Video Game Review: MLB ’11: The Show

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On the mound you push the right stick down to start your delivery then move it up when you reach the sweet spot — it’s similar to the meter in that if you over or undershoot it you’ll fire a less effective pitch. Angling the stick right or left on the upward motion allows you to locate your pitch. At the plate pushing down has your batter lift and plant his drive leg. Then you push up to start your swing. The trick is timing it so you not only make solid contact with the ball but also so that said contact occurs when your hitters’ weight is shifting.

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2011 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Outfield Rankings

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There’s really nothing Braun can’t do on a baseball field. He can hit for average (.307 lifetime BA) and power (he’s smacked at least 25 dingers in all four seasons he’s been in the bigs), he has speed (at least 14 swipes every year), has turned himself into a solid outfielder and has a strong arm. Last year, plenty of his home runs turned into doubles, but he cut his strikeout rate, and given that he’s right in his power prime, it wouldn’t shock me if he made a run at 40 long bombs this year. With relatively little fanfare, Braun is in the early stages of compiling a simply tremendous career, perhaps Hall of Fame worthy in time.

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2011 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Designated Hitter Rankings

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However, Ortiz didn’t exactly blaze down the stretch as we had hoped; in fact, if not for a strong September, Big Papi’s post-break numbers would have looked pretty bleak. He remained healthy again, but the Sox are giving him a bit more rest each season, it seems, so you can expect a larger sprinkling of days off against lefties. And while it was nice to see his power bounce back, Ortiz struck out more than ever last season, so it looks like his days as a .300 hitter are over.

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2011 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 50 Prospects, Part V

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He’s got a shot to win a job out of Spring Training, but more realistically, Ackley will arrive in Seattle around mid-season. But judging by his first professional season during which he actually improved his numbers after being promoted to Triple-A, it won’t take Ackley long to adjust to MLB pitchers. This kid has future star and batting champion written all over him.

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2011 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 50 Prospects, Part IV

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The southpaw was filthy good at High-A, striking out 12 per nine in four starts before forcing a promotion to Double-A, where his results were more modest, but still solid. Blessed with an ideal pitcher’s build (6’5”, 180), Montgomery is a future front-of-rotation starter on a team that has a boatload of such options.

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2011 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Third Base Rankings

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Wright’s power returned last year after mysteriously disappearing in 2009 (his road performance suggested that you couldn’t blame it all on Citi Field). While the pop didn’t come all the way back to his 2008 levels, it was a relief to his owners. Wright’s overall numbers would have been even better had he not struggled so badly in August, but as the No. 3 hitter in the Mets’ lineup, he should be in line for another big year in 2011.

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