Utterly
unemployable as a English major, Josh had nowhere to turn but the
not-so-fantasy-world of fantasy sports. Putting down the
books that damned him to a lifetime of menial jobs, he set forth on a
voyage that would take him through the crests and troughs--the
surprises and letdowns--the failures and successes that at once madden
and excite us all. So obsessed did he become that he decided
to shun the fickle mistress fantasy football for the games
which allowed for his drive and determination to beat his opponents
into bloody pulps. For him there were more successes than
failures, though, and that is where you and he shall meet.
While
the first thing that comes to your mind when thinking about The Outfield is
surely about what conspired because Josie went “on a vacation far away,” a
little known fact is that The Outfield is not simply a totally righteous
band.It is also where you can go to
address your statistical shortcomings in this coming draft.
Now,
invariably as your next draft plays out, you will find that some of the tougher
decisions you make will cause a chain of events that will result in a man in Thailand will
be crushed by an elephant – a butterfly effect, if you will.Or maybe it will just mean that when you were
vacillating between taking Joe Mauer
and Evan Longoria, your decision
ultimately left you without either a suitable catcher or third baseman.When addressing the shortcomings that will
likely arise from having to settle for A.J.
Pierzynski or Casey Blake, one
need look no further than the outfield to make up for the deficiencies that
draft a frosted-haired contact hitter or an aging doubles hitter will cause.
As
was the case last season, the following applies to the outfield…
In the outfield, the cagey owner can
address his or her weaknesses because there is:
power galor
help for the ratio-challenged
legitimate five-tool players in the top
tier
speed to be had for next to nothing
RBI machines
run-scoring fiends
There
is a bevy of multi-faceted talent just waiting to be exploited by you.As there are seemingly different types of
players (sluggers, power/speed combo, burners) filling out rosters across
baseball, even leagues employing a position-specific outfielder format are not
going to hinder you from filling the gaps like Adrian and Rocky filled each
other’s.
Read
on, and I’ll give you the keys to fill in your gaps.