Comments on: Check the Position: Shortstop

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:18:09 +0000

What can we expect from Erick Aybar if he hits #1 for the Angels? Asdrubal Cabrera-type numbers? A handful more steals?

Thanks

By: Eno Sarris

Eno Sarris — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:26:23 +0000

Everth Cabrera should have been on this list, right around Theriot or just off. That was another miss, hopefully I got better at these with practice.

By: PhD Brian

PhD Brian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:25:57 +0000

Everth Cabrera is capable of being a top ten fantasy SS next season. Probably wont be until 2011, but I think he deserves a shout out here. He has 40-50 SB speed. He will bat first or second and gets on base extremely well, so he will get you 100 or more runs easily next year. Best of all, he will be underrated and cheap.

By: Eno Sarris

Eno Sarris — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:29:20 +0000

I believe it’s 20 games at a position in Yahoo, so that would make Zobrist a 2B/OF next year.

By: JohnF

JohnF — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:37:36 +0000

Will Zobrist be SS-eligible in Yahoo next year? I have no idea what they use for qualifiers and I’m in a keeper league. His qualifying at SS would basically seal the deal on him for me since I already have Utley at 2B.

By: Eno Sarris

Eno Sarris — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:42:12 +0000

Coming tomorrow, the position of your choice.

By: J.P.

J.P. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:28:45 +0000

Ok. Thanks. Great work Eno. We’re ready for the next position…. how about Catcher?

By: Eno Sarris

Eno Sarris — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:28:53 +0000

I’m sorry I don’t have much to say other than the obvious: he’s had a good year and a mediocre year. His power and speed are both inconsistent, but who’s to say he doesn’t go 25/20 next year? Even 25/10 would give you value back on your investment. Inconsistent players have good years, sometimes they smooth it out. 15/10 is borderline – something like that again, he’s gone, but I hate to give up on him completely before he turns 30. Also, in your case, he doesn’t strike out a ton (14%), so that’s a little bonus.

By: JP

JP — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:20:00 +0000

So can we assume Alexei’s 30 XBH in 09 is a career low point? If not, I can’t see what he’s doing on this list, especially if his 14 SB isn’t dependable. I’m trying to decide whether to keep him as a 20th round pick in a 15 team league (with H and K as hitting cats). He’s high on your list… what are you seeing there?

By: Eno Sarris

Eno Sarris — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:55:08 +0000

I’m not sure that Ramirez and Morales are that comparable. Ramirez has spent two years putting up mediocre numbers in the major leagues while Morales was a year younger and doing more of his adjusting in the minor leagues. It just seems like Ramirez has shown that he has some good and bad streaks in him, and even if you look back his Cuban numbers, he showed a lot of inconsistency (mostly in his power) from year to year back then too. The stolen base percentage is not good, so I don’t think the speed is dependable either.