The start of baseball season means the beginning of the longest fantasy sport in the history of fantasy sports. It's less Fantasy Baseball and more a part time job... that only pays if you win. In fact I'm sure many people spend more time adjusting their rosters, scanning the free agent pool, and coming up with whacky trades then they do at their part-time job. And in this economy, forget about it. We're a week in to the season, and some players that went late to undrafted get off to a hot start and make the guy or girl who picked them look like a genius. We all know they do not always last. But for entertainment purposes only, let's take a look at an entire lineup of players who are off to Johnny Storm like starts, that no one saw coming...
C: Brandon Inge, DET (catcher eligible, you know that)
1B: Nick Swisher, NYY (he even pitched last night and struck out Gabe Kapler)
2B: Emilio Bonifacio, FLA (his opening day put him on the map, and I'm counting on him)
3B: Marco Scutaro, TOR (rather than going Inge again here, Scuts plays 2B, SS, 3B)
SS: Jason Bartlett, TB (guy know for his glove is swingin a bat... right now)
OF: Adam Lind, TOR (former NH Fisher Cats is rippin it up)
OF: Nyjer Morgan, PIT (who? no clue, check the stats)
OF: Randy Winn, SF (old guy off to a hot start)
SP: Kyle Lohse, STL (2-0 with a CG shutout)
SP: Zach Duke, PIT (how long can he keep this up?)
SP: Kevin Millwood, TEX (.64 ERA in 2 starts, still a FA in most leagues)
RP: Heath Bell, SD (4 saves and 0 earned runs out of the gate)
RP: David Aardsma, SEA (2 saves in the first week, and he's not even the closer)
We see it each and every year. Some of these guys will fade as soon as next week, others will have a surprise season. Take a chance if the price is right. At the same time make sure you don't drop a guy who gets red hot soon as you dump him. That's what makes it tricky. Goodluck out there.
-Keefe
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