Mussina... Sleeper or Bust?

[kimchi_chigae]

People are not stupid. They will take the solid Mussina over a average or non-proven player anyday. I can see Mussina going higher than Prior in some drafts

no way. prior will go at least 2 rounds before mussina IMO. fantasy players love upside and that's what prior has. mussina was injured last year and he's not young anymore, onwers worry about that, worry about when his numbers will start going downhill. i think mussina will be alright next season, but he won't, and he shouldn't be taken before prior.

[stumpak]

I'll further the consensus that he will be back to normal. But this thread indicates that everyone thinks this, so that doesn't make him much of a sleeper, does it?

[trevisc]

But this thread indicates that everyone thinks this, so that doesn't make him much of a sleeper, does it?

exactly.

[Pogotheostrich]

considering the way he pitched the last month of the season and the playoffs, i consider him to be a ok for next year,,,and with that offense behind him he should be good for at least 17 wins if he is healthy all year....... i dont really consider him a sleeper at all.....

I'm pretty much on board with this thinking. He was pitching like the Moose of old the last month of the season and looked OK in the playoffs too.

[acsguitar]

Moose 15- 10 3.88 ERA

[mtarail]

But this thread indicates that everyone thinks this, so that doesn't make him much of a sleeper, does it?

exactly.

I was hoping he really was a sleeper, but it doesn't look like anyone here is sleeping on him...

[slomo007]

He'll be better next year, but it seems as though everyone here is thinking he'll return to his former self completely. I want him to prove it for a season before I draft him....b/c his draft value will pretty much be the Mussina of old. To me he's almost overrated this year.