Pleasant surprises, and otherwise.....
Which player has been your biggest overachiever (+)? Who has been the biggest disappointment on your squad (X)? Allow me to answer for you.....
(in no particular order)
1. NTAC: + is BJ Upton - this blue-chip prospect somehow made it through the entire draft and Marc wisely scooped him from the wire. Upton has been the 43rd most valuable player thus far.
X is Chris Carpenter. Hey, at least he got 6 (bad) innings in.
2. Four Dingers: + is Ryan Braun. That was easy.
X is a bit tougher, but I'm naming Michael Young, whose 770ish OPS is a disappointment.
3. One Hitter Quitters: + has to be Carlos Pena. Don't you remember all the experts calling him to bang 40+ long balls this year? Neither do I.
X is probably Roy Halladay. Not a huge dropoff, but K's are on the weak side.
4. Cleft Assholes: + is Brandon Phillips. He's the 10th most valuable player thus far. Damn.
X not any huge underachievers here, but I'm tabbing Zambrano, who has not quite been the Cy Young contender many projected him to be. I might also be naming him because I hate the way throws an "I just K'd the last batter to win the World Series!!" celebration after he manages to strike out Jason Marquis with 2 on and 2 outs.
5. Gutterballs: + Has to be Eric Byrnes - 47 SBs!
X is Jason Bay - this former borderline 1st rounder is hitting a robust .248.
6. Crazy 88: + is Magglio Ordonez - taken with a flier kinda late in the draft, the best hair in baseball is putting up MVP type numbers.
X is easily Rafael Furcal. Jeff, are you still mad at me for taking this piece of shit (.688 OPS)?
7. Boston Teabag Party: + is tough, but I'm picking Valverde, who has been absolutely dominant this year, especially compared to his 2006. An excellent value.
X is probably Joe Mauer. Is he still using the pink bat?
8. LLUA: + is probably Aaron Rowand - one of the most clutch bats in the game, and a top 40 player this year.
X no huge letdowns here, but Johnny Damon has not done much.
9. Gas House Gorillas: + is Fausto Carmona. 18 wins and a 3 era.
X is probably Miguel Tejada. Did not have the bounce-back year many were expecting.
10. Ghetto Revival: + has to be CC Sabathia, who is proudly carrying the Bartolo Colon "guys who are probably 3-3 1/2 bills but can actually pitch" banner.
X is easily Vernon Wells. Sucked, then got hurt.
(in no particular order)
1. NTAC: + is BJ Upton - this blue-chip prospect somehow made it through the entire draft and Marc wisely scooped him from the wire. Upton has been the 43rd most valuable player thus far.
X is Chris Carpenter. Hey, at least he got 6 (bad) innings in.
2. Four Dingers: + is Ryan Braun. That was easy.
X is a bit tougher, but I'm naming Michael Young, whose 770ish OPS is a disappointment.
3. One Hitter Quitters: + has to be Carlos Pena. Don't you remember all the experts calling him to bang 40+ long balls this year? Neither do I.
X is probably Roy Halladay. Not a huge dropoff, but K's are on the weak side.
4. Cleft Assholes: + is Brandon Phillips. He's the 10th most valuable player thus far. Damn.
X not any huge underachievers here, but I'm tabbing Zambrano, who has not quite been the Cy Young contender many projected him to be. I might also be naming him because I hate the way throws an "I just K'd the last batter to win the World Series!!" celebration after he manages to strike out Jason Marquis with 2 on and 2 outs.
5. Gutterballs: + Has to be Eric Byrnes - 47 SBs!
X is Jason Bay - this former borderline 1st rounder is hitting a robust .248.
6. Crazy 88: + is Magglio Ordonez - taken with a flier kinda late in the draft, the best hair in baseball is putting up MVP type numbers.
X is easily Rafael Furcal. Jeff, are you still mad at me for taking this piece of shit (.688 OPS)?
7. Boston Teabag Party: + is tough, but I'm picking Valverde, who has been absolutely dominant this year, especially compared to his 2006. An excellent value.
X is probably Joe Mauer. Is he still using the pink bat?
8. LLUA: + is probably Aaron Rowand - one of the most clutch bats in the game, and a top 40 player this year.
X no huge letdowns here, but Johnny Damon has not done much.
9. Gas House Gorillas: + is Fausto Carmona. 18 wins and a 3 era.
X is probably Miguel Tejada. Did not have the bounce-back year many were expecting.
10. Ghetto Revival: + has to be CC Sabathia, who is proudly carrying the Bartolo Colon "guys who are probably 3-3 1/2 bills but can actually pitch" banner.
X is easily Vernon Wells. Sucked, then got hurt.
posted by JJP | 1:18 PM
3 Comments:
Zesty, Josh! Especially, "because I hate the way throws an "I just K'd the last batter to win the World Series!!" celebration after he manages to strike out Jason Marquis with 2 on and 2 outs."
I'd like to point out that I picked up Granderson off of waivers at the beginning of the season. He strikes me as an overachiever from his pre-draft projections.
I'd also second Johnny Damon as Maude's underachiever. Aside from his production, the opportunity cost of picking him over Jimmy Rollins is pretty brutal.
Biggest underachiever on my team? Jeremy Bonderman. Guy had like one win after the All-Star break. I'd go with the rookie Hunter Pence as my overachiever.
Yes, Bay was an underachiever but Queen F was pretty bad too. Same wiht McCann, Ugla, Atkins, etc, etc.
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