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Monday, July 28, 2003
lookin' for a pickup?
stats are great, but if you're me, you wanna know who you can pick up that will help your fantasy team. with that in mind, here are some players that might have been overlooked. many don't have enough plate appearances to show up on leaderboards. some are young. all are presented here with meaningful numbers, thanks to our good friends wal, con, and pow:
ab wal con pow pav/pob/psl rc/27
ensberg,morgan 228 .146 .820 .374 .306/.408/.596 9.46
if word isn't out on this guy, you don't need my help. but i thought i'd mention him anyway. . . .
guiel,aaron 141 .113 .787 .376 .296/.375/.579 8.34
the sample size is small, but this kid keeps mashing. i didn't see him on any prospect lists. did you? not that i look that closely.
what else has he done?
2003 (AAA) 190 .148 .774 .345 .267/.375/.461 6.38
that's a little more reasonable. still, it's pretty good. does anybody know how to get minor-league stats from previous years?
stairs,matt 180 .118 .789 .369 .291/.375/.558 7.97
they're finally playing him, and the wonder hampster's for real.
johnson,nick 130 .212 .815 .343 .280/.432/.480 7.77
you know about nick johnson, right?
cabrera,miguel 111 .090 .793 .364 .288/.352/.541 7.23
that pow looks suspiciously high, considering the sample size.
same guy (AA) 266 .104 .816 .358 .292 .366/.537/7.50
it just occurred to me that i've never heard of this guy. he can mash, though. holy shit he's 20! keeper leagues, listen up! this kid is gonna make it. you know, he's probably not 20. when was his visa last renewed?
gerut,jody 264 .077 .848 .351 .297/.352/.529 7.14
are cleveland fans aware of jody gerut? he's 25, and he's got a shot at an mvp in 3 years.
feliz,pedro 152 .050 .796 .367 .292/.328/.555 6.95
pedro feliz is not that good. he's been lucky with home runs.
davanon,jeff 193 .085 .829 .346 .287/.348/.499 6.57
everybody knows about jeff davanon, right?
how 'bout some middle infielders?
kata,matt 123 .102 .805 .348 .280/.354/.491 6.51
polanco,placido 339 .101 .917 .322 .296/.367/.455 6.40
graffanino,tony 163 .109 .834 .338 .282/.360/.472 6.40
cintron,alex 233 .075 .936 .320 .299/.352/.454 6.16
cabrera,jolbert 193 .085 .819 .342 .280/.341/.476 6.09
the only guy getting full playing time is polanco, who i included because i can't believe he's producing. i'm a recovering baseball prospectus reader, and all they do is trash him. two d-backs make the list. kata is 25; cintron is 24. cintron is gonna be a star. he's actually playing full-time. and cabrera is blocked by alex cora. how long can that last? finally, i had to mention tony graffanino, who would've gone to some all-star games by now if someone had let him play.
catchers, anyone?
phillips,jason 230 .109 .883 .321 .283/.361/.431 5.86
hall,toby 286 .068 .937 .311 .292/.340/.418 5.41
phillips is playing first base, and he's catcher-eligible. at 26, he's got a future.
toby hall you probably know about. but he has had bad luck: .269/.314/.395. he will improve.
don't forget about the rookie of the year:
hinske,eric 253 .115 .759 .346 .262/.347/.456 5.80
and finally, some kids with a future:
broussard,ben 209 .095 .789 .339 .267/.337/.449 5.58
johnson,reed 210 .087 .876 .319 .280/.343/.423 5.43
mench,kevin 125 .094 .864 .321 .277/.345/.421 5.42
ages are 26, 26, and 25. mench is hurt right now. all will produce nice, big numbers over the next 5 years.
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