.300
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:19 pm
We hope all of our players hit .300. It is the magic number in terms of average. One of Mickey Mantle's biggest regrets on the field, was ending his career with a .298 batting average and not .300.
In fantasy, a .300 hitter is gold in carrying the average category. As of now, there are 37 hitters in baseball with a .300 average or better.
Just for fun, I've made a fantasy irrelevant .300 batting team.
Catcher-
Joe Mauer. Mauer had this in the bag. He is the only .300 hitting catcher. He also earns it on merit. Mauer is a 2 1/2 category hitter right now.
His average and runs are above average, rbi are average, with no power or speed at all.
First Base-
Tough, but we'll go with the highest hitting 1b, Billy Butler. Butler has just six home runs to go along with less rbi and runs than all of the other 1b hitting over .300. He has the speed of a tree.
Second base-
Orlando Hudson. Three home runs and four stolen bases are small potatoes even for middle infielders, especially one hitting .300. Hudson compounds that problem with only having 16 rbi. A two category player.
Third Base-
David Freese. While his average has fantasy owners patting themselves on the back, he has only 17 extra base hits, and only four have left the yard.
His 33 rbi and 27 runs are below average for a corner infielder. He has actually been a better real baseball player, garnering clutch hits for the Cards. Unless production picks up though, he only excels in one category.
Outfielders-
Ryan Sweeney, Nick Markakis, and David DeJesus.
Sweeney would easily be the MVP of this group. He has one home run and no stolen bases. The 29-31 rbi/ runs is also nothing to write home about. His .305 average is as empty as the suggestion box at BP headquarters.
Markakis has 21 rbi while hitting in the heart of a bad lineup. John Buck had as many home runs in one game as Markakis has had all year.
DeJesus is one of the hottest hitters in baseball.
His .324 average puts him just outside the top 10 in baseball. His hr's and sb's, combined, don't even reach double digits.
These listed hitters are important cogs for a very difficult category. They could turn around some other categories while already having a .300 under their belt. Mauer would be voted 'Most Likely to Succeed' from that perspective.
If your .300 hitter is on this list, give him some back up. If having a .300 hitter that is not on this list... enjoy.
[ June 19, 2010, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]
In fantasy, a .300 hitter is gold in carrying the average category. As of now, there are 37 hitters in baseball with a .300 average or better.
Just for fun, I've made a fantasy irrelevant .300 batting team.
Catcher-
Joe Mauer. Mauer had this in the bag. He is the only .300 hitting catcher. He also earns it on merit. Mauer is a 2 1/2 category hitter right now.
His average and runs are above average, rbi are average, with no power or speed at all.
First Base-
Tough, but we'll go with the highest hitting 1b, Billy Butler. Butler has just six home runs to go along with less rbi and runs than all of the other 1b hitting over .300. He has the speed of a tree.
Second base-
Orlando Hudson. Three home runs and four stolen bases are small potatoes even for middle infielders, especially one hitting .300. Hudson compounds that problem with only having 16 rbi. A two category player.
Third Base-
David Freese. While his average has fantasy owners patting themselves on the back, he has only 17 extra base hits, and only four have left the yard.
His 33 rbi and 27 runs are below average for a corner infielder. He has actually been a better real baseball player, garnering clutch hits for the Cards. Unless production picks up though, he only excels in one category.
Outfielders-
Ryan Sweeney, Nick Markakis, and David DeJesus.
Sweeney would easily be the MVP of this group. He has one home run and no stolen bases. The 29-31 rbi/ runs is also nothing to write home about. His .305 average is as empty as the suggestion box at BP headquarters.
Markakis has 21 rbi while hitting in the heart of a bad lineup. John Buck had as many home runs in one game as Markakis has had all year.
DeJesus is one of the hottest hitters in baseball.
His .324 average puts him just outside the top 10 in baseball. His hr's and sb's, combined, don't even reach double digits.
These listed hitters are important cogs for a very difficult category. They could turn around some other categories while already having a .300 under their belt. Mauer would be voted 'Most Likely to Succeed' from that perspective.
If your .300 hitter is on this list, give him some back up. If having a .300 hitter that is not on this list... enjoy.
[ June 19, 2010, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]