But as good as Young looked when he returned from his latest injury in September, we’re still talking about a 31-year-old righty that’s made just 36 starts over the past three seasons combined. That’s hardly what anyone would term as a dependable option.
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Without further ado, let’s take a look at three of my early favourites that are currently flying under the radar.
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Thome is one of those “more valuable in real life than Fantasy” types, especially since he limits your team’s flexibility by not qualifying anywhere defensively. He’s a free agent this offseason, and should come cheaply for any team that needs a power bat off the bench or the left-handed portion of a DH platoon (which seems like a major waste of a roster spot). I sure hope he lands a gig, as Thome is just 11 homers shy of becoming the eighth players to reach 600 for his career, and he’s one of the few on the list that has not (as of yet) been implicated in some kind of PED scandal.
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Okay, so Young knows how to work with youngsters. That’s great, but how will he fare with a veteran staff in Boston?
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He’s a big dude and is massively strong, but is also massively injury prone, and missed time down the stretch because of a knee injury.
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It’s time to check in with some random observations from Arizona. Yes, the weather was awesome — if you can call daily temperatures in the mid-80s without a cloud in the sky awesome — but really after we get through the depression of being forced to endure such challenging weather conditions, there was some baseball to be watched. I managed to attend five games during the week before finally heading off to Sin City for some rest and relaxation (is that an oxymoron?).
Myers came to Houston looking for a chance to revitalize his career as opposed to trying to cash in, and it worked wonders. The Astros wisely locked him up to a two-year extension in August, taking him off the market. He did an excellent job of reducing his home rate (thanks to getting more ground balls than flyballs for the first time in his career) while his strikeout rate also made a nice recovery.
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