Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Leaving on a Midnight Train to Jordan/ Back-stop Preview

Well things got a bit too hairy at the hospital, and my old friends in the Jordanian government have arranged for me to have safe passage across the border to Jordan. I am riding on a government train as we speak, and taking full advantage of their excellent wireless services.

Several of you have e-mailed me saying you are afraid to leave a comment on my blog because you think I may kill you. I would like to reassure all my readers that I only kill to protect myself or for money, and I don't plan to kill anyone who posts on this site. That would be a silly thing to do!

Now onto the catcher preview, and what a worthless position it is! Even a good catcher will do very little for your team; most catchers don't play more than 130-140 games, so don't waste an early pick on one. And try to grab someone who is eligible at catcher but who actually plays a different position. That way you can nab someone who actually plays alot. That said, onto the rankings:

1) Ivan Rodriguez, Detroit- it's a god damn shame he doesn't DH
2) Javy Lopez, Baltimore- solid offensive threat in a strong line-up
3) Victor Martinez, Cleveland- reigning RBI king among catchers, he is young and still improving at the plate
4) Mike Piazza, Mets- let someone else waste an early pick on this clown
5) Jorge Posada, Yankees- disappointing season last year
6) Jason Varitek, Boston- the Red Sox highly value his services, but fantasy owners should not be as star-struck
7) Joe Mauer, Minnesota- had more dongs than people expected in '04 given his limited at-bats. A promising player who has already had his fare share of injuries
8) Jason Kendall, Oakland- former Pirate who was stolen from the organization by the evil capitalist Billy Bean
9) Michael Barrett, Cubs- under-rated
10) Brandon Inge, Detroit- should be eligible at catcher and third base
11) Johnny Estrada, Atlanta- can he repeat his strong performance of '04?
12) Paul LoDuca, Florida- really just good for batting average
13) JD Closser, Colorado- promising prospect and a sleeper favorite of my friend Gelbo, but young catchers have not had a good trek record in Colorado. And Charles Johnson may still be in the picture
14) Matt LeCroy, Minnesota- he's not a catcher, he just plays one in fantasy baseball
15) Miguel Olivo, Seattle- may put up nice numbers if the revamped Seattle line-up gels quickly




Joe Mauer could be a fantasy stud if he can stay healthy

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

i respect you as a human, a humanitarian, and a humanist.
your work is known the world over, but i do believe that J. Kendall is an Athletic on the Oakland squad.
love your work for the movement.

9:03 PM  
Blogger McStallen said...

My god it appears you are right. The great Satan Billy bean has gobbled up Mr. Kendall and the Pirates of Pittsburgh were forced to resort to my old nemesis Benito Santiago. This is a sad day for me.

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