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Everyone has their own strategy when it comes to closers. It is the most volatile position in fantasy baseball. Some like to draft the elite closers early to ensure dominance. I will say that in a head to head league, that might not be a bad idea since they account for 1/10th of the weekly score. Some people like to wait until late and snag what’s left. Some even punt the saves category all together to load up in other areas. I will say that I believe it is never a good idea to punt a category in

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Starting Pitchers Pt. 2

Lets continue. Shall we?

16) Ian Kennedy (69.75) – A lot of people are going to find reasons not to draft Kennedy. Maybe they will point to his inexperience or ballpark he calls home. His 2011 season was one of the best tat franchise has seen. He held hitters to a .141 average with RISP. He also showed great control, the ability to strike out batters, and held hitters to a miniscule .227 average. At pick 70, I am buying.

17) Yovani

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Outfield Part 2

Ok, so I have put some thought into this, and here’s what I think makes outfielders so tricky to rank. With other positions, there is a typical expectation for performance. For example, corner infielders are expected to provide power and run production. Middle infielders are expected to score runs, hit for a good average, and maybe steal bases. With outfielders, there is such a variety of skill sets, that it is hard to rank one over the other. Michael Bourn wont hit

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Starting Pitchers

Now on to the pitching side of things. Starting pitching is so incredibly deep this year, that it really is going to affect my drafting strategy. Any one of these top 15 guys could be considered an ace on your team, and there is enough depth in the position to form a nice staff around them.

I will start off by saying that I value a good hitter over a good pitcher on draft day. There seems to be a lot more good pitchers that appear mid-season than

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Outfield:

Here we go! I will take you through my top 30 outfielders fifteen at a time. This is where it gets to be a little more controversial. Some value certain players over others. I am high on a few players that others don’t really care for. And conversely, there are a few players you wont find me drafting that others really like

1) Matt Kemp – He is the consensus #1 outfielder and overall player this year in fantasy baseball. He wont last past the first 3 picks,

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