by Decack » Mon Dec 23, 2002 7:01 am
I can attest to at least one underrated: Brian Giles. Iv'e had this guy on my team for the last two years. First year, I traded Chuck Finley and Greg Maddux (who I hate, being a Cub fan) for Phil Nevin and Giles. I was extremely impressed with Giles and last year was still able to get him in something like the 8th or 9th round (rediculous). I don't know if that will translate to this year but the guy is still much better than people give him credit. Name his protection the last two years (Kendall, Ramirez?) and he still hits .315 and 35 or so dingers.
One pick for overrated woud be Rafael Furcal. The guy isn't too impressive to me. There are 8 SS's I would take before him in the upcoming draft. Not enough dingers, SB's are not that much better than several SS's who contribute more in other categories. He's also starting to show signs of being on the brittle side.
Another overrated to me is Jason Kendall. He's also 9th on my list for his position. Kendall doesn't produce home runs or rbi's and his strong points (SB's, hits) don't make up the difference.