Showing posts with label Clay Buchholz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clay Buchholz. Show all posts

Friday, March 16, 2012

2012 fantasy baseball preview: Mid-late round pitchers


My fantasy baseball strategy has previously been all about pitchers. I would not hesitate to take five or six pitchers in the first 10 rounds with Roy Halladay in the first and just draft your Kelly Johnson's of the world in the later rounds to fill up my hitters. This year though I am coming to the realization that the maximum amount of pitchers one should take in the first 10 rounds is four, and you could really take as few as two pitchers and still have a solid staff by the end of the draft. Hitters are simply too weak this season, and there is not enough depth to pass on guys like Josh Hamilton, Jay Bruce and Mark Teixeira in rounds 3-6. Sure Dan Haren, CC Sabathia and Jon Lester are nice guys to have on any fantasy team, but I am here to show you that you can get adequate replacements in the mid to late rounds while stacking your hitters early. Here are five guys that are going in rounds 15 and beyond that are worth a risk and could produce a big reward.