Time To Cut Your Losses
The Fantasy Sports Forum.com
We’re almost two months into the season and it’s time to evaluate if your draft day investments are paying off or if it’s simply time to cut your losses on an investment gone bad. Anyone who has ever played the stock market and thought, “it’s too good of a stock to not bounce back”, and then waited too long before seeing that investment become equivalent to a Schwinn bike knows the lesson. It’s time to identify which players are not going to fulfill their original value and decide to either cut, trade or relegate to the bench before their lack of production negatively compounds to the point of no return for your team. The time wasted waiting for a player to “get hot” or “come around” could cost you a free agent pick-up or trade opportunity. Obviously, every league’s rules on roster size, bench depth and number of teams will depend on player value, so with that in mind, here is our list of players to decide on before it’s too late:
Catcher
Josh Bard, SD – Now on the DL, Bard had a dreadful .200 average to go along with no homers and just 7 RBIs in 130 ABs. Even when he returns, he will share time with Michael Barrett. Seek to: CUT
First Base
Todd Helton, COL – Once a triple crown threat, Helton does not excel in any category anymore except for drawing walks. His power numbers have suffered a 50% drop from 2003 to 2007, but was still able to keep his average above .300. Now hitting just .275, his production for a first baseman should make you look elsewhere. Seek to: TRADE OR BENCH
Jason Giambi, NYY – A recent spurt has raised his average to just .216, with 8 homers. His best days are behind him so do not expect him to help your team due to his long slumps, low batting average and occasional time sharing. Seek to: TRADE OR BENCH
Second Base
Luis Castillo, NYM – In his best days he was a .300 hitter with the ability to steal 30-50 bases. Now he’s a .260 slap hitter with his speed greatly decreased from two knee surgeries. There should be better options available on your free agent list. Seek to: CUT
Freddy Sanchez, PIT – He won the NL batting title in 2006 hitting .344, dropped to .304 last season and is now batting just .254. With no power, speed or ability to draw walks (only 7 so far), he’s probably killing your team. Seek to: CUT
Shortstop
Derek Jeter, NYY – His HR totals have declined 3 consecutive years, but the stat which stands out even more is his lack of stolen bases (only 2 this season). He’ll still hit for a solid average in the .300 range but he’s on pace for a career low in BBs. His name value carries more cache than his stats. Seek to: TRADE
Edgar Renteria, DET – His speed has perennially put him among the stolen base leaders, elevating his ranking among fantasy shortstops. But only 1 SB and just five doubles should give you an indication of a player who’s best days are behind him. Seek to: TRADE
Read the rest at: www.TheFantasySportsForum.com
We’re almost two months into the season and it’s time to evaluate if your draft day investments are paying off or if it’s simply time to cut your losses on an investment gone bad. Anyone who has ever played the stock market and thought, “it’s too good of a stock to not bounce back”, and then waited too long before seeing that investment become equivalent to a Schwinn bike knows the lesson. It’s time to identify which players are not going to fulfill their original value and decide to either cut, trade or relegate to the bench before their lack of production negatively compounds to the point of no return for your team. The time wasted waiting for a player to “get hot” or “come around” could cost you a free agent pick-up or trade opportunity. Obviously, every league’s rules on roster size, bench depth and number of teams will depend on player value, so with that in mind, here is our list of players to decide on before it’s too late:
Catcher
Josh Bard, SD – Now on the DL, Bard had a dreadful .200 average to go along with no homers and just 7 RBIs in 130 ABs. Even when he returns, he will share time with Michael Barrett. Seek to: CUT
First Base
Todd Helton, COL – Once a triple crown threat, Helton does not excel in any category anymore except for drawing walks. His power numbers have suffered a 50% drop from 2003 to 2007, but was still able to keep his average above .300. Now hitting just .275, his production for a first baseman should make you look elsewhere. Seek to: TRADE OR BENCH
Jason Giambi, NYY – A recent spurt has raised his average to just .216, with 8 homers. His best days are behind him so do not expect him to help your team due to his long slumps, low batting average and occasional time sharing. Seek to: TRADE OR BENCH
Second Base
Luis Castillo, NYM – In his best days he was a .300 hitter with the ability to steal 30-50 bases. Now he’s a .260 slap hitter with his speed greatly decreased from two knee surgeries. There should be better options available on your free agent list. Seek to: CUT
Freddy Sanchez, PIT – He won the NL batting title in 2006 hitting .344, dropped to .304 last season and is now batting just .254. With no power, speed or ability to draw walks (only 7 so far), he’s probably killing your team. Seek to: CUT
Shortstop
Derek Jeter, NYY – His HR totals have declined 3 consecutive years, but the stat which stands out even more is his lack of stolen bases (only 2 this season). He’ll still hit for a solid average in the .300 range but he’s on pace for a career low in BBs. His name value carries more cache than his stats. Seek to: TRADE
Edgar Renteria, DET – His speed has perennially put him among the stolen base leaders, elevating his ranking among fantasy shortstops. But only 1 SB and just five doubles should give you an indication of a player who’s best days are behind him. Seek to: TRADE
Read the rest at: www.TheFantasySportsForum.com
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
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