The Phenom Presents Fantasy Year 2011!

MLB 2011 (1/7/11)

The Usual Suspects
1. Carlos Gonzalez/ COL- Cargo put together an MVP-like season in his break-out 2010 season; he is my #1 pick for the 2011 draft simply because he can do it all.
2. Josh Hamilton/ TEX- if Hamilton puts together a healthy season, his numbers could be off the charts; that being said, he's good for .300+, 30+ HR's, and 120 rbi.
3. Albert Pujols/ STL- simply the greatest hitter of his era; Pujols will be hungry enough to make up for his down year in 2010.
4. Carl Crawford/ BOS- Crawford has been one of the best fantasy producers for the past few years and he is now going to a team that can light up the scoreboard; he's good for another big year.
5. Miguel Cabrera/ DET- Cabrera has to be a top 5 pick with the types of numbers he puts up every year.

Honorable Mention: Troy Tulowitzki/ COL, Robinson Cano/ NYY, Joey Votto/ CIN, Roy Halladay/ PHI, Adam Wainwright/ STL, Joe Mauer/ MIN, Matt Holliday/ STL, Chase Utley/ PHI


Sleepers
1. Jason Heyward/ ATL- Heyward is a lot like Carlos Gonzalez in that he has power and speed; look for Heyward to produce in 2011.
2. Ian Kinsler/ TEX- I think many people have forgotten about Kinsler since 2010 was an injury-plagued season; if he's healthy, he's one of the best 2B's in the MLB.
3. Delmon Young/ MIN- Young is real good but not many people know about him; well, they're about to find out in 2011.
4. Dan Uggla/ ATL- Uggla has been flying under the radar for quite a while now; he should put up some decent numbers once again in 2011.
5. Hunter Pence/ HOU- Pence had a great 2010 season, but we think he can do more...and he will in 2011.

Honorable Mention: Mat Latos/ SD, David Price/ TB, Alex Rios/ CHW, Shin-Soo Choo/ CLE, Jose Bautista/ TOR


Long Shots
1. Casey McGehee/ MIL- McGehee had a solid year in 2010 but some people seem to think that he could be even bigger in 2011.
2. Will Venable/ SD- Venable has all the tools and talent to be a great player, but he'll need to improve on his batting average in order to be an effective fantasy player in 2011.
3. Garrett Jones/ PIT- Jones got off to a nice start in 2010 but he faded towards the end of the season; he might be big this season.
4. Ian Stewart/ COL- if Stewart can stay healthy and get more AB's, he should put up 30+ HR's, 100 rbi; the only concern is the batting average and he doesn't have much speed either.
5. Max Scherzer/ DET- Scherzer looked real good at times in 2010, and he might put together a 15-win season in 2011.

Honorable Mention: Drew Stubbs/ CIN

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