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March 20, 2007
Fantasy Shakedown
For any Twins, White Sox, or Mets fan who has lost interest in baseball by midsummer, don’t fear, there is a solution, Fantasy Baseball.
There was an interesting article by Peter Gammons, ranking the top fantasy players by position. What does it all mean? Just further proof that the Yanks are the team to beat this year.
#8 overall catcher Jorge Pasada
#2 overall second basemen Robinson Cano
#3 overall shortstop Derek Jeter
#1 overall third basemen Alex Rodriguez
#4 overall reliever Mariano Rivera
This is far away more raw talent than any other team. The most encouraging news from this article has to be what the experts are saying about Alex Rodriguez. After struggling in the post season, the early word from spring training is he is back and swinging the bat extremely well.
Other exciting news is Yankees pitching prospect Philip Hughes. The guy is a beast, and is already being compared to a young Roger Clemens. “He has stuff and command, and is as legit as they come.” True quote. In 146 innings last year in Triple A, he had 168 strikeouts and just 34 walks, while holding opponents to a .179 batting average. Sure its AAA, but those numbers are ridiculous. As soon as Pavano or Igawa falters, expect Hughes to be called up.
Can’t wait til all these Yankee wins actually start counting…
Posted by schleifj at March 20, 2007 10:27 PM