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04 Jun 2009 |
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| It’s always easier to look back on drafts in retrospect to review players that may have been drafted too high, or maybe even too low. Whether your team is succeeding or not, it’s always good to review what you could have done better. The following is a list of players that, in retrospect, were drafted too high between slots 51-100 (note: things can still change, however, the list represents players up until this point in time).
Last week we covered spots 1-50 thanks to MockDraftCentral.com’s ADP, however, since then there have been some technical issues, and we are switching to MockDraftCentral.com’s NFBC ADP reports, but still slots 51-100. Chris Davis (ADP 53) Davis has posted the power that many expected with 12 home runs heading into June, but the batting average has been awful (currently .189). If he keeps up this awful pace, he could easily be sent down to Triple-A Oklahoma City to work on his approach. No matter how many home runs, it’s impossible to justify any player in the first five rounds hitting below .200. David Ortiz (ADP 54) “Big Papi,” has been one of worst everyday players in 2009 so far. Currently hitting .186 with only one home run, Ortiz is having the worst year of his career. Nothing has gone right so far this year, and there are no signs of positive change.  Geovany Soto (ADP 57) The first three players mentioned this week have all been just awful this year, and have still managed to play on a regular basis. Soto just eclipsed the double digit mark in runs scored against the Atlanta Braves on June 2, but is still only hitting a weak .211.Ervin Santana (ADP 72) It’s always risky to draft pitchers that will start the season on the DL, and Santana was no exception. In 2008 he finally put up the results that we’ve been expecting of him, but 2009 has been the polar opposite so far. In four outings so far this year, two of which were against the Seattle Mariners, he has allowed 31 hits, which has led to 19 earned runs in 18 innings. Derrek Lee (ADP 73) Lee is the third Chicago Cub so far featured in this series, and deservedly so. Lee is the "best" of the players mentioned with his .253 AVG, but it’s still way below his career batting average of .282. He has yet to steal a base yet this year, which used to boost his value as a first basemen. Francisco Liriano (ADP 78) A 2-7 record is never justifiable in the first 100 players drafted, regardless of their peripherals. Liriano’s 6.60 ERA is just another sign that he’s having a bad season so far to go along with his 1.62 WHIP. There have been no signs that improvement is on the horizon so expect this lefty to fall in drafts next year. His velocity is way off, a big red flag. Ryan Doumit (ADP 82) A wrist injury has kept Mike Podhorzer’s favorite catcher out of action since April 19, which up until that point, he was hitting .244 with two home runs. He’s still far off from his return according to a variety of sources, so it doesn’t appear that this ADP will be justified in the first half of the 2009 season. Troy Tulowitzki (ADP 83) “Tulo,” fits the mold of most hitters on this list with a low batting average (.218) and a lack of run production at 16 RBIs. If his stolen base success rate was any higher than 50%, then his value would be higher at this point in time, but four stolen bases is not acceptable at this point in time. J.J. Hardy (ADP 89) Hardy has been playing on a regular basis for the Milwaukee Brewers, but thanks to omnipresent nagging injuries, Hardy is only hitting .238. The hype has always been there, but the results continue to lack offensively. The power numbers are down as well as his slugging percentage from his 2007 and 2008 marks. Jhonny Peralta (ADP 98) The third consecutive shortstop featured on this list his hitting a fairly acceptable .260, but considering that he only has one home run, 2009 appears to be a failure this far. He has been walking at a decent rate, but he only has nine extra-base hits, none of which came in the past ten games. What other 51-100 ADP guys do you feel were extremely over drafted? Which players have had the biggest negative effect on your team so far? Which of these players will have the best rebound in June?
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