Take Troy Tulowitzki for example. If he plays a full season then he is without a doubt a top 5 guy. But, if he gets hurt (again) then he is really going to hurt your team in head-to-head fantasy leagues.
Do you think John Axford sticks around and gets 25 saves? Can Jose Altuve swipe 30 bags? I pulled our resident CraveOnline fantasy baseball experts and had them all weigh in on some of the biggest over/under questions facing every fantasy baseball owner.
I’m starting to feel like a crazy person being the only one expecting a big regression for Matt Carpenter. In my defense, he was in my breakout predictions last year.
The group is split on playing time for perennial injured Tulo, HanRam, and Cargo. I’m the only one who thinks Braun loses 50 or more games. I think he is primed for a bad injury, not PED.
None of our experts believe Segura is for real. James Shields may be with the majority thinking he’ll beat his average rankings. Same for Fister. Not so much for Chris “Come Sale Away”.
Lots of fantasy impacts packed in this grouping. If Aaron Hill hits 75 RBI then he’s been healthy and his other numbers are going to be high too. Is Cliff Lee going to reverse bad luck and a bad team to get over 13 wins? Is Cespedes back and ready to hit 28+ homers? Can Puig repeat? Biggest eye raise? The across the board believe of our experts that Oswaldo Arcia is primed to breakout.
If the experts split on Tanaka, Salazar, and Pujols, then you should take those numbers as a good expectation. We all buy into the awesomesauce being cooked down in Miami thanks to Jose Fernandez. Sadly, no one else buys that The Freak, Lincecum, is going back to the glory days of a sub-.3.90 ERA.
What do you think? Post any thoughts below or create your own.
Brian Reddoch is a CraveOnline reporter and rabid fan of all teams Seattle. You can follow him on Twitter @ReddReddoch or “like” CraveOnline Sports on Facebook.
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