Fantasy Baseball – The Value Of Average Draft Position

One of the best ways to be prepared for your fantasy draft is to take part in a mock draft. Here, you get an opportunity to test out your lists and see how other people value their players. Even though Matt Kemp didn’t win the NL MVP award, his value has never been higher, as Mock Draft Central currently has his average draft position (ADP) at 1.74. Surprised? I know I was, having ranked Kemp at the back end of the top 10 hitters in the league. So I thought it would be interesting to look at the ADP list, and see where we can find some bargains. 3B Ryan Zimmerman (ADP = 41.51) – If Zimmerman is still available at this point, you have to grab him. Between 09-11 he’s 4th among third basemen in home runs (70), runs (247), 8th in RBI (240), and tied for 3rd in batting average (296). He’d be a much better option than David Wright (ADP = 32.93) or Mark Teixeira (ADAP = 27.09), both of whom were taken long before Zimmerman. SS Elvis Andrus (ADP =45.15) – He...