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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 16th, 2006

Francisco Liriano To Start!

Posted by rotoenquire on May 16, 2006

Francisco Liriano will get his chance to start, taking the place of Carlos Silva who has been sent to the bull pen.

The 22-year-old Liriano is one of baseball's top prospects, and fantasy owners have been eagerly waiting for his chance to start. A hard thrower whose slider has reached 90 mph, Liriano is 1-0 with a 3.22 ERA in 12 relief appearances and 32 strikeouts in 22 1-3 innings.

This kid along with guys like, Jared Weaver LAA, Hayden Penn Balt, J.P. Howell K.C., Justin Verlander Det. and Joel Zumaya Det. are ushering in the best pitching class since 1984-85.  When a young Dwight Gooden, Roger Clemens, Jimmy Key, Mark Gubicza, Bret Saberhagen, Sid Fernandez and Orel Hershiser all entered the league.  1984-85 was known as "The Year Of The Pitcher" and it looks to me that we have another such time again.  Twenty years later that same thing can be said again.  This is the "New Year Of The Pitcher."

Story By: James W. Foland

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