Yankees: Jorge Posada
Red Sox: Jason Varitek
Orioles: Ramon Hernandez
Blue Jays: Bengie Molina
Devil Rays: Toby Hall
White Sox: AJ Pierzynski
Twins: Joe Mauer
Indians: Victor Martinez
Royals: John Buck
Tigers: Ivan Rodriguez
Angels: Jose Molina/Jeff Mathis
Rangers: Rod Barajas
Mariners: Kenji Johjima
A’s: Jason Kendall
Wow. The only team without a catcher who can contribute positively is the Angels, and even there, Jeff Mathis offers value for 2007+.
Normally, I default to punting catching, but this list makes clear to me that doing so will handicap me one hitter. I usually think of starting catchers as low AVG/ single-digit HR/high AB anchors, and those who are positive contributors are so rare that they are inevitably bid towards $20 despite numbers (15/60/.270) that would land a CR/OF/DH for half that amount. As a result I disregard the two slots, spend a couple bucks and hope for 10-15 HR combined.
Not this year. I can see prices remaining in the $10 range – a price which I would happily add most of them. Given the depth, there should be good values near the end of the draft.
2 comments:
You have a great site, very informative. I hope you and Jeff Erickson are wrong about Matt Murton and Ronny Cedeno's playing time this season.
Dusty has to let those guys fail, in order to succeed. I see something special in Cedeno and I hope he will continue to play like he has this winner.
Hopefully the Cubs' new #5 will come through.
As far as Rich Hill, I hope they give him a little more time and don't rush him. He has a great curve, but he really needs to work on location of his fast ball and his changeup.
I like all three players but watching Dusty from the vantage point of Rotisserie baseball, he doesn't seem to put the players with the most upside on the field.
I have been high on Cedeno since last June.
Here is the link to my original assessment:
http://rotomusing.blogspot.com/2005/06/ronny-cedeno.html
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