Are you in a Fantasy Baseball league? Not quite sure who to draft?
If so you're in luck because the 989 Sports has used MLB 2006 to do some serious
number crunching, and they've provided us with their sleeper and bust picks for
the 2005 season. This may just be the edge you need to grab that fantasy
pennant this year...
1st Base
Sleeper – Craig Wilson
Bust – J.T. Snow
Pittsburgh
Pirates San Francisco Giants
2004 -- .264, 97 Runs, 29 HR, 82 RBI 2004 --
.327, 62 Runs, 12 HR, 60 RBI
2005 -- .331, 121 Runs, 33 HR, 108 RBI 2005 -- .256,
38 Runs, 7 HR, 36 RBI
2nd Base
Sleeper – Todd Walker
Bust – Brett Boone
Chicago
Cubs Seattle Mariners
2004 -- .274, 60 Runs, 15 HR, 50 RBI 2004 --
.251, 74 Runs, 24 HR, 83 RBI
2005 -- .331, 90 Runs, 33 HR, 78 RBI 2005 --
.238, 59 Runs, 10 HR, 62 RBI
3rd Base
Sleeper – Bill
Mueller Bust – Adrian Beltre
Boston Red
Sox Seattle Mariners
2004 -- .283, 75 Runs, 12 HR, 57 RBI 2004 --
.338, 104 Runs, 48 HR, 121 RBI
2005 -- .335, 103 Runs, 28 HR, 92 RBI 2005 --
.282, 87 Runs, 25 HR, 91 RBI
Short Stop
Sleeper – Michael Young
Bust – Normar Garciaparra
Texas
Rangers Chicago Cubs
2004 -- .313, 114 Runs, 22 HR, 99 RBI 2004 --
.308, 24 Runs, 9 HR, 41 RBI
2005 -- .346, 125 Runs, 36 HR, 114 RBI 2005 -- .267,
84 Runs, 19 HR, 61 RBI
Left Field
Sleeper – Geoff Jenkins
Bust – Jason Bay
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
2004 -- .264, 88 Runs, 27 HR, 93 RBI 2004 --
.282, 61 Runs, 26 HR, 82 RBI
2002 -- .324, 111 Runs, 35 HR, 102 RBI 2005 -- .248,
52 Runs, 14 HR, 45 RBI
Right Field
Sleeper – Brian
Giles Bust – Mike Cameron
San Diego
Padres New York Mets
2004 -- .284, 97 Runs, 23 HR, 94 RBI 2004 --
.231, 76 Runs, 30 HR, 76 RBI
2005 -- .325, 108 Runs, 34 HR, 118 RBI 2005 – .222,
49 Runs, 15 HR, 41 RBI
Center Field
Sleeper – Mark Kotsay Bust – Juan Pierre
Oakland
Athletics Florida Marlins
2004 – .314, 78 Runs, 15 HR, 63 RBI 2004 -- .326, 100 Runs,
3 HR, 49 RBI
2005 -- .366, 114 Runs, 31 HR, 91 RBI 2005 --
.260, 64 Runs, 7 HR, 41 RBI
Catcher
Sleeper – Paul Lo Duca
Bust – Javy Lopez
Florida Marlins Baltimore Orioles
2004 -- .286, 68 Runs, 13 HR, 80 RBI 2004 --
.316, 83 Runs, 23 HR, 86 RBI
2005 --.319, 89 Runs, 25 HR, 98 RBI 2005 -- .255, 61 Runs,
11 HR, 38 RBI
Pitcher
Sleeper – Jeremy Bonderman Bust –
Jose Lima
Detroit
Tigers Kansas City Royals
2004 -- 11-13, 4.89 ERA, 168 SO 2004 --
14-5, 4.01 ERA, 93 SO
2005 -- 19-6, 3.51 ERA, 181 SO 2005 --
8-12, 4.89 ERA, 87 SO
Closers
Sleeper – Greg Aquino
Bust – Jason Isringhausen
Arizona Diamondbacks
St. Louis Cardinals
2004 -- 0-2, 3.06 ERA, 16 Saves, 26 SO 2004 -- 4-2,
2.87 ERA, 47 Saves, 71 SO
2005 – 5-2,
3.19 ERA, 31 Saves, 49 SO 2005 -- 2-6, 3.41 ERA, 28 Saves, 56 SO