Top 60 OF

I have been waiting on the Braun decision before releasing my top 60 OF for 2012. Sounds to me he was guilty and won on a technicality. That technicality was chain of evidence, it was somehow compromised. For someone who has testified frequently on chain of custody issues in court he was very, very lucky to win this dispute. Anyway his win is Fantasy baseball’s win too.

Has anyone heard Kemp’s comment about possibly having a 50/50 season? 50 HR in the post PED era is something that will not happen more than a couple times a decade from here on out. My bet is Stanton will be the next to hit over 50. As far as the top 60 go after the top tier it is a compilation of similar talents. Some will look to be as consistent as ever, some are looking to bounce back, Rios and Choo in particular.  Most of baseball’s 20/20 guys will come from the OF position. Many will have a year where they flirt with 25/25.

Personally when drafting this year I will tend to fill my infield spots and then draft OF with 20/20 potential, Young, Pence, Gordon, Upton, Heyward, and Stubbs ECT. From there I will go with BA and speed guys like Jennings, Gardner, Bourne, and Crisp. My one true sleeper in the OF this year is de Aza for the Pale Hose. He could be a 20/20 guy and bat .300 from the lead-off spot and go late in most drafts.

With Crawford expected to miss a few weeks to start the season I would be worried. Wrist injuries are notorious for hitter coming back. It has been rumored Ichiro could move to the 3rd hole to start the season…forget about it…it’s a ploy to sell season ticket.

One of my boldest projections this year is that 12 OF get over 40 SB this year. Make sure you draft speed or you will be chasing in that category all year.

                                                           

Anyway here are my top 60 OF. Do you agree, disagree, or want to kick me in the knee? Remeber complete projections for over 300+ players coming very soon.

Matt Kemp

Jose Bautista

Ryan Braun

Jacoby Ellsbury

Justin Upton

Carlos Gonzalez

Josh Hamilton

Mike Stanton

Curtis Granderson

Andrew McCutchen

Hunter Pence

Matt Holliday

Shin-Soo Choo

Nelson Cruz

Jay Bruce

Alex Gordon

B.J. Upton

Lance Berkman

Adam Jones

Michael Morse

Desmond Jennings

Ben Zobrist

Chris Young

Drew Stubbs

Brett Gardner

Carlos Beltran

Nick Markakis

Logan Morrison

Jason Heyward

Torii Hunter

Jose Tabata

Corey Hart

Andre Ethier

Howard Kendrick

Alejandro de Aza

Yonder Alonso

Jeff Francoeur

Carlos Lee

Jayson Werth

Carl Crawford

Michael Bourn

Adam Lind

Shane Victorino

Ichiro Suzuki

Nick Swisher

Mike Carp

Coco Crisp

Martin Prado

Chris Heisey

Melky Cabrera

Brandon Belt

Michael Cuddyer

Peter Bourjos

Austin Jackson

Yoenis Cespedes

Alex Rios

Jordan Schafer

Matt Joyce

Carlos Quentin

Cameron Maybin