2b 2008

This isn't a very exciting position. I thought 3b was thin until I started looking at 2nd. It just flat sucks.

1-Chase Utley 3.73 (Phils) No doubter #1 at this position. He had a rough injury year in 2007 but should be ready to roll up some big numbers in 2008. Being sandwhiched in between Rollins and Howard in the lineup isn't too bad of a place to be. This guy hit .332/22/103 last year and had a .410 on-base. He's an all around top 10ner. On top of the 22 homers, he had 48 doubles and 9 triples. THE REAL DEAL.

2-Brandon Phillips (Reds) Mr. 30/30 in 2007. Almost 100 RBIs and over 100 runs. 3:1 SO to walk ratio isn't wonderful.

3-Brian Roberts (Os) NO HGH Brian! How will he react to the Mitchell Report?? After his obvious steriod/HGH year in 2005, his homers have bottomed out but he still hit 42 doubles and swiped 50 last year. I'll still take my chances with him.

4-Ian Kinlser (Rangers) Kinsler may go 30/30 in 2008. You've got to think with their lineup, he'll bat anywhere 1 to 5. His K:BB ratio is really good. His 3rd year in the league will be a big one.

5-Robinson Cano (Yanks) Cano just signed huge $ for the Yanks so take that for what it is. With more steals, Cano would be #2 on this list. He had a fantastic year in 2007 going .306/19/97 but only had 4 steals. He's not a huge strikeout guy but doesn't walk much either. After a contract extension.........who knows.

6-Aaron Hill (Blue Jays) 47 doubles is what's sticks out to me. .291/17/78 isn't bad either. He's an SEC guy so he's got that going for him too. As his power #s rose last year, so did his strikeouts. He's got to limit that a bit.

7-Kelly Johnson (Braves) Kelly Johnson is a solid player. He bats too low in the Braves lineup to be a big time producer but he mangaged .276/16/68 with a .375 on base percentage last year whle scoring almost 100 runs. He only had 9 steals but did have a surprising 10 3-baggers on top of 26 doubles.

8-Dan Uggla (Marlins) This Loserville Native strikes out way too much (167K/68BB) but he'll be thrown into more of a run producer role this year with the Marlins loss of Cabrera. In 2007, Uggla batted only .245 but had 31 homers, 88 rbi, and 113 runs. Look for the runs to decrease slightly and the rbi to be around the 100 mark.

9-Jeff Kent (Dodgers) Jeff Kent put up a lot better numbers last year than I had previously thought. In less than 500 at bats, Kent went a respectable .302/20/79 while slugging .500. The thing that sticks out with Kent is less Ks than walks. You like a guy that doesn't get you negative points.

10-Rickie Weeks (Brewers) Good gracious. It's time for this guy to step up and at least hit over .250. He did have 87 runs and 25 stolen bases.

As Ricky Bobby would say....The rest of the guys aren't worth a velvet painting of a whale and dolphin getting it on. Good luck having to pick through those fantasy bums.

NOTES: BJ Upton will qualify until the all-star break. He's #2 or #3 at 2nd until the break.


More to come later......................