but in the long run they will be at 3b (unless Kearns goes down again) .. like Michael Young at ss last year, i dont think the wait matters much in the long run.... i kind of overrated some young players over castilla, batista, and blake becuase i dont think those 3 will do as great next year.. after Lowell, i think theyre all about similar gambles. also forgot about Aaron Boone and a bunch of other guys
I think Tavish nailed it when he said this will be a dangerous position to draft this coming year. There are just as many guys who could have breakout years as there are monumental slides waiting to happen. With that said, this is the position I am least sure about but for what it's worth here is my 5x5 Roto prelim:
Statistically Boone and Burroughs came in around the low 20s for 5x5. I have no idea how to guage MacPherson and Atkins at this point, same with Upton.
Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
I forgot to mention that 2004 was Aramis Ramirez' 2nd .300, 30+HR, 100+ RBI season and it was his third with over 25 HR and 100 RBIs......so it really couldn't be a one year thing, I suppose it could have been a career year, but he is only 26........
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Amazinz wrote:I think Tavish nailed it when he said this will be a dangerous position to draft this coming year. There are just as many guys who could have breakout years as there are monumental slides waiting to happen. With that said, this is the position I am least sure about but for what it's worth here is my 5x5 Roto prelim:
Statistically Boone and Burroughs came in around the low 20s for 5x5. I have no idea how to guage MacPherson and Atkins at this point, same with Upton.
Interesting rankings. That is the highest I've ever seen Melvin Mora and David Wright that is also the lowest I've seen Eric Chavez, what is the rationale you used in your rankings? Is this the order you would draft them in, or is this based on your projections for next season?
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
dleoboyd wrote:I forgot to mention that 2004 was Aramis Ramirez' 2nd .300, 30+HR, 100+ RBI season and it was his third with over 25 HR and 100 RBIs......so it really couldn't be a one year thing, I suppose it could have been a career year, but he is only 26........
Yeah, you're right, he did have a year over or better than .300, 30 HR, and 100 RBI. Look at the year after that. 2005 is the year after.
Of course, it's possible he continues his upward trend. It's possible he disappoints sorely. Anything is possible. What we want is what's most probable. I don't know about you, but I don't see Ramirez as a bet I'd particularly like to take as early as he'll likely be taken.
Beltre is an entirely different scenario than Ramirez, IMO. He's a player who's always had an immense talent and finally realized it. And you won't see my rankings up here, ever. Far too many people I'm in leagues with lurk in the shadows here. Yeah, you know who you are.
On a side note, is it just me or is Ramirez aging in reverse? Didn't he used to be twenty-eight? I've never known a player from the Dominican to jump back two years.
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by Pogotheostrich » Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:18 pm 
