A year after the blockbuster deal with the Tigers, the Marlins have yet to experience much success with their haul on the Major League level. Sure, all of the players they received were young, so it’s way too early to judge the trade, but should Maybin have a tough April, the entire Marlins lineup could be shaken up.
Would Hanley Ramirezreturn to the lead-off spot? Maybin has the talent to post a 10 HR, 30 SB season, but is the soon-to-be 22-year-old ready?
Mets – Carlos Delgado reminds us that he is 36 years-old.
Delgado had a ridiculous second half last season posting a .303/.386/.606 line while blasting 21 home runs in only 66 games. Still, it is difficult to expect a repeat performance.
The Mets offense looks solid with Jose Reyes, David Wright, and Carlos Beltran, but should Delgado struggle, the rest of the lineup (Church, Murphy/Tatis, Schneider, and Castillo) isn’t that frightening.
The Mets were the ninth best run scoring offense in 2008, but without Delgado, that ranking could worsen, ultimately affecting the starting rotation as well.
Nationals – The starting rotation is lights out in April.
Yup, that’s right, that is the worst case fantasy possibility for the Nationals. I am not a fan of any Nats starters unless you are in the deepest of NL only leagues, so if they start out hot, don’t waste waiver wire priority, free agent dollars, etc., on a team that is destined to lose close to 100 games, again.
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