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April 6, 2009 — Okay, this year I’m going to try to crack out more of these MOTY Talks in quick-burst style. Starting with this one.
Of course, it’s Opening Day, but there are plenty of leagues still drafting. And even for all of you who’ve already drafted, there are still sleepers out there in free agency. Players other guys overlooked or dismissed in the draft … to their eventual downfall.
So here’s a quick short list of four outfielders you can still get on the cheap. See if you can figure out who they are based on their recent stat lines:
| Batter | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTY# | r | hr | rbi | sb | avg | ab | obp | slg | ops | |||
| Player 1 | tm x | of | 94.15 | 93 | 37 | 99 | 24 | 0.342 | 383 | 0.429 | 0.695 | 1.124 |
| Player 2 | tm x | of | 18.37 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 0.330 | 115 | 0.421 | 0.609 | 1.030 |
| Player 3 | tm x | of | 23.30 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 0.362 | 105 | 0.417 | 0.638 | 1.055 |
| Player 4 | tm x | of | 10.60 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0.277 | 47 | 0.327 | 0.766 | 1.093 |
Give up?
Well, maybe not on the first one. Astute fantasy players might recognize “Player 1” as Nelson Cruz, the guy who won the right field job for the Rangers this Spring. That’s his monster stat line from last year at AAA Oklahoma City. And, yes, he won the 2008 PCL Most Valuable Player award.
’Course, if you didn’t recognize Cruz as Player 1, that’s okay, because “Player 2” can help you out a lot this year too. It’s … Nelson Cruz. And that’s his stat line for the Rangers after getting called up in late August last year. Not too shabby, eh?
Player 3 didn’t get quite as many ab’s as Cruz, but hit 1 more homer, for better average, with a better ops. Cruz didn’t mind though, because, you got it — those are Nelson Cruz’ numbers too … from his 2008 Dominican Winter League season playing for Gigantes del Cibao. (By the way, check out teammate Kendry Morales’ stats.)
By now, you probably realize that Player 4 is also Nelson Cruz. The stats being what he’s done this Spring, through March 31. (Though not including the homer he hit in the WBC).
Unbelievably, in ESPN leagues he’s not going, on average, until the 19th round, give or take (194th pick). In Yahoo! leagues (3 OF instead of the 5 in typical ESPN leagues), he’s the 147th overall, average pick.
Bottom line, move Cruz up on your draft list and you’ve got a great OF sleeper pick on your hands.
Shawn
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