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Who Would You Rather Have?

An average player on a good team or a good player on a bad team?

This weeks argument is Brett Gardner vs. Ichiro Suzuki

Adam Wainwright Out 12-15 Months

Wainwright will miss the 2011 Season

This is why you do your fantasy drafts as close to the start of the regular season as possible!

Look for the Cardinals to be sellers this year as they know Pujols is a goner and with no Wainwright their pitching staff suddenly does not look all that great!

LiLbRo's Fantasy Baseball Busts

John Buck - C - FLA - I feel confident saying John Buck's all-star season in 2010 was a fluke.  Buck was a career .235 hitter coming into last season, never hitting above .242 (hit .247 in 2009 but in only 59 games). I'm not saying he doesn't have a lot of power for a catcher, but hitting 20 home runs this year is a long shot in Florida.  I honestly think there was something in the air in Toronto (Ex - Jose Bautista 54 home runs).  The Marlins offense is young and I don't expect it to be an explosive offense which also hurts Buck's value.  His 409 AB's last year were the most in his career, but he only drew 16 BB's to go along with his 111 K's, not a good ratio.  Expect Buck's .281 BA to drop 30+ points, and I can see him hitting 20+ doubles with about 14 home runs and 50-55 RBI's, which is OK for a catcher, nothing special.

LiLbRo's Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

Peter Bourjos - OF - LAA - You know you have a promising career when you force Torii Hunter to shift from CF to RF for you.  Bourjos had a little taste of the big leagues last year in 2010 and struggled, which most young players do, hitting only .204 in 193 AB's but he's 23.  He has great speed and he did steal 10 bags in his short time up, including 5 in the last 13 games.  His minor league numbers show that he can get it done, in 2010 in AAA Bourjos he hit .314 with 13 homers, 12 triples and 27 stolen bases in only 102 games before he got the call up.  So he plays great defense, has some power, makes contact and has awesome speed on the bases.  He could surprise a lot of people this year and quickly become a star in this league.

KeithyP's Fantasy Baseball Busts

Kelly Johnson - 2B - ARI - Johnson has always been a decent hitting 2b.  As a member of the Braves for a 4 seasons, Johnson owned a .264 avg while hitting 11 HRs a season and knocking in about 51 runs.  Last year at the ripe age of 28, Johnson hit 26 HRs while batting .284.  I can see Johnson hitting in the .265-.275 range but it is doubtful he can replicate the 26 HRs which makes it difficult to drive in 71 RBI again.  Johnson struck out a career high 148 times last year and has lost Mark Reynolds bat which could hinder his ability to score 90 runs again.

KeithyP's Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

Mike Stanton - OF - FLA - The Marlins called up the 6-5 233 lbs outfielder last season and he did not disappoint.  In 100 games he racked up 22 HRs, 59 RBI, 45 R, and 21 2Bs.  He did however strike out 123 times, the worst of all OF with over 300 ABs (32%).  Stanton was however the only player to hit 20+ HR with under 400 ABs, so you can assume its safe to say he will hit the 25 HR mark given a full season of play.  Being on the Marlins and a rookie last season most people will look over him, if they do not forget him all together.  He can give you Jay Bruce(CIN) type value as a power hitter (25+ HR) who will hit for a decent .260 - .270 average but strike out over 125 times.  If you can get Stanton in the mid to late rounds, you will be very happy with his production as a 3rd OF/Utility player.

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MLB: Off Season Transactions - Trades

Player Name	Position	Old Team	New Team
Adrian Gonzalez	1B	San Diego Padres	Boston Red Sox
Alcides Escobar	SS	Milwaukee Brewers	Kansas City Royals
Andrew Miller	P	Florida Marlins	Boston Red Sox
Armando Gallaraga	P	Detroit Tigers	Arizona Diamondbacks
Brendan Ryan	SS	St. Louis Cardinals	Seattle Mariners
Cameron Maybin	OF	Florida Marlins	San Diego Padres
Clint Barmes	2B	Colorado Rockies	Houston Astros
Dan Uggla	2B	Florida Marlins	Atlanta Braves
Frank Francisco	P	Texas Rangers	Toronto Blue Jays
Jason Bartlett	SS	Tampa Bay Rays	San Diego Padres
JJ Hardy	SS	Minnesota Twins	Baltimore Orioles
Josh Willingham	OF	Washington Nationals	Oakland Athletics
Juan Rivers	OF	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Toronto Blue Jays
Matt Garza	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Chicago Cubs
Matt Lindstrom	P	Houston Astros	Colorado Rockies
Mike Napoli	C	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Toronto Blue Jays
Mike Napoli	C	Toronto Blue Jays	Texas Rangers
Nyjer Morgan	OF	Washington Nationals	Milwaukee Brewers
Omar Infante	2B	Atlanta Braves	Florida Marlins
Ryan Theriot	2B	Los Angeles Dodgers	St. Louis Cardinals
Shaun Marcum	P	Toronto Blue Jays	Milwaukee Brewers
Tom Gorzelanny	P	Chicago Cubs	Washington Nationals
Vernon Wells	OF	Toronto Blue Jays	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Zach Duke	P	Pittsburgh Pirates	Arizona Diamondbacks
Zack Greinke	P	Kansas City Royals	Milwaukee Brewers

