It's always good to grab players that give you the power/speed combination on draft day. Below are lists of players broken down into power/speed tiers based on their 2010 Projection (FB365 Projections used). It's a useful tool to take along on draft day for easy reference to multi category options available at all points of the draft.
Time for another installment of the FB365 mailbag. This one focusing on some almost ready prospects and their potential impact in 2010.
Scott J. writes:
I'm in a 12 team 5x5 roto league and we can keep and stash two minor league players from our roster last season. I've got Madison Bumgarner locked in as my first pick as he could make the rotation out of ST, but I need to chose between Mat Gamel and Ian Desmond as my second. Who do you think will get the most playing time or produce better if they get the call-up?
Thanks.
First there was Mark Prior and Kerry Wood. Every year we would refer back to that one season when both of them were awesome and hope that they could stay healthy and replicate. Then there was Ben Sheets and Rich Harden. Both pitchers would show no hitter potential and two hours to five days later they were heading to the disabled list. Now Erik Bedard joins the most annoying group in fantasy baseball.
As great a hitter Joe Mauer is and as great as his 2009 season was, he may just be one of the most over-drafted players in fantasy baseball this season. His premium position gives his value a boost and he is without question one of the best pure hitters in the game, but keep in mind that he has never had a season like 2009 before and he will be moving into a new outdoor stadium that will affect hitters in one way or another. Will these factors make Joe Mauer a bust? Only if you let them.Finally, Ryan Zimmerman's breakout season arrived. After years of putting up good, not great numbers and being touted as one of the best young third basemen in the game, Zimmerman stayed healthy and found the 30-plus home run power stroke that had eluded him over three Major League seasons. With a number of 25-plus home run hitting third basemen competing for his spot in fantasy rankings, the big question will be: Can he repeat the 30 home run feat? Or will 2009 go down as his career year?
