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]]> By: pjs24 http://www.fantasyballjunkie.com/?p=1441&cpage=1#comment-273 pjs24 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:12:49 +0000 http://www.fantasyballjunkie.com/?p=1441#comment-273 "he concluded that having a batting average stud like Joe Mauer or Ichiro Suzuki would be enough to offset the average dead-weight produced by someone like Adam Dunn." Unfortunately my final conclusion wasn't that you need an AVG beast like Ichiro to counterweight Dunn. I was merely showing the differences between the elites like those two and the AVG anchors like Dunn. I did the piece to show that these guys have more value than perceived because so many are afraid of the batting average. Mark Reynolds has an ADP of 242 which is just absurd when you consider his power and speed. As such, I won't delve into each of the points though I do stand by the fact that you don't need <i>several</i> batting average boosters to offset Dunn. I showed that on a team of 13 with a .280 average, Dunn brings the mark down .003 points which will have varying impact on your standing. There have been 77, 84 and 92 players to hit .280+ & qualify for the batting title the last three years meaning there are plenty of options to ensure you're insulated from a Dunn, Reynolds, Cust or Burrell. "With the exception of Polanco, all of these players should go extremely high in drafts and auctions. They require a lot of investment. " This is only viable in auctions if you're employing a strategy that avoids superstar investments. I don't get the draft comparison between Ichiro/Dunn & Hunter/Pence. You don't need to go out of your way to roster Ichiro and Pujols, but it's also not as if landing one of them offers just the AVG boost anyway. I've always been a fan of the power-speed combos, but the market for big power/low average players is rife with enormous value and it shouldn't be ignored. “he concluded that having a batting average stud like Joe Mauer or Ichiro Suzuki would be enough to offset the average dead-weight produced by someone like Adam Dunn.”

Unfortunately my final conclusion wasn’t that you need an AVG beast like Ichiro to counterweight Dunn. I was merely showing the differences between the elites like those two and the AVG anchors like Dunn. I did the piece to show that these guys have more value than perceived because so many are afraid of the batting average. Mark Reynolds has an ADP of 242 which is just absurd when you consider his power and speed.

As such, I won’t delve into each of the points though I do stand by the fact that you don’t need several batting average boosters to offset Dunn. I showed that on a team of 13 with a .280 average, Dunn brings the mark down .003 points which will have varying impact on your standing. There have been 77, 84 and 92 players to hit .280+ & qualify for the batting title the last three years meaning there are plenty of options to ensure you’re insulated from a Dunn, Reynolds, Cust or Burrell.

“With the exception of Polanco, all of these players should go extremely high in drafts and auctions. They require a lot of investment. ”

This is only viable in auctions if you’re employing a strategy that avoids superstar investments. I don’t get the draft comparison between Ichiro/Dunn & Hunter/Pence. You don’t need to go out of your way to roster Ichiro and Pujols, but it’s also not as if landing one of them offers just the AVG boost anyway.

I’ve always been a fan of the power-speed combos, but the market for big power/low average players is rife with enormous value and it shouldn’t be ignored.

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