Which scrubs (NL-only)?

[overkill94]

Need a couple replacements to plug in for Utley and Gibbons (and possibly Rolen). Which of these guys are most worthy of a roster spot? BTW, OBP instead of BA

Donnie Murphy
Jason Giambi
Allen Craig
Lucas Duda
Mark Kotsay
Angel Sanchez
Mike Fontenot
Willie Harris
Craig Counsell
Scott Cousins
Jose Morales
Geoff Blum
Miguel Cairo
Jason Michaels
Alberto Gonzalez
Laynce Nix
Aaron Miles
Ross Gload

[swampdragon]

allen craig was a reserve in our draft
sanchez was actually drafted for a buck

the others were not so lucky-

looks about as good as my catching choice
but at least Utley will come back (as long as he can sit down while fielding) :blabla:

[Pauly]

I think Donnie Murphy is the only starter on that list......Right?

[overkill94]

I think Donnie Murphy is the only starter on that list......Right?

Yup, and I already have Bonifacio so I would have the Marlins' 3B market cornered!

The worst part is that everyone's on waivers until April 12th so I probably won't even get the semi-decent choices unless my team has a bad first week.

[Daver]

One vote here for Allen Craig. I see 300-400 AB's for him this year. He will backup Freese at 3B and play 1B on Albert's (hoped for) rare off days.

However, his main position will be RF I think. Berkman in RF is this close to a platoon already and there is no way he holds up to the rigors of RF all year long.

I could see 15 Homers and 60 RBI's with a .260-.270 average. He's hitting .350-.360 this spring.

We'll see.

Daver

[Hammer]

Donnie Murphy
Allen Craig
Willie Harris- Depending on Bay's health

[overkill94]

One vote here for Allen Craig. I see 300-400 AB's for him this year. He will backup Freese at 3B and play 1B on Albert's (hoped for) rare off days.

However, his main position will be RF I think. Berkman in RF is this close to a platoon already and there is no way he holds up to the rigors of RF all year long.

I could see 15 Homers and 60 RBI's with a .260-.270 average. He's hitting .350-.360 this spring.

We'll see.

Daver

I like Craig a lot myself (had him on my minor league roster a few years back) so I'll probably put him 1st in priority.

Is Kotsay going to get most of the starts while Hart is out? I realize he's nothing special but he's put up some pretty good OBP's in the past and is hitting behind some pretty good bats (at least in today's line-up). Will Nyjer Morgan be a factor?

[chancellor]

Is Kotsay going to get most of the starts while Hart is out? I realize he's nothing special but he's put up some pretty good OBP's in the past and is hitting behind some pretty good bats (at least in today's line-up). Will Nyjer Morgan be a factor?

That's what I've heard and read. I'm admittedly surprised - I'd expected Morgan to start while Hart was on the DL.

[overkill94]

Turns out someone had taken Allen Craig in the reserve round after all, he just hadn't been added to that team when I posted this

Anywho, we finally get to make our first moves so I need to put my waiver claims in order. How you would rank the following players who lead this early season in at-bats:

Willie Bloomquist
Wilson Valdez
Angel Sanchez
Willie Harris
Donnie Murphy
Humberto Quintero
Jason Jaramillo
Lucas Duda
Mark Kotsay
Aaron Miles
Wil Nieves
Ryan Roberts
Erick Almonte
Laynce Nix
Jason Bourgeois

Thanks!

[joncarlos]

Duda
Bloomquist
Sanchez
Roberts
Valdez

Bloomquist will probably force his way into the lineup for a while based on his hot start, even with Drew back.