Anthony Rizzo looks collected at the plate. Image courtesy of the Iowa Cubs. Fantasy baseball is unlike any other pretend sport in the world. There are 30 teams with eight or nine offensive players on a team, five (or more) starting pitchers, one closer per team and some tantalizing bench players and middle relievers. But like those fantasy games, the question in this game…where can I find value? Well I’m here to give you some good off-brand talent. So here are some good players from bad teams. These teams all had losing records in 2012 and the players are non-obvious options on these bad teams (David Wright on the Mets is not an amazing find). The key here is to find value that others may overlook in the draft. These aren’t necessarily sleepers, but guys who could come at a good price on draft day. Today, I’ll be taking a look at corner infielders. FIRST BASEMEN Michael Cuddyer played in only 101 games last season, hitting 260 with 16 HR, 58 RBI, 53 R and 8 SB. Spread that out o...
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Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks:
PLAYERS:
Anthony Rizzo,
David Wright,
Michael Cuddyer,
Prince Fielder,
Albert Pujols,
Todd Helton,
Bryan LaHair,
Justin Smoak,
Brett Wallace,
Chase Headley,
Brett Lawrie,
Will Middlebrooks
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox
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