. TAKE HIM BJ Upton - ADP: 17 – The upside here is undeniable. Baseball Prospectus injury expert Will Carroll seems to think his shoulder is fine, as evidenced by his 8th overall choice of Upton in a recent expert mock draft. Carroll likes to be controversial with his mock draft picks every year, but you don’t need to be in your draft. Is taking the risk on that upside really worth passing up a guaranteed RBI man like Carlos Lee, for example? This is also not the first time Upton’s been injured. For now, the price is too high. Look out for his brother Justin seventeen rounds later instead. PASS Carl Crawford - ADP: 28 - Can we officially say that Crawford seems unlikely to develop the power everyone said he would, or wishes he would? Leg injuries took their toll last year, and for a guy whose entire value is tied up in speed, second round is simply too high. Crawford has little chance of “killing the category” in stolen bases, anyway, so beware using that rationale to justify the pick. With so many great outfield speed sources available late in drafts, get a truly elite bat and let someone else overpay for his “potential”. I'm staying away entirely – there’s just too much talent in the first 2 rounds. PASS Edited January 25, 2009 by agentjackbauer Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 Evaluation of some players with injury concerns (from some free site:-)) Albert Pujols - ADP: 3 – This is a tough one. People balked at his elbow last year and he goes on to win NL MVP honors. Pujols is still a transcendent player, one of the great talents in modern baseball history who will likely take his place in Cooperstown when he retires, but I won’t be picking him in 2009. With so many other great first rounders to choose from that can fill positions far more shallow than first base, go in another direction and sidestep the issue. Surgery may not have been an immediate option in 2008, but can it last forever? PASSi will thank the writer of this article if pujols goes past round 1 pick 4 in the annual league.. :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
Jongkers Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Aba, may player ako dun a.Atsaka dalawang target acquisitions pa. Hmm.... I'll still take Chipper. May Aramis pa naman akowe. Quote Link to comment
agentjackbauer Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I also doubt if Pujols will drop past the 4th pick. But there are those who will want to avoid the injury-scare and the uncertainty. Quote Link to comment
joshiasi Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 i always try to avoid guys with injuries in the early parts of the rounds... thats why i stay away from players such as him... too much talent in the early stages to let you worry about your star getting injured.... Quote Link to comment
Jongkers Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 That's what elevates master bubuy ahead of us.He kept his faith on the guy and it paid off for him.Of course, it mattered that this was a keeper league. In a yearly league, I ain't going anywhere near drafting him. Tabachucher pa rin! Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) id take pujols wolverine-ish recuperatory ability at #1 and as they say 1B is deep, in case he gets injured there would be options.. if you take someone who plays in a shallow position like hanram or utley in the first round and they get injured, you are screwed.. i have a different take on how to handle shallow positions.. baligtad ang ideology ko, ewan ko lang kung bakit or kung nagwowork ba.. Edited January 25, 2009 by bubuy Quote Link to comment
agentjackbauer Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Ibang klase talaga analysis ni Master B. :thumbsupsmiley: Im reading an article on QS% at the moment, and the writer is identifying some undervalued SPs based on last season's QS%. (Santana had a QS% of 82 last season, Lincecum had 79) Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 naisip ko lang kasi if you take the top ranked player in a shallow position and he gets injured, you cant replace even 1/10th of his production, edi sa mejo mid level fantasy contributor na lang ako for that position and take the top ranked player in a deep position instead.. doesnt make sense ata.. ajb, ishare mo naman yang site na yan.. Quote Link to comment
agentjackbauer Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Master B., halo-halo tinitingnan kong sites. Eto ang iilan: fantasypros911.com (bago, mukhang maganda ang premium content portion nila pero may bayad doon, fantasybaseballlgeeks.com (tama si GoG, mas maganda mag-rely sa analysis ng mga geeks kasi mas maiiwasan ang bias:-) ) Maraming links doon sa fantasypro911.com. marammi rin akong napupulot sa mga message boards/forums ng mga more popular sites. Here is a site I just saw which you guys may find interesting: www.simdynasty.com. As the name implies, you can go build your own fantasy baseball dynasty team and act as both GM and manager. Edited January 25, 2009 by agentjackbauer Quote Link to comment
joshiasi Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 nawala mga tao... nagsipuntahan sa site mo ajb Quote Link to comment
agentjackbauer Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Dehins. Palagay ko nagsi-tulog na. Edited January 25, 2009 by agentjackbauer Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 mukhang raratsada tayo ng last-minute deals... :upside: Quote Link to comment
Jongkers Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Bukas raw magde-decide si Anki e.Si cal! kaya? Sana nasa "field work" pa rin si 3D bukas. Quote Link to comment
agentjackbauer Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Pagkatapos ko makabasa ng mga articles on under-the-radar SPs to watch out for, parang gusto ko tuloy ilaglag si Oswalt sa Keep 10 ko. Tigil na nga muna ako sa pagbabasa baka kung ano pa magawa ko sa team ko. Edited January 25, 2009 by agentjackbauer Quote Link to comment
joshiasi Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 tagal nang field work ni TD.... mukhang nag overtime hehhee... nag offer ako sa knya sa dynasty nba naten eh... Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 guessing TD's after picks though that Chipper prop sure is interesting... Quote Link to comment
kingsville Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 naalala ko lang last year sa annual league..the one who drafted Pujols followed it with Teixeira.it was a comebacker. he was 16th in our 16-teamer.eh Pujols pa lang pala, sulit na siya.sadly, he didnt win.. sa lahat talaga ng positions, 1B ang sinasabing safest position to go with a 1st-rounder.OF's too deep, and master B said it right on the shallow positions 2B, SS and even C.sa 1B (and also 3B), tama lang.. you could replace with someone if your top-tier guy's injured. @ajb: pag nilaglag mo yan, marami ang sasalubong dyan. its gonna be like piranhas on a dead body. Quote Link to comment
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