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Top Prospects of 2005, Part 2
Posted by Chris Cwik in Baseball on May 9, 2010
30 homer potential?
In case you missed it, we recapped the Top 5 prospects of 2005 here. If the first five players told us anything, it’s that baseball prospects are no sure bet to succeed. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the bottom half of the top 10.
Cwik’s Auction Draft Results For My Team
It cost me $31, but I got Lester
My final draft, in fellow blogger Chris Cwiks’ league, took place last Thursday, and it was a marathon to put it lightly. The draft nearly lasted five hours with no breaks.
In a draft that long you can’t have some crazyness or some questionable bids.
Here were the top moments.
1.By accident, and later fixed by Cwik, an owner bidded $111 on Joey Votto. He probably meant to bid 11, but put in an extra 1, and for about 30 picks, he was stuck with Votto at 111, before being allowed to select him at 40 bucks.
2. Justin Upton going for $50, the same value as Pujols and 3 dollars more than Hanley Ramirez
3. Troy Tulowitzki was the 5th most expensive player at $42. Ahead of him were: Upton and Pujols for $50, Hanley for $47 and Braun for $44.
4. Rafael Soriano went for $7 and Alfonso Soriano went for $5
5. Jason Heyward was the 2nd player nominated in the auction and went for $11. He was the second most expensive player to never play a MLB game to Stephen Strasburg at $14
My strategy was built on one of two premises
Scenario 1: Get Hanley Ramirez
Scenario 2: Get Troy Tulowitzki
Troy Tulowitzki: 1st round fantasy pick?
Tulo will be going early on draft day...is he worth taking then?
A bit ago, I wrote there are 3 real solid SS in this draft, Hanley Ramirez, Troy Tulowitzki and Jose Reyes. Despite what ESPN’s Fantasy Baseball writers are suggesting that there is a debate between Tulo and Jeter for the 2nd best fantasy SS, Tulo is 2nd best SS by a wide margin.
Over a week ago, Jose Reyes was diagnosed with a thyroid issue which will sideline him 2 to 8 weeks, which me weary of drafting Reyes. That leaves 2 SS, in my fantasy baseball world, that are worth pursuing heavily. Hanley’s value by Reyes’ injury is unshaken, but Tulo’s moves up.
Ok, SS is thin already, so is it worth overdrafting Tulo over Howard/Wright/Longoria/Kinsler, etc? I will take Hanley in any standard draft if he is available to me, as far as Tulo, I’m not too sure just yet.
Reasons To Take Tulo In First Round
-Tulo finished 13th in ESPN’s player rater last season, so if he repeats his numbers from last year, you will be getting around a 1st round value
-No other position drops off after the first two!
2010 Fantasy Shortstop Rankings
Posted by Chris Cwik in Baseball, Fantasy on January 15, 2010
Another fantasy season, another season with little-to-no depth at the middle infield positions. While Hanley Ramirez, Derek Jeter, and Troy Tulowitzki look like solid choices, there are plenty of questionable choices. Jose Reyes is coming off an injury, Jimmy Rollins had a down year, and many people are questioning Ben Zobrist’s breakout. Depending on what you believe, some shortstop lists are going to be quite different. Without further ado…time for the shortstops.
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