[Lefty Noob]

So how are we all doing with our picks?

SS B.J. Upton, Devil Rays - not on MLB roster
OF Carlos Quentin, Diamondbacks - not on MLB roster
1B Justin Morneau, Twins - .206, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 10 K. 5 RS
1B Prince Fielder, Brewers - .294, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 11 K, 2 RS
SP Justin Verlander, Tigers - 1-1, 6.52 ERA, 1.24 WHIP
OF Delmon Young, Devil Rays - not on MLB roster
3B Edwin Encarnacion, Reds - .259, 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 5 RS
2B Richie Weeks, Brewers - .286, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 10 K, 5 RS
SP Dewon Brazelton, Padres - 0-2, 24.16 ERA, 3.63 WHIP
SP Bronson Arroyo, Reds - 2-0, 1.98 ERA, 0.88 WHIP (and 2 HR!)
SP Ervin Santana, Angels - 1-0, 1.59 ERA, 0.88 WHIP

And the ultimate sleeper, picked by NONE of us:
1B Chris Shelton, Tigers - .514, 4 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 10 RS

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

So how are we all doing with our picks?

SS B.J. Upton, Devil Rays - not on MLB roster
OF Carlos Quentin, Diamondbacks - not on MLB roster
1B Justin Morneau, Twins - .206, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 10 K. 5 RS
1B Prince Fielder, Brewers - .294, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 11 K, 2 RS
SP Justin Verlander, Tigers - 1-1, 6.52 ERA, 1.24 WHIP
OF Delmon Young, Devil Rays - not on MLB roster
3B Edwin Encarnacion, Reds - .259, 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 5 RS
2B Richie Weeks, Brewers - .286, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 10 K, 5 RS
SP Dewon Brazelton, Padres - 0-2, 24.16 ERA, 3.63 WHIP
SP Bronson Arroyo, Reds - 2-0, 1.98 ERA, 0.88 WHIP (and 2 HR!)
SP Ervin Santana, Angels - 1-0, 1.59 ERA, 0.88 WHIP

And the ultimate sleeper, picked by NONE of us:
1B Chris Shelton, Tigers - .514, 4 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 10 RS

Thanks for the recap Lefty...geez, how could I miss Shelton...probe him for steroid use...Where the warnnig signs there? The kid got pick in the 33rd round by the Pirates in 2001!...but he did hit 18 homers and .299 in only 388 at bats last year...still what an April...my gosh...

[ThePundit]

c- Victor Martinez - doing well
1b -Carlos Delgado - doing well
2b- Chase Utley - finally woke up
ss- Khalid Green - doing well
3b -Shea Hillenbrand - stinking it up
of-A. Rios - on bench first week but activated in week 2 - good so far
of - C. Everett - Hasn't done much yet
of-Jay Gibbons - doing pretty well
util - Casey Blake (on bench last week but activated this week) - doing well

Bench:

Jermaine Dye - Active last week but not sure about health so we benched him this week ( Next week - Hillenbrand will probably take a seat, Casey Blake will go to 3rd and Dye will move to Utility
Sean Green ( played the 1st week but found the pine this week
JUAN encarnarcion - neither has done much

Pitchers: We start 3 SP, 2 RP, and 2 SP or RP = 7 total

Chris Carpenter - Not what we expected but its only 2 starts.
Greg Maddux - Better than expected
Bronson Arroyo - So far so good - he even has more homers than Willy Mo
Tim Wakefield - one good, one bad game
J. Dusccherer - Oakland - gives great ratio and K/9 (which is a category)
J. Towers - has sucked so far.
K. Loe - Texas - we can use him as a relief pitcher and had 2 starts this week so we put him in.

Bench: Guardado - we only have one closer and we benched him since our opponent has 3, we just gave up the cateogory.
Kenny Rogers - we haven't had him in our lineup yet.
NateRobertson _ just picked him up off waivers and waived Craig Counsell. Gives us another option on weeks when he may get 2 starts and a guy like Towers may get 1.

After week 1, out of a 20 team league, we were - 9-5-2 for 4th place. This week so far we're up 12-3 but it's early yet.

[Lefty Noob]

Actually, Pundit I was talking about out sleeper picks from the thread.

In terms of my fantasy team, I had a pretty lousy first week (3-6-1) but I'm 9-1 so far this week. Big weeks for Johjima, Vernon Wells, Hank Blalock, Willingham, Andruw Jones, Delgado, Iguchi and finally some performance out of my pen of Tom Gordon and Mike Gonzalez. Sure hope this week's a sign of things to come!

[ThePundit]

Woops - sorry. I misunderstood. My only sleeper pick was Arroyo and he's not even that much of a sleeper. So far he's doing well though.

[klosterj]

Great Post Gotham. I think Fielder and Morneau have the most upside for 2006. They both have a great minor league track record and have no one pushing them for time. Carlos Quentin is a great name to mention, but unless someone gets hurt he'll probably be blocked. That being said, if he gets a chance, especially in that ballpark, I'd make sure I get him. He's arguable a better prospect than Conor Jackson. I would say Upton and Delmon Young could have the biggest upside of all these players if they were in the Majors right now, but the rays don't seem all that tempted to call them up. Upton has 5 errors in 9 minor league games this season and isn't going anywhere until he gets better. Young is hitting .400 with 7 steals, but the logjam in the Tampa outfield hasn't made it easy for him to get playing. I would definitely stash those two away in keeper leagues.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by klosterj

Great Post Gotham. I think Fielder and Morneau have the most upside for 2006. They both have a great minor league track record and have no one pushing them for time. Carlos Quentin is a great name to mention, but unless someone gets hurt he'll probably be blocked. That being said, if he gets a chance, especially in that ballpark, I'd make sure I get him. He's arguable a better prospect than Conor Jackson. I would say Upton and Delmon Young could have the biggest upside of all these players if they were in the Majors right now, but the rays don't seem all that tempted to call them up. Upton has 5 errors in 9 minor league games this season and isn't going anywhere until he gets better. Young is hitting .400 with 7 steals, but the logjam in the Tampa outfield hasn't made it easy for him to get playing. I would definitely stash those two away in keeper leagues.

Aaah, finally a fan...my work is sooo under appreciated on this board...
Welcome aboard. I knew the Tampa guys were a stretch for this year...but why not take the road least traveled?

Anyone else you have your eye on as this season gets started? Please share.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Rookie Justin Verlander put on quite a show for family and friends in his debut at Camden Yards.
His performance also made an impression on the Baltimore Orioles. Verlander took a five-hitter into the seventh inning, Brandon Inge and Curtis Granderson hit successive homers in a four-run seventh, and the Detroit Tigers ended a three-game skid with a 6-3 victory Wednesday night.

Justin Verlander continues to look good...he is now 4-3 with a 3.77 ERA...I picked this guy off waivers at the start of the season...

[MJHMarc]

Those are solid statistics for a rookie.

He has to work on his ERA a little bit but it is early in the season.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by MJHMarc

Those are solid statistics for a rookie.

He has to work on his ERA a little bit but it is early in the season.

Actually he has only given up 11 earn runs in the last 5 starts...the only thing wrong with his era is he gave up 7 runs in 2-2/3 IP during his second start...I picked him up right after that start.

[Lefty Noob]

Old thread... but does anyone care to update with some Fantasy Baseball sleepers for 2007?

[MJHMarc]

I'd just like to make a solid point:

Justin Morneau did not sleep in 2007. If you haven't noticed, he was the AL MVP after we all chose him as a sleeper.

Why don't you start a new thread containing a mock draft/fantasy baseball sleepers for 2007.