Will Joe Mauer’s power return?
Mauer looked like he had finally figured out the power stroke in 2009. However, in 2010, he regressed back to 9 homers. Mauer is making it look like that 28 home run 2009 was an aberration. Mauer is so good at the other parts of hitting that it should not matter. You could partially blame the power outage on the new Target Field. Mauer still hit .327 and hit 43 doubles in his “down year.” Mauer is an elite catcher, no question about it. Pick him in the top 5 catchers.
How good are the Phillies Big Four?The talk of the baseball world has been the Phillies Big Four. Lee, Halladay, Hamels and Oswalt combine to form one of the most formidable staffs in the history of the game. All four are obviously worth taking early in drafts. However, Hamels has not put together two good seasons in a row yet and the rest of the pitchers are aging. Take Halladay and Lee with no preoccupations, but be careful of Oswalt and Hamels.
How much will the Brewers offense help Zach Greinke?
Greinke is a great pitcher, who was stuck on a bad team. Suddenly, he is on a team that backs him with an offense that features two of the National League’s premier hitters in Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder. If Greinke pitches like he did in Kansas City, he should be a top fantasy option again, as he was two years ago in his Cy Young season.
Who is the top closer?
Brian Wilson and Joakim Soria are the sure-fire top two closers in the league. Wilson receives more opportunities because of the rest of that Giants pitching staff and a light offense that never seems to blow people out. However, Soria produces every year despite the tough situation. Kansas City will not be good once again this year, and Soria’s opportunities will therefore probably suffer a bit, but not as much as one would think. Wilson takes the edge on this due to ridiculous strikeout numbers, even though Soria is no slouch in that category either. Go with Wilson as the top closer, but Soria should be 1A.
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