Buster Olney of ESPN media has a list of 10 good performances that have flew under the radar in the first 6th of the 2009 season. These are the types of efforts fantasy players typically ignore/take for granted. What we focus more closely on are the 10 awful efforts to date because they are typically the root cause of our team's awful starts.
Here are Top 10 hitting performances that are doing nothing but hurting fantasy players. The ones topping the list are generally those players who have hurt fantasy players regardless of league format, mixed or single.
The ones towards the bottom of the list have hurt mixed leaguers by severely under-performing what had been projected to be good substitutes for higher drafted players. Mariners' 3B Adrian Beltre was a trendy late mid-round pick for those willing to pass on Chipper Jones in the 5th round. The same can be said of OF Cameron Maybinf or those looking for speed on the cheap.
Fantasy players in AL- and/or NL-Only leagues can just hope their teams have just a single season killer. Multiple entries on the same team typically explain a poor start. The worry is the lack of replacements to right the ship if these bad starts are harbingers of bad seasons. Mixed leaguers always have substitutes.
1. SS Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies:
2. OF B.J. Upton, Tampa Bay Rays:
3. DH Dave Ortiz, Boston Red Sox:
4. 2B/SS Alexei Ramirez, Chicago Ramirez:
5. SS Rafael Furcal, Los Angeles Dodgers:
6. SS Jhonny Peralta, Cleveland Indians:
7. 3B Adrian Beltre, Seattle Mariners:
8. OF/DH Pat Burrell, Philadelphia Phillies:
9. OF Cameron Maybin, Florida Marlins:
10. 1B Casey Kotchman, Atlanta Braves: