Adrian Gonzalez

The Padres look like it will send Adrian Gonzalez to AAA to begin the season. This isn't great news for AGonz, but it is for Roto teams.

There was no chance he was going to start at 1B over the Padres' ten million dollar man, Ryan Klesko. What a Roto team could do was draft AGonz for a $1 and wait for the inevitable locking-up of Klesko's back. This would then usher in some full-time ABs.

Now, one needn't use a roster spot for a player who would only get 5 or so ABs per week. You can draft a back-up corner with a better chance of more ABs (like Wes Helms) and patiently wait for Agonz to be recalled.

Then pounce and grab him from the pool! He will be the 1B for the Padres in 2007. (For that reason, Adrian Gonzalez is worth drafting for a $1 even if he only gets a handful of ABs per week.)