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Okay, so your boy Stats All Folks hasn’t even made a rough cheat sheet and the only thing I’ve done so far is rank catchers. Regardless, I’m comfortable saying that Carlos Santana is a first round caliber fantasy option. Crazy? Not really. Position scarcity is a *****, and Santana provides an incredible advantage at a position that generally produces mediocre-at-best results. Santana’s power potential is tremendous, but the real reason he’s set to be such a diesel option is his playing time. Last year the San-Man had 63 more PAs than Victor Martinez (who mostly DH’d) and came to the plate 225 more times than Mike Napoli, who is widely considered the second best fantasy catcher. That’s a huge advantage to have as a fantasy owner since most backstops have a hard time reaching the 500 PA plateau. The Indians have very little offensive upside and they have no choice but to stick Santana at first or DH just to keep his bat in the lineup everyday.So Santana cl...
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Sons of Roto:
PLAYERS:
Carlos Santana,
Victor Martinez,
Mike Napoli,
Mitch Moreland,
Albert Pujols,
Jose Bautista
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays
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