I’m betting on Bourjos. There is no doubting that 2012 was an unmitigated disaster, but he simply has too many skills to fall off the map that quickly and decidedly. If you can grab him in the latter rounds and he can bounce back to his 2011 level of play, what a nice bonus you’ll get.
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He managed a career high in at-bats, and oh baby, did he ever take advantage of them, winning the batting title and enjoying a power breakthrough. Posey led the NL in WAR, proving he deserved the MVP by sabremetric criteria as well. His extra-base pop may have peaked, but he’s certainly capable of repeating what he did in 2012. Proving he’s just a damn nice guy to boot, Posey donated his MVP bonus to his old high school. He is also listed in our First Base Rankings, coming shortly.
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Where the hell do we start? The pretty much unprecedented combo of 30 homers and nearly 50 steals? The 129 runs in 139 games? The 65 extra-base hits? The .326 BA with an OBP of nearly .400?
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Hamilton has wings and the attitude to go along with it. Two plays that caught my attention worth mentioning was a fake steal of home where he went from 0-to-80 km/h in a blink of an eye and just as quickly hit the brakes. The poor pitcher is still wondering what happened and a change in underwear between innings had to be part of the program. The second thing that caught my attention was with a runner on first, Hamilton took a walk. It was the perfect opportunity to swing away and be a bit selfish but he did the right thing. He’s one injury away from getting a promotion next season and for Fantasy purposes he will be a dominant force in the stolen base category.
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Back in the day, teams tended to wait until after the World Series to start shaping their plans for the following season. Someone should have mentioned this to the Red Sox, Jays, Marlins, Athletics, and Diamondbacks — all of whom who had very busy weekends.
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The value of the waiver wire can never be understated in our game. Who would have thought we’d find an MVP candidate ripe for the picking in early April? How about a closer that would finish second in all of baseball in total saves? If you take a look at the league leaders as we wind down the 2012 campaign, many of those top teams will have found a spot for these waiver wire gems. Without further ado, let’s give the 2012 Wire Troll All Stars their just accolades.
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Out since early July with a strained lat, Cashner returned to the rotation last week and was in fine form. He tossed five strong innings against Arizona, allowing four hits, no walks, and a couple of earned runs in a no-decision. The Padres are going with a six-man rotation down the stretch and Cashner’s got the Rockies at home in his next start. San Diego has been on quite the roll since the break and the successful return of Cashner will do nothing but aide in ensuring a strong finish for the Friars.
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