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Post by kab21 on Feb 28, 2015 5:40:02 GMT -8
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Post by mashinspuds on Feb 28, 2015 6:38:22 GMT -8
Nice article! In my OPS league I still have high hopes for Votto, but It seems certain he is no longer a great power source. As it stands for most of these players, I imagine they will still be drafted too high to be considered a bargain. Even Pedroia... Name value is a curse!
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Post by aussiedodger on Feb 28, 2015 6:58:11 GMT -8
I have both Votto and CarGon so far this year as I got them pretty cheap ($15 and $27). CarGon had his surgery in August, so he's had plenty of time to heal. If he doesn't steal in April I'm OK with that.
Votto is a slight worry as I've heard he's pig-headed about not taking it easy when he's injured. He's a machine when healthy though.
The other 3 I'm not interested in, Kemp into SD = no thanks. Longoria is sliding (in my opinion) because TB have made him play 160+ games two seasons in a row. Prince has had an unprecedented (for baseball) procedure = Pass unless he's 5 bucks.
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Post by kab21 on Feb 28, 2015 15:26:16 GMT -8
I like Votto because it sounds like he is starting spring training at 100%. CarGo I still like but he isn't 100% yet and the frequency of his injuries is becoming alarming. But out of all 5 I think he has the most upside since he can still go 25/25/.300.
Longoria has just become boring but there aren't injury concerns and I will take .275/25HR at 3B there.
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Post by thetrith on Feb 28, 2015 20:56:07 GMT -8
I dunno. Im not buying that Cargo will ever have another 25 steal season. Im expecting no more than 15 and I feel like thats the high side.
Hes only reached 25 steals once in his career, and that was 5 years ago in his first full season.
Last year he only ran 3 times in 280 PA's.
I will only end up with him on any of my teams if I can pay for something like 24/10/75/75/.275 over 475-500 PA's
Im pretty sure there will be someone in every league who values him higher, so I doubt ill land him anywhere.
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Post by kab21 on Feb 28, 2015 22:01:04 GMT -8
Okay, he has the potential to go 25/20 because he did have 4 straight 20 SB seasons. Last year it's obvious that the knee was bothering him. The problem that I have with him is that he isn't running bases yet (not 100%) and he really does get injured every year.
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Post by pogotheostrich on Mar 2, 2015 5:55:34 GMT -8
I'd sell Kemp if anyone was buying. Whatever bump he got in value from a good 2nd half last year was killed when he was traded to SD.
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Post by kab21 on Mar 2, 2015 7:37:52 GMT -8
this has been the trend amongst everyone yet he has the highest ADP out of the listed group at #47. Somebody seems to be buying. I'm actually not as concerned about San Diego (LAD isn't exactly a hitting paradise) but I am more concerned about injuries and the chance that he becomes a .275 hitter with 25 HR and no SB's. I don't want to take that at #47 with the high risk of injury.
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Post by izenhart on Mar 2, 2015 12:54:58 GMT -8
I don't want to hear a hitter say he feels "fine" or "good" coming off an injury plagued season. I want them to say "great" or "awesome" while coming into camp in top shape. Votto is throwing, running, blah blah... Fielder feels good. Good for him. Pass and pass. At least Kemp is honest about how he feels and I can draft him with higher expectations than the others that he can at least match last year's numbers. But 47th overall is a bit meh for those numbers I agree. CarGo is still hurting and Longoria may just have settled into what he always was and has been. None of these guys particularly interest me, but if I had to pick one I'd say Longoria @57 has the best shot to be worth the pick. Fielder may be fine now but I don't trust that body.
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Post by element on Mar 5, 2015 10:48:07 GMT -8
I'd sell Kemp if anyone was buying. Whatever bump he got in value from a good 2nd half last year was killed when he was traded to SD. Feel free to sell him to me! Kemp's career numbers at Petco are pretty good. He has no problem taking the ball out to right-center there. Mechanically, his swing was corrected in the 2nd half last year. He was hunched over and it caused his swing to get long. He was pulling everything. A posture correction has once again allowed his hands to stay inside of the ball. To me, the results to no surprise once the stance change was implemented. As someone who has watched most of Kemp's major league at bats, I could see it happening. Now, will he hit 30 HR again? Probably not. I could see 25 though. What hurts the value the most is the downgrade in supporting cast (less RBI and Runs). I'd still think that he gets on base frequently & has one of the best slugging percentages in the NL. 280/25/85/80/10? |
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