Things I’m Thankful For: Fantasy Edition
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Since it is turkey day, I figured I’d give thanks to things throughout the fantasy world from last season and the upcoming one.
I’m thankful for…Brandon Webb getting hurt last year. Even though it ruined one of my teams, he will slip past his healthy value allowing owners to snatch him up and hope he’s healthy.
I’m thankful for…Victor Martinez being traded to the Red Sox. With a good lineup around him, it’s hard to imagine the RBI numbers that might show up in the box score next season. If they can add a decent hitting corner infielder, it will be even better.
I’m thankful for…Russell Branyan‘s back issues. It may seem cruel that I’m happy about players are getting hurt, but it’s hard not to be. His back slowed him for a couple months, bringing his total numbers down and forcing owners to forget about his hot start a bit. While he won’t be a sleeper again, he may go a round or two later than he should.
I’m thankful for…Luke Scott. Scott’s power streak after coming off of an injury carried my team for a couple weeks. Not bad for a waiver wire pickup.
I’m thankful for…Ryan Franklin‘s beard, and saves. Owners will ignore the fluky BABIP and lack of K’s and draft him far too early next year. I’m staying away, thank you very much (see what I did there?).
I’m thankful for…B.J. Upton‘s bad 2009. He won’t hit .241 again, I promise. Because he still stole 42 bases, he won’t have sleeper status, but he will be undervalued.
I’m thankful for…Nick Johnson‘s healthy ’09. I had Johnson in an OBP league, hoping he’d stay healthy and for once he did. Interested to see where he lands in free agency.
I’m thankful for…Mark Reynolds‘ low batting average. Someone is going to say “no thanks” when they glance at his .260 avg, but I’m more than happy with 40+ jacks and 20+ steals from my third baseman.
I’m thankful for…Curtis Granderson‘s struggles against southpaws. Like Reynolds, Grandy’s .249 avg is going to scare other owners off. Dig deeper, and you’ll see he hit .275/.358/.539 with 28 of his 30 homers against right handers. If you’re smart enough to check your matchups and only play Grandy versus righties, he’s extremely valuable.
All that being said, what are you thankful for?
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Dice-K…completely stinking up the joint, leaving little optimism to most, but I think a solid bounce back candidate…
Pablo Sandoval and Chris Carpenter. Oh, and fangraphs. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Needing a bit of power, underbidding on most of the second basemen, and reaching for Ben Zobrist at $5. In a keeper league.
Joe Mauer’s back injury, so I could trade for him for next to nothing
Having thanksgiving dinner for lunch, now going to have thanksgiving dinner with relaties.
If we are talking about fantasy baseball, I’m thankful for Carlos Gonzalez. In a very active 20 team league with 25 man rosters, I somehow managed to pick him up without even using my waiver priority just as he was getting hot at AAA. The most recent offer I got for him was Trevor Cahill/Gonzalez for Matt Cain. I didn’t take it.
I’m thankful for picking up Aaron Hill on waivers and for getting Justin Verlander as a throw-in in a late April trade.
I’m also glad I found Scoresheet baseball. I’ll be doing that rather than trad roto next year.
I’m thankfull that 2 teams in my league dropped Ubaldo and Justin Upton after a slow start of the season, and I grabbed them both.
I’m also thankful for Justin Verlander. I was able to nab him in a late April trade for the tumultuous Elijiah Dukes. I was able to combine Verlander with Greinke, Vazquez, and Gallardo and absolutely dominate all roto pitching categories.
I’m thankful for Garrett Jones’ 21 second half over the fence bad boys.
I would take Cain for CarGo and Cahill. You get the extra roster spot and the best player. I havent even played fantasy ball in years and that is a no brainer to me.
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