Thoughts on Marcum for '09

[kingmike74]

I have been reading alot about Shaun Marcum's fast track back to the bigs. I owned him last year and he was steller for me.

What are your thoughts for his comeback this year?

[J35J]

I have been reading alot about Shaun Marcum's fast track back to the bigs. I owned him last year and he was steller for me.

What are your thoughts for his comeback this year?

I think he threw a little over his head last year. He was never a hard thrower so I'm not sure he'll have to worry about gaining a mid 90's fastball back. He'll be solid but not great, IMO. 4.00-4.25ERA 1.25+WHIP 7K/9IP

[Bwanna]

Pitched decent in his start Thursday:

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb ... 63&t=g_box

4.2 ip, 3 hits, 2 bbs, 4 ks

[kingmike74]

Yeh, looked decent.

I am just staring at Marcum and Maine and wondering if marcum is worth hanging onto. I really want to grab Niemann but I would have to drop marcum.

[kimchi_chigae]

Yeh, looked decent.

I am just staring at Marcum and Maine and wondering if marcum is worth hanging onto. I really want to grab Niemann but I would have to drop marcum.

Nice DTKW question in disguise.

In all seriousness, I don't think you can count on Marcum to save your fantasy season this year. I think he is a similar to Adam Lind in the way that no one ever gets too excited about him, but he quietly put up decent numbers. I like Marcum, but for this year...meh. By the time he comes back who knows what is going to be left of the Jays offense and I have to agree with J that he might have pitched a little over his head last year.

[kingmike74]

My thoughts

Sitting in a DL spot, WTH, might as well give him a look.

If he is taking up reserve space you need, let him go.

He is in my DL spot and I except a decent August on. Maybe 7K/9 or so and an ERA around 3.8 would be enough to keep him around for me.

[DbacksRback]

My thoughts

Sitting in a DL spot, WTH, might as well give him a look.

If he is taking up reserve space you need, let him go.

He is in my DL spot and I except a decent August on. Maybe 7K/9 or so and an ERA around 3.8 would be enough to keep him around for me.

Thats how I see it. Im 18 games up in my H2H league andfigure plan ahead...Stashing Hudson and Marcum on the DL. It can't hurt

[Nat Uralice]

I stashed him very early on and was pleasantly surprised to hear about his faster than expected return to the bigs. I had him pegged as a good sleeper last year so I wasn't too shocked by his success. If healthy I would expect similar good results but downgrade his peripherals a bit. And like someone said, if he comes back and sucks you can just cut ties. No great loss.

[activechamp2006]

I have been reading alot about Shaun Marcum's fast track back to the bigs. I owned him last year and he was steller for me.

What are your thoughts for his comeback this year?

I think he threw a little over his head last year. He was never a hard thrower so I'm not sure he'll have to worry about gaining a mid 90's fastball back. He'll be solid but not great, IMO. 4.00-4.25ERA 1.25+WHIP 7K/9IP

Hard thrower or not his K numbers have been the same throughout his career.
If Marcum is healthy he's definitely worth a look