How do you see these young arms factoring into 5x5 roto, for this season. I haven't heard a whole lot about these guys, but I'm looking for ones that will get a rotation spot. Guaranteed or battling for a spot in ST. If you know a certin player is almost certin to spend the season in the pen or in the minors (unless major injury hits the rotation), let me know.
Which ones; Should be drafted? Should I consider drafting? Should be ignored completly in 2005?
Grant Balfour - Minn Erik Bedard - Balt Joaquin Benoit - Tex Joe Blanton - Oak David Bush - Tor Juan Cruz - Oak Juan Dominguez - Tex Gavin Floyd - Phi Jeff Francis - Col Dan Haren - Oak Luke Hudson - Cin Noah Lowry - SF Bobby Madritsch - Sea Matt Riley - Balt Jerome Williams - SF
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Where does the love for Lowry come from? As far as I'm concerned he's had the best year he'll ever have already. I wouldn't say anything usually with such a trivial player, but you seem to have the same views on those other youngsters as I do.
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I like Jerome Williams the best out of them for this season.
I would kind of lump Blanton, Bush, Lowry, and Dan haren very close together as I expect all to have very similar seasons.
Bedard is tough to read. He sturggled most of last year, but considering last year was his rookie year AND first full season back from Tommy John surgery, he could live up to his potential.
Francis is a great talent, but Colorado will be a hindrance and put him a little behind the guys I just mentioned.
LBJackal wrote: Where does the love for Lowry come from? As far as I'm concerned he's had the best year he'll ever have already. I wouldn't say anything usually with such a trivial player, but you seem to have the same views on those other youngsters as I do.
Obviously, long-term I don't rate him that high and I was trying to rank these guys from memory. I had not looked closely at Lowry, because he was a keeper on another team. Looking at my values (based on my league's history and cats), he falls far below Francis, significantly below Bush, Blanton, and Haren, and about equal with Bedard and Williams.
LBJackal wrote:Where does the love for Lowry come from? As far as I'm concerned he's had the best year he'll ever have already. I wouldn't say anything usually with such a trivial player, but you seem to have the same views on those other youngsters as I do.
Why not have some love for Lowry? He was the first rookie in history I believe to go undefeated (6-0) and he posted up some great numbers last season, with a 3.82 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 72 K's in 71 IP, and to top it all off, 2 CG. The Giants offense only gets better this season with the addition of Alou and further development of Feliz, and there's no added pressure going in as the #4 starter.
When a guy does better in the majors than he's ever done in the minors, that shows me he had a lucky couple months. I don't think he'll ever better his rookie season. I could be wrong and I hope I am because I have him as a free keeper in one of my leagues, but I doubt it.
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LBJackal wrote:When a guy does better in the majors than he's ever done in the minors, that shows me he had a lucky couple months. I don't think he'll ever better his rookie season. I could be wrong and I hope I am because I have him as a free keeper in one of my leagues, but I doubt it.
We shall see, I'd put money on him having a winning record by the end of the year.
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