Evan Longoria - 100 HR?

[jcde7ago]

To throw a curveball in this thread, who would you rather own: David Wright, or Evan Almighty? I've been struggling with this question, especially in keeper leagues...do you go for the proven, 30-30 talent in Wright, or would you rather have the slightly younger, perhaps a bit more powerful Longoria?

I asked myself this and I honestly couldn't decide...it's hard to take an elite talent over an elite, proven one but Longoria definitely makes this decision extremely difficult IMO. Maybe Wright, but not by much.

[j24jags]

To throw a curveball in this thread, who would you rather own: David Wright, or Evan Almighty? I've been struggling with this question, especially in keeper leagues...do you go for the proven, 30-30 talent in Wright, or would you rather have the slightly younger, perhaps a bit more powerful Longoria?

I asked myself this and I honestly couldn't decide...it's hard to take an elite talent over an elite, proven one but Longoria definitely makes this decision extremely difficult IMO. Maybe Wright, but not by much.

Wright. Wright has proven he will steal 25 bases, he has proven that he can sustain a .310+ BA. Longoria does not have 20 SB speed, nor has he proven that he will be a .300 hitter. Sure he has the talent and potential to put it altogether and bat .310, but you can't pass up top 5 talent.

[lastingsgriller]

Evan Longoria + Matt Wieters = fantasy championship every year for the next 15 years!!!!

I won 9-1 this week. thanks Evan.

Longoria pitches too?

now this is all rumors and conjecture, so don't take my word for it... but I'm pretty sure that he has been going to seattle every 5th day and dressing up as erik bedard, pitching a gem and then heading back to tampa..

[jcde7ago]

Heads up guys, this is per Rotoworld:

Evan Longoria is slated to miss the Rays' next two games to attend to a family matter.
Willy Aybar will likely start at third base both days before Longoria rejoins the club on Friday. Apr. 15 - 1:15 am et
Source: St. Petersburg Times

Set your lineups accordingly for the next 2 days.

[urbanbreez]

I don't think he can be considered great until he hits 3 hr's in a game.

3 hr's in a game is more luck than great.

More like impossible.

Didn't Brian Roberts hit 3 hr's in a game or is that just Urban Legend? I always thought it was pretty much un-doable

[DaShiz23]

3 hr's in a game is more luck than great.

More like impossible.

Didn't Brian Roberts hit 3 hr's in a game or is that just Urban Legend? I always thought it was pretty much un-doable

That would be correct. Never been done.

[HOOTIE]

100 won't be enough to take the HR crown from Nick Swisher.

[auclairkeithbc]

To throw a curveball in this thread, who would you rather own: David Wright, or Evan Almighty? I've been struggling with this question, especially in keeper leagues...do you go for the proven, 30-30 talent in Wright, or would you rather have the slightly younger, perhaps a bit more powerful Longoria?

I asked myself this and I honestly couldn't decide...it's hard to take an elite talent over an elite, proven one but Longoria definitely makes this decision extremely difficult IMO. Maybe Wright, but not by much.

Wright. Wright has proven he will steal 25 bases, he has proven that he can sustain a .310+ BA. Longoria does not have 20 SB speed, nor has he proven that he will be a .300 hitter. Sure he has the talent and potential to put it altogether and bat .310, but you can't pass up top 5 talent.

Totally agree, and I am an Evan owner that is pretty high on him. The thing is, how much better than David Wright can you possibly expect Evan to be? Maybe Evan breaks out and becomes the consensus #3 pick, and Wright ends up as the consensus #4 or #5. Eh. But if Longoria has a longer learning curve, or just tops out somewhere before our highest dreams, he is going to be several rounds less valuable.

Wright is one of several players that you definitely move Longoria for no questions asked (other than "Is Wright hurt?"). I think it is totally fair to keep Longoria over the Brauns/Sizemores/Teixeiras of the world though. It might not work out for you, but it wouldn't be categorically dumb.

[Kingctb27]

Speaking of curveball's... If pitchers would just throw him a couple CB's he wouldn't be dominating the world right now. He rarely drives offspeed stuff for much power. I know he hit a slider out vs the O's to left, but it probably only went about 340 feet. A pop up in damn near every other park.

[smalls2598]

Per Rotoworld: Evan Longoria is slated to miss the Rays' next two games to attend to a family matter.

Hmm, looks like he's gonna have to string a few 2 homer games in order to make it to 100. Or maybe he could be the first ever to hit 3 in a game?