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2010 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit
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2010 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Report
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Infield Bargains |
Player |
Pos |
| Chone Figgins - Seattle
Mariners - He is on a new team, but should be the
same old Figgins who batted .298, 5 home runs, 7 triples
and stole 41 bases in 2009 for the Angels. He should prove
to be a draft-day-bargain at third base because he will
give you rare speed at third base. |
3B |
| José López -
Seattle Mariners - The 26-year-old
has shown improvement in each of his years as a starter
finishing with 25 home runs and 96 RBI's in 2009. Lopez
still has room to grow and could break the 30 home run,
100 RBI barrier, though you should be happy with his 2009
production. The overall Seattle offense should improve
with some solid acquisitions like Chone Figgins, Milton
Bradley and Casey Kotchman and that should allow Lopez
to continue his solid play with the bat. |
2B |
| Todd Helton - Colorado
Rockies - The veteran still plays in Colorado and
now has a very good lineup surrounding him. He hit .325,
with 15 home runs and 86 RBI's in 2009 and those numbers
could see a little bump up in 2010. |
1B |
| J.J. Hardy - Minnesota
Twins - He bombed after back-to-back good fantasy
seasons in Milwaukee where he averaged 25 home runs and
a .280 batting average. He was forced out of Milwaukee
after the call up of Alcides Escobar. Nothing like a change
after a bad year to give new life to a fantasy player. |
SS |
| Adrián Béltre
- Boston Red Sox - He has been
all over the place statistically, but a move to the big
Red Sox lineup is the reason for hope. The bottom line
is he can hit 25 home runs, steal 10-15 bases and have
good run/RBI total hitting anywhere in the Boston lineup. |
3B |
| Orlando Cabrera - Cincinnati
Reds - The veteran can still hit (.282 between
Oakland and Minnesota) and the move to the Great American
Ball Park should increase his power numbers (9 HR's in
'09). He could hit 15 homers and steal 15 bases and that
would make for a solid fantasy shortstop at the end of
the draft. |
SS |
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Outfield Bargains |
Player |
Pos |
| Curtis Granderson - New
York Yankees - His stock shot through the roof
when he moved to the Yankees, yet his ADP has him going
in the 4th to 5th round. The lefty will love Yankee Stadium,
a stadium that seems as if it was built just for him.
Doubt a so-so 2009, Granderson still had a career-high
30 home runs and stole 20 bases. Those power numbers could
increase with the short left field fence (318 feet) and
he should also see increases in RBI's and runs. In the
end you should get low 2nd-round value for Granderson. |
CF |
| Nelson Cruz - Texas
Rangers - If not for injury and a second-half slump
he might be touted as a top-twenty player. The slump may
have been do to the injury, but either way Cruz would
have been a 40 home-run-hitter if he had played a full
season. Any player that is a 40 home run, 20 stolen base
candidate is a dangerous fantasy player. The Rangers have
a big-time offense which includes Vladimir Guerrero, Ian
Kinsler, Chris Davis, Josh Hamilton, Michael Young and
Elvis Andrus all of who should aid Cruz in having a standout
2010. You can probably get him in the fifth-round and
he should give you 2nd to 3rd-round value. |
RF |
| Carlos Quentin - Chicago
White Sox - He looked like he was going to be the
next 40 home-run-hitter and become a fantasy-stud after
belting 36 home runs and knocking 100 runs with just 480
at bats in his first season as a starter. In 2009 he was
highly touted and highly drafted, but he was beset by
injury and managed just 351 at bats and a mere .236 batting
average. The good news is he did hit 21 home runs proving
his power was not a fluke. His 2010 season will greatly
depend on his health and so far it is all good news. In
the off season pins were taken out of his wrist, his ruptured
tendon in his foot has healed, and his knee is expected
to be 100 percent. You add the improvements the White
Sox have made to there offense and at age 27 Quentin could
get himself back into the top-ten outfielders in fantasy
baseball in 2010 and you will get him in around the 7th
round. |
LF |
| Jason Kubel - Minnesota
Twins - He can't hit lefties, but kills righties
(.322 and 26 home runs with 322 at bats). If he learns
to hit lefties, he can be a top-ten, 30 home run, 100
RBI, .300 average player. |
LF/RF |
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