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Baseball Player Rankings & Projections
2010 Outfield Preseason Preview
Carlos Lee
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The veteran just keeps producing.
He may not be a .300, 30 home run, 100 RBI shoe-in, but
he will come very close. |
13. Carlos Lee - Astros - 2010 Preview:
It is all about consistency with Carlos Lee. When drafting Lee you
have yourself a guaranteed, sure-thing Fantasy All-Star. He is a
close as you get to a .300, 30 home run, 100 RBI hitter every year.
In fact, he is a .291 lifetime hitter, and is closer to .310 hitter
since arriving in Houston. Lee is becoming a better pure-hitter
as he ages as shown by striking out just 51 times in his 610 at
bats in 2009.
2009 Statistics:
.300 - 26 HR's - 102 RBI's - 65 Runs
2010 Projection: .312
- 27 HR's - 101 RBI's - 64 Runs
14. Carlos Quentin - White Sox - 2010 Preview:
In 2008 he looked like he was going to be the next 40 home-run-hitter
and become a fantasy-stud after belting 36 home runs and knocking
100 runs with just 480 at bats in his first season as a starter.
In 2009 he was highly touted and highly drafted, but he was beset
by injury and managed just 351 at bats and a mere .236 batting average.
The good news is he did hit 21 home runs proving his power was not
a fluke. His 2010 season will greatly depend on his health and so
far it is all good news. In the off season pins were taken out of
his wrist, his ruptured tendon in his foot has healed, and his knee
is expected to be 100 percent. You add the improvements the White
Sox have made to there offense and at age 27 Quentin could get himself
back into the top-ten outfielders in fantasy baseball in 2010.
2009 Statistics:
.236 - 21 HR's - 56 RBI's - 88 Runs
2010 Projection: .268
- 34 HR's - 98 RBI's - 95 Runs
15. Nick Markakis - Orioles - 2010 Preview:
He was touted as a stud-in-the-making by some coming into 2009,
but fell short of the mark. He did still manage a very good fantasy
season which included 101 RBI's and 94 runs. The fact is his 18
home runs and 6 stolen bases were pedestrian. There is some good
news for Markakis speculators. First, the Baltimore offense is going
to be better. They showed signs of growth at the end of 2009 and
then the Orioles added veteran free agents Garrett Atkins and Miguel
Tejada. Second, Markakis is only 26, so there is room for growth.
He should easily top the 100 RBI, 100 runs marks, pop 20-24 home
runs and steal 10-12 bases. There is still an outside chance that
Markakis could become that fantasy-stud.
2009 Statistics:
.293 - 18 HR's - 101 RBI's - 94 Runs
2010 Projection: .302
- 21 HR's - 104 RBI's - 100 Runs
16. B. J. Upton - Rays - 2010 Preview:
It has been back-to-back bust years for the supposed stud in the
making. Yet here he is in the top-twenty. He was supposed to be
the next great 30 home run, 40 stolen base guy, but he has hit a
mere 20 home runs in two seasons. On the other hand, he has stolen
84 bases in the last two seasons. But where fantasy owners are really
losing there money in the last two seasons are in batting average
(.273, .241), RBI's (67, 55) and runs (85, 79). He truly is a bust
to this point. The good news is that Upton is only 25 and still
has time to take steps into becoming a fantasy-stud. If he falls
in the draft he could be a bargain, but otherwise it may be wise
to let someone else roll the dice on Upton.
2009 Statistics:
.241- 11 HR's - 55 RBI's - 79 Runs
2010 Projection: .270
- 18 HR's - 66 RBI's - 88 Runs
17. Manny Ramírez - Dodgers - 2010 Preview:
The veteran fantasy-stud is better than the veteran Carlos Lee and
several of the above ranked, but he has not been healthy enough
to put up the stats to be ranked above any of them in the last few
seasons. If Manny were to play a full year without injury, he could
easily crack the top-five, but those days are likely over. The good
news is when he plays, he plays like a stud, so a good fantasy manager
will be able to get the most out of him when he is healthy and have
a good back up for his expected DL stint or stints. He remains a
risk because of age and injury, but he still can put up the magical
.300, 30 home runs, 100 RBI season with 500 at bats.
2009 Statistics:
.290 - 19 HR's - 63 RBI's - 62 Runs
2010 Projection: .298
- 26 HR's - 92 RBI's - 87 Runs
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18. Álex Ríos - White Sox - 2010
Preview:
He still has the magical combination of speed and pop that makes
fantasy owners drool, but his stats seem to just come shy of being
an All-Star and came far off in 2009. That is why a move to Chicago
can do nothing but help Rios at this point...unless you count his
.199 batting average with 146 at bats after his trade to Chicago.
The hope is with a healthy Carlos Quentin, newly-acquired spark
plug Juan Pierre and future star Gordon Beckham will put Rios in
the middle of a great offense, he should see a lot pf good pitches,
he should get plenty of RBI and run opportunities and thus he could
become the Fantasy All-Star he has been expected to be. At 29 Rios
is coming into his prime and though 30-30 is asking a bit much,
Rios should be good for 20 to 25 home runs and 20 to 30 stolen bases.
2009 Statistics:
.247 - 17 HR's - 71 RBI's - 63 Runs
2010 Projection: .283
- 22 HR's - 84 RBI's - 92 Runs
