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  • Players To Watch #1

    Cameron Maybin OF Fla, This is his year. The prize player from the trade just a little over a year ago is poised to let lose. Maybin has been on this list before and is still very young. A eventual 5 tool guy he is a must own this year in all formats.

  • Players To Watch #2

    Matt Wieters C Balt, With R. Hernandez being traded to the reds in the NL. Matt is taking over the young pitching staff of the O's. Will hit for AVG. and be solid defensively, look for power numbers to come along as the year and his career progresses.

  • Players To Watch #3

    Neftali Feliz SP Tex, The Rangers needed to start building a pitching staff and no better a young cornerstone than Feliz. He is as close to a sure thing as you can find right now. A power right arm who moved up quickly from low A to Dble A last season will make the jump to the majors this year. If not out of spring training then not to far into the season the Rangers will need to give him a call.

  • Player To Watch #4

    Aaron Poreda SP ChiW, People when they think of the Vasquez trade to the Braves think it was a dump of somoene Ozzie just did not like, BUT there was more too it and this Left hander is the real reason why. Look for huim to get a mid year call up and he will not dissapoint.

  • Player To Watch #5

    Jason Heyward OF Atl, He will make schafer expendable for the Braves if they are in need of mroe pitching. Heyward is there best bat in the minors and a real star in the making. If you can grab him and stash him do so. Heyward wil be up soon enough and there to stay.

  • Player To Watch #6

    Jeremy Hillickson SP T.B., I always try to find that one person most are not talking about, but have the chance to be someone everyone is talking about in a year or two. Hillickson is that guy, with such huge names ahead of him on the prospect epth chart Hillickson gets lost in the mix. I feel he could be the stable force that holds all these great young arms together. Someone to hold onto in AL only leagues and as he proves himself someone to grab in mix'd leagues as well.

Archive for May 3rd, 2006

Huber has been called up!

Posted by rotoenquire on May 3, 2006

Today the Royals of K.C. called up much touted 1B prospect Justin Huber.  For owners waiting for this your time is now.  With M. Sweeney on the DL with a bad lower back, Huber has his shot to take the DH and or 1B job as his own.  This guy is the real deal and will be taking at-bats away from M. Stairs and D. Mientkiewicz.  If you have him in your reserve or minor league roster or available in free agency get him now, while you can.  He is not going back down to the minors.

Story By: James W. Foland

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Borchard a Marlin

Posted by rotoenquire on May 3, 2006

Joe Borchard was placed on waivers by the Mariners and the Florida Marlins claimed him today.  What does this do for the rumored trade between Florida and Tampa.  I think it delays it a bit, Florida will give Borchard a shot at playing everyday, in the NL he could prove to be a solid pick up.  I as do many view the NL as the second best league in baseball.  In an NL league whenever an AL player comes over I would jump on him asap.  If he was a .260 hitter in the AL he could be a .280 in the NL.  But if an NL guy comes over to the AL stay away from him let others go after him stick to the prov-in AL guys 1st.  Case in point A. Beltre M's, Glenn Davis Balt. (retired). 

Story By: James W. Foland

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Trade On The Way

Posted by rotoenquire on May 3, 2006

The Florida Marlins are trying to trade Scott Olson SP to the Tampa Bay for Joey Gathright OF.  This seems to set the stage for Rocco Baldelli coming back from the DL with a starting job waiting for him, this is good news for his fantasy owners.  This would also shore up the outfield for the Marlins with Gathright, Willingham and Cabrera.  This also means Jeremy Hermida will be relegated to the 4th man in the outfield upsetting some people in fantasy baseball high on the young outfielder.  The Marlins have a ton of extra young pitching stockpiled and can afford to deal such a great young talent as Olsen.  Gathright, who some consider to be the fasted man in baseball would give Florida the much needed speed they have missed since Juan Pierre left the team.

Story By: James W. Foland

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