2013 MLB players to keep an eye on (will be updated all spring)

darrell74 · 04-15-13, 03:51 AM

I just picked up Matt Adams, 1st baseman for thre Cardinals(backup?)
got me a home run, batting over 600 right now.
I recommend him for a neat little pickup if you got room

Grits n' Gravy · 04-15-13, 04:18 AM

Originally posted by darrell74

I will take Johnathon Broxton off that list
81 era 9 whip in .2 innings pitched

He is a useless tub of shit.

Wrigley · 04-15-13, 06:11 AM

Originally posted by Grits n' Gravy

He is a useless tub of shit.

Thats being to nice to him

dudekid · 04-15-13, 10:05 AM

just added tony cingrani since cueto went down lets see what he can do

Shortstop · 04-15-13, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by koz-man

I only wish that Alvarez who have contributed I little better for my fb team.

Pedro is definitely off to a slow start, I'm confident that he'll turn things around here shortly...

Batting
NAME	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OWAR
Jeanmar Gomez	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0.1
Starling Marte	12	49	9	17	2	1	1	7	24	2	13	2	.347	.385	.490	.874	0.3
Michael McKenry	3	9	3	3	1	0	2	3	10	1	2	0	.333	.400	1.111	1.511	0.3
Garrett Jones	12	35	2	11	2	0	1	4	16	0	10	1	.314	.314	.457	.771	0.2
Travis Snider	12	23	4	7	3	0	0	3	10	3	5	0	.304	.385	.435	.819	0.1
Andrew McCutchen	12	42	9	11	4	0	2	10	21	4	7	5	.262	.333	.500	.833	0.5
James McDonald	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	0.1
Neil Walker	12	42	3	9	0	0	0	5	9	5	8	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	-0.1
Gaby Sanchez	11	22	0	3	0	0	0	4	3	5	7	0	.136	.286	.136	.422	-0.1
Clint Barmes	11	30	2	4	2	0	0	0	6	1	7	0	.133	.161	.200	.361	-0.3
Jose Tabata	9	16	1	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	3	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	-0.2
John McDonald	5	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	-0.0
Josh Harrison	6	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-0.1
Pedro Alvarez	12	38	3	3	0	0	0	1	3	5	15	0	.079	.186	.079	.265	-0.5

koz-man · 04-15-13, 06:12 PM

I was tempted several times to drop Pedro, But I'm going to trust you SS and keep him a little longer.
I hate dropping players, Because as soon as I do they go on a tear...

dynamite140 · 04-15-13, 11:42 PM

josh hamilton has a slow start

MexicanStallion · 04-15-13, 11:51 PM

I'm quite frustrated with Alvarez. He is useless. I had him two years ago and he was awful. I pick him up this season while I wait for Lawrie coming back and he is even worse. I would have been better off starting nobody there for the start of the season.

BigSpoon · 04-16-13, 12:19 AM

Originally posted by Grits n' Gravy

He is a useless tub of shit.

Have never been a fan of him either.

Shortstop · 04-16-13, 09:34 AM

Originally posted by koz-man

I was tempted several times to drop Pedro, But I'm going to trust you SS and keep him a little longer.
I hate dropping players, Because as soon as I do they go on a tear...

Originally posted by MexicanStallion

I'm quite frustrated with Alvarez. He is useless. I had him two years ago and he was awful. I pick him up this season while I wait for Lawrie coming back and he is even worse. I would have been better off starting nobody there for the start of the season.

Another night of nothing out of El Toro. His average is down to .073 heading into tonight with only 1 RBI.

The Bucs can't afford to keep him out of the lineup, but at this pace, a day off may be the best remedy...

I would highly recommend picking up Starling Marte if at all possible.

koz-man · 04-16-13, 12:43 PM

Marte is on the hot list now. Hard to get.
I'm glad I picked up Carpenter (1b,2b,3b,of) Stl. a while back.
He is filling in @ 3b till Pedro starts blasting homers.

Andy117 · 04-16-13, 07:40 PM

Originally posted by Shortstop

Another night of nothing out of El Toro. His average is down to .073 heading into tonight with only 1 RBI.

The Bucs can't afford to keep him out of the lineup, but at this pace, a day off may be the best remedy...

I would highly recommend picking up Starling Marte if at all possible.

Not a good start for a streaky player.

Louisvillekid1 · 04-16-13, 10:00 PM

MexicanStallion · 04-17-13, 12:30 AM

Originally posted by Shortstop

Another night of nothing out of El Toro. His average is down to .073 heading into tonight with only 1 RBI.

The Bucs can't afford to keep him out of the lineup, but at this pace, a day off may be the best remedy...

I would highly recommend picking up Starling Marte if at all possible.

Thankfully Lawrie was activated today, so I can get Alvarez out of the lineup. I considered dropping him, but he stays on the bench for now.

Shortstop · 04-17-13, 09:00 AM

Unreal! Pedro was finally having a great night and the game gets washed out...

Hopefully he's breaking out of his slump and gets things rolling!

koz-man · 04-17-13, 12:39 PM

Tony Cingrani making his 1st start this season for the Reds tomorrow against Miami.

dynamite140 · 04-17-13, 06:06 PM

uggla is doing pretty good

Shortstop · 04-18-13, 08:18 AM

Stop the presses! El Toro collected his 2nd RBI of the season last night AND raised his average to .089!

