Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide
Editor's Choice: Fantasy baseball busts
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February 26, 2010 @ 00:00:00
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By KFFL Staff
KFFL's managing editors choose their favorite fantasy baseball busts for 2010.
Tim Heaney
| Player |
POS |
TM |
The what for |
| Mark Reynolds |
1B/3B |
ARI |
24 steals? Can't buy that again. Raw power Adam Dunn-esque, but Reynolds' BA doesn't justify 2nd-round price. |
| Justin Upton |
OF |
ARI |
Hear me out. Ridiculous ceiling. But .360 BABIP? Power growth will jeopardize BA, or vice versa. He'd by my third pick, not my second. |
| Wandy Rodriguez |
SP |
HOU |
Risk areas: LOB% and BABIP. Increasing GB predicts some growth - but how much at age 31? Weigh a comedown against surrounding SPs. |
| Carlos Gonzalez |
OF |
COL |
Athlete becoming a baseball player. Skills developing, but HR/FB looks fluky, and BB/K still poor. Not enough track record for my taste. |
| Ryan Franklin |
RP |
STL |
Cutter helped him, but so did LOB. Can he match '09 at 37 with no heat to fastball? Jason Motte waits in the wings. Avoid the vet. |
Cory J. Bonini
| Player |
POS |
TM |
The what for |
| Ben Zobrist |
2B/OF |
TB |
Almost no track record; improved BA in 2009 - a fluke? GB% dropped but so did FB%; exp BA and SB to drop. |
| Shin-Soo Choo |
OF |
CLE |
Offense around him uninspiring at best; no upside, expect SB to come down; contact rate is average; limited track record. |
| Aaron Hill |
2B |
TOR |
Unprecedented HR spike in '09 screams letdown, as does radical jump in HR/FB - let someone else overdraft the suspect power. |
| Michael Bourn |
OF |
HOU |
Lives off of SB value, which could come down. Still developing, minor injury concerns; repeating a .366 BABIP is highly unlikley. |
| Ichiro Suzuki |
OF |
SEA |
Batting eye fell off; LD rate has fallen past four years, too. His slow decline could become a prominent one this year. |
Bryce McRae
| Player |
POS |
TM |
The what for |
| Johan Santana |
SP |
NYM |
Offseason elbow surgery coupled with already declining skills (two straight years) make this the last year Santana approaches No. 1 SP ADP. |
| David Aardsma |
RP |
SEA |
Everything finally came together for former first-rounder last year; tired as season wore on, and M's now have Brandon League to back up. |
| Raul Ibanez |
OF |
PHI |
Tailed off considerably after his stellar first two months; he'll turn 38 this year and power should dry up soon - not much else helps. |
| Javier Vazquez |
SP |
NYY |
He'll do better than his previous stint with NYY … but still makes too many mistakes (esp. for Yankee Stadium), and control should return to norm. |
| Jason Kubel |
OF |
MIN |
Not a huge believer: Strikes out too much, was helped by inflated BABIP last year, contact rate declining, and HR/FB was career high in '09. |
Nicholas Minnix
| Player |
POS |
TM |
The what for |
| Justin Upton |
OF |
ARI |
Do you realize what B.J.'s younger bro has to do to justify a 2nd-round pick or $30 price tag? No 22YO is a lock in redrafters. |
| Aaron Hill |
2B |
TOR |
He'll be good, but not good enough for mixed pick in first five rounds. No oppo power, nothing special, just some luck in 2009. |
| Johan Santana |
SP |
NYM |
Another elbow cleanup plus his continued negative trends? No thanks. He can be your ace. I have two dozen better in the hole. |
| Josh M. Johnson |
SP |
FLA |
Many a media member marvels at Marlins' modern metro-nextual. Big IP jump, control issues in every year before last ... too risky. |
| Billy Butler |
1B |
KC |
Exiting 2009, I thought, Nice sleeper CI. Instead, he's drafted as near stud. Too hyped to live up to that. Still on the Royals, right? |
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