Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Second Half Targets and Dumps

Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz: Both of their power #'s are significantly down. They are to young to have a significant drop off. Excepet huge 2nd halfs from both.

Carlos Delgado: His fly ball% is unusually high this year which explains why the power is there but the avg is not. His contact% still shows that he is hitting the ball and not striking out. You can expect Delgado to sustain the power in the 2nd half while raising his batting avg also

Vernon Wells: Very similar situation to Delgado...Flyball% is up but avergage is down while basic hitting skills remain strong.

Todd Helton : His days of hitting for significant power may be gone but he will be a perenial 300 hitter as long as he plays. He is drawing the walk at an astonishing mark this year while maintaining his subperb contact skills. Plus, remember what he did in the 2nd half last year? I recently picked up Helton and Ricke Weeks for Adrian Gonzalez in one of my leagues....im pretty happy with that move going foward

Manny Corpas: I have been absolutley raving about this guy all year. He has posted great numbers all year, and in case you didnt notice Brian Fuentes will miss the all star game with a leg injury.

Be Careful of.....

Cole Hamels, Justin Verlander, Jamie Shields: All of these guys are on pace to pitch a lot of innings and exceed their workload significantly from previous years. Just watch these young guys carefully for a fall in their k/9 which could indicate a hidden injury and an oppurtunity for you to sell them

Dan Haren and John Lackey: Both posses great numbers with not so great supporting stats (k/9 Contol and Command) Sell High

An update on the FBE writers league i am currently in 4th while still having Andruw Jones in my starting lineup. I expect a huge year for him becuase he knows if he doesnt perform he will lose a lot of money in the FA market this winter.

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