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Steve S asked in SportsFantasy Sports · 1 decade ago

Player you would pick up in Fantasy Baseball?

What player or players would YOU pick up in fantasy baseball? I'm looking for someone way under the radar or are just now exerting their presence (like Josh Hamilton) as I am looking for ideas to 'spice' up a team of mine.

Please be specific as to why.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If your wire is bare on saves - then look to M. Capps in Pittsburgh. Filthy stuff, sooner or later he should supplant S.Torres as the closer.

    If you are looking for a solid bat in the OF - check out A.Lind in Toronto. He will be replacing Reed Johnson and has the minor league pedigree to be a solid 20 HR/80 RBI .280 bat.

    For starting pitching - keep your eyes Matt Garza from Minnesota - he should get a shot at Ponson's spot in the rotation sooner than later and have the markings of an ace.

  • 1 decade ago

    From Yahoo:

    Chris Duncan and fantasy owners apparently hate it. How else can we explain that despite three homers and a .385/.455/.718 batting line, Duncan entered the week only 52.9 percent owned? He belted 22 home runs in only 280 at bats last season and he hits second for St. Louis, immediately ahead of Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen.

    This guy will have a big year!

    I also like Scott Podsednik. I know ALOT of players dropped him. He looks like he has regained his hitting eye and still has alot of speed.

    Good luck this year

  • 1 decade ago

    I do like Josh Hamilton, alot. I also like Dan Wheeler (who is still a vailable in half of leagues. Someone said Chris Duncan bats ahead of Albert Pujols. Think about that, all he has to do is get on, and hes most likely gonna score. Don't be surprised if he scores 100+ runs bats .275 and gets 30hr.

  • 1 decade ago

    it depends on your team and your strengths and weaknesses.

    Under the Radar:

    SP Tim Lincecum for the Giants. not in big leagues yet, but think lariano when he does come up.

    OF Fleix Pie of the cubs is getting a chance. If he stays up when soriano comes back, look for jo. jones to be traded and soriano moved to left. Pie will offer you SB's and Runs

    2b Theriot on the cubs as well. If you have a weak 2b Theriot is quickly proving he is an everday starter. Sb,R and Avg.

    SP Homer Bailey of the Red. Come July, Bailey is the man.

  • 1 decade ago

    I agree with all the players mentioned by previous posters. Depending on how deep your league is, some of them may or may not be available. For example, the league I'm currently in is HUGE and all players start, so none of those players are available....so I'll go with a "deeper" sleeper, but only due to his current minor league status. Billy Butler of KC is possibly the biggest hitting prospect in the minors, and had a tremendous spring. With Mike Sweeney struggling, I see Butler coming up within the next few weeks. Grab him the second he does.

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    5 years ago

    The 5th p.c.. is a wild card yet once I had to choose for the 5th p.c.., it may be David Wright... - on condition that 2005, Wright has be waiting to end the season with a minimum of 20 HR, a hundred RBI, .3 hundred undemanding, ninety Runs, and 10 SB for the previous 3 seasons. - He replaced into one among purely 3 gamers to end the 2007 season with 30 HR and 30 SB (the different replaced into Jimmy Rollins and Brandon Phillips) and the only 3B to end that feat in 2007. - He be waiting to set profession highs in runs (113), batting undemanding (.325), HR (30), SB (34), OBP (.416), SLG (.546) - he's 3 HR shy of the a hundred profession HR mark (presently take a seat at ninety seven) and his profession batting undemanding is .311 - Wright has lots of secure practices interior the lineup (Beltran, Delgado, Reyes). - He hasn't attain the extreme factor of his profession yet (he's merely 25, entering his 5th season). - He performs the main suitable place in baseball astonishing now for delusion gamers (3B) and hasn't omit a interest by way of wreck. Holliday, M-Cabrera, Rollins, J. Santana, and Ryan Braun is additionally your 5th p.c.. yet Wright is a clever p.c...

  • 1 decade ago

    take a look at these players for sleepers

    c- Chris Ianneta or estrade both are having good years iannetta in colorado and estrada in milwaukee sholuld both have good years.....

    1b- Chris Duncan of saint louis has great power if he can hit lefties he should hit 30 homers this year.....

    2b- Aaron Hill has been having a good year in toronto to start and he should continue giving you solid numbers all around....

    3b- Akinori Iwamura can hit for average and has good plate discipline but dont expect the 30 homres he got in japan ....

    ss- Tony Pena Jr in kansas allready has 4 triples and can really swing the bat...has good speed .....

    of- Ty Wigginton has good 20 homer potential for tampa and

    of- Brad Hawpe is consistent ever year and should get about 20 homers agian this year.....

    of- Chris B Young....should have a solid year in arizona hitting about 70 rbis on the year....

    util- chad tracy is allready having a good year in zona much like he did 2 years ago.....others to keep in mind, elijah dukes, jonny gomes, chris duffy, and lyle overbay.......now a few others to look for are markakis, ryan theriot, mark derosa, josh hamilton, and if josh phelps ses more at bats then keep an eye on him too.....also think about david dejesus too who is really tearing it up....

    as well as pitching look into

    sp- Jeremy sowers should have a good year in cleveland since lkast year in his rookie year had a solid year.................

    sp- Ian Snell....can strikeout a decent amount in pitt...if gets run support should get double digits in wins....

    rp- Dan wheeler recently named closer in houston....

    rp- torres or reyes should get decent amount of saves for their respective teams...

    p- wainwright doesnt put up particularly great fantasy numbers but good for wins

    p- Adam Loewen poised young kid in baltimore who could have hell of a year....

    p- kip wells with run support should do better than when he was in pitt.....

    also keep an eye on zach greinke, jason hirsh, clay hensley, pavano, igawa, micah owings, mike pelfrey, and anibal sanchez as well as jeff karstens, boof bonser, kyle davis, kyle loshe, and bartolo colon, and chase wright....

    hope i helped

    goodluck

    and have fun!!!!

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