MLB: Offseason Transactions - Free Agents

Player Name	Position	Old Team	New Team
Aaron Harang	P	Cincinnati Reds	San Diego Padres
Adam Dunn	OF/1B	Washington Nationals	Chicago White Sox
Adam LaRoache	1b	Arizona Diamondbacks	Washington Nationals
Adrian Beltre	3b	Boston Red Sox	Texas Rangers
Andruw Jones	OF	Chicago White Sox	New York Yankees
Arthur Rhodes	P	Cincinnati Reds	Texas Rangers
Bill Hall	OF	Boston Red Sox	Houston Astros
Bobby Jenks	P	Chicago White Sox	Boston Red Sox
Brad Hawpe	1B	Tampa Bay Rays	San Diego Padres
Brad Penny	P	St. Louis Cardinals	Detroit Tigers
Brandon Webb	P	Arizona Diamondbacks	Texas Rangers
Brian Fuentes	P	Minnesota Twins	Oakland Athletics
Carl Crawford	OF	Tampa Bay Rays	Boston Red Sox
Carlos Pena	1B	Tampa Bay Rays	Chicago Cubs
Chad Cordero	P	Seattle Mariners	Toronto Blue Jays
Chris Capuano	P	Milwaukee Brewers	New York Mets
Chris Young	P	San Diego Padres	New York Mets
Cliff Lee	P	Texas Rangers	Philadelphia Phillies
Dan Wheeler	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Boston Red Sox
Derek Lee	1B	Atlanta Braves	Baltimore Orioles
Dontrelle Willis	P	Arizona Diamondbacks	Cincinnati Reds
Edgar Renteria	SS	San Francisco Giants	Cincinnati Reds
Fred Lewis	OF	Toronto Blue Jays	Cincinnati Reds
Garrett Atkins	3B	Baltimore Orioles	Pittsburgh Pirates
George Sherrill	P	Los Angeles Dodgers	Atlanta Braves
Hideki Matsui	OF/DH	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Oakland Athletics
Hisanori Takahashi	P	New York Mets	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Jack Cust	OF	Oakland Athletics	Seattle Mariners
Javier Vasquez	P	New York Yankees	Florida Marlins
Jayson Werth	OF	Philadelphia Phillies	Washington Nationals
Jeff Franceour	OF	Texas Rangers	Kansas City Royals
Jeff Francis	P	Colorado Rockies	Kansas City Royals
JJ Putz	P	Chicago White Sox	Arizona Diamondbacks
Johnny Damon	OF	Detroit Tigers	Tampa Bay Rays
Jon Buck	C	Toronto Blue Jays	Florida Marlins
Jon Garland	P	San Diego Padres	Los Angeles Dodgers
Jon Rauch	P	Minnesota Twins	Toronto Blue Jays
Jorge Cantu	1B	Texas Rangers	San Diego Padres
Josh Willingham	OF	Washington Nationals	Oakland Athletics
Juan Uribe	2B/SS	San Francisco Giants	Los Angeles Dodgers
Justin Duchscherer	P	Oakland Athletics	Baltimore Orioles
Kerry Wood	P	New York Yankees	Chicago Cubs
Kevin Correia	P	San Diego Padres	Pittsburgh Pirates
Kevin Gregg	P	Toronto Blue Jays	Baltimore Orioles
Lance Berkman	OF/1B	New York Yankees	St. Louis Cardinals
Luis Castillo	2B	New York Mets	Philadelphia Phillies
Lyle Overbay	1B	Toronto Blue Jays	Pittsburgh Pirates
Manny Ramirez	OF	Chicago White Sox	Tampa Bay Rays
Marcus Thames	OF	New York Yankees	Los Angeles Dodgers
Matt Diaz	OF	Atlanta Braves	Pittsburgh Pirates
Melky Cabrera	OF	Atlanta Braves	Kansas City Royals
Miguel Tejada	SS	San Diego Padres	San Francisco Giants
Nick Punto	2B/SS	Minnesota Twins	St. Louis Cardinals
Octavio Dotel	P	Colorado Rockies	Toronto Blue Jays
Orlando Hudson	2B	Minnesota Twins	San Diego Padres
Pedro Feliciano	P	New York Mets	New York Yankees
Pedro Feliz	3B	Houston Astros	Kansas City Royals
Rafael Soriano	P	Tampa Bay Rays	New York Yankees
Rich Harden	P	Texas Rangers	Oakland Athletics
Rick Ankiel	OF	Kansas City Royals	Washington Nationals
Russell Branyan	1B/OF	Seattle Mariners	Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott Hariston	OF	San Diego Padres	New York Mets
Scott Podsednik	OF	Los Angeles Dodgers	Toronto Blue Jays
Takashi Saito	P	Atlanta Braves	Milwaukee Brewers
Taylor Bucholz	P	Colorado Rockies	New York Mets
Ty Wiggington	1B/2B/3B	Baltimore Orioles	Colorado Rockies
Victor Martinez	C/1B	Boston Red Sox	Detroit Tigers
Vladimir Guerrero	OF	Texas Rangers	Baltimore Orioles
Willie Harris	OF	Washington Nationals	New York Mets

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