25. Derek Lowe – Los Angeles Dodgers (33 years old)Lowe is a great pitcher to target for a number of reasons. He is an extreme groundball pitcher; he regularly wins around 15 games a season; he generally sports an ERA in the mid three’s; and best of all you might be able to get him under value do to moderate strikeout numbers. Lowe’s a guy that you draft and forget about. He just does his job with very little maintenance needed.
Derek Lowe 2007 Projections
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GP
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GS
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W
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L
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Sv
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CG
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Sho
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IP
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RA
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ER
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BB
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K
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WHIP
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ERA
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33
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33
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16
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9
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0
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0
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1
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207
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94
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86
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57
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124
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1.28
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3.72
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26. Scott Olsen – Florida Marlins (23 years old)Olsen is the best of Florida’s many young pitchers that are breaking on to the scene now. His K/9 as a rookie was a very impressive 8.3, and he had a respectable 2.3 K/BB ratio to go along with it. He saw a fairly big jump in innings pitched last season, so there is a chance he tires early in 2007, causing a second half dip in production. That said he has an excellent track record for consistency, he’s young, and he’s too valuable across the board to shy away based on speculation. Don’t sleep on this one.
Scott Olsen 2007 Projections
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GP
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GS
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W
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L
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Sv
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CG
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Sho
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IP
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RA
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ER
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BB
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K
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WHIP
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ERA
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|
28
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28
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10
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11
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0
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0
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0
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160
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91
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84
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72
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14
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1.45
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4.71
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27. Dave Bush – Milwaukee Brewers (27 years old)Speaking of sleepers…Dave Bush is a guy I’m targeting in every league I play in this summer. His ERA from last season (4.41) and the fact that he plays for the Brewers is going to drop him under a lot of radars. But if you look at his peripherals - 7.11 K/9, 4.4 K/BB, 1.1 HR/9 – you see that this guy saw some bad luck and stranded base runners turned into an inflated ERA by his bullpen. Word is starting to get out on Bush, so don’t wait too long on him, but as of Friday February 23, I was still able to draft him in the tenth round of an NL only draft. Bush is nothing but upside for 2007.
Dave Bush 2007 Projections
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GP
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GS
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W
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L
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Sv
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CG
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Sho
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IP
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RA
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ER
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BB
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K
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WHIP
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ERA
|
|
31
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31
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10
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14
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0
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0
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1
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195
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108
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99
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41
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139
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1.22
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4.55
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28. Mark Prior – Chicago Cubs (26 years old)Prior is a real tough guy to profile. When healthy and at the top of his game (2003, 2005) he’s as dominant a pitcher as anybody in the game. The trouble is that we have no idea when or where he’s going to hurt himself again, because he always seems to get hurt in fluke accidents unrelated to pitching. He’s currently getting drafted around round 17 according to average draft positions, which would be a reasonable place to gamble on him. He’s heading into the season reportedly healthy, it is an odd year…what’s your tolerance for risk? At his best he strikes out about 10.5 per nine, at his worst he throws a mean towel in the trainers room.
Mark Prior 2007 Projections
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GP
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GS
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W
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L
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Sv
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CG
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Sho
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IP
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RA
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ER
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BB
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K
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WHIP
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ERA
|
|
28
|
28
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8
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10
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0
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0
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0
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139
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82
|
76
|
55
|
143
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1.37
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4.88
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