That’s Baseball, Susan…

We all have to keep in mind that real baseball and fantasy baseball are different. Guys who get 40 homers every year but haven't played in a single postseason game are kind of useless. For example Khris Davis of the Oakland A's hasn't really done anything in real life baseball. He and I have the same number of postseason home runs. Davis hitting 40 home runs every year in the regular season does play well in fantasy baseball however. Here is a quick list a baseball players who are assets in the MLB but not the RE2PECT league.


1. Dansby Swanson- Sick hair? Check. Drafted 1st overall? Check. Goes by tight middle name instead of James? Check. Golden Spikes award winner and slick glove at SS? Check. Dansby Swanson is everything you want and everything your team needs. You think the Pirates want to keep running Jordy Mercer out to SS everyday? Swanson has the baseball make up MLB scouts wet dream about. He has the kind of pedigree that gets Barry Larkin hot and bothered. He is the type of guy who you can see deliver a game winning hit in October but he will never be an elite fantasy baseball asset. He's the ultimate good at everything but not really great guy. He'll get on base but not steal bases. He'll drive in runs but he'll bat 2nd or 6th. He's just a good baseball player and he won't win this league but that's what you really want.

Jordy ".298 OBP" Mercer

 

The look of a guy who's been teased one too many times

2.  Alex Bregman- Breggers is a ball player. He's got a small body and big head. Bregman looks like the type of guy who would get mad at me for writing that. Bregman won a ring and was awesome to watch in last year's world series. Breggers has 1 HR and 12 RBIs and I can't see him ever hitting 30 HRs or getting 100 RBIs (He's no 30/30 guy like Scott Kingery). Keep doing it Breggers.

3. Gleybor Torres- I know its too early to tell. Kyle I get it, he has only had 31 at-bats. Tony I understand, it's been 9 games. Joe relax, I know he's only 21 years old. Torres will bring the Yankees rings and will be a stud for years to come. I don't think he'll be a fantasy stud this year. Gleybor just looks like an awesome baseball player. I just watched him make terrible contact on a ball and muscle it to deep RF. He's going to hit 40 bombs one year. I just changed my opinion of Torres mid write-up but I don't care. Fuck Boston.