2011 Fantasy Baseball: CarGo for Stubbs and Other Star Numbers for Cheap Prices

When you spend a draft pick or auction money on a player, you are paying for their stats, not their name. So let's look at a few stat lines that can be had at discount.

I did three 12-team mock drafts on three different websites back-to-back and averaged out the draft position for the projected rounds you see on each player. The stat lines are a projection I expect both players to be close to.  

The First Rounders

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SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Drew Stubbs #6 of the Cincinnati Reds rounds third base after his solo homerun against the San Diego Padres during the second inning of their MLB game on September 24, 2010 at PETCO Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by D

Carl Crawford (1^st)------Jacoby Ellsbury (5^th)

.300, (Ells 11 HR, Craw 15 HR), 65 RBI, (Ells 60 SB, Craw 35), 110 runs

 Carlos Gonzalez (1^st)--------Drew Stubbs (10^th)

(CarGo .290, DS .270) 23 HR, 95 RBI, (CarGo 21 SB, DS 36), 100 runs

Miguel Cabrera (1^st)----------Justin Morneau (5^th)

.315, 31 HR, 115 RBI, 0 SB, 92 R

Roy Halladay (1^st)-----------Josh Johnson (6^th)

17 W, 2.90 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 195 K

The Second Rounders

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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Andre Ethier #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after grounding out to first against the San Diego Padres in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on September 22, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The Padres defeated th

Matt Kemp (2^nd)---------Chris Young (8^th)

.260, 28 HR, 80 RBI, 23 SB, 90 runs

Chase Utley (2^nd)-----------Aaron Hill (9^th)

.275, 27 HR, 93 RBI, 8 SB, 89 R

Tim Lincecum (2^nd)-----------David Price (8^th)

16 W, 3.15, 1.10, 210 K

 Ryan Zimmerman (2^nd)------------Pablo Sandoval (9^th)

.315, 26 HR, 100 RBI, 3 SB, 83 R

Matt Holliday (2^nd)-------------Andre Ethier (6^th)

.295, 30 HR, 101 RBI, 7 SB, 92 R

Jon Lester (2^nd)--------------Mat Latos (5^th)

18 W, 3.00, 1.18, 201 K

Other Early Picks

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ST. LOUIS - SEPTEMBER 5: Starter Chris Carpenter #29 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium on September 5, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cardinals beat the Reds 4-2. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Justin Upton (3^rd)---------Colby Rasmus (9^th)

.275, 25 HR, 85 RBI, 15 SB, 95 runs

Chris Carpenter (4^th)-----------Brett Anderson (12^th)

13 W, 3.22, 1.20, 155 K

 Victor Martinez (5^th)------------Matt Wieters (16^th)

.280, 21 HR, 87 RBI, 1 SB, 80 runs

Brian Wilson (5^th)-----------Brad Lidge (18^th)

38 SV, 3.15, 1.03

MId Round Stats on Clearance

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ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 01: Relief pitcher Fernando Rodney #56 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim celebrates after getting Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers to pop out in the eighth inning at Anaheim Stadium on July 1, 2010 in Anaheim, California. The Angels

Jimmy Rollins (6^th)------------Ian Desmond (12^th)

.265,  13 HR, 65 RBI, 21 SB, 69 R

 Cole Hamels (6^th)-----------Brandon Morrow (13^th)

14 W, 3.21, 1.21, 205 K

Jonathan Papelbon (9^th)-------------Fernando Rodney (20^th)

29 SV, 3.31, 1.00

Closing Remarks

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ST PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 22: A fan holds tickets and another holds money before the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Tampa Bay Rays during game one of the 2008 MLB World Series on October 22, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Phot

Its all about value in fantasy baseball. If you have to spend a second round pick to get a set of numbers, and can get the same ones six rounds later, than you have an advantage. Use this list as a tool to figure out where you need to pony up for certain players/positions/categories, and where you can feel comfortable watching stars come off the board, knowing you will have the same performance on sale. 

To give an example from last year, the guy who won your league probably wasn't the one who took Chase Utley in the first round, but more likely was the guy who took Rickie Weeks in the 16th round (his 2010 ADP was 192). 

Happy drafting.