Sports Wunderkind » mike moustakas Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:18:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.9 Sports Wunderkind Podcast 3-29: Kansas City Royals Season Preview with Josh Duggan /sports-wunderkind-podcast-3-29/ /sports-wunderkind-podcast-3-29/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:40:57 +0000 /?p=621 This week on the podcast, I decided to switch things up a bit. My Kansas City Royals obsession hasn’t been quenched as much as I would like, so I decided to have Josh Duggan of Royals Review on to preview the season. We cover the ZiPS projections for the team and explore all of the possible avenues as well as analyzing the offseason that GMDM just put together. For non-Royals fans, enjoy our pure misery. For all you loyal Kansas City Royals fans out there…we’re here to help.

What exactly are the 2013 Kansas City Royals capable of?

Sports Wunderkind Royals Preview with Josh Duggan

]]> /sports-wunderkind-podcast-3-29/feed/ 0 2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Basemen /2013-fantasy-baseball-rankings-third-base/ /2013-fantasy-baseball-rankings-third-base/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:16:13 +0000 /?p=199 The infield is now finished with the 2013 fantasy baseball rankings for third basemen. While doing these fantasy baseball rankings for third basemen, what became very apparent is that this is a position in dire straits. After Manny Machado at 18, the general quality of players at the hot corner falls of dramatically. The top is very heavy with Cabrera and company but dramatically falls off after Ramirez at 4. Coming into his 16th season, Adrian Beltre has lost quality hitters around him in the lineup to be on base and to drive him in. There are 3 players that you should be targeting in the middle rounds of your draft if you aren’t able to nab my 2013 fantasy baseball rankings #1 third basemen. Martin Prado is my fantasy baseball man crush. His positional versatility, contributions in all 5 of the hitting categories, and his durability are all reasons to have him on your team. When another one of your players goes down and you are able to replace them with Martin Prado, it is a signifcant advantage. Most likely, Prado will end up on all of my fantasy baseball teams and he should be on yours as well. If you miss on Prado or want more power out of your third base or corner infield slot, scan down the 2013 fantasy baseball rankings to slots 13 and 14.  Mike Moustakas and Kyle Seager both his exactly 20 home runs last year. The Royals lineup is going to be improved as a result of age progression and Jeff Francouer either playing well or getting demoted. The fences at Safeco are coming in and the lineup around Seager is going to be much better with the acquisitions of Micheal Morse and Kendrys Morales. The value that these two could offer if all things break right are the reason that they are ranked so high. There was a period last year when Moose was hitting well over .300 and Seager doesn’t just have power, but contributes in stolen bases as well. Both of these young players should be on your radar for 2013. This year is not a year to wait and wait and wait on third base, so form a strong opinion and decide on  your guys early.

2013 fantasy baseball rankings
Evan Longoria is near the top of these 2013 fantasy baseball rankings despite injury concenrs
Rank Player 2012 Finish
1 Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers 1
2 Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays 28
3 David Wright, New York Mets 6
4 Hanley Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers 8
5 Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers 2
6 Chase Headly, San Diego Padres 4
7 Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals 7
8 Brett Lawrie, Toronto Blue Jays 17
9 Martin Prado, Arizona Diamondbacks 9
10 Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants 26
11 Aramis Ramirez, Milwaukee Brewers 5
12 David Freese, St. Louis Cardinals 12
13 Kyle Seager, Seattle Mariners 13
14 Mike Moustakas, Kansas City Royals 24
15 Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates 16
16 Will Middlebrooks, Boston Red Sox 30
17 Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds 21
18 Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles 56
19 Trevor Plouffe, Minnesota Twins 33
20 Kevin Youkilis, New York Yankees 31
21 Lonnie Chisenhall, Cleveland Indians 68
22 Matt Dominguez, Houston Astros 71
23 Jeff Keppinger, Chicago White Sox 27
24 Micheal Young, Philadelphia Phillies 22
25 Chris Johnson, Atlanta Braves N/A
26 Alberto Callaspo, Los Angeles Angels 37
27 Placido Polanco, Philadelphia Phillies N/A
28 Ian Stewart, Chicago Cubs N/A
29 Mike Olt, Texas Rangers N/A
30 Ryan Roberts, Tampa Bay Rays N/A
2013 fantasy baseball rankings
With the fences moved in at Safeco, Kyle Seager could break these 2013 fantasy baseball rankings and move up towards the top.
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