Dustin Pedroia or Joel Zumaya

[cubbies1]

3rd round ive narrowed it down to these two who should i take and whyi think both are good value for the 3rd round, just throw some names out of guys i should be looking at, I have Justin Upton and Chris Young(OF ARI) so far

[Cleveland Steamers]

Go with Zumaya...huge upside whether as a starter or reliever (though much more if starter).

[El Gaupo]

3rd round ive narrowed it down to these two who should i take and whyi think both are good value for the 3rd round, just throw some names out of guys i should be looking at, I have Justin Upton and Chris Young(OF ARI) so far

go with Dustin...He's a safer pick, on a better team, will probably play ss and 2b. and if your league counts OBP he will be huge.

Zumaya is good but you could get him in the next round I would think

BP 2006 PETCOTA has him off the charts from what I've heard.

[Jenkins]

If Upton is still there in the 3rd, you should definitely take him.

Zumaya is close to the majors and should be dominant.

It just depends on how much of a gambler you are and if you want to take a gamble on a potential great who hasn't played a lick of pro ball.

Basically, do you need pitching or hitting?

[booboo]

i wouldn't touch pedroia. he's not strong enough nor fast enough to put up 15-15, much less 10-10 this year. and unless he's hitting over .300 as a rookie, he's pretty much useless. pedroia has two things going for him: he has a marketable name and he's a prospect for a marketable team, which makes him marketable. that's why people talk about him. but you shouldn't.

as for zumaya - a detroit sportswriter wrote that there's a 50% chance he breaks spring training as a setup guy. zumaya, himself is open to pitching in the pen. verlander, unless he hurts himself is pretty much guaranteed the number 5 rotation spot. with zumaya, i think if he pitches real well in ST, he gets a bullpen spot. if he pitches poorly in ST, i think he goes back down to AAA to log on innings as a starter down there. either way, i think his ML role is in the pen. his makeup (excitable), mechanics (violent), and repertoire (2 ML pitches, not 3) make him a perfect fit there.

who knows. if todd jones reverts to being pre 2005 todd jones, and fernando rodney & frankie german are still fernando rodney and frankie german, and with jamie walker being a lefty specialist, zumaya may even be a deep sleeper for saves this season. so i'd take a flier on him.

[hybrid]

If Upton is still there in the 3rd, you should definitely take him.

Zumaya is close to the majors and should be dominant.

It just depends on how much of a gambler you are and if you want to take a gamble on a potential great who hasn't played a lick of pro ball.

Basically, do you need pitching or hitting?

You must of been confused, he said he has Upton ... not that he is still available.