Well, id like to apologize for the delay of getting this to the web. I got busy and couldnt get it up on Monday, then i looked earlier today when i had time and the site was down. But im here now, and here it is. Also if anybody has any feedback thinking that i ranked someone poorly or anything like that feel free to email me and ill discuss it. Also with your emails please if you can include your name and where you are located, id just like to see where people are from that read my content. Thanks, and here goes....
1. Alex Rodriguez - .310 - 115 - 41 - 123 - 15
He'll have a bounce back season, it shows how good he was that we were all disappointed with what he did last year
2. David Wright - .308 - 100 - 29 - 110 - 15
He will continue to improve his power, but the SB is the reason he is above Cabrera
3. Miguel Cabrera - .328 - 105 - 30 - 110 - 5
Pretty much a sure thing and he is what...25? Actually only 24
4. Aramis Ramirez - .300 - 95- 36 - 115 - 0
Lack of any speed keeps him behind the top 3
5. Garret Atkins - .320 - 105 - 27 - 110 - 1
Benefits from Coors Field, but hey, its all about the numbers baby
6. Ryan Zimmerman - .295 - 85 - 25 - 108 - 8
Should continue to develop and could be in the top 3 by next season
7. Chone Figgins - .290 - 100 - 8 - 55 - 55
This is purely because he offers speed at this position that nobody else does
8. Troy Glaus - .260 - 95 - 37 - 103 - 1
Great power but the average can kill ya
9. Chipper Jones - .305 - 85 - 28 - 85 - 2
Still one of the game's best, but cant stay healthy
10. Scott Rolen - .295 - 95 - 23 - 90 - 2
Another great one that needs to stay healthy
11. Eric Chavez - .275 - 80 - 25 - 90 - 1
Last year was due to an injury, he should bounce back. But he may not be the 30-100 guy he used to be
12. Adrian Beltre - .270 - 90 - 28 - 90 - 8
He gets a bad rap because of his expectations, but he has sneaky numbers, i like the double digit SB potential
13. Chad Tracy - .280 - 88 - 21 - 82 - 0
Solid, consistant guy, doesnt really have the potential to do worse than this, but wont be better
14. Joe Crede - .270 - 75 - 25 - 85 - 0
Back injuries will likely force him to miss a little time, but he should still be solid
15. Morgan Ensberg - .270 - 80 - 25 - 83 - 0
He was off to a solid start last year before getting hurt, i think he will improve but the 35-100 was a fluke year
A few others to keep your eye on...
BJ Upton - if he gets a starting gig he could be a great SB candidate at this position
Aubrey Huff - has great career numbers as a visitor in BAL, but will he start?
Mark Teahen - May end up moving to LF with emergence of the next guy
Alex Gordon - May win 3b job in spring training, and projected as a david wright type(down the line)
Edwin Encarnacion - high potential for power, but will have a bad average.
In response to the comments made.....
First of all it was a NL only league, so its Jeff Weaver not Jered.
Second of all ill respond to the person who commented on keeping all the best players...Jerry wrote me back and informed me that he would have such little money to get the remaining players so this is for him too. I realize that in an auction you shouldnt pay someone 35 who you can get for 30, however if you read his question he said that hitters go for a crazy amount, so i figured that aguy like andruw jones who is a 40+ HR guy at a price of 35 is pretty solid. In retrospect i would probably tell him to not keep Chipper or Wagner. I think chipper is too injury prone to realliy count on at that price. Although i think in an NL only league there is so very little offensive talent to go around that i think Chipper might be good at that price. I suspect you could get a closer or maybe even two for the same price as wagner, obviously they wouldnt be the best of closers, but it would be cheaper. As for the two players to replace them on the keeper list i would probably keep Maine, then Linebrink and then probably Armas. here are my reasonings for adding linebrink and armas. I think linebrink may get some time to close this year, if not he is still one of the top 3 set up men in the game and will get you a lot of Ks, a great ERA and a great WHIP. Also a great amount of holds if your league uses that. With Villareal i think its really questionable. Armas has yet to be signed in real life but he will sign somewhere (currently looks like PIT) and will be a starter. This guy has always had the talent and maybe a change of scenery is just what he needed. Keeping these two guys would allow you to save alot more money to pursue others. I would assume that most of the big bats in the league will be kept cause there arent alot to go around, so a guy like chipper who hit 26 HR last year in less than 400 AB may go for more than you paid for him originally. I realize that my original thinking would leave you with not enough, so i admit it, and i adjust. Also to the guy who said my advice was dumb because i picked only the best players, no offense to the guy who wrote in, but i still dont feel like there is much else to keep on this team. other than those 8 that i orginally listed there is linebrink and gordon that i would feel comfortable keeping. but due to the prices of the others, i couldnt keep gordon and went with armas.
Hope this was helpful to Jerry and i hope i explained myself to those who question me.
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Sorry if my earlier comments were a little rude, there just seems to be a lot of people out there who make keeper recommendations without ever looking at the dollar values involved. Gets me a little frustrated at times. Keep up the good work with the blog.
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