2011 Player Capsules: Second Base, Shortstop

March 2nd, 2011 | by Ray Flowers |

I love it. The response has been overwhelming, and I want to thank you all for your support and kind words.  I’m borderline ecstatic at the response I’ve received, but at the same time I’m sending so many of these files back to everyone that I needed to come up with a better plan moving forward. Hence, I’m going to be combing positions up the middle in order to cut down on the emails I’ll need to send out. I need time to go out to find the love of my life people.

In case you’ve missed it so far, here is how this all works.

(1) You stop by BaseballGuys.com.

(2) You’ll get a chance to review a handful of the players at the position of the day.

(3) You’ll find a CODE at the end of the article.

(4) You’ll take that CODE and email it to me at: fantasyfandom@yahoo.com

(5) I’ll send you back a neat and tidy PDF file with the top-50 or so players at the position that is under discussion for that day.

How does that sound to you?

The best part? How about the cost… it’s 100% FREE.

All I ask is that you tell a friend.

SECOND BASE / SHORTSTOP

Here are a few examples of what you will receive in the PDF.

Stephen Drew
For the first time Drew hit double-digits in steals, and the results was one of four efforts last year in which a player had double-digit homers, doubles, triples and steals at the position. Drew has never taken the next step to fantasy stardom, but if you add together his best yearly totals you end up with a 5×5 line of .291-21-67-91-10. Who wouldn’t take that from their shortstop?

Grant Green
Green should one day be a star in the big leagues. The A’s watched him destroy High-A pitching last year to the tun of a .318-20-87-107-9 line with about the only complaint being 117 strikeouts. Given that he finished his career with the sixth highest batting average in USC history, that’s hardly a surprise. He should only be rostered in keeper leagues at this point.

Brandon Phillips
Even in a down year he was just a couple of homers and four steals from a 4th straight 20/20 season. Moreover, Phillips has averaged 21 homers and 24 steals in his five seasons with the Reds. His batting average is rarely impressive, he owns a .267 career mark, but his ability to produce homers and steals is unparallelled at the position the past five seasons.

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By Ray Flowers

 

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3 Responses to “2011 Player Capsules: Second Base, Shortstop”

  1. By Glen Bentley on Mar 1, 2011

    Nice. And just in time.

  2. By Jeff on Mar 1, 2011

    I’m curious about Grant Green as well. The Hr’s last year in combination with the 39 doubles is appealing. Plus, Cal league… those stats are a bit skewed toward the offensive end of the spectrum. And his K/BB ratio is pretty horrific. But in a keeper league, I’d hate to not stash him on my bench for next year in my last round for $1.

    But when do you think he’ll make the big club? Are the A’s really going to hurry him up?

  3. By Ray Flowers on Mar 1, 2011

    I don’t think the A’s will hurry him. Plus, they have a lot of second basemen in the system right now.

    I don’t think he’ll get a chance to make his mark until next year, but for a $1 in a keeper league, that’s an investment I think you have to make immediately.

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