Top fantasy 1B

Sorry for the delay guys, i got really busy yesterday and didnt get to post this. Well...here it is

1. Albert Pujols - .328 - 115 - 48 - 130 - 5
No surprise here. Its the few SB that give him the slight edge
2. Ryan Howard - .310 - 100 - 54 - 135 - 0
He is really 1A to me. I think it might be hard for him to duplicate those numbers, but damn he is good
3. Lance Berkman - .320 - 97 - 43 - 125 - 1
Probably one of the most underrated players in fantasy baseball. Move to 1b could keep him healthier and provide better numbers
4. Mark Teixeira - .302 - 103 - 38 - 110 - 0
Return to being a top notch 1b.
5. Paul Konerko - .305 - 95 - 36 - 108 - 0
Has become pretty much a lock for 30-100. With Thome in the lineup with him, Konerko will not slide
6. Justin Morneau - .315 - 98 - 33 - 113 - 1
I think he will slip a bit this year. He hasn't proven he can be a MVP candidate every year. Even with a slight slip, those are nice numbers
7. Derek Lee - .285 - 100 - 37 - 109 - 8
I think he returns pretty healthy but not at the MVP level some remember him at. The SB are key to his value
8. Richie Sexson - .268 - 80 - 38 - 110 - 0
Hot second half proves to me he can keep his average in this range. Which keeps his value up
9. Carlos Delgado - .258 - 83 - 34 - 112 - 0
Batting average is slipping and so is he, but you could still expect the 30-100 in that lineup
10. Nick Swisher - .260 - 97 - 37 - 98 - 0
Batting average kills his status and takes away enough RBIs to keep him below guys like Sexson and Delgado
11. Jason Giambi - .250 - 90 - 36 - 110 - 0
Great power numbers but another batting average casualty
12. Prince Fielder - .287 - 83 - 30 - 92 - 5
Poor lineup in Milwaukee probably hurts his overall stats, but he isnt quite ready to be a fantasy stud. Very quality numbers though
13. Todd Helton - .298 - 92 - 22 - 90 - 1
He continues to slip, if he stays healthy and in colorado, this is what i see
14. Adam LaRoche - .280 - 85 - 28 - 90 - 0
I dont like him as much as others, im not confident he can improve on last year
15. Adrian Gonzalez - .297 - 80 - 27 - 90 - 0
Had a good break out year, i look for about the same this year.

A few guys on the outside lookin in: Lyle Overbay, Conor Jackson, Ryan Shealy



We are going into our fourth year year. I finished fourth last in first year- my first year of fantasy. I made it a mission to get better. I have done it largely through trading and drafting. Trading many guys like Helton, Gagne, Crawford, and others at their prime values. Drafting well and trading away Liriano, Verlander, Howard and others.Going into this year I am hoping to cap things off. Here is everyone's Dauphin Naked Mavericks, which is a spinoff of my rugby team. I have to trim to 14 players by end of February, but this is it for now. Just added Utley and Mauer for VMart and Manny.

I am going to try and make a move on Halladay or Sheets at pitcher. Any idea on who I move to get there.
14 Team League. Head to Head. 14 Keepers. Each keeper is for 3 years only. Contract years include 2007.Compete in following 6x6 areas:OBP H HR RBI R SBWHIP IP ERA SO W SVMy roster is as follows:C- J. Mauer (1)1B- Teixeira (2)2B- Utley (1)SS- Rollins (2)3B- A Rod (2)OF- Figgins (2)OF- Vlad (2)OF- Bay (2)DH- Hafner (2)Other Reserves- C. Patterson (2), Iguchi (2)P- C. Zambrano (2)P- Harden (2)P- Beuhrle (2)P- Smoltz (2)P- Jer. Weaver (2)P- Hoffman (3)P- Liriano (2)P- Pettitte (2)Pitching Reserves- James Shields (2), Papelbon (2), Maddux (2), Saito (2), Maine (2)

Dear Pitching Wanted,
Well im not sure if you wanted my suggestion for keepers and who to trade for halladay or sheets, so ill do both.

Here are your keepers as i see them.
1. mauer
2. teixeira
3. utley
4. arod
5. vlad
6. bay
7. hafner
8. figgins
9. zambrano
10. harden
11. weaver
12. liriano
13. papelbon
14. saito

Here is my explanation: I left out top guys like rollins, smoltz, hoffman, and others. The reason i take out rollins is cause his main value is SB, i wouldnt expect the same power output this year. and even i he gets the same power this year, with the team you have you dont need power, only the SBs he provides are valuable. Thing is, you keep figgins and he gets you 50+, bay gets you some, utley, arod, even vlad. you will be ok with SB. Hoffman is likely to only pitch this one more year, so i think you dont want to keep him as a keeper, smoltz is still great but i feel like you have some cant miss young SP so you gotta keep them. Also leaving guys like this available might allow you to open things up to get one of those SP you covet. I would offer up something with rollins, or patterson, with someone like smoltz. if you have to move one of your young guys to get an ace like that, then papelbon is the guy id choose to deal. the guy really cant improve his value any higher than it is right now. odds are he wont be near as dominant as a starter as he was a closer, alot of people are banking on papelbon to have a smooth transition back to the rotation, i dont think it will be that easy.

Hope this was helpful for ya.


Ill see you guys next time, where i will discuss the top 2b.