Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide
Editors' fantasy baseball picks: The bad touch
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March 17, 2009 @ 01:00:00
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By KFFL Staff
KFFL.com's editors name the top five fantasy baseball players they'd prefer to avoid in their deep mixed fantasy baseball draft.
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Tim Heaney, Managing Editor
| Player |
POS |
TM |
The what for |
| Ian Kinsler |
2B |
TEX |
A warning of his first- and second-round price. The 30-30 upside is nice, but put a DL trip in Sharpie if you take him. |
| Matt Holliday |
OF |
OAK |
A favorite KFFL bust. Let someone else pay for his new ballpark, which won't help him as much as Coors Field. |
| A.J. Burnett |
SP |
NYY |
Dominant (though wild) when healthy, but will he cash in with more injury time? Too much risk to make him a No. 2 SP. |
| Matt Wieters |
C |
BAL |
Farm freaks are at it again. Will he even be up with the team in April? He would need to tumble for me to consider him. |
| Ryan Dempster |
SP |
CHC |
Outlier, anyone? Though he has started in the past, a 140-inning increase from '07 should scare you. Deeply. |
Bryce McRae, Managing Editor
| Player |
POS |
TM |
The what for |
| Joe Mauer |
C |
MIN |
Back injuries terrify me, especially at catcher; he's still a top option at the position, but I'm avoiding him unless he freefalls. |
| Dustin Pedroia |
2B |
BOS |
He'll boost your runs, steals - but without much consistency in power or speed, I'll pass on him at the expected price. |
| Jake Peavy |
SP |
SD |
PETCO Park inflates (or is it deflates) his numbers; after his last WBC go-round, he posted a 4.09 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. |
| Carlos Marmol |
RP |
CHC |
Has the stuff, but the makeup? Kevin Gregg is pushing him, and Marmol hasn't helped himself with a mediocre spring. |
| Milton Bradley |
OF |
CHC |
Can he stay healthy this year under close to a full workload in the field? He had an astronomical .396 BABIP last year. |
Cory J. Bonini, Managing Editor
| Player |
POS |
TM |
The what for |
| Alex Rodriguez |
3B |
NYY |
Hip surgery 1 of 2, steroids scandal, the NY media watching his every move - more than ever before; too many negatives for my taste. |
| Tim Lincecum |
SP |
SF |
More of a "temper your expectations" for me. Still the No. 2 SP on my board, but don't expect last year's gaudy marks. |
| Michael Young |
3B |
TEX |
Four straight years of declining OPS and SLG; coming off injury and moving to a new position - too risky for me. |
| A.J. Burnett |
SP |
NYY |
Big-time pressure, a huge contract and an ADP higher than Dice-K and Edinson Volquez; no thanks, unless I get a steal on him. |
| Justin Verlander |
SP |
DET |
Which Verlander will you be drafting - the '07 phenom or the '08 bust? Too many question marks to warrant his ADP. |
Nicholas Minnix, Managing Editor
| Player |
POS |
TM |
The what for |
| Matt Holliday |
OF |
OAK |
The ultimate Coors Field product; home is one of the worst hitters' parks, and he'll visit two more on a regular basis. |
| David Price |
SP |
TB |
Too much stock in a phenom hurler fighting for a rotation spot and with only 14 big league innings under his belt. |
| Milton Bradley |
OF |
CHC |
He finally stayed healthy; it had to happen one of these years? You expect now that he has to play the field full time? |
| Rich Harden |
SP |
CHC |
Same story: Harden finally lasts for more than 100 innings, and suddenly he's a No. 3 fantasy arm? Pass. |
| Lance Berkman |
1B |
HOU |
The switch-hitter won't be a total bust, but folks should be wary of his inconsistency and 2008 fade. |
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