Fantasy Baseball: Early Mock Draft-Round 1, Pick 9
by Ian, yo on Nov 19, 2009 11:45 PM EST
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Joe Mauer. C, Min
It seemed like in all of the playoff/championship matchups I was in this year, Mauer seemed to be on the opposing team. Usually drafted in the top three for catchers, Mauer had a breakout season at the plate, hitting over twice as many home runs as any season in his career while putting up an OPS over 1.000 and a career high .365 average.Mauer did have a BABIP of .377 when he's been a career .349 guy, so you can expect the average to drop a bit in 2009, but is .330 really that bad?
I'm not necessarily sure I'll be drafting Mauer in the first round since I usually like to draft a catcher later on and just leave them for the entire season, but I do think people will be all over Mauer in the first round and number nine overall could even be a little low.
Personally, if he were to make it to me in the second round, I'd probably take a chance on him. If he truly has proven he can be a 25-30 home run guy, I will have absolutely no problems drafting him early, but I would like to see at least one other season before I can really believe.
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i doubt that mauer get 20 homers next year...
i think he got a bit lucky this year with balls barely getting over walls and they will just miss next year,,, he will get 20 homers at the most..
According to hittrackeronline.com, Alex Rodriguez had just as many home runs barely clearing the wall in 2009 and you projected him to hit 50 home runs. Just sayin….
by Ian, yo on Nov 20, 2009 8:14 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
but a-rod is a-rod...
and he gets to play in yankee stadium half the time.. joe mauer is a catcher..
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Not only do I like this, I think grabbing VMart or McCann in the late 3rd/early 4th is better than grabbing a player with slightly better production at another position.
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