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We continue on our reviews for our fantasy baseball league, Mardi Gras Madness. Please take some time to read the St Bernard Giants outlook.
The next team is the newest owner in our league, but by no means is he a rookie to fantasy baseball. Let's take a look at how our resident Yankee fan fared in his first draft in this league.
CENTRAL DIVISION--The Evil Empire (from Illinois by way of New York)
We continue on our reviews for our fantasy baseball league, Mardi Gras Madness. Please take some time to read the St Bernard Giants outlook.
The next team is the newest owner in our league, but by no means is he a rookie to fantasy baseball. Let's take a look at how our resident Yankee fan fared in his first draft in this league.
CENTRAL DIVISION--The Evil Empire (from Illinois by way of New York)
BATTING LINEUP
Like: Strong left
side of the infield with Ryan Zimmerman
and Troy Tulowitzki. As mentioned before, I truly believe that
Tulo is the best SS in baseball, but there are injury concerns with him. In the last 3
seasons, he’s only played in 64% of the Rockies’
games and has not played in over 150 games since 2009. Carlos
Gonzalez is on the squad as well as he’ll be showing off his power/speed
combo.
Dislike: Nelson Cruz, even though he has enough
power to be a relevant fantasy player, is just too impatient for my taste. He’s projected to post an on-base% of
.326. As an owner who had Carlos Beltran on his fantasy team last
year, seeing him run out of gas late in 2012 was a tremendous letdown. He did play in 150 games, but at 36 years-old,
will he be able to get through a full season in 2013? Adam
Jones’ value comes from his counting stats, but eventually, the poor
approach at the plate and the relatively low on-base% will catch up to him and
screw his fantasy owners. And even
though Dan Uggla was picked in round
five (virtual 12th round) of the draft, Uggla’s fall from the top of
the 2B list should be alarming.
Look Out For: Manny Machado as his year can go either way: he will either flourish this season
with the Orioles or his impatience
will catch up to him and they will be forced to send him back to the
Minors.
2013
Hitting Projections
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Player
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Team
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Pos
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BB/K
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AB/K
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AB/HR
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OBP
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SLG
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OPS
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SB
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Nelson Cruz
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Texas
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RF
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0.35
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4.30
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21.07
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0.326
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0.484
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0.809
|
10
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Dan Uggla
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Atlanta
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2B
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0.51
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3.55
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22.01
|
0.344
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0.425
|
0.769
|
3
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Adam Jones
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Baltimore
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CF
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0.26
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5.06
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21.69
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0.338
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0.494
|
0.831
|
13
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Manny Machado
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Baltimore
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3B
|
0.33
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4.96
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28.24
|
0.301
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0.429
|
0.730
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9
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Bench: The Empire
had a very interesting bench as the “homer” in him had him pick up a few Yankee players. Backing up Tulo will be
Derek Jeter. Currently, free-swinging, Adam LaRoche is starting at 1B, but
most likely taking his place will be Mark
Teixeira. Kevin Youkilis is a good piece to have on your team because he
qualifies at 1B/3B and can also be placed on the DH spot. Victor
Martinez was accidentally picked as a catcher, but he will only qualify at
DH this season (until he plays 5 games at the backstop), but the team was able
to acquire Matt Wieters after the
draft in a trade. Both are good options
at catcher. Even V-Mart makes for a great
DH.
PITCHING
Like: Johnny Cueto and
James Shields are both top 25
pitchers. Jeff Samardzija fell into our 3rd Tier list because of
his BB/9, but when he has his control working, he can be pretty dominant. Derek
Holland can be useful on the right team and this club is right for him as a
middle of the rotation starter. Ryan Vogelsong is the last member of a
solid 6-man rotation.
Dislike: I’m
still skeptical about R.A. Dickey. I’ve explained before about distrusting kucklers, but his projections were good enough to place him ahead of teammate
Shields on my top 25 list. Clearly, this
owner did not read my analysis on Justin Masterson.
2013 Pitching Projections
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Player
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Team
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K/BB
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K/9
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BB/9
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H/9
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WHIP
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HR/9
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Justin Masterson
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Cleveland
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2.09
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6.85
|
3.27
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9.26
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1.39
|
0.73
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Ryan Vogelsong
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San Francisco
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2.28
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7.56
|
3.32
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8.52
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1.32
|
0.77
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Jeff Samardzija
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Cubs
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2.33
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8.82
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3.78
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7.98
|
1.31
|
1.02
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Derek Holland
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Texas
|
2.73
|
7.66
|
2.81
|
8.51
|
1.26
|
1.07
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Brandon League
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Los Angeles
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2.13
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6.75
|
3.18
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8.34
|
1.28
|
0.53
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Chris Perez
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Cleveland
|
2.70
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8.84
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3.27
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7.04
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1.15
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0.82
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Bullpen: One of
my favorite closers to pick on, Chris
Perez is on the ballclub. Bad enough
that he can be a bit loose with his words and actions, but sometimes he goes
through these stretches where he loses control and command of his pitches. Brandon
League has so many people rooting against him as they await for Kenley Jansen to take over in Los Angeles. League’s stuff and projections also make him
a questionable choice at closer.
PREDICTION: Pretty
good team despite the fact that it is being run by a new owner. Starting pitching and offense might be good
enough to keep this team in playoff contention, but they also have plenty of
hitters that are susceptible to prolonged slumps. In a fantasy points’ league like this one
where you lose points for strikeouts, it can prove to be difference between
making the playoffs and watching other teams playing for the championship.
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