#13: Lester Earl

Hitting Rank: 16th
Pitching Rank: 7th

Notes:
1. I like the bats way more than ESPN does, although having Yunel Escobar as a starter on my team would make me want to drink bleach.
2. Hitting: Steals are bringing the ranking waaay down. Dead last among the 20 teams. Good POP though, which leads to a decent SLG.
3. Pitching: Pretty solid. Strong in ERA, K/9, and S+Hd.

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Posted by EarlyBird

Member since Jun 2006

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Posted on 2/11/15 at 4:07 pm to reddman

Is this ordered from best to worst or other way around?

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Posted by reddman

Member since Jul 2005

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Posted on 2/11/15 at 4:08 pm to reddman

#12: Rondo

Hitting Rank: 6th
Pitching Rank: 15th

Notes:
1. I can't imagine having to watch 40 players drafted in between picks. I bet it sucked. That being said, I can't think of a better person for it to happen to. frick him. He will probably sneak in as the 8th seed and make it to the finals.
2. Hitting: Good job with OBP, HR, RBI, R. Steals are an issue.
3. Pitching: Pretty weak, although ESPN really hates a lot of his dudes. Decent bullpen.

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Posted by Lester Earl

Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 2/11/15 at 4:18 pm to reddman

quote:
although having Yunel Escobar as a starter on my team would make me want to drink bleach.

jung-ho Kang will likely be my starter. Ive like some of the projections ive seen on him from people in the know.

from a FanGraphs article today

quote:
However, with the amount of athleticism in his swing and the ability to adjust, it is impossible for me to believe he won’t make at least average contact. Taking the detestable jump into the predictive, with how hard he hits the ball and assuming only average contact and strikeout rates, I could easily see him hitting .280 with 25 homers, and that might be conservative.

same guy predicted JD Martinez's breakout last year, as well as Jose Abreu transitioning positively to MLB pitching. We'll see