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Fantasy Baseball Analysis Draft: Round 24
by KFFL Staff
on February 21, 2011 @ 12:48:00
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1) Anibal Sanchez, SP, Florida Marlins Team: Ryan Lester, Lester's Legends | Roster Sanchez is coming off a solid year going 13-12 with a 3.55 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and 157 strikeouts. He has good upside for a pitcher this late in the draft. 2) Kila Ka'aihue, 1B, Kansas City Royals Team: Tim Heaney, KFFL | Roster The Kila monster will have the first shot at first base. Not counting on BA, but the post-hyper has promising power and on-base skills. I needed some coverage at 1B, too - Carlos Pena is risky, after all. 3) Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, Boston Red Sox Team: Doug Anderson, RotoExperts | Roster Salty has been a huge disappointment, but if ever he was in a situation to break out 2010 is it. The Boston lineup is soing to provide plenty of opportunities to drive in runs and the park should help. I'm not entirely confident, but he could be a nice value as my second catcher. 4) Placido Polanco, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies Team: Pasko Varnica, Mastersball | Roster Drafted specifically to raise my team's BA.
5) Ryan Doumit, C, Pittsburgh Pirates Team: Ray Flowers, Baseball Guys | Roster Honestly, this is a total shot in the dark. He's the only catcher left on the board who I think could go .270-15-60, though he'll need a trade to get anywhere close to that. 6) Daric Barton, 1B, Oakland Athletics Team: Joe Hamrahi, Baseball Prospectus | Roster A bit underrated, Barton gets on base nearly 40% of the time. With a little help from an improved lineup around him, Barton could put up some nice run totals while driving in 75+ runs. 7) Domonic Brown, OF, Philadelphia Phillies Team: Eriq Gardner, Fantasy Ball Junkie | Roster Let's play preseason roulette. No guarantees of a job yet, but wouldn't be a shocker to see a Heyward-like spring from the top prospect. Bill James' projection: 26 HRs, 28 SBs 8) Kenley Jansen, RP, Los Angeles Dodgers Team: Harold Nichols, Baseball HQ | Roster Another outstanding ERA/WHIP producer, along with excellent strikeout rates. Could be in line for saves if Broxton melts down again and when Kuo gets hurt. 9) Scott Rolen, 3B, Cincinnati Reds Team: Jeff Paur, RTSports | Roster I am worried about his shoulder holding up, but he is worth the risk at this point. Rolen can get hot and post huge fantasy numbers at times. I have a few question marks at third base and corner infield, so Rolen provides some insurance. 10) Chris Sale, RP, Chicago White Sox Team: Nicholas Minnix, KFFL | Roster May have also overvalued Sale, but wanted security for Matt Thornton. He and Sale offer exceptional roto contributions besides their qualifications to close. Continue theme: upside and K's (and lefties, it turns out). 11) Travis Wood, SP, Cincinnati Reds Team: Steve Gardner, USA Today | Roster Looking for lightning in a bottle in these late rounds, I opted for a lefty who went toe-to-toe with Roy Halladay last year and took a perfect game into the ninth. If he nails down one of the Reds' rotation spots, he should receive plenty of offensive support. 12) Julio Borbon, OF, Texas Rangers Team: Collin Hager, FantasyPros911.com | Roster Sure he may split some time with Murphy, but I think he gets the full-time gig in Center. Speed is a premium and he gives me upside there as well as average. Rnd: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 About KFFL Staff
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