Pujols and Hanley

[A Fleshner Fantasy]

Braun should be a third rounder next year too because he's hitting 20 points lower than his career average right now.

No freaking way. How much stock are you really putting into that one category? Even without average, he's still valuable in 4 hitting categories (and even if you don't count him as advantageous in average, he doesn't hurt you). I can't see him falling all the way to round 3 next year.

[Neato Torpedo]

I hope everyone agrees that Pujols is still the #1 pick next year, barring injury.

Absolutely not....he's well below his averages.

Braun should be a third rounder next year too because he's hitting 20 points lower than his career average right now.

I said #1 pick, not first round. Read again.

[John Bonzo]

I hope everyone agrees that Pujols is still the #1 pick next year, barring injury.

It depends on how the rest of the season pans out, but if it were ending today I would take Cabrera #1.

[RedHopeful]

I hope everyone agrees that Pujols is still the #1 pick next year, barring injury.

It depends on how the rest of the season pans out, but if it were ending today I would take Cabrera #1.

Joey Votto says hello.

[Inukchuk]

Braun should be a third rounder next year too because he's hitting 20 points lower than his career average right now.

No freaking way. How much stock are you really putting into that one category? Even without average, he's still valuable in 4 hitting categories (and even if you don't count him as advantageous in average, he doesn't hurt you). I can't see him falling all the way to round 3 next year.

Uh, I think you missed the sarcasm there...

[ramble2]

I hope everyone agrees that Pujols is still the #1 pick next year, barring injury.

It depends on how the rest of the season pans out, but if it were ending today I would take Cabrera #1.

Joey Votto says hello.

Votto over Cabrera?

Cabrera: 74 R, 26 HR, 93 RBI, 2 SB, .351 BA
Votto: 74 R, 27 HR, 72 RBI, 8 SB, .322 BA

They're the same age, too. Is the argument that the RBIs will balance out next year, and that the extra SB are worth more than the BA?

I don't know, I'd rather go with the guy who's been putting up these numbers for seven years.

[AquaMan2342]

Braun should be a third rounder next year too because he's hitting 20 points lower than his career average right now.

No freaking way. How much stock are you really putting into that one category? Even without average, he's still valuable in 4 hitting categories (and even if you don't count him as advantageous in average, he doesn't hurt you). I can't see him falling all the way to round 3 next year.

Uh, I think you missed the sarcasm there...

Geez, I thought it was obvious this time too.

[John Bonzo]

It depends on how the rest of the season pans out, but if it were ending today I would take Cabrera #1.

Joey Votto says hello.

Votto over Cabrera?

Cabrera: 74 R, 26 HR, 93 RBI, 2 SB, .351 BA
Votto: 74 R, 27 HR, 72 RBI, 8 SB, .322 BA

They're the same age, too. Is the argument that the RBIs will balance out next year, and that the extra SB are worth more than the BA?

I don't know, I'd rather go with the guy who's been putting up these numbers for seven years.

and who has proven that he can stay consistently healthy

[RyeWhiskey]

The Votto vs. MCab talk shouldn't even be a debate.
MCab's career average is .314 - 33 - 120 - 100 for a full season starting with '03 when he was 20 years old.
His worst year, collecting stats from his career would be .292 - 26 - 103 - 85... that's one thing: money in the bank. Votto has the potential to be a #1 pick but you'd be a fool to bet on his upside over MCab's proven reliability, especially with your 1st round pick.

As for Braun, I'm not concerned. Braun is a notorious streak hitter and he seems to be moving out of a bad previous month hitting .440 last week.

[thejusman1]

I don't know about taking MCab before Pujols, but I would probably take him before Hanley next year.