Over Looked

Last year many players that had all the pre draft hype may have failed miserably. What does that mean to me, you ask? Well it means you can get these guys much cheaper in the draft this year and ride them to glory.

Here are two of my Favorites that I feel are going to out produce many players taken before them.

1. SP Francisco Liriano: Liriano is coming off a season where he just fell off the map going 5-13 with a 5.80 ERA. He was in and out of the rotation with arm issues and just couldn't put it together. I know his 2ND half last year was not good going 1-4 with a +6 ERA and everyone is backing off because of it. That is good for you, according to Mockdraftcentral.com his current ADP has him being drafted at 215 as the 57Th pitcher off the board and he is being undrafted in about 14% of leagues.

Am I inspiring you to take him yet? I should be because he was at times Dominant in winter league ball. In his last game for his Dominican winter league club he struck out 10 over 5 well allowing just 1 hit and was consistently hitting 95 MPH with his fastball and showing a tight break on his slider.

Grab him as a number 3 and by mid year you will have a Fantasy ACE.

2. SP Ervin Santana: Santana is another player who destroyed many a fantasy team last year. He finished 8-8 with a 5.10 ERA and battled arm issues all season. His current ADP is also in the 200's at number 227 the 63rd pitcher off the board.

The angels lost Lackey and to be competitive this guy needs to pitch like he did in 2008 and I think he will. He finished last year very strong going 7-3 with a 3.90 ERA 77 K's in 99 innings and 2 CG while allowing a 260 BA Against for the Angels.

I think Santana, like Liriano, should be drafted as a potential fantasy ACE.

The Bay State Scout
(bay_state_scout@comcast.net)

Ambulance Chasing

The thought of a lawyer just waiting for injuries to occur, ambulance chasing, is a disgusting thought to many. They are preying and trying to benefit from other peoples pain. However, say all the bad things you like, that lawyer is an opportunist. That same opportunist attitude, which we may view as despicable with a lawyer, could help your fantasy team. How? Look for players on the DL. There are many good, big name players on the DL to start this season. There is a possible opportunity here for you to get one of them for a low price. Make some trade offers. Generally you would need to offer something of equal value for these names, but since they are on the DL, you might be able to get a discount. The catch is that you need to have some patience. It might be hard to give up a healthy player for another player who won't help you immediately. But remember, it's a long season. Deal with the short term pain to get the long term gain. Here are a few of the name that you could target: Kelvim Escobar - He might not have even been drafted! He will be in the majors within a month. Arod - Probably won't get too much of a discount, but it's worth a shot. Scott Baker - Good pitcher, could get great value in a trade here. Ichiro - Big name, could be difficult to get much of a discount. B.J. Upton - Worth a lot to a fantasy team. Any discount would be a win for you. Ervin Santana - Excellent pitcher. Joe Mauer - Top catcher, will be out a couple of weeks at least. Someone may be desperate. John Lackey - Yep, another very good Angel pitcher. Jeremy Bonderman - Not as good as some of the other names here, but you might get him for real cheap. -Scout Monkey (scout_monkey@gmx.com)