Saturday, April 11, 2009

Starters=Volatility


Cliff Lee - Again, this is why you should never waste a high draft pick on any pitcher, except Johan Santana. They are too volatile. They have too man ups and downs when it comes to performance and injury risk. Lee was lit up for 4ERs over 5IPed. If you were an owner who drafted Lee high because of his great CY Young year of 2008, I feel sorry for you.

Roy Halladay - On a positive note, Halladay came back from a rough first outing to get a win against the Indians. Owners who have Halladay should not worry and expect him to be another Cy Young contender this year. With Wells, Rios, Snider, and Lind swinging the bats, you might see Roy with a few more wins. Very scary!!!

BJ Ryan - Sticking with the Jays, the bullpen more specifically the closers role needs to be looked at. Ryan was torched for 3ERs over 0.1IPed. If you are a BJ owner, make sure to back him up with Scott Downs.

Hank Blalock - Two years of injuries seems to have given Hank some time to get back to raking. If Hank stays healthy he could be a sleeper in Texas this year. This guy has posted some great fantasy numbers in the past and if he continues stay healthy and hits behind Hamilton owners could see a 25/90 year from this once upon time fantasy staple.

Rocco Baldelli - For AL-Only, this guy should be on your roster. Seems to be healthy and swinging the bat and connecting.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I agree and disagree. There are two pitchers in the majors worth a high draft pick. Santana you already mentioned. Doc Halladay is the other. This guy is a Cy Young candidate year in and year out. He is truly a machine. In my mind, the best pitcher in baseball.

fantasybaseballmacbookpro said...

25th Hour - Johan deserves the high draft pick because he adds value in 4 out of the 5 standard roto categories. Roy, up until last year, didn't give owners help in 4/5 categories. Roy helps in W,ERA,WHIP but Johan adds value to W,ERA,WHIP, and K's. The one category difference, strikeouts, is what separates them in draft value. Roy is a great pitcher but as fantasy owners, we have to only look at numbers and not be blinded by anything else.

eyebleaf - Lee, on his career stats, is not a bad pitcher to have. Just like a stock, every stock is purchasable at the right price. If you drafted him before the 10th round in a typical 12 team roto league, you overpaid. Sorry to say. I just don't draft pitchers in the single rounds, except for Johan, because every year there is always a guy who has a career year that can be found on the waiver wire for FREE. Hitters and when I am talking about hitters, I'm talking about 5 category guys are rarely ever found on the waiver wire.


PS. Pitchers do not include premium closers.