3rd Overall Pick in 16 Team League

[jweb2244]

Artful: good point.

What order would you rate those three 2B?

[Rance Mulliniks]

Artful: good point.

What order would you rate those three 2B?

I put Pedroia a little bit over the other two. Cano/Phillips is a wash IMO. Cano will hit for higher AVG, Phillips will run more. They should be close in R, HR, RBI.

[The Artful Dodger]

Artful: good point.

What order would you rate those three 2B?

Pedroia would be first on my list. Plenty of runs, a 15/20 candidate, and he was a bit unlucky last year in terms of batting average.

Personally, I'd go with Cano over Phillips. Solid R/RBI totals and even though Cano doesn't walk as much, he tends to be a high-contact hitter.

[jweb2244]

Good input - thanks.

[Wadderboiz]

Braun went #2. Don't get me wrong, I like Braun a lot, but I wouldn't draft him over Hanley or ARod.

Over Hanley? Probably not. Over ARod? Sure.

Braun will hit for a higher average, more HRs. Everything else is esentially a wash. The only real edge that A-Rod has is position scarcity. Braun has more upside and a far better keeper value.

[IronBird]

ARod is sexy, but 2B is very shallow after Utley and Kinsler. ARod is also good trade bait if that kind of thing interests you.

3B is more shallow than 2B this season. I actually like the depth at 2B, however I usually fill it with a 2nd or 3rd tier option between rounds 4-6. Your 3B options in that range isn't pretty. A-Rod should be the slam dunk #3 option in most (if not all) formats. It's Braun and Utley that are interchangeable to me (unless you only start 3 OF'ers).

Right, but there are clearly less top tier 2B's this draft. At the #3 overall, you may want to take one of them.