Paul Konerko gets little respect from fantasy owners, though as fantasy drafts have come upon us he has quickly become a player that I’m targeting. No, not in shallower leagues, but if I’m in a league that requires a corner infielder he is one of the players on my list. Why? He’s a cheap source of power that no one else seems to care about.
First let’s look at his statistics from last season:
546 At Bats
.277 Batting Average (151 Hits)
28 Home Runs
88 RBI
75 Runs
1 Stolen Bases
.353 On Base Percentage
.489 Slugging Percentage
.282 Batting Average on Balls in Play
No, those aren’t sexy numbers, but at the same time when he’s available in your draft would you really complain if he repeated them? Then ...
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Dispelling The Fantasy Baseball ‘Negatives’ Of Paul Konerko
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Eric Stashin in MLBComments Off on Dispelling The Fantasy Baseball ‘Negatives’ Of Paul Konerko