Who Should I Draft?

“25/25 skills are real but the '12 BA (.327) is likely to regress a bit”

“Avg. over past 2 seasons: 18 W, 239 K, 2.40 ERA, 1.00 WHIP”

“Can you trust his batting average?”

“Yet another five-category star at the position, his second-half struggles have some concerned. But the 26-year-old is worth the investment after making a huge jump into the top-tier last season. ”

“ Andrew McCutchen had a career year with Pittsburgh last season, and I see a lot of regression for 2013. Although still in growth mode at age 26, there is nothing in his stats to say that he is a 30 home run hitter. In fact, he is closer to a 20 home run hitter. My bigger concern for McCutchen is his stolen bases. He gets caught stealing more than you might think. Here is a breakdown of his numbers: SB CS SB% 33 10 77% 23 10 70% 20 12 63% ...”

“We are splitting hairs when trying to decide between talking Verlander or Kershaw in round 1 of fantasy baseball drafts as both pitchers are top options. Kershaw is still maturing at the age of 25 and pitches in a better pitcher?s park. When comparing both Verlander and Kershaw, although they have similar stats over the past 2 years, I feel that Verlander is the easier pitcher to project from a statistical standpoint. Which Kershaw will we see this season? Will we see stats from Kershaw ...”

“Does not get more Clutch than Cutch. In 2012 he showed the full package with a .327 Average that brought him 31 HRs/96 RBIs/20 SBs. He vows to steal more in 2013, but the power will likely not get any better. He is a rising star and 30/30 is more than possible.”

“Kershaw had a bad season at a 2.53 ERA and 223 Ks. That's how good he is and he will bounce back and be unhittable in 2013. The Dodgers offense will provide him with an easy 20 wins. Take him with confidence.”

“McCutchen finshed 2011 with a .259 BA, hit .253 in last two months of 2012 while SB have declined each of the last three seasons (SB rate was just 63% in 2012)”

“Kershaw will continue to get just better and better (as impossible as that may seem), but key is his team has improved as well”

“A young workhorse with incredible stuff in a pitcher's park, Kershaw should now have solid run support.”