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Overvalued Player |
Placement in Experts Poll |
Placement on My Board |
Comment |
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Derek Lee |
5th Overall |
18th Overall |
Hedge your bets in case '05 was a
career year. |
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Carlos Lee |
43rd Overall |
67th Overall |
What's true of one Lee is true of
another. |
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David Ortiz |
13T Overall |
29th Overall |
It's impossible for any DH to
rate that highly. |
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Jose Reyes |
18T Overall |
38th Overall |
Don't pay too highly for speed. |
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Jimmy Rollins |
22nd Overall |
39th Overall |
See Jose Reyes. |
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Gary Sheffield |
23rd Overall |
42nd Overall |
I'd rather have a top middle
infielder. |
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Mariano Rivera |
25T Overall |
44th Overall |
Similar to Ortiz -- no closer
should go here. |
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Ichiro Suzuki |
17th Overall |
46th Overall |
Great in three 5X5 categories,
kills in two. |
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Roy Oswalt |
31st Overall |
52nd Overall |
Only pitchers tops in Ks rate
here in post-greenies world. |
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Grady Sizemore |
30th Overall |
56th Overall |
Not a franchise fantasy player --
yet. |
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Carlos Delgado |
42nd Overall |
60th Overall |
Doesn't stand out at a deep
position. |
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Eric Chavez |
45T Overall |
76th Overall |
Don't assume this is the MVP
season. |
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Ryan Howard |
44th Overall |
83rd Overall |
He'll earn this spot -- probably
in 2007. |
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Pat Burrell |
25th in Outfield |
33rd in Outfield |
Lack of speed hurts with steals
and runs. |
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Brian Giles |
22nd in Outfield |
47th in Outfield |
Experts need to check numbers
instead of reputation. |
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Shawn Green |
37th in Outfield |
49th in Outfield |
Decent numbers, but not a starter
in a deep league. |
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Magglio Ordonez |
32nd in Outfield |
50th in Outfield |
You need to hedge the injuries
more than the experts did. |
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JD Drew |
34th in Outfield |
51st in Outfield |
See Magglio Ordonez. |
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Tadahito Iguchi |
8T at 2B |
15th at 2B |
Not a viable starting option in
mixed leagues -- yet, anyway. |
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Mark Buehrle |
12th at SP |
24th at SP |
Not a "K Monster" -- not Top 20. |
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Freddy Garcia |
25T at SP |
45th at SP |
Numbers are decent but not
outstanding. |
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Greg Maddux |
37th at SP |
50th at SP |
Stats don't justify the love from
experts. |
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Mike Mussina |
34T at SP |
52nd at SP |
Mediocre numbers deserve mediocre
slotting. |
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Derek Lowe |
50th at SP |
65th at SP |
Don't overpay for his September. |
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Undervalued Player |
Placement in Experts Poll |
Placement on My Board |
Comment |
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Jorge Cantu |
Not in Top 60 Overall |
27th Overall |
Power, 2B/3B eligibility -- he is
insanely underappreciated. |
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Felix Hernandez |
Not in Top 60 Overall |
31st Overall |
Will contend for the Cy Young
Award -- worth the cost. |
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Felipe Lopez |
Not in Top 60 Overall |
41st Overall |
Not a fluke and hits in a
bandbox. Enough said. |
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Scott Podsednik |
Not in Top 60 Overall |
45th Overall |
Apparently, the forgotten speed
specialist. |
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Victor Martinez |
34th Overall |
11th Overall |
Top catchers go early and he is
the best by far. |
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Jake Peavy |
35T Overall |
14th Overall |
Undeniably one of the top five
fantasy SPs. Undeniably. |
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Chase Utley |
25T Overall |
17th Overall |
Already a cornerstone player and
now 27 years old. |
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Aramis Ramirez |
38th Overall |
24th Overall |
Usually doesn't get the love his
stats deserve. |
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Jhonny Peralta |
60th Overall |
36th Overall |
Blooming quickly and great power
for SS. |
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Chad Tracy |
27th at OF |
19th at OF |
Now tri-eligible and has
developed surprising power. |
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Rickie Weeks |
11nd at 2B |
7th at 2B |
The experts will miss his
explosion by a year -- don't you. |
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Mike Piazza |
12th at C |
7th at C |
Fading, but now likely
dual-eligible. Still a legit starter. |
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AJ Burnett |
28th at SP |
16th at SP |
Jays paid him like an ace, you
need to as well. |
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Oliver Perez |
Not in Top 50 SP |
27th at SP |
Don't overreact to a brutal
season. He has ace stuff. |
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Scott Kazmir |
44th at SP |
29th at SP |
17th in Ks last year. Developing
faster than you think. |
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NOTE: Overvalued and undervalued
players were determined by measuring players on my
draft board against an "experts poll" of top fantasy
magazines to gauge the |
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conventional wisdom about player
value. |
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