Posts Tagged Alex Gordon
What Happened to Alex Gordon?
Posted by Chris Cwik in Baseball, Fantasy on May 4, 2010
Another Royal Head-Scratcher
In 2007, Alex Gordon was the second coming. Nearly the consensus top prospect in baseball, big things were projected for Gordon once he reached the major leagues. Baseball America predicted Gordon would win the 2007 ROY award, SI’s Bryan Smith called him the “ultimate hitting prospect,” and BP’s Kevin Goldstein claimed Gordon was “without a weakness offensively.” Although it’s ridiculous to even think about in 2010, MLB Trade Rumors hypothesized over whether the Royals would trade Alex Gordon for Alex Rodriguez (I love MLB Trade Rumors, but seriously…that was a post!). Three years later, and suggesting that trade today would automatically disqualify you from any serious baseball conversations, and would likely lead to heavy psychological testing. While injuries may have prevented Gordon from reaching his ceiling in the majors, the Royals have seen enough, sending him down to AAA. For Royals’ fans everywhere, it’s getting more and more difficult to “trust the process.”
2010 Fantasy Baseball: 3rd Basemen Rankings
Posted by Chris Cwik in Baseball, Fantasy on January 26, 2010
Can David Wright rebound?
It only took 535 plate appearances from Alex Rodriguez to make him the number one 3rd baseman in 2010. While A-Rod’s last two seasons have not been up to par, no one has been able to overtake the Yankee in the past few seasons. David Wright was the likely candidate to usurp Rodriguez, but a power outage in 2009 has Wright’s status in limbo. Evan Longoria, Ryan Zimmerman, and Mark Reynolds all had breakout seasons; but need to show consistency to overtake A-Rod next season. There are many players that have question marks coming into the 2010 fantasy season, but 3rd base offers some solid depth to those who wait.
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