Intentional Narrow Mindedness
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:39 pm
Let's be narrow minded on purpose.
Being men, that is something we excel at. Today, let's forget about everything else a player accomplishes. We are only going to look at power numbers. In further narrowing our minds, we're not going to look at extra base hits or slugging percentage to gauge these power numbers.
Back to fantasy basics. We're only looking at hr/rbi. My relationship with Joey Votto is strained. I can say a lot of things about him, but the fact remains that he is a good hitter. It doesn't matter that he is 73rd in rbi this year.
Wait, he's that low?
Ok, he's that low, but you know what?
In comparison to some other hitters thought highly of going into last year's drafts, even being 73rd in rbi isn't horrible.
In fact compared to a wonderkid like Bryce Harper, it's darned good.
This was going to be Carlos Santana's breakout year. Somebody forgot to tell Carlos. Santana has an 11/43
Justin Upton was going to be a big star in Atlanta. Play harder next to his brother. If anything, these two brothers have gotten even lazier as a teammated duo. I've seen both run out ground balls at 60 per cent all year. If it doesn't come easy to them, they simply don't do it. Blecchh.
Both have proven they can be lazy apart, together, and on the Braves, Rays, or Diamondbacks.
Sorry, strayed from hr/rbi.
Justin Upton has a 16/46. BJ Upton is still looking for his ass after it was taken from him by N.L. pitching.
Speaking of wonder outfield kids, Jason Heyward has a 7/21. To put that in perspective, Matt Tuiosopo has a 6/22
Speaking of Matt Tuiosopo, a lot of folks think that Yasiel Puig will be a first rounder next year.
Why? I don't know.
In 168 at bats, Puig has an 8/20
In 94 at bats, Tui has a 6/22
Joey Votto shouldn't be the only high draft pick that falls next year because of hr/rbi. Matt Holliday has a 13/47.
Adam LaRoche, who was championed by Gekko, of being a 10th round guy with the same numbers as Jay Bruce got his tenth round numbers with LaRoche 14/44. Bruce? 20/68.
Last year's Puig, Cespedes has a 15/43
And although folks are saluting Joe Mauer for having such a sterling year, he only has an 8/34
We're all down on Starlin Castro as we should be, he a 6/29. At the same time, thats as many rbi as Bryce Harper and nobody seems to be down on him. Harper has a 13/29.
Jacoby Ellsbury is said to make millions in the winter after this swell off season. Ellsbury's swell in a lot of ways, just not hr/rbi.
Ellsbury has a 4/34 hitting leadoff. Hitting ninth, Pedro Florimon has a 6/36.
More stinkers?
Headley 7/32
ArRamirez 5/26
Stanton 11/29
And for all you folks thinking of Braun early next year, Melky Cabrera 3/30
Harper 13/29. Following in the footsteps of Hosmer and Lawrie, a player who flies up the draft boards closer to Live Drafts does not make them a better player or a 'value' pick for those that took him in later rounds earlier.
Harper's 13/29 is close to Ryan Raburn's 10/28, and Harper has 65 more at bats.
Being narrow minded is fun.
Being men, that is something we excel at. Today, let's forget about everything else a player accomplishes. We are only going to look at power numbers. In further narrowing our minds, we're not going to look at extra base hits or slugging percentage to gauge these power numbers.
Back to fantasy basics. We're only looking at hr/rbi. My relationship with Joey Votto is strained. I can say a lot of things about him, but the fact remains that he is a good hitter. It doesn't matter that he is 73rd in rbi this year.
Wait, he's that low?
Ok, he's that low, but you know what?
In comparison to some other hitters thought highly of going into last year's drafts, even being 73rd in rbi isn't horrible.
In fact compared to a wonderkid like Bryce Harper, it's darned good.
This was going to be Carlos Santana's breakout year. Somebody forgot to tell Carlos. Santana has an 11/43
Justin Upton was going to be a big star in Atlanta. Play harder next to his brother. If anything, these two brothers have gotten even lazier as a teammated duo. I've seen both run out ground balls at 60 per cent all year. If it doesn't come easy to them, they simply don't do it. Blecchh.
Both have proven they can be lazy apart, together, and on the Braves, Rays, or Diamondbacks.
Sorry, strayed from hr/rbi.
Justin Upton has a 16/46. BJ Upton is still looking for his ass after it was taken from him by N.L. pitching.
Speaking of wonder outfield kids, Jason Heyward has a 7/21. To put that in perspective, Matt Tuiosopo has a 6/22
Speaking of Matt Tuiosopo, a lot of folks think that Yasiel Puig will be a first rounder next year.
Why? I don't know.
In 168 at bats, Puig has an 8/20
In 94 at bats, Tui has a 6/22
Joey Votto shouldn't be the only high draft pick that falls next year because of hr/rbi. Matt Holliday has a 13/47.
Adam LaRoche, who was championed by Gekko, of being a 10th round guy with the same numbers as Jay Bruce got his tenth round numbers with LaRoche 14/44. Bruce? 20/68.
Last year's Puig, Cespedes has a 15/43
And although folks are saluting Joe Mauer for having such a sterling year, he only has an 8/34
We're all down on Starlin Castro as we should be, he a 6/29. At the same time, thats as many rbi as Bryce Harper and nobody seems to be down on him. Harper has a 13/29.
Jacoby Ellsbury is said to make millions in the winter after this swell off season. Ellsbury's swell in a lot of ways, just not hr/rbi.
Ellsbury has a 4/34 hitting leadoff. Hitting ninth, Pedro Florimon has a 6/36.
More stinkers?
Headley 7/32
ArRamirez 5/26
Stanton 11/29
And for all you folks thinking of Braun early next year, Melky Cabrera 3/30
Harper 13/29. Following in the footsteps of Hosmer and Lawrie, a player who flies up the draft boards closer to Live Drafts does not make them a better player or a 'value' pick for those that took him in later rounds earlier.
Harper's 13/29 is close to Ryan Raburn's 10/28, and Harper has 65 more at bats.
Being narrow minded is fun.