I feel like I just bought a stock at its 52 week low. Give it a couple weeks to hit its bottom and it will steadily climb back to resistance at about 270 before it breaks through.
At best, Helton is going to be a bust this season. The only question is whether it is total bust or mild one. He would have to hit something like 400 with 30 homers in the second half to get his numbers to expectaion levels at this point. Not likely to happen though it is possible to do.
I got RJ for Helton and Livan about a week and a half ago. 5x5.. 12 team C,1B,2B,3B,SS,MI,CI,LF,CF,RF,OF,OF,UT, SP,SP,SP,SP,RP,RP,RP,P,P,BN,BN,BN,BN,BN. 1400 IN. MAX.
Money league in its fourth year. The guy that had RJ is buried in last place. Johnson has turned a corner and I got him at the right time. I'm lucky enough to be in first place with my first four picks being Helton Schmidt, Thome And M.Giles
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on the RJ for Helton/Livan trade. Your timing couldn't have been better on that one for all of the players involved (at least if Helton continues to play this badly).
TheYanks04 wrote:At best, Helton is going to be a bust this season. The only question is whether it is total bust or mild one. He would have to hit something like 400 with 30 homers in the second half to get his numbers to expectaion levels at this point. Not likely to happen though it is possible to do.
that only applies to roto leagues. in h2h leagues, as long as he plays at his normal abilities during the fantasy playoffs, he's not a bust at all. and if you didn't make it to the playoffs solely because helton didn't do well during the regular season, your team probably wasn't good enough to win the title anyway. (not "you" specifically, just the general "you.")
TheYanks04 wrote:At best, Helton is going to be a bust this season. The only question is whether it is total bust or mild one. He would have to hit something like 400 with 30 homers in the second half to get his numbers to expectaion levels at this point. Not likely to happen though it is possible to do.
that only applies to roto leagues. in h2h leagues, as long as he plays at his normal abilities during the fantasy playoffs, he's not a bust at all. and if you didn't make it to the playoffs solely because helton didn't do well during the regular season, your team probably wasn't good enough to win the title anyway. (not "you" specifically, just the general "you.")
That's exactly why I traded for him. My team is in 1st and all I had to give up was Reyes and J Patterson for Helton and Feliz. With Polanco making himself comfortable at 2B I can platoon Feliz and Furcal at SS based on matchups and the team I'm matched up against each week and whether I need the speed or not (I have Crawford too). Long term, and I mean, in September long term, I gotta like Helton over Patterson
TheYanks04 wrote:At best, Helton is going to be a bust this season. The only question is whether it is total bust or mild one. He would have to hit something like 400 with 30 homers in the second half to get his numbers to expectaion levels at this point. Not likely to happen though it is possible to do.
that only applies to roto leagues. in h2h leagues, as long as he plays at his normal abilities during the fantasy playoffs, he's not a bust at all. and if you didn't make it to the playoffs solely because helton didn't do well during the regular season, your team probably wasn't good enough to win the title anyway. (not "you" specifically, just the general "you.")
That's exactly why I traded for him. My team is in 1st and all I had to give up was Reyes and J Patterson for Helton and Feliz. With Polanco making himself comfortable at 2B I can platoon Feliz and Furcal at SS based on matchups and the team I'm matched up against each week and whether I need the speed or not (I have Crawford too). Long term, and I mean, in September long term, I gotta like Helton over Patterson
Absolutely. H2H Helton has HUGE upside. As long as you can get him for a reasonable deal. The Helton owner I've tried to deal with though throws out quotes such as "you can't argue with math" and "it's a statistical impossibility for Helton to hit under .320". He can keep Helton
The Loveable Losers wrote:Absolutely. H2H Helton has HUGE upside. As long as you can get him for a reasonable deal. The Helton owner I've tried to deal with though throws out quotes such as "you can't argue with math" and "it's a statistical impossibility for Helton to hit under .320". He can keep Helton
I expect Helton to figure it out at some point this season and start to kill the ball. Whether that will be sooner or later remains to be seen, but you can't argue with his fantastic track record and the Coors Factor. That said, I'm quite happy that I traded Helton for MCab in my keeper league last year.
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