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| Glen Perkins (Min - RP) |
Offense: DSF's team is led mainly by perennial MVP candidate Andrew McCutchen (Pit - OF), who had another fine 2015 season. After Cutch, the gap in talent is fairly large with Charlie Blackmon (Col - OF), a Coors Field luxury, and WS Champ Mike Moustakas (KC - 3B), who finally put together a fine season. Potential player who will see a dip in value will be former catchers Evan Grattis (Hou - OF) and (Cle - 1B) because both lose catcher eligibility entering this season. Compounding that loss of versatility is the question of whether or not Brandon Crawford (SF - SS) and fellow infielder Danny Valencia (Oak - 3B,OF) can repeat their recent production. Helping those losses will hopefully be a healthy Matt Holliday (Stl - OF), at age 36, Mark Teixeria (NYY - 1B), who will be turning 36 but led this roster in long balls last season, and Alex Rios (FA - OF) who has yet to sign anywhere entering his age-35 season. Second year starter Rougned Odor (Mil - 2B) will look to continue to improve while Rule-5 draftee Alex Gordon (KC - OF) looks rosterable though a better reality player than fantasy. Prospects Aaron Judge (NYY - OF) and Ryan McMahon (Col - 3B) both look like the real deal and will be counted on if called up. There are some worries regarding aging/oft-injured vets, counting on players to once again have career years and addressing the absence of a catcher will place a heavy load on DSF's shoulders. Basically DSF will have a small window of contention and if things don't work out, they will have to cut bait and get back on the track to rebuilding.
Pitching: Former-Cy Young winner Corey Kluber actually led the league in losses last season after posting 18 wins the year prior, look for the latter rather than the former moving forward. Matt Harvey (NYM - SP) rebounded nicely after recovering from TJ surgery and DSF will hope Yu Darvish (Tex - SP) can do the same when he is able to return to the mound. Underrated arms Collin McHugh (Hou - SP), Tom Koehler (Mia - SP) and Hector Santiago (LAA - SP) are nice middle rotation options while Francisco Liriano (Pit - SP) has ace potential at all times. Hurlers CJ Wilson (LAA - SP), who is past his prime, and Mike Leake (SF - SP), who will not hurt anything moving to a more spacious stadium, are both better reality players due to their lack of strikeouts. DSF will also need to worry about Jesse Hahn (Oak - SP) and his elbow as he was injured down the stretch. Something this team shouldn't worry about are closers David Robertson (ChW - RP) and Glen Perkins (Min - RP) as they form one of the most formidable 9th inning duos in the league. Pitchers will need to stay healthy and DSF should look to find high-upside arms to counteract some of its good but not great arms.
Draft: With the possibility of Brandon Crawford (SF - SS) showing his true average player talents, Cubs Gleyber Torres (ChC - 2B,SS) would make a fine selection here and ends the tope tier of shortstop prospects available. If offense isn't the right direction, then college arms Dillon Tate (Tex - SP) and Carson Fulmer (ChW - SP) could be possible picks.
Prediction:
RD 1: Gleyber Torres (ChC - 2B,SS) - A fast moving offensive prospect that will push his way into Cubs lineup
RD 2: Russell Martin (Tor - C) - Team will need to address missing catcher and Martin is a fine for a contender
RD 3: Wei-Yin Chen (Mia - SP) - Much better than most believe, wins games
RD 4: Willson Contreras (ChC - C) - Could be best catching prospect and replace Martin if drafted
RD 5: Alex Gordon (KC - OF) - R5 Keeper
RD 6: Ryan McMahon (Col - 3B) - Keeper
Prospect Draft:
RD 1: Kyle Tucker (Hou - OF) - Nice predigree 1st RD draftee and a very projectable frame to build on
RD 2: Andy Ibanez (Tex - 2B) - Could be best 2B prospect in baseball, low risk gamble here
RD 3: Dae-ho Lee (Sea - 1B) - Not in Yahoo database and could pay big dividends if Korean numbers translate
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