[Gotham Dark Knight]

Ryan Howard is picking up where he left off this Spring. Through March 12th he is batting .464 with 6 homeruns. Hopefully he doen't leave it all behind this spring.

[CityofBrotherlyShove]

I don't expect that to be the case. Howard is a beast. I'm glad to see the Phillies didn't blow it as far as he is concerned.

[Grozny]

He'll make the fans forget about Jim "The K" Thome. I expect 40 + HR this season.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Grozny

He'll make the fans forget about Jim "The K" Thome. I expect 40 + HR this season.

THUS...not a fantasy sleeper

[Lefty Noob]

Not a sleeper, but still a darn good pickup if you can get him!

[EmpireWF]

He'll probably go in the mid-latesingle rounds. I'd say if he's still on the board by the 6th-8th rounds, you should snatch him up in a heartbeat.

[Lefty Noob]

Funny that he's having such a good spring, considering the fact that he recently told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he was still "tweaking" his swing, and according to PhillyBurbs.com he says he "hasn't felt comfortable at the plate all spring."

How good can Howard be once he gets it all together?

[Lefty Noob]

Great article on Howard by Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports. In it, Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins calls Howard "scary" and compares his ability to hit the really long longball to the likes of McGwire, Bonds, Pujols and Ortiz. Of course, he did strike out 100 times last season too. Still, the kid looks like the real deal.

The whole story can be seen over at http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

[xdavidwattsx]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

He'll probably go in the mid-latesingle rounds. I'd say if he's still on the board by the 6th-8th rounds, you should snatch him up in a heartbeat.

I snagged him in round 7. I'll be curious if he pans out.

I also gambled on Thome in the 15th round. I'm expecting a comeback of sorts.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Bot 6th: Philadelphia
- R. Howard homered to deep left


Howard went deep in the first game...good start