Who Should I Draft?

“Votto missed about 50 games due to injury in 2012, but still produced more than most Shortstops.”

“Prince is a monster at the plate, and with Martinez coming back, he might score a few more runs.”

“Joey Votto also fell to the injury bug and missed 2 months on the DL with an injured knee in 2012. With his knee injury behind him, I look for the 29 year old Votto to return to form and to be a safer pick from regression than Albert Pujols. Joey Votto R HR RBI SB BA Three Year Average 89 27 91 10 0.323 2013 Projection 96 31 103 6 0.320 ”

“Along with Ryan Braun, Gonzales is one of five players that will significantly contribute in all 5 hitting categories in 2013. But there is a risk associated with picking Gonzalez in round 1. He is an injury risk and over the past 3 season, he has averaged only 529 at bats and 136 games played. His runs scored, home runs, RBIs have decreased over the past 3 seasons. His batting average has been up and down, and his stolen bases have remained steady. If Ca...”

“You cannot blame anyone for selecting Votto over Pujols, but will his surgically-repaired left knee hold up for the entire season?”

“After proving there would be no ill-effects by moving to Detroit and the A.L., he's as safe of a pick at first base as there is.”

“7th in MLB in Doubles (44), 3rd in Walks (94) despite just 111 games”

“Still well shy of 30 years old, he's .290/30/100 money in the bank”

“Votto is losing power potential by the season. Last year was cut short with an injury, and time is starting to tick as he has yet to hit over 30+ HRs in consecutive seasons and approaching 29 HRs. The speed is not the same as it once was, but the batting average should remain ELITE.”

“Prince was able to adjust to AL pitching better than Pujols as far as staying consistent all season. Still he only managed to hit 30 HRs because he had no protection behind him in the lineup. This season the Tigers brought in Torii Hunter and have a healthy Victor Martinez which could lead to HUGE success and a 40/100 campaign from the Prince himself.”