Crowdsourcing Results: Beltre and Figgins

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January 14, 2011

In this week’s edition of Crowdsourcing Results, we learn that you really don’t care about Chone Figgins.

Adrian Beltre (Average Owner, You)
My Vote: 48, 65
Average: 51.35, 60.86
Median: 50, 58
Std Dev: 18.88, 22.65

The data shows that I’m a little less inclined to pay for a third baseman who’s past his peak years then the majority of you were, but we weren’t off by much. It sounds like he’d be targeted around the 5-6 turn if you had your way, but you expect him to go about a round earlier, closer to the 4-5 turn. Beltre may be a hot name after the season he had last year and his return to the public consciousness thanks to playing for the Red Sox, and name value can be worth even more than actual production in some drafts. If Beltre takes advantage of his new digs and gets comfortable in the Rangers’ lineup, picking him at the end of the fourth or beginning of the fifth could very well be worth it.

Chone Figgins
 My Vote: 10, 13
Average: 10.62, 11.13
Median: 10, 11
Std Dev: 3.58, 4.03

These results were pretty bland, and it was clear that Figgy is not all that interesting. At least according to you all. Even though we had our lowest sampling ever, the results were pretty clear. Figgins is going to be drafted as a starting second baseman (as he should), but is going to be taken too early to declare him a value. While counting on a player past his prime to bounce back after a bad year is hard, I’d bet on Figgins doing it. I definitely wouldn’t take him in the tenth unless I was desperate for steals, but I could be convinced to nab him in the eleventh or twelfth, depending on how my roster was constructed.

Next week in ADP Crowdsourcing, we take a look at Matt Garza and Jeremy Hellickson. See you then.

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Pops
15 years ago

Friends don’t let friends draft Chone Figgins….

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Jimbo
15 years ago

Beltre should have a premium…being the last remotely reliable 3B who stands to put up healthy stats. Being between the elite and the scrubs at a thin position will put him higher on my list if I miss out on early studs.

Pedro Alvarez might out-produce AB, but that doesn’t mean I feel comfortable rostering Alvarez as the first of two 3B.

In a league with one 3B, one 1B and a Corner Infield spot? Then Beltre falls a few rounds IMO. I’m in a league with two 1B, two 3B and only three MI required.

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Daniel
15 years ago

I think Beltre is almost underrated at this point. Many “casual” baseball fans know of his history of posting big numbers in contract years (we can debate how accurate this is, but either way many people believe it) and are weary of drafting him for that reason. I think many owners will stay away from Beltre at the draft and he could actually end up being a bargain in some leagues.

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