PLAYERS:
Aramis Ramirez,
Prince Fielder,
Adrian Beltre,
Kevin Youkilis,
Rickie Weeks,
Nyjer Morgan
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox
Milwaukee, meet Aramis Ramirez, or, as many will come to know him, not Prince Fielder. Ramirez is a nice player, a very good player even. He’s a .300 hitter (when healthy), still has enough pop to hit 30 homers (when healthy) and, if guys do their job and get on base in front of him, he can still drive in 100 runs (when healthy). There’s one problem with Ramirez, though. Sometimes he’s not healthy. He played 149 games last season and 149 games in 2008, but those two seasons bookended years of 82 games (2009) and 124 games (2010). He’s played more than 132 games just twice in the last five seasons. On the plus side, though, he does that cool factor. I mean, he’s one of just a handful of players who fantasy leaguers tend to reference by their first name. Then again, cool isn’t a category. At least not in standard leagues.
Best case scenario: Adrian Beltre (TEX)
Similar players: Kevin Youkilis (BOS), Michael Young (TEX), Corey Hart (MIL)
Worst case...
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