With 675 total players selected, our 45-round Slow Drafts can produce some names that only the most hardcore of Fantasy Baseballers -- like those that draft in January -- know about.
If you're getting ready for a NFBC draft, you may want to do some research on the following names....
Atlanta Braves OF Jason Heyward
Cleveland Indians C Carlos Santana
Oakland As 1B Chris Carter
Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Pedro Alvarez
Texas Rangers 1B Justin Smoak
Florida Marlins OF Mike Stanton
Toronto Blue Jays C JP Arencibia
Baltimore Orioles P Jake Arrieta
Toronto Blue Jays P Kyle Drabek
Pittsburgh Pirates OF John Raynor
San Francisco Giants P Tim Alderson
Cincinnati Reds C Yonder Alonso
New York Yankees C Jesus Montero
Oakland As OF Michael Taylor
Kansas City Royals 3B Mike Moustakas
Baltimore Orioles SS Josh Bell
Florida Marlins 1B Logan Morrison
Washington Nationals P Drew Storen
Tampa Bay Rays OF Desmond Jennings
Cleveland Indians P Hector Rondon
Cincinnati Reds OF Chris Heisey
Chicago Cubs SS Starlin Castro
Cincinnati Reds OF Todd Frazier
Florida Marlins 3B Matt Dominguez
Houston Astros P Samuel Gervacio
Toronto Blue Jays P Zach Stewart
Tampa Bay Rays P Jacob McGee
Los Angeles Angels P Jordan Walden
St. Louis Cardinals OF Allen Craig
Kansas City Royals P Noel Arguelles
Colorado Rockies P Christian Friedrich
Cincinnati Reds P Travis Wood
Pittsburgh Pirates P Brad Lincoln
Toronto Blue Jays 1B Brian Dopirak
Free Agent P Hisanori Takahashi
New York Mets P Ryota Igarashi
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There go all my "sleepers"!
Seriously, good stuff. I follow the Braves a little more closely than the others. Here are a few more to follow:
Freddie Freeman, 1B - I believe (per an article by Jason Grey) that Freeman was signed by the same scout that signed Hanson. Looked good in the AFL (those that attended, please comment). Glaus and Chipper are no locks to make it through the season without a trip to the DL, so the Braves could see him in 2010 before the September call-ups.
Jordan Schaefer, OF - Remember him? Won the job last year and ended up trying to play hurt. I would actually give him the nod, with a good spring, of breaking with the club before Heyward. 2011 starting OF for the Braves could contain both with McLouth.
Kris Medlen - To me, he has a better chance than Kawakami to stick in the rotation long-term. The Braves will likely hand the 5th starter role to Kawakami first and Medlen could start in AAA, but one injury or one too many Kawakami short outings and we could see him. Plus curve, good control, and smart, he really only needs to improve his change-up a bit to go with his average fastball and he is a middle rotation type for some time.
Seriously, good stuff. I follow the Braves a little more closely than the others. Here are a few more to follow:
Freddie Freeman, 1B - I believe (per an article by Jason Grey) that Freeman was signed by the same scout that signed Hanson. Looked good in the AFL (those that attended, please comment). Glaus and Chipper are no locks to make it through the season without a trip to the DL, so the Braves could see him in 2010 before the September call-ups.
Jordan Schaefer, OF - Remember him? Won the job last year and ended up trying to play hurt. I would actually give him the nod, with a good spring, of breaking with the club before Heyward. 2011 starting OF for the Braves could contain both with McLouth.
Kris Medlen - To me, he has a better chance than Kawakami to stick in the rotation long-term. The Braves will likely hand the 5th starter role to Kawakami first and Medlen could start in AAA, but one injury or one too many Kawakami short outings and we could see him. Plus curve, good control, and smart, he really only needs to improve his change-up a bit to go with his average fastball and he is a middle rotation type for some time.
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
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Originally posted by Edwards Kings:
Kris Medlen - To me, he has a better chance than Kawakami to stick in the rotation long-term. The Braves will likely hand the 5th starter role to Kawakami first and Medlen could start in AAA unless i missed my mark, medlen is destined for the bullpen. i'm never a fan of plopping starters into a relief role. look what happened to Joba, brett myers. F with their arm, the arm F backs
Kris Medlen - To me, he has a better chance than Kawakami to stick in the rotation long-term. The Braves will likely hand the 5th starter role to Kawakami first and Medlen could start in AAA unless i missed my mark, medlen is destined for the bullpen. i'm never a fan of plopping starters into a relief role. look what happened to Joba, brett myers. F with their arm, the arm F backs
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On the the other hand there is Eck,Smoltze,and Rags.papelbon to name a few
All pigs are created equal.Some are more equal than others.
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Originally posted by Gekko:
quote:Originally posted by Edwards Kings:
Kris Medlen - To me, he has a better chance than Kawakami to stick in the rotation long-term. The Braves will likely hand the 5th starter role to Kawakami first and Medlen could start in AAA unless i missed my mark, medlen is destined for the bullpen. i'm never a fan of plopping starters into a relief role. look what happened to Joba, brett myers. F with their arm, the arm F backs [/QUOTE]Could be right about the bullpen, but with three quality pitches (plus curve, fastball, and changeup will be there), the question will be whether or not he has the stamina for 100-115 pitches over 30+ starts.
quote:Originally posted by Edwards Kings:
Kris Medlen - To me, he has a better chance than Kawakami to stick in the rotation long-term. The Braves will likely hand the 5th starter role to Kawakami first and Medlen could start in AAA unless i missed my mark, medlen is destined for the bullpen. i'm never a fan of plopping starters into a relief role. look what happened to Joba, brett myers. F with their arm, the arm F backs [/QUOTE]Could be right about the bullpen, but with three quality pitches (plus curve, fastball, and changeup will be there), the question will be whether or not he has the stamina for 100-115 pitches over 30+ starts.
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer