2005 Rotisserie Baseball Scouting Report: for
Mixed 4x4 Leagues of AL & NL Players
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NL Players
| Rank | Player | Yr | Value | Pts. | Wp | SVp | ERAp | WHIPp | IP | W | SV | ERA | WHIP |
| 25 | Tim Hudson | '05 | $23 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 218 | 18 | 0 | 2.98 | 1.231 |
| 124 | Atl SP GP-27 GS-27 | '04 | $9 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 189 | 12 | 0 | 3.53 | 1.261 |
| P-7 SP-5 | His trade to the Braves is a positive rotisserie-wise. Former teammate Mark Mulder predicted Huddy would have a 1.90 ERA in the NL. As the 4th best sinkerballer in the majors, Hudson was made for the NL, challenging hitters and going deep into games. He did miss a few starts and had some problems putting batters away. An intriguing storyline to watch is how Leo Mazzone will do with a front-line pitcher. Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz have been good for years. Lately, Mazzone has turned mediocre pitchers into top performers (i.e.. Wright). Who knows what he can do with Hudson, but he won't make him any worse - that's for sure. To top it off, most of his family lives within 90 miles of Atlanta. An easy transition did wonders for JD Drew. | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Player | Yr | Value | Pts. | HRp | RBIp | SBp | BAp | AB | HR | RBI | SB | BA |
| 46 | Corey Patterson | '05 | $20 | 4.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 3.5 | -0.7 | 660 | 24 | 72 | 38 | .276 |
| 104 | ChN OF-157 | '04 | $16 | 4.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 631 | 24 | 72 | 32 | .266 |
| H-32 OF-13 | 2004 was a showcase of his power/speed potential. He rates as somewhat of a sleeper. After being moved to the leadoff spot, he responded with 12 steals in August alone - 5 more than Carl Crawford had. He slumped in September with a .198 BA, but still stole 6 despite getting on base 17 fewer times than in August. At that rate, he would steal 54 for the season! | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Player | Yr | Value | Pts. | Wp | SVp | ERAp | WHIPp | IP | W | SV | ERA | WHIP |
| 93 | Kerry Wood | '05 | $14 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 212 | 15 | 0 | 3.45 | 1.268 |
| 163 | ChN SP GP-22 GS-22 | '04 | $2 | 0.5 | -2.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 140 | 8 | 0 | 3.72 | 1.268 |
| P-37 SP-24 | Obviously Wood missed some games with only 22 starts. Actually, he has never started more than 33 games so you can count on him missing at least a couple games. Wood gets a lot of attention because of the strikeouts, but in a 4x4 league, there are some 35 pitchers who will help your team more. In K leagues his value vaults him near the top 10. He has never been a big winner, nor has his WHIP been stellar. | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Player | Yr | Value | Pts. | HRp | RBIp | SBp | BAp | AB | HR | RBI | SB | BA |
| 109 | Luis Castillo | '05 | $13 | 2.8 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 601 | 1 | 45 | 31 | .293 |
| 184 | Fla 2B-148 | '04 | $10 | 2.7 | -1.5 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 564 | 2 | 47 | 21 | .291 |
| H-66 2B-7 | This guy drives rotisserie owners crazy. Why won't he steal more? Obviously he was a valuable 2B in the years he stole 62, 50 and 48 bases. If he only steals 20 or so, his lack of power and RBI are really going to hurt your team. Last year, you could have replaced him with a free agent and gained nearly 5 points in the standings in HR and RBI. | ||||||||||||
AL Players
| Rank | Player | Yr | Value | Pts. | HRp | RBIp | SBp | BAp | AB | HR | RBI | SB | BA |
| 38 | Ichiro Suzuki | '05 | $21 | 4.6 | -1.9 | -1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 680 | 10 | 60 | 28 | .345 |
| 22 | Sea OF-158 | '04 | $32 | 8.6 | -2.2 | -1.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 704 | 8 | 60 | 36 | .372 |
| H-27 OF-10 | Suppose your team has a BA of .285 and you want to improve that. Trade for Ichiro early in the season and voila! Your team now has a .295 BA good enough to catapult your team nearly four places in that category. If you have power already, Ichiro is worth twice any other player when it comes to bumping up your BA. With all the thunder he has behind him in the lineup, expect his SB to go down. Why run when you can trot? | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Player | Yr | Value | Pts. | Wp | SVp | ERAp | WHIPp | IP | W | SV | ERA | WHIP |
| 43 | Curt Schilling | '05 | $20 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 199 | 16 | 0 | 3.35 | 1.116 |
| 8 | Bos SP GP-32 GS-32 | '04 | $31 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 227 | 21 | 0 | 3.26 | 1.063 |
| P-14 SP-9 | On a great hitting team, the wins will be there for this elite pitcher when he pitches. Boston will score runs for him, no doubt, but he did lead the league in run support at 7.54 per game. You have to assume he will receive less in 2005. His ankle has been slow to respond to rehab post-surgery and Schilling estimates that he is about a month behind - dropping him from the very top choices at SP. Another note of caution is that he was worse in just about every other pitching statistic compared to 2001, 2002, and 2003. Of most concern was his disappointing 8.06 K/9, down from 10.39 in 2003. Even in 4x4 leagues, this should be of interest. It may be a general deterioration of stuff, or it could simply be related to his ankle injury. | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Player | Yr | Value | Pts. | Wp | SVp | ERAp | WHIPp | IP | W | SV | ERA | WHIP |
| 65 | Octavio Dotel | '05 | $18 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 85 | 6 | 36 | 3.23 | 1.180 |
| 58 | Oak RP GP-77 GS-0 | '04 | $15 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 85 | 6 | 36 | 3.69 | 1.180 |
| P-23 RP-7 | Rotisserie owners had such high hopes for Dotel going into the 2004 season. Overall, he had to have been a bit of a disappointment. Super Ks, but 3.69 ERA and 9 blown saves in 45 opportunities throw a bit of doubt on whether he can be as good a closer as a setup man. | ||||||||||||
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