BY ADAM RONIS
Here are the players I like a lot this year and targeted in drafts. I won't pick the obvious ones.
Nick Markakis
Corey Hart
Hunter Pence
Derrek Lee
Garrett Atkins
Ian Kinsler
Aaron Harang
Brad Hawpe
Felix Hernandez
Nick Swisher
Chris Young (P)
Shane Victorino
Jeff Francoeur
Andruw Jones
Brett Myers
James Shields
Howie Kendrick
Rich Hill
John Maine
Tim Lincecum
Josh Hamilton
Matt Cain
James Loney
Yovani Gallardo
Matt Capps
Jered Weaver
Rafael Soriano
Ian Snell
Kelly Johnson
Ryan Garko
Dustin McGowan
Adam Wainwright
Derek Lowe
Aaron Hill
Yunel Escobar
Lastings Milledge
Khalil Greene
Hank Blalock
Adam LaRoche
Jonathan Broxton
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Zach Greinke
Ty Wigginton
Nate McLouth
Tony Pena
Mark Ellis
Heath Bell
Adam Jones
Matt Diaz
Guys I dislike or avoided
Derek Jeter
Eric Byrnes
Joe Mauer
Dan Haren
Takashi Saito
Jorge Posada
Jose Valverde
Roy Halladay
Edgar Renteria
Juan Pierre
Jermaine Dye
Dan Uggla
Trevor Hoffman
Brad Penny
Carlos Delgado
Mike Lowell
Aaron Rowand
Dontrelle Willis
Brandon Lyon
Barry Zito
Scott Rolen
Your thoughts?
Comments (4)
Again with the Andrew Jones. I guess its the Mets fan in me. On a similar note, I did get Kemp real cheap but that whole situation in the OF worries me. I know A. Jones probably will not be affected but I kinda took Kemp over Hamilton (whose on this list) and I think I will regret it. Your thoughts?
I think Wigginton will be good as well. I had LaRoche last year and it was frustrating. Do you think it was....I don't even know, the new team or that Bay had a down year, but why do you put LaRoche on this list?
Why no love for Zito? There was a great SI article a few weeks ago about the jelling of SF without Bonds. Sure, that doesn't mean they will be in the WS but right now I feel like why not stash their ace (he is slotted to pitch first) on my bench?
I just took Andruw Jones in the 10th round of an experts draft. That is a great value. He can exceed 30-100. He had a down year and still hit 26 home runs with 94 RBIs, despite a .222 average. I like Kemp, but at-bats could be a questions if the Dodgers stick with Pierre. I like Hamilton better. I like LaRoche because he's undervalued, even though I don't own him. He had a horrible start and I doubt he's that bad again. Zito just gets worse each year. He pitched in a great pitcher's park and was awful and that offense is anemic.
Jeter is TOPS on your Dis-like list???
You must be a disgruntled METS fan...
The names were listed in no specific order.