Players making bad managers look good...

[Ryno12]

There seem to be quite a few players playing over their heads right now. I would just like to start a list of players who are making some fantasy baseball managers look a lot better than they are. Now I will give credit where credit is due, such as a shrewd manager picking up Volquez or drafting Hamilton late (like myself). However, there also some players just playing out of their minds that managers knew little about, yet stumbled upon, and are riding them to success. These are guys that were likely drafted, and have decent names, but are exceeding all probable expectations. I'll start the list.

 

1) Cliff Lee

2) Aaron Cook

3) Kevin Youkilis

[javy knows my name]

Add Ryan Theriot and Miguel Tejeda to that particular list

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Carlos Marmol.

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The 2005 Chicago White Sox.

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Carlos Marmol.

 

Carlos Marmols more making a crazy manager look out of his soap dropping mind.

 

Theres no question Marmols the best reliever alive, but pitching him in some of the situations Lou has is just downright ridiculous.

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Carlos Marmol.

 

Carlos Marmols more making a crazy manager look out of his soap dropping mind.

 

Theres no question Marmols the best reliever alive, but pitching him in some of the situations Lou has is just downright ridiculous.

 

Did you catch that this was a fantasy discussion?

[JimSorgi]

Miguel Tejeda

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[jyoung55]

Some of the names listed are players that someone usually drafted in the later rounds with some logic behind the pick. i.e. I drafted Youkilis late because of his flexibility to back up both my 1b and 3b and the stats of my league take into consideration some of the things he's typically done well. How does that make me a bad manager? You want me to be ashamed that I'm riding his hot streak?

 

If we're talking about players making bad managers look good shouldn't we be listing players that would usually be a reach but are somehow playing up to where these foolish managers selected them in the draft? If that's the criteria The Riot is the only one I've seen that qualifies.

[jyoung55]

Carlos Marmol.

 

Carlos Marmols more making a crazy manager look out of his soap dropping mind.

 

Theres no question Marmols the best reliever alive, but pitching him in some of the situations Lou has is just downright ridiculous.

 

Did you catch that this was a fantasy discussion?

 

You don't get post counts that high in 11 months by paying attention all the time.

[Ryno12]

Miguel Tejeda

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I'm not saying that having these players makes someone a bad manager that looks good, especially in your case where you knew what you were doing. However, Youk is like a top 25 player in all of fantasy right now, and no one saw that coming. I'm more talking about guys that clueless managers selected late to fill void that are vastly outperforming their expections.

 

Mainly, I'm just bitter, because the guy winning my league right now has been largely inactive, and had his team auto-picked in the draft. As of yesterday, he had 3 guys starting that are on the D.L. and Carl Crawford on the bench. Konerko and Tejada are just dominating for him right now... and it's irritating.

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Miguel Tejeda

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I expected him to continue to decline, especially in the power department. I'm sure a bunch drafted him way too high and are riding him to victory, as the OP said.

[jyoung55]

Miguel Tejeda

explain

 

I'm not saying that having these players makes someone a bad manager that looks good, especially in your case where you knew what you were doing. However, Youk is like a top 25 player in all of fantasy right now, and no one saw that coming. I'm more talking about guys that clueless managers selected late to fill void that are vastly outperforming their expections.

 

Mainly, I'm just bitter, because the guy winning my league right now has been largely inactive, and had his team auto-picked in the draft. As of yesterday, he had 3 guys starting that are on the D.L. and Carl Crawford on the bench. Konerko and Tejada are just dominating for him right now... and it's irritating.

 

That's what I figured ;) Don't worry come late July, early August you won't have to worry about him.

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lance berkman is very good, but nowhere close to THIS good.

 

ditto for rafael furcal, though he's hurt now.

 

dan uggla.

johnny damon.

carlos quentin

jose lopez (batting average .315, OBP .313)

ervin santana

shawn marcum (nice pick coming into this year, but pitching over his head)

george sherrill (#2 save man in the AL is on the freakin orioles???)

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