If you must...

Tony Batista

Russell Branyan

Alex Gonzalez

What do these three players have in common?

They are all 20 HR hitters with horrendous AVGs, and, because of that power, all three will be drafted.

The question is how do you manage your roster if you want to add one?

While I wouldn’t overpay for any of them, I am not adverse to adding them at the right price. That price would generally be in the $5 range for any of them. I know Branyan may not start, but his HR totals will be there regardless. The fewer ABs make him more valuable in my mind despite fewer RBI opportunities.

In addition to the price being right, I would also require at least one high AB/high AVG hitter like Ichiro Suzuki or Michael Young or Derek Jeter of Vlad Guerrero on my roster. The higher the AVG the better your team AVG can withstand the hit.

Another factor would be as the presences of as few high AB/mediocre AVG hitters as possible. These I define as players who hit in the .255-.270 range and play everyday. Too many of these will swamp the high AB/high AVG player(s). Once this occurs, adding a Batista or Gonzalez or Branyan is the quickest way to the 1-3 points in AVG.

If your properly buttress your AVG high AB/good-to-great AVG hitters, you can draft, and enjoy, any of those players.

Of course, ignoring them is also a prudent strategy even if you do have high AVG players.