2009 Top MLB Rookies
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009CBS Sports recently released a list of their top 25 rookies and prospects to watch for the 2009 fantasy baseball season. You can see the full list here: CBS
Sports’ Top 25 Rookies
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To answer that question, we first need to look at which types of players seem to have the highest appeal to card collectors. Here, we’re thinking about the short term, because you really won’t know if any of these prospects will turn in a Cal Ripken-esque career at this point. Generally, power hitters and dominant starting pitchers are the guys that collectors go gaga over. You might also want to include speed demons in this category (think of a guy like Jose Reyes, Vince Coleman or Rickey Henderson). You don’t see collectors chasing after great fielders, outfielders with terrific arms, relief pitchers or even closers when it comes to rookies.Â
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Using the above criteria, we can narrow down our list of rookies to keep a close eye on. Let’s take a look at (more…)
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 (* 100 is Abraham Nunez on the checklist.) 