fantasy baseball players, i have a question

[MrDingleDangle]

i have had him on my bench for a while and he is just killing me sitting there, do i try and trade him, dunno what i could get for him...or just drop him

or do i just have him sit and hope he comes out of his funk

 

[Storm]

Depends how many managers...

In my league there is 6-8 and he was dropped like a month ago and no one has picked him up.

I honestly dont think hes going to hit above .300 this season.

Sadly having A-Rod is a mindfvck for Jeter...

Hopefully he will come out of the funk but I really doubt it.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

yeah we have 8 managers and its getting really hard to keep him because there are so many good players out there that I could use...

 

[PoPPeR]

with 8 managers he's probably not worth it. There are probably 8 better shortstops in the majors, overall and so far this season.

 

[SuperMachoMan]

Although he is sometimes overrated, Jeter is much better than how he has played this year. When all is said and done, he should end the year with close to 100 runs and 100 RBI's batting second in that lineup. He is certainly still a top ten shortstop. Even top players go through prolonged slumps, I would just leave him in and not worry about it. Who are you playing over him?

I don't think you would get fair value trading him away at this point. Like the stock market, you don't want to "sell low".

 

[MrDingleDangle]

right now i just picked up guillen because i am desperatly in need of a higher team batting average

 

[SuperMachoMan]

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
right now i just picked up guillen because i am desperatly in need of a higher team batting average

Guillen is not a better long term bet than Jeter. Rodriguez, Tejada, Renteria, and Garciaparra (when healthy) are the only SS's I would rank clearly ahead of Jeter. Look at their long term track records, it is obvious who the better player is. I would drop Guillen and stick jeter back in there. Have some patience, the season is only a month old!

 

[MrDingleDangle]

well we are playint rotisserie so i had womack in for a while and now i lead by a lot in SB, but my average is way down so I need someone to pick that up...

 

[PoPPeR]

if jeter's batting average goes up, he will score a sh!tload of runs.

 

[SuperMachoMan]

Originally posted by: MrDingleDangle
well we are playint rotisserie so i had womack in for a while and now i lead by a lot in SB, but my average is way down so I need someone to pick that up...

I would be surprised if, even with his bad start, Jeter ends the season with a lower batting average than Guillen. Look at how slow Tejada started last year for example. Over the course of a season, the variance is smoothed out and the better players will finish with the better stats.

 

[ThePresence]

He just hit a hard basehit to left field.

 

[TheNinja]

I love having people like you in my leagues . Sad to say but you just have to ride it out. You can't drop him b/c you'll give someone else a top 5 SS in the long run. You can't trade him b/c his value is so low you won't get much for him. Your only solution is to stash him on the bench (if you have enough room) and wait for him to pick it up. And he will play much better this season that he has in April, he has a career average of .314, what makes you think this year would be much different?

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: Staley8
I love having people like you in my leagues . Sad to say but you just have to ride it out. You can't drop him b/c you'll give someone else a top 5 SS in the long run. You can't trade him b/c his value is so low you won't get much for him. Your only solution is to stash him on the bench (if you have enough room) and wait for him to pick it up. And he will play much better this season that he has in April, he has a career average of .314, what makes you think this year would be much different?

hey i havent dropped him yet...the only reason i even consider it is because it is such a small league and i dont have much bench space because we only have 1 DL spot and I have Prior and Sexon on the DL

 

[xenocyd3]

trade him

 

[Eagle1Fox2]

trade or wait it out; hes def gonna play better

 

[gistech1978]

jeter is the most overrated SS in baseball.
royce clayton would be a better pickup than jeter.
hes on my list of players i would never draft.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: gistech1978
jeter is the most overrated SS in baseball.
royce clayton would be a better pickup than jeter.
hes on my list of players i would never draft.

I don't play fantasy ball, but that has to be the most ignorant comment I've seen today.

 

[Gurck]

All week

 

[Liviathan]

Most leagues he is a no-drop. I would say trade him. But I am sure his value/production will come around.

 

[PlatinumGold]

i'd take Furcal over Jeter right now tho.

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: gistech1978
jeter is the most overrated SS in baseball.
royce clayton would be a better pickup than jeter.
hes on my list of players i would never draft.

I don't play fantasy ball, but that has to be the most ignorant comment I've seen today.

im glad you think so.
lets see here...
jeter is hitting a whopping .200 with 2 HRs and 13 RBIs and 3 errors.
clayton meanwhile is hitting .293 with 2 HRs and 10 RBIs and 2 errors.

shortstops ahead of jeter at this point in the year...

barry larkin
royce clayton
juan uribe
omar vizquel
kaz matsui
ceasar isturis
orlando cabrerra
julio lugo
jack wilson
miguel tejada
carlos guillen

just to name a few.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: gistech1978

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: gistech1978
jeter is the most overrated SS in baseball.
royce clayton would be a better pickup than jeter.
hes on my list of players i would never draft.

I don't play fantasy ball, but that has to be the most ignorant comment I've seen today.

im glad you think so.
lets see here...
jeter is hitting a whopping .200 with 2 HRs and 13 RBIs and 3 errors.
clayton meanwhile is hitting .293 with 2 HRs and 10 RBIs and 2 errors.

shortstops ahead of jeter at this point in the year...

barry larkin
royce clayton
juan uribe
omar vizquel
kaz matsui
ceasar isturis
orlando cabrerra
julio lugo
jack wilson
miguel tejada
carlos guillen

just to name a few.

Too bad the season is longer than one month then huh? I personally do not like Jeter but his career average of .314 is much better than Clayton's average of .256 don't you think? It's only early May people, just calm down right now. I'm all for picking up and playing a hot player but be prepared to dump him when he starts getting cold. A career bum does not just all of a sudden hit .350 for a year (unless he goes to Colorado I suppose ). It's the law of averages.

 

[Storm]

It depends on the league and the type, but if there is someone available thats good I say why not?

 

[jaydee]

Originally posted by: gistech1978

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: gistech1978
jeter is the most overrated SS in baseball.
royce clayton would be a better pickup than jeter.
hes on my list of players i would never draft.

I don't play fantasy ball, but that has to be the most ignorant comment I've seen today.

im glad you think so.
lets see here...
jeter is hitting a whopping .200 with 2 HRs and 13 RBIs and 3 errors.
clayton meanwhile is hitting .293 with 2 HRs and 10 RBIs and 2 errors.

shortstops ahead of jeter at this point in the year...

barry larkin
royce clayton
juan uribe
omar vizquel
kaz matsui
ceasar isturis
orlando cabrerra
julio lugo
jack wilson
miguel tejada
carlos guillen

just to name a few.

Based on this years statistics alone why don't you post the SS's with better stats than Garciaparra?