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[CadensDad]

Quention and Granderson

[HOOTIE]

I don't know why people say stay away from Vlad in a non keeper?

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[GiantsFan14]

Carlos Quentin (OF)
Curtis Granderson (OF)
Vladimir Guerrero (OF)
David Ortiz (DH)
Joe Mauer (C)

[oakscorps]

Quentin and Mauer imo

[soty]

Not to sure about the AL 4x4 part, but if I had to choose I would go with Quentin/ Granderson. I also agree with ayebatter and I would take Cabrera over Rodriguez.

[ABA316]

I'm liking Ellsbury, Ortiz, Vlad, Granderson in that order.

Thanks for mine!

[Jackalope]

I'm taking Quentin and Vlad here. with Mauer as the next in line due to scarcity.

[Oriole Way]

You can't go wrong with Quentin and Vlad or Quentin and Granderson.

Quentin, Vlad, Granderson, Ortiz, and Mauer is a good 5.

Thanks for the help with mine.

[dmbpanic]

Thanks for your help on mine.

My thoughts:

Quentin
Vladdy - you lose the steals that Granderson gives you, but you get more reliable production in avg/hr/rbi (plus, Granderson only had 12 SBs in 553 ABs). You could go with Ortiz here (he has a better support lineup), but I think Vladdy is a little safer than Ortiz, but that is debatable.

Granderson will be gone by the time you draft your 4/5...but you can target McClouth in round 4/5 (you may even get him in 6/7). Some people might think that is a stretch, but the guy significantly outperformed Granderson last year. I know Granderson started the season on the DL, but McLouth only had 40 more ABs and still had a much better season:

McLouth: .276/113/26/94/23
Granderson .280/112/22/66/12

If Granderson has 40 more ABs to even things out (10 games), his numbers look better (.280/119/25/71/15), but still trails RBI and SB by a good margin. He wins in runs, but your league doesn't count runs.

I think McClouth is pretty safe for 20/20, and if they end up hitting him 3rd, he should be pushing 100 RBI. In other words, you aren't giving up any HR/SB potential, but you get much better RBI potential...and drafted 2-4 rounds lower than Granderson. Sounds like a winner to me.

I would pass on Mauer. I realize he is one of the best at a thin position, but I think you do better by drafting for stats, not position, for at least the first five rounds (maybe even 8). After that, you can start looking at positions.