Jose Reyes Vs. Jimmy Rollins

[Old_Style]

So, I was crunching some numbers and noticed that Reyes and Rollins have similar numbers except for the 25-30 extra SB's Reyes will give you.
Instead of taking Reyes with an early pick, you could go ahead and take someone like Utley/Guerrero/Wright/Beltran/Rodriguez/Soriano/Crawford. By doing that and targeting Rollins later in the draft, you make up for the SB's you lost by not selecting Reyes and add a top notch bat.


Good draft strategy?

[A Fleshner Fantasy]

it's ok...that being said, i think reyes will have better power #'s this year than he did last year

[cordscords]

Targeting Rollins doesnt mean you are guaranteed to get him. Ideally I'd love to do something like that, but if Reyes is my BPA then I'm taking him.

[RJ24VC15]

It makes sense, but it is very unlikely you land a guy like Rollins without reaching for him.

[j24jags]

Exactly guys. Rollins is even a 2nd rounder in some leagues.

[eftda]

Its a huge risk waiting for Rollins. Someone may grab him early. I got him 28th overall (3rd round).

[godallahstar]

So, I was crunching some numbers and noticed that Reyes and Rollins have similar numbers except for the 25-30 extra SB's Reyes will give you.
Instead of taking Reyes with an early pick, you could go ahead and take someone like Utley/Guerrero/Wright/Beltran/Rodriguez/Soriano/Crawford. By doing that and targeting Rollins later in the draft, you make up for the SB's you lost by not selecting Reyes and add a top notch bat.


Good draft strategy?

is it still as good of an idea when you compare any of those guys listed + rollins, to a solid bat you could take instead of rollins + reyes?

[Snakes Gould]

i hear your argument, and i love jimmy rollins as a player, but i dont buy into him hitting 25 hr again, and his lack of prototypical leadoff skills bother me.


a little trivia tidbit for you guys :
jimmy rollins has the most runs scored for a leadoff man in the last 3 years

[eftda]

i hear your argument, and i love jimmy rollins as a player, but i dont buy into him hitting 25 hr again, and his lack of prototypical leadoff skills bother me.


a little trivia tidbit for you guys :
jimmy rollins has the most runs scored for a leadoff man in the last 3 years

Yup, I agree. Shandler has him down for 19 jacks in 2007. A 20-35 player with 120 runs scored is fine with me.

[BitterDodgerFan]

H-Ram will have similar #s as reyes in the end but can be had around when rollins gets drafted. i'd take H-Ram over rollins in 3rd rd.