Post by San Diego Laser Cats on Aug 5, 2014 15:36:14 GMT -5
Let's be real. Nobody's catching Silvertips. But if you feel like having a go of it, or just need to reposition your roster for next year, I'm here to help.
Brian Dozier - Speed and power rolled in the same package. A package that you put at second base, which is not a position of surplus. He's got 7 more Runs this year than Denard Span, too. 20/20 plus 100 runs this year, and that offense can only get better once Byron Buxton comes out of the oven.
James Loney - I get it. First basemen with no power are like girls with no tits. But you're not looking for a wife, you're building a stable. And like the flat-chested double-jointed gymnast, the .300 hitter with minimal pop definitely can find a home in that stable.
Luis Valbuena, Jordy Mercer, Adeiny Hechavarria - Wanna kick the tires on one of these old Yugos? Inquire within!
Steve Pearce - Once you display a skill, you own it. And a streaky power skillset like Pearce displayed during his extended look in the starting role last month is disproportionately valuable in a 16-team league.
Derek Norris - He's a really, really good catcher. Plus contact, plus power--and he plays a premium position. But I've got the best catcher, plus a buttload of so he's expendable.
Junior Lake - I tried to write something up about him, but swung and missed three times. It seems oddly fitting.
Denard Span - A couple months back, he wasn't on the block because his value wasn't where it should be. Now? Somehow the rest of the world up and took notice of what I already figured out--namely, that Span offers great OBP skill and surprisingly good speed, with the defensive reliability to keep him in the lineup and a very favorable table-setting job with a very cool lineup to set the table for.
Kyle Lohse - A starter you can set your watch by. Worthwhile for a contender, expendable for the 11th place team looking to strengthen their farm system.
Tanner Roark - More long-term payoff than Lohse, but carrying inherently more risk as he's only done it for a season. Pick your poison.
Brian Dozier - Speed and power rolled in the same package. A package that you put at second base, which is not a position of surplus. He's got 7 more Runs this year than Denard Span, too. 20/20 plus 100 runs this year, and that offense can only get better once Byron Buxton comes out of the oven.
James Loney - I get it. First basemen with no power are like girls with no tits. But you're not looking for a wife, you're building a stable. And like the flat-chested double-jointed gymnast, the .300 hitter with minimal pop definitely can find a home in that stable.
Luis Valbuena, Jordy Mercer, Adeiny Hechavarria - Wanna kick the tires on one of these old Yugos? Inquire within!
Steve Pearce - Once you display a skill, you own it. And a streaky power skillset like Pearce displayed during his extended look in the starting role last month is disproportionately valuable in a 16-team league.
Derek Norris - He's a really, really good catcher. Plus contact, plus power--and he plays a premium position. But I've got the best catcher, plus a buttload of so he's expendable.
Junior Lake - I tried to write something up about him, but swung and missed three times. It seems oddly fitting.
Denard Span - A couple months back, he wasn't on the block because his value wasn't where it should be. Now? Somehow the rest of the world up and took notice of what I already figured out--namely, that Span offers great OBP skill and surprisingly good speed, with the defensive reliability to keep him in the lineup and a very favorable table-setting job with a very cool lineup to set the table for.
Kyle Lohse - A starter you can set your watch by. Worthwhile for a contender, expendable for the 11th place team looking to strengthen their farm system.
Tanner Roark - More long-term payoff than Lohse, but carrying inherently more risk as he's only done it for a season. Pick your poison.