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SS Help - Fantasy Warning

by GregJP on Aug 23, 2007 11:28 AM EDT Comment 27 comments

Hey guys, very deep league. I need to add a SS to my roster. (no 2007 draft picks) I'm at a loss. Please help.

All of the following are gone. (no particular order, and some I don't know):)

Brandon Wood
Alexi Casilla
Erick Aybar
Reid Brignac
Carlos Truinfel
Elvis Andrus
Chris Nelson
Brent Lillibridge
German Duran
Sean Rodriguez
Sergio Santos
Paul Kelly
Joaquin Arias
Angel Sanchez
Josh Rodriguez
Hector Gomez
Stephen King
Yunel Escobar
Emmanuel Burriss
Ian Desmond
Adrian Cardenas
Brent Brewer

Any ideas???

All input appreciated.

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Hu or Lowrie

assuming Asdrubal is gone.

by Curtis Pride on Aug 23, 2007 11:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

if this is the league i think it is

hu and lowrie are gone too.

by wily mo on Aug 23, 2007 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

to name a few

Oscar Tejeda
Chris Valika
Ruben Tejada

The Reds are finally making a move!

by Rupe34 on Aug 23, 2007 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Near or far term?

Brian Bixler
Chin Lung Hu
Trevor Plouffe

by cooper7d7 on Aug 23, 2007 11:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Plouffe

by doublestix on Aug 23, 2007 12:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Plouffe

by Diggity Dino on Aug 23, 2007 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jason Donald

May end up as the Phillies 3B in a couple of years.

.307/.398/.478 so far, mostly at high-A Clearwater.

by Steve F on Aug 23, 2007 1:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

also owned

greg's list is not particularly thorough. hu, lowrie, donald, and valaika are all owned. the others mentioned so far are not.

granted, lowrie is considered a 2B under our league rules, so these things happen. donald and hu are owned by the same guy so i guess he forgot to look at that team when he made the list.

by wily mo on Aug 23, 2007 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Escobar

Alcides Escobar is a choice left..and as stated I think Brian Bixler is a serious sleeper

by NYSOX on Aug 23, 2007 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I love Bixler as well

But is he going to play SS in the big leagues? Not to familiar with the Bucco's situation.

by doublestix on Aug 23, 2007 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Angels

As an Angels fan I can tell you that Wood has enormous upside, but would probably not be available. Also, the Angels might not use him as a SS in the majors.

Sean Rodriquez is nothing impressive to me.

by elricsi on Aug 23, 2007 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What categories are you using and

when are you looking for the SS to reach the majors? Without that knowledge, I like a few guys already mentioned - Hu, Tejeda, and Plouffe. I like Plouffe and Hu as guys to be premoted in the next year or two, and Tejeda's the furthest away, but may have the most upside.

by LouisvilleSlugger on Aug 23, 2007 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I still would consider Andrus

Baseball Prospectus still thinks he will breakout huge in 2 years and they thought he would put up numbers like he has this year.

by Bravesin07 on Aug 23, 2007 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's gone..

read the list.

by LouisvilleSlugger on Aug 23, 2007 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jose Miguel Torres

haha, he will be legal in a few years

Babe Ruth and Travis Snider back to back!!!

by realityconquest on Aug 23, 2007 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If he's not gone

Asdrubal Cabrera is a no-brainer.

Vice-Chairman of the Sonnanstine Underground Railroad

by Brickhaus on Aug 23, 2007 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Also

Possibly Jeff Bianchi. He's been pretty bad this year, but he's been much, much better the past month or so. Obviously he is very talented as well.

by doublestix on Aug 23, 2007 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hu

has played really well of late.

by CyerMeyer on Aug 23, 2007 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Does the player have to play SS in the majors?

If that is a requirement, then I'm not sure that Cabrera or Hu are good selections. Hu is likely to be moved to 2B unless Furcal is traded, and I don't know that anyone has figured out Cleveland's jumbled infield yet.

by guru4u on Aug 23, 2007 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Furcal

Isn't Furcal only signed thru '08?

by cooper7d7 on Aug 23, 2007 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe..

Maybe it was only a 3 year deal. For some reason, I was thinking 5. But I could be wrong.

by guru4u on Aug 23, 2007 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

3/39 that was the deal

by Bravesin07 on Aug 23, 2007 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sharlon Schoop

Might consider taking a flyer on him. Very good fielder, improving offense, still fairly young.

by DrBGiantsfan on Aug 23, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Reegie Corona?

Maybe?

by hallofamer2000 on Aug 23, 2007 7:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

BL

What about Brent Lillibridge (sp) who plays for Atlants triple a team? His way is blocked by Renteria and maybe Escobar (Im a huge Braves fan and SS might not be his long term position, maybe even 2b if they move Kelly Johnson back to the OF when Andruw Jones leaves).

by BRiffle on Aug 24, 2007 1:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Opps

Sorry, I should have read your list instead of skimming it before post. I just thought of someone though, what about Tony Abreu for the Dodgers?

by BRiffle on Aug 24, 2007 1:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

Thanks for all of the responses, and Wily Mo, thanks for the clarifications. Sorry about the guys I missed when I was making my list. (some position eligibility issues as well)

I'm looking at fairly standard roto categories, and more long term as I have both Orlando and Asdrubal Cabrera in the system.

Some good food for thought.

by GregJP on Aug 24, 2007 2:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs