Thursday, April 01, 2010
Common players on my 2010 fantasy teams
Posted by Derek Carty at 12:00amI did this last off-season, so with all of my fantasy drafts now in the books, I thought I'd highlight which players ended up on my fantasy teams the most this year. As I mentioned last year, just because a player is on here doesn't mean he was a "have to have" guy for me or that I was targeting him specifically. Take this list for what it's worth, simply that these players, for one reason or another, wound up on my fantasy team multiple times.
Last year, this list included players who turned in good value like Raul Ibanez, Nyjer Morgan, Javier Vazquez, Cody Ross, Kosuke Fukudome, Jorge de la Rosa, and Ross Ohlendorf. Of course, there were also some duds like Matt Wieters, Kelly Johnson, Chris Dickerson, and Kenshin Kawakami.
This year I'm playing in Tout Wars (Mixed), LABR (NL), and CardRunners (AL), so players listed are those who wound up on my Tout Wars team and his respective "only" league. I'm also playing in the FSIC NL again this year with Paul Singman, but bear in mind that Paul was the primary drafter for that league so their appearance on the list may or may not reflect my own strong feelings towards the player (they usually do, although conversely, some players may be absent from the list). I've put an asterisk next to the FSIC players to keep you alert to this. Also, because I have two NL-only teams and just one AL-only team, there is some definite selection bias here with fewer AL players on the list.
Hitters — 2 teams
Jay Bruce: LABR, TOUT
Ian Stewart: LABR, TOUT
Nelson Cruz: TOUT, CR
Julio Borbon: TOUT, CR
David Ortiz: TOUT, CR
Russell Branyan: TOUT, CR
Alcides Escobar: TOUT, FSIC*
Andy LaRoche: LABR, FSIC*
Martin Prado: TOUT, FSIC*
Kosuke Fukudome: LABR, FSIC*
Ronny Cedeno: LABR, FSIC*
J.R. Towles: TOUT, FSIC*
Pitchers— 2 teams
Colby Lewis: TOUT, CR
Takashi Saito: LABR, TOUT
Ricky Nolasco: LABR, FSIC*
Hiroki Kuroda: TOUT, FSIC*
Mike Adams: TOUT, FSIC*
Questions on any of these guys? Feel free to drop them in the comments and I'd be happy to answer.
Derek Carty, 23, has also been published by NBC's Rotoworld, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports, and USA Today. This season, he'll be contributing to FanDuel and will be linking to all of his work at DerekCarty.com. In his three years competing in expert leagues, he has won 2 titles with 4 top three finishes, including a LABR NL title in 2009, making him the youngest person to ever win a major expert league title. Derek is a proud graduate of the MLB Scouting Bureau's Scout Development Program and is a firm believer in the importance of combining stats and scouting. He welcomes questions via e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter.
Derek,
Why Andy LaRoche? And do you think Colby will bring his success back from Japan?