I fail to see what attracts people to BJ Upton as a 2nd round pick. It's not the power, an average of about 10 home runs a season... so what. It can't be his batting average. A .277 BA isn't horrible but not worthy of a 2nd round pick with no power. Is it all about his 40 SB's, I can name 50 other players that can give you that. Shane Victorino can hit more homers, hit for a higher average and steal just as many bases but go 7 rounds later? Don't believe they are that similar? Click the link for a side by side comparison. I'd take Victorio over BJ any day. http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/tenaciousdstore/uv.jpg So obviously I would recommend Longoria. The pitcher question is tougher, but since the Yankees are attempting to buy a WS victory again, Sabathia will defiantly get more run support than Volquez. Even though I think Volquez is a great pitcher, we haven't seen enough to rank him among the elite just yet. Why take chances when you have another great option?
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Sabathia is a fairly good bargain at the 6th round still and is worth keeping. Volquez seems tempting enough to keep at the expense of a 21st but the signs to point to a correction over a full season in '09.
Longoria is comparatively a 4-round bargain over B.J. Upton and while they're closely valued and have terrific ceilings, I'd give the nod to Upton. The bad shoulder was a culprit for the dip in power (even though he made up for it in the postseason) and now that the shoulder is repaired, I think he could emerge as another version of Hanley. You can make a case for Longoria with how shallow 3B is though, but the somewhat high HR/FB rate and the fact he actually struck out a great deal during his power surge, makes me a bit weary of him if he can bump that average over the .270-280 range this season.
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by alecspade » Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:59 pm 
