By Jeremy Tiermini
As fantasy owners prepare for their drafts they should remember that the outfield position is fairly deep in 2010. The OF is home to big power hitters, high average batters, and stolen base leaders. If you keep a running projection for your team’s offensive stats you can use your OF spots to boost [...]
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Carl Crawford
Over on www.fantasybaseball.com, HC’s Jeremy Tiermini breaks down two of the American League’s more potent top-of-the-lineup threats. Given their projections and average draft position, who would you rather have, Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford or Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury? Check out Jeremy’s comparison here.
By James Bailey
Sometime in the next week or so Carl Crawford will become the 16th player since 1900 to steal 50 bases in five or more seasons. It’s a fairly exclusive club that includes seven Hall of Famers, and a couple of others (Kenny Lofton, Tim Raines) who may someday get there.
By Chuck Miller
With so much emphasis over the past few seasons on pitch counts, not much has been said on which batters force the issue. Which batters make pitchers earn their keep? The following top-five list points to National Leaguers leading the charge:
Most PA, 10+ Pitches, 2009
(through games of 6/1/09)
Player, Team
10+
P/PA
Andre Ethier, LAD
7
4.32
David Eckstein, SD
5
4.00
Carl [...]
