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The Fantasy Reporter

I know you all come here for your Cubs fix and I don't pretend to be some sort of fantasty baseball expert (that would be readers "The Joe" and "JD"), but my fantasy draft is Saturday and I feel like sharing. I much prefer a points league over the traditional 5x5 roto leagues, but mostly the same advice applies. If anything, the points league is a bettter reflection of the reality of baseball and our playing fantasy baseball gives us a better understanding of the sport itself. If you do play in a roto league, you need to be more worried about stolen bases than I am.

And just so you know that I'm not completely full of it, I have been playing since 1999 and besides one very unfortunate injury-riddled season, I usually finish "in the money" so to speak. I don't alway take the league, but I'm almost always in contention. Once again, not trying to pass myself off as some fantasy baseball expert, but you could do worse. If anything, I hope to convince you to acquire Troy Tulowitzki if you're in a keeper league. He's going to be a monster for the next six seasons.

So here's some general draft strategies and ideas on a handful of players. Those who play in a league with me are probably going to be wondering why there are so many players mentioned that are on my current team or have been recently or I've inquired about. Well, I liked them for a reason, so there you go.

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By Rob G. at Mon, 03/09/2009 - 5:29pm

The Fantasy Reporter: Position Player Breakdown

Let's get right to it, each position broken down into tiers. Elite, High Upside, Throw a Dart At, and Avoid. Although not an exact science, I ordered them by my preferance.

Elite - it's hard to predict injuries, but chances are you'll be content with these picks for the year.

High Upside - Riskier picks, but I feel they could be in the elite group if things break right for them

Throw a Dart At - Indistinguishable for me, could be good, could flounder, wait until the mid-rounds to fill your roster with these guys. On the other hand, if you're not a risk-take, someone from this group might be a better option than a "high upside" guy.

Avoid - I'm either expecting injury or think they're way overrated.

CATCHER

Elite:
Mauer, McCann, Soto, McCann, Martin,
High Updside: Martinez/Shoppach, Saltamacchia/Teagarden, Posada, Iannetta, Snyder/Montero, Doumit,
Throw a Dart At: Hernandez, D. Navarro, Napoli/Mathis, Suzuki, B. Molina, Pierzynski, Barajas/Barrett, Laird/Inge, Kendall, Ruiz/Coste, Y. Molina, Jojima/Clement, Zaun/Wieters, Flores, Schneider
Avoid: Varitek, Olivo, Quintero/Towles, Baker, Hundley

Notes: Obviously Wieters would be a great grab if you're in a keeper league, but no idea if you'll get anything from him this year. In some cases, I put the catching tandem and if you're league allows for daily lineup changes, consider carrying both catchers.

 

FIRST BASE

Elite:
Pujols, Berkman, Howard, Cabrera, Morneau, Teixeira, K. Youklis

High Updside: J. Votto, C. Davis, A. Gonzalez, J. Loney, M. Jacobs, P. Sandoval

Throw a Dart At: N. Swisher, P. Konerko, T. Helton, C. Pena, J. Giambi, C. Delgado, D. Lee,
A. Huff, A. LaRoche,
Avoid: J. Cantu,

Notes: 

SECOND BASE

Elite:
Utley, Pedroia, Kinsler

High Updside:
Kendrick, A. Hill

Throw a Dart At:

Avoid

SHORTSTOP

Elite: 
H. Ramirez, T. Tulowitzki
High Updside:
J.J. Hardy, R. Furcal, K. Greene, E. Renteria
Throw a Dart At:

Avoid:

THIRD BASE

Elite:
A-Rod, D. Wright,
High Updside:
G. Atkins
Throw a Dart At:

Avoid:

LEFT FIELD

Elite:

High Updside:

Throw a Dart At:

Avoid

CENTER FIELD

Elite:

High Updside:

Throw a Dart At:

Avoid

RIGHT FIELD

Elite:

High Updside:

Throw a Dart At:

Avoid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Base

Shortstop
Third Base

Left Field

Center Field

Right Field

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By Rob G. at Mon, 03/09/2009 - 4:38pm
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