I also have a feeling that A.J. is going to toss a no-hitter this year...

koz-man · 04-18-13, 04:26 PM

Originally posted by Shortstop

Stop the presses! El Toro collected his 2nd RBI of the season last night AND raised his average to .089!

I also have a feeling that A.J. is going to toss a no-hitter this year...

I hope so, I like AJ just not against Cincy.

MexicanStallion · 04-18-13, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by koz-man

Tony Cingrani making his 1st start this season for the Reds tomorrow against Miami.

I'm excited. He thew well last year in a very small sample from the bullpen. I hate that he is starting at the expense of Cueto, but let's see what he can do in about 3 starts.

dynamite140 · 04-18-13, 11:41 PM

hudson is pretty good now

Shortstop · 04-19-13, 07:49 AM

Originally posted by koz-man

Tony Cingrani making his 1st start this season for the Reds tomorrow against Miami.

Originally posted by MexicanStallion

I'm excited. He thew well last year in a very small sample from the bullpen. I hate that he is starting at the expense of Cueto, but let's see what he can do in about 3 starts.

A very nice outing for Cingrani as the Reds beat up on the Marlins, 11-1...

T Cingrani
(W, 1-0)

5.0

5

1

3

8

1

102-65

1.80

gryfyn1 · 04-19-13, 08:12 AM

Cingrani's start always comes with the caveat that he played against the Marlins; but I'm not sure he will have any long term success as a starter. Last night he threw 82/102 four seamers. Its very hard to to rely on a fastball as a starter, especially without having great command.

His fastball is very good, and his slider can be good but inconsistently, as a starter he will have some extremely good outings but will also have some very bad ones

koz-man · 04-19-13, 11:11 AM

I'm glad Tonys' first outing was a good one & hope he keeps it up.
Better yet.. I'm glad for another W for the Reds.

dynamite140 · 04-19-13, 11:10 PM

watch out for verlander this time

Shortstop · 04-19-13, 11:21 PM

Wandy with an absolute gem tonight against the Braves and Pedro launched off again!

LET'S GO BUCS!

dynamite140 · 04-20-13, 11:24 PM

todd helton from the rockies

koz-man · 04-22-13, 12:23 AM

WTF is up with Victor Martinez. A career .300 hitter and this year so far 183/296/200 with 0 hrs, 4 rbis, and 2 runs scored...

Do I drop him? Or will he turn it around?

Shortstop · 04-22-13, 08:37 AM

Originally posted by koz-man

WTF is up with Victor Martinez. A career .300 hitter and this year so far 183/296/200 with 0 hrs, 4 rbis, and 2 runs scored...

Do I drop him? Or will he turn it around?

I realize it's still very early, but I am also surprised at the lack of production so far from Martinez.

In my opinion, both he and Pedro will turn it around and go on to have solid seasons...

gryfyn1 · 04-22-13, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by koz-man

WTF is up with Victor Martinez. A career .300 hitter and this year so far 183/296/200 with 0 hrs, 4 rbis, and 2 runs scored...

Do I drop him? Or will he turn it around?

Im still holding him myself. He is showing good discipline and his contact/swing rates jive with his 13%BB and 11%K. His Babip is brutal at just 190, but he going to have a hard time matching the 300+ babips he's posted in the past. His Babip is also killed by the fact he's posting the highest FB rate of his career @ 46.6%, add in his flagging power which has been been slowly going away before his injury and his 30th birthday and the reality is looking elsewhere may be the right way to go.

MexicanStallion · 04-22-13, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by koz-man

WTF is up with Victor Martinez. A career .300 hitter and this year so far 183/296/200 with 0 hrs, 4 rbis, and 2 runs scored...

Do I drop him? Or will he turn it around?

I would hold onto him. I doubt there are too many great options sitting in Free Agency for you to turn to. Any names?

dynamite140 · 04-22-13, 11:45 PM

billy bulter from the royals.

Shortstop · 04-23-13, 10:50 AM

El Toro hits his 3rd bomb of the year while going 2-4 against the Phillies last night...

I think he's getting his groove back!

koz-man · 04-23-13, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by MexicanStallion

I would hold onto him. I doubt there are too many great options sitting in Free Agency for you to turn to. Any names?

I picked up Evan Gattis and he helped out, but is cooling down. Plus what happens when McCann comes back?

I have Vic riding the bench waiting for him to pick it up.

Waivers: Cercevellli, Iannetta, Derek Norris and Carlos Ruiz who is due to come back soon.

gryfyn1 · 04-23-13, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by koz-man

I picked up Evan Gattis and he helped out, but is cooling down. Plus what happens when McCann comes back?

I have Vic riding the bench waiting for him to pick it up.

Waivers: Cercevellli, Iannetta, Derek Norris and Carlos Ruiz who is due to come back soon.

well none of those guys will put up much better than even a diminished Vmart. As long as he stays in the middle of the Tigers order he will still get chances. As far as Gattis, even once Mccann and Freeman are back he will still be playing 3 days a week; so it really depends on your league if thats worth having around - otherwise you can try to flip him now to upgrade you catcher.