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by **PlayingWithFire** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:29 pm

absolutely no discussion about this guy who was good in the first half before getting hurt.

what round you think he'll go and number projections please

by **Pogotheostrich** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:32 pm

I think it depends on 2 things.
1. What does the Twins lineup look like?
2. How's the knee? Does he steal?

by **TheYanks04** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:04 pm

Hunter stole last season because his team lacks pop. Morneau did squat and there really is not much power in the Twins lineup. Barring some turnaround, I do not see that changing much but his health situation might preclude him from running anyway.

That said, Hunter has always been a pretty mediocre at best hitter and vastly overrated off one good offensive year. I do not know whether that translates into next season or not. He could get dealt also. Either way, I do not think he is all that great a pick and is someone you want to look at in the round 9-12 range as a specualtive gamble when surer things are off the board. After all, this guy has only a 779 lifetime OPS with a 267 avg. Even his best year was only a 859 OPS and that was turf aided obviously.

by **RAmst23** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:11 pm

Hunter to me is a solid 4th OF, he's a good back-up guy, but in a 12 team format you need to have better guys ready to start for you. I started him last year for his hot streak and then traded him off around mid-season..

Does Hunter have value? Sure, but don't draft him hoping that he'll be more than a platoon OFer for your fantasy team.