Who Do You Now Consider to be "For Real"?

[revo]

The fluke is gone.....who is now emerging as a "for real" talent?

Vance Worley comes to mind as a pitcher who is emerging as a solid above-average starter. I've owned him since he came up and I don't recall a bad week out of him. I'm not even sure if he was even that highly regarded a prospect.

Some others who come to mind:
- Emilio Bonifacio
- JD Martinez
- Eric Thames

[Lucky]

I like the three "others" you have named, but not Worley. But I am terrible on pitchers.

[Moonlight J]

Bonifacio is the only one I would consider and that is because I'm going back into last year. We haven't seen enough from anyone this season to make a judgment call.

This is when stats stabilize:

50 PA: Swing %
100 PA: Contact Rate
150 PA: Strikeout Rate, Line Drive Rate, Pitches/PA
200 PA: Walk Rate, Groundball Rate, GB/FB
250 PA: Flyball Rate
300 PA: Home Run Rate, HR/FB
500 PA: OBP, SLG, OPS, 1BRate, Popup Rate
550 PA: ISO

[Gregg]

I am thinking Matt Kemp is making people forget about his bad season.

For real in the upper stratosphere of all players.

[Lucky]

I am thinking Matt Kemp is making people forget about his bad season.

For real in the upper stratosphere of all players.

He is as locked in right now as anyone I can remember.

I didn't think his bad season was bad at all. His average was down, but doubles remained the same and home runs actually went up a little. That's why I thought 2011 would be a monster, and spent big money to get him. Turns out the big investment was really a bargain price.

[revo]

at what point do fantasy players believe in Kyle Lohse? Has he finally moved past scrub status?

[Sharky]

He is as locked in right now as anyone I can remember.

I didn't think his bad season was bad at all. His average was down, but doubles remained the same and home runs actually went up a little. That's why I thought 2011 would be a monster, and spent big money to get him. Turns out the big investment was really a bargain price.

Sure, but where are those SBs?

[Porcello]

The fluke is gone.....who is now emerging as a "for real" talent?

Vance Worley comes to mind as a pitcher who is emerging as a solid above-average starter. I've owned him since he came up and I don't recall a bad week out of him. I'm not even sure if he was even that highly regarded a prospect.

Some others who come to mind:
- Emilio Bonifacio
- JD Martinez
- Eric Thames

Disagree on Thames, he's a mess in the field and his bat has been consistently mediocre. He's a platoon bat, at best.

[Porcello]

at what point do fantasy players believe in Kyle Lohse? Has he finally moved past scrub status?

Speaking of mediocre. He had a hot start before he regressed to the norm last year too.

[DMT]

Melky Cabrera

[Porcello]

I'll add

Reimold - His talent is just as real as his fragileness

and

Matt Harrison

[DMT]

I've got Melky, Harrison, and Lohse in RJEL...in 1st place so keep it up boys!

[Igor]

After an awful spring, is 30 year old Jake Peavy back? Thrilled with what my $1 has gotten me so far.

GS INN W L S K BBI ERA WHIP CG SO
4 28.7 3 0 0 26 4 1.884 0.7326 1 1

[chancellor]

After an awful spring, is 30 year old Jake Peavy back? Thrilled with what my $1 has gotten me so far.

GS INN W L S K BBI ERA WHIP CG SO
4 28.7 3 0 0 26 4 1.884 0.7326 1 1

And two of those outings were against strong offenses in Texas and Detroit. He does look very good, though, with Peavy, I just wonder when he'll break down.

[Lurker765]

This reminds me of someone's team name. They had Eric Byrnes and Jake Peavy so their team name was "It Byrnes when I Peavy"