Five predictable platoons for 2013
by Brad JohnsonMarch 08, 2013
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Five predictable platoons for 2013by Brad JohnsonMarch 08, 2013 Follow Brad on Twitter @baseballAteam. Email him at pitchin432 AT Yahoo.com Comments
Brad Johnson said...
I do get the impression that Martin has a bright future as a mid-tier CF, however, I expect his game to be quite raw in 2013. He looks like one of those guys whose roto value will be higher than his real life value, which is why I expect the platoon to develop. If it doesn’t develop, I’d expect Gentry to go into a platoon with Murphy instead. I probably could have mentioned that above. Posted 03/08 at 10:48 AM
Dennis Shea said...
My last 2-3 hitters, I almost always target lefty 4C players and then platoon them against RHP. Highly undervalued play, if handled well, with Round 5-7 production out of picks available in round 15-25. Posted 03/08 at 01:51 PM
Brad Johnson said...
That’s pretty much the whole concept behind my TDG column. Except without drafting those players. Unless you want to count on hitting a couple breakouts, you have to employ a strategy like that if you want to win a league. Posted 03/08 at 02:11 PM
Dennis Shea said...
A few others might include: Posted 03/08 at 07:41 PM
Brad Johnson said...
Agreed on Jones/Sanchez. I have them on my list but Jones is currently owned at a 55% rate and probably won’t be streamable. I also don’t expect a Kubel/Ross platoon to be implemented out of the gate. Parra is more likely to see unpredictable spot starts in favor of Ross. Posted 03/09 at 09:21 AM
ABSkippers said...
This is unrelated to the column but I was wondering if I might get your input on my keepers this year for my 12-team mixed 5x5 roto league w/ a 1350 total IP cap. 4 of my keepers are likely to be E. Encarnacion at $5, Y. Cespedes at $7, Cano at $28, and C. Sale at $5. For the 5th I’m trying to choose between Verlander at $29, Peavy at $1, and Willin Rosario at $1 (it’s a 1 C league). Thoughts? Posted 03/09 at 04:23 PM
Dennis Shea said...
I wouldn’t restrict this just to players on the same team that platoon at the same position, and I don’t restrict this to streaming either. Kubel/Ross won’t be a platoon, but if I get them both, then I can sit Kubel against lefties, and play Ross, who will start. In fact, I think this works better if you grab two lefties from different teams. Kubel/GJones, for example, is a great fantasy platoon. Posted 03/09 at 09:59 PM
Brad Johnson said...
I cut the text about how this is a snap shot of information from my research for my daily column. If you’re interested, here’s my beta spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArCib-AD2n2VdHhmSVdiN3NaczRQV1B5X3VMSkxqSHc#gid=0 Posted 03/10 at 09:53 AM
Brad Johnson said...
ABS, With such a low innings count, I would suspect that an elite, high IP pitcher like Verlander is hugely valuable. Posted 03/10 at 09:54 AM
cannon said...
wow…I wish I had that spreadsheet a month ago prior to starting my draft. Throw in the Rule 5 Nate Freiman into the mix with Houston too. Bat not showing what is to come yet, but it will. Thanks for sharing. Posted 03/10 at 10:14 AM
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Good article…It is funny, but I am drafting a 30 team dynasty league and waited on my RF. I ended up drafting Schierholtz first and then grabbed Hairston much later to platoon him with. I know…nobody cares about my team, just saying that I agree this is a good platoon.
I also own Leonys Martin, but I think he gets the majority of play with Gentry giving him a day off here and there. Martin actually hit lefties better last year in the minors than he did righties. This is a guy that I think we will find out that is WAY underated.