any fantasy bases impact players 2008

[fivedoorsdown]

who's the hot fantasy rookie or japanese players coming up for this year.


any help here appreciated

 

[billhill999]

Joba Chamberlain (if he starts)

Not a rookie but a cheap steal is Josh Hamilton (now with Texas)

p.s. I am in the middle of constructing a blog devoted to baseball fantasy etc. etc.
Stay tuned.

 

[fivedoorsdown]

Joba Chamberlain (if he starts)

Not a rookie but a cheap steal is Josh Hamilton (now with Texas)

p.s. I am in the middle of constructing a blog devoted to baseball fantasy etc. etc.
Stay tuned.

both taken in the league.

i have hamilton

 

[JakeT.]

Fukudome is the only Japanese import I see making a dent this year. Guy won't be great but if you use OBP in your league he'll help out. Guy hits well and has some power. Will add more once I wake up a little bit.

 

[fivedoorsdown]

Fukudome is the only Japanese import I see making a dent this year. Guy won't be great but if you use OBP in your league he'll help out. Guy hits well and has some power. Will add more once I wake up a little bit.

wow over 10 days and you still not up

 

[JakeT.]

wow over 10 days and you still not up

Haha longest sleep ever! On a serious note, I have a free draft and a money draft today involving some of the folks on this board so I want to wait till afterward to release some of my sleeper guys...

 

[TheWolf]

Joba Chamberlain (if he starts)

Not a rookie but a cheap steal is Josh Hamilton (now with Texas)

p.s. I am in the middle of constructing a blog devoted to baseball fantasy etc. etc.
Stay tuned.

Is that the kid from the Reds? Man is he a nutcase......hell of a talent though.

 

[JakeT.]

For rookie hitters, Joey Votto has a great chance. He'll likely be starting on opening day and he has a legit chance to hit .300 with 20 HRs and 10 steals. Playing in that tiny ballpark of his, 30 homers wouldn't surprise me at all.

For rookie pitchers, Joba is obviously the big name but everyone is already onto him and his value is going to be higher than it should be. Same goes for Clay Buchholz of the Red Sox. If you want a potential steal, try out Ubaldo Jiminez. He has control issues but has worked this offseason to overcome them. He is only 24 and has a few plus pitches. Would not be surprised to see him take another big leap forward. He's going undrafted in most drafts so take a late round flyer.

As far as the Japanese go, the pitchers this year don't impress me at all. There are two closers coming over but I don't think either of them is good enough to make a serious dent in fantasy ball.

Fukudome is the only hitter I see making an impact from Japan this season. The guy knows how to get on base and will hit for a nice average with some power. Something along the lines of .308, 23 HRs, 6 steals, 90 runs and 90 RBIs. Very good hitter who can definitely help a fantasy team.

 

[JakeT.]

Is that the kid from the Reds? Man is he a nutcase......hell of a talent though.

He leveled out last year. He got into a ton of hard drugs when he was a prospect coming up and they eventually caused him to sit out a year to get off that shit. Now he's clean and should have a great year with all that talent he has.

 

[okolepuka]

try look at kuroda of the dodgers. pretty good preseason got going

 

[JakeT.]

try look at kuroda of the dodgers. pretty good preseason got going

I project him as nothing but than an average middle relief guy. I think Yabuta will be a much better pitcher this season if you want to talk about the new Japanese guys.

 

[okolepuka]

I project him as nothing but than an average middle relief guy. I think Yabuta will be a much better pitcher this season if you want to talk about the new Japanese guys.

i thought he was projected as a starter? oh well he just got rocked the other night. who does yabuta play for?